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Week 10
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DogterB DogterB
4 years ago
Week 10 Day 64 (9/18) Doing good, really starting to see some frost form up. Waiting for her to dry out a bit so I can give her some cal-mag. I've read that autos tend to go heavy on the cal-mag, and using RO water doesn't help the situation. Day 65 (9/19) I gave her some water last night and added in some cal-mag. She seemed deficient so I went with 4ml in about 3/4 of a gal of water. She has a handful of lower leaves that are really yellowed up and the magnesium deficiency was getting worse. Hoping that it will go away with the cal-mag, though I'll probably give her some more with her next feeding. Day 66 (9/20) Her upper leaves are still noticeably more yellow than lower leaves. I'll do some research and try to figure out what is up. I doubt it is light burn, as I'm only using an HLG100 at about 12" from her tallest point. EDIT: just kidding, it may very well be light burn. I'll lift the lights up a bit. Day 67 (9/21) To combat the possible light burn, I raised my light up a few inches. Unfortunately, if it worsens I'll have to figure something out as I'm now at my height limit with the current setup. I could get a few more inches by finagling with the light hangers. Pistils are starting to brown on several buds, so hoping that is due to their ripening rather than something going on with nutrients. She'll probably be needing fed again in a day or two. Day 68 (9/22) Another day, another....whatever. She's still going, but still seeing some yellowing on her upper leaves. I'm hoping with her next feeding it will help her out, but I may have to pull her out and get some good pics and ask around some forums. They usually help me out, if anything they help ease my mind. Day 69 (9/23) I fed her this morning. Pretty much the same stuff as last feeding, but doubled the shooting powder (2.6g -> 5.2g) and went a little heavier on the Cal-Mag (5mL). I'm still seeing damage on the upper leaves, but can't tell if it's progressing or staying the same. I had her pulled out this morning for feeding and completely forgot to take pics to post and ask about her health status. Her pistils are browning up, so I think she is getting closer. I just have no idea when to start a flush. I'll whip out the microscope tonight and take a look just to see if I can actually see anything. Might have to invest in a better microscope. Day 70 (9/24) Finally got some good pics of her in normal light and asked around the forums I haunt. Consensus is that I have been overfeeding her and have caused a nutrient lockout. I messed up by feeding her with every watering, which I started doing when she was showing deficiencies with feeding on every other. Also one person said I shouldn't be feeding at full strength, but I feel that she has been at full strength for quite a while and it has been only recently that these issues have shown up. Idk though, being my first time I really don't trust my own rationality. It was recommended to use a TDS meter and do a flush to bring down the ppm. BUT I don't have a TDS meter. They didn't elaborate on how to go about correcting this without a TDS meter and monitoring the ppm, but they recommended not doing a flush. So I have no idea how to proceed at the moment. I'm thinking I may flush, and follow it up with a feeding a few days later. If I do, it might be the last feeding I do as I'll be starting week 11 tomorrow. Most of the Barney's Farm Zkittlez OG diaries I have seen go to about week 12, and I'm assuming mine will go to that at least. If I hear more feedback about my problem, I'll update.
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Grow Questions
DogterB
DogterBstarted grow question 4 years ago
Not the best pics, but do these trichomes look cloudy? First time trying the microscope, still working on technique. I don't even know if these are on the bud or leaves lol. I'm just trying to get a sense of what clear vs cloudy looks like.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey there DogterB, looking at trichomes is a whole thing. Try looking through a few different places on the plant. You want to hit up like the side colas top and bottom, the main cola top and bottom, take a look at the flowers and the sugar leafs, there will be some places either than others to measure. Sometimes it's necessary to have a " stabilizer " to take the measurement aswell... i just use my own fingers for that. You're doing good man, thanks for the pictures. Remember though :you're doing this for you, so as long as you can take the measurements for yourself , that's good enough like you dont need to get a headache from taking pictures ya get me? anyway, you're basically 70/80% cloudy if not more already. Hope this helps ! 🚀
DogterB
DogterBstarted grow question 4 years ago
Since I am seeing some cloudy trichomes, what kind of timeframe am I looking at moving forward? I'm thinking I want to harvest when I'm between 20-50% amber trichomes, so when I start to see some amber, about how long do I have before I need to chop? Days? Week?
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Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey Growmie, Once you start seeing amber trichomes it's going to take about 2 weeks for it to reach the 20 - 50% amber trichomes your looking for, then chop her down. Hopefully I answered your question and remember Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time.
DogterB
DogterBstarted grow question 4 years ago
I'm close to harvest but my lower buds are still showing white pistils. Do I wait until they are ready as well? Any tips on trying to get them to mature? I was thinking of some defoliation but am hesitant as a first time and that it's an auto...
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hello You've got a very nice full canopy and the plants definitely far enough along that i would defoliate just to send more light to the bottom. Maybe a 20% removal. If the upper buds are ready way before the bottoms you can also do a partial harvest and then let the rest mature over the next week. Happy harvesting. ✌️
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DogterB
DogterBweek 10
@Latestagecapitalist420, no problem! An old Eskimo told me once, "Learn from others mistakes, life's too short to make them all yourself". Hope my mess-ups help lol. Good luck!
rAUScH
rAUScHweek 12
Wunderschön!
DogterB
DogterB
@@rAUScH, appreciate it! First time, so that means a lot!
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 11
@Mr_Motalovah , that's a nice trick for the trichs ! i might have to steal that one 😉
Mr_Motalovah
Mr_Motalovah
@CRiSPrGrow, I learned it from an old school grower, useful info needs to be passed on to others as it was to me. Go ahead and steal it! 😆
Latestagecapitalist420
Latestagecapitalist420week 10
Having similar yellowing issues with my plant, but was not feeding with every watering. I thought it was nutrient lockout too but it hasn't gotten better. You're a week or 2 ahead of me so learning from your grow. THX>
DogterB
DogterB
@Latestagecapitalist420, no problem! An old Eskimo told me once, "Learn from others mistakes, life's too short to make them all yourself". Hope my mess-ups help lol. Good luck!
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenweek 10
The plants are looking amazing! Don't you hate that end waiting period? Omg i get so impatient! Finish already! Lol
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreen
@DogterB, To be honest if you're running autos and want to keep a perpetual harvest happening...it's time to fire up a couple more.👍 I knew someone on here who only ran autos and did a perpetual where every 3 weeks there was a harvest and germination.
DogterB
DogterB
@Experimentgreen, it's my first time growing, but yes! The struggle is real! I'm already chomping at the bit to get another one started lol
Ferenc
Ferencweek 13
Congrats! @DogterB
DogterB
DogterB
@Ferenc, thanks! I was surprised at how much came off, and at how much is left to finish up!
DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity
DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityweek 12
"A few days ago I moved the light down quite a bit, and when I got home last night a lot of the upper leaves had gotten pretty yellow. I figured it was light bleaching so I moved the light up some to about 13" above the tallest cola point." It's not light bleaching what is it? It's the increased rates of Transportation (from the higher amounts of photosynthesis) the foliage gets sacrificed in favor of transporting nutrients to the buds.. Yellowing in later flower phases can be a good sign :) it can tend to mean the plant is processing the nutrients it is intaking.
DogterB
DogterB
@DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity, thanks for the info! I assumed it was light bleaching due to it being only on the parts closest to the light and it happened so quickly after lowering the light. Always learning lol
Terra_Farma
Terra_Farmaweek 7
Looking good! Hope the zkittlez do well for you with the HLG
DogterB
DogterB
@Terra_Farma, thanks! First time grower, so learning a lot and dealing with issues (my fault) as they come lol
dreambomber
dreambomberweek 12
Nice yield, dude! Check my reports t00! 👊
plant
plantweek 14
Enjoy your smoke 💨 🤙🤙🤙
Buddha2
Buddha2week 14
Congratulations on your harvest! Great result! 👍
El_Andy
El_Andyweek 14
Congrats, good job, and enjoy what you’ve worked so hard for. Learn from this first grow and carry those lessons to the next one. Everyone has to resist the urge to harvest early, you’ll learn your own sweet spot over time 😎
DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420week 14
Love it love it love it Zkittlez OG Auto 4 life.
heizen
heizenweek 14
Nice grow mate, plants are looking good, keep it up, imma follow this one upclose.