New Grower My First Grow. Finally. Feedback appreciated!

[derek420colorado]

Just a little update on Johanna and Klara, who I think are doing great in Day 29 from sprout. I’ve opened them some with LST but I haven’t been able to do a lot because they’re just so bushy. Gonna try to keep them happy as they move into flower.

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Looking super good!!!!

 

[indicalla]

I think the purple punch is finally doing a bit better. I think I just starved her. But her new leaves are looking pretty good, and I’m not seeing the type of progression I’ve been seeing in older leaves. She has quite a few bud sites I think and a lot of light gets down into this plant. Hoping I can keep this girl happier the rest of the way, but I expect more challenges to come. My only expectation of this girl is that I’m able to harvest some smokable bud from her when all is said and done.

 

[WildBill]

Ya have a bit of tacoing going there...............folding of the leaves like a taco.

 

[Zer0]

I think the purple punch is finally doing a bit better. I think I just starved her. But her new leaves are looking pretty good, and I’m not seeing the type of progression I’ve been seeing in older leaves. She has quite a few bud sites I think and a lot of light gets down into this plant. Hoping I can keep this girl happier the rest of the way, but I expect more challenges to come. My only expectation of this girl is that I’m able to harvest some smokable bud from her when all is said and done.

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I think you will harvest more bud than you think you will get, just keep feeding her when she groans for food :smoking:

I just looked up purple punch strain and learned that its parents are granddaddy purple and larry OG so if the gdp is in there your buds should grow into BIG colas later. I'm even more excited to watch her grow now.

 

[derek420colorado]

I think the purple punch is finally doing a bit better. I think I just starved her. But her new leaves are looking pretty good, and I’m not seeing the type of progression I’ve been seeing in older leaves. She has quite a few bud sites I think and a lot of light gets down into this plant. Hoping I can keep this girl happier the rest of the way, but I expect more challenges to come. My only expectation of this girl is that I’m able to harvest some smokable bud from her when all is said and done.

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Damn dude nice job. Haven’t checked in on your grow In a bit. She’s doin amazing.


Also always keep in mind. The leafs ALL end up on the cutting room floor. We harvest buds not leaves. They do indicate the plants health but we’re here for the buds!


Again wonderful job in dedication and perseverance. You are gonna do good in this weed growin thing my friend

 

[indicalla]

Damn dude nice job. Haven’t checked in on your grow In a bit. She’s doin amazing.


Also always keep in mind. The leafs ALL end up on the cutting room floor. We harvest buds not leaves. They do indicate the plants health but we’re here for the buds!


Again wonderful job in dedication and perseverance. You are gonna do good in this weed growin thing my friend

Thanks, brother!

A question for you, and for all. Does this look like a bit of nute burn on the tips, or maybe a bit of light burn?

I’m about to go fly fishing (yeeeeessss) for the weekend and am leaving my wife with directions, and I’d planned on having her feed these Northern Lights plants, but now I’m seeing these tips and thinking I should probably just have her use PHed water only.

 

[420Forever]

Thanks, brother!

A question for you, and for all. Does this look like a bit of nute burn on the tips, or maybe a bit of light burn?

I’m about to go fly fishing (yeeeeessss) for the weekend and am leaving my wife with directions, and I’d planned on having her feed these Northern Lights plants, but now I’m seeing these tips and thinking I should probably just have her use PHed water only.

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"alex, i'll take water only for 100 plz, ty" :smoking: ppp

 

[indicalla]

"alex, i'll take water only for 100 plz, ty" :smoking: ppp

Good. That easier for my wife anyway! Thanks. :smoking:

 

[indicalla]

Haven’t updated in a bit. I trudge on, but in true newb fashion, all of my plants have issues. All of these images are under the SP3000 and make the plants look more lime green than they really are.

First, my oldest, the Purple Punch freebie from Seedsman.This girl has been way off from early in her life, and I’ve not been able to right the ship. She keeps budding, but she sure is beat up. Her nutes are Jack’s 321, and I’m diluting to 600 ppm when I feed her, once a week or so. I suspect that I was so afraid of her hot OF that I've habitually underfed. I remove a lot of leaves from this plant. If I remove all of the jacked up leaves, she won't have any left!

Next there's the first Northern Lights from FastBuds. This plant is bushy as fuck and doing way better than the PP, but still has her share of problems. Seems to me a clear calcium and magnesium deficiency anyway. I'm giving her calcium nitrate and potassium sulfate when I feed her, as part of the Jack's 321 approach, but maybe I'm not feeding her often enough. Today I was able to open her up a good bit, after taking these images. Removed some leaves and did some of the most effective training yet. She's finally stretched enough that I can move her around a bit.

Perhaps my healthiest plant is my second Northern Lights. She was rock solid until about a week ago, when she started to show issues. The tacoing is getting pretty bad, and there are some leaf issues as well. She's so tall that I'm having to work to keep her away from the light, which I have just about as high as it'll go in my tent. I suspect she's also deficient in some nutes, and is showing some light stress.

And here's my sad band of misfits all together.

This Memorial Day weekend I'm going give my tent a deep clean, and try to position the Hurricane fans better. (I hate these fans. No matter what I try I can't get them pointed in the direction that I want.) I also think I need to get a dehumidifier in the tent, as humidity around here is starting to ramp up and I don't want to add mold or rot issues to my already impressive docket of maladies.

I think I'm going to finish the grow to the best of my abilities, and then not start my second grow until after the Autoflower Cup. I'm just having trouble learning how to balance nutrition by reading stuff online and getting occasional advice on forums. I'm smart enough to understand this, and I think I just need to be able to have real conversations about it.

For now, onwards and hopefully mostly upwards!

 

[DDubs]

Power through my friend. Maybe drop it to the basics with an all in one nute with no other amendments and just monitor the pH. It's tough because it takes a week to see the effects of any changes you make.