Third Grow

DixonCider

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6y ago

Wedding Cake

Custom Breeder & Strain

Big Cat Kush

Custom Breeder & Strain

VEG

Vivosun High-Intensity Discharge/600W

Vivosun

FLO

Vivisun High-Intensity Discharge/600W

Vivisun

Tent

4x4

Indoor

Room Type

LST

weeks 1

FIMing

weeks 2

ScrOG

weeks 2-11

4 liters

Pot Size

Start at 11 Week

1/5

21.59 cm

Height

18 hrs

Light Schedule

23 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1500 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

15 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

0.5 liters

Watering Volume

40.64 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 7

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Grow

1.585 mll

DixonCider Just picked the plants up on May 12th. Normally get my plants in the clone stage, however, these plants were 10-14 days old by the time I got them they are planted in 1 gallon Rockwool cubes. For this grow I will be manually adding 1litre of nutrient mixture every day. For the next grow I intend on automating this process. This is my first grow with this method, have normally grown in DWC.

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Grow Questions

DixonCiderstarted grow question 6y ago

The Big Cat Kush has some very thick, small growth near the base (lots of small leaves). Never had this happen before. Is this normal for BC Kush? Should I thin it out?

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Leaves. Too many

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labifleanswered grow question 6y ago

Hey gardener! It's not normal if you plant a seed and the plant grows like that. On the other hand, you have cuttings, and if they were taken from a compact and bushy plant before going under a light and stretching, maybe it's even super cropping. Good luck, bella ciao!

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Third Grow. Week 2 - Day 8 - After defoliation

Third Grow. Week 2 - Day 11 - Aerial view

Third Grow. Week 2 - Day 14 - Aerial View

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24.13 cm

Height

18 hrs

Light Schedule

25 °C

Day Air Temp

5.8

Weak

Smell

800 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

20 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

0.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 7

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Grow

2.113 mll

DixonCider Added a trellis and co2 bag this week. May 22 - notices some “cupping” on the leaves of the 2 bigger plants. Raised my light from 16-18 inches

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FIMing

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Third Grow. Week 3 - Day 16 - back left plant

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34.29 cm

Height

18 hrs

Light Schedule

25 °C

Day Air Temp

5.8

Weak

Smell

1000 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

20 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 7

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Grow

2.113 mll

DixonCider May 27 - Heading into my third and final week of veg. Plants are looking very healthy. Net is set at 13.5” from the bottom of the tub. Canopy is now approximately 27” x 27”. Not sure if I’ll even make it till the end of the week before I flip. May 28 - back left plant severely wilted. Watered 1L of nutrient mix yesterday morning and did not check the medium before it’s night cycle. Was dry this morning. UPDATE: Looks like I caught it just in time! Within 2 hrs of watering the plant was almost back to normal! May 29 - in light of what happened yesterday, I will be switching to feeding twice a day. Once first thing in the morning when the lights come on and a second time in the evening. May 30 - since switching to feeding twice a day, I have already noticed a difference in the plants colour. The leaves have all started to turn a much darker green. May 31 - switched to the 600w HPS bulb last night. As you ca see from the pics it gives off a much more yellow hue. June 1 - plants looking really healthy. Canopy is now approximately 29” x 29”. Flipping to 12-12 tonight

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DixonCiderstarted grow question 6y ago

Let the Rockwool medium go dry over night. Plant is severely wilted. I watered with nutrient mix right away. Any other suggestions to get this thing back to full health quickly?

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Plant. Wilting

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Fusionanswered grow question 6y ago

Rock wool is tricky if it drys out. Won't hold a lot of water even if poured a lot on it. Best to do small amounts like a cup every few min till its soaked again. Won't over water as rock wool holds 50% water and 50% oxygen. Don't nuit her. Just fresh water. Nuit later or tomorrow

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1/14

34.29 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

25 °C

Day Air Temp

5.8

Weak

Smell

1000 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

20 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 8

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Grow

1.057 mll

DixonCider First week of flower! Transition Week. Would normally defoliate before the flip and then again at 21 days into flower but I have been reading a lot of forums that are against defoliation all together. Can’t seem to find a side by side comparison though... June 7 - added an additional T5 Full Spectrum LED on the left hand side of the room.

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DixonCiderstarted grow question 6y ago

Just noticed a couple of leaves on one plant are showing some ‘yellow’ spotting. Tried to diagnose but I am unsure what it is.

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Leaves. Color · Yellow

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Frodoanswered grow question 6y ago

PH fluctuations or a beginning of root rot, have you checked the pH and color of the roots?

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DixonCiderstarted grow question 6y ago

To defoliate or not? On my previous grows I have defoliate the day before flipping and again at 22 days into flower. This time around I defoliate 2 weeks before flipping. Should I defoliate again at 21 days or leave it? Is 21 days the optimal time?

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Techniques. Defoliation

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TimTheTerpMananswered grow question 6y ago

I was told you can do it up until the end of the third week of flower, but another also suggested he saw better results if he did it all before flipping and then just letting them go till his final defoliation before harvest.. the choice is really up to you if you feel they are blocking bud sites or the canopy is just too think for good air movement. It's your call but i'd say do it now.. It's only going to get bushier!! Happy growing!

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Third Grow. Week 5 - Day 8 - Pistil Formation

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46.99 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

25 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1000 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 8

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Grow

0.528 mll

DixonCider Beginning of week 2. Plants stretched significantly in week 1, in particular the Wedding Cake. Gave them a quick pruning yesterday to help with air flow and light penetration. June 10 - rearranged the plants a little as the left side of the tent is staring to fall behind the right side.

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Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 19 - back left WC

Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 19 - back right WC

Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 19 - front left BC

Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 19 - front right WC

Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 20 - After pruning

Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 20 - Aerial (after pruning)

Third Grow. Week 6 - Day 20 - The aftermath

1/27

55.88 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

25 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

100 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 8

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Micro

1.057 mll

DixonCider Plants are looking very good. The Wedding Cake has really stretched. June 16 - Cracked a stem on one of the plants last night. Tried taping it back to see if I can salvage. June 17 - The cracked stem has already recovered! June 19 (Day 18) - due to the difference in height between the BC/Damaged WC and the two other WC i have had to try and compromise with the height of the light. Left side is over 20 inches from the light, right side is about 16” from the light. Did the hand test and there is no real heat near the top of the plants. Bid site pics are of the BC. Day 20 - gave the girls their final haircut.

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DixonCiderstarted grow question 6y ago

Lollipopped my pants on Day 20 of flower. Below is a before and after. What do you guys think? Looking for some feedback.

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Techniques. Defoliation

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TheUk420Showanswered grow question 6y ago

I think your going to have some support problems going forward they may want to fall over going by experience id get another net.

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Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6y ago

You did a great job. Its got a gorgeous full canopy. It really filled in after the day 20 removal. The only small thing i noticed was on the stems there's still small leaves and maybe minuscule bud sites, I would try to remove all that if possible. I had a habit of not cleaning the bottoms entirely and would get little larfy buds down there and even their small size still steals energy from the rest of the plant. The plants turned out great though. Keep up the good grows. ✌️

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Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 6y ago

Hey growmie ... Looks exactly how I would do it. Removing everything that's not receiving light so you don't end up with popcorn nugs at harvest. I would advise maybe next time to do it in stages because some plants get stressed out from it and we don't won't that. Lol. Hopefully this was helpful and remember Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time. Mr_Weeds_Autos

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62.23 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

25 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1100 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 8

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Micro

1.321 mll

DixonCider June 24 (Day 23) - noticed some discolouration on the front right Wedding Cake. Believe this is due to the heat wave and my tent reaching 32 degrees.

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DixonCiderstarted grow question 6y ago

Noticing some discolouration of a couple leaves and some slight curling. What’s going on?

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Leaves. Curl up

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Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6y ago

Hello Any chance you've recalibrated your ph pen lately just to make sure its running accurately? Otherwise those high powered lights will cause curling(especially the curl upwards) and discoloration if they're putting a lot of heat out and getting a tad close to the plants.

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KenSpliffeyJranswered grow question 6y ago

Looks like it could be afew things. Heat stress could be causing the curling. The brow spots look like a calcium deficiency to me. Happened to me when my ph was off. I second making sure your calibrated. And also make sure your ph is on point when feeding. Also is your hand feeling uncomfortable under the light? It could be to close to the plant but hard to tell in the pictures. Your issue I most likely calcium deficiency /Ph issue.

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neuraxisanswered grow question 6y ago

High there! Small tips : Close your light when you take picture, the coloration make troubleshooting very hard. Look like heat stress but can't be sure of anythin because everythin is orange :D

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1/8

62.23 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

30 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1100 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 8

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Micro

1.321 mll

DixonCider Little disappointed with my setup. Had a bit of a heat wave last week that drove temps up past 32 degree and you can see the stress in the plants. Next grow I will need an air conditioner. Day 35 - due to the heat wave I have seen major stress in my plants.

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1/2

62.23 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

30 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1100 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 7

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Micro

1.585 mll

DixonCider —

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1/3

62.23 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

30 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1100 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 7

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Micro

1.585 mll

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1/2

62.23 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

30 °C

Day Air Temp

5.9

Weak

Smell

1100 PPM

TDS

45 %

Air Humidity

21 °C

Night Air Temp

4 liters

Pot Size

1.5 liters

Watering Volume

45.72 cm

Lamp Distance

Nutrients 7

Rhino Skin

1 mll

Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra

1 mll

Micro

1.057 mll

DixonCider Very disappointed with my plant. All of the wedding cake have experienced severe nutrient burn.

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