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@GrimbolTheDruid
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*If anyone read through my GDP diary, this is going to be mostly the same stuff.
So, sad day friends. I got spider mites and had to throw all my plants out. This is what I think happened:
About 2-3 weeks ago I noticed some freckling on the lower leaves. I looked at it and thought it might be a cal/mag issue so I added cal/mag that week and went about my business. I saw it about a week later and it wasn't getting any better so I added more cal/mag. This continued for about 2-3 weeks until I finally took off a leaf and examined it under my microscope. I saw little bugs crawling everywhere and my stomach just dropped. My fiance did some quick research while I was panic ripping leaves off (see pictures) and she correctly diagnosed it as spider mites.
I debated with myself and my close friend and ultimately I decided to throw all the plants in my tent away. I know that there are a lot of people who will say that there are things I could have done to make it to harvest but what it came down to is the people I take care of and personal pride. I consider myself a caregiver and I give away product for free that I am not going to use to my family and close friends. I thought to myself "Would you smoke this?" and when my answer was "ehhh, I don't know", I thought about how it would feel giving it away and immediately made the decision to destroy them. I take an immense amount of pride in my product and this hobby and if I am not going to stand behind it I would rather just start over. I grow from my heart (shout out to the Grow From Your Heart Podcast!) to help people and make sure my family is not getting unsafe product from sketchy people. To spray pesticides in flower that may hurt people and have little bug carcasses in there just goes against that in every way and is just wrong in my opinion if you are giving it away to others. If you are the only one smoking it then it is one thing to take that risk but not with your patients. I want my medicine to help people, not create or exacerbate health issues.
It is also important to note that the mites had moved from my flower tent into my veg space and took over my auto berry as well. Damn things are crafty and fast.
So that is why I made the decision to destroy them all after 3+ months of res changes, pruning, and manifolding on a slow vegging strain. Feel free to chime in with your opinion but I do not regret my decision. I threw out my new clones, mother plant, and auto berry I had on my veg side as well. Shout out to all the other growers out there that do the right thing by their patients. Caregivers > Cash croppers.
For anyone curious, I removed everything from my tent and scrubbed it all with a 20% bleach/water solution. All equipment has been wiped down and stored in the garage away from any organic materials. I will give them until tomorrow (2 days) to air out and dry and then I will wipe it down again with bleach and wait another 2 days. Hopefully that will make sure everything is dead and will not come back next grow. That next grow should start in about a week.
It sucks but sometimes it happens and you gotta be ready for it. Lesson learned. Never bring outdoor plants into your indoor garden even if it is after just a day or two. A bunch of people on here and Reddit warned me and I did not listen. Now I have learned the hard way and it feels like when your parents "told you so" haha.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by along the way. Stay tuned for a new grow coming soon. It is going to be some cool new limited edition Mephisto Illuminautos. I am pretty excited.
Good luck out there and always grow from your heart folks.
-Grim
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@Big_Worm
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I was unable to use the full use of the Optic 2 LED due to height and heat issues. Which were impacting the amount of light each plant was receiving this stunting their growth.
I have now brought/installed the HLG 260w Rspec and have noticed a improvement. The new light covers the canopy well and I am now able to give the plants more light which will hopefully help them develop better buds.
The Blue Gelato #41 has responded well and has started to drink less which hopefully means she be ready for harvest in 4-5 weeks time.
Although I have stopped using my PK boost, on my next run I will start the PK at the first sign of flower as I feel from week 4 is a little late.
Happy growing 🤙🏿
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CRAZY NIGHT (continued)
" where the fuck is my boyfriend and where the fuck is my girlfriends pants? Fuck you for ditching us!" NX was gone, he was set to meet front desk girl at the bar we were booked at. Bro bible says that I do not relinquish this info to the girls. As Stephanie 2 is re-panting and Stephanie 1 is yelling at her, I make a quick escape out the hotel room door, and down to the ground to a cab. They dont have my new cell #, so Im in the clear, but I could imagine NX's cell was blowing up. I get to the bar and its full dance mode, club is thumping. I get a few drinks in me, chill at the private area for a bit, and everyone is having fun. Clients are entertained, frontdeskgirl is getting handsy with NX, and Im feeling good. I go out with the bar manager to smoke a joint. I hear a police siren.... manager and I look at eachother wide eyed and toss the joint. Turns out the cops werent lighting the cherries for us, rather for the two girls hitting patrons at the front of the line to get in. Those two girls.... the Stephanies. FUCK! how the hell did they find us? Turns out one of the girlfriends of one of the guys in our group told them. That bitch wasnt even in the same city as us, and that leaky dude got an earful later. These girls COULD NOT be allowed past the door, or shit would hit the fan when they saw NX in da club with frontdeskgirl. ... (continued next week)
DIARY STUFF
First week of flower for this healthy and happy FFT. Really looking forward to Fastbuds releasing the names of these strains, because they all grow very differently. I'm guessing at #8 being cheese, but it will be a complete surprise on all the others.
This girl is sitting pretty and taking up her designated space perfectly. A heavy defoliation on F1 opened up some tops to the light. There has been a massive growback in just 3.5 days of flower, as well as a massive stretch. I have all the headroom in the world, so I will let these maximize. All healthy, no spots or bugs, so these are just booming. They will get a final heavy defoliation on F21, and then maintenance plucking to maximize cola exposure.
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Will start defoliation in 2 weeks. Want to try not to do that to soon. Started give some food to the ladies. Some like it, soms its just a bit to much.
💚Please Like This Diary and Leave a Comment!💚
Plants are growing nicely! Just some water @ pH 6.5
Red Wine was created by crossing Rozay F2 with Jet A. They are 2 very powerful aromatic Cali hybrids. This exclusive new Cali strain is a very strong and fast flowering indica-dominant strain. It has an aromatic, intoxicating and relaxing effect. That is comparable to enjoying a good glass of wine.
Red Wine has an average flowering time of about 7-8 weeks when grown indoors. Outdoors it is ready fairly early, usually around the end of September.
The yield is very good. Indoors she has an average yield of 450-650 gr/m². When growing outdoors, 600-800 grams can easily be achieved per plant.
Red Wine has an aromatic scent that can be compared to a full red wine. Her full, purple-green buds are very compact with few leaves. This is very convenient when cutting the plants and saves a lot of time. Smoking this weed gives you a nice high with relaxing properties. The taste of Red Wine is very fruity sweet with an aroma of red grapes.
Flowering time: 7 – 8 weeks
Genetics: Rozay F2 x Jet A
30% Sativa, 70% Indica
Plant height outside: 100 – 180 cm
Outdoor harvest month: from June to October
Yield indoors: 450 – 650 gr/m²
Yield outdoors: 200 – 800 gr / plant
THC: 25%
💸💸💸Wanna Try Red Wine from Seeds Genetics?💸💸💸
https://seedsgenetics.nl/product/red-wine-gefeminiseerd/
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@Hashy
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Week 7
Light cycle=12/12
Light Power=196w
Extractor controller settings
High temp= 25c
Low temp= c
Temp step=0c
High Rh= 56%
Low Rh= %
Rh step=0%
Speed max=8
Speed min=2
Smart controller settings (during lights on).
Lights on=10.00am
Radiator on= below 21c
Radiator off= above 22c
Smart controller settings (during lights off).
Lights off=10.00pm
Radiator on= below 18c
Radiator off= above 19c
VPD aim=0.6-1.4
DLI aim=35-45
EC aim=1.9
PH aim=6.3
Fri 2/2/24
#1 (Day 43)(Day 5 flower)
📋 raised camera, nearly touching the roof.
Sat 3/2/24
#1 (Day 44)(Day 6 flower)
📋 Defoliate a lot of lower leaves.
Sun 4/2/24
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Method= automatic
Feed=bloom nutes.
Neutralise=0.1ml/L
Silicon=1.0ml/L
Calmag=1.0ml/L
Terra Bloom=4.0ml/L
Sumo Boost=1.0ml/L
Roots=0.2ml/L
Easy Ph down=0.115ml/L
Ec=1.9 PH=6.1/6.5
Time start=12.00pm
Finish time=13.45pm
(11×5 minute runs with 5 minute gaps)
Total flow rate=190ml/min
Flow rate per plant=47ml/min.
Total volume made=13L
Total volume left=2.5L
Total volume used=10.5L
Volume per plant=2.62L (Est)
Runoff.
Total runoff=1.75L
Ec=2.4PH=5.9/6.2
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#1 (Day 45)(Day 7 flower)
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Mon 5/2/24
#1 (Day 46)(Day 8 flower)
📋 H=69cm D=30cm DLI=41.1
Tue 6/2/24
#1 (Day 47)(Day 9 flower)
📋 Looks like the weather is turning cold again over the next few days.
Wed 7/2/24
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Method= automatic
Feed=water
Neutralise=0.1ml/L
Roots=0.2ml/L
Easy Ph down=0.ml/L
Ec=0.2 PH=6.6/6.5
Time start=12.00pm
Finish time=13.45pm
(11×5 minute runs with 5 minute gaps)
Total flow rate=190ml/min
Flow rate per plant=47ml/min.
Total volume made=13L
Total volume left=2.5L
Total volume used=10.5L
Volume per plant=2.6L (Est)
Runoff.
Total runoff=1.5L
Ec=1.74 PH=6.6/
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#1 (Day 48)(Day 10 flower)
📋 H=76cm D=23cm DLI=48.5
HST 1 cola.
Thur 8/2/24
#1 (Day 49)(Day 11 flower)
📋 H=79cm D=20cm DLI=50.
Raised light 5cm.
Lowered power from 200w to 180w
H=79cm D=25cm DLI=42.
HST 1 cola.
She is real bush. There is 1 cola that keeps stretching higher but I keep bending it down. Development is good and she is coming along at a decent pace. Was showing some signs of light stress. Lifted the light and Lowered the power. Hopefully she doesn't stretch much more because the light is almost touching its support bar.
Back soon.
Take it easy.
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@Elysian_gardens710
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Something is annoying with this app. I cant take pics with it. Hopefully it just the app permissions. Nothing too exciting yet this week. #2 has been struggling getting adjusted to the new pot. Where #1 took off. Idk what the difference is apart from the training methods. Having said that I have topped number 2 and fimmed her lower branches hoping that a little encourage root growth.. I've also had to do a bit of re arranging. So these are now elevated the highest and under mostly 2x 50w auto cobs. They both have supplemental lighting coming from the 2 viparspectra LEDs I have near them.
Day 52:
Watered both the girls today. They're drinking fast! I water till slight runoff and they get about 2.5 gallons every 36hrs or so. Also we raised the cobs a bit up to 24" from them.
Day 53 & 54
Nothing to say for day 53. Maybe I think #1 is getting a bit rootbound. I say this only because her leaves are curled like they are over watered yet the plant is dry. And she went in a growth spurt last week.
Day 54
I picked up some soil for transplant tomorrow. I am putting #1 into a 10gal bag. #2 I haven't decided yet.
Day 55:
I transplanted #1 today into a 10gallon fabric smartpot. I mixed the bottom soil with Fox Farms Ocean Forest because we are getting ready to flip to bloom and ocean forest has more P&K and less N. And that's what we want. Hopefully she doesn't shock. I inoculated #1s roots with Azos during transplant. Applying it gently and directly onto the roots.
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@Dublin420
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Another trouble free week. Just finished week 10 from seed.
The Glueberry have flown along and apart from the #1 which has a couple more weeks fattening up in her, the other 5 should be ready to chop by nxt week 🤞🤞😁
Started the flush with just plain water at the start of this week and the fan leaves are yellowing and sucking the last of them nutrients up 👍
The Auto Mazar is much slower than the Glueberrys, but still, making some lovely progress and super healthy
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TRIPLE G by ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS
Week #11 Overall
Week #10 veg
This week she's going good no issues with the elements she's dealing with the heat fairly good also.
Stay Growing!!
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@Tropicannibis_Todd
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💩Holy Crap Growmies We Are Back💩
Code Name FBT2307
Well growmies we are at 28 days in and everything is going great 👌 except for the fact I burnt the sit out of her 😅 I've since fixed the issue 😅
👉 Started to do some light low stress training and its looking good👌Let the stretch begin 💪
Lights being readjusted and chart updated .........👍rain water to be used entire growth👈
👉I used NutriNPK for nutrients for my grows and welcome anyone to give them a try .👈
👉 www.nutrinpk.com 👈
NutriNPK Cal MAG 14-0-14
NutriNPK Grow 28-14-14
NutriNPK Bloom 8-20-30
NutriNPK Bloom Booster 0-52-34
I GOT MULTIPLE DIARIES ON THE GO 😱 please check them out 😎
👉THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO OVER MY DIARIES 👈
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@Hiroots420
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20/05/2021 (Day 65)
Se realizo un nuevo cambio de solución.
Las plantas se encuentran espléndidas y listas para comenzar un proceso de engorde y resinado.
Esta semana se incorpora una barra de 1m de osram con Deep Blue, Far red e hiper red como complemento de rojos y azules.
23/05/2021 (Day 68)
Hoy se colocó la segunda malla scrog y podemos observar que las plantas van desde 90cm de altura al suelo en su expresión mas indica y 110cm de distancia al suelo en la expresión mas sativa.
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FBT2310/Week 6
What up growmies. Weekly update on these beautiful ladies. This week we've had some temperature swings and wow did they not like getting down into the high 50's. They both bounced back but won't be letting it get that cold again if I can help. Flower sites are all over with pistols. No signs of any major issues so will keep the same routine. All in all Happy Growing
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@MadeInGermany
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Hi all :-)
It becomes bushy and bushy 😅.
I had thought about trying to top everyone again.
But have in mind that everything fits into the flower tent 🙈.
I wish you all a nice week 👍 stay healthy 🙏🏻 and let it grow
You Can Buy The Strain at :
https://www.barneysfarm.de/blue-gelato-41-456
Strain :
Blue gelato 41 clone from mother (Barney's Farm)
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Genetics:
Blueberry x Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies x Sunset Sherbert
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Vega lamp:
2 x
Todogrow LED HLG Quantum Board 100 W ( 200 W )
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Flower lamp:
2x Todogrow LED CXB3590 205 W = ( 410 W )
💡 ☝️
Soil : Canna Terra Professional +
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Fertilizer:
Canna Terra Vega , Canna Terra Flores , Rizotonic, Cannazym, CANNA Boost, Pk 13/14, Canna Cal / Mag, Canna Ph - Grow, Canna Ph-Bloom
☝️🌱
Water:
Osmosis water mixed with normal water (24 hours stale that the chlorine evaporates) to 0.2 EG. Add Cal / Mag to 0.4 Ec Ph with Ph - to 6.0 - 6.3
💦 💧
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@Dendegrow
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Frozen Black Cherry is still taking her time… but that’s totally fine! ⏳🍒 The buds are looking absolutely gorgeous – and the smell? Completely different from the RDWC run. It's wild how much the medium can change the terpene profile! 🔥🌿
The bud structure is still dense and consistent, but no color change yet – likely because I kept the temps quite warm these past days and nights 🌡️🌙 Now that the others are almost ready for harvest, I’ll begin slowly dropping the temperature to bring out those beautiful colors across the garden ❄️💜
I’ll give Frozen Cherry all the time she needs – I want all trichomes to turn nice and milky, with a touch of amber for that perfect high 🔬✨ Patience pays off! Don’t forget to follow for updates and final results! 🚀
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Die Frozen Black Cherry lässt sich noch ein bisschen Zeit… aber das ist völlig in Ordnung! ⏳🍒 Die Buds sehen einfach traumhaft aus – und der Geruch? Komplett anders als beim RDWC-Grow. Kaum zu glauben, wie stark das Medium das Terpenprofil beeinflussen kann! 🔥🌿
Die Budstruktur ist immer noch schön dicht, aber die Farbveränderung lässt bisher auf sich warten – was wohl an den wärmeren Tagen und Nächten liegt, die ich zuletzt gehalten habe 🌡️🌙 Jetzt, wo die anderen fast fertig sind, senke ich langsam die Temperatur, um bei allen nochmal das volle Farbspektrum rauszukitzeln ❄️💜
Frozen Cherry bekommt jetzt einfach die Zeit, die sie braucht – ich will, dass alle Trichome schön milchig sind, mit ein paar bernsteinfarbenen Highlights für die perfekte Wirkung 🔬✨ Geduld zahlt sich aus! Folgt mir, um nichts vom Endspurt zu verpassen! 🚀
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@Krautbauern
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Flowers are growing great. All the plants have been given 2 small shovels of compost. The compost was mixed into the soil on top.
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~July 12th-July 18th~
🌡️Temp: 🌞78-84 , 🌚74-80
💨Humidity: 🌞65-85%, 🌚70-80%
💡Lights: 🌞18h/6h🌚, 24’ from 🌱,
PPFD approx-275
🌬️Airflow: 2 small oscillating fans and a 200cfm inline fan+carbon filter
~Day 15~ Plants are still showing signs of a deficiency or overwatering. I’ll continue to wait to water but will add nutes next time I do. The new growth on the 3 plants look good and the smallest sprouts growth is looking good. Started ph balancing and dechlorinating my humidifier water just in case.
~Day 16~Plants seem to finally be drying out after the overwatering, the growth on the 2 biggest plants has been stunted and the mutated plant is still growing funky. Smallest plant is growing well. Dialing in on the humidity and temps well. Close ups of the discolorations on the 2 largest plants in the photos.
~Day 17~ Old discoloration not gonna get better but it hasn’t spread anymore so that’s good. The plants are still growing slow though which gives time for the mutated plant and the sprout to catch up at least. Woke up to the mutated sprout producing resin like drops from its lower leaves and it had a noticeable smell to it almost similar to a concentrate smell of thc. Prepping the 2 bigger plants for transplant tomorrow, filled 2 fabric 3-gallon AC Infinity pots with about an 1-1.5in layer of perlite at the bottom then Happy Frog and Perlite mixed in a 75/25 ratio layered over top of that up to the holes. Put the plants in the hole still inside their original pots so I could adjust the lights and get them used to their new places.
~Day 18~ Woke up to not much change with the plants other than some small growth in the mutated plant and the small sprout. Definitely time for a transplant and some nutrients so I prepped them for transplant. I mixed up my GH Trio along with some GH Cal-Mag and Ph-down all in distilled water along with a separate spay bottle of rooting powder diluted with Ph balanced distilled water to spray in the hole and on the root mass. The plants were very hard to get out of the small pots and the roots were sticking to the sides while the dirt was falling out around them so I had to cut open the pots and manually set them in. Not too messy but I was scared for the plants, I watered them both approx 250ml of the new nutrient mix along with the other 2 plants who got less. Will check back tomorrow.
~Day 19~ All the plants have exploded with growth since yesterday, the 2 biggest plants have perked up and grown a lot while the mutated has sprouted even more leaves and the little sprout now has its second set of leaves coming in. Everything looks great and I have more confidence in the grow now that I know the nutrients and environment is good for them.
~Day 20~ Lot of new growth continues and the transplant and feed seems to have worked really well. More leaves keep appearing and the growth seems to be going at a much faster rate as they grow older. Getting the other 2 plants ready for transplant tomorrow and I will feed them all again.
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Cultivo de 2 Super Lemon Haze com Fertilizante Flowermind em vasos de 17 litros. Compostos de 70% Carolina Soil, 30% Hummus de minhoca
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lil be hide put in the work thought id share with you guys the 30 min ride 20 min walk boy im glad the hard works be hide me time to sit back and injoy the sunshine sound of water i love this beautiful
