The70's Redux: SourDiesel - Mac1 - SuperSilverHaze - WhiteWidow

The70’s said:
@g-one-three
@Gee64
So, my grows would go like this…
They would hit flower around week 8-9, At that time i would up pot to 5gal fabric pots from 2.5gal. I would do a 50/50 444/284 soil mix with EWC and perlite, and only plain ph’d water until about week 4, then one top dress to take them out of flower…(GaiaGreen suggests)(every 4 weeks)

I think that method was ok, but theres a serious lag at week4… i think as you stated regular feedings so there’s no lag…..

I should be ready to flip the lights in about three weeks, im LST to spread out the thriving canopy 😌 but so far so good, i’ll water just enough to trickle out a bit not the flushing i was doing, and hopefully i can get a nice broad bud loaded canopy for flower.
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I like the 50/50 blend. My next Gaia run will be a 50/50 blend from start to finish. 3-6-4 sounds solid to me.

As for top dressing I use 1.5 tbsp/gallon of soil/week, so for me in 10gal pots I use 15 tbsp Gaia Power Bloom every week, which is down to every 5 days right now because this plant I'm growing is huge and eats it all.
 
The70’s said:
Week 9:

holding off on flipping the lights to 12/12 until the tops bounce back from LST tie downs, and i will be up potting this week, being careful to mix my soil correctly. I gotta get some 5gal fabric pots and some Coast of Maine Stonington blend….
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If you are going to purchase some cloth bags Vivosun makes some great cubed 7gal ones that fit perfectly in a milk crite for easy moving and handling. They grow great root balls and Costco sells milk crates for $3.

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They also have loops stiched into the corner edges so you can slide bamboo stakes into the 4 corners if needed. The handles are stitched on really well and the cloth is thick.
 
The70’s said:
@g-one-three
@Gee64
So, my grows would go like this…
They would hit flower around week 8-9, At that time i would up pot to 5gal fabric pots from 2.5gal. I would do a 50/50 444/284 soil mix with EWC and perlite, and only plain ph’d water until about week 4, then one top dress to take them out of flower…(GaiaGreen suggests)(every 4 weeks)

I think that method was ok, but theres a serious lag at week4… i think as you stated regular feedings so there’s no lag…..

I should be ready to flip the lights in about three weeks, im LST to spread out the thriving canopy 😌 but so far so good, i’ll water just enough to trickle out a bit not the flushing i was doing, and hopefully i can get a nice broad bud loaded canopy for flower.
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Ya the weekly feeding for me was a game changer. Every 4 weeks seems like a long span lol I was doing every 2 weeks and having trouble getting all the dry amendments mixed in.
The70’s said:
Week 9:

holding off on flipping the lights to 12/12 until the tops bounce back from LST tie downs, and i will be up potting this week, being careful to mix my soil correctly. I gotta get some 5gal fabric pots and some Coast of Maine Stonington blend….. time to visit my local Hydro store.

they really had a go of it early on… I did my best to kill em 💀 with bright lites and too much nutes, but as things would have it, lowering the lite volume and flushing, they bounced back, theres a bunch of bud sites, my hope is with a good “stretch” i can single out the hopefuls and trim away all the garbage lower canopy fluff. Time to fire up all the fans too😌

Some stats dli/40 PAR/600

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Mac1
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Whitewidow
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SourDiesel a little shy on bud sights…
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The humidity is spot on for flipping to flower, i’ll continue to lower the RH as the weeks progress
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They look happy and healthy and are going to be some big girls in a couple of weeks! I would start giving them the 50/50 2-8-4, 4-4-4 now if your flipping in 3 weeks so that way they will be ready to roll.
 
End of week 9:


Well, i got very industrious today, headed over to my Grow store to get some supplies. They were out of Stonington blend, so i picked up a bag of


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I also got some AC Infinity 5gal fabric pots, a bag of (5) were like $20 so i got em. They are a little taller than my usual throw away ones so i mite just keep em for another grow. They were out of my usual cheapies, these guys have sturdy handles, nice touch


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Im hoping my mixture is correct, i mixed up 10gal of medium, soil EWC and perlite, GaiaGreen suggested 3table spoons per gallon, so instead of 30 tablespoons i split it in half a cup of 444 and a cup of 284 since im going into flower by next week, once they settle in and look ready. Once they have 3 weeks of flower, i do a massive cut back or lollipopping and then they are on their own….

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Of course my boy was there to help out, he’s great company, this is usually a 2hr affair up potting.

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All settling in after a nice watering, i left the lites at 40dli m/600PAR for now until they get acclimated to the pots and soil…

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Looking forward to the Stretch 😌😌😌
 
Week 11 in vegge


This has been quite a grow so far, i did my best to kill em with harsh lites and toooo much nutes, but as it goes, they are weeds, and very resilient, they had quite a setback which accounts for the xtra long vegge.


Today was pre flower semi lollipop chop, i have learned that while it seems harsh, some lower leaves and branches gotta go. I did some LST with tying branches down. I try to be patient as theres no real rush to flower, i wanna make sure they rebound from the chop. They are shorties, but there are enough bud sites available on all the plants…

The Group photo 😌
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Mac1
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WhiteWidow
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Sourdiesel
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The stats are 42/dli 650/PAR Watts/342
Temp 75-76 RH 60 (Daytime)
Temp 70 RH58 (nighttime)
Lites@48%
 
Week 2.5 flower

All is well, but the Mac1 seems to be a little sensitive with the last topdress, leaves are curling a bit…
This coming Thursday will be week 3 and they desperately need a defoliation, i use to go easy thinking i was doing the plant a favor, no longer of that mindset 😌

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Hello growers, i did a serious lollipoping last night, its week 3 of flower.They were chuck full of garbage. Huge fan leaves, little sucker buds that take everything away from my canopy of real buds. Popcorn buds stink…

Here is a before:

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Here is the after:

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The hardiest is the WhiteWidow. Im still dealing with some nute issues, i really need to top dress at 75% i think thats the sweet spot…
 
Week 4 of Flower:

Almost finished with week4 of flower. Daily i pull em out to be sure no one is crowding anyone else from the LED’s, and tie a little here, clip a fan leaf there, no real need yet for a trellis, my guess when thd buds start gaining weight i mite put one in there for stability. The Mac1 seems to have survived the over load of nutes, the curled leaves are flat again, probably by friday I’ll add a few more percentages of light. I have almost eliminated popcorn buds, i continue to pluck the little buggers to ensure they devote there time on earth to making fat stinky buds. Here are some closeups…

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This is WhiteWidow

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SourDiesel

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Mac1
 
The70’s said:
Week 4 of Flower:

Almost finished with week4 of flower. Daily i pull em out to be sure no one is crowding anyone else from the LED’s, and tie a little here, clip a fan leaf there, no real need yet for a trellis, my guess when thd buds start gaining weight i mite put one in there for stability. The Mac1 seems to have survived the over load of nutes, the curled leaves are flat again, probably by friday I’ll add a few more percentages of light. I have almost eliminated popcorn buds, i continue to pluck the little buggers to ensure they devote there time on earth to making fat stinky buds. Here are some closeups…

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This is WhiteWidow

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SourDiesel

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Mac1
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Beautiful🥰😍
 
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