03/31)
Update.........Plant #1)
this week she finally got over the shock from all the trimming and training and began a growth spurt. I may clip a few more leaves underneath but now I'm mainly just going to raise the lights gradually and let her stretch her new branches a bit more. I figure about 5-7 days of this and then I will flip her over to 12/12 photoperiod. I am pleased with her progress. And she has 10 mains! I cant wait to see those 10 frosty colas. My first successful FIM topping.
The other plants have been having their ups & downs but they are doing ok. Will update their progress later.
04/06) Flipped #1 to 12/12 on Monday 04/02. She's looking good. Been trimming a few lower leaves on all 3 daily. Every thing going well, no complaints. The closet is beginning to get a skunky scent. Very pleased to see the indica finallystarting to grow. It was so tiny when it sprouted, I didn't think it would survive but look at it now.
I am really pleased with the Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil. I haven't needed any nutrients so far. I did purchase some Hawaiian Bud for the flowering stage though, just in case......
Thanks. I am relying mainly on my intuitions here. I hope these turn out as well as yours did.
I plan to try the white widow autos next. Just hoping for a simpler easier grow and quicker harvest.
I just picked up your grow. Nice looking little ladies! Keep spreading them out after they start flowering. I kinda babied my girl, and stopped doing most of my LST. Now she has a lot of crowded bud sites. I'm not complaining, but the LST really opens up the buds to more light.
You gotta love DIY! Great reflectors. Back when I was a kid, we would put white poster board on top of the pots to reflect light back up at the plants. I remember all sorts of crazy ideas back in the day.
thanks, bobo420
Yours are looking nice as well! I just wonder if this one can catch up to where yours is. I am 3 weeks behind you.
This is just a shot in the dark working with bag seeds and all. I just hope it's a female!
Thanks, bobo420 .
I plan to leave them alone for a few days, aside from watering. Maybe next week I will add some more lights.
I think I will hold off on the nutrients. At least until flowering. The Fox Farms soil is pretty rich
especially since I added worm castings to it. Like I said in the beginning, I am just winging it.
Organic is good.
@burnerac, yeah, I've been following your grow too... you had a lot of problems with the plant and I guess those 5 weeks of veg that are missing weren't without issues too...
But you need to find your way... the way that works for you and the environment and the strain(s) you have. It might be very different from what I'm doing or someone else is doing. Some strains grow faster than others some flower faster than others... there are strains that take 20weeks just in flower to finish... no worries... the important thing is to grow, all other things you can learn and pick up ;)
@bobo420, Cool. My grow has seemed incredibly slow. I'm about to begin week 18 and I see other people harvesting at week 8 or earlier. I anticipate my harvest around week 23.