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This week started strong. Some small concerns due to small orange spots appearing on fan leaves which on researching indicates a calcium/magnesium deficiency. Will add a small amount of cal mag to their next feed
2/3 plants doing good. 1 plant however has a calcium defficiency showing as orange spots on 2 of the fan leaves.i have added 2 ml of cal mag in with their new nutrient feeds to help offset.
I have been watering normally without nutes for the first 3-4 weeks. The defficiency has resulted from me using soft tap water which contains very little calcium.
Since adding, no new spots have appeared so fingers crossed
Only using half reccomended dose of nutrients at this point to ease them In to feeding
I think I am worrying myself more than I need too. The calicum defficiency has took over around a half of the fan leaves on 1 of the plants. I don't have much hope in a great yield from this one but fingers crossed my other 2 were caught in time.
Have folder fed with a slightly more concentrated spray of cal mag and ph'd water. Whilst keeping a feed, plain ,feed schedule
Unfortunately I don't currently have access to a ppm reader so can't say for sure exactly what the problem is but It seems the defficiency has slowed/stopped. Will continue to monitor.
trichome development is coming along however I am worried that they might not make it until harvest. I will be starting 2 photoperiods along side 1 other auto on my next grow with suitable nutrients for my medium.
Apologies for the lack of update. Personal life things....
Anyway. 3 plants on the road to harvest. Checking trichomes daily and so far clear. Buds are starting to swell. I managed to rectify the defficiency (,a little too late) but better than never ! Yeilds won't be great. Not sure about potency yet however as its my first grow, I'm quite proud to say the least :)
Plants are ripening up now. Deffinate increase in smell. Really strong scents of orange at the moment. Trichomes are currently developing well and are getting more milky by the day. I will be giving these girls 1 more feed then start the flush for another 10 ish days
With the majority of trichomes now turned milky with some turning Amber, i have decided to begin a 10 day flush using nothing but ph balanced water. Doing a shorter than normal flush as the plants with deficiencies don't have much nutes to use up.
1st grow. And learnt a lot.
1st - my next grow I will be using all organics. A tad more expensive but should be worth it in the long run
2 - changing nutrients from advanced nutrients to bio bizz
3- using more than the 3 base nutrients. Will introduce a diverse population of bacteria
Things I wish I knew before starting :
1 - advanced nutrients will mess with the soils ph level. Even though they say it can be used i won't be using it again unless I go hydro.
2 - a good start is crucial. So many mistakes were made during the start of the grow. It impacted yeild and potency but a good learning curve
3 - know when to add nutes. I started too late resulting in a lack of growth
The plant started off good. Unfortunately the environment wasn't the best to begin with but overall I think with the deficiencies still present. It turned out okay.
This was grown with just the standard grow micro bloom. Due to covid, I was unable to order additional macro nutrients. Yeilds suffered as a result but overall happy for my first grow.
I saw you identified that Advanced Nutrients might actually be the problem... Automatic respect for that.. Following your grows and like that you approach Cannabis growing objectively and Intelligently.
@DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity,
Thank you my friend. Im always open to new methods and suggestions. Even getting to this point watching something you have grown and cared for has been an amazing and rewarding experience. I have learnt so much from doing it and can't wait to put that into a new grow.
The whole lockdown situation led me to rush some decisions regarding nutes and soil. You live and you learn I suppose haha 😄
Much love x
Congratulations on the new baby. She looks good at first. Choose a good variety. For a treat. Keep doing what you are doing and ask the growing ganja gods to protect your women until the growth is over.
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