Re: Smokemups 3rd LST Grow - Lucy - Unknown Bag Seed - Blue Planet Nutrients
ok, Thanks for the tip Jimmy!
Im not going overboard with the Cal/mag as I said, just a light sprinkle over the top soil.. And Ill feed her some of my old nutes with calcium in it - hope that she will bounce back.
Went to my mates today to check his girl and see if i could get my HPS back yet.. His plant has really bulked up a bit since the light and the trichs are just turning fully cloudy, pretty much all her leaves are green still and theres fresh white pistils and calyxes being made - So she s having a bloom atm I think, So I told him he can have it for few more days as I want his bush to finish up well for him - She is one stinky girl! Unfortunately she doesnt have any reflective material around her so she s missing out on light or well Hes wasting light anyway, which would help her bulk up better.. Her buds have tinges of purple in them, and the pistils once mature are a dark red not orange, I believe it may be Ruderalis/Sensimilla?? He is an old school outdoor grower and had accumulated some seeds over a year or so, and he was hesitant to grow again as he d stopped and just was unsure about it maybe getting stolen. But after he saw Cindy - And then now has sampled and seen Kiksumass' buds, He was impressed and I inspired him to plant a seed..
Wasnt until few months ago that I saw it and said sumthin - He was a little embarrassed I think, as he d topped it, and it wasnt getting much light, So she was quite small - But a nest of branches..
He d seen mine and he skiddishly said Oh yeah, thats just a seed that sprouted and I just watered it now and then and it stayed alive - But when I had a look and said I think its gunna do ok, and offered some help, he cheered up a bit but said - ahh do it later.. And as she grew she wasnt really getting much light but had good looking branch set up.
So I gave him my 600w HPS and brought it inside, as there wasnt direct lighting on her, she started to show signs of flowering, pistils and calyxes all over!! It is Fall here atm so yeah, outdoors would be nearly finishing up around now..
Since being inside its doubled in bud size and the aroma is great
She would be about 3.5ft x 3ft Id estimate with about 12 branches..
This was her when I started her under light:
I trimmed her up removing large fans that were blocking light from getting lower down the branches and now the length of bu down each branch has increased by at least a few inches.. Im trying to help teach him most of what I know, and he is of the opinion, if he can spend 150$ on a lighting setup and in 13 weeks possibly harvest 9+ oz - DO IT!!!
He thought that my grow style was a Hydro at first thats why he was a bit shy to try it - But when I explained the only thing I substitute during the grow is the light - Instead of sun , We use a light - Then he clicked
He thought I had this elaborate Hydro, But no - he asked about what you feed with and when I said, I use what you ve got there for your garden! He saod - OH??.. Shit hot, sipped his beer and smiled
So he s on board now, I dont mind helpin him cos he will shout me for my help when he harvests so ALL GOOD!! Lucy will be flowered in nxt couple days for sure, she is where I want her, dont need much more height it may hinder me rather than help.
Im trying to set her up well but Im having some trouble due to the branches rigidity, its like pulling on my Compound bow - Twang!!!! Lol. Not quite but they require a couple at least tether points or they will pull free.
With Lucy, Im aiming for a final height in her pot of between 5.5 - 6.5ft vert. If I can get good growth from most of that say least 4ft of growth, I should produce well enough to get me over 1lb again. Ill be dis appointed now if any of my grows done this way yield me under a pound. A pound should be the base mark for my grows harvest, in maybe 15 weeks, LST'd in Soil. I hope to maybe inspire someone to think that they can easily increase the yield with just a little bit of work. Tho you will need a space of at least 6.5ftx4ft, that allows for a 4.5ft plant with 2ft space for light and fan.. You should be able to pull a pound from this area, Kiksum was just over 4ft tallx4.5ft wide, and I got over 16.5 oz.
Anyways, Thanks for dropping in and for the thoughts/ideas on my Lucy s grow
Take care, Catch ya later.. Smokemup
..but i'm focus..