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kevmet
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I forgot to put one of the usual flower shots
The Journey Begins, First Failures & Some Success
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I forgot to put one of the usual flower shots
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kevmet
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Tent is now set up but, I tore the corner doing it..
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kevmet
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And here we go...
One down
And the 2nd one crammed in
I have been be small fan up top and one larger oscillating fan down below.
Canuckush
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Crappy about the tear, but did that fill up fast!
Happy growing!
Happy growing!
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I think I have to do a major trim. I watered them a couple hours ago and it smells a little musty in the tent. They are aprox 5 weeks into flower. How much do you think it will effect it.
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kevmet
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Another pic
Listen to your intuition Kev - you already know. Thin them out or get a bigger fan in there for air circulation or that musty smell turns to mold. I’ve heard of whole harvests being lost overnight to budrot.
You may want to pull a few out of there and get up close and personal with it - open up some flowers just gently and have a look.
Good luck!
You may want to pull a few out of there and get up close and personal with it - open up some flowers just gently and have a look.
Good luck!
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kevmet
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And cleaned out. I cried with every cut... lol
That fan is a big air mover. I used it when painting car parts so it blows.
Here is the bouquet I gave to the wife afterwards.
And more bud pics.
As you all can tell, I’m a visual story teller....
Good on ya Kev 
My hands were a bit shakey too the first time. Every precious hard-grown leaf .. less of a problem the second time round.
Nice work! Much healthier growing conditions you can really see what’s going on with your girls now and be assured they get some air in their hair.
My hands were a bit shakey too the first time. Every precious hard-grown leaf .. less of a problem the second time round.
Nice work! Much healthier growing conditions you can really see what’s going on with your girls now and be assured they get some air in their hair.
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kevmet
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Any pics of the diy. I love DIY projects.
Reave
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Here is a couple shots of it.
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kevmet
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So, I first saw a pistol Augus 23rd and today is October 2nd. That would mean 5 weeks into flower??
Emilya Green
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no
Emilya Green
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when did you actually see the green growth tips stop throwing out new green shoots and start developing flowers instead? The formation of that first flower was your first day of bloom.
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kevmet
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Thank for that info Emilya.
Ok, they first appeared on the 30th of August. I’m only 4 weeks into flower. I’m just trying to figure out when to start flushing them. It is green crack and it looks like they flower for around 9 weeks. So start flushing at 7 weeks.
Ok, they first appeared on the 30th of August. I’m only 4 weeks into flower. I’m just trying to figure out when to start flushing them. It is green crack and it looks like they flower for around 9 weeks. So start flushing at 7 weeks.
Emilya Green
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mmm... I love Green Crack... one of my favorite varieties!
but, no again....
You have hit on one of my favorite subjects lately... the perversion of the word, "flush."
what exactly is your goal of this flushing that you speak of?
flushing to a cannabis growing expert means that you have flushed the soil, by moving 3x the container size in water through the soil so as to cleanse it of all salts and debris. A flush is a one and done thing... you don't start flushing on one day and have it continue for some time and many days after that. A flush is usually done on a normal watering day so that as far as the plant is concerned, it just got a good watering, and then life goes on.
Are you maybe confusing the term flush with the act of starving your plant to death at the end by giving only water, somehow thinking that you are cleansing the plant and making it smooth to smoke, but instead only stunting the plant, right when it could be and should be growing the fastest that it ever had during the entire grow up until then? If so, you are not alone... many people these days seem to be similarly confused.
If we are indeed talking about a proper flush of the soil, then yes, the proper time to do it is around week 7, right before the last 2 weeks of bud swell has started. Timing it for this day cleans the salts out of the soil that have been building up all during bloom, assuring that the roots are no longer salt restricted, so that you can achieve full uptake of water and nutes during this last critical phase of the grow. Having unleashed the full potential of these roots to provide what is needed, then hit your plants with bloom nutes as well as finishing nutes such as Terpinator, to finish out the buds strongly, letting them double in size and weight while also giving them the full flavor potential of the strain and the maximum size and weight that you have been preparing the entire grow to be able to achieve.
Sadly because of the bad information out there that is so prevalent these days online, a lot of people are doing this all wrong. I hope that having seen these words, I can keep you from also going down this path. Do it wrong, and you will never know... the plants are very forgiving and they will adapt, and you will be spared from knowing the potential you might have achieved. Take a leap of faith and trust the science and you will be rewarded... you may never know how much, but everyone will love what you have produced.
You may have heard them say that we now produce pot that is many times stronger than what was produced in the old days... it is techniques like this that have made this possible... we now know how to grow a lot better than we ever did before and we have learned that many of us followed some old bad advice. Live and learn they say, and always keep an ear to the ground for a better way.
but, no again....
You have hit on one of my favorite subjects lately... the perversion of the word, "flush."
what exactly is your goal of this flushing that you speak of?
flushing to a cannabis growing expert means that you have flushed the soil, by moving 3x the container size in water through the soil so as to cleanse it of all salts and debris. A flush is a one and done thing... you don't start flushing on one day and have it continue for some time and many days after that. A flush is usually done on a normal watering day so that as far as the plant is concerned, it just got a good watering, and then life goes on.
Are you maybe confusing the term flush with the act of starving your plant to death at the end by giving only water, somehow thinking that you are cleansing the plant and making it smooth to smoke, but instead only stunting the plant, right when it could be and should be growing the fastest that it ever had during the entire grow up until then? If so, you are not alone... many people these days seem to be similarly confused.
If we are indeed talking about a proper flush of the soil, then yes, the proper time to do it is around week 7, right before the last 2 weeks of bud swell has started. Timing it for this day cleans the salts out of the soil that have been building up all during bloom, assuring that the roots are no longer salt restricted, so that you can achieve full uptake of water and nutes during this last critical phase of the grow. Having unleashed the full potential of these roots to provide what is needed, then hit your plants with bloom nutes as well as finishing nutes such as Terpinator, to finish out the buds strongly, letting them double in size and weight while also giving them the full flavor potential of the strain and the maximum size and weight that you have been preparing the entire grow to be able to achieve.
Sadly because of the bad information out there that is so prevalent these days online, a lot of people are doing this all wrong. I hope that having seen these words, I can keep you from also going down this path. Do it wrong, and you will never know... the plants are very forgiving and they will adapt, and you will be spared from knowing the potential you might have achieved. Take a leap of faith and trust the science and you will be rewarded... you may never know how much, but everyone will love what you have produced.
You may have heard them say that we now produce pot that is many times stronger than what was produced in the old days... it is techniques like this that have made this possible... we now know how to grow a lot better than we ever did before and we have learned that many of us followed some old bad advice. Live and learn they say, and always keep an ear to the ground for a better way.
Reave
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#noflushclub at least in the sense of starving the plant at the end of flower. I’m on my 3rd grow. I havnt flushed yet and my smoke is superb. White Ashe great flavour. It’s all about that cure. I agree with Emily and she hasn’t steered me wrong yet.
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kevmet
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So flush two weeks before to get rid of any salt build up, then continue with nutrients until harvest. Got it..
I picked up some big bud today to fatten the girls up.
Now for my new issue MITES.... yep looks like I have some spider mites trying to make my leaves look like a cheetah. When the plants were outside they always had lady bugs on them and I guess they were eating them up. Now that they are in the tent the lady bugs aren’t there and the mites are going crazy.
I am going to take the girls out of the tent and try to clean under each leaf. Then do a soil drench to try and kill as many as possible. I will also give the tent a good clean.
Here are some bud pics for today
Anything else I can do to get these mites under control. Remember I’m now 5 weeks into flower and don’t want to use harsh chemicals on the girls.
I picked up some big bud today to fatten the girls up.
Now for my new issue MITES.... yep looks like I have some spider mites trying to make my leaves look like a cheetah. When the plants were outside they always had lady bugs on them and I guess they were eating them up. Now that they are in the tent the lady bugs aren’t there and the mites are going crazy.
I am going to take the girls out of the tent and try to clean under each leaf. Then do a soil drench to try and kill as many as possible. I will also give the tent a good clean.
Here are some bud pics for today
Anything else I can do to get these mites under control. Remember I’m now 5 weeks into flower and don’t want to use harsh chemicals on the girls.
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kevmet
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Well I’m at a loss. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been trying to clean the leaves on the plants and I’m losing the battle. I don’t know if they are spider mites or what. No webs anywhere just little bumps under the leaves. The other plant is starting to get white powder mould and I just went and plucked all of the leaves with white stuff on them.
Any advice on this??
Any advice on this??
Reave
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Thrips I think. I think @InTheShed uses spynosad in flower? I used an iso mixture 99% iso mixed at 1:9 with water and then power sprayed off the leaves undersides. This is what they look like. Your plant looks like it is most of the way through flower so you can easily slow them down and harvest.
