Good week for all the ladies. It's end of days for the Livers and colours are changing in the Kush tent.
Livers BX1
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I thought this girl would be done by now but here we are. I was perusing the grow guide I found on the Mephisto website today, and I was surprised to learn that autoflowers take a couple of weeks longer to finish when grown in DWC. Who knew? She's pretty ripe now; pungent AF - cheesy with sweet and sour fruity notes. I'm super impressed with the size of her buds. And just when I thought they can't get any bigger, they get bigger! Finally a bit of amber starting to show so I switched her over to plain water yesterday with some FloraKleen added into the mix. I'll let her fade into the sunset will take her down once I see a bit more amber.
Critical Kush
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The Critter is going through some nice little colour changes as she nears the end of her cycle. Her buds are thick and frosty with lots of red hairs. Still some ripening to do beneath the canopy; I'm thinking maybe two more weeks until harvest. Did a little defoliation this week to get more light to the lower bud sites and broke out the yoyo's to bring some of the leaning bud sites at the back into a more upright position. She's extremely sticky - brushing against her she has a strong scent of pine and sweet berries.
Pink Kush
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Beautiful colours setting in on Pinky's frosty buds. Like the Critter, her stacks have got some ripening up to do but she's in the finishing stages. Her buds seems like they'll be super dense. Her fragrance is very subtle when compared to the Critter or the terp monster in the other tent - hints of pine and vanilla. Some defoliation for Pinky this week as well - just trying to open up those stacks to more light.
Very much looking forward to this harvest. 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.