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Seeds have popped two days in. Setup is almost finished. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Day 3 seedling looks healthy. It was a worry that the Biobizz all mix would be too hot for the seedling but it appears to be unaffected.
Day 4 seedling still looks good.
Day 5 not sure if theres a little bit of leaf curl today but it seems to have had some decent growth overnight. Will ask the community what they think.
Day 6 shot up again overnight. Asked about the curling leaves and as I thought it was the all mix. Next time I will plant the seed in a light mix plug within all mix.
Day 7 plant has grown significantly again overnight although the leaf curling has become more prominent. It may just be too hot in the chest of drawers as there isn't much space in there. If so I'll just buy a small tent.
What are some of the telltale signs that a plant needs more nutrients? Not an immediate issue but just wanted to know for future reference. Thanks in advance 😁👍
to many to list,
remember your the care giver of the plant, when you add nutrients to your water you want to use less than what they tell you, if you use less and feed the plant at every feeding your plant will stay healthy and happy, if you water and feed once a week your plant would be healthy if you know what and how much the plant needs, just remember to keep the soil wet to moist, dont over water during the first few weeks and you should be good
Not sure if theres is a little bit of leaf curl or if I'm just being a little overcautious. Can anybody tell me if I'm right and if so what could be causing it?
They seem to be fine, no big deal, did you use the biobizz allmix?
If yes, it's a bit loaded nuts for seedling, just in case the slight deformation is due to that.
Only water in the first few weeks, and not too much. Less is more.
Good luck bro!
Day 8 leaves a little burnt from the temp being slightly too high but increased airflow has solved the issue and newer leaves look healthy. Will do some LST at the end of this week.
Day 9 there's a few spots on the newer leaves either from the heat or maybe a bit of nute burn from the all mix. Either way it's doing well and seems to have carried on with its none stop growth. Got a small single plant tent on the way as the chest of drawers won't be good for much longer so that should definitely solve the heat issue while also being much more reflective.
Day 10 shot up again overnight. The biobizz must definitely be doing it's thing now as the stalk has doubled in thickness and there's been plenty of new leaf growth. I have also been doing a few light pre bends to prepare the plant for the first LST in a few days time.
Day 11 the tent has arrived so I've put it together. Already looking loads better. The plant itself has sprung a lot of new growth overnight so hopefully now with better reflected light and less heat it should thrive.
Day 12 Biobizz sample pack arrived today so I have mixed 1ml Bio-grow with 1L water and fed the plant approx 2/3 of the mix due to the pot being pretty dry throughout. I was overwatering so left it for a few days until adequately dry but not overly. Waiting on advice from Fastbuds but will not feed again until next week anyway. I have also lifted the light up to 60cm from the top of the plant to prevent any potential light burn.
Day 13 plant looks good. Still minor curling on some of the leaves but newer leaves look healthy. Spoke to Fastbuds on Instagram and I have fed too much as I should have started with 0.3ml to a litre so will keep an eye out for signs of toxicity.
Day 14 I think the overfeeding is showing but not drastically. There's a few spots on the leaves but not anything to worry about. I'll just monitor it over the next few days.
Can anyone recommend a feeding schedule to start week 3? I have a biobizz sample pack on the way which includes veg, bloom and top-max and was also considering ordering some calmag. I am growing in biobizz all mix using rainwater and only watering when soil is dry/pot is light.
For my autos I typicly use grow for my base nutrients between weeks 1-3. I then switch my base nutrients to bloom. I also use cal mag through the entire grow as LED's grows tend to have magnesium deficiencies. I do the feed water feed water schedule. Follow your feeding schedule that your nutrient manufacture has listed in their literature. I also noticed that your light is a bit close to your plant.. Typicly most light manufactures recomend 18 - 24 inches from the top of the plant to the bottom of the light. Also keep an eye on your humidity and curved leaves indicates heat and humidity stress. When your auto's start to bloom try and lower your humidity to between 40-50%.
What is going on with my leaves? Even the sugar leaves are starting to die. Sprayed with optic foliar switch to prevent male flowers popping up a few weeks ago so could be that.
Day 15 start of week 3 plant is still flying along but have started noticing a few deformities on the new growth sites. I don't know if it's anything to worry about but will ask the community anyway so see what is said by more experienced growers.
Not long completed the first lot of LST. Happy with how that went and think pre bending the plant was a good idea to get it ready for the LST. Will do some more every 3 to 4 days depending on growth and try and get as many bud sites as possible exposed to the light.
Day 16 was being paranoid about the deformities as they've grown out healthy. Did a little bit more LST by tucking a few of the larger fan leaves down to expose more growth sites. Overall still really happy with how its coming along.
Day 17 noticed the skewers I was using for LST were slightly restricting the stem from growing so I have removed them and replaced them with skewers topped with soft adjustable hooks made from wire coating and twisted vaping wire. I have also done a little more LST to expose some growth sites that have got bigger overnight.
Day 18 done quite a bit more LST today and pinned down a few more branches to expose new growth sites. Hopefully I haven't stressed her too much.
Day 19 noticed a little bit of nitrogen burn on the tips of the new leaves. Will keep an eye on it and just feed water for now. Still looking good though.
Day 20 shes looking a lot less stressed today and I haven't seen any new nitrogen burn on the new growth so maybe I just caught it in time. Gave her a little plain water and have tucked a few fan leaves but nothing major. Hopefully she will start to gain a little height now and I won't do any more LST until it is necessary.
Day 21 have spoken with people far more knowledgeable than myself and will make some changes over the next week. Mainly lowering temperatures and humidity but also lifting the light a little as the leaf curl hasn't stopped. Its no where near as bad as it was. Anyway there's still plenty of new growth and she doesn't seem stunted at all even if she is stressed.
Two parter 😁.
Are the new leaves on my plant deformed or am I being paranoid?
How can I stop leaf curl? At first I thought it was a light/heat issue but both light and temps are fine and it doesn't feel too humid in there.
See more pictures in my diary.
This could be a couple of things....it could be a nitrogen toxicity it could be humidity and heat stress or it could just be genetics but I wouldn't worry to much brother...happy growing 🤞✌️
Day 22 start of week 4. Adjustments are currently being or have been made. I have raised the light back up to 60cm as the plant has grown significantly over the last two days. I have made an effort to improve airflow and to bring the temp/humidity down. I have also gave another 0.5l feed with biogrow.
Day 23 the first few pistils have shown themselves today although upon further inspection I noticed some abnormalities which I thought were male preflowers. Fortunately I've been told by people far more knowledgeable than myself that it is probably nothing to worry about.
Day 24 Did a little more LST today. More pistils showing. Good Times.
Day 25 gave her the first feed with biobloom and topmax today at half strength. I'll see how she responds to it over the next few days.
Day 26 pistils are becoming more pronounced across the plant and its started showing some nice vertical growth. Bent the main stem back down slightly just to keep the canopy even.
Day 27 forgot to water last night🤦♂️. She was in a sorry state when I went in to check in the morning and has suffered some damage in the older leaves which I have had to remove. Was looking a lot better after a good watering and about half an hour with the tent open. Still I'll keep a close eye on her.
Day 28 Really surprised to see she has bounced back and has shot up overnight. Gave her another good feed today and did a little light LST. She's covered in preflowers now and I am pretty happy considering the missed watering disaster.
Are these very early male preflowers or is it too early to tell? Can see pistils on other sites but have noticed a few of these lower down the plant but not many.
Hey My friend, No these are not male pre-flowers, it's still too early to tell and with the plant being an autoflower it will automatically be female unless you stress it out and make it hermie. So don't worry she'll be a girl ( All autos are). Hopefully, I answered your question and remember " Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time ".
Day 29 well found a few male preflowers on the lower nodes. Luckily I caught them before they opened. Probably happened because of the watering incident. I will keep a close eye and will check several times a day for more. Hopefully I can save her from pollination but we will see 😅
Day 32 haven't posted as I've been fighting to keep the plant from herming out completely. Had to strip a lot of the newer branches as they were sprouting balls so all thats left is the main stem and secondary stems. Also had a huge die off of leaves due to the under watering incident so took off any that looked dead/dying. Oh well just got to see what I can get from her now and chalk it up to experience. I've given her a good spray of optic foliar switch so hopefully that will halt the growth of any more male parts and will stop any seeds forming.
Week 8 haven't posted in a while but the plant seems to be doing well given the circumstances. I managed to stop it from going hermie and will end up with a small harvest from her which I am pleased with. On my next grow I will definitely take extra steps to make sure this doesn't happen again. I'll keep updating weekly now until harvest.
Into week 9 and she's put on a bit of weight which I am super happy about. Starting to absolutely stink now which my Mrs hasn't been too happy about but some neutradol seemed to sort that out. Gave her a good feed two days ago so going to flush now in anticipation of harvesting her. I need a magnifying glass or something to check out the trichomes as I'm pretty sure I can see a few amber ones with the naked eye although it will not change my course of action. I will be happy with whatever I get and she has taught me so much so its been a great learning experience regardless of quality and quantity of the harvest. Anyway I'll keep posting pictures this week and update again next week.
This grow being my first proper grow with a half decent setup has taught me a lot.
I will definitely grow this strain again as it did well to survive the stresses I put it through along the way never mind almost give me an oz and also half a gram of hash from the first trim.
Grow Diaries as a community has been a massive help on this grow and I would like to thank everyone for chipping in here and there to help me along the way. I'll definitely be posting all future grows on here.
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