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Gandalf's Moby Dick [First Grow]

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GandalfTheGreen GandalfTheGreen
5 years ago
Flowering has just about begun. A bit of stretch but not as much as I had hoped. Not predicting much of a yield still, but might aswell see it through. Has a very faint smell of freshly cut apples at the moment. It's lovely.
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Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 6
Hi Gandalf, are you growing in coco? If so, do not let it dry out. It will cause your root zone ppms to go crazy which will turn into lockout/deficiency/or even burn. From my experience with coco, I never let more than a few grains on the top go dry. Coco is to be treated as a hydro system. Feed lower ppms at a more frequent intervals. Feed to runoff as well. I would recommend flushing your plants with half nutes. Check the initial ppm runoff to see whats going on. Ideally that ppm should be close to what your putting in plus or minus 100. If its significantly higher, keep flushing until you bring it down to range. Also, take a coco sample from deep in the root zone and do a slurry test. Take 1 part coco and mix with 1.5 part 0 ppm RO water and mix thoroughly. Set aside for 2 hours and mix it up again and check the ph. Make sure your in the 5.8 to 6.1 range better 5.9 to 6.0 to be perfect for coco. This was my biggest "A-HA" in improving my grows. Lastly, your feeding ppms seem awfully low as well, most autos in flowering if fed once a day should get 500-800 ppm. I see signs of N, P, CA, MG deficiencies which will really hurt bud development especially resin and could lead to hermie as well. If it were me, I would flush the hell out of the coco until the rootz one ph reads 5.9 to 6.0 and ppms running off at 700ish ppm. Just trying to pass along some experience, not trying to step on toes. Best of luck finishing her out. Cheers!
Waters
Waters
@Ga4rd2en0er, I’m stoked I read this. Did not know at all that I should not let coco go dry. I’ll keep that in my mind from now on.
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0er
@GandalfTheGreen, I use Troph Blumats. Depending on where you live, they can be found on Amazon. Make sure its the TROPH line. I place a 3 gal reservoir on a shelf about 5 feet above my plants to ensure good back pressure as its all gravity feed. It uses water filled ceramic plugs that sense the moisture content of your media and automatically opens and closes the valve at your desired wetness for the media. They can be scary to run as the valves can "runaway" if it wasnt set up properly and dump your res out within a few hours. If you use one, make sure you check it a couple times a day for the first week to make sure its dripping properly. I'm installing mine shortly. I'll put up a little video on the diary.
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@Ga4rd2en0er, this grow really has proved to me how forgiving coco really can be! Do you reccomend your drip feed system? I love watering and inspecting the plants daily but I know after a few months I will value a slightly more automated system.
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WeedTheNorth
WeedTheNorthweek 5
Looking good Gandalf, best of luck!!
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 6
Just dropping by, hope all is well with your ladies.
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0er
@GandalfTheGreen, from my experience, removing a few dead leaves shouldn't really stress her. Pruning dead leaves for all plants help them redirect their energy to the good parts of the plant. Once leaves are damaged that badly, they will never recover. Look at your new growth for signs of recovery. The fact that she perked up after a good watering is a plus that she wants to live.
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@Ga4rd2en0er, definitely looks like she is getting her strength back. a more uniform green spreading back across the plant. Will trim those bottom yellow leaves off shortly! Are the dead leaves much less likely to shock the plant when removed? or is it just because i'm only trimming a couple of them that it isn't shocked?
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0er
@GandalfTheGreen, next step I would do is remove the few very yellow leaves at the bottom. They wont recover and could be pulling energy from other parts of the plant. Especially the ones that maybe laying down touching the coco. Just dont do any thing else other than a couple dead leaves otherwise it could lead to shock and she is very vulnerable until she gets her full strength back. Looking forward to seeing your next entry to see how your babies are recovering.
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Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 12
Gat damn she's looking great. Can't wait to read your harvest report. Pop off any low buds and sample yet?
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0er
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@Ga4rd2en0er, thank you. You helped me get here πŸ˜ƒ not sampled any yet. Not really sure how I've had the patience!
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 8
You can do a little lst by gently bending over the main stem. You can use twine or similar to gently pull over the stalk and it can be attached to something sturdy such as tent pole, a heavy weight placed on the floor, etc. Also. Watch the ppms feeding and making sure you get good runoff feeding. Looks like you may have the start of nutrient burn. https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-nutrient-burn-in-cannabis-plants-n680 Other than that, her comeback looks incredible!!
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0er
@GandalfTheGreen, i have a bottle of canna pk and only have used it once. My last grow was having nute issues in flower so my focus was stabilizing her root zone so I didn't want to throw another cog in the machine. Haven't decided on what I'll do with my current one. I haven't used it enough and with enough consistency to really make a recommendation on it at this time.
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@Ga4rd2en0er, i've lowered the feeding ppm quite a bit as of last feed. I'm not LST'ing this one as the stems pretty thick. I've just adapted my grow space and gained another 25cm. If it stretches to that then I will have to no choice but LST! Thanks for all you help. Do you reccomend flowering/pk boosters? Probably a bit late for me now anyway but I'm curious.
motaman311
motaman311week 13
Beautiful plant! 😻
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@@motaman311, I wish I could share it with everyone! Thank you.
Fruitgrower
Fruitgrowerweek 11
Monster grow bro. Well done. That cola! Fml. πŸ‘
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@Fruitgrower thanks!
WeedTheNorth
WeedTheNorthweek 12
You created a monster Gandalf, be careful she doesn't roll you up and smoke you Haha!!
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@OhcanaDAbiz hopefully this will be smoked for a while!
Vegasgrowermx
Vegasgrowermxweek 12
Niceee plant bro πŸ‘
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@Vegasgrowermx thank you!
ShotGunBob
ShotGunBobweek 4
Hey:) how much lux do your babies get? Best of luck
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreen
@@ShotGunBob It read at 25,000 just below the top of the 'canopy'. I'm using a single quantum board. Thanks!
ThatoneAKguy
ThatoneAKguyweek 10
Amazing looking plant and a great journal. I have a Moby Dick heading into week 5 and she’s a little bushy as I did lst. Thanks for sharing and I hope mine climbs like yours!
HerbalEdu
HerbalEduweek 10
Love it's structure, nicely done πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 10
Her recovery is awesome! My Moby took forever to finish the stretch as well at about 4.5 weeks after 12/12.
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 9
Lots of budding sites you got there!! Looking much better!
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 7
Alright alright alright, she's turned the corner and looks back on track. Now, since she's gone through some pretty stressful couple weeks at the start of flowering, keep a good eye on her flowering sites. Its not a guarantee, but plants that have undergone high ppm stress can be prone to becoming a hermie. Keep a watchful eye for nanners or balls on her. If any nanners pop up, they can be carefully removed with wet tweezers (water neutralizes pollen), balls or actual pollen sacs are much more problematic.
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 7
Wow!! She has made an incredible comeback!! Keep it up!!
ShotGunBob
ShotGunBobweek 4
Nice :)
terps234
terps234week 6
Really nice plant! What lights do you use?
Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erweek 13
Looking awesome, airy or dense it all goes to the dome πŸ˜‚. Congrats on a job well done adapting and overcoming along the way. The key to success!! I can't wait to grow her again either. I hope to grow her outdoors next spring/summer and see how many pounds she can make. I have no doubt with these genetics and proper care will be huge outside basking in the So. Cal sun.
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedsweek 11
Now that's one impressive looking Moby Dick Auto πŸ‘Œ I would start reducing feed mate in preparation for harvest in 10-14 day's time πŸ‘Š Looking fantastic my friend πŸ‘ All the best ✌️ Mark..