My First Time Grow Journal: Pictures, Descriptions, Timelines

[Groundtop]

Looks like it's drowning again.

I'll take pics after work [8hours from now] if she has perked up it's almost sure to be a drowning issue. No?

 

[TurboBucket]

Looks pretty wet now. But yes should start to perk up as it dries out.

 

[Groundtop]

Ty @TurboBucket. Sorry to always bother!

 

[TurboBucket]

No problem happy to help

 

[Groundtop]

Check em out after a good 8 hours

 

[Groundtop]

@Bilbobudkin420 does the smaller one look a bit yellow?

 

[TurboBucket]

Your ok she's getting hungry What's your soil?

 

[Groundtop]

Your ok she's getting hungry What's your soil?

It is embarrassing but here goe....

 

[TurboBucket]

Nothing to be embarrassed about, we're all neighbors here. Should do just fine. You will need to add some nutrients though. Soon by the looks of it. Just go easy on them. Start at 1/4 the recommended dosage and build up it's easier to add later than need to flush.

 

[Groundtop]

@TurboBucket Thanks a lot as far as nutrients for now I am using GH Maxigro. I have done research and they say it is quite ok to use it for soil as well. I've only watered it once...I then let it get dry [very light to lift], the maxigro asked for 1 to 2 scoops per gallon, I use only around a quarter IF THAT to my gallon jug. I then fill it up, mix it around, ph or to 6.0 or 6.3 is what I have heard. I then put that ph and nute water into a small water spicket. When It dropped after I watered, I didn't think I put too much in. I poured it in slowly all around until it started to barely creep out. Next morning I got droop on that plant, not the other. But now it's good, so it was over water. The nutes I use [less than quarter scoop per gallon] I sometimes add a tsp of Epsom salt, or at least I did this one time

 

[TurboBucket]

Your on the right track then.

Looks like your maxiGro has some mag in already (can't see how much in the pic) so you can probably omit the Epsom going forward unless a deficiency surfaces. Higher EC water makes a plant work harder for the water, which will/can contribute to that droop condition you've been fighting.

 

[Groundtop]

@TurboBucket

 

[TurboBucket]

Nice. Yea I'd skip the Epsom.

 

[Groundtop]

@TurboBucket so should I water less than what I have been because of the droop, or is it ok to droop and then recover...with any other plant I would never do that loll

 

[TurboBucket]

It's best to not over water them. It's hard to not love them to death at first haha. Let it get good and dry this time should take a few days. The plant will wilt before it's too late so if you think it's ready for water and it still looks great, wait. Those dry cycles will help encourage the plant to grow more roots. Wet periods do not, they also open the door for lots of nasties to take hold in there.

The amount you watered sounds good, you want a little bit of run off to help clear the old water/nutrients in there out.

 

[Groundtop]

Good morning all!

What do you think of the new growth?

You can see the FIM on one of the plants.

 

[Groundtop]

They were looking sad, so after I regrouped, I transplanted them into bigger pots two days ago. Check out the difference now! Going to be giving them straight water until they become better adjusted in their new homes. Also, to try and flush out some of those extra nutes. You can see a little nute burn on the new growth. But all in all, I think they are improving! The bigger one has been FIM'D, the smaller I'm still letting her grow a bit more before I give her a hair cut. When do you think would be a good time?

 

[TurboBucket]

Depends on your definition of a haircut and what your end goal is for the plant. Topping and flipping produces a different result than topping and vegging for 6 more weeks. You could take a couple fans off to open up the bottom. The bigger the veg the bigger the flower so be ready to expand if you let them go too long.

 

[Groundtop]

If I top the smaller one, it will be vegged longer, I definitely won't be switching immediately. I really don't even know when a good time to flower would be. I have encountered a lot of problems my first grow that I feel have set me back from that point. First I couldn't get hydro down, then these guys were transported to soil, then to another pot. Plus on top of all the stressing they have had from me burning, over watering, topping lol

 

[Butter Milk]

It’s your first grow, try things, learn, try again. That’s what I’m doing. I would just focus on getting your plants healthy above all else, at least at first though.

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