Carcass' $150 Low Budget Grow 2019

[Carcass]

You got Carcass to post a pic on a day other than Monday!

Ha! I was hoping to sneak one past you ...
J/k- I'll get a few more pics up tomorrow...

 

[Lerugged]

Wowza. What a beauty. Got some skills growmie.

 

[Carcass]

Thank you so much, Lerugged-
And welcome to my little corner of 420!


OK, here we go @Grand Daddy Black...

As I mentioned last night, it's time for a "wellness check" on the little Zkittles..
She's still yellow (ing), but I think it's bothering me a lot more than it's bothering her...

I turned the light down a little for the pic, so the colors are pretty accurate...the yellow hasn't really gotten much worse, but it isn't better, either..

I top dressed her on Monday with a second Tbsp. of Grow Dots (first one was on Friday) and nothing is changing, so I'm just going to let her go as she is from here on in...The buds seem unnaffected by whatever the leaves have going on, hopefully that remains the case till the end..

The buds are happy, and that's what matters...

And that's all for today's little mini-update...
Thanks for looking..
I hope the rest of the week goes well for everyone,
and I'll see you next time!

 

[Trala]

Good morning C Smiles

Omg your plants! Just o. m. g!

I can’t even deal with that level of perfection!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

The Dots scheme seems to be geared toward pumping up the buds at the end, at the expense of the rest of the plant! She's a looker Carcass!

 

[Azimuth]

so I'm just going to let her go as she is from here on in...The buds seem unnaffected by whatever the leaves have going on, hopefully that remains the case till the end..

What is it you would look for on the buds to change your mind? Same colors on the bud leaves or something else?

 

[Carcass]

Omg your plants! Just o. m. g!

Thank You, Trala..
I've got to admit, this one's a little cutie...

The Dots scheme seems to be geared toward pumping up the buds at the end

I think you're right about that, GDB...
it's like the Dots say "fuck those leaves, we're just doing buds from now on..."

 

[Carcass]

Sorry, Azi- missed this one...

What is it you would look for on the buds to change your mind?

I'd look for yellowing or browning of the sugar leaves (besides just the tips)...although, if that happens, I still can't do much about it- except worry a bit...

 

[StoneOtter]

Interesting way to see it, time to make bud now so it's ok to let some things go. When my plants look like that, and they sometimes do, I've noticed they don't seem to mind at all. You're about to get "fall colors" I'm guessing if things go right and wind up with all the of "The Month" contests you enter her in! She's a beauty!
Not saying I'm growing them right, they just don't seem to mind as much as I'd thought.

 

[Carcass]

Thank You, Stone!

time to make bud now so it's ok to let some things go.

Yeah, I'm thinking that's just the way the Dots work, since others are experiencing almost the same thing.

The yellowing happens so fast that it's a bit alarming, but if that's just how they work, I'm ok with it...(not that I have much choice...)

It may even be fixable, but what I tried didn't do it...

You're about to get "fall colors"

It was 42f in the box last night, so if it's true that low temps bring out the colors, she may look like a friggin' rainbow pretty soon here...

 

[Azimuth]

It was 42f in the box last night

 

[Carcass]

Another Monday...
So, it's time for a little Update on the 108 day old @Weed Seeds Express Zkittlez...
She was flipped to 12/12 46 days ago, flowering for 39...
She's just plugging right along...still yellow, but still fattening up...

The SaugaView®:

She's been in the Grow Dots for 77 days- they seem to still be feeding the buds pretty well...the leaves, not so much...
About a week ago, I tried top feeding with 2 tbsp. more Grow Dots, but it's not helping with the yellowing, so she's back to a water only diet now (plus a little shot of Real Growers Recharge every other watering)

She hasn't grown any taller, so the canopy is still doing pretty well...

A bud- I think she's got about 3 weeks to go, maybe a little longer...

The buds are getting longer- they average about 8" long now...

A flash shot, out of the box...she's about 50% yellow now- however, the buds are still staying green, for the most part...

A silhouette shot- you can see that the buds are a bit fatter than last time

And that's about it for today's update!

Be sure to have a look at the USA/Australia comparative grow here...

And thank you for looking I really appreciate the support.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, see you next time!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Those fuzzy, fat and long buds are nothing but the truth Carcass!

And your yellowing is way less invasive than what I experienced with the Dots. Maybe I was having some other issues too?

The Dots are really sweet! But growing with them has got me peeking at my other nutes (especially the multi-bottled one that I have) so I can be more involved!

 

[Stunger]

A lovely plant Carcass, lovely pics, she's a beauty, well done on her!

 

[Carcass]

Those fuzzy, fat and long buds are nothing but the truth Carcass!

Thanks, GDB! She's slowly working her way toward "nothin' but buds"

And your yellowing is way less invasive than what I experienced with the Dots.

It might be that the extra Dots I added last week slowed the yellowing down ...didn't slow it down very much, but maybe a little..

But growing with them has got me peeking at my other nutes

I'm going to give the Dots one more try after this one...I'd like to find an answer to the yellowing problem, but, right now, I have no idea how I'll do it.
It sure didn't happen this time...but now I know what doesn't work...

she's a beauty, well done on her!

Thanks so much, Stunger

 

[InTheShed]

The flowers are looking terrific and the silhouette shot is looking true to form!

I'm trying to figure out the yellowing because going back through your updates I didn't see a yellowing of the lower leaves. First place I spotted them was on the middle to upper fans, which would take a nitrogen deficiency out of the equation. But it's harder for me to see the lower leaves than you and you called it as a N def, so I'll go with that.

That might make the yellow tops more related to the very high N and Ca contents of the Calmag Pro locking something out, and/or the low nighttime temps you got slowing nutrient uptake in general.

She's been in the Grow Dots for 77 days- they seem to still be feeding the buds pretty well...the leaves, not so much

I always wonder about this. As big as your buds are, can't we assume they would be bigger/better on a plant without yellowing leaves? Otherwise, why do we care about nutrient deficiencies or toxicities?

 

[Stunger]

I always wonder about this. As big as your buds are, can't we assume they would be bigger/better on a plant without yellowing leaves? Otherwise, why do we care about nutrient deficiencies or toxicities?

I have wondered about this too. Somehow I don't imagine there would be a lot of impact if any but I am not speaking from any knowledge here. Maybe the plant is going to try harder to pump the pistils while she can?

 

[InTheShed]

I have wondered about this too. Somehow I don't imagine there would be a lot of impact if any but I am not speaking from any knowledge here. Maybe the plant is going to try harder to pump the pistils while she can?

So like "creating" nutrient issues to elicit a stress response?

 

[Stunger]

So like "creating" nutrient issues to elicit a stress response?

I don't know but I wonder.. the plant is up against time stress too, so maybe..

 

[Carcass]

Thanks, Shed!

First place I spotted them was on the middle to upper fans, which would take a nitrogen deficiency out of the equation

The first yellow leaves to appear were the lower, older fan leaves, then it moved up to a some random upper leaves..The yellowing started a week or so before I added the calmag pro...

As big as your buds are, can't we assume they would be bigger/better on a plant without yellowing leaves?

That's probably a safe assumption- not a lot of clorophyll in the yellow ones, so they're doing very little for the plant, except giving back some nutes before they die and fall off...

Somehow I don't imagine there would be a lot of impact if any but I am not speaking from any knowledge here.

Seems like the amount of impact may also be affected by "why" the leaves are yellow..

So like "creating" nutrient issues to elicit a stress response?

The Dots will definitely give one nutrient issues...

I don't know but I wonder.. the plant is up against time stress too, so maybe..

I wonder too- my plant is definitely stressed, but the buds seem to be developing just fine...and how would you ever know for sure if they'd of done better with all green leaves...seems like they would do at least a little bit better, but that's just a guess..