Cocktail Hour in Carmen's Kitchen
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g-one-three
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Wow that kitchen table is going to be full up pretty soon! The MAC is going to have a stellar cola up top.
I say you should get one more light and 2 more plants lol who uses a kitchen table as a kitchen table anyways, mine just holds my mail and cats
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Keep up the great work your plants look awesome!
I say you should get one more light and 2 more plants lol who uses a kitchen table as a kitchen table anyways, mine just holds my mail and cats
.Keep up the great work your plants look awesome!
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Thank you GDB. I hope I am going to get a good lean this time!Me too!
Thank you Bode!
It's the first time I am growing an un-topped plant. It's going to be interesting to me to watch that develop.
Hehehe. I have another light and could easily get another two plants on there. I can legally have up to 4 flowering plants at any one given time, but I could get a couple of veggers startedI say you should get one more light and 2 more plants lol who uses a kitchen table as a kitchen table anyways, mine just holds my mail and cats
In fact, you've got me thinking about how and when to plant my next seeds. I'll be away from 6 to 10 September and I can get three weeks growth in the seedling pots before needing to up pot...
Great, I have worked out a conservative planting schedule and can get two more grows in this year
Thank you so much G!
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Happy Hump Day! Here is a quick vid of my plants. I love 'em! The Blueberry is a bit of a sulky wimp despite her robust condition. She has to get watered and I'm not waiting for the wilt. I've dialed it back to 1 L every two days again, but the bottom of the pot is damp today, so it's slower than that atm. I can only put that down to the fucking cold weather. I'm not unhappy though. These are three great little autos. Check em out x
SniperX
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Nice looking plants Carmen !
Love your accent, my Boston accent isnt quite as elegant as yours !! Lol
Im going to study your DLI a bit more , its interesting stuff, your system is working very good for you
Gee64
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Holy smokes Carmen
. You have them looking fantastic!
The one in the Blueberry does look like it's being stubborn but it may still find it's rhythm, it's not a bad plant at all, but the other 2 sure just make it look like a slackard. That may just be how it grows, the proof is in the pudding at harvest
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That mimosa has those super cool indica style budlets that grow down just above the larf line and stand up like a golfball on a tee with just one round nug
Man I love those. They are so photogenic.
She's got great turgidity and looks like she's winding up for top speed
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And then there's Mac1, the untopped beauty
. She has perfect shape and perfect turgidity.
I think that plant has both Plant and Photo ofthe month in her if you stage her properly. Possibly Nug of the month too. She's a good one.
My hats off to you Carmen you set your mind to it last season to up your game and put effort in everywhere. Soil, Light, pruning, training, watering, the list goes on and you nailed it. This is going to be a great finish.
According to the breeder info how many days do they have left?
. You have them looking fantastic!The one in the Blueberry does look like it's being stubborn but it may still find it's rhythm, it's not a bad plant at all, but the other 2 sure just make it look like a slackard. That may just be how it grows, the proof is in the pudding at harvest
.That mimosa has those super cool indica style budlets that grow down just above the larf line and stand up like a golfball on a tee with just one round nug
Man I love those. They are so photogenic.She's got great turgidity and looks like she's winding up for top speed
.And then there's Mac1, the untopped beauty
. She has perfect shape and perfect turgidity. I think that plant has both Plant and Photo ofthe month in her if you stage her properly. Possibly Nug of the month too. She's a good one.
My hats off to you Carmen you set your mind to it last season to up your game and put effort in everywhere. Soil, Light, pruning, training, watering, the list goes on and you nailed it. This is going to be a great finish
. According to the breeder info how many days do they have left?
Beautiful plants Carmen. 
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Thank you Sniper X. Lol your accent would sound exotic to meNice looking plants Carmen !
Love your accent, my Boston accent isnt quite as elegant as yours !! Lol
Im going to study your DLI a bit more , its interesting stuff, your system is working very good for you
This DLI is saving me on the electric bill too!Holy smokes Carmen
It's a funny plant. I love it though and feel it will produce very well.The one in the Blueberry does look like it's being stubborn but it may still find it's rhythm, it's not a bad plant at all, but the other 2 sure just make it look like a slackard. That may just be how it grows, the proof is in the pudding at harvest
Thank you so much Gee man!That mimosa has those super cool indica style budlets that grow down just above the larf line and stand up like a golfball on a tee with just one round nug
She's got great turgidity and looks like she's winding up for top speed
And then there's Mac1, the untopped beauty
I think that plant has both Plant and Photo ofthe month in her if you stage her properly. Possibly Nug of the month too. She's a good one.
My hats off to you Carmen you set your mind to it last season to up your game and put effort in everywhere. Soil, Light, pruning, training, watering, the list goes on and you nailed it. This is going to be a great finish
The MAC #1 goes for 10 to 12 weeks, which puts it at end Aug. Seedsman say Blueberry auto will go 65 to 70 days, which puts it at mid Aug. Sweet Seeds say that the Red Mimosa XL auto will run for 8 weeks from germination, but that can't be right because we are at 7 weeks already!
Thank you KeithBeautiful plants Carmen.
What Gee said! So much you've learned in one season! They look great Carmen!
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Thank you Master Otter!
It's from sitting in on the master classes at the Gee Spot, fo sho!@MedScientist I owe you an apology. I wasn't particularly receptive to hearing that the Blueberry has issues with water because there is no way this plant is being overwatered. However, it does have issues and it appears that one of them is that it isn't moving water as efficiently as the others. Gee has suggested that this could be a myco thing in the LOS, and here are some quotes from his thread, in which he recommends certain actions.
Here is a picture of a leaf showing what looks to be an early K deficiency.
All three plants have early signs of calmag and K deficiency and all three have been dosed with a low dose calmag and K. The Blueberry is worst hit and I gave it a foliar feed of a 4:1:6 bloom booster by Talborne Organics, called Nourish: Buds, Flowers & Fruit, and dumped the balance down the main root line.
This is the first time I am using reconditioned used soil, so it would have been a miracle to get through the grow without issue. I'm still very pleased and I hope I can get the Blueberry to green up.
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Good morning, Carmen.
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Good morning Keith, you were up early todayGood morning, Carmen.
I am always up this early or most of the time.
Gee64
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Good Morning Carmen, Well Good Afternoon for you I guess. Blueberry looks better today. Her leaves are up so thats a good sign.
If it's in all 3 then it's likely something lacking in the soil mix.
How regular are your top dressings? Are they scheduled weekly?
When the pots dry down, so right before watering, is the soil up top fluffy and loose, or is it crusty and you need to break it up?
Can you show some pictures of both some lower fans and the top fully opened fans from each plant, and if they have signs of deficiency then maybe some close ups of the deficiency. Just fully formed fans please.
They all look like they are moving water well today. Do you think the foliar helped, or is it too soon to tell yet?
If it's in all 3 then it's likely something lacking in the soil mix.
How regular are your top dressings? Are they scheduled weekly?
When the pots dry down, so right before watering, is the soil up top fluffy and loose, or is it crusty and you need to break it up?
Can you show some pictures of both some lower fans and the top fully opened fans from each plant, and if they have signs of deficiency then maybe some close ups of the deficiency. Just fully formed fans please.
They all look like they are moving water well today. Do you think the foliar helped, or is it too soon to tell yet?
Gee64
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I just did a fair bit of reading on Potassium as it's a deficiency I don't usually encounter.
Both kelp and greensand are an easy way to avoid it and I always use plenty of both.
From what I read, low K will amongst other things, greatly effect water transport thru the plant as it's a major player in stomata regulation, and when K gets low, Calcium will step in to replace it, as they are both a strong positively charged cation, which causes the plants internal cellular calcium pools to drop, leading to signs of calcium deficiency, even if calcium isn't actually deficient in the soil.
The plant uses internal calcium up, but can't bring enough new calcium in because K isn't running the stomata correctly, so water throughput can't resupply it fast enough.
Sound familiar? Plants not moving water correctly and showing both Ca and K deficiencies?
Does that Nourish product have a mixing instruction for pouring it into your soil?
If not then I would start them on a regular feeding of seaweed/kelp. If it does I would go with the Nourish product just to see if it works, and if not then switch to the seaweed product.
The seaweed product however, will definitely work, but you know me, if there is something new to try then I just have to try it.
So here is what I see as the most important part. About a week ago you suspected a K problem. Your right there in the room with them and pictures aren't always the best at getting a proper diagnosis. Trust your gut, it seems it was correct.
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Next time your gut tells you something, be a little patient, as in wait a day just to see if things are progressing in the manner that you suspected, then act on your gut instinct. It will get things fixed faster.
The waiting of a day stops knee jerk reactions which sometimes is a good thing.
Both kelp and greensand are an easy way to avoid it and I always use plenty of both.
From what I read, low K will amongst other things, greatly effect water transport thru the plant as it's a major player in stomata regulation, and when K gets low, Calcium will step in to replace it, as they are both a strong positively charged cation, which causes the plants internal cellular calcium pools to drop, leading to signs of calcium deficiency, even if calcium isn't actually deficient in the soil.
The plant uses internal calcium up, but can't bring enough new calcium in because K isn't running the stomata correctly, so water throughput can't resupply it fast enough.
Sound familiar? Plants not moving water correctly and showing both Ca and K deficiencies?
Does that Nourish product have a mixing instruction for pouring it into your soil?
If not then I would start them on a regular feeding of seaweed/kelp. If it does I would go with the Nourish product just to see if it works, and if not then switch to the seaweed product.
The seaweed product however, will definitely work, but you know me, if there is something new to try then I just have to try it
.So here is what I see as the most important part. About a week ago you suspected a K problem. Your right there in the room with them and pictures aren't always the best at getting a proper diagnosis. Trust your gut, it seems it was correct.
. Next time your gut tells you something, be a little patient, as in wait a day just to see if things are progressing in the manner that you suspected, then act on your gut instinct. It will get things fixed faster.
The waiting of a day stops knee jerk reactions which sometimes is a good thing.
Gee really has you covered this grow! And that's a lovely table for three.
No apology necessary, but Very much appreciated!
I understand the frustration when things aren't going right. Especially, when it is something you haven't experienced before.
Overwatering diagnosis is very confusing because it is a Broad term for Water movement thru the plant, and can be caused by so many things. as @g-one-three pointed out this morning on another thread, plants sitting directly on a basement floor could keep the root zone too cold for water movement. Which is Legit and could be a factor! (Not on your grow)
Your plants are looking Alot Better!
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Yes definitely.
No, I gave one top dressing when they started flowering.
It's light and fluffy. I run my fingers through it regularly.
Sure I can do that.
I'm certain the foliar helped, that and I gave the dose of calmag and K, so the cocktail has worked nicely.
I had a potassium deficiency in one of my last plants which is how I recognized this straight away.
This! This is the kind of gold that makes all the difference. Thanks for doing the reading Gee man.
It does yes. Every 14 days it says. Would that mean that I should wait another two weeks before dosing the plant again, or do you think it is different with a foliar?
Good advice.If not then I would start them on a regular feeding of seaweed/kelp. If it does I would go with the Nourish product just to see if it works, and if not then switch to the seaweed product.
The seaweed product however, will definitely work, but you know me, if there is something new to try then I just have to try it
So here is what I see as the most important part. About a week ago you suspected a K problem. Your right there in the room with them and pictures aren't always the best at getting a proper diagnosis. Trust your gut, it seems it was correct.
Next time your gut tells you something, be a little patient, as in wait a day just to see if things are progressing in the manner that you suspected, then act on your gut instinct. It will get things fixed faster.
The waiting of a day stops knee jerk reactions which sometimes is a good thing.
Okey dokey, will do.
That's amazing.
Valuable information!So thank you for that Carmen, it's good knowledge to have. If you suspect a K def and see signs of an over watered plant that isn't overwatered, and a cal def is starting, it is assurance that it's a K def
You can probably lose the heating pad now too.