Howdy all and welcome to a late entry of GDPB @ the end of Week 9, Bloom. The Deets:
The Good:
-Pretty decent week w/ Granddaddy Bruce. She's really stacking trichs right now and is becoming ghostly white.
-She is turning in and this is end game👍. Have started to process of running her down and she will see the chop next week!
The Bad:
-Nope!😀
The 'Meh':
-So the writing is on the wall... not a lot of product here. Where's Bruce's girth and GDP's color? I hope the product is good...but I must say, I am quite disappointed w/ her overall development. I blame myself for some of these issues (stunting in veg), but this isn't all me. Genetics seem weak and I can only hope her fruit is decent. I've given her all the time she needs to prove herself, all the appropriate nutrients to kick her in the ass, but nothin... Maybe she'll put on more weight this final week, but I'll hold my expectations.
-High heat and fox tailing. Same as last week. No biggie
Notes of the Week:
-Sunday/Monday will be Space Cookies final day w/ Dutchy close behind and tentatively chopping on Tuesday/Wednesday. PSK and GDPB are touch and go, but should be wrapped up by the end of next week (August 14/15th).
-Slow turn in on GDPB and PSK, but DD and SC are fading perfectly in my eyes. Pretty autumn colors everywhere😀. Hoping the other two girls start to fade and we can finish this thang.
-Dry tent is set up and my new 4x3x6 tent came in today. Going to set her up and get ready for a quick turnover. I will most likely be starting these girls in a separate location as it's technically illegal to do it while GDPB and PSK still stand...😒 Stupid bylaws (it's a seedling...) but will abide by it to keep myself out of harms way. Will probably be a pain, but buying those extra two weeks will be worth it👍 (right?)
-Been dreaming relatively big lately, lol. Been writing up and scaling draft's for expansion, ranging from a 12 plant to 36 plant grow. Calculating loads, costs, rent, etc... It's a pipe dream at the moment, but I'm going to keep entertaining the thought😉. I'll withhold my expectations, but hey, nice to have a goal👌.
-FIRST SUCCESSFUL SEED EXCHANGE! I did a seed exchange with a friend on GD and everything went swimmingly 👌. Worked out and we both have our respective packages😀. I received x1 Gorilla Zkittles, x1 Ayahuasca Purple, x1 Critical Kush, x1 White Widow, x1 Gelato OG and x1 BANANA KRUMBLE! All from Barney's and Seedsman, except for BK which is coming from GHSC. Thanks to you my friend for trusting me and doing this with me👍 It was fun and we know it'll work in future if we ever want to do er' again😀😉. Cheers man!
Well, that's the week folks. Thanks for stopping by and checking it out. I won't be adding another post until the day of chop, where I'll do a final entry w/ final pictures. Cheers all you happy growers! Have a wonderful week. Cheers and happy trails
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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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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!