Auto Blueberry (LowLife seeds)

[rattlingdags]

:thumbsup: She's a beauty and at 2 and a half feet she's a tall one too! You just might be needing a bigger pot before too long.

[bourner]

You just might be needing a bigger pot before too long

Yeah im really hoping theyv maxed out their height, as im getting abit limited in vertical space.

Some of the lower fan leaves have dropped off in the last few days, im taking this as a good sign that the girls are preparing to put all their energy into buddding..but it could equally be a bad sign.
Iv also had an infestation of fungus gnats the past week which was getting worse and worse, but have finally got round to treating the soil this morning with some 'gnat-off', a natural insecticide, and it seems to be working its magic (it better do, £23 for a small bottle of insect killer!).

Il get some more photos up soon, but right now its just pistil growth, so il wait a few more days til theres a noticeable change from the last set of photos.

[bourner]

Yeah im really hoping theyv maxed out their height, as im getting abit limited in vertical space.

Nope..Theyv grown taller still.

While the height is still just about manageable, my girls seem really slow getting into flowering. Iv been reading around online the past few days, and maybe this is to do with high nitrogen levels in the soil? (anyone confirm?) so anyway im giving them a diet of flowering nuitrients and water (no molasses) to lower the N levels and see if it will speed things up.

I must admit I still have no PH level, except crappy single-use capsules which are really hard to read from, but il get a decent meter later on in the week.

More photos coming soon

[bourner]

DAY 55

Just some pics to show you guys the slow flowering progress (see last post)

[TANKJR]

Hey All...mind if I chime in Bourner? The molasses will not make the final product sweeter to taste, so tell Mr.Sweet lung to relax...LOL! Good weed will get sticky whether you add molasses or not! Here's where you can read what molasses does and does not do...it basically provides some needed micro nutrients and potassium and iron, and helps the roots take up more general nutrients than they could without molasses, plus it's natural and cheap....it's the base (diluted) for more expensive products like bud candy and sweet....for more info, read this thread:

http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-gr...-goodness.html

I use it and it does help in flowering...doses varying from 1 teaspoon/gallon early on, to 1.5 tablespoons/gal near the end...there is little to no Nitrogen in the molasses, so stopping the doseing will not promote faster flowering...two weeks into flower is when I switch to flowering nutes, if needed, and they are much lower in N. I still flush last week with water only....I don't like my weed tasting like burnt sugar...Hope this info helps!

Yes, the only downside to using molasses is it attracts gnats!

[bourner]

mind if I chime in Bourner

Of course not man, the main purpose for me putting the growlog up was to get advice from others, so please ring that chime!

there is little to no Nitrogen in the molasses, so stopping the doseing will not promote faster flowering

Thanks Tankjr, thats exactly what i wanted to know, maybe it will just take longer to flush the nitrogen-packed vegging nutrients out of the soil then.

Yes, the only downside to using molasses is it attracts gnats!

Yeah haha I found this out the hard way, but the gnat situation is under control now and iv managed to kill 99% of the fuckers off

A freind of mine dropped by a nice fresh ounce of cheesil (cheese X diesil) to last me until havest anyway, and it feckin lovelly so not too much of a problem that the harvests being delayed.

[rattlingdags]

Thanks TANKJR I've passed that info on to Mr Sweet Lungs. I'd read out the Molasses stickies to him earlier but you know he thinks if its not over priced and packed in fancy labelled bottles then its suspicious lol. I'm working on him

@bourner enjoy that cheesil :jointsmile:

[bourner]

OK - quick update.
Went out and bought a PH meter today, and the soil seems almost perfect sitting around 6.5.
I lifted a few of the plants today to check their drainage holes and I can see some roots pushing out. I assume my girls are getting root bound and need transplanting, maybe this is whats delaying flowering, what do people think?
I need some more soil and pots before i can do this tho, so il go out and get them tomorrow.
b0urner

[bourner]

Stil not flowering..
Iv been reading around (ALOT) of forums about autoflowering strains needing to be forced to flower, so came to the conclusion of switching to 12/12 for a while and see what happens. Theres no obvious reason I can find of why my girls have stopped maturing, its been almost a month from when i switched bulbs, and they all still look very healthy.
I know... patience bourner patience ...

[bourner]

Ok I may be speaking too early, but i think the plants are slowly starting to resume flowering (theyv been on 12/12 for around a week). Reading around forums, this is a common problem with autos, and things should pick up a few weeks after making the switch.

A mate came around a few days ago with an LED light board with loads of red and blue diodes. The led looks abit weak when compared to my CFL, but any extra light is a benefit.

Also some of the heads have already maxed out height of my light so i may have to give my plants some LST.

Just to keep you guys updated, I havent left the log hanging, its just theres not much development at this stage, and just to assure you guys - il see the log to the end.