BIG UPDATE THIS WEEK !!!
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FEEDING MISTAKE / TRANSPLANTING THE PLANT
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Last week, the plant was showing some feeding issue (some burned tips).
After discussing with another grower ( @Asnoriu ) and carefully listening his advices, I decided to transplant the queen to a bigger pot.
16L can be ok, but I had a long veg (10 weeks), and this was getting too small for the lady. So starting from now, I will always transplant before flowering, since I understood & learned how it help the plant to develop good roots network.
The plant probably suffered from too much feeding with Fish-mix. Asnoriu told me He was using it at 50% of the recommend dose, and not at each watering.
This totally make sense, especially when i look back at my first grow : I used no fish-mix during almost all the veg, and she grow verry well. My gardening soil was probably rich enough for my plants!
I transplanted the plant to a bigger pot (16L -> 30L) and filled the new pot with Biobizz All-Mix soil.
I took the plant from the old fabric pot like if it was a sock : what a niiiice and easy technic ! (Thanks again Asnoriu).
Watered with pure water (ph at 6.2-6.5), without any nutrients (All-mix is already rich enough). I will feed again in 1-2 weeks.
BIG ERROR WHEN APPLYING LST BACK IN THE NEW POT
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I had to remove my strings (LST) to switch to the new Pot. When I was applying the LST again in the new pot, I went too far with tension... And the main-lining broke 馃槦
So I fixed it verrry quickly by releasing LST tension, and using a string to tight the stem where it broke. In less than 5 minutes it was fixed.
I was verry worried that it may have killed my queen.... But she didn't shown any sign of stunt, and 48h hours later, I can say that she look verry good. This doesn't slowed her.
She seems to grow faster since transplant, so all good :) So, note to myself : never try to LST when flowering started, or only verry carefully, with just littles adjustements.
SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT & LIGHT + TENT UPGRADE
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I'm verry proud to announce that Mars Hydro ( @MarsHydroLED ) decided to sponsor me :)
So I received a TSW2000 (basically 2X the output of a TS1000), and a Mars Hydro tent (100cm x 100cm x 180cm)
That's PER-FECT, since I was already using a TS1000, which I bought because it was the best deal (price/quality) for me.
I'm verrrrry happy about it, and I feel verry lucky to be selected by Mars Hydro 馃檶 This mean a lot to me. I still have a lot to learn, but I'm doing my best to improve myself and learn. Learning from the other, and sharing my experience, and being rewarded for that...
Damn, so cool 馃槏
MENTION
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Once again, thanks a lot @Asnoriu
You are MY grower of the month, for sharing your ideas, opinions, and advices with me :)
WEEK DETAILS
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- Day 79 : Watering 1L (ph 6.2 - 6.5) with feeding (as detailed in the week details)
- Day 82 : Transplanting from 16L pot to 30L pot. Broke stem, and repared it. Upgraded from Mars Hydro TS1000 to TSW2000 (2x more powerfull). Watered with pure water.
- Day 84 : Plant look verry great, and seems to stretch & flower faster :)