Boo’s Perpetual Grow Journal

Not a lot going on today. We had guys working inside and outside today and just as they were leaving the skies opened up and it's been pouring since. I managed to grab a pic of the Dreamberry while closing the tent for the evening. She's got a pink hue to her and smells delicious.
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Delish! Got some time still on that one...look at all those white pistils. :nerd-with-glasses:
 
Interrupt him Joe, making him stop talking Joe. :passitleft:
 
Whew! Been a longish day. I think those of you who have been reading my journal know that my mom (aka iso dealer) lives nearby (about 45 mins away). I moved her out here from the Seattle area 2 years ago and the rest is history. Anyway, she mentioned to me this past weekend that her French Social security hadn't been deposited for a couple of months (mom!). She is a Naturalized US citizen as well as a French citizen. So, I figure out how to get to the French SS website but the translator is not working - and I don't read or speak more than a dozen words in French. So I'm trying to get my mom to help me navigate through the site to find a form that we can download and print and every time I ask her to read me what something says, she reads it in French... over and over for about an hour and a half. LOL. I felt like I was in an I Love Lucy episode. :laughtwo: I finally found the damn form on a New Orleans government posting. I wish I would have had a joint with me. :cheesygrinsmiley:. Anyway, I hope we get it sorted.
Now for a quickie update. The Ultra Lemon Haze is looking good. She has a twisty leaf but is growing quickly. Is it too soon for LST?
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Roots are now visible from the bottom. Yay.
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I dropped a second Berry Ryder last night. She was at the bottoms of the glass this morning and is in a paper towel now. Fingers crossed! :peace:
 
Shit! I forgot about Zkittles!
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She is looking good too. Her second set of leaves is just starting to come out.
 
They're so cute when they're little. Then they start asking for food!
 
Good morning Boo!
Could the pages have been translated with Google? I do it all the time when I'm visiting new countries on the web for recipe ideas.
I hope you get it all sorted out soon. The babies look great, and lets hope the Berry lives or dies or whatever it didn't do last time. :high-five:
 
Hi everybody! Let's do a little update. The second Berry Ryder seed I dropped sank and sprouted quickly. She is now in the cabinet with the Zkittles and Ultra Lemon Haze. They are both doing well in the cabinet and I could see root at the bottom of the Zkittles cup this morning. Trio shot:
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The Dream Berry is okay...but she's got some cupping on her upper leaves. I noticed a slight cupping last week so I turned the light down to 80%. But now the ones on the next level are cupping. :hmmmm:
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Any thoughts?
 
MrSauga said:
Could the pages have been translated with Google? I do it all the time when I'm visiting new countries on the web for recipe ideas.
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Maybe? I was on the official site and it did have a translator but every time you left the home page it reverted back to French...over, and over. LOL.
MrSauga said:
I hope you get it all sorted out soon.
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I managed to find a phone number for her to call and I printed the attestation forms she needed. So, Fingers crossed!
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The babies look great, and lets hope the Berry lives or dies or whatever it didn't do last time. :high-five:
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Thanks! Ditto! :high-five:
 
What smokey said ↑, and it's looking a little pale generally unless that's the lighting.
 
oldsmokey said:
The cupping could be heat related.
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Heat at the top of the canopy - ie. lights? Heater? The weather has been glorious, and temps have been in the 70s with RH around 55 - inside and outside of the tent. Maybe over the weekend when we were gone and the tent was closed for 36 hours It got too hot and it is showing up now? :hmmmm:
 
Hmmm. Okay. Maybe I will raise the light. She is 15“ away from it right now.
InTheShed said:
it's looking a little pale generally unless that's the lighting.
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She is. I flushed her this weekend because I was seeing the leaves paling. I fed her full strength afterwards and she was fed again yesterday afternoon.
 
There are five main reasons for curling. Pick one. :cheesygrinsmiley:

Too much fertilizer
The most common cause of marijuana leaf cupping aka leaf margin rolling, leaf margin burn, and leaf tip curl/burn is overzealous use of marijuana plant food. In relationship to factors such as marijuana plant vigor and rate of growth. Leaf burn is often the very first sign of too much marijuana fertilizer.
A hard, crispy feel to the marijuana leaf frequently occurs as well, as opposed to a soft and cool feel of a happy pot leaf. Back off on the amount and/or frequency of using marijuana fertilizer. Too much marijuana fertilizer can also burn the roots, especially the sensitive root tips, which then creates another set of problems. Note - as soil dries, the concentration of the remaining salts rises further exacerbating the problem.

High Heat
The marijuana plant is losing water via it’s leaves faster than what can be replaced by the root system. The marijuana leaf responds by leaf margin cupping or rolling up or down (most times up) in order to conserve moisture. A good example is reflected by the appearance of broad-bladed turf grass on a hot summer day, high noon, with low soil moisture levels - the leaf blade will roll upward/inward with the grass taking on a dull, greyish-green appearance. Upon sunrise when moisture levels have returned to normal, the leaf blade will be flat. Lower the heat in the marijuana grow-op and concentrate on developing a large robust root system. An efficient and effective root system will go a long way to prevent heat induced pot leaf desiccation or marijuana leaf margin curling. One short episode of high heat is enough to permanently disable or destroy leaf tissue and cause a general decline in the leaves affected, which often occurs to leaves found at the top of the cannabis plant. The damaged pot leaf (usually) does not fully recover, no matter what you do. Bummer in the summer. One can only look to new growth for indications that the problem has been corrected.

Too much light
Yes, it’s true, you can give your marijuana plant too much light. Cannabis does not receive full sun from sunrise to sunset in its natural state. It is shaded or given reduced light levels because of adjacent plant material, cloudy conditions, rain, dust, twilight periods in the morning and late afternoon, and light intensity changes caused by a change in the seasons. Too much light mainly serves to bleach out and destroy chlorophyll as opposed to causing marijuana leaf cupping, but it often goes hand-in-hand with high heat for indoor marijuana growers. Turn down the time when the lights on in your marijuana grow room. If you're using a 24 hr cycle, turn it down to 20 hrs. Those on 18 - 6 marijuana growth cycle can turn their lights down two or three hours. Too much light can have many adverse effects on marijuana plants. Concentrate on developing/maintaining an efficient and robust root system.

Over Watering
For marijuana growers using soil, this practice only serves to weaken the root system by depriving the roots of proper gas exchange. The marijuana plants roots are not getting enough oxygen which creates an anaerobic condition inducing root rot and root decline with the end result showing up as leaf stress, stunted growth, and in severe cases, death. Over watering creates a perfect environment for damp-off disease, at, or below the soil line. Many times marijuana growers believe their cannabis plant is not getting enough marijuana fertilizers (which it can't under such adverse conditions), so they add more marijuana fertilizers. Making the problem worst. Not better. Often problem 1 and 4 go together. Too much marijuana fertilizer combined with too much water. Creating plenty of marijuana plant problems.

Not Enough Water
Not only is the marijuana plant now stressed due to a low supply of adequate moisture, but carbohydrate production has been greatly compromised (screwed up). Step up the watering frequency, and if need be, organic marijuana growers may need to water from the bottom up until moisture levels reach a norm throughout the medium. One of the best methods in determining whether a marijuana plant requires watering is lifting the pots. The pots should be light to lift before a water session. After watering the marijuana plants lift the pots to get an understanding how heavy they've become fully watered. If the pot feels light to the lift - it’s time to water. Don’t wait until the soil pulls away from the side of the pot before watering. And of course, leach, once in a while to get rid of excess salts. These are the five most common problems marijuana growers encounter when growing cannabis. Correcting the problems early will save the marijuana plants, but may reduce overall yield. With practice and experience these problems are easily overcome which will then enable the marijuana grower to produce fantastic marijuana plants. With heavy yields.

Personally I find that increasing the water frequency during flower solves the problem. If the light height or temps have not changed and it shows up in flower then that's most likely the culprit.
 
MrSauga said:
There are four main reasons for curling.
Too much fertilizer
High Heat
Too much light
Over Watering
Not Enough Water
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That's five. Which is the not main one?
 
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