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My plant is on sec. week of flowering and it's not showing any signs yet, i have a pc in that room and its on till late hours. Can that light slow flowering cycle, cause i read that leak of light does that, but i thought the light is weak ??? :confused:
Thanks :thumbsup:
Well the plant needs complete darkness for at least 12 hours, un-interrupted.
It times the amount of darkness and this realses a flowering hormone.
Get it into something that does not let any light through at all.
I can lock the door but there is not much space the plant does need air at night, cause if i close the door the plant coveres almost half of the space, is that enough air for 12 hours ????
just get off the computer earlier than normal and shut off the screen
or you know those little glass round things they have in hobby stores that you put water in it and it releases a fine wispy type "smoke" thats is pure oxygen
maybe put one of thsoe in there with a little fan
they don't need air at night. So yes that is fine.
The light could turn your plant hermie if the strain is not stabelized.
throw a blanket over yourself and the computer screen so you dont disturb your plant! :)
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Originally Posted by fuzzylogic
OR throw a blanket over the grow box?
I've said this so many times: "total darkness" ?? .. are there no moon and stars in your world ? .... a little light seepage won't screw up the plants cycle ... true, trying to improve on nature can help your plants achieve their best abilities, but they've done just fine without man's assistance for thousands of years ... it's a WEED ... :smokin:
yeah you need to have a complete 12 hours of darkness because the light destroys the reproductive hormone. since it's in only the second week it might not be showing yet for a few more days to a week anyway
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no light should be tolerated...
do your absolute best to get total darkness...
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Jdog thanks you always make my day, i mean thats the best way for me and its simple.Quote:
they don't need air at night. So yes that is fine.
Thats an option too, thanks.Quote:
OR throw a blanket over the grow box?
Well im giving it nutes and watching them everyday if total darknes helps the plant than ill do it, thats the easiest thing i can do.Quote:
I've said this so many times: "total darkness" ?? .. are there no moon and stars in your world ? .... a little light seepage won't screw up the plants cycle ... true, trying to improve on nature can help your plants achieve their best abilities
Thats what i read but i thought it is not a powerful light, but i was wrong.Quote:
yeah you need to have a complete 12 hours of darkness because the light destroys the reproductive hormone.
Thanks everyone, i dont know what would i do whithout you guys.:thumbsup:
Jdog thanks you always make my day, i mean thats the best way for me and its simple. I was hoping someone says that...:thumbsup:Quote:
they don't need air at night. So yes that is fine.
Thats an option too, thanks. Im just going to close the door for now, hope it works.Quote:
OR throw a blanket over the grow box?
Well im giving it nutes and watching them everyday if total darknes helps the plant than ill do it, thats the easiest thing i can do.Quote:
I've said this so many times: "total darkness" ?? .. are there no moon and stars in your world ? .... a little light seepage won't screw up the plants cycle ... true, trying to improve on nature can help your plants achieve their best abilities
Thats what i read but i thought that is not a powerful light, but i was wrong.Quote:
yeah you need to have a complete 12 hours of darkness because the light destroys the reproductive hormone.
Thanks everyone, i dont know what would i do whithout you guys.:thumbsup:
Thanks for stoping by Garden. By locking the door they will be in total darknes promise, i was just woried about air at night and since they dont need it i'll just close the door.
Do you think also that they dont need air at night ???
Thanks again :thumbsup:
I don't dare say anything contrary to jdogg.. again...
lol
iloveyou
they will be fine with the door closed...
I like to be real obsessive with growing.. including/especialy when it come to the light cycles...
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When your flowering there should be NO light in it's dark cycle. This confuses the plant and causes it to go back to vegitative or produce hermies.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkunkMe1
Image Reaper, you must grow some very stable genes. Thats why you never had this problem, I'm sure.
I just try and keep things simple. That way I can answer as many questions as I can.
For me, complete darkness is something you want if you dont want a single seed. Anyway, theres loads more factors that determine if a plant turns hermie (over/underwatering, nutes, topping, bugs to name a few). Im try to keep my closet as dark as I can at night, but Im really not that bothered about a few seeds in my Herb. Its for personal use only (well, me and a few mates lol), and if you get a few seeds for free then thats only a bonus.
Starting last night my plant was in total darkness. Thanks to you guys i think some white hairs are coming out, thought im not sure yet.
But im having another problem now some leaves sre turning brown so :
Light 400W HPS 15 inches far from the top leaves
Watering every 3 days 1.5 Liters ph 7.21 ( because of nutes making the soil more acidic )
Nutes every 3 waterings NPK : 8-8-8
Fan blowing 12 hours in light cycle
What can it be ???
Sorry for all the questions i tried to find what is wrong but i couldnt find exactly whats wrong.
Thanks alot
Either they are hungry. Or it's just thinnig out naturally to let light threw.
Most strains do this in the middle of flowering.To rippen up the lower buds.
Jdog what do you think i should do give them more nutes or tuck some fan leaves down ??? By the way its Skunk#1 strain.
Thanks man if this one is a girl than i would realy like you to name her and take care of her, you helped me alot, i would like to show some respect for helping my plant. ( she would like that )
Yesssssssssss :dance: :dance: :dance: :D :) :D :) :D :) it is a girl....
Thanks god its a girl, hey jdog closing the door worked perfect there are alot white hairs comming out.
Thanks
With your leaf problem, it's a natural thing if they go yellow first, starting with the lower leaves. These are no longer needed by the plant and the nutrients are transported to where they are needed.
As for light, when trying to promote flowering, any light within that crucial twelve hour period can cause the plant to sense that it should be in the vegetative state, even a flash of a strobe light. Although this may not be a problem if it only occurred once or twice. Not moonlight or stars, generally because there would not be enough light and it would probably not be in the right spectrum anyway. However, a full moon may present an interesting study.
Should be no need to remove leaves, as the plant needs these to photosynthesize,i.e, at this stage, make bigger flowers.
I would fertilize up to two weeks before harvest. Then even consider starving them of water if in soil or similar growing media. Bit harder to do this with hydro, wouldn't like to ruin your crop.
Ya, just keep it up. And the leaves will do there thing. I cut them off after most of the leaf is dead. I would start feeding it some flower nutes.
I suggest Pure Blend Pro Bloom for soil.
As far as a name...maybe Skunk Dog#1. lol I'll think of another name.
since many have heard me rant in here about stray light not affecting your plants during their dark hours, I decided to post this, just to show I'm a little less crazy than some imagine :D ...
yesterday while thumbing thru my copy of Mel Frank's Deluxe Marijuana Grower's Guide, 1997 edition ... I accidentally came across this: " the amount of light needed to prevent flowering is quite small (about .03 foot candles - on a clear night, the full moon is about .01 foot candles). However, each plant must be illuminated fully, with the light shining over the whole plant " ...
OK, what I mean to illustrate by this is, yes, you want the dark hours dark, and uninterrupted ... BUT, sometimes I see new growers that are frantic about sealing up an airtight cabinet, etc ... its just not something to worry about ... a clear, full-moon evening is almost bright enough to read by, yet it is only 1/3 of the light required to affect your plants, and then, only IF they are bathed in that light over their entire structure ... yes, keep it DARK, but don't stress yourself over it ... hope that explains why I frequently say " what?, isn't there a moon and stars in your world ? " ... :D
Ok I see what your saying. And I agree. It does take a good amount of light to mess them up. But, some people let a crap load of light in there grow room. Plus I think indoors is a little more sensative to light in the dark period. Do to the sun being so much more powerful I think indoor light makes a MJ plant a little more sensitive to this. But barely. My hermies were not from a light leak but from unstable genes.
never stress about anything... anything... its far easier to just breath...
keep your plants in total darkness during flowering... for 12 hous .. uniteruppted..
lower your PH....
post a picture....
iloveyou
this is one way to solve excessive light problems ... :D
Hi my friend I bought some flower nutes and i gave them the first portion yesterday. ( not Pure Blend Pro Bloom cause im not in US and i couldnt find that in my country ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jdog7000
The browning leaves are the top fan leaves so i dont know if i should cut them, but im going to post some pictures this afternoon so you could see the problem for yourself. As for the name its your decision whatever you like no prob. :thumbsup:
Thanks :) :) :)
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Originally Posted by the image reaper
Thanks alot for your perfect explanation in your previous post i understand now :thumbsup:
I love you too :D :D :D :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Garden Knowm
So it wasn't the baterys it was the camera, its broken :mad:
But i took some pic's with my web-cam the resolution sucks but at least you can see whats the mater. Sorry promise ill get some good pic's by the end of the week.
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Jdog what do you think?
i couldnt find a ph meter today cause its holiday, im sure ill find it tomorrow.
By the way i thought about a name and i thought of this "JBitch" it sounds more feminist, you like that better? I wont change it unless you like it more??? :thumbsup:
ROFL, Thats hillarious. I think I'm gonna use that pic for alot of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by the image reaper
Damn and I was doing it the hard way. What brand are those ? do they cost much? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by the image reaper
Well jdog my light is higher now abotut 25 inches away from the plant, soil Ph is 6.8, water Ph 7.0
Big buds are forming :D .
But i still havent got an answer from you about the Brown/yellow leaves. Im giving them flowering nutritions 4-6-5 and leaves just dont recover but they are not getting worst either.
Will they stay like that ???
Thanks and come back Monday ill post some high res. pic's :thumbsup:
ya they will stay like that. But every thing new will be green. I wouldn'r cut those leaves of either.
I meant lower leaves. Or leaves that are blocking a bud.
After everything my final diagnosis is light burn. From it being to close and too hot. And if the plants ever dryed out too much. That would add to that.
Because the ph is fine. And you were not over feeding it.
So I'm sure it was the light. Just watch the heat. But you don't want to put it too high either. You have it fine now.
The nutes you got are good for now.
I would get an additive like Budswel or Fox farms Big Bloom.:thumbsup:
Can't wait to see Skunk Dog7000 in action!
Thanks bro i think it was the heat that caused the damage cause i never let my baby dry out that much, i always take care of her :thumbsup: and the new leaves look very healthy (deep shiny green).
I wont cut anything unless you tell me so, but im helping some buds by just tucking the leaves down.
Well thats a problem, as i told you before i dont live in USA and i tryed to find the stuff by the names you call them, but they are not available here. So it would help me very much if you give me the best NPK solution so i can try to find something as close as i can to this produkts.Quote:
I would get an additive like Budswel or Fox farms Big Bloom.
About SkunkDog7000 she is turning into a beautiful lady (cant wait to post some pic's for you), she has alot of buds forming now with long withe hairs and she smells like a godess. :D :D :D
Thanks bro from me and our beatifull lady SkunDog7000
By the way the temperature is 81, Humidity 30 %. I try to keep a lower humidity on my room cause i read that helps the plant produce more THC.
I hope im not wrong about that ???
This is the third week of flowering (first since total darknes) and SkunkDog is growing fast, buds are geting biger and fater every day. :D :D :D
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Any comments ??? :dance:
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What do you think JDog, is our baby doing fine ??? I bought a new camera i didnt learn to use it quiet well yet but ill make some more pic's for you later.
What do you think should i do next ???
Thanks :thumbsup:
Sorry i keep saying sec. or third week of flowering and not the exact day.
It's day 16