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Almost ready to start feeding nutrients noticing better results so im guessing they love the new environment.
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Jour42 defolliation and LST Jour45 defolliation Jour47 arrosage avec de l'eau ph6.3 à laquelle j'ajoute 1ml par litre d'eau de topmax biobizz La plante entre maintenant en floraison c'est donc le début du stretch Explication en anglais (Stretch explanations more) EXPOSURE TO LIGHT One of the main culprits in abnormal stretching of cannabis plants is the lack of light. Plants that are too far from an adequate light source will respond by accelerating stem growth in order to get closer to the lamp themselves. Especially when there are many other plants. A lack of lighting can easily cause overcrowding in a growing chamber, reducing the steady progression of your crop and the distance ratio between your bulbs and your plants. To address this problem, be sure to provide enough light to your plants to prevent stem growth. At the same time, you should not position your lights too close to your plants either since this would also result in an over-stretching of the stems and in some cases, the loss of your crop. In addition to the distance between the light source and the plant, the type of light you will use also affects the size of the stretching of your crop. The orange and red lights encourage stretching and result in thinner, larger stems. And conversely, blue light stimulates a growth of thicker stems and a smaller size. When a species is ready to enter the vegetative phase and undergo its most drastic stretching period, metal halide lamps can be used to deter far too long stems. THE HEAT Heat is another essential element that can determine the stretch size of your plants during vegetation. Temperatures above 27 degrees push the stems to lengthen more and more and will propel the potential of sativas to push as high as possible. Heat lamps that are positioned too close to plants create an intolerable environment that will grow large, soft plants that will potentially wobble until they fall and lose flowers in its fall. OTHER CAUSES OF STRETCHING There are multiple variables that can lead to the stretching of plants beyond what could normally be expected of the plant. Environmental stressors resulting from transplantation (when a plant passes from one pot to another) can cause the plant to return to shock. This will eventually trigger a reaction causing a stretch. Cannabis plants that are not grown in decent conditions or do not receive enough nutrients will respond in a variety of ways and this includes stretching. Crops that are not spaced far enough apart are likely to stretch to sting the light to other plants. Due to extreme proximity, the plants will fight among themselves to reach the light, forcing them to expand as much as possible throughout the crop. HOW TO CONTROL STRETCHING DURING FLOWERING Stretching during flowering, you guessed it, takes place when you move your plants from the vegetation stage to the flowering stage. This is a completely normal reaction, as your plants are preparing to bear the weight of their heads. Stretching of a plant at the beginning of flowering varies widely; some plants can double in height while others grow only a few centimetres. There are, however, two main variables that can give you at least an idea of how your plants are stretching during flowering, and how much. Here are these two variables: Variety: Genetics has the greatest impact on the size of your plant. In general, sativa varieties stretch more than indicas and tend to develop long, slender stems. Light: Some lights, such as HPS, are more likely to encourage stretching. In addition, great distances between your canopy and your lights will cause the plants to stretch as they try to get closer to the light source. Stretching during flowering usually lasts the first two weeks of the phase. To minimize stretching, keep your lights between 10 (for CFL) and 30 centimetres (for HID) of your canopy. Finally, choose indica varieties if you have a smaller growing space. HOW TO AVOID STRETCHING In many cases, you can expect your cannabis plants to stretch during the flowering phase. Keeping that in mind helps to make a plan in case your species ends up growing much more than you could have imagined. If the information is available, get information on the standard size of your species and compare it to the size of your growing space taking into account the necessary distances between the bulbs and the plants. TRAFFIC While outdoor crop operations benefit from natural air to naturally limit stretching, indoor crops must assume the maintenance of air circulation within a confined space. Basic ventilation is enough to help the cannabis stems strengthen and become thicker rather than too high. In this way, the plants continue to grow vigorously without reaching heights and at the same time, your tolerance ceiling. MANUAL INTERVENTION For growers who want to get their hands dirty, there are physical procedures that can be done to reduce stretching. Similar to the natural effect that the wind has on cannabis plants, manually bending the leaves and stems will cause tiny cracks in the plant's tissues that will cause the plant to focus on regenerating its wounds instead of its vertical growth. THE TOPPING Topping is a form of manual intervention on cannabis to influence its performance, shape or size. In essence, topping is a process in which a new node is cut, growing from the plant to reduce its size and create a "v"-shaped notch that will eventually form two heads. Topping may be an effective measure to combat stretching, but it is important not to do so when the flowering phase begins. In most cases, an abnormal stretch of cannabis plants will not completely destroy your crop. In fact, stretching can indeed help increase your performance. For growers with a growing operation large enough to contain tall plants, stretching can increase the total yield of a species with more vertical space for head formation. In both cases, stretching can easily be planned in advance and there are multiple solutions to help you with this problem which is all too common. May the force be with you 💪
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111g de buds secs et d'une qualité vraiment supérieure, un goût très fruité et sucré sur fond terreux 😋😍 De petits buds mais en grosse quantité, incontournable, je conseille vraiment cette strain même aux débutants !
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Plant is growing good. Still really pretty to me. Hoping to flip around day 60
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Good morning, day 48 of flower and this will probably be the last update until I chop them. Getting boring for me so I’m sure it’s getting boring for you all! The girls just got plain water 2x last week- no need for anything else at this point as the fade has become quite serious. The smell has really increased along with the size and density of the buds, sometimes I get a candy shop smell and other times I get a tropical fruit scent! Trichs are roughly 50/50 clear and cloudy so I’ll just be checking once a day until I get a tad of amber! Thanks for reading
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First upload on my grow diary about this little auto. I’ve started this experience twenty day after first seeds popped of another regular in the same box, now i know that’s wrong but... now 🤣 so other error was trasplant late and other not correct situations that i will explane in next updates about early life of it, this is the result at 7/9 weeks of life , a little frosty girl
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From week 4 is an emotion every time I open the grow tent, they grow so fast now that is impossible to stop looking at them for hours. Enjoy my grow fellow growers ☮️💪🏼😎
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La dernière semaine des "La Rica auto CBD 1:1", que j'ai fait pousser dans le but de soigner ma maman qui souffre de douleur comme la sciatique et autres douleurs liés à sont âge... petite remarque au sujet de "La Rica" comme l'effet on pensent que: "l'effet d'entourage vas faire faire que le cbd vas anulle le high du thc je vais donc la récolté dès que je vois 1% de trichrome ambré pour voir si recolté que les trichrome son laiteux donc quand l'effet psychotrope est au plus haut je perdrai un peu sur le rendement mais j'aurai tenté ma chance, les deux autres plants je vais attendre qu'il y ai +/-20% de tri. ambré pour les passer 48h ds le noir avant (on est le mercredi 28/4 et j'ai mit la Rica #1 et le supercropped dans le noir total dans ma seconde box).. suite a l'harvest :) Le plants de wWidow #1 avait eu un départ très difficile (n'oublions pas que c'est ma première session de growing) et au final c'est ce plants qui fini avec le plus de buds et de trichrome j'en suis très fière. la seconde continue ca flo. de manière assez monstrueuse aussi l'apex ressemble plus a un ballon sauccisse diforme que à autres chose :) mais bien crousti-crémeuse de résine. La puple Queen n'as encore produit que très peux de trichrome jusqu'a maintenant certainement dû a une mauvaise gestion des engrais de ma part mais là je vois bien que le rincage que j'ai effectué il y a plus d'une semaine dessus et l'ajout il y a trois jours de biobizz BLOOM et de cannabio boost accelerator a relancer l'usine comme disent nos amis les américains. Suite au sujet de la Purple donc netre temps vus sont retard par rapport au calendrier de la fiche techniche qui parlait de 50j +/- je suis à 70 jours demain, j'ai donc décidé de la réengraisser une dernière fois avec du boost accelerator du CalMag agent de chez canna. Arrivé là je commence a mieux "lire" mes plants et ainsi pouvoir répondre correctement a leurs besoins j'suis assez impatient de remettre ça pour ne pas commettre les mêmes erreurs et arriver à un résultat encore mieux!
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Still only watering ph'd water. The plants are actually quite different, the one in the front seems to expand out towards the sides much more the the one in the back. Also the colors of teh leaves are different
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err. she keeps short but buds are alredy visible, i mean the start. no big problems, all nutrients are in ger section, if not other mentioned by manufactors instrucktions.
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Las he regado con enraizante organic root stimulator de B.A.C
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@Chubbs
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Started a few of these amazing terp monsters. The taste/smell they give off I'm excited to see how they'll do for extractions. Specifically fresh frozen rosin I think it'll do great. All 10 germinated and sprouted after being planted for 48hrs amd soaked for 48hrs. All In all Happy Growing
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It’s been a while since last update and apologies , 3x dos si dos 33 in auto pots 1x dos si dos in all mix soil and hand watered 1x peyote critical auto pot 3x cookie dough sundae auto pot but the dos si dos 33’s are tanking along and proving very well , lovely Aromas so far , there’s a nice sharp sour lime flavour to it . Few weeks to go still and hoping they keep on flourishing as they are , this lot is from seeds so it also looks like a have couple of pheno’s of the strain . Buds are forming very well and growing big and dense. Peyote critical is stacking up nicely and doing well as always , sweet and earthy notes so far . Great structure to the buds also Cookie dough sundaes have been a challenge to deal with as I have very little info on this strain but after they seem slow to chunk up through mid flower they are finally making some gains and looking very sativa like with the shape of bud and going to need 10-11 weeks on this which I wasn’t quite wanting or expecting but it is what it is , but saying that the flavours from this is super sweet and tangy and really look forward to this new flavour to hit on .
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It updated. Finally. So a week ago this was a seed. She has sprouted and is getting acclimated. She looks good. I soaked the coco, and made sure ph is adjusted right. I then proceeded to add light feed of the plagron nutrition. Which will also help keep ph stable. So everything is looking good. Thank you plagron, Medic Grow, and Zamnesia seeds. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱 Thank you grow diaries community for the 👇likes👇, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channel👇. ❄️🌱🍻 Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱 https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g
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------------------------------------------------- Day 22 Water: N/A Humidifier: 45% (LOW-MIST) Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (26.4° celsius @ 48% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (22.8° celsius @ 56% RH) ------------------------------------------------- Day 23 Water: N/A Humidifier: 45% (LOW-MIST) Dehumidifier: On Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (27.6° celsius @ 46% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (27.1° celsius @ 51% RH) ------------------------------------------------- Day 24 Water: N/A Humidifier: 45% (LOW-MIST) Dehumidifier: On Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (26.2° celsius @ 51% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (22.7° celsius @ 40% RH) ------------------------------------------------- Day 25 (Feed day: 15 tbsp Worm castings + 5 tbsp 2-8-4 Gaia Green Power Bloom) Water: 0.5 Gallon RO water + 5ml Remo VeloKelp Humidifier: 50% (LOW-MIST) Dehumidifier: On Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (27.1° celsius @ 48% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (23.0° celsius @ 50% RH) ------------------------------------------------- Day 26 **LST** Water: N/A Humidifier: 50% (LOW-MIST) Dehumidifier: On Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (26.8° celsius @ 48% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (23.5° celsius @ 50% RH) ------------------------------------------------- Day 27 Water: N/A Humidifier: 50% (LOW-MIST) Dehumidifier: On Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (27.7° celsius @ 48% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (23.4° celsius @ 50% RH) ------------------------------------------------- Day 28 Water: N/A Humidifier: 50% (LOW-MIST) Dehumidifier: On Fan Speed: High Light on @ 19:00 (26.7° celsius @ 50% RH) Light off @ 13:00 (23.2° celsius @ 50% RH) -------------------------------------------------
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-comenzamos la 2da semana de vegetacion con los 11 ejemplares de bsf seed y una cabeca de preto de maconha seed banco brasileño. - aumentamos 100 ml o 0.1 l de agua, ya vamos en 400ml. - hay una critical 2 que quedo mas pequeña, seguramente debe ser error de genética u de fabrica. - esta semana seguimos fertilizando con grotek, al dia 17.
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2nd week in flower from clone taken on 3/11 so today she is 1 month old as a clone. And this is one of the better clones I have taken and grown.
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start of week 7 and we are looking good. lifted the lights all the way up so we can save the terps. we're about to get lit. scoping Trichomes now. lezgoo. thanks for liking