Thanks to my man @LaBOSSANOVA AKA Nova The Magician, my plant turned into a giant. I've never seen auto this tall before. It's healthy and looking strong.
Since this is my first coco grow, I gave this girl her first CalMag today, on 2nd day, just CalMag mixed in Ph adjusted water, is there anything I need to do? When should I start giving it a full nute cocktail? From W2?
should I be worried about those little white spots, do they indicate on some kind of deficiency or they will go away eventually by themselves? I mean there aren't much but still, got me little worried.
She's still young let her grow some more. Your already adding cal/mag so your good there. It could be some natural color variations in the young leaves. When she grows more leaves it should improve. Only thing I would suggest is to try lowering your ph 5.8 to 6.2 is ideal for nutrient absorption. Possibly clean and calibrate your ph meter just to make sure it's not throwing you off. Hope this helps.
I wont be concerned. Automatics sometimes tricky... and the tips are only signs of an overfeeding in the past. She looks good atm and concentrates for flowring now. her lifespan is short, and she will change more.. showing she is ready. no worries because of the tips, keep your track and happy flowering
Ohhh key week bro, she recovered just before starting to flower thats amazing, and look how big she got !!!
Congratulations bro i hope you enjoy the strain ;)
I would say she's showing signs of having a "possible" plant virus. Possibly TMV (tobacco mosaic virus) check out my Blackberry grow I had one that looked worse. It's possible if shes a strong grower to throw out some good leaves to keep ahead of the virus. Hard to call at this point I would let her grow out a few more weeks to see what she does. There are about a half dozen grows with the same issue on GD right now that I've come across. The only way to know if it is a virus is to have it tested which cost $$. I'll follow along maybe she will surprise us.π
@WiddieThePooh, I'm actually impressed by the vigor of your plant you got lucky. Notice the use of the word"possible" . You were fortunate you had a plant out grew the major effects of what ever issue she has. If you look at her leaves she still shows symptoms of the issue. Without actually testing it we can't say that is was or wasn't a TMV spectrum type virus. So once again if it is you are speading the TMV virus everywhere and risk contamination of future grows over a lousy $5.00 seed. It can live on surfaces for three years pots,soil,tools etc If you want to prove me wrong send for the $30 test kit or bring one of the leaves to a local college agricultural lab to test. Even though the virus isn't harmful to humans it just shows what chances they are willing to take for a buzz. Just turn on the TV and see how many people are dying over bad vape cartridges. I would recommend using a 10% bleach solution on everything that touched that plant to help prevent potential future issues if it is TMV. Good luck I'll follow along on your future grows.
@CRiSPrGrow,
They are still there but, it isn't hindering anything, plant feels very healthy overall, so I don't know if I should be worried or not, at this point π
@WiddieThePooh, TMV the virus itself can live for 3 years in pots ,soil,tools from outdoor use and even if you smoke tobacco the residue from touching tobacco with your hands. If it is TMV it's almost impossible to determine if it was already on the seed when you got it or your hands were contaminated when you topped her who knows. If I get another plant that shows this I'm going to spring for a test kit or bring a sample to my local university to be tested. To give you an idea I threw my plant and pot away rather than risk contaminating future grows. Then soaked everything in a bleach solution. Call me paranoid.
@Philindicus,
I used to vape, I just went back to smoking cigs again, but tobacco isn't reachable there where that plant lives so... I bought diamond nectar from GHE to fix the issue with the roots.
Nice harvest Widdie! I used to grow in 2 gal fab pots but once flower hit I couldnt keep them wet. This round in coco using 5 gal pots and now water every 2 to 3 days. A lot of people say large pots for autos are a waste, but for me it's way more manageable.
@Ga4rd2en0er,
5 gallon pot will be enough for every auto. I'd say 12-15 litres is the ideal size. Smaller coco pots work more like hydroponics, all the nutes you give to the plant goes directly to the roots. In the later stages you gonna have to water her 2 times a day, coco gets dry super fast, when plant is big and is feeding like crazy.
Hey Raziel, just a recommendation but I believe that you are using full strength nutes which from experience using Advanced Nutrients, this is way too strong when Growing autoflowers. Try starting with a quarter of the recommended dose and increase to no more than half strength depending on overall health/growth of the plants. Advanced Nutrients is wicked so it's always a better practice to start low because it's easier to correct under feeding than it is over feeding as it causes multiple problems. If you like using Advanced Nutrients, try the ph perfect line specifically designed for coco as it has everything you need to grow healthy plants. LaBOSSANOVA knows his stuff so any advice will be useful for you. You have the drive my man so I'm sure you'll be Growing trees soon.
Stalks Strong π¨π¦π΄πππ
@OhcanaDAbiz,
Thanks a lot for your recommendations, let's see how it unfolds. It's my first time using AN, I think after this round I'll get back to GHE
In the flowering stage, a little bit of nutrient burn will probably be okay, but too much nutrient burn can seriously hurt yields because the plant will not be able to recover. If you are adding nutrients to your water, it can be very easy to burn your plants in the flowering stage (even with nutrient levels it was fine with before) as different strains have different needs throughout budding. If you are growing in a handwatered system (like in soil or coco coir), flush your system with plain, pHβed water if you notice the first signs of nutrient burn. If you are not adding any extra nutrients in your grow, then you simply need to wait until the plant uses all the excess nutrients in the soil β after the nutes have been used up, the plant will naturally get over the nute burn (old leaves wonβt recover, but leaves should no longer be getting new brown or burnt tips).