Week 12
Day 78 (30/10/2020):
The pistils are getting bigger and there are definitely more now, can't wait for more to grow! Not that many updates otherwise, all of the girls in the tent are definitely looking better and healthier.
Day 79 (31/10/2020):
Watered all the girls today and decreased the BioGrow and increase BioBloom to get the girls going! I watered them with 3ml/1.5L of BioBloom and 1.5ml/1.5L of BioGrow, and 3ml of CalMag. I still want to continue giving CalMag for a bit because she is still showing signs of the brown spots on leaves getting worse so I am hoping that it will get better after increasing the pH.
Day 80 (01/11/2020):
Been busy with the new house today so didn't have time to check the girls and take pictures today unfortunately.
Day 81 (02/11/2020):
The girls are making great progress and the increase in pH definitely shows because they are not droopy the day before the next watering anymore. I noticed that some leaves are still getting more yellow especially those at the bottom of the canopy but definitely not as fast as before. I will check the pH at the next watering to check whether more pH+ is needed or if it's all good now.
Day 82 (03/11/2020) 💧:
Measured the pH of all the girls today before watering so I know whether to add more pH+. SZ was 5.53 so I think it is a good time to increase it to at least 6.0 for now, so I gave her 0.75ml for 1.5L of pH+ which should increase it by 0.5 points. In addition to this I also gave her 1.5 of BioGrow, 3ml of BioBloom, and 3ml CalMag. I also topped up the pot with a bit more soil because it has been trampled over time and now when watering the water just comes out of the top holes of the AirPot which is annoying.
Day 83 (04/11/2020):
The buds are growing so fast 😍 SZ is still having some issues with a calcium deficiency but I think that increasing the pH back to 6.2 and making sure it stays there should help with the deficiency long-term. Hopefully it doesn’t affect the buds in any way.
Day 84 (05/11/2020):
The girls are absolutely beautiful and some trichomes are already showing up! They are definitely growing incredibly fast with some noticeable differences compared to the end of last week. So excited to see the buds grow bigger!
Wow beautiful monster flowers. Makes me think I let too many smaller branches develop when I see such a concentrated and controlled grow like yours. Enjoy the results!
@Superjd, Thanks! I actually think I should have lollipopped and removed more of the smallest ones at the bottom to let the main buds grow even bigger. But they have just finished drying so will post a Harvest diary soon!
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Great grow so far!! Sweet Zkittlez is definitely a great strain, can’t wait to see your results!
Also, I don’t think that the damage is from gnats or any environmental factor. It appears to be a calmag deficiency on the brown splotchy damaged leaves. Lower leaves shouldn’t be yellowing this early, this typically tends to be a sign of a nitrogen deficiency. Sometimes PK deficiencies can look similar but its a little early for that.
A white widow I was growing showed almost identical signs and as soon as I gave her organic Calmag + more vegetative/grow phase nutrients she stopped showing signs of deficiency. I only grow organic as well so I use Root’s Organic CalMag since it is certified and OMRI listed.
FreshCoastBudz, Hey, thanks, that's really helpful! I had no idea what it was but CalMag deficiency actually makes a lot of sense because yesterday some of the fan leaves on her have been going yellow on the outside but still staying dark green in the centre I really wasn't sure what it was. Thanks for the help! I have some BioBizz CalMag which I got in case this happened so will use it at next watering with some more nitrogen as well and hopefully it helps! 😀