My first grow - journal w/ pics

[finicle]

nice job mate very nice my only gripe is uve over filled it 4 or 5 i think would ov been better. when i 1st saw you put 9 in thought u myt ov been sea of greening but these are getting big.

[ZBeebs]

nice job mate very nice my only gripe is uve over filled it 4 or 5 i think would ov been better. when i 1st saw you put 9 in thought u myt ov been sea of greening but these are getting big.

Yeah, I have learned it's too many. The next time I plan on no more than 5. For my next grow I've only got about 75 days to get them grown and into the jars so doing autoflowers. Really liked what I've read about Sour 60 so got a 10 pack. They're not feminized, so I guess how many I grow next time is at the mercy of the seeds...I certainly won't complain if more than half are females.

Anyway, I fed them with the beastie bloomz, about 1/8th teaspoon with 3 tablespoons of the bloom formula. They've been getting the beastie bloomz since January 2nd, or 12 days. I will give them one more feeding of beastie bloomz on Sunday, and then switch to the cha-ching. I plan on giving them cha-ching for 2-2.5 weeks, that will put me around week 6/7 of flowering. I figure these strains will need about 8-9 weeks flowering, so that should leave about 2 weeks for flushing, if more is necessary that's OK, I'd rather flush too long than too short.

You use so little of the fox farm soluable ferts, I have enough to last a long time. Does it ever go bad?

[ZBeebs]

I also wanted to say that I am finding the day-to-day routine of caring for my plants to be having a calming effect on me. I find that I look forward to the time I spend with them, even though it's usually only 20 minutes or half an hour or so. I find that I slow down and take my time with them, and that's not the norm for me - I'm a very "high energy" kind of person, always trying to get everything done as fast as possible, three things at once, my mind going a mile a minute, and this is one of the few areas in my life I don't rush through. It was hard at first, planting the seeds and nothing for days...then the early growth is soooooo slooooooooow...the waiting for each little milestone was killing me...but now I work all day, and look forward to coming home, relaxing as I play some music, usually an album beginning to end (today it was the Police, Zenyattà Mondatta...I think they liked it), take some bong hits and prepare the water and feed my girls. Sure, I'm looking forward to smoking my own and being self sufficient for the first time, but now I'm finally starting to enjoy the journey.

[Uncle Ron]

The plants are looking more yummy every time you post pics. Good job, all things considered.

As for the Candy Kush, I did some research and found limited information/pics (sorry, didn't copy) that showed similar as to yours. No negative comments were made, so who knows for sure, except those that have grown this type, not to mention the seed bank responsible for developing this strain. Maybe contact the bank and ask for their take.
I've had the odd occasion where the tips and edges curled in a similar fashion and thought it was because they were wanting more light. I eliminated water and nutrients as possibly being the cause because the other plants were doing fine. A long shot, but it could be genetics gone awry. Keep monitoring and do what you've been doing. Something to consider - put them directly under the light. If they are shorter than the rest, elevate them to an equal or slightly greater height.

I see you've found your way to growers nirvana, good for you. Cheshire cat smile. Gardening in general can be and usually is very relaxing, not to mention beneficial in so many ways. Wait until you grow a serious Sativa, 13-15+ weeks of flowering. Pure bliss, especially after the cure.

As always, happy farming.

[ZBeebs]

The plants are looking more yummy every time you post pics. Good job, all things considered.

As for the Candy Kush, I did some research and found limited information/pics (sorry, didn't copy) that showed similar as to yours. No negative comments were made, so who knows for sure, except those that have grown this type, not to mention the seed bank responsible for developing this strain. Maybe contact the bank and ask for their take.
I've had the odd occasion where the tips and edges curled in a similar fashion and thought it was because they were wanting more light. I eliminated water and nutrients as possibly being the cause because the other plants were doing fine. A long shot, but it could be genetics gone awry. Keep monitoring and do what you've been doing. Something to consider - put them directly under the light. If they are shorter than the rest, elevate them to an equal or slightly greater height.

I see you've found your way to growers nirvana, good for you. Cheshire cat smile. Gardening in general can be and usually is very relaxing, not to mention beneficial in so many ways. Wait until you grow a serious Sativa, 13-15+ weeks of flowering. Pure bliss, especially after the cure.

As always, happy farming.

Yeah, I have found very little about the curling up leaves myself...google tells me I have a watering issue but that's not it...Something about leaves curl down to keep water in, curl up to allow it to escape? I'm also starting to see some burning on that plant and on #9 (exile), so I think it's probably due to too much beastie bloomz. When I feed tonight, I am going to skip beastie bloomz on those two, just the bloom formula, then in a few days they will get back on schedule with the others, getting cha-ching for 2 - 2.5 weeks. Might feed those two at a lower dosage to see if that helps.

More pics to come tonight...Lights dont come on for another 2 hours or so...

[ZBeebs]

I was just rereading my notes in this thread...gave them beastie bloomz on Friday, feeding again today is too soon. Will either give them beastie bloomz one more time on Tuesday, or maybe right to the cha ching then...

[ftcarer]

Looking great Zbeebs calanxyse (sp) freaked me out when I 1st saw them to

[Cal X]

I would give the Exile, and any one else who looks burned, water only for this watering. Also, I'm with Ron on raising the Vanilla Kush closer to the light

[ZBeebs]

I got one of those 60x-100x handheld scopes at Radio Shack, and I can see my trichs very well with it! Mostly clear, some cloudy already. Think I'm going to go to the cha-ching on tuesday, two weeks of that, then nothing but water until I have 30% amber or so.

Here's some pics I took before watering, the first few are of #7 (kandy kush) and #9 (exile). I just took a look at them, about 5 hours after those pics were taken and the burning on the exile looks worse already. I will take another pic tomorrow to show the difference.

[Uncle Ron]

The leaves from the Candy Kush are starting to worry me a bit, not to mention the burning Exile. Would you mind taking/posting some pics using regular light instead of the HID? I would really like to see the plants without the color distortion. I also noticed some discoloration on the CK(?) leaves, particularly along the edges. Maybe there is a nutrient problem after all. Shite. Shouldn't be that worrisome though mainly because you are more or less done feeding. Read below.

I'm too lazy at this time to reread the entire thread for answers to the following questions, so here they come:
How much longer do you plan on feeding? They are now at the end of the fifth week of flowering, right? The plants are Indica dominant, correct? Seven to nine weeks of flowering is usually the norm for Indica. For arguments sake, let's say eight weeks, which is three weeks away from now.
How long do you plan on flushing, two/three weeks? You might want to think about starting now, or early next week at the latest. As you remarked, some of the trichomes are starting to cloud over and this is one indicator (to me anyway) to start flushing. Are you going to use chemicals to flush (an oxymoron if I ever heard one)? My suggestion, don't. Chemical flushing was designed primarily for hydro, and besides why introduce chemicals to get rid of chemicals when it's not necessary, all things considered? Either way...

Happy farming.

[Cal X]

The leaves from the Candy Kush are starting to worry me a bit, not to mention the burning Exile. Would you mind taking/posting some pics using regular light instead of the HID? I would really like to see the plants without the color distortion. I also noticed some discoloration on the CK(?) leaves, particularly along the edges. Maybe there is a nutrient problem after all. Shite. Shouldn't be that worrisome though mainly because you are more or less done feeding. Read below.

I'm too lazy at this time to reread the entire thread for answers to the following questions, so here they come:
How much longer do you plan on feeding? They are now at the end of the fifth week of flowering, right? The plants are Indica dominant, correct? Seven to nine weeks of flowering is usually the norm for Indica. For arguments sake, let's say eight weeks, which is three weeks away from now.
How long do you plan on flushing, two/three weeks? You might want to think about starting now, or early next week at the latest. As you remarked, some of the trichomes are starting to cloud over and this is one indicator (to me anyway) to start flushing. Are you going to use chemicals to flush (an oxymoron if I ever heard one)? My suggestion, don't. Chemical flushing was designed primarily for hydro, and besides why introduce chemicals to get rid of chemicals when it's not necessary, all things considered? Either way...

Happy farming.

Agreed!

[Cisco]

Are the leaves from the candy not getting heat stressed ? i burnt a plant with my light and the leaf went exactly like that (same structure) the plant is trying to dissapate the heat

[ZBeebs]

Are the leaves from the candy not getting heat stressed ? i burnt a plant with my light and the leaf went exactly like that (same structure) the plant is trying to dissapate the heat

I don't think it's heat stress, as the kandy kush is in slot #7, off to the side a bit and right near the thermometer coincidentally, which never goes over 81 degrees.


Uncle Ron - your questions:

This is the start of the 5th week of flowering, I was planning on two more weeks of feeding, then 2 weeks of flush. They are all indica dominant, and I think these are 8 week strains, and I've read a lot that when growing from seed, they need another week, which is where I was getting 9 weeks from...Maybe it was boner who said that? Maybe I should only feed one more week? Seems I may have timed the beastie bloomz and cha-ching wrong, should have started a week earlier I guess. As far as flushing, was going to just feed plain water, no chemicals.


Here's some pics I took about an hour ago of the kandy kush and exile, showing the damage. None of the other 7 plants are showing any signs like these.

[Uncle Ron]

Thanks for posting the pics and answering my questions.

Only a couple of the pics opened fully (clicked on the pic, same results) but from what I was able to see, damn! Not to state the obvious, but damn. There is some serious spotting going on, not to mention the CK leaves. Nothing that can't be fixed with a little TLC and nutrient adjustments.
Check out one of my resources - http://www.weedfarmer.com/cannabis/tables_guide.php
Since the others aren't affected, it's most likely strain related. Seems the CK and Exile plants don't like nutes very much. Not sure if you have enough time to make changes that would have any significant effect.

So, going for nine weeks of flowering, alrighty then. You stated that you have noticed some trichomes beginning to cloud over. Given this info, you might want to rethink nine weeks. Given what is happening to the CK and Exile, I can only say that if this were my crop I would begin flushing now. It isn't my crop, so maybe I should just shut the hell up?

Two weeks of flush, ok. I beginning to think that three weeks should be the standard instead of two. The main reason is the amount of chemicals that are added to the process. I don't have any scientific evidence to back me up, just an opinion. If you were growing hydro sure, but in soil and especially Cana (those little buggers can retain a lot of moisture), who knows. Do what you are most comfortable with. If it's two weeks, so be it. Either way, you should be happy with the results (hopefully). Good to hear that you are planning on flushing with plain water. As I mentioned before, IMO flushing with chemicals is a process for hydro although it can work in most if not all grow mediums. I still think it's a great example of an oxymoron, like military intelligence.

Good luck. I/we are with you all the way, and then some.

Happy farming.

Edit: After I posted, the pics opened fully. As above, damn. The CK and exile don't handle nutes very well, read intake and process. IMO, necrosis which is caused in part by deficiencies in Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese (cause of spotting), Boron, and Copper. (see link above).

[Cisco]

i thought the leaves kinda lookes like these ones in this pic ? and this was burnt with a bulb