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I'm back. Round 2. Here we go. I turned the last grow into RSO and am enjoying every drop. First for those that followed the last grow thanks for your imput, you may notice a few changes. I ripped out the worthless airsock and flattened the light reflector. Ran some 4" ducting to a 4" filter and there is absolutely zero smell. Best ugrade so far. Also added some legs to the bottom to get it off the carpet and allow airflow around all sides. Another you may notice is there is only one plant in the cups. Lesson learned. I'm sure I could grow 4 in there with tons more experience, but for a first grow it was a bit overzealous. I have the cool probe in there but probably won't need it.
Direc seed sow into Rockwood cube. Cube soaked in a 6,0 pH RO H2O + B1-Red for 2 hours. Drained and sowed seed. O2 Bubbles in Rez are jumping up and keeping cube moist. Water level about 1/2-3/4" below bottom of cups.
Plan is to LST around the edges keeping veg 4" above surface of rez so I can still access cups for MX.
Nice root growth. Temps are good. pH good. Ppm good. So far so good. Starting veg nutes soon and lst. Small bends to keep things low before I install a trellis.
Transition from seedling to veg. Started nutes at half strength to avoid shock. Full strength hydroguard. Turned on cool probe to keep Rez temps down. Also turned on circulation fan. Going to start top feed week 4, hoping for a boost in growth. Not sure yet what to expect. Lights still on 24/7. I read Autos can grow under 24. I plan on backing down to 18/6 when flower starts. So far so good.
Lots of veg growth. It's amazing how fast these beauties grow. I went ahead and built my scrog trelis then topped her. As of right now I'm just tucking fan leaves but as soon as she gets to the trelis I'm hoping it will really open up and show more growth.
I re-routed my intake hose to under the cabinet with the hopes of bringing in cooler air. Wow did that sure work. Temps inside are 10F cooler. Probably helps that the plant is using the light and warmth now as well instead of the hot air just sitting inside the room.
Humidity is super low and I'm not sure what to do. As of right now I'm using a foliar spray twice a day and the plant seems content.
Also there is growth in the Rez. Not sure what kind but I keep hydroguard in there and its not affecting the plant at all from what I see. Don't want to street the roots out with h2o2 ,what else can I do?
So far so good. She's growing very well despite the brown junk in the bottom of the Rez and on the walls. I'll be flushing next week and I may add in a few extra mils of florakleen. I don't want to strip everything with 30%h2o2. I'll keep using hydroguard and hope it keeps a balance between good and evil.
Defoliation has occurred. It gave me more access to the lower branches allowing more LST in order to fill every inch possible of the horizontal plane. Placed a small humidifier in the box but humidity levels still severely low. Going to try a fan controller for exhaust in hopes it may allow humidity to build a bit.
I feel she's about to flower really soon.
So far so good. A little discoloration in a few leaves. Bud sites forming. Weird weather we've been having and temps in the box jumped up into the 90's. That being said I went ahead and made the switch to LED. Wish I would have switched sooner. Temps fell almost 20F. Sure some has to so with the outside temps dropping back down but this thing runs so cool.
Great light penetration but not sure if the intensity is enough. Time will tell.
She pretty much stopped eating and drinking. I read that prior to flowering they will slow down overall uptake and slow down growth as well. I don't quite remember that from my last grow but I do remember there being a huge flowering stretch.
I'm switching over to bloom nutes next week after a flush so hopefully she'll get the nutes she needs/wants.
Looking good. Growing good. A little disappointed by the lack of smell but also relieved a little. As long as it medicates it will be a success. No issues at all. Upgraded the 80W LED to 120W LED. Haven't metered the 120W yet but the 80W was reading 15.5klux at the canopy. Running 100% strength nutes and she loves it. No brown tips ,no rot , and no erratic pH or temps. What a difference the second grow has made.
Well...thought she was done stretching and man was I wrong. Hey at least now I know for next time. I couldn't find any detailed grows from this mix so didn't know exactly what to expect. Now that I know shes a late bloomer I can keep the canopy lower next round.
All in all everything is good. Drinking a gallon a day. When solution drops below 1200ppm I add a gallon of nutes. Starting to thicken up and I've seen some calyx forming.
I'm keeping a close watch with her being so close to the light. Luckily this light runs really cool and no light burn or stress. Slightly stressed. The edges on the very closest curled up slightly. And a few leaves are lightening in contrast.
chugging along. not much else to say. Drinking water and nutes like crazy. Stretch seems to finally be over. Late stretch for sure. I can only smell her when the box is open. Not real strong and def not cannabis smell. Really fruity and smooth. I must admit I do miss the slap you in the face dank smell I had last grow.
Pistils crazy and buds fattening up. I don't smell a hint of anything until I crack open the door to the cabinet and then bam! A face full of blueberry. Mmmmmm. Still miss the traditional dank smell, that skunk. When I start to move colas around the smell gets stronger and then I get it on my hands and I feel like the arm pit chick from SNL. Can't stop sniffing my fingers. Lol. Hoping you start a flush next week. Some pistils are brown but not nearly enough.
Trichomes are still tiny and clear as well. The waiting game in knowing a harvest is right around the corner but you still have to wait. The agony!
Woke up next morning and she drank up the entire solution. I mixed up a fresh dose of 6.2 pH'd CaliMagic And SugarDaddy. I read CalMag uptake is more efficient in the upper scale of Hydro pH range(Correct me if I'm wrong) so I adjusted pH accordingly.
Here on out I'll feed nothing but sugar and Cal-I-Mag and let pH hover around 6.2-6.5. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Chopped a couple Buds that we're getting burnt up. There's a couple more in the back as well but that's what happens when you outgrow the growing space. Next one I'll have to focus more on LST post flower.
I'm gonna back down to the 80w LED to finish the grow because the 200 was good until this past week. Im pretty sure I'll be starting flush next week but who knows. This is only grow 2. The future is bright.
Flushed twice with Florakleen. Now running RO with CaliMagic and Sugar daddy for a week, then flush RO and FK for a week. Not much to report. At this point I've just been planning next grow and evaluating this one. Gotta keep them below the light. Cheers
Update: added a few more pics this morning.
Common theme is a week of sugars and a week of flush. But here's what doesn't get talked about... Do I keep the PPM stable or do I let it rise/fall. If I'm running straight up RO, the water is going to gain more ppm. Does that mean I should change Rez daily? Add sugars daily?
Hi bro , I check ppm/ec and ph daily , I fill with ph tap water (mine is 0.4 EC ) sometimes twice a day , to maintain , I add between 1-5 ml of nutrient base ( A+B) , I ONLY ADD sugar and boost when I change the whole reservoir , to fresh solution , I change solution every 10 days in flower 🌺,less in veg ( if ever ) - I flush for two weeks with pure RO (0) water , if you let the ppm rise and fall it's no big deal as long as its not excessive , DWC really doesn't need much at all , I am trying a 3 week flush as an experiment , but 1 week seems ok .question do you want sugar in your buds or thc?
First part of flush done. Fed just SugarDaddy and CaliMagic. pH has been drifting from 6.5 to 4.5. Not sure exactly why it is drifting so much. My best guess is she's drinking some nutes up leaving others that are more acidic...
Sugar leaves are starting to lose their green and turning slightly crisp. Buds are getting full and sugar coated. Alot of the sugars are spilling over like snow on a mountain.
Cut a cola which had all brown pistils as a test. From here on out I'll be flushing with fresh water daily. Last 3 days just RO. Maybe a one week maybe a two week. The plant still has a lot of green leaves so she can feed herself until she's ready for harvest. At least I know it's a clean plant.
Can't really smell much until I give her a shake and then she shares her scent. Deep inhale makes my day. I've been making plans to lower my screen a few inches to assist in keeping a low canopy. Other than outgrowing my space this strain has been great. Easy and not picky.
pH'd RO all week. Nothing more nothing less. Chopped a burnt up cola in the back. After a few days drying I finished the trim. The bleached color actually went away. Weird. This morning I opened up the closet for air like I do everyday. Smelled cat piss smell. I looked all over goolge for an answer and so many forum people swore it was the strain called catpiss. Last week I was reading an "article " from a long time grower and he mentioned the pH around harvest time effecting the smell. If a plant isn't getting the right uptake it will leave behind salts and create a foul cat piss smell. I added some water and pH up and the smell went away. Hmmm. Guess it wasn't the infamous cat piss weed. Fell free to chime in.
Easy grow. No real issues other than inexperience. She had a late growth a few weeks into flower which pretty much made the ScroG a non factor in the grow. Next grow is already planned out and I can't wait. Right now though I have a cabinet full of beautiful colas drying in 70F 50%rh. The smell is very faint until you break open the buds and then the wonderful terps share their scents.
I'm contemplating growing this again so I can get it right but at this point I'm undecided. I guess I'll make the decision once it's cured and I can test the smoke.
The haul was much more than I expected. I'll get a final weight after drying is complete. 2 bags of trim for edibles and concentrates then some beautiful buds for the vape. All in all I'm content.
If you're going to grow this watch out for the late push. That's really what got me. An experienced grower would have been ready I'm assuming. Other than that it was easy. She out up with low rh. High rh. High temp. Low temps.
@biggreens420, just the one net.
Pictures don't do justice but the light is actually very bright. I can't look into the box without glasses anymore and I could with the CFL. Probably a good thing. If I don't see significant growth in the next few days I'll bump up to a higher output LED.
So you think I'll need to do another lollipop? I've been pulling down colas using LST in order to keep the top growth low, for an even canopy. Also the pinch twist method. Can't recall the technique name.
I haven't been able to find a grow diary for this pheno so I'm not sure how much of a stretch I'll be getting. Time will tell. Thanks again for the input.
@Darkmanx,yeah to get them to stretch further so u can fill rest of next lollipop the shortest ones while still tucking the big ones and try work them to the corner what's empty is that what light your using to the end what is it it doesn't seem very bright are you adding another net also?
@Darkmanx,yeah I adjust the ties untill she holds her shape. then usually stop after she's done stretching sounds like she's doing well to me I would carry on until your happy with her
@biggreens420,should I continue to LST and keep the canopy at a set height? She wants to get closer to the light. No light burn yet or anything that has caused me to worry about light stress. She's drinking a gallon a day right now. PH5.8 1650ppm after feeding. Next day pH 6.0 2050ppm. 400ppm swing. Good eating if I'm not mistaken.
harvest is approaching fast ;)
as for the catpiss you have a strain by that name, it's actually a pheno of Super Silver Haze, but as you've said yourself, the PH imbalance can make that kind of smell too ;)
@Darkmanx, as for the harvest, that all depends on when you like to take down your plants - trichomes wise... but I'd say it'll be done in a week or two, if you're seeing some amber now
@Darkmanx, don’t worry! We all make that mistake at least once, we get tired of waiting and jump at the idea it looks ready :) can’t wait to see the final product!
@Darkmanx, check my white widow diary she's just started ripening u will see the difference in the hairs and I'm starting 2 week flush next week so 3 week in total before i chop her it will give you a rough idea what yours will look like when getting ready to finish
@Darkmanx, nice man that's what u want some nice buds yeah she's still got time not even ripening yet brother but I would still flush for at least a week when she's ready but that's up to you bro
You are growing with a 200 watts CFL right?
I suggest you take a look at the Marijuana Growing > Grow Diaries > Micro Grows sub-forum in ICMAG specially the threads by Blynx regarding the way LED Bulbs compare to CFL.
In summary, you can get the same result that CFL but at a quarter of the power and with way less heat generated.
@@Athos, I made the switch. 80W 3000K bulb. Temps dropped almost 20F. Smdh. Now let's see if the light has enough intesity. She's not eating or drinking at all. Just about time to switch into flowering nutes.
@Darkmanx, I don't know, but part of the reason led bulb are so good is what some people are calling system efficiency, meaning that all the light is cast down.
@biggreens420,that is exactly what I was looking for. I felt like I should be doing something but unsure of what. Thanks again. Is it too late to lollipop the lower buds. Suckers so to speak. I know with 🍅's we pick the suckers because they steal energy. And strawberries clip the runners because they steal energy. Same concept here right? I clipbthe lower buds and the canopy buds get fatter?
they sure look pretty... Awesome work to get the ammonia smell in control I had some bud rot on last year on my biggest cola - smelled funky, had to chuck it. Glad you wont have to be doing that. I am sure your trichomes will start to amber-up soon.
@schmorgastheborg, all the pistils are brown and receding. I went ahead and called it. Shut the lights off and bent the stems a few days ago. I saw a documentary where stressing thr plant before harvest results in more thrich production at the last minute. Nature's last ditch effort to get pollinated before it's return to earth.
@biggreens420, it's amazing how a little patience pays off. I swear she double in gerth over just a few days. Buds are getting fat and buds are forming on top of buds. Thanks.
@Dtech, I was thinking about it. Logically its sound. Where Autos originated they had long summer days. I already switched to 20/4 but next grow I'll go 24/7. Thanks for stopping by.
Darkmanx
