Silverback OG Grow

[013]

Hey Sunshine and hello to the new plant too...!

Ok Lady Reci - you gotta let that cup dry out on the new seedling, soil that wet can lead to condition called fusarium or damping off. It kills a lot of new plant starts. No more water for about 3 to 4 days would be my guess. Tilt that cup to steep angle and prop it up so it won’t fall over. Leave it propped and tilted up for an hour. Little cup will pee some excess water. It’s all good. Every container of soil keeps a perched water table, its water held in suspension by the wicking action of the soil. This will reset the perched water table to a more normal level.


Let’s hope Bill and the others jump in soon too. Critters, anything from a cricket, to a mouse, kid or household pet. Something took a nibble on your girl.

Do you have a jewelers loupe, mini microscope or usb digital microscope etc? May help to snip a fan leaf or two and scope for mite eggs on leaf undersides. If you don’t you can download phone app called magnifyer to get close up pics to check for mites or eggs etc.

 

[Billpopy79]

YOOOOO! WTH it THIS crap?! I’m trying to figure out if my son did it or if there’s something roaming around in my grow room!! Pls help! I swear, it feels like there is something new EVERYDAY!!!!

Woooahhh.
Looks like it's been bitten off to me.
Something with strong jaws, something mean looking, something you wouldn't want to come face to face with unless you had back up

Like 013 says, always good practice to keep an eye out for critters and their eggs.
But I'm thinking the culprit will be big enough to see with the naked eye.

Find that freeloader and tell it to grow its own damn weed.

 

[ReciCup]

Hey Sunshine and hello to the new plant too...!

Ok Lady Reci - you gotta let that cup dry out on the new seedling, soil that wet can lead to condition called fusarium or damping off. It kills a lot of new plant starts. No more water for about 3 to 4 days would be my guess. Tilt that cup to steep angle and prop it up so it won’t fall over. Leave it propped and tilted up for an hour. Little cup will pee some excess water. It’s all good. Every container of soil keeps a perched water table, its water held in suspension by the wicking action of the soil. This will reset the perched water table to a more normal level.


Let’s hope Bill and the others jump in soon too. Critters, anything from a cricket, to a mouse, kid or household pet. Something took a nibble on your girl.

Do you have a jewelers loupe, mini microscope or usb digital microscope etc? May help to snip a fan leaf or two and scope for mite eggs on leaf undersides. If you don’t you can download phone app called magnifyer to get close up pics to check for mites or eggs etc.

@Billpopy79 Thanks you two! I SWEAR you’re the BEST! 013 - will do re tilting the cup! Also, I’ll be cutting off the 2 bottom fan leaves! As you can see in the pics, they’ve succumbed to the nute watering I USED to do I’m also gonna water her today. First time in 2-3 days

 

[ReciCup]

@013 did I do it right?

 

[013]

Yes ma’am, Sunshine looks perfect! Did you ever figure out who or what was munching leaves?

Ok water the big one but then no more water for like 5 to 7 days. When I first started I was stunting my plants with too frequent waterings, it’s a very common mistake. It’s like every new grower repeats the same mistake on that - I know I did. We love them and want them to grow but stressing them a little bit is good. Stressing in veg is perfectly ok too, but not great when she’s in flower.

 

[ReciCup]

Yes ma’am, Sunshine looks perfect! Did you ever figure out who or what was munching leaves?

Ok water the big one but then no more water for like 5 to 7 days. When I first started I was stunting my plants with too frequent waterings, it’s a very common mistake. It’s like every new grower repeats the same mistake on that - I know I did. We love them and want them to grow but stressing them a little bit is good. Stressing in veg is perfectly ok too, but not great when she’s in flower.

I have NO CLUE who/what was biting the leaves! Imma check again in a few (I’m wrapping gifts lol) to see the progress...wish me luck!! Oh! And the big girl is the silverback & Ik you know the little one is sunshine. Big girl doesn’t look...idk...droopy to you? :-/ Maybe I’m trippin (quite possible!! lol)

 

[013]

Merry Christmas Recicup! Yes she does look droopy, normally I’d say the smart pots dry out quicker but since they are surrounded by plastic pot they don’t breathe as well. This may be repeat but easier to type paragraph than read 6 pages!

Ever try lift the pot method for watering? Fill same size grow bag with dry soil, use as a comparison weight. A dry container of soil should be light as a feather. Some even use digital scales to weigh them. When you lift the fabric grow bag out of the plastic tub - is the bottom of the grow bag dry, moist or wet? Is there water or any moisture in the bottom of the plastic container when you pull the bag out? Still think it’s water related but roots are not happy idk something is going on.... water too frequently, wet feet, cold feet?

It will help to get them out of the plastic pots for better airflow to rootball, if you can... set them permanently on an elevated grate like an oven rack or grill rack so there is couple of inches of airflow under the bag. Do you grow in a tent? What’s your temperature where the plants stay? Do you have hygrometer on the soil? Do you have a fan moving air on the plants? Also what kind of light & the wattage used. That’s all I’ve got - I’m striking out here, but the answers will help your crew come up with a plan

Hopefully Mr NuttyProfessor and Mr BillPopy will check in with more ideas and we can get your big SB girl turned around

 

[ReciCup]

Merry Christmas Recicup! Yes she does look droopy, normally I’d say the smart pots dry out quicker but since they are surrounded by plastic pot they don’t breathe as well. This may be repeat but easier to type paragraph than read 6 pages!

Ever try lift the pot method for watering? Fill same size grow bag with dry soil, use as a comparison weight. A dry container of soil should be light as a feather. Some even use digital scales to weigh them. When you lift the fabric grow bag out of the plastic tub - is the bottom of the grow bag dry, moist or wet? Is there water or any moisture in the bottom of the plastic container when you pull the bag out? Still think it’s water related but roots are not happy idk something is going on.... water too frequently, wet feet, cold feet?

It will help to get them out of the plastic pots for better airflow to rootball, if you can... set them permanently on an elevated grate like an oven rack or grill rack so there is couple of inches of airflow under the bag. Do you grow in a tent? What’s your temperature where the plants stay? Do you have hygrometer on the soil? Do you have a fan moving air on the plants? Also what kind of light & the wattage used. That’s all I’ve got - I’m striking out here, but the answers will help your crew come up with a plan

Hopefully Mr NuttyProfessor and Mr BillPopy will check in with more ideas and we can get your big SB girl turned around

Look what I just made (after reading your post). Hope it works

 

[013]

Aren’t you the clever one? I’m totally impressed, yes why - that’s perfect!!

It’s much better than the one I have, I used part of a dog crate divider and it’s on wood blocks but it gets air under the plant and that’s the ticket.

 

[ReciCup]

Aren’t you the clever one? I’m totally impressed, yes why - that’s perfect!!

It’s much better than the one I have, I used part of a dog crate divider and it’s on wood blocks but it gets air under the plant and that’s the ticket.

Thanks friend Let’s pray this works! When i took the bag outta the plastic container, it was as dry as a bag of dirt!! I don’t think I was putting enough water, tbh. When I watered her Saturday (and checked on her yesterday morning when the lights came on). I don’t think she was getting as much water as I thought. The bag was totally dry!

 

[ReciCup]

Thanks friend Let’s pray this works! When i took the bag outta the plastic container, it was as dry as a bag of dirt!! I don’t think I was putting enough water, tbh. When I watered her Saturday (and checked on her yesterday morning when the lights came on). I don’t think she was getting as much water as I thought. The bag was totally dry!

Thanks friend Let’s pray this works! When i took the bag outta the plastic container, it was as dry as a bag of dirt!! I don’t think I was putting enough water, tbh. When I watered her Saturday (and checked on her yesterday morning when the lights came on). I don’t think she was getting as much water as I thought. The bag was totally dry!

Here’s the new look

 

[013]

Ok looks great so far, I guess you gave it a good watering? Let’s see what happens next hopefully the leaves will start to lift to a better leaf angle not droopy.

What kind of lighting do you have & what’s the wattage?

 

[ReciCup]

Ok looks great so far, I guess you gave it a good watering? Let’s see what happens next hopefully the leaves will start to lift to a better leaf angle not droopy.

What kind of lighting do you have & what’s the wattage?

Hmmm...good question I’m a mom of an almost 12 yr old girl ans 4 yr old son! When I tell u I can’t remember MY NAME some days?! lol I’m using some of the same lights I used for my first grow (obviously) and rn I BELIEVE I have 3 ultra bright DAYLIGHT bulbs - 65w and I can’t remember (or see) the 4th one but probably a LITTLE less bright than the 4 ultras. Does this even make sense?!

 

[ReciCup]

Here we are today! Yep! I think my girl was just THIRSTY!!! She’s springing back, beautifully Tell me what you all think! Also, I’m gonna post a couple pics of my new baby, sunshine I’ll start a journal for her soon, too!

 

[ReciCup]

Here we are today! Yep! I think my girl was just THIRSTY!!! She’s springing back, beautifully Tell me what you all think! Also, I’m gonna post a couple pics of my new baby, sunshine I’ll start a journal for her soon, too!

 

[013]

Excellent job, that looks fabulous - much improved!! Little Ms Sunshine is stretching taller - she wants more light

 

[013]

Happy New Year Recicup!!!

 

[013]

I totally missed your post about mom of 2 kids, yes ma’am I can understand that. Just checking on the light, is that a corkscrew type cfl / compact florescent light or led bulbs? Either way it’s good that you have grown before under the light.

As I mentioned I started with T5 fluorescents, then bought a 315 watt ceramic metal halide, next I went to a 600 watt hps and finally got 2 Mars sp-250’s. Wish I had went straight for the white light LED’s... but I do use the other lights too in my veg & seedling areas

 

[ReciCup]

Happy New Year Recicup!!!

Same to you, love! WE MADE IT!!! Thank God 2020 is NO MORE!!

 

[ReciCup]

I totally missed your post about mom of 2 kids, yes ma’am I can understand that. Just checking on the light, is that a corkscrew type cfl / compact florescent light or led bulbs? Either way it’s good that you have grown before under the light.

As I mentioned I started with T5 fluorescents, then bought a 315 watt ceramic metal halide, next I went to a 600 watt hps and finally got 2 Mars sp-250’s. Wish I had went straight for the white light LED’s... but I do use the other lights too in my veg & seedling areas

Speaking of veg....my girl been veggin’ for a while now! When do you think I should change to 18/6?