Not my first grow but first grow log!
No photos yet, the bud I pollinated on Stubby is showing tiny balls through the pistils (which are turning brown)...mission accomplished? I'm hoping that those tiny balls are seed pods and not pollen sacks :wtf:
I'm still unclear on what my nute schedule should look like, I had so many bad experiences with nute burn in the past that I might be underfeeding? As it stands I water every 3-4 days (when the soil is dry) and I've fed the plants once during vegging and once thus far during flowering.
I'm trying to steer clear of the chemical ferts (a 20-20-20 mix) as much as possible and want to use diluted molasses to keep flowering as organic as possible, the only question is: how frequently?
Not my first grow but first grow log!
Okay, looks like I found answers to my questions! From what I've found on this site, nutes can be given to the girls every third watering. I watered them last on Sunday, which means the soil should be dry around Thurdsday; plain water again.
Next watering after that should be around the following Sunday, so I'll give the girls another shot of diluted molasses then. 3.7 litres per gallon, my watering can holds 4 litres filled to the top, so my concerns about using too much molasses the last time were unfounded.
So...awaiting the delivery of the SMT pure red LED light...supplemental red spectrum and no extra heat won't go amiss. Agreed the HPS should be more than enough, but according to what I've been reading in the Grow Logs, there's no such thing as too much light! ;)
Not my first grow but first grow log!
Looking good pedro. Nute's are hard to buckle down, you kind of have to get used to a niche yourself. Theres a great sticky somewhere with a shitton of images about what nutrients cause what appearent damage to your plant. I'd check that out to make sure you arent overnuting them then just slowly increment your nutes till they grow great and dont have any signs of nute burn or deficiency.
I cant seem to find the post maybe it was of the growFaQ i dont remember but it exist.
I take it your using MG or something of the sort for soil. IF this is the case they usually have nutes built in that you have to account for. Just makes sure you got your numbers straight and btw
THEY ARE LOOKING SECHSY!
Not my first grow but first grow log!
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Originally Posted by Pedro de Pacas
Okay, looks like I found answers to my questions! From what I've found on this site, nutes can be given to the girls every third watering. I watered them last on Sunday, which means the soil should be dry around Thurdsday; plain water again.
Next watering after that should be around the following Sunday)
soo you only water your girls twice a week? hmmm they must be hungry for some nutes by then
Not my first grow but first grow log!
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Originally Posted by bickeybammer
soo you only water your girls twice a week? hmmm they must be hungry for some nutes by then
I water when the soil's dry. It used to be more often under all CFL, but overwatering ain't good either. So far so good I'd say!
Not my first grow but first grow log!
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Originally Posted by DE.Db33t
Looking good pedro. Nute's are hard to buckle down, you kind of have to get used to a niche yourself. Theres a great sticky somewhere with a shitton of images about what nutrients cause what appearent damage to your plant. I'd check that out to make sure you arent overnuting them then just slowly increment your nutes till they grow great and dont have any signs of nute burn or deficiency.
I cant seem to find the post maybe it was of the growFaQ i dont remember but it exist.
I take it your using MG or something of the sort for soil. IF this is the case they usually have nutes built in that you have to account for. Just makes sure you got your numbers straight and btw
THEY ARE LOOKING SECHSY!
Why thank you! :D
Believe you me I've made plenty of mistakes in past grows, overfeeding the plants rsulting in nute burns, heat burns from too many CFL's in a small cabinet (that was before the wardrobe) you name it!
I use the Plant Prod(the 20-20-20 mix from Home Depot) once during vegging, and that heavily diluted, split between the original four pots. The label says it's also suitable for flowering and blooming I guess I could make a super potent nute cocktail using that (maybe at half dosage) and a molasses boost...I'd like to keep the bloom ferts as organic as possible...:wtf:
Not my first grow but first grow log!
Really good grow log, Pedro!
Not my first grow but first grow log!
Okay, more pics! Foliage was beginning to interfere to the point the girls were competing for light so I pruned the excessively large leaves. I may be wrong, but trimming them up a bit will help get more light to the lower bud sites as well as improve air/Co2 circulation in the cab.
I've done such prunings in past grows and got no hermies so I'm pretty sure the girls are safe! ;) To help alleviate the stress (and since the soil looks pretty dry - three days after the last watering so I'm within this grow's average) I figured it wouldn't hurt to give them a feeding.
Very, very low dosage, maybe a quarter of the 20-20-20's recommended dosage and a teaspoonful of molasses diluted in a gallon (4 litres) of water, split up between the girls.
Here's how they look after their haircuts, and a closeup of the pollinated bud...are them seeds I'm seeing? ;)
Not my first grow but first grow log!
wow they R looken great. yumm yumm.:thumbsup:
Not my first grow but first grow log!
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Originally Posted by hydrocannabis
wow they R looken great. yumm yumm.:thumbsup:
Thank you! :hippy:
Day 25 and I measured the plants for height:
- Stubby is now 20.5" tall
- KC is a few hairs taller than 22"
- Leggy 2 tops them all at 2'1"
- Jr is hanging in there at 7"...hopefully yesterday's pruning & feeding session helps her get bigger and stronger.
I raised the HPS light to accomodate Leggy 2's stature. Which means I had to move the inner cab fan to the wardrobe's floor (blowing air at the bottom of the girls rather than at the canopy).
Waiting the the pure red SMT LED bulb with great anticipation...maybe I'm reading too much into that whole extra red spectrum deal, but I want to see thick, dense nugs this time around instead of fluffy, frail buds.
Don't get me wrong, the "all CFL" Mango and KC grows from the past gave me potent buds indeed...but compared to the "Squamish Gold" (I call it that because my brother's pal who was a grower was originally from Squamish BC) my kid bro had me try 2 years ago the CFL bud was still pretty mild!
