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1.20x1.20x2
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 10, 13-16
Defoliation
weeks 10, 12
ScrOG
weeks 12-21
HST
weeks 14, 16
Topping
weeks 9
Coco Coir
Grow medium
Perlite
Grow medium
20 L
Pot Size
4 L
Watering
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Week 1. Vegetation
5 years ago
8 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
18 °C
19 °C
20 °C
2 L
0 L
60 cm
This is the first week of it being out of the coir, its very slow compared to some other diaries ive took a peek into, but i am blaming my grow lights for that (Wish lights), as i can see its stretching towards it. I have ordered the phlizon high power series 2000w one and it should arrive between 20-26th of may. The seedling sprouted exactly 5 days later, (considering they were sat in my drawer for 2 years), in pure coco coir (no perlite). I made a mixture of .5ml A and .5ml B in 1 litre of water on day 4 after sprouting, I found online that you can feed them after they show their first "proper" leaves and watered around the sprout with a pipette (approx 30ml) Kept researching and looking at forums trying to answer questions without asking, found out I needed perlite. Ordered some and on day 7, I added 3 parts of coco coir and 1 part of perlite in an, I'll say, 25-30litre (?I think?) plastic pot and repotted her into her big girl pot, also emptied whatever feed was left from when I first made it. Looks healthy.
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Week 2. Vegetation
5 years ago
9 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
18 °C
19 °C
20 °C
20 L
0 L
60 cm
Nutrients 2
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
First proper leaves are out, i transplanted her into her big girl pot, i think its 25 litre im not sure. Still got no idea what im doing with the nutrients, i begun with 1ml of Sensi Bloom A and B in 1 litre of water, and emptied the full bottle into the coco mix, it drained underneath perfectly and the PH of that water was 6.4. im looking into buying Voodoo juice and piranha fertilizer but ill have to research that later on..
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Week 3. Vegetation
5 years ago
9 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
18 °C
19 °C
20 °C
20 L
0 L
60 cm
Nutrients 2
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
Getting bigger, the second set of leaves is coming out, but its stretching too much towards the lights.. i experimented bringing them closer or further but i cant really tell a difference, i DO know my lights are shit, new ones are on the way. I realised since Dr Grinspoon grows so slow ill double the time between each increase of nutes based on that schedule i found on reddit. Im only watering it once a week, every friday like usual, even though the soil is still wet from last weeks watering at least it drains underneath.
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Week 4. Vegetation
5 years ago
10 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
18 °C
19 °C
20 °C
20 L
0 L
60 cm
Nutrients 3
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 1 mll
looking at @TOTEMs diary i see by now he has already topped and Mainlined his, mine is still growing.. the lights are coming from HK so with lockdown its gonna be a bit time before its here.. Carboload arrived, i introduced it on friday like i usually do added 1ml of everything in a litre and emptied it into the coir. Looking to get some Voodoo Juice and Piranha Fertilizer, but still need some research on that.
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Week 5. Vegetation
5 years ago
12 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
18 °C
19 °C
20 °C
20 L
0 L
60 cm
Nutrients 3
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 1 mll
So slow, i ordered some voodoo juice and piranha fertilizer it should arrive next week. Still dont know how to use that, but i guess il have to find out. Everything ive read about it says that its good to use for root growth, and root growth=faster veg. My phlizon lights arrive in 2 weeks that should give it a break. So far the plant is fine, no discoloration, no deficiencies, everything seems to be absolutely fine, apart from the fact that its slow, or at least slower than the diaries ive had a look at.
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Week 6. Vegetation
5 years ago
15.01 cm
18 hrs
31 °C
6.8
56 %
18 °C
19 °C
20 °C
20 L
0 L
59.99 cm
Third node is out and the fourth is peeking from the middle, very slow for week 6 compared to other diaries like i said and its worrying me. Im hoping im gonna boost its growth a bit when i introduce the supplements to it, but also when the proper light arrives. Day 38, I dropped the light down to 15cm and ill leave it lke this until my Phlizon arrives this tuesday. I strongly believe these "Whish lights" i got 2 years ago are only good for germinating or not good at all, hence why the growth is so slow, ive got a pot of 3 lemons inside the same tent and they seem to love the light. Next week should be fun ^_^ Day 40, New lights arrived early, I've set it up and running, I can see a massive difference between the wish lights I had and the phlizon high power series, hoping she will react to them better. I decided not to feed her this week since the soil is still wet, I'll wait until it dries out. Should fall on the date the supplements arrive so will be a nice kickstart if the light itself wont do it. A few hours later i can Definitely tell that the light is working, the temperature inside the tent is rising fast and the humidity just hits y our face everytime i open it. Ill have to start thinking about fans and extractors in a few weeks if not sooner.. Day 42, Last day of the sixth week, the grow space is starting to look like a grow space, i noticed the humidity was too high over night (78%) so i got a little oscilating pram fan with batteries, just blows gently on the leaves. I can already see the results from the new lights instead of stretching now its just thickening its stem. ive still got another maybe 5 weeks before flowering, maybe even less when i give it some root supplements well see, so far our Dr. looks unbelievably healthy considering i begun not knowing what im doing.
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DreamCatcher
DreamCatcherstarted grow question 5 years ago
Voodoo Juice and Piranha Fertilizer arrives in 3 days. Im not very sure on the schedule.. If anyone can drop a suggestion will be very appreciated, i havent found a schedule online for them 2 to look at.
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ElevatedNoobanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey FungShroom. If you go to the AN website they have a nice feeding schedule. If you select the "Grand Master" as grower level it gives you all AN products on 1 chart. That way you know for all AN products.... Simply set your resivoir size in gallons or liters. Hope this helps. Happy growing ✌️👊
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Week 7. Vegetation
5 years ago
17 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6.8
585 PPM
65 %
18 °C
21 °C
20 °C
2 L
1 L
58 cm
Nutrients 6
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 0.5 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 0.5 mll
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 1 mll
Beggining of week 7 I am Super satisfied with the lights, i can already see the results i would otherwise see in weeks time, the nodes are coming out faster and faster. I will blame the Stunted growth on a number of factors. first, the light was absolutely horrible, but i would expect anything else from a $15 light kit from wish.. second, I kept repeatedly watering and feeding her every friday, even though the water drained underneath, i believe there was not enough oxygen to keep her going. third, I transplanted her on week 2, an absolute seedling, into a 20 litre pot, and kept feeding every friday, the water retention mustve kept the air from reaching the roots. fourth but not so important, ive only got parts of the fertilizers and nutrients i actually need, but thats all because of that reddit post i found when i begun. ive been following that for feeding since i couldnt understand the AN site. how am i fixing this? I got a new light kit, can already see the results, ordered some if not most of whatever nutrients and supplements im missing, Will not water her again until i see the leaves begging for water, I stopped feeding and watering at day 32, now patiently waiting for the soil to dry and it should fall on the date the stuff arrive (i hope) so the next water will be full of supplements. So far so good, growing well, no signs of deficiencies. The temperature meter will be off because i just finished the grow space and i have resetted it in its proper place. measurements are gonna be more accurate in the coming days. I also finally understood how the AN calculator works, i wasnt supposed to transplant her until she filled her first pot with roots. her first pot was a 3 litre one, and all the recommendations on the AN site are perfect if i follow the 1/4 every grower has mentioned about Doc and nutrients. It sounded unreasonable to me to give 40ml of nutrients to a complete seedling weekly, but those recommendations were for a 20 litre pot, which shouldntve been the case yet. Day 45, Reading the reply of @tobedetermined on his malawy and Doc diary about watering and feeding i realised, whilst i was following @TOTEM's diary, i failed to notice he was growing his in soil, i am growing mine in Coco coir and perlite. Made me go into a google hole of researching how to water cannabis plants that grow in coco and yes oh yes ive been doing everything wrong! Watering should be daily alternating between base nutrients, Supplements and a round of just water, rinse repeat. I have watered Doc today 1L of water, will water again tomorrow when the lights pop on and maintain a schedule for everytime they come on. I will keep feeding her the way i have been, 2ml of sensi bloom A&B and 2ml of Carboload. I bought Cal-Mag but i have never used it since the N contents are equal or more to one of the parts of A&B, and i know Sativas hate N. Until i have a noticable Cal-Mag deficiency i will not attempt to force it upon her. Today will be first day of what will now be Daily watering. Im looking at the full line of Advanced Nutrients supplements, a bit costly, but i think im way too invested to switch now. Day 46, After watering last night i didnt really notice any drainage, that was 2 weeks since the last time i watered. This morning the leaves are looking funny. Out of curiosity i watered her until i got some drainage simply enough to measure, my TDS meter read EC 5080. I tried my best to flush it down until i got at least 1500, couldnt really manage it, so what i did was i transplanted Doc into a 2L pot, with fresh coco and perlite 60/40 mix, and watered a little bit with just Root supplements. After a few tries i got runoff that measured at 1444, im leaving her like this until tomorrow. 3 Hours later every single leaf on the stem is hanging, but i can understand that considering what i put her through today.. I am really hoping she will recover by tomorrow. Day 48, and she recovered!!! And I learned a valuable lesson :D, started measuring and managing my EC inflow and outflow, im getting somewhere. What a messy week this was, learned valuable lessons for growing in coco. 1# Wait until your seedling has enough roots before transplanting. 2# water every day and make daily feed with stable EC (im not worried about PH thanks to Advanced Nutrients PH perfect tech) and monitor, measure and maintain the runoff EC no more than +200 above the Inflow EC. 3# make sure to crumble the pots softly (avoiding root damage) to increase drainage and oxygen can reach the roots. knowing this, next week should be a little bit more stable. I would also like to start thinking about mainlining, but im a bit worried considering how much stress she already had, and how slow her growth has been over the past 7 weeks. At this rate its gonna be a long time before flowering..
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DreamCatcher
DreamCatcherstarted grow question 5 years ago
Hello fellow growers :D <3 My leaves started drooping after i decided yday to start watering daily. I watered today with only supplements and looked for drainage. Should i be worried i may have burned them? or should i wait until/if it gets worse to do something?
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Trueorganics84answered grow question 5 years ago
Hey man. Try watering less. Only water when soil is almost dry and you see the bottom leaves dropping first. Then water. I water once a week.
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Week 8. Vegetation
5 years ago
20 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6
875 PPM
65 %
18 °C
21 °C
20 °C
2 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 6
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part A 3 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part B 3 mll
Voodoo Juice - Advanced Nutrients
Voodoo Juice 2 mll
Beggining of week 8. I think im seeing a N deficiency, bottom leaves getting pale and droopy, i might increase to 1.1EC tomorrow and see how it will respond. I will remove these leaves anyway when i mainline it, so its not really a problem, thankfully the plant itself is telling me what is happening. The bottom leaves have completely fallen off. I upped the N, and the new growth seems to be good. I saved my plant and im super happy :) now just waiting for it to pick up! Day 53, The bottom 2 leaves have fallen off, and now im expecting one of the biggens to do so as well, i upped the EC to 1.4 and might go 1.6 next week. I bought the Advanced Nutrients Sensi Grow version to finish off the veg stage (hopefully) i think ill push the veg stage for at least another 5 weeks before switching to flower because she does not look like shell get any bigger.. Next one will be immediately after this one with all the knowledge gathered. Day 55, Doc seems to be picking back up rapidly. Im gonna go over my mistake(s) here in summary, and list what ive learned so far. Coco needs to be watered daily and not weekly like i did initially, The runoff needs to be about the same EC as the inflow, otherwise the plants get burned or risking nutrient lockout. The EC needs to be stable and slowly rising, my mistake here was i panicked when i saw the leaves drooping and thought of measuring my runoff which was at 5 at the time, but i was watering it with around 1.4. Replanted the whole thing into fresh coco and perlite without returning back to the EC i had before i did that. I dropped down to 0.7 after transplanting and kept it there for about a week before i noticed the niutrogen deficiency and the bottom leaves turning yellow and dropping. I increased the sensi bloom feed to 1.08 on day 51, but kept seeing the leaves turning yellow from the bottom and going towards the top. Day 53 i recieved the Sensi Grow (been using sensi bloom until now) and increased EC to 1.44 and thats when i started seeing a boost in growth from the middle. Day 55 i increased the feed to 3ml (A&B) per litre, that reads at 1.5-1.7 EC. Now it should be exactly where it shouldve been before i did the transplant. The picture on day 55 says it all. Im gonna keep steady at 3ml per litre until the end of next week, and then ill increase to 4ml per litre and keep feeding that until i switch to flowering. The tragedy of week 7 has been diverted. My lovely Doc has recovered, fully as it seems, and now its on its way to the stars! i did want to top and mainline it but looking at how much stress its been through i wouldnt wanna jeopardise the end result any more than i already have. Im gonna try those techniques on the next grow (which im hoping to be Doc and Malawi). Stay tuned whoever is even slightly interested because the next weeks are gonna be fun ^_^
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Week 9. Vegetation
5 years ago
23.5 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6
885 PPM
65 %
18 °C
21 °C
20 °C
9 L
2 L
50 cm
Nutrients 3
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part A 3 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part B 3 mll
B-52 - Advanced Nutrients
B-52 1.5 mll
After coming back around from all the stress, nute burns and deficiencies, at Day 57 it has begun making new nodes almost every single day. I stopped giving any supplements that i was giving until flowering phase, only feeding Base nutrients (and B-52, not yet arrived). The EC seems a bit high to me considering the research i did online gave me an average of 1.1-1.5 at this stage of veg, but on the other hand Doc seems to be absolutely LOVING it, the growth rate is unbelievable. The air pot and clay pebbles arrive sometime this week, when i replant her to her final pot, i might consider mainlining because it looks like it has picked back up and growing strong. I could not put into words how excited and happy i am to have prevented a massive tragedy xD its all that learning curve i guess. Day 59, I repotted her into a 9L air pot, making sure i bury the stem down until the cotyledons because the lack of light at the first 4 weeks made her a bit stalky. Got a block of coco off of amazon and some perlite i had left. I also ordered some clay pebbles but just couldnt be patient enough until they arrive. If i add everything that is Recommended into 1 Litre of water it raises EC all the way up to 2.2-2.5, Im using Still bottled water from the super market that reads at .18. What ive done is i added the reccomended amount and then watered it down with fresh water to reach 1.7-1.9 if i see her struggling ill water it more down to 1.5-1.7 where shes been sat all this time and actually enjoying it. Day 61, I topped her above the sixth node, removed 7th and 8th growth from the middle, should start boosting the side growths. I will research how and when to defoliate the bottom ones to boost the side grows even further in the coming weeks. Still 5 weeks or 3 to go before flowering, so any training i do will have to be done soon so she can recover before i switch the lights.
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Week 10. Vegetation
5 years ago
30 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6
Weak
885 PPM
65 %
18 °C
21 °C
20 °C
9 L
2 L
50 cm
Nutrients 3
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part A 4 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Part B 4 mll
B-52 - Advanced Nutrients
B-52 2 mll
This is the week i am supposed to bump the A&B to 4ml and the B-52 to 2 ml, however, i wont do that. I will bump the B-52 to 2 ml but i wont increase any of the A&B. I am already having to dilute the feed with another 250-400ml extra water to bring the EC down to 1766-1806. The plant has spiraled out of control. Pictures dont make sense anymore, the lack of depth of field makes it impossible to count nodes or even make sense what and where to trim. I am still researching how to defoliate the bottom half so that i wont stress the plant but also boost its side growth. At this rate, if i dont do any more major changes that can impact the growth, i think i can start thinking of switching to 12/12 by the end of this (or next) week. The smell exists, but only when i work with the branches or move leaves aside to inspect the stem etc my fingers smell Lemony and fresh damp. Only for a few seconds and only after heavy tampering with the plant, that tells me i absolutely need to start thinking about ventilation, even without a filter to begin with, just to take some of that air out and passively bring some more in. My humidity is at 86% overnight, ventilation should somewhat manage that. I went ahead and removed the biggest fan leaves making some space for the bottom branches to come up. Ill let her recover before removing more. Last day of veg day 70! I have already switched the light cycle did the last major defoliation and lowered the nutrient strength to 1.3-1.4. Here we go boys, its happening!! I fugured out a way to feed correctly. Since the recommendations are what they are, i am thinking breaking apart the ratio balance wouldnt be a good idea. Instead, I add the recommended amounts of nutes and supplements in 1 litre of water, and then diluting that 1Litre with another 1(maybe 1.5l) until i get an EC of 1.6-1.7. That seems to be working correctly, no burns, no deficiencies. Its a bit weird though and it makes me question... They claim to be testing their products on real plants right? yet, try to give their recommendations to a real plant and youve essentially fried it... Their recommended dosages mid flower are above the 2.8 EC mark, which plant survives that and how do you effectively flush it afterwards? so many questions...
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DreamCatcher
DreamCatcherstarted grow question 5 years ago
I am wondering... Advanced Nutrients gives you recommendations on how to feed your plants and claim to be testing their products on real plants, yet, that dosage in 1 litre of water brings the EC up to 2.8 which can kill a plant easy. Opinions?
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GMSgrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
Yeah. They like to sell nutes. Those levels are for professional growers with ultimate lighting, ultimate environment, and max nutes. They just tell you the highest level possible but most have crappy led lighting and just as extraction fan and intake to control their environment. Light is the most important thing for plants, yet people buy shitty amazon lights and tell everyone how good they are...NOT. If led lighting is preferred then a good Fluence spydrx plus is the only model I would buy, but their really expensive. Even this light wont out perform harvest weight of A 1000W HPS, but it will come close. So they aren't doing anything wrong telling you those levels because people do grow at that ppm. Light, environment, know how, food in that order and you wouldnt believe the size of the buds that will grow for you.
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Week 11. Flowering
5 years ago
45 cm
12 hrs
29 °C
6
Weak
900 PPM
70 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
2 L
40 cm
Nutrients 9
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Voodoo Juice - Advanced Nutrients
Voodoo Juice 2 mll
First day of flower. I will expect it to not do much the first few days because of the defoliation i did last day of veg. The rest of the supplements arrive during this week and i will start introducing them the minute they do. I will take more pictures in the coming days as you cant tell any changes anymore.. As for the feed, I am using all recommended amounts because i dont want to break the balance made by the company, instead im just watering it down to 1.5-1.6 EC, i will increase EC as the first week goes, ill raise it up to 1.7-1.8 by the end of this first week of flower. Right now, im using an extra 1.5L to dilute the 2L of feed that im making. so far so good. i did some experimenting with the feed and that resulted me in a calcium deficiency, i bought "spring water" that sits at .5EC, i add everything and dilute with more water until i get 1.8 and that seems to work fine... I dont understand people saying its difficult to grow, but at the same time ive never grown cannabis before, so i dont have any other plant to compare to..
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DreamCatcherstarted grow question 5 years ago
Might be an overreaction but i am noticing all my new growth is yellowing. Could it be a high/low temp fluctuation imbalance during the night/day cycle? Is it a problem? Should i be doing something to fix it? Im 2 days into flower.
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Leaves. Color - Yellow
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Shagrathanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi there! I think that at this stage of growth the new parts are more than often little bit yellow but should green up in a day or two. If it spreads then this symptom is the first in Sulfur, Iron and calcium def atleast but when it spreads its easier to tell which one or something else. So keep watching here but don't react just yet
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Week 12. Flowering
5 years ago
85 cm
12 hrs
29 °C
6
Weak
1100 PPM
70 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
2 L
30 cm
Nutrients 12
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Voodoo Juice - Advanced Nutrients
Voodoo Juice 2 mll
I dont know if i have enough space in the tent to let this thing reach wherever its trying to reach.. I dont have enough cord left on the Yoyos to pull the light up more if this continues im gonn ahave to find a new way to hang the light xD I ordered the rest of the supplements from the Advanced Nutrients line they will arrive in the next few days. Its looking good i think :) I decided to follow the advice of people on the UK420 forum, I went out and bought a PVC mesh screen. Seeing how the hight reached 85cm and i didnt have enough cord left on the yoyos, i decided to do a scrog. Yes its the most horrible setup in the history of cannabis cultivation, BUT, it worked. I managed to lower the net to the lowest possible point during yesterday and today morning. My 1.8EC inflow gives me a 1.4EC runoff, so i also upped the feed to 1.9-2EC. I will do another defoliation during the 3rd week of flower, ill remove most things underneath the grid, and help those little branches reach above. I know it looks horrible and i myself dont particularly like it, but so far it works and ill wait to see it adapt :D Day 80, the rest of thesupplements have arrived! thats it on the food, now equipment! :D Looks like shes adapting to the grid, i lowered it to the lowest possible point, any further and im looking at snapping branches. I keep inspecting and pulling up anything that is trying to reach the grid. I want to see how she likes the new supplements, will observe and update ^_^ After watching a few hours worth of Kyle Kushman videos last night i went ahead and pruned some of the lower branches clearing most of the "suckers" underneath the grid. Looks a bit more tidy and most of the branches are now above the grid getting taller :D
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Week 13. Flowering
5 years ago
85 cm
12 hrs
29 °C
6
Weak
1200 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
2 L
20 cm
Nutrients 8
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Sensizym - Advanced Nutrients
Sensizym 2 mll
Day 85, I think we reached the peak, now its just gonna be boring flowering, i think the next 3 weeks are gonna be just stretching.. Ill keep updating every 2 days as there isnt much change.. Still a bit worried about hight, even though i tried to scrog, the little branches are now again at the very top, and some others havent even passed the grid yet, or just managed but are overshadowed by the taller ones.. Ill do some research on that but if youve got some advice in the meantime ill be happy to listen :D Day 87 I went ahead and did some more LST, running out of space again xD its getting bigger and bigger, i almost regret vegging her for 10 weeks haha Day 91 Last day of this week. I did even more LST, did some "chiropracting" on some branches as well. Been reading about Supercropping, spent a good 3 hours last night on rollitup reading threads from 2012 up to 2019. I think i am confortable to consider it if things get too out of hand.. People say sativas love it, and have visual proof as well so its not just words. i will wait and see, this week should be the last of the stretch (i hope).
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Week 14. Flowering
5 years ago
90 cm
12 hrs
29 °C
6
Weak
1125 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
2 L
20 cm
Nutrients 8
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Sensizym - Advanced Nutrients
Sensizym 2 mll
Theres no way of describing this, I had to go aggressively, bent the colas back into themselves, removed a minor amount of leaves, and tied the fuck out of her. I really hope she wont stretch more.. My last option is supercropping but im still educating myself on that. Day 93 As i was tying branches down last night, i didnt notice some of then had bent. So i woke up this morning and noticed an accidental supercropping on 2 branches, so i went ahead and bent another one at the back, dunno whats gonna happen, ill just wait and see.. Wasnt planning on it, it was my last resort, but seeing how it happened i thought might as well do it..
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Week 15. Flowering
5 years ago
120 cm
12 hrs
29 °C
6
Weak
1050 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
2 L
25 cm
Nutrients 8
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Sensizym - Advanced Nutrients
Sensizym 2 mll
Day 99 I kept tying branches down for the full duration of the past week, all supercropped branches are standing up straight again. I managed to find a fix for the height problem, its not perfect, but i gained about 40cm of cord on the hangers, so i can lift the light higher in case ill need to. Got the Bluelabs trruncheon in the basket, and a new AC oscillating fan, will be ordering at the end of this week. My bud formations and the structure in general does NOT look like any other diaries ive found and am following, or have bookmarked. I dont know what of think of this, plenty of reasons why that might be, first and foremost it could very well be the light being too far away and the plant is stretching towards it making leggy spaced out nodes, the rest is just environment, OR i have found the phenotype everyone said they couldnt get. I cannot know for sure until the end of next week as that falls on the dates most people begun having their pistils curled and browning. Until that time i cannot say for sure whether ive got the phenotype or it is just my environment that is off (could very well be im a first time grower and literally winging it the whole way through.) Day 103 Some branches that are reaching up high look light deprived.. Or it might be N toxicity, i hope its not the latter.. I dont have ALL the symptoms that N toxicity would show, so i think were all good. Time will tell :) Carbon filter is on the way, although the smell is not there (i might not be able to smell it or gotten used to it) If i rub a branch with my fingers i definitely smell a herbal lemon-ish with a hit of damp, and my fingers will be sticky, other than that, the general environment doesnt smell like fresh growing cannabis. Either way, better safe than sorry, filter is on the way. In 5 weeks time, i will begin the potency tests. I have more pictures, but my wifes device is old. My screen broke on mine, hers cant take those crisp pictures that mine did so i apologize for the blur. More pictures to follow the coming days.
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Week 16. Flowering
5 years ago
120 cm
11 hrs
29 °C
6
Normal
800 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
3 L
25 cm
Nutrients 8
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Sensizym - Advanced Nutrients
Sensizym 2 mll
The usual, plain old flowering, i noticed the trichromes appeared :D i will get a microscope in the following weeks so i can take some macropictures :D I supercropped more branches, some of them that are higher than the light started to fold their leaves in a last attempt to absorb some light, most of them have come back around, but one of the main colas is taking its time. Should be fine by the end of this week.. My Bluelabs truncheon wand arrived, and i noticed a massive difference in the range of numbers, what my digital TDS meter showed me as 3.3 and 3.7 the wand is showing 1.8-2.2. This makes me think, all this time, i have been underfeeding the plant and that the results mightve been even better, but its too late for ifs and buts now :P i am now smarter for the next run :D more pictures will follow in the coming days :D I am currently dealing with a lockout. I had to turn off the lights and inspect the jungle closely to find what i was looking for. After an extensive read i figured out if theres a concentration of salts then some nutrients will bind together and stop being available for the plant, which should lead to signs of deficiencies like in the pictures. Mr gmslave, if youre reading this, you were right. The EC marks of 1.2-1.6 on the truncheon translate to 2.1-2.4 on the digital tds meter, which i have been using for the past 5 months and proved to be fine, the minute i started using a proper tool everything went to shit. I have flushed the medium with probably 8 to 9 litres of water today, until i got a reading of 1880 on the digital and 1.2EC on the truncheon. Based on what gmslave told me, i will slowly rise to 1.6EC over the course of this week, keep it at 1.6EC for the next 2 weeks and then begin lowering as per schedule. I hope i didnt do much damage.
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DreamCatcherstarted grow question 5 years ago
Can somebody describe what they can see in this picture? I only received it a few days ago, and since have been watering based on what the Truncheon tells me, but few days later i see a toxicity on my plant, and testing it against the Digital TDS meter shows me diff numbers(?)
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DrJynx86answered grow question 5 years ago
I have to say after reading online the manuals for both meters, both have embedded termometers to work under any temperature, and they come factory calibrated so I suggest this: 1) Clean them both very well with distilled 7.0 ph water. 2) If you're using rechargeable AAA batteries with the Truncheon, that's the issue, replace them for regular batteries. Measure again, stirr for a moment and let them stabilize, hopefully the readings will be a lot closer than now!
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Week 17. Flowering
5 years ago
120 cm
11 hrs
29 °C
6
Normal
800 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
3 L
25 cm
Nutrients 8
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 2 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 2 mll
Sensizym - Advanced Nutrients
Sensizym 2 mll
Day 113 What a day!! I recieved the Calibration liquid from Bluelab and tried to clean the probes on the truncheon and test it against their calibration standard liquid. No luck. The liquid is 2.77EC and the truncheon is measuring 2.0EC, when the temperature stabilizes it drops to 1.8EC and stays there. I contacted Bluelab and asked for advice, they came back to me asking me if i kept the shroud on during the test...... (???) but nothing else. I contacted amazon and asked for a replacement, the new one arrives tomorrow. Im gonna test them both against the same liquid and pray and hope for the best. On another note, the microscope arrived today. I managed to take some pictures but my hands are shaking too much ^_^ Some leaf tip burn on the plant nothing major, i blame the faulty truncheon for that. ill update with more info an dpictures as the days go, even though there is minimal progress atm, for the sake of the diary :D. The truncheon was faulty, i replaced it with a new one which is working perfectly fine. Day 115 Did a photoshoot, i think the plant deserves it :D
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Week 18. Flowering
5 years ago
120 cm
10 hrs
29 °C
6
Normal
750 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
4 L
25 cm
Nutrients 7
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
B-52 - Advanced Nutrients
B-52 2 mll
Day 121 I switched to overdrive finally, lowering nutrients to 1.4 by the end of next week. Some of the pistils at the bottom half of the plant have begun to curl and turn brown, still got a few weeks to go so all "plain sailing" as they call it :P Overdrive should increase the weight of these buds, i wasnt really expecting it to make any more, especially since i begun lowering the light schedule by 15m early on..
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Week 19. Flowering
4 years ago
120 cm
10 hrs
29 °C
6
Normal
700 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
4 L
25 cm
Nutrients 3
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
Overdrive - Advanced Nutrients
Overdrive 2 mll
Getting bigger and heavier, i stopped most of the supplements (mostly because i run out, but at this point im not getting any more of them) By the looks of it, and the fact i begun reducing the light quite early, it should theoretically finish on the exact time specified by Barney's Farm. 14 weeks of flower (with 10 weeks of veg) Enjoy the pictures :D
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Week 20. Flowering
4 years ago
120 cm
10 hrs
29 °C
6
Strong
650 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
4 L
25 cm
Nutrients 3
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A 1 mll
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part B 1 mll
Overdrive - Advanced Nutrients
Overdrive 2 mll
3 weeks to go before i begin flush. The stench is unbelievable, had the tent open for like 15 min to take some pictures and the whole room stank like cat piss. Looking with the microscope most trichomes have become milky now, which may be the cue for me to begin flush, but ill wait, ill wait exactly how much the breeder tells me to wait and then harvest. I think i should at least give it the 90 days they say it needs. I will be lowering the EC by .1-.2 every 2 to 3 days until last day of week 23 which last watering will be just plain bottled water. I already have a couple mini branches (smallest ones under the grid) drying in the cupboard since last week. Will do a proper potency test on friday saturday (10th day since i hung them). not long to go now... not long at all :D Day 139. No. there is no 3 more weeks before flush. I have discovered something. My 9 L pot does not want to humidify itself. I need to wait 5 minutes for 300ml of water to soak through, judging by the size of the plant above, and the fact that its trichomes are already all milky and some amber, i can safely assume that the plant is rootbound. 9L pot was obviously too small to go for 10 weeks of veg and thats another lesson i will take to the next one. TL;DR I begun the flush. will flush it for 1 week with flawless finish, then another one just water and at the end of that harvest. I will harvest in the first morning hours because of the high activity in the chemical compounds inside the plant, i do not believe in the myths and legends of keeping your plants in the dark, but i do believe in the benefits of stressing a plant. Instead of days of darkness ill do 2 days with no water before the morning of harvest.
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Week 21. Flowering
4 years ago
120 cm
10 hrs
29 °C
6
Strong
100 PPM
68 %
18 °C
21 °C
19 °C
9 L
4 L
25 cm
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Flawless Finish - Advanced Nutrients
Flawless Finish 2 mll
Day 141, day 4 of flush. I used flawless finish on saturday and yesterday, from today forwards i will only water with plain un-PHed bottled water (0.2ec) Harvesting on day 7 of flush, thursday morning, in the first hours of the morning cycle when chemical activity is the highest. The next and final update will be after drying and curing. Thanks everyone for dropping in your kind words and suggestions, stay tuned for the final product :D
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Week 22. Harvest
4 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Dr. Grinspoon - Barney's Farm
Spent 225 days
Veg Flo Har
10/10
Rated
380 g
Bud wet weight per plant
168 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
1.44
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I can confidently say that anybody looking to start growing cannabis should begin with a difficult strain. Not only for the sake of your learning curve, but also as an overall experience which will make any other grow look like a walk in the park. Many mistakes have been made during his cycle but that is alright i think considering this is a first ever grow. Few things to note, POT SIZE, very important to have enough rootspace but also space for water to drain naturally. Dont opt in for smaller pot thinking it will make a small plant, veg duration determines how big the plant will be, a big pot is gonna help in the long run. EC/PPM/PH tools, Dont cheap out on these, buy once and good. Dr.Grinspoon hates hates Nitrogen, so a proper measuring tool will be needed. TRAINING, absolutely adores it. Topping was easy, supercropping was easy, ScrOGging was easy, a little tight on height but that is again on me. Like i mentioned above it tastes like aniseed and he mintness that it carries, otherwise fresh citrus and herbs, almost a bit flowery. Me and my wife have been smoking it since day 2 of drying, it gets better every day. Every person i shared with or gave some away they all seemed to have appreciated it for what it is, i even heard the phrase "This Tastes Like Dam" which made me smile. Not a hard one, jump into it, research what you dont know, grow a plant. EZ Thank you everyone for following, helping, and reading my struggles. I appreciate everyones voice with all suggestions answers and opinions that were given to me. I now have a full new plan for the next cycle.
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