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First time grow and I have no idea what i am doing but i would love all of the help I can get. I am not testing my water which I know is going to be hard to help me out with any issues that I encounter. First week everything seems to be going well and no issues that I can see so far
I dont have a ph tester so i know this is going to make it hard to answer but i am using jugs of water from the store since i have really hard water at my home
Could be ph, could be a bit over feed with what you added on day 11 depending what was already in the medium as others said.
Plant as a whole looks a little light colored and with the tips yellowing, what's your par/ppfd reading? I see you are running 20 hrs of light and if you are following a manufacturer recommendation on hanging height, that is set for 18hrs. The length of time the light is on is not as important as the amount it is getting (DLI) . However some run 24 hrs of light, but plants need rest too so I wouldnt run 24/0. 18/6 is optimal if you have the correct DLI, and will save energy on the power bill. The spacing looks a little stacked, but not bad, so I wonder about too much light as well as ph or over feed.
Just my thoughts,
Best of luck! Happy Growing!
My grow environment is all over the place. Having a hard time keeping the humidity consistent. I will get anywhere from 30%-80% and that is the same with my temps as well. Anytime I water the temp will jump up to 80-90 degrees
I did feed it some fox farm grow big at day 11 and I added 1 teaspoon to a gallon of water. After watering, a couple days later I started to get yellow tips but we are also getting temps in the negative and the tent is in an unheated garage
With cloth pots is it typical that you would need to water every other day? When watering I also feel like its going straight through the cloth and not retaining any water which I am guessing is the purpose of cloth pots but it makes it hard to go more then a day without watering
CEC is important for understanding how to irrigate different soils.
Soils with low CEC need frequent, short irrigation, while soils with high CEC need less frequent, longer irrigation.
Organic matter has a very high CEC ranging from 250 to 400 meq/100 g. Because a higher CEC usually indicates more clay and organic matter is present in the soil, high CEC soils generally have greater water holding capacity than low CEC soils.
Coco is around on average 80-100meq/100g
Vermiculite or waterbeads for a simple solutions.
Charged Biochar for the nuclear option. But do your homework if you do.
Use biochar to increase water-holding capacity, prevent nutrient losses from fertilizers, and provide structure for the build-up of beneficial soil microorganisms. Again make sure to do homework before using tho as it can drastically alter ph if not charged prior to use.
Good luck.
Week 3:
Not sure what I am doing but trucking along and seeing what happens. Started to collect snow and melting it to water my plants to see how it does.
Week 4:
Took photos a little earlier this week. On 02/27 it will be 4 weeks from when I placed her in the tent. Not sure at what point I should start decreasing the humidity and temp for the flowering stage. I know its an auto flower so it will automatically flower on its on just want to make sure that I am setting her up for success.
Should I start LST? Should I try to introduce any nutes or leave her be? Pretty hesitant to give her any nutes with the last error that I made.
Any suggestions are welcomed since I am a newie and not sure what I am doing.
Week 5:
Not sure if its started to flower yet or not. On 03/04 I watered her with some grow big and big bloom at a 1/3 of the recommended dosage. Its pretty bushy so its hard to see if there is any signs of flowering. I think I messed up putting two plants in a 2x2x4 with the amount of crap I have in there including the heater and humidifier. Debating on taking out this girl since the White Widow that is in there as well seems to be thriving. Let me know your thoughts if there is any on the current stage
Should I be tossing one of these or will it not hurt to have them crammed in the 2x2x4 tent? If i was to get rid of one should it be the white widow or the bruce banner?
Bruce banner is the bushy one and the white widow has the cage around it!
Week 6:
Not sure if I should start feeding flower nutes (Fox Farm Tiger Bloom). I'm sure she would benefit from some pruning but I have no idea where to begin and not sure if I would do damage
She is really bushy and i cant imagine there are much spots getting light. Should I be pruning and if so, where should I be pruning. Thinking about using all 3 in FF trio, is it too early?
Week 7:
The bruce banner is growing much slower than the white widow that is in the same tent. Seems to be doing well and hopefully i will be harvesting in the next month
thank you all. I am using fox farm happy frog
Also the light that i have is a full spectrum and doesn't have the ability to dim unfortunately. Should i raise the light?
Johnm123
