Balactus - Return of the Grow Journal - Bagseed Edition.

balactus

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UPDATE: DAY 21

Lots of growth happening along the main stalk with plenty of colas forming as well as a side branch already reaching up for light.
The one I fimmed is growing back more vigorously than the topped one but I was expecting that. The topped main cola has one tiny bud with obvious leaves
looking like cabbage and then next to it an even smaller stump. The LST also is really coming along well, I really wish I planned ahead for that.
I am using just twist ties and tape to keep it in place. Gonna keep growing them sideways until it branches out more and bushes up.
Still haven't used anything except water. Those nutes in the soil are really coming in handy. I may just wait till flowering before adding anything.
Have to do some work on light proofing though but it is unreliable with the constant blowing air and heat peeling away and some of the edges
I may just retape it and maybe smear some glue along the edges so no air can hit the tape edges.
I also moved them down a little lower by taking a book away to promote more upward growth. Overall I am happy that they are so small.
The smell is slowly creeping from both of them now so it is only a matter of time. Without further ado here are some updated pictures.





Fimmed growth.


Topped growth, minuscule to say the least.


My favorite part is seeing all the growth along the stalk happening.



LST


So far so good. Really bummed when I found out that when they say 60 days for flowering for example meant starting from flowering. I always thought it meant starting from seed. I guess if that were the case more people would be growing huh. I do know with autoflowering strains their days do mean from seed though.
 

Flaming Pie

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Looking way healthier. Great!

I have NL#2 under indirect sunlight this week and then by next week full sun.. Her odor was getting strong and I would of had to build her a grow tent/box.

I'll show you pics tomorrow. Also growing some jamaican peppers and mint.
 

Ajjax

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Nice, great grow for you so far bro. Think my baby girl has a fungus, someone said it may be dampings, got pics up in my thread. Gonna let her continue growing, got my first set of true leaves coming through nice and green. Gonna germ another seed in the meantime just in case.
 

balactus

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I think just one more week of vegging then I may flip the switch. There are some issues with light proofing that I want to make sure I Have taken care of. I don't any hermies in there. I am hoping for a short flowering time though hopefully 60 days or less. They are 22 days old now and are that big. They should be nice and bushy by the end of the week. I wanted to do more fimming and topping but since its my first grow Im trying not to outgrow my space. You don't want to do any trimming like that a week prior to flowering. And you don't want to do it at all during flowering.
 

balactus

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I'm already on 12/12 lighting for NL#1. She was 2.5 weeks old when I flipped.
Shit...when did you flip it exactly? I wanted to wait a little since I had just fimmed and topped them last week. Hm maybe I will flip middle of this week.

Then again I think I've been doing a good job with the LST I might just wait till the end of this coming week. Growing sideways with a lot of branching growing from beneath the fan leaves.
 

Ajjax

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Theres a thread on here showing how to get 4 main colas from topping just once, this I will be doing, dont know much about fimming though.
 

balactus

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What its doing is slowing down growth at the top. The part you snipped will produce 2 and then the 2 at the developing node will produce 2 right there making it look like 4. At least that is my conclusion. I've fimmed one of mine and that seems to be what the action is. Im bout to do a little more LST right now and probably gonna start the 12/12 light sched this week. Then its weeks of waiting.
 

balactus

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I managed to get 3 tops from the one I topped. The one I fimmed I don't think I did right but its too late for that.
 

Flaming Pie

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We can talk in here about it lol. The one outside was smelling to strong to keep in an upstairs bedroom. So I put her in the florida room with the windows open. She's got a breeze and a tomato plant to keep her company.

NL#1 has been on 12/12 three days now. She is 9 inches tall.
 

balactus

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Very nice, I forgot how many quarts my pots are but I have a bad feeling I am going to have to go bigger before they hit their growth spurt. I guess we will see.

Whats the one that is outside again? I grabbed some Dolomite Lime today. I am unsure how much I should put on top and if I should just water it or if its safe to add nutes with it.
 
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