First Grow: Outdoor Autoflower Blueberry & AK-47 In Pots With Dr. Earth Soil

[InTheShed]

those probes are garbage ...not reliable in any sense...ph or moisture..they lie...they are off ..and they cause problems. always have...water the plant evenly and then keep track by how much it weighs ...SO you know if it needs water before it needs water.
GFP

I've read that before and never understood the weighing thing:

For example, I put a sprout in a pot with dry soil and it weighs 10 pounds. I water it and it weighs 14 pounds. Do I only water it when it weighs 10 pounds again, i.e. completely dry? 11 pounds? 12.5 pounds? Is there some magical percentage of its wet-weight that says water me?

 

[420dabbing]

The only way i know how to check soil ph is taking about 1 Tbs of the soil place it in a cup of distilled water for 3+ hrs then using a ph and ppm meter you can check the quality of the soil.

 

[InTheShed]

The only way i know how to check soil ph is taking about 1 Tbs of the soil place it in a cup of distilled water for 3+ hrs then using a ph and ppm meter you can check the quality of the soil.

Never heard that one before! I'll give it a shot with my pH meter (I'm yet to buy a ppm meter).

 

[nobodyhere]

As far as a 2 prong moisture meter, I look at as a binary measure, either wet or dry. I would consider that wet enough to do nothing.

they are POS though.

 

[InTheShed]

Thursday and the AK-47 has a leaf issue!!!!!

I looked it up and it looks like the pictures that say Leaf Septoria. However, it doesn't really fit the description:

QUOTE: Sometimes called "yellow leaf spot" or "leaf septoria," this condition is caused by a fungus (or sometimes a bacteria) that attacks cannabis plants and usually appears in warm, wet weather. The symptoms first appear on the bottom leaves of the plant. The spots may have darkened borders and may have a hard growth in the middle like a little pimple, but the thing that makes the spots the most unique is they are often very uniform, like little circles. Each spot is the receptacle of a spore (ewwww) which look like tiny dark specks in the center of each spot. /QUOTE

These are not uniform (or circles), not on the bottom leaves, it's not wet weather, it doesn't have darkened borders, and there's nothing in the middle. I checked the top and bottom with a loupe and don't see anything except the yellow. Also, it sits directly in front of a 2' box fan on low all night, so I can't imagine it's moisture related.

It was very droopy and thirsty this morning

so I fed it, but when I saw the leaves I freaked out and flushed it with plain pH water in case it was nute related.

I've taken off the yellowed leaves and I hope there are no new ones when I get home.

Any thoughts?

 

[InTheShed]

Moving on to happier plants, here's a shot of Blueberry 2 today, day 54. Cruising right along I'd say. Fed it with 1tsp TigerBloom and 3/4tsp Open Sesame this morning. Based on the fact that it's 11 days behind Blue 1 I'd say two weeks to go.

 

[InTheShed]

And finally, Blueberry 1 on day 65.

Top cola:

Closer view:

Looking a little cloudy???

Lower branch bud:

 

[420dabbing]

So i was looking at my cheat sheet here and was thinking your ak has early stages of a potassium deficiency. But as for bb1 and 2 looking really good

 

[InTheShed]

So i was looking at my cheat sheet here and was thinking your ak has early stages of a potassium deficiency. But as for bb1 and 2 looking really good

Well there's no potassium in either of the nutes I give it, tho the Tiger Bloom does say "drived from...potassium phosphate, potassium nitrate"

How would I up the potassium directly?

 

[420dabbing]

By adding a supplement high in soluble potash which is a potassium derivative

 

[InTheShed]

By adding a supplement high in soluble potash which is a potassium derivative

Open Sesame is 5 - 45 - 19 and Tiger Bloom is 2 - 8 - 4. Open Sesame seems pretty high in the potash department.

 

[InTheShed]

Friday and the issues mount. Jeez the first 8 weeks went fine and now what the heck?

First, Blueberry 2 has sugar balls. What do?

Leave 'em, pluck 'em?

 

[InTheShed]

And also, all three plants have leaves that are curling up at the edges like a venus fly trap

Blue 2

AK

And even the close-to-harvest Blue 1

Any thoughts? It's not just rolling of the serrated edges. It can't be heat stress because these plants survived 90° sunlight. If it's calcium or magnesium issues, I ordered cal/mag from amazon but won't be here until Wednesday. Anything I can do in the meantime if that's it?

 

[KnottyDread]

And also, all three plants have leaves that are curling up at the edges like a venus fly trap

Blue 2

AK

And even the close-to-harvest Blue 1

Any thoughts? It's not just rolling of the serrated edges. It can't be heat stress because these plants survived 90° sunlight. If it's calcium or magnesium issues, I ordered cal/mag from amazon but won't be here until Wednesday. Anything I can do in the meantime if that's it?

I'm rally curious cuz my one if ny BUBBLELICIOUS AUTOS started doing that I thought it ws heat but has cooled down

 

[InTheShed]

I'm rally curious cuz my one if ny BUBBLELICIOUS AUTOS started doing that I thought it ws heat but has cooled down

I've searched the web and found so many different answers. It can't be heat because it's not just the leaves closest to the light. It can't be too much light bc they get at least 4 hours darkness. I changed fans in case it was the wind but that didn't make a difference.

 

[GhostFacePurp]

I've searched the web and found so many different answers. It can't be heat because it's not just the leaves closest to the light. It can't be too much light bc they get at least 4 hours darkness. I changed fans in case it was the wind but that didn't make a difference.

what is the radiant temperature on the top part of those plants?

GFP

 

[Damonchari]

As long as they have hair coming out of 'em you're fine. Completely normal to have those little balls between the joints. No hair is bad, bag and burn.

 

[InTheShed]

what is the radiant temperature on the top part of those plants?

GFP

Not sure but tops are about 3-4 inches away from the CFLs. You can easily hold your hand between the lights and the leaves without getting burned. Also, these are not just top-most leaves.

 

[InTheShed]

As long as they have hair coming out of 'em you're fine. Completely normal to have those little balls between the joints. No hair is bad, bag and burn.

Hairy balls good. Got it. Thanks!

 

[nobodyhere]

plant is looking very hash worthy for the trim, do you have a kit?