Does any one us gaia green products!
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waytoofaded
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Interesting. I was told you should remove plants, animals, and oneself from the room before turning it on. But sounds like you do it with no issues, other than positive ones.
You should definitely remove yourself and animals from the room, plants too (the ones youre not treating), UVC causes destruction of DNA, it's nasty stuff and should be used with caution.
They can easily kill your plants if the exposure is too intense or too long. It's not something I regularly use with my grows, but that particular grow was the last one I had plagued with PM so I took drastic measures.
I was mixing a batch of living soil for a few Maui autos that are seeds that I'm I'm germinating. I was going for 60L living soil, 6L ewc, 6L perlite and 3 cups 444. I messed up and put 2 cups 284 and 1 cup 444 . It should have been 3 cups 444 to equal 3 tbsp per gallon. How bad will that be to transplant into once I get my seedling going ? I will be getting the seedlings started in solo cups with HP50, then put them in the living soil
Get this insteadThanks for the link. That was a interesting read. I just went out and bought this on my lunch time. Should be interesting to see how well this works.
Gee64
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It will work fine. You can topdress more 4-4-4 in weekly thru veg if you like.
I uppot from solo's to final 10gal pots in the exact mix you accidentally mixed.
They veg slower but come thru with much higher brix.
I always veg for at least 8 weeks before flipping when I grow from seed, and I grow sativas, so a slower veg is fine with me. They still get too big.
Because they grow slower you need to water a bit less.
g-one-three
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I also mix mine 2-8-4 heavier than 4-4-4. Gee explained to me about plants needing to mine more phosphorus each day from seedling so that when it flips it has it already available. So my last grow I mixed it just like you did at a 2 to 1 ratio and the plants were healthy and trichome heavy all through flower. I did top dress at the opposite ratio 2 (4-4-4) to 1 (2-8-4) during veg, and then just 2-8-4 through flower.
I would try to leave as many leaves as you can because those are your energy generators but try to tuck leaves or LST those nodes out into the light. Also look for those little larfy under growths that won't be able to produce and nip them out. I think the next 2 weeks or so you'll see some stretch and you'll be able to have a better idea of what should stay and what should go.Thanx Gee !
Should I be doing some defoliation ? I see alot of flower sites that are shaded by the bigger fan leaves. I just flipped them 12/12 four days ago.
Gee64
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Defoliating is a personal choice. I don't defoliated fan leaves, like @g-one-three says, your better to tuck them under.
If you get a deficiency down the road it will start eating leaves, so the more leaves you have the bigger buffer you have while correcting the issue. It's is more work than just plucking a leaf off tho, you end up tucking the same leaves.
You can also supercrop the leaf stem and bend it to where you want it.
If you get a deficiency down the road it will start eating leaves, so the more leaves you have the bigger buffer you have while correcting the issue. It's is more work than just plucking a leaf off tho, you end up tucking the same leaves.
You can also supercrop the leaf stem and bend it to where you want it.
That's the method I do, even in flower to expose bud sites while still leaving the leaves attached for later on.
Does this look hermied ? Im too new at this to tell. Its a Meridian sour auto that went into flower shortly after planting. It's just over 5 weeks in flower. I see yellow things that look like nannas, but I don't know.
g-one-three
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It doesn't look like it to me, just appears to be throwing out some more white pistils.Does this look hermied ? Im too new at this to tell. Its a Meridian sour auto that went into flower shortly after planting. It's just over 5 weeks in flower. I see yellow things that look like nannas, but I don't know.
Agreed.
They'll turn darker like the others and then crinkle in. I don’t start scoping the trichomes for doneness until all of them have turned. So, you're getting closer, but still have some time for her to fatten up for you.
Pistols (with an o in the word) usually refers to a semi-auto handgun but not a revolver
.But when it spelled pistils (with an i in the word) it refers to a part of the female flower bud. Many cannabis growers call the small hair looking parts in the bud the pistils but the actual word is stigma. In plant biology the pistil is a whole lot more than just those little hair looking things. It includes not just the stigma but also the style and the bract which contains the ovary and the ovule.
These stigma are the part of the flower that reacts instantly when cannabis pollen contacts it. Immediately the stigma signals the ovule that fertilization has happened and the genetic code from the male pollen merges with the female ovule/cell and a seed starts to form. Sort of the instant fertilization of an egg cell by sperm in humans and other mammals.
Many growers will use the color of the stigma as an indicator of how ripe their flowers are. As the flowers age these small hairs will darken turning a red or reddish-brown color. When the stigma or hairs have all turned darker the growers will start to check the color of the trichomes.
Maybe it is me and the way I am seeing the plants in the photographs. Whether it is just the one plant in the first two pictures or all of the plants every one looks like the plants are getting too much water. I am not worried about the dark green color but the way the leaves are looking limp like they are loosing strength.
The leaves have a droopy look that often is a sign that the soil has still been wet when the next watering session happens. When this continues to happen it can eventually slow down the growth or even cause root problems.
Have you read the thread on the proper way to water a potted plant? It will give ideas on how to keep the plant properly watered without the soil staying wet all the time.
I have read that thread on how to water. The plants were just starting droop a bit from the last watering which was 3 days ago. The pots were feeling light. Maybe that's what you are seeing? They are really drinking alot of water right now. I am now watering every 3 or 4 days, I'm watering once the plants start to droop slightly and when their pots get light. They are taking about 3 liters each. They are I 3 gallon pots.
Nope, not now.
What is the yellowing on the leaf tips ? I watered and top dressed 4 days ago. I did use 5ml/gal of pro cal. It's strange that its only on a couple of the plants. Nutrient burn maybe ?
Another question: are these considered flowering? If so how far along do you think ?
Another question: are these considered flowering? If so how far along do you think ?
