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

I think they are fattening up, but I also think the flowering has slowed a bit.
I'll get a picture or 2 up tomorrow, so I can compare to last week.

Thanks for the reply,
on Muddy's autoflower life cycle guide he says it's normal for yellowing to happen.

I wish I could roll a bone that was worth it.
I'm still smoking my no potency, crap tasting weed. :frowny:

I have all my hopes tied up in this 1 plant. :yoinks:
I think We all start every grow with hope, although not usually with a single plant, BUT, so long as you end up with some good weed then its all worth while and you use what you learn with each grow for the next...
Dnd then there are screw ups,what would life be without screwwups? at some point there is always a screw up, a bad season, a poor crop, a sad batch of seed, an error... over feeding, over watering, under feeding, under watering, lights popped, lights fell, it got too hot, too dry, too humid... THE TRICK is not to stress about it, its supposed to be fun, pleasure, enjoyment, bragging rights, amaze yourself, blow the brains of your buddies, enjoy the experience, go with the flow, let the plant do its job.

Give it just enough, water, just enough nutes, just enough TLC, lots of light and relax, relax, relax, you cannot rush a plant (plants are like wives, you cannot rush them to be ready on your time), you just gotta go with the flow and enjoy the experience.:baked:
 
@Don't Fear the Reefer I feel for you. I was once told by an old head "The plants you grow when you have no smoke suffer the most". what he meant was when we are in dire need of some good smoke sometimes we will rush things with our current grow. Not saying thats whats happened but that Ive been there before.
My current plants are at about the same stage as yours where the leaves are yellowing and dying off. The plant is just pulling nutrients from the leaves. Its just a part of the natural cycle in most cases and show that your plant is getting close to harvest. Give it that extra 2 weeks and check your trichomes!
 
@Don't Fear the Reefer I feel for you. I was once told by an old head "The plants you grow when you have no smoke suffer the most". what he meant was when we are in dire need of some good smoke sometimes we will rush things with our current grow. Not saying thats whats happened but that Ive been there before.
My current plants are at about the same stage as yours where the leaves are yellowing and dying off. The plant is just pulling nutrients from the leaves. Its just a part of the natural cycle in most cases and show that your plant is getting close to harvest. Give it that extra 2 weeks and check your trichomes!
Thanks @Curranabis :cheers:
 
I think they are fattening up, but I also think the flowering has slowed a bit.
I'll get a picture or 2 up tomorrow, so I can compare to last week.

Thanks for the reply,
on Muddy's autoflower life cycle guide he says it's normal for yellowing to happen.

I wish I could roll a bone that was worth it.
I'm still smoking my no potency, crap tasting weed. :frowny:

I have all my hopes tied up in this 1 plant. :yoinks:
My outdoor photos seemed like they were yellowing too early. Yellow bottom leaves falling off every day but the top or newer growth is green and fine. Looks exactly like nitrogen deficiency and/ or overwatering. Maybe they need Cal-Mag? NOPE! I touched the black pot to move it and said WOW this is too hot. I was cooking the root zone. In this crazy heat make sure the soil and the water you use is not too warm. If I just poured Cal-Mag on them because well, they're in flower and hungry, it would have been instant death. It might not be your problem but keep it in mind. Patience and fortitude.
 
@Bob's Auto's , I gave the plant the Orgatrex yesterday and today the leaves are looking more yellow.
They had been yellowing and dropping before the orgatrex.

Still troubled by the lack of smell,
I cut of a couple of tiny buds, I know they are not ready but wanted to try, see if I get a buzz.

I'll post a picture up in the next day or two, I think she has about 2 weeks left.
Please do post pictures as my glass ball isn't working that well lately :stir::wiz: No, pictures say more then words my friend... :thumbsup:
How much Orgatrex did you give And did you add some Bactrex to the mix? Also how much water did you give in total? You have been checking the soil like I said with the finger before watering, right? Very important not to overwater.
Also, what is the VPD (temp/humidity) in your tent and DLI at bud height?

At 63 days old your lady should be in late flower, please do correct me if I'm wrong @Sawney_bean, but not nearly ready yet. Believe you me I've been there and so have many others here on the forum. Do what you need to do ;)
The leaves that turned green before will always die off eventually. What's important is that the rest of the plant show's improvement or doesn't worsen...
The fact that you've just given the Orgatrex let's me assume you have let the pot dry out and did the watering schedule like I suggested, so the Orgatrex will feed the bennies in the Bactrex and kickstart the life inside the soil. Also the bennies inside the Bactrex are the ones that convert Nitrates so the plants can feed on it.
I'm gonna stop speculating now and wait for your pictures and answers ;)
 
Please do post pictures as my glass ball isn't working that well lately :stir::wiz: No, pictures say more then words my friend... :thumbsup:
How much Orgatrex did you give And did you add some Bactrex to the mix? Also how much water did you give in total? You have been checking the soil like I said with the finger before watering, right? Very important not to overwater.
Also, what is the VPD (temp/humidity) in your tent and DLI at bud height?

At 63 days old your lady should be in late flower, please do correct me if I'm wrong @Sawney_bean, but not nearly ready yet. Believe you me I've been there and so have many others here on the forum. Do what you need to do ;)
The leaves that turned green before will always die off eventually. What's important is that the rest of the plant show's improvement or doesn't worsen...
The fact that you've just given the Orgatrex let's me assume you have let the pot dry out and did the watering schedule like I suggested, so the Orgatrex will feed the bennies in the Bactrex and kickstart the life inside the soil. Also the bennies inside the Bactrex are the ones that convert Nitrates so the plants can feed on it.
I'm gonna stop speculating now and wait for your pictures and answers ;)
I'll get pictures up tonight Bob, as it's her night time.
I didn't add any Bactrex to the orgatrex, just plain orgatrex, added the bactrex on it's own last week.
I gave 15ml of orgatrex in 3 litres of water, when the pot was dry.
I know it's more water than a few have said, but I followed this guide:-

The environment is not very good, between 21 -26c and the humidity isn't good either ranging from 56% to 72% (lights out)


I think she's looking worse but I'll let the pictures be judge of that.
 
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Dont overthink the watering. Water by weight and never let SOIL dry out.. I’m sure you’ve heard it before but here it is again



What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and the roots and microbes will die there. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.

My soil plants will drink a earthbox jr Rez 1gallon dry in 24-48 hr max in flower just to give you an idea of how much water a plant can drink
 
Dont overthink the watering. Water by weight and never let SOIL dry out.. I’m sure you’ve heard it before but here it is again



What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and the roots and microbes will die there. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.

My soil plants will drink a earthbox jr Rez 1gallon dry in 24-48 hr max in flower just to give you an idea of how much water a plant can drink
Thanks Lil D, I used to follow that guide before.
Now I'm getting conflicting opinions, so now don't know what's for the best.
 
Thanks Lil D, I used to follow that guide before.
Now I'm getting conflicting opinions, so now don't know what's for the best.
Welcome to growing cannabis. There is always conflicting information. You just need to decide what you think is best for me I let science lead the way. I can’t express enough about not letting the soil dry since I am pretty sure you are growing organically. The microbes do most of the work in feeding the plant you just need to feed the soil and keep them happy. But when the soil drys out so does the life almost immediately at least from what I’ve learned.

FWIW I don’t do the little watering in a ring thing even when the plants are young I saturate the soil to slight runnoff but don’t water again till it losses it’s weight it may take a week or more when they are young but as they get older this cycle should get shorter to the point to where they can drink a 5 gallon pot dry in day.

Feel free to tell me you don’t like my theory and I’ll stop just trying to help hate to see you being disappointed
 
Proper watering is the baseline for good growth. Healthy water given slowly and throughly is the key. But getting that to happen depends on a lot of things and varies as much per strain as it does per grow style.
 
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