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11 L
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Week 1. Vegetation
6 years ago
3.5 cm
16 hrs
25 °C
No Smell
50 %
15 °C
1 L
A few plants are a few days behind the others from germination speed but overall I'm really happy with outcome so far for my first grow. Any tips for a first time grower outdoors? also considering putting a few of the plants indoors if I can find room for my setup in the upcoming week.
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NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420started grow question 6 years ago
Any tips to improve the quality of my bud and overall plant? For both indoor and outdoors would be appreciated but outdoor tips are a necessity, thanks! Also, a few of the plants entire head and leafs are sloping to the side, any ways I can fix this problem so early on?
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DILLIGAF
DILLIGAFanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi there mate first tip I can offer is Don't attempt to feed them yet wait another week and they will appreciate the food and grow accordingly. 2nd Tip try to keep the soil and nutrient feeds in a PH range of 6.2 - 7 this will allow your plant to optimise nutrient uptake. 3rd Tip is for outdoors , Prepare your growing area now and consider some sort of protection for your seedlings to combat animal/pest attack. Try to keep the plants in full sun but away from very windy areas. 4th tip is if going indoors be very careful taking outside soil indoors as you might inadvertantly bring umwanted creatures in as well. (bugs , diseases ) %th tip is for your last question .. It wont hurt the plant if you add a little more soil to those cups which will also help support the plant, just dont cover the leaves with dirt. Hope Ive helped 😃
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Week 2. Vegetation
6 years ago
6 cm
16 hrs
28 °C
No Smell
65 %
17 °C
1 L
so far plants are growing great, having a bit of an issue with yellowing leaves on two plants however just gave them fertilizer last night hopefully they will start to turn around in the next few days.. any suggestions on fixing the yellowing leaves? I'm assuming its lack of nutrients.
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NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420started grow question 6 years ago
Any idea on what nutrient deficiency I'm having? plants are slowing starting to yellow at the tips of the older leaves as well as small yellowish/brownish spots. I think its either potassium or nitrogen. also whats the easiest way to fix? would manure and fertilizer work?
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi there NiagaraFalls , the burnt tips on the leaves are a sign of nutrient excess and it's called nutrient burn. next time i wouldn't use any nutrients until week 3 or 4 if you can avoid it , as you can see it's not necessary to add more juice with store bought soil that might already be rich. For now water with plain water until the problem stops spreading probably a little over a week. The most affected seedlings will be stunted forever and will grow more slowly than the rest, just a heads up in case you need to make a hard decision. Hope this helps ! 🚀
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 years ago
7 cm
16 hrs
30 °C
No Smell
80 %
24 °C
1 L
Not sure whats happening with some of them, getting yellow and brown leaves starting at the tips as well as a moldy look to some leaves and they are shrivelling up. They've only had high nutrient potting soil and a fraction of dosage from vertafarms organic nutrients. Also the weather past few days has been In the 30s as well as high humidity. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Week 5. Vegetation
6 years ago
13 cm
15 hrs
28 °C
Normal
80 %
24 °C
3 L
0 L
Nutrients 3
miracle grow shake n feed 2 mll
Vertafort - Vertafort
Vertafort 1 mll
Root Booster 5-15-5 - PRO-MIX
Root Booster 5-15-5 15 mll
plants are finally starting to shoot up quickly now that I switched them to bigger pots, a couple are a few weeks behind but are starting to catch up as well. hoping to have them double In size atleast by mid august. hoping to have one full month left before they start to flower but may be closer to 3 weeks. just topped the biggest ones today as well as adding nutrients to each plant.
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Week 6. Vegetation
6 years ago
17 cm
15 hrs
28 °C
Normal
70 %
24 °C
11 L
0 L
Nutrients 5
miracle grow shake n feed 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
Just flushed all the plants today because they are finally going to be transplanted one last time tomorrow into a 3gallon pot and first proper fertilizer and nutrient feeding tomorrow! (order delivery has been slow). the 4 biggest plants were topped a few days ago and are now branching out, hoping all the plants will start to shoot up a bit more over the next week or so because I only have a few more weeks until theyre gonna start flowering. some of the tips on the upper leaves are starting to yellow/brown, what nutrient deficiency is that a sign of? hoping that it will go away after I apply the fertilizer/ nutrients later today.
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NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420started grow question 6 years ago
got a couple quick questions.. 1) dumb question but did I top my plants at the right stop for the second topping? (see last pics in week 6). 2) any idea whats causing the browning tips on my one plant? 3) any guess on yield potential? growing in Ontario, will start flowering soon
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey Niagra to answer your first question you topped them perfectly for the 2nd topping. You should have 4 branches where you originally had one. The brown tips are nutrient burn from a previous overfeeding. May have been hot soil. That damage won't repair, but that won't affect her. What I see going on now with the yellowing is a lack of nitrogen. I suspect you may have been overwatering and this causes lockout so the roots can't absorb any nutrients. The best thing to do now is let them dry out quite a bit then start give them a half dose of nutrients to get them back on the right track. They are still in good shape and should recover pretty quick.
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Week 7. Vegetation
6 years ago
21 cm
15 hrs
28 °C
Normal
70 %
24 °C
11 L
0 L
Nutrients 4
miracle grow shake n feed 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
start of week 7 today, really happy with how my plants have been going considering the late start and lack of nutrients early on. hoping to get another couple weeks of vegetation (3 weeks fingers crossed) in before they start to flower. Just feed the plants again today, hoping the new tops will pop up soon over the next few days as well. I know its still early to tell and its dependent on many factors, but any guesses on potential yield? just looking for rough estimates, first time growinng and I started late so just curious as to what I should be expecting (or hope to lol).
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Week 8. Vegetation
6 years ago
32 cm
14 hrs
27 °C
Normal
60 %
18 °C
11 L
0 L
Nutrients 4
miracle grow shake n feed 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
plants are been growing like crazy this past week, the supplements have helped them shoot up a lot quicker. really happy with my plants so far hoping to have another week and a half atleast of veg until they start to flower. I think my goal for them is going to be an oz per plant.. might be a little optimistic but we'll see how it goes! Also, my new veg on the plants is quite a lighter green than the rest of the leaves, is this normal for new vegetation? just to point out as well the last photos of the plant thats budding was stunted very early on so I left it as is thinking it would die off but started to flower.. I've kept it now just to see how the buds will eventually turn out on the other plants.. really happy with the look of the buds so far!
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Week 9. Vegetation
6 years ago
35.56 cm
13 hrs
27 °C
Normal
60 %
18 °C
11 L
0 L
Nutrients 4
miracle grow shake n feed 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
really excited for these plants to flower.. they've been growing like crazy everyday and are smelling stronger each day too. the stunted plant's bud looks amazing, hoping the rest look just as good if not better.
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Week 11. Flowering
6 years ago
50.8 cm
12 hrs
25 °C
Normal
60 %
17 °C
11 L
0 L
Nutrients 6
miracle grow shake n feed 2 mll
Bud Candy - Advanced Nutrients
Bud Candy 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
mid way through the first week of flowering and so far looks great. leaves are getting darker and darker and the smell is getting stronger every day.
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Week 12. Flowering
6 years ago
53.34 cm
12 hrs
25 °C
Normal
50 %
17 °C
11 L
1 L
Nutrients 7
Bud Candy - Advanced Nutrients
Bud Candy 2 mll
Big Bud - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
week 2 of flowering is underway and the bud sites keep looking better and better everyday. just started adding big bud and terpinator to the feeding this week hoping they will start to thicken up more with that In the next few weeks. pretty sure I have 3 gelato plants and 2 purple Kush but still too early to tell forsure.
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Week 13. Flowering
5 years ago
55.88 cm
12 hrs
20 °C
Normal
50 %
13 °C
11 L
1 L
Nutrients 7
Bud Candy - Advanced Nutrients
Bud Candy 2 mll
Big Bud - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
bud sites are really showing now, hoping by the end of this week I will start to see some developed buds coming out. little issue with some powder mildew but going to spray the leaves tomorrow in the day and hopefully that issue will be resolved.
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Week 14. Flowering
5 years ago
63.5 cm
12 hrs
24 °C
Normal
70 %
16 °C
11 L
1 L
Nutrients 7
Bud Candy - Advanced Nutrients
Bud Candy 2 mll
Big Bud - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
Having a bit of a problem still with mildew mold, hopefully I’ll be able to get it under control in the next few days, weather has been really rainy and humid past few days which hasn’t helped. Other than that really happy with the budding so far on the plants finally looking like some nice firm colas. Can’t wait to see how they look in the weeks to come. The photo of the nug is from the same strain from a plant harvested last week.
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NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420started grow question 5 years ago
Not sure what’s going on but the past few days lots and lots of my pistols have been going an orange brown colour And it’s more evident every day. Only thing I can think of is there has been lots of rain this week and a higher humidity. Any ideas/ suggestions? Check last 2 pics.
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OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
Pistils can turns brown for many reasons, check you plants to see if there is an hermie in the group ( can be a plant with 1 or 2 pollen sacs ) . The fact that the rain is falling on them can make them get brown faster, and generally it happens when you spread something on the buds . The last reason could be age of the pistols , maybe they are old and browning because your plant are producing new white pistils so she don't need the oldest ones
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Week 15. Flowering
5 years ago
63.5 cm
12 hrs
24 °C
Normal
70 %
16 °C
11 L
1 L
Nutrients 6
Bud Candy - Advanced Nutrients
Bud Candy 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 4 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
5 weeks of flowering as of today, looks like I’ll have another 3-4 weeks until they’re ready for harvest. Tried apple cider vinegar w baking soda and soap for the pm but all it did was cover it up for the night.. now trying another solution (grow store bought) and it seems to be doing a much more effective job, hopefully it will help till harvest. Colours are also starting to come in now, looks like 1 purple Kush and 4 gelato.
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Week 16. Flowering
5 years ago
63.5 cm
12 hrs
18 °C
Normal
85 %
10 °C
11 L
1 L
Nutrients 6
Bud Candy - Advanced Nutrients
Bud Candy 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 2 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
Week 6 of flower (week 4 flower for purple Kush) weather has been getting worse lately lots of rain w high humidity and dropping temps. Other than a little bit of powder mildew on a few leaves the buds look great. Going to spray plant down with pw spray tomorrow before the rain starts again for a few days. Was hoping to give it another 3 weeks before harvest but might have to harvest a bit earlier going to depend on how the weather is.
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Week 17. Flowering
5 years ago
63.5 cm
11 hrs
18 °C
Normal
85 %
8 °C
11 L
0 L
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 4 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 2.5 mll
Last week or so until harvest, colours are really starting to show now, leaves are turning purple and parts of the buds as well. Had to harvest two of the gelatos last week before the pm took over but buds are drying well will update soon. Purple kush is a few weeks behind as I’ve mentioned before but the buds are now turning purple as well and are looking great. One plant now has a ton of little bugs all over it, other two seem fine and have moved them from the other plant but what bugs are they and how can I get rid of them?
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NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420started grow question 5 years ago
One plant is infested with small brown bugs all over, happened within a day or few days. Only one plant seems infested but what bugs are they and how can I kill them? Check last 2 photos of week 17. Thanks!
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Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 5 years ago
So near to harvest i just wont spray anything but plain water onto the plants, to get rid of those lil foggers. The good thing is, your plants are close to harvest. So i would just let them be where they are. If you harvest, cut your plant in branches, those branches put in cold water and soda (Natronbicarbonate). let the branches for 30 mins in the sodawater then the bugs are dead and your weed is fresh and very good to trim. I wash all my outdoors in bakingsoda( natronbicarbonate). Branchesa re better to trim, and the weed dries faster ( it dehydrates) so keep us informed
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Week 18. Flowering
5 years ago
63.5 cm
10 hrs
15 °C
Strong
50 %
8 °C
11 L
1 L
Gelatos are finally getting ready for harvest! Lots of purple and orange colours with a really potent, sweet kush smell. The nugs are also covered in crystal. Going to be harvesting one tomorrow and giving the other one another few days. I will upload some photos of the purple kush as well but it has another 2-3 weeks to go before harvest.
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Hempstar420
Hempstar420commentedweek 56 years ago
Definitely not nutrient burn - if it was it would effect all the leaves and it would start at the tips and work backwards- it us definitly a deficiency. Probably magnesium. If i was you I would start with Nutrients immediately, and start low - 1/5 of the reccomend feed and increase slowly each week. I would also be very careful of over watering, don't water until the medium is very dry. I have been growing outdoors for years in the same area, and I can assure you that when growing outdoors, bugs are not a worry. For every pest there are multiple predators, so just let nature sort itself out. I can't tell you how much time I wasted worrying for no reason. The bigger concern you and I share in the climate of Southern Ontario is Powdery Mildew and Bud Rot (Botrytis). So I would recommend feeding those girls asap ( remember to start with very light feeding) eg. If it calls for 5ml per Gallon start with 1ml. Also you might like to know that based on light cycles in your area, your plants are going to start going into flower sometime in early August, so grow, grow, grow, as much direct sunlight for as long as possible everyday. Also if you can use a plastic tote to store water between feedings, 24 hours will allow for the chlorine to evaporate (your roots do not like chlorine and it will effect the uptake of your nutrients) as well make sure your Ph is between 5.8 and 6.5, that is also optimal for nutrient uptake. You may be as lucky as I am - my tapwater put out a Ph of 6.5, and I am pretty close to Niagara, so here's hoping! Good luck!
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented6 years ago
@Hempstar420, sounds good Ive seen them online I think ill give them a try. but perfect my plants are almost on the 5th so ill be topping tomorrow. thanks again!
Hempstar420
Hempstar420commented6 years ago
@NIagaraFalls420, I'm a little unfamiliar with Vera Fort, but I can reccomend what I use. Its is called General Organics by General Hydroponics. If this is your first time you can use their Go Box which covers their entire line. But to keep it simple for your first time, I would just purchase their Grow and Bloom formula. I did that my first time and got great results and the overall flavor and burn quality of my harvests have been outstanding. You should be able to find them locally at a Terra style green house or your local Hydroponics shop! As far as topping, I usually wait until the fourth internode on the stem. I can't really see it well in your pictures but it looks like you are close
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented6 years ago
@Hempstar420, thanks for the tips! I also thought they weren't getting enough nutrients but as a first time grower I didn't want to shock them with more nutrients. I currently only have a basic nutrient verta fort, should I also get another kind? and if so any suggestions since we live close. I was also going to top them tomorrow but because of their size is that a good idea? Thanks again!
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 26 years ago
Hey there, hope i answered your question, anything else you need just let me know 👊
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@NIagaraFalls420, just looks like N lock out to me so far.
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, hey thanks for the reply! the only reason I didn't think it was nutrient burn was because I didn't add annythig to the soil (the soil was rich in nutrients) and the leaves turned yellow, and I added the vertafort in a small dosage to the plants. however the bottom leaves are still yellowing. also forgot to mention the past few days have been 30+ degrees and high humidity so hasn't helped the plants. I'm adding 2 updated photos for week 3 for you to see what I'm dealing with, I think I may have two separate deficiencies. any suggestions? Thanks!
OrganicPower
OrganicPowercommentedweek 155 years ago
Looking great! I’m also growing CKS Gelato and excited to follow
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented5 years ago
@OrganicPower, thanks! Will have to check out your diary. Check mine out again when you get the chance, just updating the week now.
Ferenc
Ferenccommentedweek 135 years ago
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented5 years ago
@Ferenc, thanks! I have a first batch of gelato drying right now so hopefully by the end of the week ill have some photos of that up here as well aha. happy growing!
DILLIGAF
DILLIGAFcommentedweek 16 years ago
Hi mate put a few tips in my answer to your question hope Ive helped 😁
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreencommentedweek 36 years ago
Why can't all plants just be 100% successful. Lol it's driven me crazy all the varieties of problems plants can have. I'm sure they'll turn around for you, just try a few things and see what happens. I had a friend suggest to me using a blend of xtreme gardenings mykkos and their tea type product to help boost the microbial life so it can handle the soil/nutrients better. Any sort of microbes or mycorrhizal fungi would work though, not just that brand.✌️
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented6 years ago
@Experimentgreen, I'm really interested in organic growing as much as I can, I haven't heard of that before but ill definitely go check it out thanks !
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreencommented6 years ago
@NIagaraFalls420, How do you feel about sphagnum peat moss? Do you like to keep things organic? There's this Podcast that I really enjoy on kiss organics.com and most the guys on there are all about organic growing and living soils etc.
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented6 years ago
@Experimentgreen, yes fair enough it should be 8-10 weeks until flowering time so I would have atleast another 5 weeks of veg. the manure I bought is a regular premium manure for veg, flower, etc. I also want to add some manure to help with water retention, with the weather lately I've had extra moisture in the soil and I'm hoping this will help a bit for moisture management (soil has become more compact lately with more moisture). Thanks again!
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GrowGuyTy
GrowGuyTycommentedweek 76 years ago
How did you select Gelato from Crop King Seeds without having to select 'custom'? I cant find a few of the strains im currently growing in the populated list. Specifically Blue Cookies or the Gelato. Am I missing something? Thanks in advance!
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commented6 years ago
@GrowGuyTy, hey I clicked custom and then put it down as gelato from crop king seeds and once i saved it the icon for it appeared on the top of my page. I wasn't sure if it would work I honestly, I was assuming it would come up as a custom strain but it shows crop king seeds, hope this helps.
Garreweedlover
Garreweedlovercommentedweek 185 years ago
Linda planta :) saludos y si puedes pasa por mis diarios
DankGardener
DankGardenercommentedweek 185 years ago
There are at least 20,000 different types of leafhoppers, and they can come in lots of different variations from solid to stripes. Colors can range from bright red, green, yellow, blue, pink, torquoise, purple, brown, tan and even black! Fatty acid salts or insecticidal soaps can be a good choice against leafhoppers. They weaken the outer shell of leafhoppers but are safe to use on your plants and they don’t leave much of a residue which could kill beneficial bugs in your garden. With soaps, coverage is very important as it does not stay on your plant for long, so follow-up applications may be necessary. Although this is considered safe, avoid getting any on your buds!
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 185 years ago
So close to harvest, let them be where they are, just wash the plants in bakingsoda (😎
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixcommentedweek 66 years ago
Hey Niagra I posted a solution for you. Don't hesitate to message if you have any more questions. Good luck!
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commentedweek 16 years ago
awesome thank you exactly the kind of tips I was wanting, also any recommendations on fertilizer/ nutrients? and how often should I feed if giving to outdoor plants? thanks!
DILLIGAF
DILLIGAFcommented6 years ago
@NIagaraFalls420, I'm from oz so Im not sure what brands of nutrient mixes are available where you are But I would be going for an Organic based feed more suited for the vegeetation stage (extra nitrogen) until the flowering stretch is over then concentate on PK feeding to promote blooming. The feeding schedule will depend on plants age needs etc so start with low strength mixes and slowly increase as you go. I personally used nutrients in every watering until the last week then just used a bit of mollasses in the water.
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commentedweek 145 years ago
@spinnerCaribbean thanks for the reply! I think it is because I had a hermie in the group.. any ways I can slow the process of the browning? Although it isn’t fast it still is more noticeable every couple days. And will the final product still be have decent in your experience? Thanks!
NIagaraFalls420
NIagaraFalls420commentedweek 16 years ago
@Dankdownudner okay perfect thanks again! last question lol, how often are your water cycles? (if outdoor) I know the climate will impact the difference between our cycles but just want a rough estimate to make sure my cycles will be good for the future
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