Week 2 Update
Nice growth over the last week. They are showing signs of wanting to take off in growth soon.
I'm not pleased with this but I'm keeping an eye on 2 plants leaves are showing signs of mottling but with no deformities my concern is this could once again be TMV (Tobacco Mosaic virus) or some type of virus. I follow strict cleaning procedures after every grow using 10% bleach and water soaking solution on everything. Seeds and soil never touched my hands. Not sure where the contamination is occurring. I will have to start performing a more extensive sterilizing procedures for future grows. I'm debating if I will spring $$ for TMV spectrum test kit to confirm infection. Using care not to cross contaminate other plants by touch. Will decide soon whether to trash them or not if new growth isn't normal this could cost me $$$$ in losses. WTF.
They received their first light feeding on day 10 with a second feeding on day 14 supplemented with Great White, Azospirillum brasilense and organic black strap molasses for extra carbohydrates to feed the microbial herd. I've been mixing up a 1 gallon mixture and divided it between the 5 cream cookies and 3 other plants in my tent. Primarily feeding an area about 6 inches in diameter around each plant then lightly saturating the rest of the surface of the pot to keep microbial life happy. I am not watering to runoff yet. Moisture levels are good and holding deeper in the pots according to my digital moisture meter. Expect to see the first roots coming out of the bottom of the pots by the end of week 3.
Tent conditions are the same.
PAR meter reading of 250 umoles. DLI (Daily light integral) 20 hrs@ 250 umoles = DLI of 18.00 moles per day
Tent temperature average 78 F with a humidity of 65% leaf temperature of 73 F giving me a LVPD (Leaf vapor pressure deficit) of 0.65 kPa
@Philindicus, bad luck with the possible TMV! The others are going great, really good to see how nicely they can come along when you treat them right. π» I am hoping my next grow will be more like this.
@Philindicus, this is what I am looking for. Thanks.
This explains a lot about what I see with my plants. And it is the defense response that I want. It is not so much the light reaching lower sight for outdoor grow. And yes, it is needed for Sativa for buds to mature in a more controlled manner.
Again, thank you so much. Iβll look up jasmonic acid to learn more.
@Med_in_Tropic, I think it depends on the plant and how it's growing. In my case most of the lower leaves won't get enough light my canopy is pretty dense. I usually start in week 5 or 6 with autos by removing popcorn bud sites and fan leaves from the lower 25 to 30% of the plant. The upper canopy gets slowly thinned out up to harvest. I use smaller stresses rather than big ones. My only concern with using too much stress is causing hermies especially with autos. If your growing out side light can reach the entire plant and massive defoliation may not be needed unless bud sites are being blocked. If the plant has only a few leaves with good internode spacing I wouldn't defoliate very much if at all. Using defoliation and slight damages to the plant causes it to release jasmonic acid to the injured area which actually is a defense response. This would slow down growth/ bud developement temporarily until the area heals. Jasmonic acid may have a relationship with increased resin and terpene production it can also help keep buds tighter and dense. It's key to do this early enough so it doesn't interfer with key bud building times. Seems like a bit of trial and error. I've heard Indica strains don't like to be heavily pruned and defoliated yet Sativas seem to enjoy it more.
Looks great all that is missing is.... You grind up some of that bud,sprinkle it on some vanilla ice cream and pour a tad of that Kahlua over it. ππ From the White House
@Philindicus, man do I love GD but have experienced so many weird glitches I'm not even surprised anymore. Usually corrects itself in a day. The other day it just on it's own would continuously scroll down. Scared me into thinking I broke my phone. But hey I still love the site and especially the community.
@JotaStoner, yes I like using Advanced Nutrients. I feel they have a great nutrients. I feel you dont need to buy their entire line up to get some nice buds.
Nice I really like your auto grows. You did everything right π. I also just picked up 3 strains from fastbuds I'm going to be growing in a sog in about a week or so. I'll definitely be looking through your diary to see how you grow them. I've only grown one auto Afghan skunk by advance seeds but that was 4 years ago.
@DankGardener, Fast Buds has some nice genetics. I do see a lot of auto growers using more high stress training on FB larger growing strains with great success. I'm limited when it come to plant over all height and light distance. I will be following your grows you always put on a good show.
@Med_in_Tropic, From some of the diaries I've followed CC seems to be a fairly long flowering strain. What can I say I'm spoiled from growing all these 70-75 day strains.
What an absolute beauty Phil. Great #'s for an auto and looks like some incredibly good smoke. Very happy for you, man. Great work and well deserved Chop!π
Cheers. Happy trails and happy grows this weekπ