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Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 3-5
Topping
weeks 4-5
Defoliation
weeks 4-5
Soil
Grow medium
Perlite
Grow medium
35 L
Pot Size
1.25 L
Watering
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Week 1. Vegetation
7 months ago
6 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6
23 °C
30 L
1 L
40 cm
Nutrients 2
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
End of week 1, 2 out of 3 pots are goin well so far i think, one of them just didnt want to pop out so i have one pot which is a 4 days behind the others because i had to plant a new one
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Week 2. Vegetation
7 months ago
10 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
6.3
60 %
23 °C
30 L
1 L
40 cm
400 PPM
Nutrients 4
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 1 mll
Day 10 So i did transplant, so i would have 3 plants one in each pot due to a suggestion i got from a kind user here on the site. For my beginner eyes the plants look kinda healthy so far, what do u think? i try to keep temperature at around 25 degrees and humidity on 60%, the water is between 6.0-6.5ph. Would u guys recommend to do topping on autoflowers? or is it more like the plants cant really recover in their short life span and will end up with less yield? i've heard like some people do say yes some say no And low stress training, at week 3 upwards and removing lower budsights at the end of vegetative phase beginning of flowering is a good thing to do aswell isnt it? I really want this to become 😍😍flower, happy for any suggestions u can give me
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 months ago
20 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
6
No Smell
60 %
25 °C
20 °C
30 L
1 L
40 cm
400 PPM
Nutrients 5
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 2 mll
Hi so the plants expanded rly rapidly after the beginning of week 3 and i started to tie the strong bottom branches fown so they wouldnt block any new nodes from light. I also continue to gently leaves that would block the new nodes from light. I also got additional ventilaton, in addition to the air intake. Actually i had a small accident where im sure i heard a branch snap like rly loud, for one moment i thought i killed it😰😨but there was no visual damage even after 5 days, i cant see that it would die off or feel lose, like it almost feels like its didnt mind too much about it. Like it was so loud i thought it was the main stamp for a sec, im really happy nothing too bad happened due that incident 😀 Video is from mid week 4
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LST
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Week 4. Vegetation
6 months ago
34 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
6
Weak
60 %
25 °C
20 °C
30 L
1 L
40 cm
400 PPM
Nutrients 5
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 3 mll
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 3 mll
So at the end of week 4 i decided to trim out the lower branches. Im starting to see the rewards of Lst, since there are multiple strong collars building I think so far its going pretty well for the first attempt I did decide to do topping on them since i felt like the main branch was getting to tall and kinda outrunning the lower branches. By the end of week 4 i think this was a good decision due to the limited height of max 1.10m if i wanna keep enough distance from the light and keep air intake and ventilation where it is now
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Topping
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Week 5. Vegetation
6 months ago
36 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
6
Weak
60 %
25 °C
20 °C
30 L
1 L
40 cm
400 PPM
Nutrients 6
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 3 mll
So far i feel quite confident to get good results, just one of the 3 plants is getting yellow tips at new emerging leaves. Since i checked ph all the time, im thinking its wether the light to close or a nutrient burn. I gave the plant just ph neutral water with a bit of alg a mic and cal mag to get it back in shape and i did hang the led a 7-10 cm higher and lowered the intensity from 75% to 65%. Just hoping this will fix the issue, the other 2 are doin pretty good so far. I definetly see the problem with multiple strains now, i did manage to get mostly a even height of the main collars, also the height of the plants compared to eachother is almost the same. But the treatment each different strain needs in for e.g. not going into flower at the same time, reaction to topping, need of nutrients is more likely the challenge to master for me. Im not fully sure but for me it looks like flowering is about to start :p
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Week 6. Flowering
6 months ago
40 cm
18 hrs
29 °C
6
Weak
60 %
25 °C
23 °C
20 °C
35 L
2 L
40 cm
550 PPM
Nutrients 6
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 3 mll
So i have finished LST by end of week 4 and did start with removing low budsights and branches below the cannopy so that i would get more likely big equal compact buds instead of the fluffy not so yum buds. I plan to not defoliate any more than i have right now, unless there's a leave throwing shade onto a potential big budsights i might remove the leave in order to get that budsight maximum light it could have. Growing really is a big learning curve, like by now i have learned so much about to tell signs of the health state of a plant. Like one plant got slightly yellow leave tips, because it got nutrient burnt probably. Like when i noticed the tips i kind of digged into plant health and telling health state by colour, appearance of the leave. Really starting to enjoy the process of growing, like adjusting LST bit by bit, starting to see rewards of it more and more. Also actuelly noticing things that werent the best decision which i can definetly improve on by the next grow. Cant wait to see the end results, i really hope i get terpenes on a decent level. Since for me it became such a enjoyable thing to just smoke weed that actually is tasting lovely
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Week 7. Flowering
6 months ago
45 cm
18 hrs
29 °C
5.8
Normal
60 %
25 °C
23 °C
20 °C
35 L
1 L
30 cm
550 PPM
Nutrients 6
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizz
Alg-A-Mic 5 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 5 mll
Top-Max - BioBizz
Top-Max 4 mll
So far i feel like the plants have all decent health, for one of them i build a little think to stand on because its 10-15 cm smaller in height so that it would have the same height than the others and gets enough light for sure. I defoliatet completly i think by now, and i will just let buds develop from now Im so curious how it evolves during the next few weeks
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Week 8. Flowering
6 months ago
45 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
5.7
Normal
60 %
25 °C
23 °C
20 °C
35 L
1 L
35 cm
550 PPM
Nutrients 6
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 3 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizz
Alg-A-Mic 5 mll
Plants started to show signs of overfeeding, so i decided to flush with ph neutral water with only alg-a-mic and a bit of calmag. Does anyone know how long it usually takes for the plant to bounce back and recover from overfeeding?
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y11dos
y11dosstarted grow question 6 months ago
Im just wondering why one out of 3 plants, does not perfectly well while the others seem doing awesome. Can it really differ from a strain that it shows signs of light stress or nutrient burn while other plants seem to do well with it? I added 3 pics, 1st one showing the meh one
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Leaves. Other
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 6 months ago
Anything can knock 1 plant off.. by looks of it.. get some calmag in there don't over water and get some run off and watch the plant she will tell you what she wants.
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Week 9. Flowering
5 months ago
45 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
5.7
Strong
60 %
25 °C
23 °C
20 °C
35 L
1 L
35 cm
550 PPM
Nutrients 6
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 4 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizz
Alg-A-Mic 5 mll
Buds really fatten up, im curious how big they'll get. The smell is lovely especially from the Banana Purple punch, i cant wait to smoke from it for the first time
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Week 10. Flowering
5 months ago
45 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
5.7
Strong
60 %
25 °C
23 °C
20 °C
35 L
1 L
35 cm
550 PPM
Nutrients 6
Bio-pH- - BioBizz
Bio-pH- 1 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 4 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizz
Alg-A-Mic 5 mll
2 out of 3 plants go really well i think, also the one having issues is getting there i think. Im guessing i might be ready to harvest within the next 14 days, the hairs on the buds are like 30-40 % brownish the rest is still white, the trichomes are mostly glassy a few milky once are there aswell
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Papa_T
Papa_Tcommentedweek 17 months ago
I see a few areas that could be improved upon. 1. I would get some pot risers and some trays. You don’t want the belly of the pot to sit flat without any airflow underneath. Especially when you get to a point where you’re getting runoff when you water your plants. It’s like sitting in a puddle of pee and your plants don’t want to stew in that. Also to keep that bottom of the tent clean. The further along you go the more mess will accumulate and have the potential to attract unwanted guests like bugs and breed mold or pathogens. I use Gro Pro NX pot risers. They can be found for around 5 bucks a piece. Any more than ten bucks, they’re ripping you off. 2. I see you have two plants in one pot. That’s a bad idea, even worse idea when they are two different strains. Each plant is its own being and require different treatment. So if you have one plant who’s a heavy feeder and one that requires less feed in the same pot then one plant will always have an issue. Or one likes a higher PH than an other, again one plant will always be unhappy. They also may not flower at the same time and require a different feeding than the other. Example, I wanted my current run to grow together. Both autos. One plant is nearly done flowering and my other plant is still in a vegetative state going on 10 weeks now. I couldn’t imagine the problems I would have if they were in the same pot. So I would pull one of the two in the same pot. Not worth the headache. 3. I wouldn’t do more than two plants in a 2x4 tent. Three is doable but you’ll soon realize that you’re going to run out of real estate pretty fast as they grow. They’re just going to end up fighting each other for space. Anyway those are some things I noticed right off the bat. Good luck with your first grow. It’s definitely a huge learning curve at the beginning.
Papa_T
Papa_Tcommented7 months ago
@y11dos, yeah it seems to make sense to leave the water on so that it can drink it up but the light will mess the leaves up. I think with a powerful light you could even get some more distance between the plant and the light. I personally try to keep my lights 26 to 35 inches away from the plant and I just turn up the power a bit to supply the plant with the proper lighting. Yeah Dr Bugbee from Utah university is a mega source for information. I first stumbled upon him when I was learning about PAR/PPFD. But he talks about many topics when it comes to growing cannabis. Yeah when it comes to CO2, to really benefit from it you need a constant 1,200 PPM of CO2 to even see a noticeable difference. I wouldn’t bother with those CO2 bags you hang. I have the regulator and controller for CO2. I just need to source some bottles. So I’m not even running that yet. I would say hold off on that and gain some experience growing before messing with CO2. I mean you can get the bag and hang it but don’t treat the plant like you’re running CO2. The bag will only give so much and it won’t be enough to be able to push the limits of the light and the extra feed. Yeah I hear ya it’s definitely a fair bit of investment in the beginning. But you’re right initially invest and be set for the next two years. I’m Canadian I could not even bother with growing and just go to the store and pick some up. But like Ed Rosenthal says “marijuana isn’t addictive, however growing it is addictive. It’s just fun to grow, I enjoy it as frustrating it can be at times. It’s still fun to toke on your own cultivation. It makes me laugh when friends say oh you get free weed because you grow it. But yeah you’re on the right track to be making a fair bit. Man I still have some from my Christmas 2021 harvest. I wish you lots of luck man!!!
y11dos
y11doscommented7 months ago
@Papa_T, Alright i started with some rly gentle LST today, about the topping i might wait until mid week 3 see which of the 3 plants has a huge different in size and just top the tallest one if there is one ^^ to hopefully get a more even height, since its different strains. Ty i was wondering if 60% at 35cm away was too much but that explains the slightly light spots on some of the leaves, ty. i make sure to not leave drops on the leaves, i thought its good for em :O kinda felt like, leaves under bright lamp= thirsty leave hahahah :'D ty for the advise Yeah i've really did a lot of research, i came across video's from Dr Bruce Bugbee and thats where i rly learned a lot about the plant and things like like light and the spectrum which plants need, about importance of ph and the ec in water and also came across increasing co2 in week 3upwards, but since i dont feel comfy with a co2 gas bottle in the house spreading low amounts into the tent xD i probably just hang in one co2 plantbag and see how the plants react to it, since im sure i can provide enough light for the plants so they could make use of the increase in co2. Yh you're right, i've also noticed some thinks u just gotta try and see if it works for yourself. With the setup yh haha it kinda got more than i thought it would be, but i thought like whether its me spending 800-1000€ per month on weed or i take 2000€ and buy everything i need, to provide myself with more weed than i could smoke (hopefully) :D and just safe that monthly expenses or atleast reduce them to costs for "electricity, soil, seeds, nutrients and maybe replace some old equipment in a year or two". Because even though i get weed really cheap whether its by a local plug or by the pharmastore since i have a doc which gives me weed on a private receipt so i can order it online its still a lot of money which i could just save up or spend on other things so yh ^^ thats how the lamp turned kinda bigger and the adlight bundle landed in my shopping cart Thanks for ur kind words mate, im also feeling quite confident that i'll be happy with the results
Papa_T
Papa_Tcommented7 months ago
@y11dos, so your environment seems to be on point so there’s not much to worry about there. RH could also come up to 65% but 60 is ok too. When it comes to topping an autoflower many people have mixed reactions about that. I’m currently on my first run of autos and I topped them both. Sounds like you’ve done some homework on that topic. It really depends on how confident you are with doing it. There’s no right or wrong. But if you want to just do some LST and get a little experience before you start doing some more advanced techniques, that’s ok too. So in week two I’m noticing water droplets on your leaves. You don’t want to leave those on the leaf. The droplets act like magnifying glasses and the light will burn the leaves. So in the future just gently wipe away any drops or try to not hit the leaves when you water your girls. But yeah man you definitely sound like you’re doing a lot of research on your own and you have yourself a pretty killer set up for someone who’s starting out. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, no grow will ever be the same. Also you’re guaranteed to run into problems at some point that’s just a given. Not one grower out here has ever had 100% perfect runs. Problems will arise and it all depends on how you react to your situations. The questions section is a great tool to ask if you’re not sure about something. As for the fans for intake and exhaust, yeah you definitely can run both of them. I don’t have fans pushing air in myself, I just use the exhaust to vent out and the suction it creates brings fresh air in through the passive intake. Try different things and see how they work out for you, really a lot of it is trial and error and you’ll eventually find your style and what works for you. The best’s thing is to just enjoy yourself and not overthink or stress yourself out. Learn as you go and in time as you gain experience things will become easier. I myself are still learning on a daily basis and always striving to improve. No stress. No seeds. No sticks my friend. I’m fairly confident you’ll do well, you’ve already set yourself up for success with that set up.
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Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommentedweek 27 months ago
Hi there, Thank you for running this diary. We will be looking forward to your updates. Happy growing 🌱🌱 & Good luck 😃
y11dos
y11doscommented6 months ago
@Fast_Buds Heey, ty a lot for ur comment , im rly happy with my plants like at the end of week 2 i started to just gently pushing the big leaves below the newly emerging onces and did tie the once which came first down by now. I had an accident with one of the branches like i cant see damage at all even after 5 days now but im sure i heard a loud painful cracking noise, first i thought i killed it 😭😅 but none of them feels loose or something, can i happen that the snapping is somehow only on the inside. Like i rly checked everysingle bit of the branch the snapping happened but it did take it like a champ for real. Cant wait for them to get rdy
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Legendaryseedthumbcommentedweek 27 months ago
Hello, nice to see your page! Good luck with everything! If you have any time to spare please come by my page I just started a new journal!!🙌🏼🔥
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