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Day 1 (day I got plant)
-Placed clone in cup of soil with bottom cut off in larger pot for easy future transplanting. (Pics. 1&2)
-Cut 2 bottom fan leaves off
-Sprayed leaves and soil with water
Day 3
-noticed tiny white spots on some leaves. Looks like spider mites but probably not since I'm in a grow tent and I couldn't see evidence of mites under the leaves (UPDATE Day 5 I added a video of the white dots)
Day 4
-Didnt get to see plant today. Received first watering to overflow of the smaller cup
Day 8
Finally got to check out the plant. Still on same nutrient plan since I'm concerned still about the white dots that are visible on the video I posted. Still very happy to see the growth on the plant. Plant is now receiving about a third gallon of water every other day-ish with 15 ml/gallon of botanicare kind grow nutrients.
Day 9
Saw evidence of spider mites. Don't know how they got in since I'm in a grow tent. Got a treatment the guy at the hydro store said would work best since I'm in a small er tent. Sprayed leaves heavily with the spider mites killing solution and turned the lights off since the remedy calls for it and fed 8fl oz water with ~1 ml botanicare. Also bought Canna Coco A+B since I was at the store anyway.
Day 10 2-28-18
Evidence of some type of nutrient burn can be seen on some leaves. Possibly a reaction to the anti-spider mite treatment. Any info is welcomed. Opting to keep light on instead of treating for spider mites since I think the spider mites problem is less of a problem than the new discoloration on the leaves
Day 12 3-2-18
HELP!!! Anyone please look at the picture I posted and help me with what I need to do asap. TGIF because maybe I can spend the weekend saving this plant.
Day 13 3-3-18
Removed the cup from around the plant and added some soil. I think it looks healthier than it has and think it's going to make it.
Day 21
Sorry this is my only update this week. Earlier this week I determined that the problem I've been seeing is nute burn. I began watering with regular water or with very little nutrients. Saw some awesome growth this week.
Questions:
Anyone have opinions on if it's stretching too much?
As my first grow I want to throw it into flowering somewhat early to gain some experience for my next grow rapidly. Any opinions on when that should come?
Day 25
No nutrients. Plant has grown a ton and has fully recovered. probably going to put it into flowering this weekend.
Day 28
Lowered light to 8 inches. Topped plant to expost what I hope will be 3 new colas
Day 31
Getting good width since I've topped her. Going to do some LST this weekend I think.
Day 35. Topping has created awesome split up top. Pushed it apart a little and may do some tie down low stress training. Fed about 16 fl oz of water with a couple drops of CANNA Coco A + B.
Day 37
Did some LST with pipe cleaners. Should I lower the light to compensate for the lowering of the plant height?
Day 41
Results from LST are great and I definitely see multiple potential cola sites. Excited as hell. More pictures to come
Day 42
Awesome. Nothing more to say
Day 49
Flipped the plant to a 12/12 schedule today. Next week will be the first of flowering and I'm super excited. Any recommendations on nutrients to use? I have Canna Coco a and b and botanicare CNS17. Also, how much water should I be using in my feedings now that the plant will be growing a lot during the flip towards flowering?
Day 51/ Day 3 Flowering
Plant has definitely grown vertically an inch or two. Awesome to see the stretch as it transfers to the new light schedule.
Day 56/ Day 8 Flowering
Plant has now been on the 12-12 light schedule for a week and has some bud sites. Giving it a big feeding today and trying not to get too ahead of myself.
Day 58/10 Flowering
More of the same, trichomes showing up on cola sites. I have 10-11 main sites with a couple other ones getting their start.
Day 62/14 Flowering
Awesome progress. Bud sites all along multiple branches and some have tops with fairly developed buds. All of it looks really snowy.
Day 65/17 Flowering
Trcihomes are a lot less swollen than before and more numerous. Awesome crystals visible and tons of bud sites showing up all over the plant.
Day 71/26 Flowering
Awesome stretching visible and some are growing very stalky. Adjusted my fan because it used to be blowing above the plant but was too low.
Day 72/27 Flowering
Bought Canna's boost today to hopefully incite some bud swelling. Happy growing.
Day 78/34 Flowering
Happy Monday. Boost has definitely helped the bud sites develop and things are getting close to the end. Raised light a couple inches to compensate for growth. Happy plant.
Day 88/40 Flowering
Looks like there are twice the leaves than last week. Going to take a good picture featuring trichomes to see if any are turning Amber.
Day 91/43 Flowering
She's getting swollen and is coming up on harvest. Would love any advice or words of wisdom. Began to feed normal water since week 14 will probably be the last. Super excited
Had a great time but I'm super bummed it had to end this way. Going to get 3-6 plants next time for my 2 by 4 foot tent. Thank you all so much for the help and definitely let me know any wisdom you have. Mediocre first grow but I think the only way I can go is up from here.
at this point I'm in my first grow and open to any and every idea. you can consider this my new plan. just to clarify you mean to use straight water for a couple of weeks. I haven't heard of ponytail cutting. I was planning on doing a form of lollypopping. do you think this would be good or should I ponytail. if so please elaborate on what this entails
@Jubiedude, ponytailing is when you take the branches that are too tall, and a fuzzy pipe cleaner, and tie them into ponytails so that the growth goes into lower branches
www.youtube.com/watch
hard to say but my guess beginning of magnesium deficiency
if thats what it is its more likely pH being outside its range of absorption ("lockout") than actual mag def but might be that too
check your pH of your nutes carefully and try testing your runoff
http://www.growweedeasy.com/marijuana-symptoms
@Jubiedude, haven't had them =/ anything id give you would be just quoting from the entry on that symptoms page anyways
had a period a year ago where the internet was out but that symptom page was still loaded into ram, id just go over it while bored trying to memorize lol
Like @Jaindoh said, great advice, it would be better, and I would do it too, if it was my plant, to let it recover for a while longer. Maybe even top her once or twice in those 2-3-4 weeks and keep on training her to get her develop more tops, so you end up with more bud sites.
I understand that it's your first grow and that you might be anxious and waiting to harvest, to start a new grow (growing can be pretty addictive) and to smoke some of your own, but you have space for her to grow, you have a great light, to me, it would be a shame to flip her now, NL can be a pretty great plant it will surly reward you if you have patience with her.
@Jubiedude, keep in mind, if you top her... its highly recommended to give a week to recover before flowering so your stretch and final yield go like you want
should be worth it in your position
@Jubiedude, no problem ;) didn't have 'classic' LST in mind just to level the shoots and branches to make for a more even canopy so that they can soak up that monster light ;)
@bobo420, sorry about the mis-information. Had a lot of those settings from when I first got the plant. Found out that the strain is WiFi not NL. Also I hadn't planned on LST anymore but was going to top her soon.
only problem is at the beginning I cut two main branches at the bottom which I think may have committed myself to lollypopping instead of something like ponytailing which is somewhat the opposite
@Jubiedude, kind of figured you just had the cups sitting on top of the soil before transplanting, i had skimmed your entry XD
im a big fan of coir since switching to it. you probably know as much as id tell you -- im no grandmaster -- but i tend to be in "learn one do one teach one" mode on this site, try to give advice so that i remember the basics better myself
let us know if you do have any questions; if i cant answer them someone else can.
Were it my plant, I would:
continue on water (not even light nutes) until deficiency that wasn't just a pH lockout developed to eliminate salts, save what buffer your soil still has, and allow it to recover
let it recover for two or three weeks
and ponytail the top with pipe cleaners until the bottom branches were of equal vertical height and strong enough to be tied down as part of the LST
and then flip
@Jaindoh, I think @jon_do is right and to add to it the plant is receiving too much water or at least too often. One of the benefits to coco or hydro isn’t the availability of nutes it’s the air to the roots helping the plant to get bushier. When a plant is stretching towards the light you’ll find long spaces in between the nodes yours are close together telling you that it’s not reaching for light but drowningbest of luck
A piece of advice, specially if you are growing in coco. an EC/PPM meter is a must, that will help a lot in preventing future nutrient burns. A pH pen will go a long way in keeping your grow healthy, since you don't have a soil that buffers you to the correct range.
@Jubiedude, your plant is looking great! don't forget about this pH meter -- plants get MUCH more sensitive to pH issues as flowering goes on. Even a $11-15 pH meter can make a huge difference.
Excellent improvement! You shouldn't need to start checking for trichomes to harvest for at least two weeks. As far as I can tell from the log and pictures, you have like 3+ weeks left.
The anticipation will ease with time =)
@Jaindoh, might cut early just due to convenience. Also some leaves are already drying up and since I was going to have multiple plants the next time around.
@Jubiedude Would you leave a dead piece of skin on your body, or remove it ? 😆 Yes, dead leafs are not useful since they cannot absorb energy anymore. I'll be around, good luck with your next grow!
Nice growth this week, seems to be recovering well. As for the burned leaves, like advised - if they are burnt on the tops it's ok to leave them, if they're damaged more, like yours are, it's best to remove them to avoid future problems they may cause.
Going to hydro store tmr. Any good recommendations on what to buy. I was thinking a good blooming nutrient I could use for the next few weeks until I harvest.
Jubiedude
