Colombian Andes Greenhouse SIP CBD Auto Grow

el gringuito said:
I am scared to ask, but does leaven compost well, and leave goodies for plants?
Or will it potentially unbalance a soil mix (and it is better to give it away to the neighbors, or trade it with an actual bakery)?
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Even if you did use some of it in your compost pile that way too much to use in ant reasonable period. I like your idea of a trade with a bakery. Mmmmm. Cookies.... :drool:
 
Well, we found out which soil testing firm the bio-cattle people recommend, and then I was able to find out how to send it. So, Father willing, it should go out tomorrow.
Normally takes a month, but with the heavy rains they just lost both freeways, and also some of the arterials. Ten bridges are out. Traffic is massively re-routed.
Part of the country is under guerrilla control as the natural result of the so-called "war on drugs", so the existing arterials are not open to transport.
The government is airlifting in food and fuel for the south, but it is pretty much necessities only. Shelves are maybe half-stocked, but at least we can get gas.
So...
I am not sure when we will get the soil test results back, so we just have to wait.
BUT the good news is that thanks to you all, I think my bud woes are over.
I am pretty happy with the way the new SIP garden is turning out! In general, the plants are much bigger and healthier than before.
I had some problems because I did not feed them enough K, but thanks to @Emilya Green 's and @InTheShed 's and everyone's help, it is not getting any worse.

Even with the K damage, it looks not-too-bad for a first SIP run with hobbled soil!
Hopefully we will hear back from the lab soon, and then we can mix the Supersoil.
@Krissi Carbone 's and @InTheShed 's lollipop technique really does save time! And also it seems like it will be much easier to water, and less chance of mildew!
Thanks, everyone! :thanks: I think my lack-of-greenbud woes are finally over!
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This was interesting. Is this common?
This plant has a few of them.

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Common, no. Fun when it happens, sure!
 
It is fun.
I am just growing away here.
There are some weird blotches on the lower fan leaves of the Phoenix CBD Auto 1:1.
Is that more P deficiency (add more P)?
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Hola a todos.

About the Phoenix CBD Auto 1:1's, I planted ten seeds (and gave them my best watering treatment).
If I remember correctly, only five came up, and only two were even worth keeping--but they are leggy sativas (and I have no idea if they even have any CBD in them).
I contacted the sponsor, and am getting the runaround.
How does one get good treatment from the sponsors?

Rather than just send me replacement seeds, first they offered me five extra (all THC?) freebies on checkout with my next order, to "save me the hassle" of talking with the breeder(!).
I said that does not help, because I bought CBD medical seeds, to get CBD. So then they bumped their offer to an extra ten extra (all THC?) normative freebies during checkout.
I said again, that does not help, because I bought ten CBD medical 1:1 seeds, for medicine, and (while I like THC), all-THC seeds don't do it for me.
I have not heard back yet (but I did notice that when I give an answer they think they might like, they can respond within a day. But if I give an answer they don't like, it is like a week or more before I hear back from them).

Frankly, I am a little offended.
I paid good money for medical seeds, so to get offered five or ten all-THC freebies (whatever they had left over) doesn' really do it for me.
Other sponsors have just sent me the replacement CBD seeds without hassles.
How does one get fair treatment?
 
Uh-oh... I just noticed this.
What is this?
And how do I treat it?

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el gringuito said:
There are some weird blotches on the lower fan leaves of the Phoenix CBD Auto 1:1.
Is that more P deficiency (add more P)?
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I dont think you ever had a P deficiency (K yes), but that's not a nute issue I'm familiar with. Could you have splashed those leaves with something?
el gringuito said:
Other sponsors have just sent me the replacement CBD seeds without hassles.
How does one get fair treatment?
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If you get poor responses from a sponsor I'd send a PM to whoever your favorite mod is and describe the issue to them. They might be able to get a better answer for you.
el gringuito said:
Uh-oh... I just noticed this.
What is this?
And how do I treat it?
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Like Otter said, check the underside of the leaves. Both thrips and mites can leave white spots on the leaves.
 
StoneOtter said:
Look at the bottom of the leaf. Looks like sucking insect damage.
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Hey Stone!
Thank you!
Here are three pictures of the undersides of leaves, with as good of zoom as I have on my phone.
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I don't even know what I am looking at (besides the underside of a leaf, ha!).
Is there anything there?
Or do I turn over a few more leaves?
 
InTheShed said:
I dont think you ever had a P deficiency (K yes), but that's not a nute issue I'm familiar with. Could you have splashed those leaves with something?
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I suppose it is conceivable, although I am not sure what it could be.
InTheShed said:
If you get poor responses from a sponsor I'd send a PM to whoever your favorite mod is and describe the issue to them. They might be able to get a better answer for you.
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Thanks, Shed!
InTheShed said:
Like Otter said, check the underside of the leaves. Both thrips and mites can leave white spots on the leaves.
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Yeah, I hope to get a break here soon. I will try to check a few more of the leaves.
It seems like it is mostly on those leggy Phoenix girls, but I hope to inspect better later.
 
el gringuito said:
Or do I turn over a few more leaves?
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Can you take a pic of the area on the plant the leaves look like that? Or is the entire plant like that?
 
I can't see anything living on/under it. What Shed said about the whole plant?
 
Hey Shed! Sorry for the long delay. We had an emergency yesterday, and I had to jump on it. So I had to defer maintenance on the girls for a day.
They drink their pots every other day, so it worked out.
InTheShed said:
I dont think you ever had a P deficiency (K yes), but that's not a nute issue I'm familiar with.
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Yeah, I keep getting P and K mixed up. But I think I figured out how to remember now.
InTheShed said:
Could you have splashed those leaves with something?
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I inspected the plants, and I don't see bugs. And I think I may remember one time when I did splash.
I also think so because the spots are only in the area where I may have spashed.
The spots are all one one side of the left-most leggy Phoenix Sativa Surprise.
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And here is a closeup of those leaves, only on the left-hand side, with Purple Kush 1:1 in the background.

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And now here is a closeup of the small spot (two+ leaves) on the Purple Kush that are affected:

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There are no other spots on the plants, and no bugs. And I think I remember one time when I may have spashed those plants. So I am starting to think this must be it.
I will keep monitoring, but good detective work, Shed!
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I would not have thought of that!
 
Hahaha, anyway, the two Phoenix Sativa Surprises are growing good!
And I think I like this lollipop thing a lot!
Here is the one on the left (#1 no GF VEG spike):
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And here is the one on the right (with 4 makeshift GF VEG spoon-dollop spikes).
She is a little taller, but the other is bushier.
The way they are growing, she probably swallowed those 4 repositories in 4 gulps! Lol!

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Hahaha, we will see if they have any CBD! Lol!!
And I hope they don't get any taller, because this grow room is not set up for sativa! Lol!
Great problems to have!!
And @Azimuth , I am blaming you!! Haha!
 
StoneOtter said:
I can't see anything living on/under it. What Shed said about the whole plant?
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Thanks, Stone!
Yeah, I inspected it. I just don't see any bugs.
I hit the place with diatomaceous earth yesterday, and the three fans swirl everything around real good.
I checked the underside of the leaves, and just don't see any bugs (!) (I think I like this indoor growing, at least as long as I live in a cold house...)
I will continue to monitor them, but I think Shed is right about the possibility of overspash.
I remember I was trying to get P to the Delicious Candy by top watering with the Banana-WC tea, and the lid was not on the bottle tight, and when I turned it over I think I remember that it did spash.
So it seems like it is all good!
:)
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Keep the DE off the flowers though! Inhaling that stuff isn't good for the lungs.
 
Thanks you guys for everything!
One of my older (smaller) PK Auto 1:1's is starting to turn leaf color on the older fans (like "autumn").
She has stopped putting out new pistils as far as what I can see. Her existing pistils seem to be finishing up.
She is drinking a lot less than she used to (not much at all).
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Would it make sense if I let her drink her reservoir slowly dry, and then check her trichromes?
And if there is no amber yet, then maybe I can learn about how to drought her, while I am waiting for amber?
I want to let her run dry either way, because that way I don't need to mess with emptying the res (because back-sucking the res with a turkey baster and a piece of silicone tubing takes wayyy too long)!

I don't have time for a big learning curve right now, but is there an easy way to improve the yield that involves letting her res run dry?
 
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