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Seed Just popped.. Lets see what happens from here. humidity a bit low so I will need to address that. Looking to get better lights too. These Vipar Spectra just didn't cut it last grow. Optics LED XL1 came later on in the week and the leaves have perked up. Look at the difference between Day 5 and Day 6 &7
Think it may be needing a little water later .
Day 12 she received a feeding which turned out to be a very strong mix. Will dilute next feeding.
Day 14 .. Soil feels a little dryish.. Going to give a watering when she wakes.
Day 15 Plant was looking a bit droopy at lights on and well after. Plant will be lowered from lights. Roots are starting to come out from the bottom of the cup. Transplant is close.
DAY 16.She's not looking too happy.
DAY 17.. OK , this lady needs help badly. Could be over watering and the roots are exiting the cup. A damp cotton was placed where
the roots have exited the cup ...
most synthetic nutrients companies have a recommended dosage per week. at different stages of growth. Other growers say to use half strength of recommended dosage. Which should I follow.
Hey, so if you grow autos id definitely go with the 1/4, 1/2 strength, and with the photoperiod plants if you're using good soil that will have nutrients in it then i wouldn't use any at first and then come in at 1/2 strength or if you waited about 3 weeks for the soil to deplete you could go by the makers recommendations. But I think the idea is its much easier to fix a deficiency than to undo a toxicity. ✌️
D18 .. Think she may be over watered or just needs a desperate transplant. Roots are coming out the bottom. The roots growth has been explosive though.
D21...Right after being transplanted into her 3G pot.. She was badly root bound in that cup. Hopefully she will get happier soon.
D22....Second day after transplant. The is a slight light brown spot on the leaf. Also the first set of leaves are yellowing. Need to keep an eye on that. Tied up the top plants to allow the 3rd nodes to get more light and gain some growth.
D23..Well I did first topping at the 3rd node.
D25... Looks like she have recovered. The two new lead stems looks to be making small gains. Was watered with some kelp.
D27..Took about 5 days but those stems are moving up with some vigour. Will be starting LST.
D31.. Started the mainlining technique.
Nothing much happening this week. just some more LST and tightening of the wires.
Plant looks healthy enough. Got a watering and some notes on D35. EC is within reasonable range. The plant is feeding.
During this week I left her outside in the natural sunlight for about 4 hour on sunny days..Only issue is that outdoor relatively humidity is very low. She comes back in all sad with deflated leaves. Will be raising her nutes slightly next watering. A transplant is coming up soon. Wanna try those airpots.
Its been a busy week as I wasn't home to tend to this lady.. She still stood up well despite the slight dehydration after no watering for few days well. Transplant in to a 7 gallon airpot took place on D56. This lady is very resilient to drought and can take heavy feeding. Will be flipped as soon as the other plants in the tent hits the 60 day mark.
This was a good week. Just opened her out a bit. She's a bushy thing but I'll leave the leaves on till time for a controlled lead strip. . Secondary stems are pushing up now. ..
First few days of flower so nothing much happening. The stretch is in effect and she's going for it. Just a little of the bottom leaves removed for better air flow. Nothing major. Having issues keeping the R.H around 60%· Observed slight water condensation on leaves at lights on. Need to sort that out
More or less a standard week of stretching and feeding. She has really pushed through with the stretch. Fertigation was smooth with a 1.6 EC. Did a bit of selective defoliation of those huge fan leaves at the bottom? Used some stakes to open her out a bit. Still trying to get environment dialed in
Really really good week. I'm pleased with everything I see here with her. No deficiencies and no worries from the run off. Just have to keep opening her up. Having a full water around every 3 days as she is drying out quickly. Does anyone know they point at which I should be dropping RH in flower. I'm at presently 63%
Slow but steady. This week has been more towards keeping that canopy opened up and selectively removing any leaves prevents light penetration. Feeding is coming along well and runoff is showing a good balance in the medium. Having issues controlling humidity in the tent. Spent 6 hrs on 2 separate days in the bright sun. Weak smell still though.
Easy going week. Most of this week was mainly selective defoliation and opening up the branches for the light to get in. At the fend off this week the final runoff after watering was about EC 2 which is just right about this time. She also spent the majority of it's light period in the sunshine.
Just daily maintainence being conducted. Watering and feeding has been on point. Will start a lower EC feeding as the plant is winding down. Flowers looking ok just need some time to fatten up. Tricomes will be checked soon enough to calculate when to start flush.
This happens when you ignore your plant for a day or two. Busy week and watering was put on a back burner.. she looks limp but nothing a good watering can't solve. Brown pistils heavily showing. Pulled a few yellowing leaves from below. I'm unsure if this means nute deficiencies via lockout or just natural fading.
This week the nutrition was reduced on the base and most of the additives. Only overdrive and bud factor X stayed at recommended dosage. The branches were readjusted to allow for light to reach lower nugs. Even though the pistils look brown and mostly curled in the tricomes are still clear... The run off last watering was extra high. A light flush with a week nute solution may be needed to correct this.
Busy week behind the microscope. The tricomes look clear to me. She ain't ready as yet. Struggling with keeping tent cool due to heatwave and lack of a/c. Nutes solution reduced. Only had base and 4 additives. Later on in the week had another watering at .7 E.C . Flush started on day 50. Final runoff was in mid 500ppm. She's smelling lovely, absolutely lovely. She spent 48hrs in the dark and then chop day. A really lovely plant to grow. Absolutely no worries at all.
I'll work my way back. After smoking the flower after a dry and 2 week cure is a nice high. Very relaxing at first and then you get a wave of sleepiness. You need to respect that strain. Definitely an evening strain if you wanna relax and then sleep. Not too much of the euphoria feeling or it making me extra productive. Just make sure your evening is clear of any deadlines or heavy responsibilities. The buds have cured up to be hard with a nice tinge of orange hairs..
She was an easy plant to grow and the mainlining fit her well because of her aggressive growth. Good stretch at the start of flowering. Very good internodal spacing but would have liked it to be a bit tighter. No issues with PM.
Update: 2 months later. A long cure has really brought about full flavour. I swear when I crack open the jar I get the instant smell of roasted pineapple and malt.
Pretty happy with my results. By far no means the best. I'm just happy to make good gains in weight from my first grow and this grow. It was a great experience being able to take a seed and manage it to a successful grow. Thanks for following.
This grow looks amazing! I've got some chunk on deck and this is getting me excited. Question about the veg period: why so long? Just curious as I'd love to plan for the future grow! Best of luck with this one!
@randyjustice, hey thanks for the comment. Second grow so the compliment is well received. Veg was long, I know. Had 3 other plants that germinated at different weeks. I only have one tent so I waited till all the plants got up to a certain size before I flipped.... Also I was thinking bigger tree may mean bigger yield..
Looking good ... Just got done harvesting a Northern Lights Auto & a AK-49 Auto myself. Currently waiting on my White Widow Auto to finish up. I wish you the same success.Good luck with the rest of your grow
MRTHC
