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The beginning of my first grow. I have discovered that I need to be a little more patient with my grow because I am on the plants time,and they will be ready when they are ready.
I moved the ladies to the main grow tank this week, and some of their roots took off after a couple days. It was like they were seeing how big their new home is. My smallest plant has started to do a lot better with the new nutrient solution its leaves are getting bigger each day.
I noticed today that one of my plants had started to develop hairs coming off of the roots. Does anyone know why this is, and is it something I should be worried about?
The root hairs are where most of the nutrients and water are absorbed. The root tip produces new cells on a daily basis, and thus also root hairs. When the plant is short of water and/or nutrients, it will devote more assimilates (photosynthesis energy) to producing more cells in the root tip. This also generates more root hairs until the root has found what the plant needs (more water or nutrients). The oldest root hairs will then die off.
In practice, as the medium gets drier, the root starts looking for water and will produce more cells, and thus more root hairs. Absorption capacity increases, because more root hairs are produced. But the youngest root hairs will enter even more “moist” soil. The plant can still take up water and sometimes even more! This is why the general advice is to grow on the dry side: when you water, some of the root hairs become redundant. To limit the energy-loss (dissimulation energy), the oldest root hairs will die off.
If you give the plant too much water, all the root hairs will die off. Effectively, the roots drown and it takes at least three days before a root tip has produced enough new cells with root hairs. The dying off of root hairs also happens after re-potting the plants or after moving them very roughly. So when this is the case, go gently on your climate control the first 3 days.
And pay good attention to the watering: don’t overdo it but on the other hand, don’t let the plant dry out too much.
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My ladies have started to take off and are growing like crazy. One of my fans did fall on a plant and bent the stem, but I think that she wool bounces back. There was also a power outage, but when you are growing with the Kratky method that isn't really a too big of a problem. Looking forward to seeing how they grow over the next week.
It has been a warm week, so I had to move the A.C. unit into the room to keep things at a reasonable temperature. The ladies are doing well and lots of big leaves are growing. They are also starting to smell wonderful. They are getting so much bigger from week to week. I can't wait to see how they grow over the next week.
My ladies are getting bigger everyday. They are starting to grow white hairs, so I think they will start to flower soon. I am getting really excited because each day is bring us closer to harvest day. When the plants start to take off the really move they have almost doubled in size in the past week. This is my first grow ever and it has been a really fun experience for me. I am looking forward to the next grow. The Kratky method has worked out really well, and it has made growing really easy.
The ladies have been growing about an inch a day over the past week. I added the net at the beginning of last week, and it was surprising how quickly the ladies started to grow around the net. I have hardly had to weave any of the branches in the net they have mostly grown where I wanted them to on their own. Each day they are getting closer to harvesting, and it is very exciting getting so close to the end.
I am full of excitement and anticipation seeing my little ladies get closer to becoming full grown women. Looking back at the start of this grow to this point shows how far they have come and I am impressed with how they have grown. It is kind of hard for me to believe that it has been eight weeks already because it seems like not long ago they were just little seedlings trying to pop out of some root moss. Whenever I look at these ladies I feel proud of what I have helped to create. I never knew growing could feel this good or be this exciting, and this first experience has made me excited to continue down this growing path.
I went out of town for five days this week, and when I came back the ladies had grown bigger buds and trichomes have started to develop. These ladies have come a long way, and look as though they will yield a decent about four my first grow. I can't wait to harvest them.
Had a difficult week with theses ladies. The EC and the ph were fluctuating a lot, so I completely changed the water, and the ladies seem like they are enjoying the new water a lot more. The EC and the ph have stabilized.
The ladies received their last haircut until they are harvested. The PH and the EC of the water has been holding pretty steady. I have noticed a lot of new root growth since changing the water. Also lots of beautiful trombones coming in.
It was my first grow so I made plenty of mistakes, and because of that I wasn't able to harvest very much but it was an experience. Given my ineptitude this plant made it to the end and was very resilient to a first time grow mistakes.
It was my first grow so I made plenty of mistakes, and because of that I wasn't able to harvest very much but it was an experience. Given my ineptitude this plant made it to the end and was very resilient to a first time grow mistakes.
This is the last of my ladies from my first grow. She has started killing it once her nutrients got corrected, and she will be my biggest producer. I didn't really trim her very much, and she is the only one of my plants that wasn't an auto. She has been be resilient given that I made so many mistakes, and she has bounced back very well. This is a strain I will highly recommended for first time growers.
This strain is a tough cookie out will bounce back from just about anything you do wrong. Great strain for first time growers. If you take care of this strain properly she will be a big producer.
This plant didn't have it easy, but it bounced back in the end, and looked beautiful at the end. This is a strain that I will be growing again. She produces some beautiful buds and is a great smoke.
You have lots of reading to do my friend, I’m seeing “red flags” all over this grow.
Hydro would be the hardest to start in IMO...
Why do the flowers/leaves look wet in the pictures?
@Dnamra, Ok your second grow will be better than your 1st just like your 3rd, 4th.... it should always get better. We learn from mistakes I’m happy to admit I’ve made lots.
Don’t mist your girls when they’re in flower. Even early flower, its not worth the risk of bud rot...
@PharmaZ, I realize my first Grote could have gone better, but I didn't really know what I was doing. I learned a lot from this grow and my second grown is killing it so far. My ladies are healthy and growing quickly.
If the plants look wet it is probably because I misted them with some quarter strength nutrient water.
Dnamra
