Auto White LSD (first grow)

@NeedsMoreFans,Okay I will check that site out for sure!

@KCChiefers, did I ever suggest visiting https://www.growweedeasy.com/ as a tool to help you when you feel like something might be off with the plant? It's a good site that can answer questions related to autos, photos, and other things. With that 4oz a month limit, you will be able to maintain that easy once you get your set up figured out and dialed in.

@NeedsMoreFans, yeah that's what I was kinda deciding on next round or not wether or not I was going to do less plants at a time. I'd like to, but I go through about 2oz a month. My state allows up to 4oz a month. I'd like to be able to harvest once a month or similar to that if I can get myself familiarized with my setup. No dispensaries will be open here until middle of next year

@KCChiefers, lol to the jewelers loupe. I think people suggest it because it's the "standard" even though I haven't found a lot of people who actually enjoy them. Don't worry about using the pisitls as a gauge, it's a good default if you don't have the ability to see the trichomes. I hope you are able to get the 2 ounces of all three. I also hear what you are saying about it not being perfect. I would just hate for you have a really harsh smoke for the relief off the runt. I could be way off though and it could still be fine for you. I'm also glad to hear that you are happy with what you have achieved so far. You have learned a lot over these past two months which is always valuable. Learning the set up is definitely key. You may find that you have to treat the plants differently based on how many you have even going from two to three, to one, to four. Keep the positivity and enjoy the journey. 😃

@NeedsMoreFans, well I got pretty shaky hands too, so the Jewelers Loupe didn't work out too well for me lol. My girl said I should have just spent the extra on a USB scope but sometimes me being cheap...ya know haha. Probably going to order one of those here in the next week. Based off other journals I still have 20-25 days left. If I don't get a scope by chop day I'll probably just go by hairs even though that's not the best way. Probably 1 more feeding then just going to give PH water to them. Like I said my final goal is 2oz off three plants. It's my medicine stash so it doesn't have to be perfect. Just as long as I get relief. Even with mistakes I'm happy with this grow and excited to see once I learn my setup more, what I can achieve with it.

@NeedsMoreFans, yeah I figured I go the cheaper route for the time being. Hoping harvest is decent. That way I can save much needed $

@KCChiefers, 3-4 day watering is normal depending on where you are at in the process and the overall root/plant development. You want the time between watering to decrease as the plant becomes larger.

@NeedsMoreFans, it's another strain from MSNL actually. But okay and another question for you? Blue Marker is pretty light already so it seems like I may need to water her tomorrow. Is that normal to water again after 3-4 days? She took damn near the whole gallon! I just don't want to overwater her. The other 2 ladies pots are still pretty heavy.

@KCChiefers, Niravana Bubblicious? Good strain if so, if not I'm not familiar with the genetics. Wait about a 7 days from sprout to give your first dose of Cal-Mag and don't exceed 3ml to start. As far as the light goes, what does the manufacturer recommend for flower distance? You have to make sure to also account for vertical growth that is still happening. If 18" is the lowest recommendation, try 19"-20" to allow for some growth and not cross the barrier. Or, just lower by about an inch each day until you are 19"/20" away.

@KCChiefers, I don't measure the ppms currently. I've been doing it all just off PH levels after mixing nutrients measured by the ml/tsp per gallon, and checking the run off every so often to make sure the soil isn't heating up. If your plants aren't showing any cal-mag deficiencies, you can wait, but if you want to avoid any potential deficiencies, giving it a shot of cal-mag in the water won't hurt. This far along, you could give it 5ml per gallon and it would be okay. I use tap water that has been filtered and vented to remove the chlorine. I'm fortunate my tap water has a natural 6.5PH rating. I'll remove an equal amount of water to the amount of nutrients I'll be adding, plus a little more to account for PH levelers. The reason I remove an equal amount of water is because the nutrients are all liquid based. The simplest way to start with nutrients is the use the minimum, so if it were FF for example, it would be some cal-mag with the FF Trio of Big Bloom, Grow Big, and Tiger Bloom used at their respective times, and nothing else. Then as you feel comfortable, you could start adding other things, to use FF again, Kelp Me Kelp You, Kangaroots, Cha Ching, etc. You could do then one at a time to measure the difference, or mix and match to your heart is content, but know that your results were vary as you learn how it strain reacts to each addition.

@NeedsMoreFans, I was able to get more info on my tap water source. Do you know if 15 ppm for magnesium and calcium is enough? I'm thinking probably not. Deciding whether I want to go the cal mag route. Curious to know what you water with. I'm just trying to simplify it down till I have a better understanding of what certain plants needs are etc. Yes, I've already learned so much that I'm excited to do these next two seeds here in a few days! I will be starting a bloom booster here in week 5 by Old Age Nutrients so I'm curious to see what it'll do.

@KCChiefers, unless you do something to botch the whole thing, I think you will be happy. Look at what you have learned already, which is important, and helping you improve this grow, in the middle of the process. You will be in a better position for your next run. You know you'll need to check your PH out the gate and make sure that is on point, which has a huge impact on the whole process. Plus you will be able to start figuring out how to dial in your nutrients.

@KCChiefers, yes, they should be entering the stretch soon.

@NeedsMoreFans, the runt is coming along nicely. But the two stronger phenos are growing crazy. I'm pretty sure they're preflowering now. I tried to get some pics. But no luck. Should they be stretching here in the next few weeks before they flower?

@KCChiefers, I'm glad to see that they are all doing well, not just the runt.

@KCChiefers, no worries man. You have that long commute now added to your daily life. We get it.

@NeedsMoreFans, thanks man! Gotta love when life throws you a curve ball. Sorry bout the long update.

@KCChiefers, sounds like a good plan.

@NeedsMoreFans, thank you! I'm actually on week 3, this week! I will be uploading the next few weeks tonight. I'll list the problems I think I have and then I'll see what people think of my resolution on said problems.

@Fitzwell, on the runt or all of them? Ppm of runoff after flushing each one except the runt was around 200ppm

@KCMOR8RH8R, thanks man! Saturday can't come soon enough!

@KCChiefers, I use FF Big Bloom and FF Grow Big for Veg and I start on week three. But you would use whatever line of products you have available that compares to those.

@NeedsMoreFans, I'll be watering tomorrow I think I'm going to give 3ml to a gallon so half the dosage. And see if stuff improves. When I was reading up on Fox farm soil. I read that ocean Forest had enough nutrients to last me till flower. So I have not given any nutes whatsoever so far besides what was in the soil. What would you recommend for a simple veg nute for next go around?

@KCChiefers, what has been your largest N-P-K rating so far? Not just one item, but with all the N-P-K numbers added up? Not percentages either. It depends on where you have been feeding. It also depends on how much P-K and you will have to offset the N. It's not something I could give you an honest answer on based on just 1 product. It kind of looks like a magnesium deficiency, https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-problems/magnesium-deficiency . I would give it some Cal-Mag and see what happens. I could be wrong, but it looks like a Mag issue.

@NeedsMoreFans, I've seen people mention pony tailing. I'll have to look that up!

@KCChiefers, lol, thank you. I do like the shape I have been able to get. I think next time I'll star the LST even sooner, possibly node 3/4 instead of 5/6. I think if I bend her sooner I can get enough of the branches to stretch sooner and get a nice "round forrest" by LST training in a slow circle pattern. To do that though I need the lower branches to stretch out sooner to allow for enough manipulation time. This is also what I'm thinking for my next Black Jack grow. After this is an indica in which I will probably use a combination of LST and Ponytail to see what I get there.

@NeedsMoreFans, no, thank you! I will be updating pictures tonight. Your plants got that stairway to heaven bud set up I dig 👍

@NeedsMoreFans, I played around with the site a little bit and found where you edit the week! Lol took me awhile 😂

@KCChiefers, I update daily.

@NeedsMoreFans, thanks! I'm about to give them water here shortly and do some minor LST adjustments. On another forum they suggested that some of the recent fox farm soil has been off pH wise. So I'm top dressing 1tbs to each gallon of soil with that. Starting to think my pH will be off. Will let you know! Also...can you update day by day or do you have to wait for the week to finish to update your diary?

@NeedsMoreFans, oh, no issue with the smell! I just didn't the leaves would smell like the finished product this soon lol. I only notice it when smelling finger tips after training plants and tucking fans leaves. Trust me not a bad smell 😁

@KCChiefers, I don't see how that could cause such a smell issue. Foliar sprays are really debatable depending on who you talk to. I've done some with and some without, I can't say I know for a fact I saw gains or losses either way. I was using a mix of silica and PH balanced water. To deal with pests I would put neem oil in the water I was giving the soil. I haven't had any mold issues on leaves so I have never needed a foliar spray for that.

@NeedsMoreFans, stink as in when I was touching the leaves. My fingers smelled like some dank! The Foliar Spray is called Overgrow by Optic Foliar. Ingredients are as follows : Total Nitrogen-0.01% Available Phosphate-0.16% Magnesium-0.21% Soluble Potash-0.02% Calcium-0.001%

@NeedsMoreFans, on the CalMag Plus I've been using less than recommended. And the Old Age says for established plants 2-3tbs. I wanted to go on the easy side and go 2 tsp that way since I water them about twice a week I could give them an extra tsp to make a tbs if I felt necessary. I'm thinking about picking up veg nutes from ff to start introducing them to my plants about 3-3.5 weeks in. I watered with CalMag at 2ml/gal and burned both of my Bubblegums. So I'll probably just start pH water for first 3-3.5 weeks. I'm learning though! Plus this new round was with HF

@KCMOR8RH8R, first two weeks I only gave about a quarter of a gallon. Then after that about a half a gallon and now they take about a full gallon with only a few drops out the bottom! It also depends on your medium you're using. I also water them over the course of an hour slowly

@NeedsMoreFans,oh no offense taken. My bedroom lights are terrible and I'll try next time with the flash off!