I started a grow which started my whole world laughing...

SinSimian

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My mouth has been watering over these for a couple days now. No1c got fed for the last time a few days ago. Now it's flush/water for a couple weeks.
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HippySmoke

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Looks kinda like my outdoor PK, I see you are still finding the nutrient sweet spot but damn those buds look good.
 

SinSimian

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Looks kinda like my outdoor PK, I see you are still finding the nutrient sweet spot but damn those buds look good.
Yeah, I need to up the flowering dose a bit. I realized I was giving them a half dose based on feeding intervals. Oops.
The little Z2 plants are doing really well. Nice, full, and green. However, I'm seeing a bit lighter color on the top. I'm thinking of boosting nutes just a little. What's your feeding schedule look like, Hippy?
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HippySmoke

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Honestly my feeding schedule is done by anticipation and notes I have taken from each strain. I am about to start using some fox farm on the ghetto grow box but everything is using miracle gro at this moment due to budget issue and 1 big factor most of the plants I have right now are mothers so I will have plenty of time to flush the chemicals before putting them on an organic feed eventually when I retire and bud them. The thing is different strains have just slightly different needs, and because my genetics are so varied I can't keep the nutrient dose level. For example my mystery strain is not tolerant at all of cal/mag issues but the Purple kush mother plant I have is so resilient it lives and thrives off almost any mix crazy plant... and the diesel when flowering takes a rediculous amount of potassium but is sensitive to molasses lockouts. Honestly it takes experience and work with the same strain to grow masterfully cause each strain speaks differently.

But your plants aren't showing any signs of burn but you nitrogen balance actually might be about perfect there. There is a point where unless it's an pure indica (in my experience) gets a little TOO dark green, but doesn't burn. When that happens you have to flush more often because there will be a lot of unused salts nutrients crap like that that if left to stay would build up until A. causing a lockout B. lowering the PH till it's way to alkaline and causing even more severe lockouts or C. both. I flush once every 2 weeks to a month depending on the size of the pot little ones need flushing more often than biggens. How often do you flush?

Oh and whats with the white mildewy looking stuff? sprayed the plants with hard water?
 

SinSimian

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Oh and whats with the white mildewy looking stuff? sprayed the plants with hard water?
That's just a reflection, I think. BTW - Hippy, I believe I had a molasses issue as well. I flush, then next time I feed. Then I repeat.

Thanks guys! I think I'm finally getting this.
 

SinSimian

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Update: Finally!

It so happens I have pics from exactly a week ago and from today. Some of these are great comparison shots!

No1 day 131-28 / day 138-35: I hope she swells more in the next couple weeks. I wish I'd have been able to veg her longer.
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No1c day 80-34 / day 87-41: I've taken her off nutes. Alternating flush/water schedule.
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2cno1 day 33 / day 40: Just flushed for the first time. Starting to make it rain. What a difference in this last week!
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Oc3 day 11 / day 18: They've just had their first cycle of making it rain (flush/feed). Just seven days!
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Z2 day 20 / day 27: These are doing so well! They'll have to be transplanted soon.
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Finally, "Vegging in the Sun"!
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HippySmoke

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Loving it sin loving it you are an exceptional grower during the vegetative cycle, and the purple buds don't look at all bad either. But you have definitive skill when in veg honestly I am envious, I need to trade for a more indica dominant strain and see if I can't make some little bushes like that well done.
 

gumball

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Plants are looking real nice!! So how you like making it rain? Takes a little extra work, and water :D but well worth it huh :bongsmilie:
 

SinSimian

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No1c got put in the dark today.
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No1 had it's last dose of nutes about a week ago. No1c had only one final flush and then a watering. I'm going to flush no1 for an extra week and feed her molasses between flushings.
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The z2 got topped. They both have four fairly even and sturdy growing tips on them. Keeping my fingers crossed!
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