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This is my first time growing, have set up a hydroponic tent with 250W HPS lamp (option to increase to 400 & 600w output. Looking for any tips or advice. Plant is still in a small pot is it now time to add it to its final home and introduce some feed pellets?
The third week into my first grow,
Added in some new fans and ventilation, a small fan at the bottom bringing in the fresh air and another fan drawing air out through the ventilation pipe.
lights are still set to 250W but giving the plants a boost of 400W for a few hours every day, starting to come to terms with controlling airflow and humidity. seed number 2 has grown an abnormal way having been under the exact same conditions and the same age as seed 1. and ideas?
pretty proud of how it's going so far.
seed number 1 has started curling its leaves slightly inwards on itself, I am wondering should I be concerned? and also any help regarding seed number 2. it is growing but at a very very slow pace and abnormal shape. any ideas? or just let it be.
Бро, слишком горячо, листочки девочек скручиваются вверх - тепловой стресс - постарайся понизить температуру на растении до 25 градусов, если поднять лампу не выходит, то нужен на входе более прохладный воздух или нужно повысить мощность выхода.
Второй росток явно испытывает последствие перелива, дай высохнуть субстрату и поливай по мере его просыхания, старайся не заливать растение или обеспечь совершенный дренаж для отвода избытка влаги или поливай меньшим объёмом жидкости.
Удачи, бро! 🙏
Beginning of week number 4. made some changes with the height of the lamp and increased airflow as the plants were suffering from heat stress, doing much better now, daytime temps averaging 24-26Degrees and 50 - 60% humidity, plant number 2 has had quite a good growth spurt now after a couple of days dry period, all in all feeling quite happy.
Any tips appreciated or feedback as this is my first time growing. :)
I have checked my plant after a 6-hour dark period and have come across some tiny holes in the leaves, they were not there yesterday seems to me its a caterpillar any ideas, if it's not what else could it be and how do I get rid of them?
Hi @Dan1000 If the caterpillar has already made itself at home in your marijuana crop, it's vital that you act as quickly as possible. Take note because here are some biological remedies that you can use:
Manual removal: Armed with patience and plastic gloves, you can remove any caterpillars that you find on your plants.
Spraying: You can combine manual removal with homemade insecticides, such as a blend of pepper and garlic.Pyrethrum and rotenone also work very well. Use
Bacillus thuringiensis: I recommend this biological insecticide as the most effective method for treating caterpillar infestations. This insecticide acts upon contact, which means that caterpillars fall ill and die when they are sprayed with Bacillus. You should remember that even though it is a biological product, it is advisable to play it safe and refrain from applying it during the last 15 days of the cycle. It is also a good idea to combine sprays of this product with manual removal.
Introduce predator species: Trichogramma wasps and Podisus maculiventris can be quite helpful. And if the infestation of caterpillars appears at harvest time… good luck mate 👍
Maybe some early damage you didn’t see when they were small! They start to show as time goes on! But I’m not sure I could be wrong! It is a little small for week 4 auto
Beginning of week No5, plants are looking really good to me. maybe early signs of flowering? i'm not sure. Seed number 2 has really taken off considering it didn't look to have much hope, not your normal shape but its growing so i don't mind.
the curling of the leaves has subsided from the heat stress and also the holes i found last week haven't got any bigger and no signs of lodgers. let it continue
i have 2 northern lights which are beginning week 3 now. should i start the flowering cycle on a 12/12 when the skunk reach week 6 and northern lights will be week 4 as they are in the same tent and light schedule?
beginning of week number 7, really starting to see bud sites take shape on both plants. they are still on an 18/6 light schedule, should i bring them down to 12/12?
Beginning of week number 8, buds are starting to spurt really well on plant number 1, plant number 2 seems about 10 days behind in terms of bud formation, however still looking strong.
any tips appreciated
Beginning of week number 9, buds are starting to fatten up on plant number 1, plant number 2 buds are starting to take shape still about a week behind number 1.
Beginning of week number 10 buds are nicely fattening up on plant number 1, plant 2 is still behind I don't think the harvest is going to be as good, should I give plant 1 go into week 11/12 before harvesting?
Beginning of week number 11, plant number 1 is still doing really well, pistils are starting to turn Amber or some of the smaller colas, main cola is still white so atleast another week before harvest, seed 2 is still a bit behind.
This was my first time ever growing, and to say I got massively more than I expected it was successful. Seed number 1 looked more healthy throughout out but produced 32G dry and plant number 2 looked a lot smaller but in the end had denser buds and produced a big 40G dry weight, very very happy
@JinksyGrows, thanks man, had a read of that article very simply put. just checked temps again Temperature is still 25 and humidity at 58% seems to be quite stable. i initially had the lamp set to 400W but reduced it down to 250W and raised it slightly, seems to be doing the trick.
@Dan1000, Sounds good man👍. I'm positive you'll see a difference by morning if you can hold these numbers. If you're interested, there's a VPD (Vapor Pressure Differential/Deficit) chart readily available if you Google it. It's a fancy way of saying/showing how to balance humidity to heat in the grow space to optimize transpiration. May help you find that sweet spot 👌.
Good luck man, I'll keep an eye out🙂
https://hightimes.com/grow/understanding-vapor-pressure-deficit/
Link to a decent explanation and chart in this high times article if you're interested. Keep er simple though👌
@Germano, Thanks dude, no they haven't received any extra nutrients apart from the RQS organic pellets that went it weeks ago. just getting watered every day :).
@Dan1000, i would let her flower for around 10 weeks, that's how she will give you her full potential , i hope you are not giving her extra Nutrients , becuase she looks little bit more green than it should ( too Much Nitrogen) , too much nitrogen during flowering is not good for Bud formation
Beautiful looking girl. Shoot and healthy early on. Spectacular work growmie. Keep doing what it is you've been doing and may the ganja garden gods give you nothing but good fortunes until the end
Dan1000
