Gorilla Glue

Seeing what appears to be new pistils or translucent ones. Most of the big fan leaves were clipped and a lot of the next size. Some of these looks like orange pistils are taking over.

I'm pretty obsessed.
Is the arrow pointing to new pistils? I see these throughout the branches.

Closest bud to lights is 21" and they are 90% intensity.

I don't know. If you post the question at https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/live-stoner-chat-jul-sep-21.83905 somebody will definitely know.

This will take me some practice. The focus dial on the microscope binds up. I am hoping it smooths out:

Very little amber.
So few I could not focus on one or two.

I have a mic stand on order to hold my scope. It was recommended in the Live Stoners chatroom and forum. It was also posted in Stonergenuity:

Mara Cachafa said:

I have a mic stand on order to hold my scope. It was recommended in the Live Stoners chatroom and forum. It was also posted in Stonergenuity:

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Do the light's only come on when you open the door ?:rofl:

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Sounds like an idea. I build a stand on a table and turn the plant to the scope. From there adjust. Books work

This will sound weird. I decided to really flush my plant here at 10 weeks. I've been unsure of what to expect and nervous about leaves looking bad. I have been ignoring ppm measures and understanding EC readings in relation to feeding. I ran a gallon of ph 6.3 through and measured the ppm from the run-off in the drip tray. I was shocked. I was knocking on the 2000 door. I ran 2.5 gallons through the pot to get the ppm down to 1100. 197 is my water. Still high but close to top of range. Now, with all the watering I am trying setting the pot down on dry towels to help leach some moisture. I let one get soaked, replace it, dry the first. The coco croutons at the bottom hold water as well so sucking out what I can sounds OK.

I used 2 ml/g hydro peroxide with the flush to provide oxygen to the roots I was reading.

I've heard about people flushing, but haven't had to do it yet. I noticed that some of my soil mixes that have more compost get too dense and hang onto too much water. I guess that's an advantage of coco coir, water runs right through it? I haven't tried checking runoff ppm yet, but I suppose I might get too salty after a while with weekly feeding and little or no runoff. Maybe a ppm meter will be my next investment. I'm also looking to get a light sensor to use with my phone app for PPFD.

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I've heard about people flushing, but haven't had to do it yet. I noticed that some of my soil mixes that have more compost get too dense and hang onto too much water. I guess that's an advantage of coco coir, water runs right through it? I haven't tried checking runoff ppm yet, but I suppose I might get too salty after a while with weekly feeding and little or no runoff. Maybe a ppm meter will be my next investment. I'm also looking to get a light sensor to use with my phone app for PPFD.

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I thinking in terms of accumulation. I underfed all through until week 9. I started overcompensating or thinking I needed to. I may have had some accumulation considering autos need less. I'm guessing. Next week some kelp and harvest has to be close. I am going to take some bad leaves to look at with the microscope tonight. Also, look harder for amber. Maybe a glass of wine and slow down on this, let her work.

I'm new to using nutes. There's a lot to learn. I didn't start feeding them until some were well into flower. The later grows will get fed earlier.
Today I got my mic stand from eBay, and found more mites. I sprayed all the girls with 3 t. citric acid crystals, 1/2 t. Castille soap, in 1 L water. That seems to work very well, but last time i only sprayed one plant. I should have sprayed them all, maybe every week.

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I'm new to using nutes. There's a lot to learn. I didn't start feeding them until some were well into flower. The later grows will get fed earlier.
Today I got my mic stand from eBay, and found more mites. I sprayed all the girls with 3 t. citric acid crystals, 1/2 t. Castille soap, in 1 L water. That seems to work very well, but last time i only sprayed one plant. I should have sprayed them all, maybe every week.

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It didn't dawn on me until today. The microscope I bought came with a stand with basic height and angle adjustments. My GG looks stable today. Letting her go tonight again then inspecting tomorrow. I did see one branch with amber. A small bud. The rest were 'see pic above.)

I've been told that to ignore the trichomes on the sugar leaves, which mature quicker, and just go by trichomes on the calyxes (calices?). I'm still trying to figure out how to tell which is which under the scope.

She is looking better today after the flush.
I will remember the towel trick for setting the pots on after watering to runoff. It brings moisture down to where you can keep the same watering schedule. For me, every 2-3 days now, .5 gal. waters, full gallon for runoff.

Also marking periods for plain water feeds as a 'measure runoff opportunity.' I am creating a new spreadsheet to include 'event' markers like feed and watering.

The pistils are largely brown on this cola. This is the main one. Trichs a still clear to cloudy with a few ambers. The Grower's Choice expectations for this to mature is 70-75 days. I think it is on time. I think Friday is day 70.

Pistils are still emerging, or am I misinterpreting? Are pistils being produced as long as there is bud growth? It looks that way. I have straight pistils, fresh-looking, on all of the smaller buds.

I was tempted to cut one as I am out of stash after today. Discipline held. Looks like I can play with sampling next week while determining if I have enough to consider curing a small jar.

I am also wrestling with buying a bigger tent soon. I'd like to do both MJ and some veggies indoors over the winter.

Learning a lot and really fast all of a sudden as the GGl gets closer to maturity.

Just a note: Foliar sprayed with Kelp the Tangerine dream. It was stalling on flowering. Flowering started after 2 days. 2 sprays.

I am thinking, it probably does not matter as much what feed products I use. What matters is mating them in quantities that benefit the various strains I will grow. I think I have at least a starter plan for the 2nd Gorilla Glue. I have both auto and photoperiod seeds. The harder part is managing re-used soil I imagine and setting the initial feed charge.

Mara Cachafa said:

I've been told that to ignore the trichomes on the sugar leaves, which mature quicker, and just go by trichomes on the calyxes (calices?). I'm still trying to figure out how to tell which is which under the scope.

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Didn't know that, but was asking myself the same yesterday. I could be a week behind, considering this is a first grow. I've probably slower her down here and there. The only place I see any ambers are on the leaves. I will take another look. I got more comfortable with the microscope dialing a view then turning the plant to find focused views. The focusing is difficult but will probably loosen up over time.

I took a few calyx shots. Same. No amber.

I'm using a google sheets spreadsheet to track my grows. I start a separate page for each grow. Also have a page to schedule all the grows, a page to compare the vendors I've used, and a page for expenses. I guess someday I could add a summary page to compare results of all the grows.

I need to make a better mount for the mic stand, still figuring it out. My grow room is big enough for a separate work table for training, spraying, photography, mixing nutes, etc. If the plants get too big for the 2'x4' grow shelf I could grow on the 4' work table too.

Mara Cachafa said:

I'm using a google sheets spreadsheet to track my grows. I start a separate page for each grow. Also have a page to schedule all the grows, a page to compare the vendors I've used, and a page for expenses. I guess someday I could add a summary page to compare results of all the grows.

I need to make a better mount for the mic stand, still figuring it out. My grow room is big enough for a separate work table for training, spraying, photography, mixing nutes, etc. If the plants get too big for the 2'x4' grow shelf I could grow on the 4' work table too.

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I like your setup. What I have seen. I have not been too concerned about expenses starting out, but it is smart. I got my seeds today Blue Dream Freebies, LSD, and Super Lemon Haze. I have enough to last for this year. LOL and still curious about other strains. I have my little house. Sad to say it will soon be empty, but I will make one room a grow room then. Add another much bigger tent and work area. Interesting hobby and it is not cost prohibitive. LOL

Oh, the mic stand is a real mic stand. The one you showed me or linked to. Too big for my little tent. I am dragging to the kitchen table, stacking books beside her and shooting from there.

Ditto on the seeds. I bought seeds from 4 vendors, got 24 including the freebies. I have 14 left, so if i plant one every 3 weeks, that could last another 42 months. I spend too much time browsing the seed porn online. So many strains I'd like to try. So far just midget strains, but would like to try something medium size once I work out a few kinks. I don't know when I'll finish my grow room if it's always full of plants LOL.

Mara Cachafa said:

Ditto on the seeds. I bought seeds from 4 vendors, got 24 including the freebies. I have 14 left, so if i plant one every 3 weeks, that could last another 42 months. I spend too much time browsing the seed porn online. So many strains I'd like to try. So far just midget strains, but would like to try something medium size once I work out a few kinks. I don't know when I'll finish my grow room if it's always full of plants LOL.

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Seed Porn! ROFL. Same here. Once a day I go shopping. You would think I have enough. I have 51 as of today. I buy the 2 for one sale on ILGM. Oh, I have the misordered seeds, they are photoperiod. I have 30 of those from a High Yield Pack from them. They offered to take them back, but I am going to try to grow them and play with limiting their height.
All in all... Impatience is my current curse. I keep wanting to take a quality test on the Gorilla Glue but successfully turn away for another day. > I ran out of stash last night. I don't want to drive 70 miles to DC to buy something. LOL

I live in the ghetto, so only have to walk a couple blocks to get the best mersh weed, 1/8 for $25. Quality has definitely gone up since legalization. On the downside, 10 people got shot on my block in the 29 years I've lived here (6 survived). Only 1 victim was collateral damage, usually it's crack dealers settling a beef among themselves. Statistically, driving a car is still more dangerous than walking the 'hood.

I'm counting the days to start my next seed. I don't think I'll wait the whole three weeks, which would be this coming Monday. I do have room for another GG4 once I give up on these 2 clones (probably dead already). I've got 2 harvests coming up very soon, then I'll be sharing some Northern Lights and Purple Kush.

I keep trying to get what is going on. I found a lot of amber Trichomes today. I was tempted to put her in the dark. The problem is it is not consistent around the plant. I am finding the ambers more in the smaller buds than the tall colas. Friday is Day 70. I might put her in the dark then. Some of these buds showed 20% ambers, but also were right alongside clears and cloudy. I still have too many fresh pistils I think.

To my mind, this plant is looking pretty good. I still believe I see new pistils. They are straight and the lightest green color. So when I see 'Wait till all pistils turn orange' I don't think that will happen anytime soon. Buds are supposed to get bigger day after day. Yields increase but quality can go down waiting too long. Torn on too much reading, I think.