Skywalker grow day 1

[Abattoir Dream]

wow, they look great.. if you have a magnifying glass, take a macro shot with that, you can get nice, clear close-ups. my camera is a peice of shit, but i have got some good photos out of it recently, so im not complainin..
your pics are great anyway, keep up the good work

just lettin u know, (if you didnt already) harvesting a plant late can mean you end up with less THC, as it will change into CBNs and stuff.. i would still harvest some late though, always let the pots dry right out just before you cut them down, as that will stress the plant a little, and increase the resin a tiny bit...

good luck...

[babystarbud]

thanks abattoir, i have a microscope that i use for looking at small samples ive cut, but its pretty much impossible to take pics through it, i can get ok results with a cam...but nothing worth looking at really.

by harvesting late, i thought with it being an indica it would be better...
late-ish that is, i dont wanna wait till they are to far gone

[brookerosebud]

i harvest my couchers when the trichs are 50-50. the difference between amber trichs and degrading trichs is:

amber is mature and beginning to degrade, but still standing.
amber trichs that are degraded and dying are laying down (dead looking)

[babystarbud]

thanks for the info, ive always harvested on the early side...impatient i guess lol
i always assumed they woud just just go dark and drop off or somthing, kinda like frost bite lol

know i know to look for droopey ones as a sighn they are past-best...cheers

ive changed the fert yet again today, ive gone back to the vita-link 10-9-19 for one feeding (2xdose)as there are a few blemishes on som leafs that look like some kind of deficiancy, these nute have a long list of micro-nutes so im hoping a good infusion they will do the trick,
next feeds will be back to the zero-N-25P-25K concoction that i invented before,

its re-assuring to know that i can fall back on a good all-rounder fert if i feel the need.

note to slef: it would be good to find a micro formula with no major nutes included

[Bree1978]

note to slef: it would be good to find a micro formula with no major nutes included

That is an excellent point...please let me know if you find one worthy mentioning. B

[OldGrowerDude]

Seaweed and Kelp are great organic nutes and are LOADED with micro elements, so many in fact that science is still trying to figure them all out/reproduce them in a lab (0-0-1 seaweed is common in garden stores). My favorite is Fox Farm bloom enhancer (Big Bloom) with micro nutes from rock phosphate potash and worm castings (worth the few extra dollars).

Thanks for the camera advice those are good tips I'll have to do some more experimenting with the cameras' settings and trying to nullify movement also

As far as harvesting goes don't listen to anyone unless your totally clueless on when to harvest. Just let a bud dry out every couple of days and harvest when the % THC and CBD are the most palatable to you. Earlier harvest will result in lighter "social" high and the longer you let the triches ripen the more "couch-lock" you will get. There's no rule its all preference .

You should include a pic of the "blemish" your referring to (if you can) its not likely its from under fertilization, but more likely from nutrient lock-up. This happens when you add multiple types of fertilizer that do not go well together, and they bind in the soil locking out valuable micro nutes or worse toxifying the soil in a salty ph imbalanced sludge. To much Mg for example can lock out N immediately to the rest of the plant. With no pic its impossible to say exactly whats going on, just be careful what you start dumping on now, I mean hey your almost done :smokin: don't over do it!

The most dangerous part about nutrient lock up is that the symptoms resemble that of a deficiency because a certain nute is not available to the plant, yet the cause of the problem is an over abundunce of one or more nutes or ph imbalance and NOT a lack of that specific nutrient (whew what a mouthfull ).

Catch you later Babystarbud, and p.s. My skywalker is still not showing sex still at 46 days in but they are under 24 hrs light pretty much and its also not HPS so that might have something to do with it. And I just topped them the other day so they can start to bush out so I can snag clones off each one and put them to flower, I'll add some pics down the road if your interested.

[invision]

That is an excellent point...please let me know if you find one worthy mentioning. B

calmag is what you want, not calmag plus as that has 2% nitrogen added to it, i use calmag plus through veg and add no nutes at all ever during this time as the calmag plus has nitrogen everywater.

[babystarbud]

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thanks for the tips OGD your a real font of knowledge ....i will get some pics in a day or so...i just havent got time at the mo.
the problem dosent seem to be getting much worse anyway so im not overly concerned....
the feeding before last i did go back to the 2part hydro feed 10-9-19 purely for the micro nutes...but they are back on straight P and K now.

some pics would be good....not showing yet...im quite suprised...but hey its only a matter of time i guess.

cheers

[babystarbud]

heresa few pics of the "blemishes"
thinking about it, they are very local and only on the bottoms of a few plants, and its not getting worse so im thinking it might be where ive splashed the feed a bit...

[babystarbud]

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some better quality pics...