So I took a step back from everything for a few days. Did me some good but Im back now.
Did some research while I was out to pass the time and I updated a few things for the future.
#1 being a swap from distilled water to spring water. A big part of my late flower problems from what I understand is an overabundance of food the plamt didnt need, and a lack of things it did, combined with baron water. Didnt know it or think it mattered but apparently distilled water is rated one of the worst waters for horticulture. I figured as it was pristine water and I could control what went in was better, but Im starting to think not. I think my plants needed that boost in at least magnesium throughout the grow that spring water has in it and the small amount of calcium probably would have helped too.
Started playing around with my tds meter a little bit but still have a lot to understand when it comes to mixing nutrients so I think for future grows until I get a better understanding of what Im doing, Im just gonna keep the tds readings in the ballpark for what Im growing photos/autos, and learn as I go. Im a little too far through this grow to get too involved with adjusting everything. So far the mag deficiency has taken its toll and is now starting to slow down since switching to plain spring water. I also did some more research into fox farms nutrient line as it should be applied to growing cannabis. Their basic soil nute feed is far too much. So I think even though my plants handled it well in the beginning I might dial back the feedings to smaller doses every week. Probably 3/4 doses in the beginning for photos and maybe half doses for autos. I mixed a full batch of flowering nutes and its ppm according to my tds meter in distilled water was somewhere around 1650ppm and according to what Im seeing around the internet for soil growing thats like almost triple the recommended tds. Could be wrong, still understanding what any of this means in regards to soil growing.
Pretty much every plant is effected a bit by the mag lock out or deficiency. Watermelon zkittles definitely took the brunt of it for sure along with my auto but that didnt turn out as bad. Also it looks like the most effected leaves are the ones that aren't shaded by anything and taking the the brunt of the light. Basically raidiating from the hottest light point out. Pics later will show a bit of what I mean.
Since I posted my last update of harvesting those 2 branches, I have harvested 2 more as of yesterday. Still a bit premature yet. About 80% cloudy on the buds, the rest clear. Sugar leaves have about 15% amber on them, and a few of the lower buds sugar leaves havent even completely gone cloudy yet. Progressive harvesting is definitely the way to go on this one though so I can get a better understanding of trichome maturity. The older branches I harvested are in jars, have been for about 4 days now, but you only get a very light head buzz from smoking a bowl. Still pretty grassy tasting too.
Heres some updated pics of the grow.
Some whole tent pics, followed by deficiency damage starting on the watermelon zkittles
then the tall peyote, then the shorter peyote has the most minimal damage to it. Then a pic of the tops left on the granite runtz.
Like I was stating before. From the whole tent pics you can see the heaviest damage is from leaves closest to the center and closest to the light, so the imbalance in light and nutrients must have compounded the issue, but it has slowed down. Its not spreading like wildfire over the canopy any more.
Thanks for stopping by.
Oh those 2 branches
Did some research while I was out to pass the time and I updated a few things for the future.
#1 being a swap from distilled water to spring water. A big part of my late flower problems from what I understand is an overabundance of food the plamt didnt need, and a lack of things it did, combined with baron water. Didnt know it or think it mattered but apparently distilled water is rated one of the worst waters for horticulture. I figured as it was pristine water and I could control what went in was better, but Im starting to think not. I think my plants needed that boost in at least magnesium throughout the grow that spring water has in it and the small amount of calcium probably would have helped too.
Started playing around with my tds meter a little bit but still have a lot to understand when it comes to mixing nutrients so I think for future grows until I get a better understanding of what Im doing, Im just gonna keep the tds readings in the ballpark for what Im growing photos/autos, and learn as I go. Im a little too far through this grow to get too involved with adjusting everything. So far the mag deficiency has taken its toll and is now starting to slow down since switching to plain spring water. I also did some more research into fox farms nutrient line as it should be applied to growing cannabis. Their basic soil nute feed is far too much. So I think even though my plants handled it well in the beginning I might dial back the feedings to smaller doses every week. Probably 3/4 doses in the beginning for photos and maybe half doses for autos. I mixed a full batch of flowering nutes and its ppm according to my tds meter in distilled water was somewhere around 1650ppm and according to what Im seeing around the internet for soil growing thats like almost triple the recommended tds. Could be wrong, still understanding what any of this means in regards to soil growing.
Pretty much every plant is effected a bit by the mag lock out or deficiency. Watermelon zkittles definitely took the brunt of it for sure along with my auto but that didnt turn out as bad. Also it looks like the most effected leaves are the ones that aren't shaded by anything and taking the the brunt of the light. Basically raidiating from the hottest light point out. Pics later will show a bit of what I mean.
Since I posted my last update of harvesting those 2 branches, I have harvested 2 more as of yesterday. Still a bit premature yet. About 80% cloudy on the buds, the rest clear. Sugar leaves have about 15% amber on them, and a few of the lower buds sugar leaves havent even completely gone cloudy yet. Progressive harvesting is definitely the way to go on this one though so I can get a better understanding of trichome maturity. The older branches I harvested are in jars, have been for about 4 days now, but you only get a very light head buzz from smoking a bowl. Still pretty grassy tasting too.
Heres some updated pics of the grow.
Some whole tent pics, followed by deficiency damage starting on the watermelon zkittles
then the tall peyote, then the shorter peyote has the most minimal damage to it. Then a pic of the tops left on the granite runtz.
Like I was stating before. From the whole tent pics you can see the heaviest damage is from leaves closest to the center and closest to the light, so the imbalance in light and nutrients must have compounded the issue, but it has slowed down. Its not spreading like wildfire over the canopy any more.
Thanks for stopping by.
Oh those 2 branches
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