Hey GrowDiaries Community!
(Be sure to spread those Good Vibes and Cannabis Love whenever and wherever you can)
This is Start of Week 5 for this Nefertiti 2 (Sorry about the 2 week delay, I somehow updated Her a week early in Week 3)
I have to be honest and say that this Grow is not impressive; My friend had given me this grow pot a while back to try out and it is not a good pot for Cannabis ๐ It's shallow and wide so there's little room for a deep tap-root, and I found after grow was going that there is no drainage built into bottom of pot (I thought there was) so water just sits down there causing root problems. The shape of the base (which may look cool) prevents any kind of Jerry-rig to drain excess runoff, so I am stuck with the pot as is.
Needless to say, this poor Gal has been struggling the entire grow between soil being too wet and nutrient deficiency. I have a moisture meter in the soil which has helped me know when bottom of pot does finally dry, but it takes nearly a week and a half between waterings and it can take very little water when I do feed.
I've kept this Girl well defoliated to increase air-flow to top of soil in hopes of allowing a more regular feeding schedule, but alas, I think this is just not going to be a good grow.
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Highly recommend staying away from this type of grow pot!!!
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When I am able to feed Her, I use BioBizz's Week 4 nutes: Bio-Heaven, Alg-A-Mic, & Fish-Mix at a higher concentration than normal to minimize amount of water going into this pot.
Despite the challenges this Lady has had, Shes a trooper!! Now that training has exposed entire base of soil and is moving vertically only, I intend to leave Her alone for rest of grow to minimize stress. I wish I would've figured out about this pot from beginning because I would have just let Her grow normal with no training or defoliation at all.
Please send all your Good Vibes this Girl's way ๐!
Thank you so much for following along!
Until Next Week, Cheers!
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Pyramid Seeds - Auto Nefertiti
Another automatic Sativa put at your disposal, Auto Nefertiti is a plant with a strong mint flavor, and a touch of Haze. Lineage is White Widow x Black Widow.
This Sativa has a strong smell of Haze and it is similar to Nefertiti, but with hints of citrus, strawberry and orange. It has a spongy appearance and a large elongated flower full of resin. It can reach up to 150 cm.
Outdoors: in 20 liter pots, over 100 grams yield per plant.
Indoors: one meter plants with 50-60 grams per plant.
Variety developed by LโHort Dels Somnis for Pyramid Seeds.
Type: Ruderalis 25% / Sativa 65% / Indica 10%
Yield: 100 gr.
Indoor: 100 days
Height: 60 - 180 cm
Outdoor: February / October
THC: 11 - 14 %
BioBizz Nutrient Line Info:
Root-Juice allows an optimal development of the roots of the plant. It moreover stimulates the growth of the plants that are already rooted because Root-Juice imitates the natural life of the soil in the surroundings of the rooting. Through the strong growth of the roots, the plant is better prepared to absorb nutrients.
Bio-Heaven improves the effects of all foliar sprays and fertilizers used to feed the plant. At the same time Bio-Heaven rids the plant of toxins, it repairs the chlorophyll production and restimulates the plant. By using Bio-Heaven the plantsโ energy will be increased! Use during the entire grow and flowering period of the plant. Besides, it can be used on every substrate, on coco and in hydrosystems.
Bio-Grow is a liquid growth fertilizer which can be applied to most types of soil and substrate mixtures. Bio-Grow activates the bacterial flora in the substrate thanks to it basis of 100% Dutch organic sugar beet extract, commonly known as vinasse. Vinasse is syrup that contains sugar.
Fish-Mix enables substrates to stimulate bacterial flora and accelerate growth. It is an infusion of organic fish emulsion from the North Sea mixed together with extract of Dutch sugar beet. Fish-Mix boosts growth of all living organisms in the substrate, as well as improving and stimulating production of microorganisms and useful bacteria in every type of soil and coco-based substrates.
Alg-A-Mic ensures green leaves, by stimulating the absorption of chlorophyll. Alg-A-Mic contains a low level of NPK, therefore it is impossible to create an Alg-A-Mic overdose.
Bio-Bloom is a complete liquid organic fertilizer which contains a small amount of nitrogen and enough phosphorous and potassium to ensure exuberant flowering. Trace elements and hormones of vegetable origin are also added to improve the flowering process. It also contains enzymes and amino acids, which work in harmony with the soil to promote flowering and fruit production. Potassium helps the forming and flowering of petals and bulbs. Phosphorus gives the nutrients that are necessary to make the calyces and the petals grow.
Top-Max is a 100% organic flowering strengtheners which has the threefold purpose of increasing the actual size and weight of clusters of flowers, leaving a sweet, smooth taste in the finished product and facilitating the uptake of nutrients by the plants. Top-Max liberates ions like calcium, iron and magnesium, which stimulate the metabolism of the plant.
Cant recommend BioBizz Nutrients more!! They work well every time ๐
Thanks for the update. She's looking great. I like the tip from @ Quexos about the dry malt for the Co2 generator. Continued best wishes on your grow. I'll keep looking in...
@Zannabis7, @Quexos, Thanks for the support Zannabis! And you're right, Quexos' tip is amazing! Next re-up of my Generators is gonna be with dry malt and beer yeast!! You guys rock!!
@BudKingsGrow, looking good buddy and great video. Iโm intrigued by your CO2 generator. I did look into CO2 a while ago but didnโt think it would make much difference as I have 400W hps in a small 600x700x1800 grow room.
Do you feel it helps?, itโs cheap and if it can benefit yield then Iโm all for it, especially in summer when I wouldnโt have to worry so much about the high temps.
@Tazard, If controlling those variables is easy/manageable then by all means! Go for the full optimization! Otherwise, Have fun implementing this as is and still enjoy a positive from it ๐
Happy to hear about the killer growth this week. She is looking great. I appreciate all the positive and supportive comments you spread throughout the GD community. Best wishes!
Quick question for you. One of my Buddha Haze is starting to have some droopy leaves on the tops of the bud sites. She looks healthy otherwise and continues to grow/stretch. Fairly sure I am not under/over watering.Any idea why I would be getting these droopy leaves coming off the bud sites? The bottom fan leaves are nice an perky!
@BudKingsGrow, Yeah you wouldn't see it in my current Week 5 diary posting. It just started in the past 3-4 days. I will update on Sunday. Just seems strange that everything else on the plant is perky and all the other plants in the grow aren't droopy and are perky. Oh well, as long as she's growing and kicking out some bud production, we'll call it good. Just bothers me, as I like a nice healthy looking plant! ๐
Very nice diary. One of the better I have seen. Nicely done. Plants are looking great too. Thanks for the update. Best wishes on the rest of your grow.
@BudKingsGrow, You're welcome. Of course, will certainly try to keep up the good vibes. I've enjoyed my interactions with you more than with any of the other growers. Thanks for taking the time to post/reply with elaborate and articulate words. Best wishes my friend...
What ingredients are you using in your Carbon Dioxide generator? I was a homebrewer for a long, long time, and I was curious what type of mixture and yeast you were using.
@BudKingsGrow, thanks for the reply. Maybe visit your local homebrew shop and by some light dry malt to use instead of sugar. Sugar has very few nutrients for the yeast. Dry malt will give you a more vigorous fermentation and better Carbon Dioxide generation. The dry malt and yeast will last longer as well. You can also buy dry beer yeast and the homebrew shop.
Yoooooo! Looking at your pot you could take a 1/8 bit and drill holes under the side before it goes down into a flanged bottom. Iโve done it for a couple outside plants. Either way she looks like she is making a good fight!!! Positive vibes coming her way from my
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@TeflonDonFarms, Thanks Man! I was thinking about trying to rip the entire base off, drilling holes and setting it in a plant saucer. I make a half-assed attempt earlier today, but didnt have time to get a screwdriver or something in there to pry at it. We will see what I can figure out lol
@BudKingsGrow Your plants look pretty damn good man, I just put the same exact kinda co2 generator in my tent, I was wondering, have u noticed any dfferences in your plants growth?
@Sleepy, Glad to help! Remember that growing Ganja is fun!! I always hate it when we get too technical and turn things over from enjoyable to just tedious hard work!! Find your balance, and pair that with your passion... Mary Jane knows your heart, and your grows will go accordingly ๐ Cheers!
@Sleepy, You'll find all sorts of varied opinions on the matter of CO2... And yes, There is a "Perfect" application where in which you plants will get the most out of having boosted CO2... But, I have found that my ladies love having the extra CO2 to drink in! I would not say it a massive difference, just enough for me to notice it!! And with this style of generator being so cheap... Why the heck not?! ๐
I'd recommend changing it out once per week. You can go 2 weeks between wash out/change, but I find 1 week is good.
@Tazard, Thanks Tazard! Shed deserves all the credit though!! I started Her off with a simple LST of pulling main stalk to the side of pot. Then I realized the ornamental pot She was in had no drain (I swear when I looked at this pot before planting that it had a drain but I got no runoff!) and She struggled with being in very wet soil until basically week 5. Very slow and meager growth up until She got big enough to consume moisture in pot from top to bottom evenly. Once Her root-core was solid, She has exploded and filled in the canopy from the LST early on. A bit of defoliation here and there, but other than that, it has been all Her ๐
@Herbalize, Really really appreciate the encouragement! I do love sharing my Passion for Cannabis and hope for nothing more than leaving a legacy of positive, beneficial energy to forward Her movement - She has done so much for me that its the least I can do ๐