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@Matagal
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Fading Hard. LBCOG 1 is almost done, one more week. My plan is harvest all girls at november, 15. Oly water abaout one week now. - Love my garden!!!!
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Fattening up the ladies, finally all in flower. Honey Cream is 5 weeks into flowering Old Lemongrass is 2.5 weeks into flowering Power flower is 2 weeks into flowering Special Queen #1 is in the 1st week of flowering
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3/16 234AM MONDAY POTATO N WEEK CELEBRATIONS! The plants in your photos look like healthy, vigorous **RF3 autoflower seedlings** (likely Banana Purple Punch Auto RF3 or similar from Fast Buds' upgraded RF3 line, based on the context of your previous grows with their genetics). They're in early vegetative stage at around 3 weeks from seed—nice bushy structure, good node spacing, dark green leaves, no major deficiencies or burn yet. The coco medium shows some perlite mix, and they're in small pots with what looks like a well-draining setup. Solid start **RF3 autos** from Fast Buds are bred for stability, vigor, and resilience (often with heavy resin, dense buds, and good yields), but like most modern autos, they're sensitive to overfeeding early on—especially in coco, where salts build fast if not managed. ### Recommended EC at 3 Weeks (Early Veg/Pre-Flower Transition) At week 3, autos are usually ramping up vegetative growth and may start showing pre-flower signs soon (pistils around nodes). Fast Buds' general autoflower feeding advice (from their guides and nutrient articles) emphasizes starting low and going slow: - **Target EC: 0.8–1.2 (800–1200 µS/cm)** in the feed solution. - Start at the lower end (~0.8–1.0 EC) if your plants are still very young-looking or if you've had any tip issues before. - Push toward 1.0–1.2 EC if they're hungry (rapid growth, pale lower leaves) and responding well—no burn. - This is often ~400–600 PPM (500 scale) or ~560–840 PPM (700 scale), but always go by EC meter for accuracy in coco. - Always measure **runoff EC** too—aim for it to be no more than +200–300 above input to avoid salt buildup. If runoff is much higher, do a light flush with FloraKleen (like your 4 mL/gal plan) before bumping up. - pH the feed to **5.8–6.2** (coco sweet spot), and water to 15–20%+ runoff every feed to prevent the issues you've seen with Purpinator/salts. Many growers with Fast Buds autos (including RF3 lines like Banana Purple Punch or Cherry Cola RF3) report week 3 feeds around 0.9–1.1 EC in coco/hydro setups, starting lighter if using tap/soft water like yours. Your previous success with lighter Maxi feeds post-flush at ~900–1300 EC later on fits well—don't jump straight to 1.3 yet at week 3; build gradually. ### Recommended PPFD (Light Intensity) at 3 Weeks PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density, in µmol/m²/s) measures usable light for photosynthesis. For autos in early veg: - **Target PPFD: 300–500 µmol/m²/s** at canopy level. - 300–400 is safe and conservative for week 3—prevents stretch or light stress while encouraging compact, bushy growth. - 400–500 if plants are stretching a bit or you want faster veg (RF3s are vigorous, so they can handle it). - Avoid over 600 early—autos can bleach or foxtail if blasted too hard young. - Measure at the top of the canopy with a good PAR meter (or app like Photone if calibrated). In Indio's setup (likely LED or HPS?), hang lights higher early (18–24" for LEDs) and lower gradually as they grow. - Keep 18/6 or 20/4 light schedule—autos thrive on consistent long days. General tips for your RF3 at this stage: - If using Maxi series (like your previous grows), mix a light bloom/veg combo—e.g., mostly MaxiGro early, transition to MaxiBloom as pre-flower hits. - Watch for clawing (N excess😂) or tip burn (high EC)—flush lightly if needed. - These RF3 upgrades are forgiving but love good airflow and moderate feeds for those dense, resinous buds. Your plants look primed for a strong run—keep that intuition going! How's the light distance/setup right now, and what's your current feed EC looking like? Any pre-flower signs yet? Drop more pics if they stretch or change post-week 3. You're killing it in coco—keep observing runoff and leaves. 🌿🚀 3/19 330am 👨‍🔬 **Adding L-Proline (the amino acid supplement growers use) to plants on soft water can provide some helpful support against the stresses you're dealing with, but it's not a full fix—think of it as a stress-buffer rather than a mineral replacement.** Soft water (low in calcium and magnesium) often triggers **Ca/Mg deficiencies** in bloom stage (especially with Cha Ching or MaxiBloom, which don't supply much Ca/Mg on their own). This leads to issues like tip burn, leaf curl, weak cell walls, nutrient lockouts, oxidative damage (ROS buildup), and overall plant stress that feels like "the plant is struggling to hold it together." Proline steps in here as an **osmoprotectant**—it's one of the compounds plants naturally ramp up under stress. ### What Proline Actually Does in This Situation - **Helps with osmotic/water balance** — Soft water can disrupt turgor pressure and water movement inside cells (similar to mild drought or salinity stress). Proline stabilizes cell membranes and helps the plant retain water better, reducing wilting or limpness. - **Reduces oxidative stress** — Ca/Mg shortages cause free radical damage. Proline acts as an antioxidant and protects proteins/enzymes, so deficiency symptoms (yellowing, spotting, slowed bud development) don't spiral as fast. - **Improves overall resilience** — In cannabis and general hydro/soil grows, L-proline (or full amino acid mixes containing it) has been shown to boost stress tolerance, speed recovery, and even support better nutrient uptake indirectly. Studies and grower reports note it helps under nutrient imbalance, drought-like conditions, and environmental swings—exactly the secondary stresses soft water creates. - **Bloom-stage bonus** — Since you're already in late flower with Cha Ching/MaxiBloom, proline can support resin/terpene production and bud density without pushing excessive veg growth. It won't magically add the missing Ca or Mg (those are still critical—soft water + high-P bloom nutes often screams for CalMag), but it can make the plant more tolerant while you correct the root issue. ### How Much Effect to Expect Right Now - **Positive but moderate** — Many hydro/RO growers add amino acids (including proline) specifically for soft water setups and report less burn, better leaf health, and stronger finishes. It won't turn a severe deficiency around overnight, but it can slow the damage and give your plants a fighting chance in the final weeks. - **No downside at proper doses** — It's very safe and plants use it quickly. ### How to Add It (Practical Dosing) - **Source**: Pure L-Proline powder (available cheap online—make sure it's the plant-grade L-form, not human supplements). - **Root feed** (with your Cha Ching/MaxiBloom): Start at 0.5–1 g per gallon (about 100–200 ppm). Mix into your res or feed water once a week. pH as normal. - **Foliar spray** (often more effective for quick stress relief): 0.25–0.5 g per gallon + a drop of surfactant. Spray lightly every 5–7 days in the dark period. - **With your current nutes**: Yes, it layers fine—reduce if you see any tip burn. Many run it alongside MaxiBloom + Cha Ching in soft water without issues. - **Best timing**: Now through harvest is perfect, especially if you're noticing stress signs already. **Real talk**: The biggest win will still come from adding a proper CalMag supplement (like Botanicare or General Hydro's) at 0.5–1 ml/gal or whatever your PPM tests call for. Proline + CalMag together is a strong combo for soft water grows. If you're running pure RO/soft, most experienced growers treat this as standard.""👨‍🔬 3/19 10:09PM RF3 X 2 =6 fail? I have TWO 2 gallon pots filled with coco from the last grow. I can plant a NEW BPP RF3 OR!!! I can top the 3 RF3's and make cuttings and grow the cuttings? It worked before!. FAST turnaround time, not much prep just refresh the coco and transplant the tops! 3/19 10:59PM NO WORK FOR NOW.. HIT WITH MASSIVE WAVES OF NAUSEA AND SHARP PAIN, DIZZY, RUPTURED NECK CYST BLEEDING, PAIN FROM MOVING TOO MUCH LAST FEW DAYS, RINIGNG EARS BAD, SKIN PRONE TO MASSIVE INFLAMMATION ATTACKS NOW, WEAKENING GUT LINING,. LUNGS ..GRIP AND BALANCE OFF, SO PERFECTLY NORMAL!!! THANK THE WEED GODS FOR WEED. 3/21 3:30 AM I think I’m gonna top all three of them. I got lucky all three seem to be different ones. I don’t know which is which one of them is really tall. The other one has really tight in her note spacing it’s really good and the other one is also good little bit different so I think I got three different RF three seeds and I think if I do top them I’m gonna put the top in another 2 gallon and then grow that as a cutting usually works I’m not sure👍🌿 3/23 3:08 PM I cut them all in half today a transplanted the top of the tallest one into one that was still growing just to see if it would work. They’re all doing really good.👍 326 237am Remember how your local ss cant prevent or solve a single problem you pay taxes for. unless you're really really sick and the cowards decide that the most important and pressing issue is to raid weed users and farms and seeds...what a country of fuqs
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#30.8.2021 - 6th week of flowering in progress ~ it still needs another two weeks to finish. ~ 6th week - Last nutrient ramp up ~ ~ 7th week - *COMMING* ~ ~ 8th week - *HOPEFULLY HARVEST* ~ The foliage slowly finishing their lifespan. Leave tips are slightly burnt, looks like PK booster doing the job. 🥦 #1.9.2021 - Gave them first good flush to get rid of the excess Nitrogen and other unecessary stuff #2.9.2021 - Last week feed: Topmax, PK booster and sedweed/kelp extract — First test nugs were cut! 🤩🥦 #4.9.2021 - End of the 10th week — Flowering day: 45 (1-1.5 weeks more till harvest)
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day 5 from transplant and surprises the shock recovery time was faster than initially anticipated went from 3.8L-20L pots the plant seems to be growing rapidly with the 2 sets of topped side branches have recovered fully this is a long vegative stage experiment
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Missed posting last week so this is actually week 13. Stopped nutrients and starting to flush with just ice water, probably gonna harvest next week!
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This week has been a breeze. Simply watered at 6.5, kept the humidity at 65%, and increased the power of my light to about 70%. Also made a tea with Roots Organic Terp Tea Grow, and watered it down 1 -4 tea to water. Even with diluting the tea, the plants showed a little burn, so I’m holding off on ferts til next week. All are looking great, besides the one LSD25 that is off to a slow start.
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When I started this Grow, i never expected such a vigor Plant, and i havent been reading about the XL-Versions. But now its clear, by incrossing the Ruderalis, the Plants grows explosive and extremly Strong I had to move them out of the small Cabinet after i took them into the Floweringroom, they continued to Grow and in the End the Plants got 130 cm Hight I wished i had grown them in bigger Pots But i started them into 5l ( fitting into my Growbox) and it was to late to transplant them 3 of 4 Plants turned darkpurple-one was pink. Harvesting was an easy Job, because of those lovey Budshape, they are growing symmetric konic along the Branches they were Smelling like Peach, and some musky Undertone while Harvesting them ,i got a Smell of fresh pressed Applejuice and some " green smell" Plants were covered with sticky trichomes, very courious to the endproduct Its an easy to grow Plant, if you know about her vigourness 😂 Iam very pleased with the grow welldone @Sweet_seeds
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They are both getting huge, Zup 1 is a Christmas tree 🎄 Zup 2 is getting wide. Buds are popping all over and resin is beginning to appear. ( good times coming)
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The indoor plants are developing a mobile nutrient deficiency(newer growth is pulling from older leaves)in the lower leaves. Nutrients are being locked out(too much of one nutrient is locking out the others in the soil, or temperatures are too cold in the soil) or they are being tied up in solution whenever I mix the lotus nutrients(I’m adding bloom and boost into the same gallon, so maybe the chemicals are reacting with each other and becoming unavailable to the plant). On top of my nutrient dilemma, fungus gnats have found their way to my moist soil and are being a nuisance. From what I found they’re surviving off of my woody material in the soil and will soon try to establish it as a home so I’ve got to go get some IPM. Outdoors is vibing with the pest pressure so I’ll continue to let it do it’s thing.
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OG 4Q24 Flower Week 5 (Plant Week 8) Orangegasm (Fem) [ IRIE Genetics ] 12/12 @ Bolt (Day 21) Germination: 20 November 2024 #3A Earliest Harvest Date: 9 February 2025 #3B Latest Harvest Date: 19 February 2025 _________________________________________ Start of Week: [Wed Jan 8, 2024 CR2 4Q24 29:F:4:1] End of Week: [Tue Jan 14, 2024 CR2 4Q24 35:F:4:7] OrangeGasm Fertigation: - MAX: EC: [ 2.7, mS] - LightIntensity Optimal: [ 850, µMol/m2/s] ______________________________________ Lighting Strategy - As we’ve 3 Distinct Levels, Tops, Mediums, Bottoms - Our tops are within 15” of the light, the Mains 25” - GOAL is to Reduce LIGHT DISTANCE, as Long as TOPS are NOT LIGHT DISTRESSED. - Tops will be 1200+ µMol/m2/s - Mediums ~ 850 µMol/m2/s - Bottoms: 500 µMol/m2/s We Want OPTIMAL (850 µMol/m2/s) At the SECONDARIES of TALLEST PLANTS. - Secondaries are the stems with flowers emerging from the Two Mains - ~ 12 - 14 Flowers per STEM. __ Wed Jan 8, 2025 OG 4Q24 29:F:4:1 Refresh Reservoir, 4 Gallons Filtered/pH’d TAP Water, ph: 7.2, EC: 0.3 mS/cm   Environment Temp: RH: VPD: PPFD: EC: [ 2.7, mS/cm] Evaluating Runoff EC vs CHOSEN EC (Delta EC) ∆: - IDEAL: Within 200 ppm, ≤ 0.4, mS/cm - Acceptable: 200 - 300 ppm, ≤ 0.4 - 0.6 mS/cm. - CAUTION: 300 - 400 ppm, ≤ 0.6 - 0.8 mS/cm - DANGER: 400 ppm, 0.8 mS/cm - [x] Post Grow Diaries Refresh Reservoir: - [x] Primer A&B: [ 72.1, ml] - [x] SLF-100: [ 40, ml] - [x] pH UP: [ 1, ml/gal] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 24, ml] - [x] 4 Gal Filtered Tap, pH’d to 7.4, EC: 0.3 - No Silica until we have 2 MORE Days Clear Filter (Xeribird Manifold Filter) - EC: [ 2.7, mS/cm] Monitor Filter - [x] Some indication of beginning PSP film (Started PSP Today)
IF THIS Continues - it’s PSP … ;-( Runoff: - [x] 2 Gallons. # We ran 2 Extra Minutes, adding 50% to the overall feed. IFF 30 seconds delivers ~380 ml, then the 2 Minutes yields a couple more gallons . . . We’ll Know THURSDAY NIGHT (No Add’l Fertigation Events beyond programmed 8). - [x] EC: 3.5 - [x] EC Delta: 0.8 (400 ppm) # CAUTION LEVEL __ Thu Jan 9, 2025 OG 4Q24 30:F:4:2 Reclaim Dehu # @1400 - [x] 1 Gal Refresh Reservoir: 1 Gal Dehu - Primer A&B: [ 20, ml] - SLF-100: [ 5, ml] Monitor Filter # @1900 - [x] If Clear Filter - Start Silica . . . - Filter has BARELY any Buildup - But Pink (PSP?) Film. No Affect to Fertigation Runoff - Amount: [ 1, Gal] - EC: [ 3.3, mS] - EC ∆: [ 0.6, mS/cm]: Acceptable REDUCED Fertigation Time to 25 Seconds from 35. __ Fri Jan 10, 2025 OG 4Q24 31:F:4:3 Runoff - 1 Gal, ec: 3.0, ec delta: 0.3-ideal Defoliation - [x] Remove All FAN LEAVES up to the Penultimate Node (Leave TWO Sets of Fans At Top, for now . . .) - [x] Remove FIRST nodes ABOVE TOP, all plants - [x] Pick up 4 Gallons of ‘purified water’ Refresh Reservoir - 2 Gallons, EC: 2.7 - [x] Primer A&B: [ 40, ml] - [x] SLF-100: [ 10, ml] __ Sat Jan 11, 2025 OG 4Q24 32:F:4:4 Runoff - Amount: [ 1250, ml] - EC: [ 3.5, mS/cm] - EC ∆: [ 0.8, mS/cm]: Caution We’ll leave the feed volume at 20 seconds as long as plants are happy. Raise to 25 sec if else. __ Sun Jan 12, 2025 OG 4Q24 33:F:4:5 Reclaim Dehu - [x] [ 1.4, gal] Refresh Reservoir - Amount: [ 1.4, gal] - EC: [ 2.7, mS/cm2] - The Rooted Leaf Primer A&B, SLF-100, Photosynthesis Plus Runoff - Amount: [ 0, ml] - EC: [ n/a, mS/cm] - EC ∆: [ n/a, mS/cm]: Warning __ Mon Jan 13, 2025 OG 4Q24 34:F:4:6 - [x] Defoliate Rear 4 Plants __ Tue Jan 14, 2025 OG 4Q24 35:F:4:7 Runoff: - Amount: [ 2, L] - EC: [ 4.0, mS] - EC∆: [ 1.3, mS/cm2]: DANGER - [x] Raise Fertigation to 40 Seconds per Event - [x] Reclaimed 1 Gal Dehu - [x] Res Refresh 1 Gal @ 2.7 mS/cm2 - [x] Primer A&B, SLF-100. - [x] Cleaned Manifold Filter with H2O2 - The Bio film embeds in the mesh. Has to be destroyed to remove it seems. Replaced and Checked
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Tonight on growfessor theatre, 4x4 edition, 4 ladies get fed and defoliated! Green Crack, LSD and Mandarin dreams are in the home stretch, this is their last feeding before flushing. Do-si-dos will get another feeding next week and flush a week later. Thanks for stopping by growfessors, tune in next time for another episode of growfessor theatre! 👽🌳💚
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The week has been going great, the tent is full and among the two guavas there is also a frostbanger from fast buds that had a slow start but is catching up quickly and is growing tall since I didn’t do any lst. The guava in front is starting to produce tricomes and her sister is getting there. I’m watering up to 2L every other day and this week was enhancer week. Final lst and I’m not touching anything until they stop stretching, then I’ll defoliate a bit. Last day of the week, day 35 and growth is very fast, maybe faster then previous runs. Light still at 75% at 35cm, around 700ppfd, DLI 45. I’m not sure if I want to push it more in order to minimize heat into flower.
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The fade has begun as this strain is 60-70 days. The buds are vey dense, frosty and sticky. many ot he leaves have now faded and some havr fallen off. It has a very sweet smell
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💚Bueno esta gorilla auto está tardando un poco pero valdrá la pena, creó ! Jajajaj ! Su olor es terroso no es tan pasoso .. esperó que engordé mucho más 👽
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4/18: I foliar fed them and gave them a little drink of water with humic acid, molasses, and endoboost 4/19: Foliar fed 4/20: Fed them with their first full-strength batch of nutes today...stand by for ignition.... 4/22: I FIM'd both of them today and gave them about 20oz of water with cal-mag, humic acid, and boomerang and foliar fed with big bloom and fulvic acid. Later, I rinsed off the plants with a stiff stream of filtered water in preparation for tomorrow. 4/23: Today was BoomBoom Spray day! I just love how visible the growth is the day after a BoomBoom Spray day!😲 Tomorrow I'll spray them down with Axiom Harpin a|b proteins..they'll start flowering soon and I want them hitting their stretch with major vigor.👈 4/24: I did a foliar application of Harpin proteins today and I fed them with about 1/4-gallon each. I observed that they are both popping pistils already. I'll start increasing P and K with the next feeding. I bent over the main shoot on the taller one and tied it down. The other one wasn't ready yet. I turned on the 3rd pair of QB's and bud boosters today and removed all the blues and cool whites from the garden....the chains are off...reach for the stars my little lovelies! 4/25: Was busy with life, but checked on them a couple of times and they are both flowering.👍 Last day of week 3-
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Chopped on day 82, and dried for 8 days. Produced 27.9 grams (1 Oz) of flower. The yield isn't great, but it's my fault due to stressing and transplanting the plant. I had to fix her and by time she was back on track, the yield was severely impacted. However, the quality seems great. Now time for curing.
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This week the time had come, she was ready to be defoliated and chopped down. And it's now hanging to dry, I'm curious to see how high the yield will be.
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This week was good she showed me the first real signs of flower...after 3 weeks^^ hopefully, she will be good in 7 to 8 weeks 🙏 have a nice week 👌🙏✌️
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Love the way this grows. Flipping in days Grown under smart8 from medicgrow Check out MEDICGROW website https://medicgrow.com/ Really excited to see what it can do I’m flower. Love the Bloom button which increases red spectrum when wanted/needed… Currently running at 40% Official Website: https://medicgrow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medicgrowled Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicgrow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicgrow420/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNmiY4F9z94u-8eGj7R1CSQ Growdiaries: https://growdiaries.com/grower/medicgrowled https://growdiaries.com/grow-lights/medic-grow