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@Merrymoosefamilyfarms
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Hey hey everybody! We are back here this week at the beginning of week 13 and it is almost that time… time to flip?
….I wish…. No, no…. I am trying to be good but I think I came up with a plan that will give me a rough idea of when I will see that light at the end of the tunnel- or we’ll at least flip that light to 12/12 haha-
No no it is almost Christmas and things have been crazy over here. With the holiday madness upon us, I can’t tell all of you how much I have appreciated the relative silence (you know how it is, there are multiple fans running) time seems to slow down and it just us and the plants. Quite enjoyable.
So as you already know, we are going to be on coast until we fill out the rest of that 3x3 scrog net- however just today on my way into work, I came up with what might be my new definitive plan…
I have had a bit of trouble waiting, no doubt it will be worth the wait, but the wait has been difficult none the less… so here it is..
Here’s what I’m thinking- I have this going and I also have some fastbuds growing in the same area. What I am most likely going to do- is wait until it’s time for the fastbuds to come down to open up some space in the 5x5 and the rock candy cake can have all that space to herself- I will shift the scrog into the center of the tent and then flip the light schedule to 12/12 and let it run wild- it’s at this point I will most likely employ a more hands off approach so it can focus all of its energy on producing buds worthy of such a wait.
The canopy is getting pretty lush and I really need to get in there and defoliate- I really lucked out, today was the last day I had to work until after Christmas so you KNOW I will be in there tomorrow plucking away at leaves (strategically of course) half kidding I’m probably still a whirlwind compared to some, but I’ve noticed- especially when it comes to autos, that my leaf selection has become much more refined when defoliating. PROBABLY gonna see a BIT less of that tomorrow as I have to open up the canopy but I still plan on being careful.
Something else that was super cool who may not be following along with the other journal, happened oddly enough just the other day when I was doing dishes- I was scrubbing away with my phone all propped up so I could watch/listen to dude grows. And I heard the dude mention a contest on their website that I had entered… of course my ears perked up, I leaned in a little closer to take a look and was thinking to myself how cool it would be, even to see my picture in the background and sure enough there it was and they brought it up and commented on the submission and seemed to be genuinely enthused by it and let me tell you I am STILL riding high off that one!
One thing that was cool too was a rep at a nutrient company had seen that and congratulated me as well and it was again just so cool and I’m honored to have been on there! I listen to them practically everyday at work- yeah words are not doing it justice right now but I was stoked!!!
Other than that, the holidays are practically upon us so I’d imagine it’ll be a whole lot of family activity with a side of unintentional neglect that I plan on keeping to an absolute minimum because we are right around the corner from some excitement in that tent- that thing is going to be HUGE! So we have that to look forward to! And on that note, I just want to say that from our home to yours, I truly hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and I can’t wait to come back and get into the garden talk with all my growmies! Growers love everybody and happy holiday!! 💚🤙🌱🎅🏼🎁🎄
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@CzAlmighty
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20den 🍀
Roste to krásně ,i když už potřebovala zalít ,zalivam půl lítrem každý druhy den ,ať má holka čas :) a v neděli začínám hnojit růstovým hnojivem . Hnojiva co používám jsou Micro,Velk,Mag a Grow . 1,5ml/l
Tento víkend mám v plánu jí zastřihnout ,zastrihavam pouze jednou. . Konečně pak začne lehké cvičení :) . Už mě nebaví se jen koukat 😀
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@ILSW_05
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the sweet skunks are doing well
they’ve responded well to the toppings & the clones are rolling strong as well 💪🏼
hoping to get a lot more of these babies going
happy growing friends 🤙🏼
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@c3llular
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I dumped the water and added new today with nutrients. Two plants are looking really healthy. I'll focus on these now and let the others slowly grow on the side.
The one I transplanted late is dead.
Will update more as it develops.
UPDATE: Largest plant is drooping a lot. I'm assuming the auto-waterer over-watered again. Avoid this flower pot. I emptied the water and am letting it dry out a bit before watering again.
UPDATE: The auto-waterer soaked the large plant. I've poked holes in the medium and lowered the light to just above the plants to hopefully help dry it out quickly. Also have a fan on it.
UPDATE: The plant dried out enough that it's looking healthy again. Yay!
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@Robbaus
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Ciao a tutti! Sono veramente senza parole per la quantità di terpeni e tricomi, mai avuti risultati simili. Devo dire che la linea advanced nutrients sta facendo tutto il suo dovere, non ho mai sentito un profumo così, si sente anche fuori di casa. Ho defogliato ancora tra una rete e l'altra andando a eliminare tutte le foglie che erano inutili, per evitare rischi muffa (visto anche l'umidificatore acceso) e per far sì che aria e luce non abbiano impedimenti a circolare liberamente. Penso che manchino 3 settimane, dalla prossima inizierò con l'overdrive per far sì che la pianta inizi a scaricare tutto quello che ha. Sono veramente soddisfatto, senza parole. La prossima volta metterò solo più due vasi e due strain, per ridurre il consumo di acqua e fertilizzanti, ho visto che ce la posso fare tranquillamente e più o meno nelle stesse tempistiche, visto l'eccessivo allungamento avuto questa volta. Una nota di merito allo strain, la barney's non delude mai ma la mimosa evo è veramente top, lo scorso anno ho fatto quella normale stavolta per orange punch e devo dire che è lo strain migliore che ho messo finora. Bene, continuerò a rifarmi gli occhi, a settimana prossima! 🤣 🍀😎💪🏼🔝
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@Masterkeif
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Males decided to show themselves, had 3 males out of 6 plants, after pulling the males I ended up with 2 sour 60 females and 1 berry Ryder female, Starting nutes next watering and continuing the lst
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@PoppaMac
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Smooth week for the girls. Not much stretching left on her and the flowers are packing on more weight. Trichs are starting to pack on there and some pistols are showing some orange colors. Smell is definitely starting to strengthen too.
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@1soloflowerlover
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I have too many. Next run will be 4 fems rest autos. I'm in way over my head. Hoping for the best.
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@PrairieFrostGrow
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***Week 6 Flower - October 24 to 30, 2020, Days 36 to 42*********
Sorry gang....been really busy at work and life.
Adding in some photos for now.
More info coming...
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@Wastent91
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Ehi ragazzi come va? Scusate ma questa settimana salto la descrizione e i commenti xke sinceramente oltre che a dire che sta esplodendo di fiori, di densità totale e di volume impressionante! Mai visto un autos così prepotente di volume di cime! Ora metto la prossima settimana e vedrete, sono fiori ancora immaturi quindi significa che continuerà a buttare fuori resina per almeno 2 settimane penso! Questo penso sia grazie non solo alla mia abilità data dall esperienza, ma soprattutto dalla genetica spettacolare, e grazie al equipaggiamento dato i da Masr Hydro che davvero è una cosa eccezionale, mantiene una stabilità di temperatura e umidità all interno della grow, che prima mi era impossibile amministrare nel giusto modo, ora è tutto molto più semplice e sbrigativo, e questa stabilità, questo controllo preciso di tutte le variabili in gioco, mi sta donando una crescita rigogliosa davvero molto importante, rispetto ai cicli passati... Quindi i miei complimenti come al solito alla famiglia Masr Hydro, (vi lascio i link sotto del loro sito e dei miei componenti) e alla Fastbuds che mi da fiducia ormai da più di un anno, ma soprattutto a tutti voi che mi sostenete con i vostri like, che mi seguite, che mi fate sentire davvero un vero appassionato, parte di un qualcosa di una grande famiglia che è questo social Grow Diaries, mi fa sentire finalmente realizzato, grazie solo alla mia caperbieta contro delle leggi del mio stato italiano che mi hanno rovinato la vita già troppe volte, solo perché amo coltivare questa splendida pianta 😔 allora buon 420 a tutti e grazie di 💖 di esistere e sostenermi!
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@skaterblasted
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Lamp Brightness: 100% @ 16" - estimated 914 PAR
(GMO 2 tallest plant so top of this is used for 16" light distancing)
Feeding schedule once-a-week, other waterings strictly water-only
Watering volume varying up to 3/4 gallon per day
Day after feeding, soil is given a sst + fresh organic kefir whey 4oz+ per gallon
(kefir grains grown in local organic grass-fed milk)
IPM once-a-week visual inspection - no foliar applications
note: lowering humidity this week, beeswax coated hemp twine used to tie up some heavy branches on GMO 1
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@BudGardener420
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This week I had almost no time at all due to family commitments - I'm also completely at a loss as to what deficiency my plants are suffering from. I would say a serious calcium magnesium deficiency. But why? I mixed every watering with calmag - I suspect that the pH value in the soil was not right at times. The deficiency came overnight with the second compost tea. Oh well - I hope I can still salvage something. I would be very grateful for help. Thank you 🙏
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@OnlyTomatoes
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[ Information ]
For all information on this grow, including strain and room details, please see the first week of veg.
[ Updates ]
Day 10 - Watered today, 1.2ec feeding of mainly organics (Fulvic/Humic, Kelp, Molasses, Big Bloom) with runoff. 6.8ph. Group one is stretching much harder due to plant density, I will be adding a net soon.
Day 13 - Watered today with the nutrients listed for this week. 2.2ec at 6.5ph. 80gals total. Added a small dose of Open Sesame for the first time today as bud sites are starting to form on all plants. Added a net to Group 1 yesterday, I will add the nets for Group 2 in a couple days. Group 1 plants are 38-40 inches, group 2 plants are 32-34 inches. I may adjust net height, this isn't normally how I run a cycle; I'm trying a few different things side-by-side. The "one plant per square foot of canopy" group has consistently shown that even with a short veg period there is far too many wasted growth nodes on the sides of the canopy. The plants around the edge tend to branch out instead of up, as they're naturally trying to find sunlight. My last attempt at using these side branches with heavy topping of the middle nodes resulted in a higher yield, as expected as the light footprint was 5x5 instead of 4x4, which defeats the purpose of "one plant per square foot of canopy" anyways. A better test would have been to stunt the growth of all middle nodes enough to weave the side branches into the main canopy, though this seems to be a waste of time without much gain. I'm much happier with Group 2 which has 1 plant per 2 square feet of canopy space. While it also has side branching, the difference in height at the canopy level of the sides and middles are not nearly as different as Group 1, which means a more even light distribution without the need of a net. As overgrown as the room is getting, they still have 7-8 days before they're defoliated a final time.
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@Mrg7667
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Day 53
I dont know how i skipped a whole week? But it happens
Plants are looking a little rough, i flushed 2-3 times with just greatwhite and water. Its weird because they got yellow so fast but the tips still look clawed im some spots so im scared to go back to full feed. Slowly added 1ml bioheaven and alga mic then 2ml/l bioheaven and alga mic. Tryingnto get back up to normal feeding
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@BudXs
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Getting there... cant wait for Spring
Walls are up and painted, floor is laid, electrical all done, exhaust outlets mounted. Ive started to install the trim - I decided to put a grey stain instead of boring paint on the floor trim boards. Looks really solid against the dark bamboo floors.
I used two gallons and two coats of flat pure white paint for walls and ceiling. Should give me a reflectivity somewhere around 80%. Some may ask why not opt for mylar? I just dont like the look. I dont care too much for reflectivity, as I will be well above the required watts/sqft with the light setup I will be using.
I mounted an electrical receptacle in the ceiling, I thought it may come in handy for cord management. Im going to mount the 3 x meanwell drivers outside of the grow room and run some extra long cables to them. This is to keep heat out of the room, any little bit helps.
Will be running a 8inch fan with about 750 CFM in order to properly vent the room. Intake will be a door vent and the negative pressure the fan provides. Odor is not too much of a concern, but may as well add a carbon filter.
Tables to be built this week after trim is installed
Week 1 Spend - $2080
Week 2 Spend - $350 (mostly on hardware store visits)
Total so far - $2430
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@ArtisticGrown
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Loving this week! A week of healing and growth. Topped some side branches on the og kush plant in middle. I’m still stumped if I should top again? Or just let me veg for a few more weeks??? Using water in between nutritions. Made a mistake with one of the plants tied down. I loved the other pot it was tied too and almost ripped the plant in half! Oh man!! But she’s tapped and I’m recovery now! Super excited for the growth and learning! Loving how things are! Happy growing friends “ been a couple days sense last updated og kush is doing better healing ❤️
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@xbabybitchx
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Good week for this tent, everything looks good, seeing decent growth on these two girls.
Look at those beautiful pistils! also notice they are almost as big as GB1
Im pushing this tent into Bloom in 9 days, nervous but excited.
I fed them today, and I used tap water so let's see how this goes. my tap water tested at 8.0 PH after adding nutes it went down to 6.9/7 Which for me is high but i'm just going to trust my gut.
I have been buying RO and distilled and i'm tired of having to pick up some jugs every few days.
I'm pretty happy about this tent and excited to see how they transition. 👽
FEB6- switched timer on lights to 16/8 to ease the transition of 12/12.
FEB10 UPDATE- girls look good, happy, switching to flower once I know if GB1 is female or not, hopefully everyone will enjoy the next life stage!!! check video for update!
