Indoor Auto Northern Lights x Big Bud, First grow! (Day 71 update!)

[Rin0425]

Thanks man. I feel a little better.
I think I'm going to go from 18/6 to 20/4. I haven't really heard reasons to not other than the electricity.
Grow baby!!

 

[Rin0425]

Day 29!

Well she's growing noticeably every day now. No sign of flowers at all. Im wondering if it'll take longer for her to flower because of the miracle grow. Her bud sites are stretching out (and some now in bondage to try and keep her low and spread out for good light). I lowered her main kola another centimeter today also, just until the others start to catch up, then ill probably just let her grow up. I have some real height restrictions so I'm hoping she doesn't gain more than 9 or 10 inches. (Any thoughts on that?)
Also I have been starting to worry about when its flush time with her. She's in that goddamn miracle grow and i don't think ill be able to flush without doing the total opposite. I know its only supposed to be a 60 day feed, but i have been light on the water so i don't over-feed her.
So, question time:
Does anyone know if I can just flush and flush and flush and flush to wash away the miracle grow and not kill her. If i can, when is a good time...and if i can't, will it make the smoke taste/burn/medicate poorly?
I was also wondering if i added a small amount of molasses (*like 1/8 the dose at first) will that help supplement the blooming? or will it kill her?
Anyway, here she is,
Cheers guys.

 

[Rin0425]

Hey guys! It's day 35 and she's looking great!! No pics for a few more days...the computer is with the better half and I can't post them on my phone. Flowering for a few days now and she's really gone into stretch.
Question time:
The miracle gro soil she's in (which was mg, pearlite and coco mix) has nute ratio of 0.21 - 0.07 - 0.14
Which seems low enough to me that I could supplement nutes for budding...but I'm a noob so I don't want to kill her...
Yesterday she got a real good ph'd watering at 6.3 and runoff was 6.5. I added 1/8tsp of blackstrap and then shook the container fir an hour to help get o2 to her roots. She's happy so I dont want to fiddle to death, but I want good buds...so how can I supplement to get more without over doing it?? Any advice would be awesome. Thanks guys!!

 

[VapedAs]

Looks like you've done a good job keeping her low, green and bushy. I'm sure we are all greatly awaiting next pics!:smokebuds:green karma your way, as I'm sorry I cannot assist with all these additives. My soil has slow release nutes and water retention much like you, stating "4months feed" and fed straight water no adding own nutes. I did not follow suggestion to transplant out so mine ended up stunted n small. Been adding perlite/vermiculite in new stuff.
Still like the idea of ready made soil because I'm lazy.

 

[Rin0425]

Yeah...honestly I'm loving this miracle grow....I haven't done much of anything and she's happy the ph is great and besides being a little slower than expected I'm thrilled. We will see how her buds turn out but so far so good!

 

[Rin0425]

So bad news people...i have been taken over by the borg. and the romulans...and the klingons. Suddenly yesterday i started seeing white specks on a few lower leaves. Sure as shit, it was the borg (spider mites). I freaked and picked her over like a monkey and pulled off 5 mites total and wiped eggs off with 1:2 water and isopropyl alcohol. I ordered azamax immediately. it should be here tomorrow...
Then i noticed these two leaves with white dots in patches...kinda like my beans outside...and a little research showed...romulans (thrips). and all of this digging around started to make these little klingon fuckers (fungus gnats) start flying.
Well needless to say I'm horrified, but what a good lesson to learn!. I think i caught it early and tomorrow shell be getting a foliar spray of azamax with some fox farm bush doctors microbe brew. Ive been reading that the beneficial bacteria will help keep any bud rot or other fungus issues from taking hold on the buds. Im also going to do a feed with both and some molasses and a pinch of epsom salts. Some of the lower fan leaves started to yellow today too, so hopefully its just normal yellowing and nothing to worry about.
I ordered Advanced Nutrients big bud powder to start adding to the feeds since she's at day 40 and in full flower. i may wait one more feed before i do though, so i don't stress her too much.
Ill have pics this evening. she's looking gorgeous!
Anyway, any advice would be awesome. Im kinda freaking out here...i knew things were too easy...

 

[namvet25]

Bad news about the bugs,but it sounds like you got a handle on it.Take care of the bugs,keep ph in line,dont over feed and you should be fine.

 

[Rin0425]

Well here she is today. I got home and didn't notice any new damage anywhere, although the under leaves are yellowing. She has beautiful flowers with hints of purple where the hairs come out.
Unfortunately the delivery driver decided that for "security reasons" he wasn't going to leave my azamax on the porch so at 6 i have to go an annoying distance to go pick it up.
I did spray her with some Dr. Bronners soap really really diluted, and she seems fine and no new spots of damage or worse mite damage.
Im really hoping azamax works, and I really hope that the yellowing is normal. I think it is.
Anyway, day 40 today, she's thirsty because I'm waiting for the azamax to feed her later tonight.

 

[Rin0425]

Well its day 49 and I'm overdue for an update.
She is doing great. She has stopped vertical growth and is in full force bud mode. She bounced back from the plethora of problems. The N and P and Mg deficiencies are all corrected, and I can't find a single mite or thrip or fungus gnat. Im sure i lost an inch or two because of all of the issues, but I'm glad I was able to restore balance before she was ready to bud.
Her last water she got 1/2 strength of an 8-4-4 nute with 1/3 strength advanced nutes big bud and 1/4 tsp molasses/gal. it was 6.3pH and runoff was 6.5.
Her buds are doubling every night and exploding with white hairs. as of today she has trichs starting to seep out all over.
These plants are amazing.
Im starting a Dinafem Moby Dick Auto when this girl is 2 weeks from finish. I'm officially addicted.
Thanks for all of the knowledge strewn around on this forum. it saved my plants life and me some serious headaches.
you guys are awesome!

 

[Rin0425]

So this is my first official bud porn post. Go easy on me...and enjoy!
Its day 55 (due date according to the breeder...but, well, you know) and she's doing really really well! Buds are fattening up, trichomes everywhere...its awesome. I do think i note burned her a little with the last feed. some of the leaves have dark brown burn marks, but not many. Also its ben really really hot here for the past few days and I'm definitely seeing heat/light stress on the canopy. Im doing what I can, but its an uphill battle...its like AC doesn't exist in Seattle...
She got her last feed today, i did 1/3 strength big bud and 1/4 tsp molasses. After this it'll just be H2O and molasses. Im gonna chop her 8/31 most likely...im moving that day, but if she's not ready then shell move with me...somehow...
As a side note...for my first grow, i think I've done really well, and i think I'm gonna get some nice bud from it. And honestly its all thanks to you guys...I just got her because i figured why not, but its quickly turning into something thats becoming quite important to me. If it helps to ease my pain and my budget, its worth every second of it, and you guys are awesome for getting me there.
Enjoy the photos. I hope you can see her sugar.