Vanilla Kush CFL Grow First Time

[ice887]

Thanks Lobster, much appreciated. I am in the process of making my grow box and this will definitely help. Will be keeping an eye on your grow log (subscibed) :thumbsup:

[rocklobster4040]

More Pics...

Okay here are some updated pics and i have a couple of questions.










I think that things are coming along pretty good with my Vanilla Kush grow. The questions are...

My plant is about 4 weeks old, when should i consider moving to the flowering stage??

Is this plant big enough to take a few clones from??

And some of the older leafs are showing some brown spots...maybe nute burn?? any thoughts??


thanks

RockLobster4040

[PhatJay]

My plant is about 4 weeks old, when should i consider moving to the flowering stage??

This depends on a couple of factors, like what lights you are going to use during the flowering period and what grow style you are using. Assuming that you are going to continue using CFL's and let your plant grow naturally (no LST, SCROG etc) I would say kick it into flower now. Your plant is going to double in height before it is ready for harvest and CFL's have poor light penetration.

Have you lowered your lights yet?

Do you have any 2700k bulbs for the flower period? or that 150w HPS?

Is this plant big enough to take a few clones from??

Yes

And some of the older leafs are showing some brown spots...maybe nute burn?? any thoughts??

Nute burn shows on the very tips of the leaves starting at the bottom and working up. That isn't nute burn. Lower leaves that are not getting much light tend to die off, it could be that or may be an indicator of a slight nutritional problem. Don't panic... just keep an eye on it. If the new leaves look good then old leaves are generally old news

[rocklobster4040]

Great thanks for the information. I do keep the lights low. I raise them up to take the pics.

I am not worried about the spots, just wondering what they might be. The plant seems to be healthy otherwise.

I am planning on keeping with cfls and I do have some other bulbs for flowering.

And I am thinking about cutting a couple of clones this weekend. I will keep everyone posted.

RockLobster4040

[jaibyrd7]

your grow looks great! its so funny, i have the EXACT same lights for my kids strawberries in the kitchen! i,ll try to post some pics. great job!

well, i keep trying to insert photos, but it keeps asking me for a URL? wtf?

[camoxnhx]

UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????? i wanna see!!!! i wanna see!!!!

[rocklobster4040]

Okay here is an update....I almost lost this plant several weeks ago, so I am not sure how the finished product will turn out. As I mentioned in the earlier post I am pumping in air conditioning into my grow box. I think that it was getting too cold when the lights were off and she almost bit it. This was right before I was planning on switching to flowering.

So, I figured that out and brought her back and started flowering about 3-4 weeks ago, i think. I am bad with keeping up with dates.

As you can see, I am getting some good buds, not too dense though. I am starting to see the Tirchs and will keep an eye on them. I am still following the Fox Farm Trio feeding schedule. I am guessing that this is not bad for my first time out. I have learned a lot and will try again soon.

[shibbysurfrider]

Hey man, glad you were able to save your plant. I had to scrap my Vanilla Kush that were in hydro due to space issues. I did save a mom to clone later.

Looking good. The buds won't start packing on weight til after the 5th week of flowering. Make sure you give her enough time. This is a 9-10week flowering strain.

Seems like you got a sativa-ish pheno. Out of the 4 VKs I had 2 showed big indica/skunk leaves, 1 with skunk leaves and one got really tall and looked like yours. I'm excited to see how yours turn out!

Sending good juju your way

[tikiroom]

You might want to look into LST or Super Cropping for that main cola. Basically trying to bring the main cola down to the same height as your other buds. Allowing you to move the light down and increasing yield and density.
That's just my :twocents:

[shibbysurfrider]

I am a big fan of LST, but he is I think 4 weeks into flower? I don't recommend any training unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. I had to lst some plants week 3-4 in flower due to 3x stretch and they are going on their 8th week of flower with the end not for another 3 weeks atleast on an 8 week strain. Training will increase your flower time and you are increasing the chance of hermies.

I have never super-cropped, only topped and LSTed.

I am by no means an expert, just information based on my personal experience.