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Fission 300W Fluorescent/150W
Custom
Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/600W
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Indoor
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Soil
Grow medium
9 L
Pot Size
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Week 1. Vegetation
6 years ago
24 hrs
29 °C
No Smell
1 L
20.32 cm
It’s been a long wait trying to find seeds. I finally got notified that they shipped. (Before I found this site) So in anxious time I cleaned up my grow area. Snapped a photo of my cobbled together rig. Update: Girls have arrived at the party, got them in pots and we’ll see.
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SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkstarted grow question 6 years ago
I’ve read and researched but wanted to get the consensus of the community. I recently switched my lights to 24hrs. My plants are photo period sprouts. Is 24 hrs too much for the first 5 weeks or should I go back to 18/6? After week 5 I plan to flip it to 12/12 for flowers.
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Techniques. Defoliation
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey skunk. I run mine 24/7 as long as I can. 24 hour light has been proven to increase cannabis growth in every laboratory test that has been done. The only thing that is debated on it is whether the difference in growth outweighs the cost of the additional light hours. That will be debated forever. So yeah it you don't mind the cost beam the lights to them! I personally feel better about my grow knowing I am giving them all the light I can. I wouldn't go less than 18 in veg though. Good luck on your grow!
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Week 2. Vegetation
6 years ago
6.35 cm
24 hrs
29 °C
No Smell
9 L
20.32 cm
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
29 °C
No Smell
9 L
20.32 cm
Nothing impressive to write about at the start of the third week. Mixed up 20-20-20 nutes and started to introduce them in with watering.
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Week 4. Vegetation
6 years ago
7.62 cm
18 hrs
31 °C
No Smell
2 L
1 L
20.32 cm
Things really picked up this week. I’ve been using the so called “evil” nutes during vegetation, mixed one scoop per gallon of 20-20-20. I don’t want to burn them just yet. I pinched the top node already. And she responded good. Friday 8/23: Lowered light cycle to 18/6 starting the next couple of weeks I will work to 12/12
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Week 5. Vegetation
6 years ago
7.62 cm
12 hrs
31 °C
Weak
2 L
20.32 cm
I think she’s showing a little bit of burn of some type so I flushed her out this week with only water, staying a touch damp so I’m going to wait until I’m sure she’s dry to water, I was trying to microdose her watering but I messed that up I think. She’s more stressed than I’d like. I did move my light cycle to 12/12 too. I did tie her down to split out about 6 colas and give her room to stretch out.
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Week 6. Vegetation
6 years ago
11.43 cm
12 hrs
31 °C
6
Weak
2 L
20.32 cm
Just lightly watered, pH is around 6.5 and adjusted the lights. Hopefully the burn is gone, trimmed so the middle can get some light. Colas starting to beef up, but still not showing sex. First full week of 12/12 is in the books. Midweek- showing a burn in the leaves, pH is 6.5 and I’ve backed off the fertilizers
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SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkstarted grow question 5 years ago
Anyone have any ideas as to what type of burn this is in the last few photos? I’ve ruled out pH issues as it’s staying steady at 6.5. Is it some sort of nutrient lockout or deficiency? Heat stress?
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Leaves. Other
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Stickanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @SkunkPunk! This looks like a Manganese deficiency, and it's probably related to your pH being not acidic enough during the previous weeks. Indeed, a high pH or an excess of iron can lead to this deficiency. Once you've fixed your pH to 6.2~6.5 the problem should be gone after a few days. Affected leaves won't recover but the new ones should be healthy. Hope this will help, let me know in the comments section if you need any further information. Happy growing! 👊
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Week 7. Flowering
5 years ago
15.24 cm
12 hrs
31 °C
6.5
Weak
2 L
20.32 cm
Trimmed burnt leaves off. She’s definitely into her stretch, she’s picked up almost 2.5” and it looks like little flowers are starting to show
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Week 9. Flowering
5 years ago
17.78 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Normal
2 L
7.62 cm
2 week update - growth is slow but steady
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Week 10. Flowering
5 years ago
17.78 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Normal
2 L
7.62 cm
Another week slow and steady, looks like flowers are starting to add a little bit of weight.
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Week 11. Flowering
5 years ago
27.94 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Normal
2 L
7.62 cm
Still getting some burn of some sort
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Week 12. Flowering
5 years ago
30.48 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
7
Weak
2 L
1.27 cm
She’s still burning on the tips. She’s definitely got a nice cola structure
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Week 13. Flowering
5 years ago
30.48 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
7.5
Weak
8 °C
2 L
1.27 cm
Trimmed the burnt ends of the leaves. pH is really high this week going to try to increase acidity
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SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkcommentedweek 56 years ago
So I think I have some ph issues. Bottom leaves are molting with yellow and brown spots and the texture is consistent with that of a dry paper. She’s definitely stressed. Haven’t watered for a week and the soil is still not dry, and it’s a draining pot. It was a full flush last time though. Going to order pH meter...😕
Stick
Stickcommented5 years ago
@SkunkPunk, pH is the key to success 👍
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 26 years ago
Looks a healthy seedling. 🌱💚 How many are you growing? 🤩 great art work dude. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkcommented6 years ago
@Puffer_Bill, just one of this one. If she grows right, I’ll re-veg her and flower her twice, since she’s a photo-period strain. I did this before with bag seed and got awesome results from the flower. I figured the worst case scenario is that she becomes a hermaphrodite and produces a seed or two for my collection. Thanks, I dig the logo, I should finish it up some day.
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 16 years ago
Love your rig 👌🏼😎 Strawberry Zombie sounds wicked. In the section where you fill in lights....You got your veg and flower lights the wrong way around.
SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkcommented6 years ago
@Puffer_Bill, Thanks! It’s still taboo here, so I made a stealth little area in my garage. It’s just a garbage can and some lamp sockets, but it does the trick. I’ll flip the lights around, but I’m running them both congruently. They’re just some regular led bulbs that are high output and a couple cfl bulbs I used for photography.
Stick
Stickcommentedweek 65 years ago
Hi @SkunkPunk! This looks like a Manganese deficiency, and it's probably related to your pH being not acidic enough during the previous weeks. Indeed, a high pH or an excess of iron can lead to this deficiency. Once you've fixed your pH to 6.2~6.5 the problem should be gone after a few days. Affected leaves won't recover but the new ones should be healthy. Hope this will help, let me know in the comments section if you need any further information. Happy growing! 👊
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 36 years ago
Okay... I think you got 🌱🌱 on the go. They look lovely. 🤩
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 46 years ago
Wow they are lovely and lush. 💚🌱🌱💚
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 56 years ago
Nicely spread. 👌🏼😁. Hope you got to the bottom of the yellowing. 🍀🤞🏼
SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkcommentedweek 46 years ago
Midweek- she is doing great, I nipped the bottom undergrowth to give me a little bit of circulation between the pot and plant.
SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkcommentedweek 26 years ago
Not much to update at the half week, growing slowly or I’m impatient
SkunkPunk
SkunkPunkcommentedweek 16 years ago
Thanks for the input on light cycles, I’m going to run them 24/0 and experiment. I just upgraded my lights too. I added (2) 300w equivalent LEDs to my (2) CFLs that are 100w each. That should bring me up-to 800w equivalent.
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