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GreenCanuck GreenCanuck
5 years ago
I went a bit overboard with the bucket I think - using about 4 gal. of a 5 gal bucket with holes put in bottom for drainage. Growing medium is 50/50 mix of basic potting soil (didn't realise this soil had no added nutrients until after I opened the bag - next time will probo buy promix) and coco coir (expanded from brick) with a couple handfuls of perlite mixed in. When I realised there were no base nutes in the soil I watered the soil down with maybe 2 litres of water with GO Bio Thrive Grow (4-3-3) and GO Bio Weed [seaweed] (0.2-0-0.3). That was about 2 days before seed went into soil. Nutes used again on day 7. All feeds are PH'd to 6.5 using white vinegar as PH down. Seed was germinated in wet paper towel for 2 days and then planted with 1/4 inch tap root. Broke soil 2 days later. Day count is from breaking soil. In 2x2x4 grow tent with 150w 2700K CFL and reflector in horizontal position about 6 to 7 inches above plant. Aprox. 180w worth of small CFLs (13-23w) are also in tent over a couple of bag seeds, so may be giving of some more light to RD. As RD grows, the bagseeders will be removed from the tent - I am just experimenting with them. Large floor fan currently sits in front of open tent door blowing in (otherwise temp goes up to 34 Celsius). Small out-take fan got set to wrong amps or whatever and died. Will try and have more appropriate air setup next month. Any advice is well appreciated. I am keeping this cheap, want to stick with CFLs.
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GreenCanuck
GreenCanuckstarted grow question 5 years ago
Any advice on a possible watering schedule would be highly appreciated. At this time I have difficulty telling the difference between over and under watering symptoms.
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Thee_HoffGuyy
Thee_HoffGuyyanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey G.C.! The best trick to not over-under water is to feel the weight of the pot when dry when i say dry the first inch or so of soil dry but not to where the plant is wilting. You can even weigh it if you want. make a mental note or literal of it. Then when you give it its' next watering after you water feel the weight of the pot. Once again take a mental note of what it weighs. Now you know if its on the heavy(watered) side you know not to water, if it is light(dry) you know it is time to water its a simple yet very effective method. Hope this helps! Happy Growing๐Ÿ˜Ž
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GrowBeforeHoe
GrowBeforeHoeweek 9
Nice grow but I think you could let her ripping some weeks longer. Nevertheless enjoy your buds! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
WsCalighost
WsCalighost
@GreenCanuck, Pistils too clear may give you headache when smoking!
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@GrowBeforeHoe, thanks! ๐Ÿ‘
GrowBeforeHoe
GrowBeforeHoe
@GreenCanuck, Growing is always a learning experience, this said good luck for the next one! โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ€
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 3
Hello, just looked at your girls and the look alittle pale/ limy. Girls have alack of nitrogen. If you have give them a little calmag( contains nitrogen) and has good benefit. Or up your nitrogen input.( always on wet
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@Mrs_Larimar, calmag arrived today, so hopefully will see some improvement there.
Thee_HoffGuyy
Thee_HoffGuyyweek 3
She is starting to take off whooo hoooo๐Ÿ™Œ Keep up the great work! Happy Growing an Plentiful Harvests๐Ÿ™
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@Thee_HoffGuyy, she grew another half inch over night ๐Ÿ˜Š, I think the countdown is truly on! ๐Ÿ˜
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 2
Hi , stubled into your Diary. I wont cover the soil with such a material, soil got to breathe. you only get mold under your coverage. and its to see that you have probs with your watering management. i would put away the " reflector" and only water again , if soil is knuckledeep dry. and yes i know what its like to sit in front and just watch.....
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@Mrs_Larimar, yes, I have actually been thinking along the same lines. I remove the reflector when the lights are off, but probably you are right and I should just take it out all together. Thanks for your comment :)
Denzul
Denzulweek 7
Got some beautiful looking buds on that lady. Great work. Keep doing what your doing and best of luck with the rest of the grow.
Denzul
Denzul
@GreenCanuck, in the same part of my grow. Not my strong spot though
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@Denzul, Thanks ๐Ÿ˜Š I am keeping my eye on the trichomes now and waiting for my personal sweet spot ๐Ÿ‘Œ
Thee_HoffGuyy
Thee_HoffGuyyweek 1
Hey G.C. Love seeing a cannabis plant start its' life journey๐Ÿ‘ Hope that trick can help ya out. Once you do it enough you will get into a habit and do it without realizing it lol It's simple yet effective. Happy Growing๐Ÿ˜Š Good luck on the grow I'll follow along๐Ÿ‘Š
Thee_HoffGuyy
Thee_HoffGuyy
@GreenCanuck, I'm glad it helped๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Š Yeah it can be weird like that i was doing the exact same thing when i started then a buddy showed me that trick and have been doing it since. I don't even realize i do it now it's kinda just a habit lol good luck on the grow! can't wait to see it grow big and beautiful๐Ÿ™Œ
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@Thee_HoffGuyy, Thanks, I think the pot-lift is defo the way to go. In fact, I was sure that I was over-watering and now realise I was underwatering!
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billweek 7
Looks great ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ I see you are using just the Jungle Juice bloom ( not along with micro and grow ) and Sensi Cal Mag. Perhaps I should try that?
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@Puffer_Bill, that is really only due to limited finances. For my next grow I plan to have the full JJ lineup as you mentioned and see how that goes. Thanks for checking my diary and leaving a comment ๐Ÿ˜Š
G4NJAG4NG
G4NJAG4NGweek 2
Hey man good luck for your first grow, I grew the royal dwarfs as my first grow, I grew 3 of them in a 60x60cm tent with a 300w Roleadro LED and managed to get 100g +, my highest yielding individual was 50g+. The genetics are great for a first time grower and came out with some nice citrus smelling buds, only thing I can say is be ready for the stretch as these dwarfs can get a little bigger than first thought, about 90cm ๐Ÿ˜‚ Your grow seems to be on the right track! No visible issues, the first grow is both exciting and daunting at the same time as you really don't want to mess anything up but this is the best time to make the mistakes and learn from them, whether your a newbie grower or a veteran we all still make mistakes and it's the learning that matters! Thankfully these girls are really good at bouncing back and can be very forgiving! ๐Ÿ˜Š Expect some crazy growth after week 4 trust me ๐Ÿ‘Œ
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@G4NJAG4NG, thanks for your comments friend. I think the stretch is starting now and I feel my excitement building with it ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 1
Hey Green, hope i answered your question check out this video, www.youtube.com/watch do this and you'll never overwater again. ๐Ÿ‘Š
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@CRiSPrGrow, Thanks for the link, that is defo an excellent method which I will be using now.
BIGBUDZ450
BIGBUDZ450week 5
Congrats on newbie of the Month! We all learn from our mistakes. Happy growing!
hcf2012
hcf2012week 9
I think the side stem might be foxtailing, a symptom of the light too close or the room too hot. There's an article about it on growweedeasy.
Tkultranewb
Tkultranewbweek 5
Sorry to hear bout the cheese I had a royal dwarf that didn't germ so got 3 more on the way n a blue dream and suppose to have 3 northern lights autos all autos so this will be my first time and kinda stressing I don't want to fuck it up lol
Tkultranewb
Tkultranewbweek 8
So how's it going now is it getting back from the yellow I hope it goes good and u get a huge harvest Buddy
GreasyLuigi
GreasyLuigiweek 1
Just passing by, happy growing!
Thee_HoffGuyy
Thee_HoffGuyyweek 2
Looking great!!! and yes I do it every day I will smoke a vape or bowl and just look at the beauties๐Ÿ˜ต i also talk to them all the time๐Ÿ˜‚ they love it! I even play the music and thank them for what they do๐Ÿ‘
DILLIGAF
DILLIGAFweek 9
hi mate are the pictures above how the plant looked when you harvested? it looks atleast 3 weeks from being ready ๐Ÿ˜ฆ
DILLIGAF
DILLIGAF
@GreenCanuck, we all make mistakes mate and if you learn from them then you are doing well I would get yourself a hand magnifier to check the trichome development on your next grow Try to wait until they are all cloudy with some turning amber coloured ๐Ÿ‘Œ
GreenCanuck
GreenCanuck
@DILLIGAF, yes, in hindsight I believe I did harvest too early, but really this was a learning experience, so I am happy for my mistakes. Mistakes lead to improvement ๐Ÿ˜Š
Haisenhemp
Haisenhempweek 9
A realy cute lady that you have there.
Ronin716
Ronin716week 9
I too am just starting but from what Iโ€™ve heard, saw and read, those pistols tell me you couldโ€™ve let her rock a little longer. No?