Needs compost tea. But life’s been fucked recently so the girls are suffering. Too many damn recipes and opinions to sift through. I hear it’s good to give during flowering which is about to start so maybe it’ll all work out. The second pic of the curly leaves... idfk. I’m giving both these 3 gallon pots a half gallon of water every 4 days... and they’re over watered?? Strug

5 years ago

Actual day: 51 The brown on the lower fan leaves is recovering, yay! Going to be making a compost tea for them soon. Looks like they need it. Fingers crossed, it’s my first time. Expecting flowering to start this week!

5 years ago

Watered #2 yesterday & #1 is showing pistols! Oh so excited! I think I am getting the hang of watering now. I give half a gallon to the 3 gal pot about every 3-4 days. Gotta look up how to make a compost tea Bc the leaves are telling me the micro-life cant quite provide the nutes they want. Also, had to include the pic of the blurples peeking out of the cabinet. I love that.

5 years ago

The curling/mangling on #1’s new growth has gotten worse and the soil seems dry...? Any ideas what could be causing this? I thought it was overwatering, but now that the soil is mostly dry and it’s still mangled, I’m not so sure. Maybe it needs more time to be dry and recover...? The tips are brown so I raised the light a little in case it’s a little burn. Since the soil is dry I did water again. The other lady (#2) is doing great and praising the sun 🌞. Since they are autos, I’m expecting to see some flowers any day now. The day counter is off by 12 days since the first seeds died. So we’re are the end of the veg stage and about to enter flowering. Very excited about that! I hope they’re doing good but I just don’t know enough to be sure. Advice & opinions welcome!

5 years ago

Seeing some twisted new growth and some drooping on #1, indicating I’ve been over watering. I ran out of Primo water and had to use tap water run through the carbon filter I use for drinking on lady #2. Same 6.5 pH level so I thought it’d be fine, but she seems stressed. Yellowing between the veins could be an indication of that. It should clear up by itself as I correct the issue of over watering and switching water but if it doesn’t I may be looking at a zinc deficiency. The brown bands between the veins on the lower fan leaves probably indicates pH fluctuations that stressed her out. Sorry girl! I’m learning.

5 years ago

Going strong.

5 years ago

I think I was severely under watering them. Added half a gallon to each lady this morning. This evening the canopies are noticeably larger and leaves plumper. I still don’t know how much I should be watering a 3 gallon pot or how often. Advice definitely welcome.

5 years ago

Lights are on 24 hrs.

5 years ago

Both plants looking good. I turned the fans down and kept humidifier on low which keeps it at an even 55-60%. I was running the fans and the humidifier on high and the humidity was undulating between 90% to 40%. They seem to favor a lower but steady level. Hope the FAE is enough for them.

5 years ago

Baby Smalls is uncurling under the canopy. Sweet. Number One still growing slow and steady. 🤘

5 years ago

Transplanted the small one 3 days ago and it’s curling downwards... Is that too much light? Or did I over water? It hasn’t shown much growth in those 3 days. Not sure what to do...🙁 I built a little canopy to diffuse some of the light in case that’s the problem. If I drowned the roots I guess I just wait for it to dry a little? Comments very welcome! The large one seems to be doing great.

5 years ago

Some cool new shots! ✌️

5 years ago

Transplanted #2 yesterday. Seems to be going well. The humidifier is really helping them grow rapidly, I feel remorse for overlooking that previously. I have them under 24 hrs of light. Technically this is day 24 for these plants, not 34, since the first seeds died, requiring a restart. But changing the grow start date is difficult via the app.

5 years ago

Yesterday I added a humidifier to the cabinet because humidity was only 40%. After a full day of 80% humidity, the girls have really perked up. I think that’s why they were slow growing. Hoping they speed up now. The little plant was curling down a bit so I removed it from the blurples and put it under a few regular bulbs 💡, and this morning the curling has resolved. I think we’re in pretty good shape! So excited! 😆

5 years ago

Transplanted the oldest girl today. She wasn’t quite to the edge, but I was afraid the roots would get bound. Here’s some photos of what she looked like before the transplant. I’ve turned on the bloom/flower light switch and am leaving it on 24hrs. They seem to be growing better with the additional light. The green spots in the soil have mostly disappeared on their own. I’m not convinced it’s algae, but I’ll be keeping an eye on it as it grows in the larger pot. If it is/was algae, would starving it of light kill it off?

5 years ago

Those green spots in the soil I mentioned seem to expand/get lighter and shrink/get darker depending on how wet the soil is. Interesting. Anyway here they are growing and looking awesome under my jewelers loupe. One slightly younger than the other.

5 years ago

🤷‍♂️❔Question for anyone that’s used M3 Michigan Made Mix: Is this the Canadian Peat Moss in the mix, or is it a mold problem? It’s so evenly distributed that I can’t imagine it being mold or algae. It is my first grow & I believe I’m slightly under-watering, not over-watering. The green is steadily growing/spreading. I did enhance the saturation of the image for better clarity.

5 years ago

Our second little lady popped her head out today! I have them both on the 20/4 light schedule since they’re up. Is that too soon? Not sure when that’s supposed to start. They are autos. The first one is slowly getting bigger. Been loving the process so far...

5 years ago

Looks healthy so far. Is a brown stalk normal? Need to look that up.

5 years ago

9/12/19 The first two seeds died. 😔 Their taproots withered in the new soil. I guess it was too late to save them. I’ll never use paper towels or peat pellets again. Well, unless I know the seeds are old and require pre-germination. But there is good news! The third seed I planted directly to soil is beginning to peak out! Whew! I can see the taproot has extended all the way to the bottom as well. Since the others died and I have space for two plants, I planted a second seed directly to soil using one of the cups of dirt from the failed seeds. I’m expecting that one to pop up in about four days like this one did.

5 years ago

8/26/19 was the original (failed) germination date. 16 days later I planted the current grow tracked here. — Planted a brand new seed straight to soil in case the stalled taproots don’t pull through. Placed them in the cabinet with lights full blast but pulled up high. 78°. I will block the direct light if/when they start peaking out. Good vibes to all three of you ladies!! 😘 💕

5 years ago

The two original seeds developed taproots in the wet paper towel but stalled and did not develop further after transplanting to peat pellets. I believe this is because the seeds are new and didn’t need any pre-germination methods. The cells are probably already full of water and ready for soil. I have read that only old seeds (3+ years) need to be dunked or germinated with a wet paper towel. Hoping I can transplant again into soil and have them sprout. It concerns me that the fine hairs on the taproot have disappeared over the 10 days they were in peat. Apparently peat is too acidic for marijuana seeds and I may loose my first two ladies. 🤕 Next time I won’t use any pre-germination methods and will plant straight to soil. TIMELINE: 8/26 Paper toweled seeds 8/28 Planted tap roots in peat pellet 8/31 Added 1 dropper of water to pellet, No visible growth (3 days in pellet). 9/02 Added 1.5 dropper of water to pellet, No visible growth (5 days in pellet). 9/05 Added 1 dropper to pellet. No visible growth (8 days in pellet). 9/06 Put under light (both switches on), fans on, under a upside down empty pot. 74°. [Attached images: The stalled taproots.]

5 years ago