New Grower Finally after 5 year of waiting, decided it's time for a new Grow.

[Cooterjuice]

As promised, here are some pictures for you.
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On the last picture, you can see the dodgy leaf, any experts know what caused it?

Nice clean setup brother!! Only 1 leaf damaged? Wouldn't worry about it

 

[Don't Fear the Reefer]

There's 2

Nice clean setup brother!! Only 1 leaf damaged? Wouldn't worry about it

damaged leaves, one on either side
But it's not spread so, as you said, I've ignored them

 

[R Wayne]

Thanks Wayne
Yes it's a lovely light and fits the tent perfectly like you said.
I'm decided, going to switch to some organic slow release nutrients for the next grow.
Too many bottles to get my head around and then there's all the numbers stuff with the EC etc.
Numbers and me don't mix very well

I use BuildaSoil craft blend and buildaflower top dress and few other products of theirs. Let me know if you have any questions about organic slow release in the future, happy to help

 

[DDubs]

Hello i top my plants you should be fine topping at day 21 sooner is better tho

Got a question for all the people who top their plants.
Is it ok to top a plant on day 21, that is showing pistles?

I've topped as early at 15 days and as late as 32. Late topping was definitly a factor in that plants stunting. I would think that you are near your limit when preflower kicks in because she already wants to stretch but now has to regroup to fix the break before resuming preflower.

 

[Don't Fear the Reefer]

I've topped as early at 15 days and as late as 32. Late topping was definitly a factor in that plants stunting. I would think that you are near your limit when preflower kicks in because she already wants to stretch but now has to regroup to fix the break before resuming preflower.

Thanks DDubs, we'll see how the three got on, two were in pre-flower and one wasn't.
If I top the final plant, I'll try and do it sooner

 

[Zaaboot]

Is it ok to top a plant on day 21, that is showing pistles

probably not mate, it could be done but as it has started flowering its new shoot development is not what the plant wants to focus on, it wants to focus on building fat nugs.

The new light looks grand in there, a great fit

 

[Don't Fear the Reefer]

probably not mate, it could be done but as it has started flowering its new shoot development is not what the plant wants to focus on, it wants to focus on building fat nugs.

Thanks Zaaboot, maybe a lesson learned this time. I hope not, but it's too late now.

 

[throwstuffatme]

@Don't Fear the Reefer Tagging along for this one, looking solid

 

[Lil Dab]

One other question for the more experienced growers, should I start feeding bloom nutrients now three of the plants have shown sex?

I start transitioning my hydro girls start of wk 6

 

[TheGirlfromJupiter]

Nice! Hope it goes well for you.

Do you have a pH and an EC/ppm pen or meter? Definitely useful tools. Much more so than I thought initially.

Huh…this is something I’ll need to write down for my next grow’s List of Basic Equipment/necessities.