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This is the first week of the grow.
Spacebucket with 2x23w and 2x32 CFL's / LED Strip. 2 intake fans on the side and one exhaust fan at the top
Growing in soil.
This week have added the watering hose, will start using that once the plant is a litter bigger to drop water in. Not sure if the husk situation of last week stunted any growth.
Started adding the nutrients to the water mix, low amount for the first litre, will then step it up and make a 2 litre solution.
Started LST at 17 days since planting.
Day19 had to adjust the tie higher up the plant as the top had already grow upwards again.
Day 20 - moved the tie again further up the main stem, to allow the sides to see more light, will see how it is at dat 21 and might hault the LST until the main stem grows longer.
Day 21 - Taken the tie off to let the stems gain some hieght now
This week almost a litre of water used, going by if its dry about a inch or so deep, then water.
Will order a carbon filter and some ducting soon.
Looking into a drip system as well to help with the watering while away.
So far she is look nice and green, leafy and bushy, Not sure if that is what I need to happen, but its going.
Have removed one larger mid level leaf to allow light to a lower starting branch.
Carbon filter and ducting now installed, cut a hole in a shelf and fitted the filter.
Plant is drinking every other day between an 8th and a quarter of alitre of water.
Using garden ties to perform LST, assume its going OK, but guidance welcome.
This week was a way for a couple of days so missed a couple of daily snaps.
She seems to be doing well and responding well to some LST, been having the lower ones held down with garden ties.
Have removed 4 mid level larger leaves which were covering the lower stems.
After some further reading have changed ligth schedule to 20/4 for these autos.
Will keep at it and see how she goes!
any advice welcome
Feel like shes come along way this week,
Flowering seems to of started, have taken off some of the larger leafs again this week to allow light to the lower areas. For next grow will cut the fabric pots down a little closer to the soil level, with that will check the roots of this plant to see if needs more or less soil first.
Not real smell changes this week, carbon filter working as expected.
Its been a busy few weeks with work, holiday, general life not done an update for while. Still have some pictures so will back date some weeks soon.
She has come along way over these last few weeks. Hairs are really showing clearly and there has started to be a light dusting on the higher leafs.
Watering seems to be around 0.5Ltr average every 2 days.
Moved the lights higher to allow for some extra space, didnt want to get any burns.
Enjoy!
From what I can tell she is very close to harvest, hopefully she will be ready by friday/saturday (5/6 days) time.
On only water now for "the flush" so should have some good smoking bud.
There is still a lingering smell of nutes on first sniff, but that soon passes after a few mins of the bucket being open.
Tried to use a jewlers loop to get some close pictures.
Loads of water per day currently compared to the rest of the grow, every day checking an inch deep and its dry so watering more.
Any and all comments/feedback/suggestions welcome! :)
Feel like due to the weather taking such a change, night time temp has dropped. I either have 2 options, buy a lizard style heat mat to place under the bucket or still buy the pad and harvest. The bucket would be modified, bulbs removed, plant/pot remved. Leave the fans running and place the heat pad at the bottom of the bucker. The pad would be at the lowest point, the hot air would rise and hit the first set of fans at around 20/25cm higher. The bud would be hanging from around 30/35cm from the base then a final top fan sucking air out and into the carbon filter.
The leaves are turning purple from the smaller stems and slowly on the larger ones, I have seen this could be low P levels (on the flush so would kind of make sense) and also cold weather which also fits.
Trichnomes almost 47.5%/47.5% split between white and milky, with the remaining 5% being amber, mainly on the lower stems/bud sites.
The cold is also causing me concern it's stopping to 10c in the evening and can't bring the bucket into the main house.
From planting, on day 93/ week 14 as of today (09/11/2019)
I think the biggest thing is, will she be ok to harvest in the next day or 2?
The leaves are turning purple from the smaller stems and slowly on the larger ones. Trichnomes details above. Would she be ready to harvest in the next few days?
Hello SpaceMod, your girl is looking great.
The purple color is probably the works of the colder tempratures, looking amazing.
I would recommend you look at the trichomes until at least 90% is cloudy.
Do NOT let your trichomes get amber, it will degrade the flavor of your weed, give you a more narcotic effect and it will give you a harsh feeling left in your throat.
Hope this was an helpfull answer my friend, Keep ong growing. Peace 👍
So this was my first grow and feel it went really well using the spacebucket!
After cropping, she weighted in at 156grams on the scales, wet with stems.
Have taken the pot out and all of the lights to turn the bucket into a drying bucket where the buds will stya until they are ready for curing!
Will update once that move happens as well!
Thanks everyone for the comments and help with the grow, roll on spring to start the next one!
SpaceMod
