Fo' Twenny Back with another update on our Orange Sherbert from Barney's Farm!
9/9 - Day 33 of 12/12: The deficiencies that were showing after flushing Friday 8/28 have slowed down their progression, but are still present. I waited a day too long to water and got she started to droop a bit.
9/10: She is no longer dropping and looks much happier. Defoliated some leaves that were showing deficiencies. I am starting to think the deficiencies may be due to lockout. I did switch to filtered tap water this run and I think the water may just be too hard. I will be picking up an RO filtration system with KDF for chlorine and chloramine. Until then, I don't plan on ming any major adjustments. Just plan on continuing to feed light and measure the runoff.
Now, on with the deets!
LIGHTING:
I had increased lighting at dimmer last week and I think this is causing some stress. It was also getting pretty hot in the tent, which could be part of reason they looked stressed. It got up to 86°F for 2 days and dimmed the lights to compensate. I will be upgrading the AC soon.
Backing the light off to about 75k lux max at the canopy.
RHIZOSPHERE:
All Water/Fertilizer is shared by 3 plants
6 gallon tap H20 through 2 KDF filters
START PH: 7.2 (taken from reservoir that contains impurities/residue from previous feeds)
START PPM: 635 (also taken from reservoir)
TEMP: 76°F
WEEK 5 FEED SCHEDULE:
.25 tsp/gal Gringo Rasta Cal-Mag
1.5 tsp/gal BIG Bloom
.5 tsp/gal Grow Big
1 tsp/gal Tiger Bloom
.125 tsp/gal Kelp Me Kelp You
1.5 tsp/gal BEMBE
.125 tsp/gal Beastie Blooms
pH Reading: 5.8
Adjusted pH of solution to 6.3
PPM: 1440
1 tsp/gal RECHARGE
.6 ml/gal MAMMOTH P
PH: 6.5
PPM: 1480
Added 2 gal h2O to lower PPM
pH: 6.5
PPM: 1370
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Until next time...
Peace ☮️,
Love 💚,
And Frosty Nugs ❄️🌲!
-Fo'Twenny
@FoTwenny, your welcome, I'm new to this site but been growing a while never tried this strain so very intrigued will have to give it a shot, Barney farm have good genetics as well I grew their LSD it was very hardy and the smell was immense , good luck with the harvest I will follow and see the result, happy growing .
@FoTwenny,
I haven't but know someone who has, my next run is going to be a Barneys mix and she nearly came in but decided to go for
Glookies
Dos si dos 33
Tropicanna Banana
Mimosa evo
HAPPY GROWING AND GOODLUCK
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@FoTwenny - Thanks for the info on this! I'll be following to see how your babies like it. Aesthetics is the pinnacle of growing cannabis as an artform! To side track off the subject a bit...I have always been intrigued with bonsai style cannabis and wondering how clover would look as it's ground cover. If there was a way to attach a pic to this message I would, but sure you have seen it on the Internet somewhere! If not, I will find a link and send.
@greenflipcali89, Hello again! So, I think I first saw a YouTube channel, CaliGreen, using cover crop. Maybe not first, I think I'd seen it in forums or something, but the first I heard provide some explanation. It sounded interesting, but I had higher priorities trying to establish this new garden and kind of forgot about it. Recently I saw @PremiumNamaste using it in his Solo cup challenge diary and asked him about why he uses the white clover. I did some further research to confirm that, for a minute expense, you get several benefits. This is best of my understanding:
Similar in function to Azos, White Dutch Clover actually harnesses atmospheric nitrogen and releases it into the rhizosphere for your roots to absorb.
Helps retain moisture to keep airy mediums from drying too quickly.
Acts as a barrier between soil and air. This is a great benefit to help minimize soilborn fungal infections and pest infestations.
As the clovers life cycle ends and you water over the decaying plant material, it acts as a compost to help provide additional organic nutrients to your plant during flower.
This is new to me. My first implementation. As long as it does no harm, I will probably continue to use cover crops simply because I find them to be aesthetically appealing. Don't you think it's sort of pretty?
@herbalistssword, Thank you so much! ☺️ That is the wet weight, whole plant including main stem. I am guessing 5-6oz or so of quality dry nugs. I am really happy with this flower!
@NatureBoyNeo, Thank you for the words of encouragement! It was a great plant and she's now one of my favorite flowers! Happy growing to you, my friend!
@Treighfunky, Thanks for stopping in! She really is turning out nicely considering the deficiency/toxicity or whatever was going on with her. She seems to have pulled out of it and just slowly fading now!
Some great training on your Grows Fo, Makes for good watching.
I had a close encounter with this strain a few weeks ago and really enjoyed the sweet orangey smell she left on your fingers. It might get a little run in my setup at some point.
@blendmedmedman, She actually has a nice sweet orange smell. I have had a few plants smell of citrus, but never anything with this much sweetness combined. I am excited about this one!
@Hooger, I really appreciate the compliment, that's very sweet! She doesn't look as pretty as I would like, but I have also been dialing things in, so not completely unexpected! I think she will pull out of it and finish nicely.
@Treighfunky, Well, I think I was running it too high or maybe it was the temps from running the lights at such a high power, but they didn't seem to be too happy. Upgrading the AC soon, so once I can control temps better, I may slowly dial up again and see how far I can push them.
An other diamond from Barney's. Let me know please how the smoke is....
I can see you like giving a lot of nutrition 🤪 She looks very strong it will br a great yield I guess. Look at the main stalk 🤐
Hehe good luck well done.
@FoTwenny
@Ferenc, I like the look of her so far and she's growing with some nice structure. Hopefully she keeps developing at this rate and we will have some of the biggest buds I've grown yet.
Wow!! This is really filling out and looking beautiful. You continue to impress me week after week. I love your passion for the grow. I love your attention to detail with the science aspect of things. You truly are a growers grower. You are without a doubt one of my top 3 favorite growers because you implore the full package. Keep up the awesome work. You're inspiring others to elevate their game 👍
@Treighfunky, Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate the encouragement. I am still fairly new to the game, but I research a lot and question everything. I am still finding my style and what works for me. I am really having a lot of fun here on GD! Thanks again for the genuine positive vibes! Glad to have you along for the ride and I hope you'll stay awhile!
Love your content. Good job on video to. Bringing some production value to growing.👍
I think that is just a beautiful looking plant, it pleases my eye..
I shall follow along to see how this one ends.👌
@Theia, Thanks for the kind words! It's a little time consuming, but I really enjoy creating content! I am having a tone of fun!
Glad to have you along for the ride. Thanks again for the positive vibes!
Happy growing!
@Treighfunky, Thanks for the positive feedback! I like creating the content. I look forward to when I can be closer to the garden and can really get into creating some really creative content. I will keep doing my best with what I have!