I'm late! Welcome to Week 2 of Bloom w/ GDPxBruce. The Deets:
The Good:
-Fantastic week with Bruce. After the early week cal/mag flush, this girl has just taken off and I see the Bruce Banner in her now. Glad I left the extra room for the stretch as she is already nearly a 100% stretch.
-Getting furry and starting bulk up. The stretch does seem to be slowing and she's starting to work on pushing her bud sites. Good show👍
-New feeding schedules and defo throughout the week went very well. No stress, no issues, only positive signs of recovery.
The Bad:
-No bad
The Meh:
-Let her and PSK get a little too big. I wasn't really able to control them and I did not expect them to stretch so much. They're beasts and it is what it is. I still have the lamp buffer and clearance to comfortably grow further without damaging or bleaching her top fans/bud sites.
-No more room and slowly bracing them back inwards for ease of movement.
-Lighting was changed as it wasn't exactly optimal. New pictures show the new rotation these girls will be in for the remainder of the grow. PSK and GDPB in the front, under the SF and SC/DD under the blurple in the back.
Process and New Tentative Feeding Schedule:
1. Flushed w/ Cal/Mag (beginning of recovery)
2. 1/2 dose of recommended feed
3. Water
4. 1/2 dose of recommended feed (completing full feed over three days)
5. Water
6. 1/2 Dose
7.Water
8. *Planned lite nutrient flush to see where she's at. Max of 20% run-off to displace the old and replace with the new*
9. Wait to dry out and repeat 2-7 (intermittent flushes pending on plant condition. Don't know yet)
Notes of the Week:
-Already looking to do a dual harvest on PSK and GDPB. Due to their heights and all the growth coming in on the bottom end, I can see that a second harvest after a week or so will help increase my yield and under-canopy bud quality.
-Planning on starting to drop night time temps slowly in the next week. In time, near the end of bloom, the tent should be about 18-19 degrees for lights off.
-Still some work to do with the girls, but the new schedule and plant health as vastly improved. I feel with more patience, continued daily feeds and lighter nutrient feeds, these girls will be in pretty decent shape by the end of Bloom, Week 3. Fingers crossed.
-All plants are currently on water feeds and will be getting an intermittent flush this Friday/Saturday. Going to run a 1/2 dose balanced nutrient feed w/ roughly 20% run-off. Would like to see where they're at and if my new methods are working. Too much excess, not enough? We shall soon see.
Thanks all for dropping by for quite a short entry. Busy with reno's and trying to find the time to update these things. Hope you all have a great week and I'll catch you all on the flip side👍. Cheers all and take care out there. Peace!✊
@JinksyGrows, I am also considering buying a small Electric Hoist to raise and lower the units too and use "yo-yo hangers" on each corner to keep from the units from spinning. Might sound excessive, but having the ability to quickly and easily raise and lower the lights would be well worth the investment. I have been eyeing one with 110lb capacity and it only weighs a little over 12lbs. Anyhow, if you have questions or if I can help in anyway, please let me know. Happy growing!
Oveerwatering Issues=?. I feel you- To me the watering Regime is the hardest one to learn in indoor growing. It took me a good number of grows.
I ended in watering daily, and smaller amounts. and Always to look for the plant before i water^^.
If you have tiny plants, use tiny buckets to water them. ( a small glass )etc. You may take longer, but you cant overdo it.
Or take a small plasticbottle and do some markings onto the bottle. so you see how much you want to give to one plant. and can Control how much they already got.
@Mrs_Larimar, This is exactly what I've started to do as of yesterday, haha. I can't be trusted with the 100mL syringe, so I'm back to bottle feeds. Going waaay better, haha.
Thanks👍. I'll stop drowning them😅
Man how did we experience the exact same thing at the same time!? Reading the comments I’m so glad to hear they’re bouncing back!! I just had 5 nodes when I overwatered and had 0 growth for 7 days and lost the 3 lower nodes on all my girls. Since reporting in fabric pots they’ve bounced back and are growing as good as ever! Can’t wait to see how yours bounce back man, good luck!!
@ButtersStotch, Funny eh? Haha. Well, not a that funny, but crap does happen. And we're in the same boat, but it a good way this time🙂. I moved mine to 3 gallon fabrics too and they're moving surprisingly really well now. Woot! Congrats on the recovery man. Onwards 😀👍
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oha,,,, that was really short ( for you)😜
most time if i say .. well theywill need 10-12 Days... they are suddenly done 5 Days later... my Plants tend to change from clear to milky,,,"overnight"
@Mrs_Larimar, That's a good point. I was looking at last week's pictures and trich development and she is moving very quick. The purple and fade only started 4 days ago too and that's going really fast. May have to cut down sooner, but I'll let her tell me😉. Just keeping a real close eye on them now.
@Med_in_Tropic, Still a little bit to go, but I feel we're close👌. Not dead or crispy! I have faith🙂. Moved forward with my test feed on DD and we shall see how this goes. Been 8 hrs and she's perked right up ... I'll take what I can get! Haha. So far so good.
Thanks med!
Good to know about the benefit of ticking analog as nice programable digital. Come to think of it, these household timers, are usually design for fence light or even night light. They are not rated for the wattage for grow room at all.
@Med_in_Tropic, You've got it, 100%. Residential timers being used for commercial lighting. Danger😮. With LED, the wattage is nice and constant without a spike👍. Thanks for reading man!
@Huggomadd,No doubt man. I learned a big lesson from this, and maybe it was necessary (?). I was taking people's word at face value, but they could have literally know nothing in the first place.
I test everything now, lol! And only buy mediums that the seller has proof of using and/or testing before use👍.
Live and learn! But this one hurt. Oof.
@JinksyGrows,
The standard should be that garden centers/shops stand behind their products because they've tried them out previously themselves. Like tried and true. Hard to say; "Yeah this product works great and gives you a huge/great harvest. You should pay the $ and try it." When they truly haven't got a clue about the product.
@Ga4rd2en0er, Non name brand, locally sourced soil, sold at a gardening greenhouse, not a hydro shop. I've had words with the greenhouse already... Haha. Not happy, and told them to pull the product, less they have another 40 of me coming to crap on them. I asked if they ever test their substrates before selling them, too. They said no... So, won't ever trust them again.
Edit 1: The soil was sold to me as 5.5pH seeding soil, btw. Higher N to PK volume. Should be standard stuff... Not sure how or where it got turned sour.
Edit 2: And things are looking good, right now. I will not be kiboshing the project 👍. Lost time, but they're moving very well, now, in their new home
Well that is a beautifully growing plant - stunning leaves and very healthy looking. Nice job mate 👌
A few more weeks and it will be hard for you to find your way inside that space :)
@HazeyBobby, I sure hope so🙂. Did a bunch of LST on 3 of 4 today and really starting to see exponential, daily growth. Slow and steady wins the race, but fast vegging plants is a beauty sight👌☺️
@Buddha2, Thanks Buddah! Going to take a page out of your book and keep it simple this time around👌. Let them go a little more natural 😊
Cheers and happy grows this week!