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CRIM_mir CRIM_mir
4 years ago
OCTOBER 20 (DAY 24): Week four has begun, and I am now so completely full of questions. I’ve got preflowers on at least 2 of the 3 plants, the terminal nodes (is that right?) on all three are looking... uh... busy... lots of long, skinny growth coming out of the bud sites. I am wondering if this means it’s time to start transitioning to bloom nutes, or if I’m a little early yet. On the subject of bloom nutes..... wtf? There are so many options, and it’s hard to tell what can be used with other things and what products are supposed to be direct competitors. This is definitely going to require some trial and error. I’m also not sure what to do about the lights. Because I’m using LST on some but not all of the plants, one is significantly taller than the others (and thus closer to the lights)... this looks like a grow question. OCTOBER 21 (DAY 25): After dealing with a runaway heat problem in my tent and major height discrepancies between the LST’ed plants and the control plant, I decided to reorganize the tent... again. I’ve got my tiny tent in a nook in my bathroom, and there aren’t any ports for intake fans at the bottom of the tent (just windows), so I had been running a small intake fan shoved right up between one of the mesh intake windows and the wall. That didn’t give a ton of open air for the intake fan to draw from, so I rotated the tent 90 degrees so the intake fan has the open room air to pull from. I also raised the LST’ed plants by about 6” so the canopies of all three plants will sit roughly equal. We’ll see if this works. Τoday I fed the plants again. I’m not sure if I am going to prefer to go the FF Bembe route or the AN Big Bud/Bud Candy/Overdrive route, so I am doing a side-by-side on my LST’ed plants. Plant 3 received Bud Candy today, while plant 1 will get Bembe starting next week. I have only been feeding the plants nutes once a week. I’m wondering if I should step that up or just stick to once a week unless the plants start squawking. Any feedback would be much appreciated. TL;DR: To flower or not to flower... to feed or not to feed... to water or not to water... these are the questions. Control plant = winning. ***************************** LST Kit Info ***************************** In case anyone is interested in the LST kit I am using: https://www.etsy.com/listing/831218796/growth-manipulation-kit-for-low-stress Engineered Essentials offers these in two sizes — regular and seedling/clone. I think these autos are small enough that I should have gone with the seedling size, but I have some on the way and will report back once I give them a shot and can compare.
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Grow Questions
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
Question about LST autos (see photos). I read LST should start early with autos, but I am worried I might be starting too soon. I started with plant 3, but it just flopped right over (I didn't have to pull it), so I stopped. Is this ok, or should I wait? The others?
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FreshCoastOrganics
FreshCoastOrganicsanswered grow question 4 years ago
I think you may have started a little early. I wait until there are about 3+ nodes usually when she sprouts her first true leaves. I’d take a little pressure off and start maybe a week or so later. You really want her roots to anchor down a bit more! I’d also support the base of the stem before you start pulling the top down as well! I hope this helps!
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
My grow light is suspended (offset from plants) about 10” from the canapy of my two LST’ed plants but only about 6” from my control plant (no LST). Everyone seems happy, and I am not noticing any burns or lack of growth (unless too close can stunt?). Should I rethink the setup?
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russrahl
russrahlanswered grow question 4 years ago
I agree with the previous comment. You really don’t want to let one go and lst the others, you will have problems with it later on in flowering. The one you let go could go 2-3 times higher then your lst canopy will be. The other option if you really wanna keep your Control plant is to buy another led light and move your lst plants to one sine of the tent together under one light and use the second light over your control plant.
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
Veg stage w/ preflowers or flower? The top node looks different from prior growth, but no white pistils. How should I handle nutes? My FF feeding schedule is based on photoperiods, so which week of flower schedule should I use? Sorry for million ??, total n00b here. THX!
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Shagrath
Shagrathanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi there! She's starting flower but you can keep using veg nutes and gradually lower the nitrogen in the next 2-3 weeks. The first weeks of flower is the stretch phase and they need lots of nitrogen in that time so it's good to slowly change to full flowering nutes
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
I have been feeding my plants 1/2 strength FF once weekly since week 3. The plants seem to be doing well. One has twisted leaves but seems healthy. But the plants are displaying random spots of yellowing. Is this normal or indicative of some kind of nute issue?
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JoseTodoLoco
JoseTodoLocoanswered grow question 4 years ago
You had the TDS at 2250ppm to me it's too high, sometimes those spots are related to drops of water that acts as a magnifier, Are you having those spots on a few lower leaves?. Cheers
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
2 plants have browning on lower leaves where light hits (calcium def?), and now one has drooping leaves. All plants fed/watered same, except healthier plant (on right) did not get Bud Candy. Strong growth. Nute TDS high (~2250) but following 1/2 str. FF schedule. Help plz!
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Leaves. Color - Mottling
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Spider
Spideranswered grow question 4 years ago
Tds too much high, less nuts and more water. See your PH. Happy growth!
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
I committed a n00b mistake & got the nutes all outa whack during bloom. Now the fan leaves are yellowing and brittle. The stigmas are also turning orange, but I don’t see ANY amber trichs — maybe just burned? I fed again, but don’t know how to tell when to flush for harvest. THX!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
It is pretty normal for the leaves at late flowering to go yellow, so nothing really to worry about. The close up picture looks like that plant is close to harvest, don't worry about "amber trichome percentages" some plants will never have amber trichomes and some plants will have amber trichomes very early on, depending entirely on genetics. I am a bit worried about the first and third pictures, there seems, what looks like to me, a fungal problem starting to raise its ugly head, with the black blotches being the tell tale sign. I would be stopping all nutrients, letting things dry out a bit and only giving water for the next week or so and be considering harvest soon rather than later. You don't want all your hard work and big chunky blooms going mouldy. Perhaps if you haven't fed them for a few days, harvest could be brought forward a few days. Remember, you will never stop learning when growing this wonderful plant and as a self described "newbie", should be proud of your results. Think how much you learned this time and how you can apply that knowledge into your next grow. I have been at it for 35+ years and am still learning new things every season. Congratulations on your adventure into the wonderful world of gardening for pleasure! Hope this helps... Organoman.
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mirstarted grow question 4 years ago
Plant 1 has healthiest foliage but smallest buds. Plant 2 seems farthest along but stalling out. Plants 1 & 3 fattening. Just delayed? Seeing amber trichs here n there, but lots of clears/milky all over. Flush plant 2 for a week or two and harvest but let 1 & 3 go longer? THX!
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Trichomes look similar, eh? Resources are spread out as opposed to a more focused used on the untrained plant. You get similar yields. I'd wager the strongest correlation as far as plant structure is the root system. Obviously giving max DLI relative to ambient environment being the single biggest factor for larger yields. #1 has more colas than #2, right? So, it's colas are a bit smaller. Sometimes training can stall a plant. If you didn't notice a slowdown, i'd wait for the dry weight before assuming anythign about yield. it can be deceiving still on the plant.
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Ferenc
Ferencweek 3
Great job! Keep up! @CRIM_mir
CRIM_mir
CRIM_mir
@Ferenc, Thanks so much! It’s such an adventure!
richcityfarms
richcityfarmsweek 5
I think your issue is cold temps, i had same issue and resolved by making sure my temps were not below 20, also ease the nutes and make sure your ph is somewhere between 6.0-6.5 hope that helps!
DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420week 9
You rock that Northern Lights Autoflower i love it.
heizen
heizenweek 9
Nice grow mate, plants are looking good, keep it up, imma follow this one upclose.