New Grower Day 49. Seems like a late bloomer.

[bhorrell111]

This is my first grow. Day 49. Reading other's posts, it seems like mine is developing slowly. any thoughts would be appreciated. thanksView attachment 115034View attachment 115035View attachment 115036

 

[vitruvius]

what strain is it? Some take awhile to bulk out especially sativa dominant types. Increased dark periods has an increase in the potency of the flowering hormone even though its an auto. i recommend 16/8 to encourage her to bloom. I hope this helps. V

 

[Firstmass]

Hey Bh,

[FONT=&quot]Your in the right place to get quality advise, I'm still on my first grow as well, I found what has helped me get there is to give as much info as possible, such as what light cycle are you currently running and with what lights, what strain is she as Vitruvius asked, what's she growing in, what nutes are you using, and one of the most important looking at your pics what PH is your media at? I know it sounds like alot but this type of info helps the experts get stuck in[/FONT].


Oh and also mine was really late I almost gave up on them, but with some help on here thing are going well, welcome to AFN

 

[namvet25]

Mine are also 49 days and have just started to show pistols.They are growing like crazy but are super slow to flower.I changed more of my lights to 2700k and they seem to be responding better.:smokebuds:

 

[bhorrell111]

Firstmass, thanks for the warm welcome. This is Nirvana's Bubblicious Auto-Fem.
Soil:OF and perlite 1.75gal
Lights:2 68W 2700, 2 26W 5700, 20/4
Humbodlt Master A & B
HUmboldt Verde
Growtek Cal-Max
pH in-6.3, pH out 6.5
I hope this helps. I'm curious about the different "Bloom Boosters" on the market. Do they really work? I may drop the lights down to 18/06, and swap those 2 5700K with 2 2700K.

 

[Muddy]

Welcome to the New Growers forum. I don't see a need for you to cut back on your lighting, I don't believe that is the issue. It looks more like a pH issue to me. Do you have a pH meter to check the pH of your feeds? If so, have you also been checking your run off? I'm seeing some yellowing in your leaves which, at this age, would suggest a nutrient deficiency, mostly likely being caused by your pH being off.

 

[bhorrell111]

Thanks Muddy. I do have a pH tester. Its the Milwaukee pH600. Its calibrated regularly. My feeds usually end up being slightly high (6.8-7.5), which I amend with vinegar to about the 6.3-6.5 range. Last watered 2 days ago, 1/2 gal, in 6.5, out 6.2.I appreciate the advise. She has had yellowing and necrosis issues since the third week. I just pick 'em off.

 

[rolesgold]

i second what muddy said cuz at day 49 my bubblicious were really fattening up. and just a reminder let them go long then the web site says

 

[bhorrell111]

Thanks for the reply rolesgold. From what I've seen, Nirvana's Bubblicious is an indica dominant, broad leafed, kola machine. Mine however, definitely looks like a sativa, long narrow leaves, airy popcorn nugs everywhere. maybe a different pheno?
I only dropped one of my five beans, so maybe next round i'll see better results. Anybody feel like chiming in about their favorite bloom booster's? What about blackstrap molasses?

 

[Muddy]

That all sounds okay. Vinegar isn't the best for adjusting pH. Yes, it works, but it is only temporary and as soon as you stop using it, the pH will start to climb again. pH down isn't expensive to buy. I'm not familiar with those Humbolt nutes. What is their NPK, when did you start feeding and at what strength? Yellowing and necrosis at week 3 isn't normal, so something is off. At this point, I do think they need a little more P and K. I've personally used the Atami PK13.14 with good success.

Thanks Muddy. I do have a pH tester. Its the Milwaukee pH600. Its calibrated regularly. My feeds usually end up being slightly high (6.8-7.5), which I amend with vinegar to about the 6.3-6.5 range. Last watered 2 days ago, 1/2 gal, in 6.5, out 6.2.I appreciate the advise. She has had yellowing and necrosis issues since the third week. I just pick 'em off.