Another solid, trouble-free week for my Livers & Kush project. Here we are at day 49 from seed and at the end of the first full week under 12/12 light for the ladies in the photoperiod tent. All plants were twisted into submission and wrestled into the ScrOG net 2 days ago on D47.
Livers BX1 (auto)
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The Livers is looking great and certainly showing her Sativa side as this lovely hybrid enters flowering and begins her stretch. Put her into the ScrOG net 2 days ago with no issues; she was a very willing participant. Tons of pistils popping as she continues to transition through the stretch and she's already starting to get a little stinky. She's been comfortable with her EC has been running in the 1.2-1.3 range (600-650 PPM) over the past week and her PH has been between 6-6.2. She's got a pretty decent appetite. She gets topped with about 2 litres water/nutes daily. This lady will stay under 18/6 lights for the duration of the grow. I'm really impressed with how vigorously she's growing. She's responded so well to being topped that I now wonder why I've treated auto flowers with such reverence previously. βοΈ
Critical Kush
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Prior to putting her into the ScrOG, I had to raise the Critter's bucket off the floor about 5" so her canopy would be even with the Pink Kush that's in the tent beside her. She's growing very well now and her appetite for nutes is increasing and on par with the rest of the crew now. Her EC has was running at 1.1 (550 PPMs) earlier in the week and I've increased that to 1.3 range (650 PPM). Her PH has floated between 6 - 6.5 through the week. She typically takes in 1-2 litres daily top-ups. I was seriously debating evicting the Critter from the tent a couple of weeks ago but she's starting to look pretty nice.
Pink Kush
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It took a bit of work to get Pinky into the ScrOG as her branches are quite thick but I got the job done after some careful pinching and squeezing. She's been getting a slightly higher dose of nutes than my other two plants her EC is running between 1.3-1.4 (650-680 PMM). Like the Livers, she gets topped with about 2 litres water/nutes daily. Grow Pinky, grow!
That's a wrap for this week. Thanks for tuning in. βοΈ
Good luck figuring out your issue. Don't take this as fact lol, but here is what I think is happening and how I would fix it. It almost looks like a Calcium and Phosphorus issue
P messes up a lot of micros absorption (Calcium, mag, FE) and sometimes show deficiencies together. I would do a res change and bump up the P/K and cal-mag slightly, but I would prob feed EC 1.2 and see how she does from there.
Let me know how if you figure it out or how you fix it. π
@Oozle, Wise words. We don't learn how to deal the curve balls unless they're thrown our way. As, you say, at the end of the day it's about the smoke and I think the Livers will be a nice oneπ¨ I appreciate all of your support βοΈ
@StunFlower, bro, she might not be picture perfect, but if she smells good, tastes good, and smokes good, then cheers! I think she still looks fine.. a little messed up, but the buds look great.
I did a reservoir change on the bakers to try and figure it out. All these plants are like a puzzle we are trying to figure out what they want and when they want.. DWC has very little buffer for error.
@Oozle, I very much appreciate your adviceπ After reading your recent post re: your Bakers Delight I'm wondering if light stress isn't a contributing factor to the Liver's woes as well - the light was about 15" above the canopy. I've just raised it to 20". Sadly, the poor plant is looking so stressed now that I don't know that I'll see any significant improvement at this point. If only she looked as good as she smells! Guess I'll have to take my lumps with this run and hope to do better the next time I grow this strain.
@MrGreenFingers, Yes, for now my smaller tent seems to be designated for autos. I had originally intended to use it for vegging but so far that hasn't been the case. I feel fortunate to have scored a few strains from Mephisto - I just happened to catch one of their store openings at the right time. I'm excited to see what develops!
@StunFlower, ah gotcha! I did a sour orange livers a few years back, so have you got a tent for autos and a tent for photos now? Mephisto is great but always out of stock!
I've got a cheap humidifier hooked up to a inkbird controller. It's set up outside of the tents. Keeps the humidity decent. Just have to make sure your room has good airflow, otherwise mildew is imminent.
@MountainMatt, It's an ultrasonic humidifier - I found out the hard way if you use plain tap water the minerals in the water are expelled from the humidifier as fine white dust. It completely clogged my carbon filter within about a week. Hence, the distilled water.
@MountainMatt, I have a small humidifier running (periodically) inside my bigger tent but I really need to find a more sustainable source of distilled water to keep it running. Despite the dry conditions, all plants seem to be doing o.k. at the moment.
Wow, I didn't think the Crit Kush looked that small until I saw that side by side comparison with the Pink Kush. Your roots are super white as always! π
@Oozle, The growth of the Critical Kush really stunted when she was having her issues but the Pink Kush is growing like a beast. Must be those strong @ Barneys genetics πͺ My plants' roots seem to have started getting super white once I started using Diamond Nectar.
Stinks how low your humidity is.
Look on the bright side, at least you figured out 1.6 was too much for your plants at this stage lol. I am always trying to find the limits haha.
Good luck next week.