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The initial week was OK for my 1st time.
White widow Big Bud is the largest/longest from the 1st week. But the northern lights look exactly the same size as each other.
I was worried about over watering the plants. I only watered every 2 days. But only enough for seedling not the pot. To ensure oxygen getting to the roots.
LED IS JUST ON VEG, started on 40% then increase to 80-90% after 5 days
1st week using nutrients 0.5ml was the Inital dose, 1/2 recommended by hornet.
Plants love it and the leaves on the widow and Northern light grew practically over night.
2nd dosage was 1ml/1.5ltrs, I think this was too much for the northern light, hence the yellow.
Next feed will be on Monday with no nutrient to ensure.... Worried about drainage, not had any run off.. But they are still small sor should there be run off?
Hey dude. I'm definitely no expert, but no, you don't need to see runoff in the seedling stage and localized watering is better then total saturation of the soil, especially with the size of pot you're using. There is no root system to uptake that water and saturation will suffocate them. Also, the larger the pot you start your seedling in, the more medium you have to disperse any moisture. Overwatering too soon can be a big problem in a bigger pot and can take a long time for it too dry out. I usually look to start getting my 10-20% runoff at week 3-4 when there's a root system to take it. Play this by ear as this will be specific to your plants growth and growth rate. At this stage, even when I'm looking for runoff, I know the root system isn't throughout the entire medium so I localize the watering about 1-2 inches from stem (making like a little mote). Finally, always make sure to let the medium dry somewhat or almost completely (in Vegetation) b/t every feeding. There are cheap little gauges/probes kicking around that do read soil moisture level, but the good ol' finger in the soil works too.
Hope this helped! All these answers came from personal screw up's, LOL!
This week had alot of positive leave growth, each plant had their own characteristics already.
Last 3-4 days of the week I've switched to 24hr lighting and got a automatic humdifer today(22/12), so hoping for alot of growth next week.
I thought the leaves were beginning to curve due to the extra light, so I increased the distance. Possible "clawing" on WWBB #1 due to internal fan position, that has been adjusted. Northern lights continue to have light green leaves but I think that is natural.
Nutrients, 0.5ml, 6.2PH 1st feed, lazy mid week feed on WWBB's 7.3PH, last feed 1ml,5.9PH. Last feed was the 1st 2ltr feed over 3 plants.
I was rotating the plants around the tent last week, this stunted the growth of the NL, back in its normal place it seems to be growing again.
WWBB are growing new nodes at the stem, very happy..
LST started day 6.
WWBB responded well.
NL seems to be struggling
WWBB #1 will be FIMd LST
WWBB #2 will be FIMd and LST
NL will be just LST
Nutrients mix will increase this week.
But only using 1/2 dosage this week due to nutrient burn from 1st feed.
Day 3 - biobizz is ideal addition to the club.
Northern lights is green, playing catchup but it grows longer than WWBB so time LST is perfect.
Day 7 UPDATE
WWBB are bushing out, 8 nodes 9n each plant.
Might defoliate WWBB #1 as it has thicker foliage and water is forming.
1-2 weeks left in veg before switching
Day 1, defoliate WWBB 1#, just the largest fan leaves.
Day 3, defoliate WWBB #2. LST all plants. Water today, full nutrients, no sign of burn
Day 7, WWBB trimmed 1-2 days, all level heights. Overwatered day7 on purpose to see how much is too much.
1st week of 12/12 light schedule
VEG + BLOOM 100%, COB 40%
2000ml of water, 2-3 days
Day 3 - light defoliation, lst needed on the NL for height, WWBB for light,
😭I cut a main node off WWBB #2, the bottom stem, but we will see how it recovers,
Day5/6 tucked the edges of the fabric pot to allow light from the side.
Broke a northern light stem doing rough LST.
All green leaves. Not watered for 3 days.
Day 7 - repotted to 7 Gallon pot. Coco and perlite mix
5L of water across all 3 plants. Awaiting run off
3 new fans, 7 Gal pots.
VEG 100%, BLOOM 100, COB 50%
5L OF WATER, ALL PLANTS.. No run off.
Humidity range 45-55%
Day 1 - super light defoliation, mostly tucking. Cut part of a stem on the Northern lights 😠, taped up straight away. We will see what happens.
Day 2 - 5L watering - 1L per plant included to normal nutrients ;
Bio Bizz Top Max and Bio BLOOM 1ml/L
Day 3 - tucking and LST. Little to no defoliation to support growth. #hopefully
Day 5 - all plants are bushing. Defoliation, temperature over 30° 2nd day in a row... Only 2hrs..
5L watering--all nutrients used. No sign of burn. Next watering will be water only.
Day 7 - LST, trying to expose and grow bud sites.
Flowers and pistles are showing 😁😁😁
VEG & BLOOM 100%, COB 60%
Humidity 40-50%
Day 1 - plants showing pistles, heads are turning to flowers.
NORTHERN LIGHTS, stem that was cut has survived. Mostly tucking, to expose branches.
Day 2 - 5L watering, all nutrients, WWBB #1, was yellowing a bit (calmag def?)
LST and defoliation, ensuring light gets to the bottom.
Pistles on the main stems, smaller stems still growing/changing
Day 5 - 5l watering - bio products only
Light training
Day 7- pistles at the ends of all colas and down the stems. Last bit of side ways LST before allowing buds to grow up.
Large Defoliation today on all plant to encourage bud growth in week 4 of flowering.
VEG 100%, BLOOM 100% COB 70%
Humidity 45-50%
Lower main stems are now stiff, LST only side stems and top main stems.
Little to no defoliation anymore.
Day 1 - let all the LST ties off to allow the stems to catch up with main stem height. Pistles showing on all stems
5L watering, all nutrients.
Day 2 - rip off all Bud sites which haven't grown pistles yet. Proof not enough light is getting to them. Mostly tucking.
May start LST bamboo sticks till it reaches scrog net height.
Day 3-😬 SMELL IS GETTING STRONGER
mostly tucking leaves. LST on NL main stems to expose light in the middle. No training on WWBB's
5L WATERING - only and Calmag.. To get the right NPK ratio or close to it
Day 5 - 5L watering - Only BioBizz and CalMag
Mostly defoliate fan leaves on Northern lights. Tucking WWBB's
Day 6 - little to do today, just make sure all Bud sites have enough light. Mostly tucking. Smell is increasing daily, litlle by little
The bud site towards the lower middle of the plant. Should I get rid of them if they aren't keeping up with the taller buds or should I leave them to see if they catch up?
I have upto 8-10 nodes per stem due to LST training
I think this is more of your preference type situation... If the nodes are getting plenty of light they will fatten and be worthy of harvest. They will be Smaller then the fat main colas but definitely still worthy of harvest. It's really about whether you want more larger nugs or more nugs overall. It's really more about what your after..
VEG 100%, BLOOM 100 % COB 75%
Humidity 45-50
Aim of the week is to ensure equal growth amongst Bud sites.
ALL PURPOSE NUTRIENTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT. BIOBIZZ AND CALMAG ONLY. NPK RATIO -
Day 1 - 5L watering - just biobizz & CalMag.
WWBB'S need LST on smaller/new stems for air flow and equal light/height. Defoliation still needed but very cautious of not having new growth moving forward.
Day 2 - defoliation mostly in WWBB #2, LST on both WWBB's for even spread of bud sites. Starting to have rings on buds sites around the central stem.
Not enough time to tend to NL
Each plant is taking 1hr each a day now to tend to.
Day 3 - 5L watering just water and BioBizz Top bloom.
Soil seem drier quicker and I wanted a semi flush.
LOWERING THE LIGHT FROM 23" TO 18"
Buds beginning to form and swell Iver the hair
WWBB'S now have a citrus smell when up close. NL has a light smell.
Trained only WWBB's. Light LST, mostly tucking.
Day 4 - Light Burn on the older fan leaves, could be nutrient burn but I doubt it. Raised the light back up.
Not much to do apart from bend a few stems.
SMELL HAS INCREASED ALOT.. TOUCHING THE LEAVE GIVE INDICATION OF WHAT THE BUD WILL SMELL LIKE.
Day 6 - 5L JUST WATER. Soil is drying up quicker
Loads of bud sites, LST and light defoliation to expose the center. Cut a few bud sites that won't get real light.
NL buds are a smaller that WWBB's
Smell/tricomes are getting larger.
VEG 100% BLOOM 100%, COB 80%.
I doubt I will increase the COB any further, due to the temp control.
INTRODUCE MOLASSES/BLACK TREACLE, its recommended to help with flavour and ripening. Will read up more.
Day 1 - 5L WATERING - JUST MOLASSES
*Introduced cheap dehumidifier to aim for 40% RH for the rest of the grow. Still looking for alrnatives.*
Lightly trim fan leaves, still pulling down Main stems to expose lower bud sites. WWBB's obviously larger buds than Northern lights. End is in sight
Day 2 - *Humidity is reaching 60% RH.*🙄. Ordered extra fan and proper dehumidifier from amazon.
5L watering, Molasses, all nutrients
Largest low fan leaves were cut to reduce "wide footprint" and help reduce humidity from the plants. Constantly defoliating to increase air circulation and light penetration
Day 3 - INSTALLED HUMIDIFIER, need to achieve 40%RH.
No real training today, nice spacing between nodes now.
Main stems are bulking up, molasses appears to make the white hairs longer and thicker.
Day 4 - additional fan added to help reduce humidity.
Still average 50%RH
Day 5 - officially lollipopping for the 1st time. Get rid of most of baby bud sites, not getting enough light.
Aim is to get larger buds in the end.
Started using bamboo sticks to keep space between buds
Day 7 - Humidity is the issue now, I can't get it lower than 50%RH without opening the tent.
Trimming excess fan leaves to help lower humidity.
Buds are swelling, loads of pistles left, so they are only going to get bigger
VEG 100% & BLOOM 100%, COB 40%.
HUMIDITY 45-55%
light, reduced COB to reduce temp/humidity.
Main issue is reducing humidity. Extra fans/stronger extraction needed
Day 1 - 5L watering all nutrients.
Light defoliation on NL, WWBB, enough to expose lower buds.
Day 2 -5L watering, just Molasses
Leaves are sticky to touch. Starting using a stick to move leaves around.
Humidity is still my biggest worry. No budget for a larger extraction fan this grow. *LST/DEFOLIATION OFFICIALLY STOPPED*
Day 3 - sugar crystals forming. Buds starting to sparkle ✨😬. Smell/bud size increasing daily.
NL sugar leaves beginning to droop over buds. Really dark and wet leaves.
MOLASSES must be helping this.
Day 4 - nothing
Day 5 - 5L WATERING - ALL NUTRIENTS, NO MOLASSES
Taken off all LST training cables, probably should of done this before. FAN LEAVES BEGINNING TO YELLOW.
Buds are bulking and stretching,
WWBB#2, pistles are browning the most. Shouldn't of cut the last fan leave from WWBB#1, Main stem bud is smaller then WWBB#2
VEG 100%, BLOOM 100%, COB 40 % to reduce heat/humidity.
FINAL HURDLE NOW. 🤓
Leaves beginning to yellow.
I hope less than 2 weeks left. 1 additional week to increase Bud bulk.
Day 1 - All plants, fan leaves starting to yellow. WWBB'S the buds are largest.
WWBB #2 has the largest buds.
Day 3 - 5L watering all nutrients, incl calmag
Calaxes are swelling up, more trichomes are forming.
Overall buds are getting bigger
1ST NIGHT PIC.. BUDS ALMOST GLOW IN THE DARK 😉🌃
Day 4 - smell is stronger, humidity still stuck around 50%RH
Buds Continue to swell. Trichomes still clear.
Day 5 - 5L watering CalMag & molasses
Calaxus's are getting thicker in the bud, meaning they are getting tighter/larger.
NOT SURE IF I SHOULD HARVEST THIS WEEK OR NOT
Day 7 - everything is looking good. Still think WWBB's will benefit from 1 more week.
NL will be trimmed today 🎊
All plant harvested
I admit first time growers rush came into play.. Definitely could of waited another week. Life and Budget forced the decision. Factor to consider next time.
1st time trimming... This should be interesting.
TRIMMING - it took a while. Loads of resin... I lost a bit on the gloves,
Krissci
