Some days into week 3 and everything seems to be fine. Super Skunk is really fast and Big Bud still a bit slow. But all the ladies seem to be happy.
I was pondering very long if I should use any nutrients. But I wanted to know how fool-proof the schedules are, so I decided to use them. Also I read a lot about those BioBizz nutrients and I liked what I read. They are purely organic, so I see them as liquid compost. Let's see if my ladies agree with me.
On Sunday I switched on the third light, so now we are at a total of 186 Watt (real). Probably I will need to switch on the remaining two lights in the next days if the plants continue to grow at the current speed.
Smell is quite noticeable meanwhile. Did not expect to need the carbon filter that soon. Like it ๐
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It's the end of week 3. The plants are doing what they are supposed to do: They just grow.
I noticed a tiny little bit of light burn on the Super Skunk. Could as well be nute burn, but as only the topmost leaves have been affected, I think it was the lights being too close. So I raised them by 5 cm (Super Skunk got very close already) and will not yet add the last two lights for now.
Also it seems I underwatered them which could also be responsible for the burn. For the first time I gave them water until I could see some runoff. This took almost 1.5 liter per plant, so they have been quite dry already. Of course I only used plain water and will not add any nutes for the next days. It will take some days anyway until they will need water again.
Apropos nutes: Usually I add the nutes to a big jug that can hold 10 liters of water, as it is not easy to measure extremely small amounts such as 1 ml. I let this big jug stand in the tent, so the water has room temperature when I feed the plants. However after some time it starts to stink like p*ss and sh*t. Hope that is ok. But when I go outside and see what our farmers are doing, p*ss and sh*t seem to be a good thing. And the smell of my ladies is much stronger anyway ๐
A nice detail about the lights: The DC cable is the long one, so the drivers can stay outside of the tent. This eliminates an unnecessary heat source and helps keep temperatures low. And it makes the lights so lightweight one can use cheap easy-rolls for hanging, so changing light distance is a non-issue: Just put them at the height you want.
Thanks for following and see you next week.
Am I right that the brown spots on one of the plants are an indication of calcium and/or magnesium deficiency? I ordered some CalMag Extra from Advanced Nutrients; should arrive soon. Would/should I apply this only one time or add to the regular feeding schedule?
Hi @Buddha2! Yes it seems so. You can add a slight dose of Cal/Mag in every waterings, until the issue is solved. In order to prevent such issue to appear, next time add Cal/Mag once a week into your feedings. Hope this will help, happy growing!
Does anybody know what the white tops are? Can be seen clearly on pictures 14 and 19 of week 13. I thought it might be light burn maybe, but it looks too healthy. I also noticed that they start to turn green after some days. Just being curious...
This phenomenon happens sometimes under led. It is not light burn or bleaching as a lot of people claim. They havent figured out why it happens but the white buds have been tested. They have a much higher thc and terpine content than the rest of the plant. So in other words you are a lucky mofo! Lol Enjoy them.
Hey man.
I'll be starting my first grow in a week or so, in very similar conditions so your journal has been a real help and inspiration.
I have a 100x100x180 tent and, dispite the space problems you had, I'm still gonna try to grow 4 plants. I hope I don't regret it.
Kudos to you for the way you solved the problems that you had. I hope I can do the same.
Thank you and happy growing!
@SommPT, thanks! I think four plants sounds perfect for your tent. It is bigger than mine and should fit fine for your setup. And I would not call it "problems" when plants grow bigger than expected ๐
@Buddha2, after reading through loads of grows I was hoping for about 10-15g per plant worst case scenario with it being first grow and hopefully looking like I might surpass it?
But wow that superskunk is a beast and I'm definitely going to try that! If I get 1/2 of what you did I'll be delighted ๐
@Cheezy_G, indeed, I almost cannot believe it! My goal was 200g (50g per plant) with the secret hope to reach 300g. And now it's almost double the amount! (about 4g sacrificed to the evil god of mold). I must be dreaming...
Interesting about the difference between the two types of soil...just out of curiosity, are they the same declared PH? And has the cheap one also nutrients included?
Anyway, your plants look really nice and healthy - good luck with the grow! ๐
@Buddha2, ok, I see...I was just wondering if there is any major difference in the declared properties because the diff between the plants is really huge.
Just FYI, each package of any commercially sold soil should contain info about approximate PH levels (like interval of 6-7) or at least as far as I could see, they had the info on the package.
Cheers and happy growing mate! ๐
@Butrus, I do not know very much about this cheap soil; it is some standard stuff from the garden center for tomatoes and herbs. It is probably only slightly prefertilized if at all, whereas the BioBizz Allmix is heavily fertilized. I also never in my life measured any pH or EC values. I was expecting so see some difference, but I would not have thought that it is that drastic. Anyway, my plants seem to love this soil, so I'm quite happy. Thanks!
Hey, I read where you are looking for something different for your feeding.
I use botanicare cal mag plus and it has been a game changer for me.
While in veg I use that with Alaska organic fish nutrients and have had no problems since (b4 this I used fox farm and stayed with ugly deficiencies and horrible yields).
As she went into flower I switched to advanced nutrients big bud and bud candy organic which I LOVE combined with flower fuel bud builder (which is good to start in veg).
My current grow is the first I've had with all happy green plants rather than the yellow and brown leaves we always experienced in the past.
Your tent is beautiful
@MomnPoppaSeed, thanks! I'm only looking for an organic alternative to the CaliMagic I have been using. In general I was very happy how BioBizz has worked for me. It is just one plant again in my new grow that shows those symptoms. I'm not really convinced it is Calcium deficiency, though.