Twnewell's First Grow

[Emilya Green]

I dont trim off whole branches, but the leaves from the secondary that are in the way of buds that will grow to the top are pruned out of the way once LST starts. I am slow to trim off a leaf, but if it is interfering with light getting to a bud, that is the excuse I need to cut it. Leaves that once LST has started that end up on the bottom side of the branch also get trimmed so they don't get in the way... and eventually the plant is going to slough them off anyway.
There is no hurry to trim right now... you just topped them. Let the plant deal with that first. Very soon you will see the lower growth tips leap toward the top and as they get long enough to bend over, you will start to see which leaves naturally end up being a problem... right now, you would just be guessing. You can see in the last glamour shots on my journal, how opened up this little bit of trimming of no more than 4 or 5 leaves per plant will make the center of the plant and it is amazing how rapidly that secondary and tertiary growth responds to the added air and light.

 

[twnewell]

More patience. Glad I got you here to teach me that.

 

[twnewell]

Good morning.

So i think this one is going to get the boot in the next day or so.

From what i have learned so far i'm thinking this is a male for sure. Oh well. One down, 3 to go.

This little one is too early to tell as best as i can tell.

Just a group pic.


Hope Santa was good to you all.

 

[twnewell]

Just ordered this stuff. Think I’ll do a diy project post kinda thing.

 

[twnewell]

Promix hp with worm castings and added perlite. In a 4-1-1 ratio. Should the ph be lower than 6.3?

 

[twnewell]

Morning. Your thoughts on this? I’m convinced it’s male now.

 

[Emilya Green]

Morning. Your thoughts on this? I’m convinced it’s male now.

swaying that direction... still not convinced

 

[Emilya Green]

Promix hp with worm castings and added perlite. In a 4-1-1 ratio. Should the ph be lower than 6.3?

well, you took a peat and vermiculite medium with perlite added in, and you added even more perlite. Not at all sure what the wormcastings will do to it, but it is definitely soilless now and the pH of this mix is way down in the hydro range. Your pH requirements have just radically changed. Now you need to pH adjust to 5.8 and you are totally reliant on your nutes.

 

[twnewell]

This is what I have been using all along. I’ll adjust accordingly.

 

[Emilya Green]

I get confused sometimes working on so many different threads at a time. Please accept my profound apology if I have led you astray until now. At least at this point we are starting to get this dialed in.

 

[twnewell]

Absolutely no problem. I caught myself thinking about ph, and was reading some of your information in your sig and signature. Thought I would mention it just in case I was was wrong.

 

[West Hippie]

Emilya help me too and lots of help on this site from old growers just listen to him and read some journal and dont be scare to try some stuff im only at my 2 grow and i learn lots of stuff on here my 2 grow

Now that’s a full house of the way I want mine to appear before me!

 

[West Hippie]

I was ya. The problem I had was leaving the heating mat plugged in with the dome on in a room that was 30 degrees already. Cooked them real good.

I’ve done the same just when you thought you took care of everything and still plugged in.

 

[twnewell]

Just watered with cal/mag and 1/2 strength nutes. 4 ml in a 4 litre bottle. Roughly 1 litre each.

 

[twnewell]

Morning. All is well here. Growing good. Getting closer to sexing them i'm thinking. Will post picks later.

 

[twnewell]

Plant 1



Plant 2


Plant 3


Also found a stowaway

Trying to live here pretending your one of my plants. Shameful.

 

[twnewell]

Decided to change up the grow space. Wanted to increase the amount of air circulation inside. Broke out the welder and plasma cutter and whipped this up. Opinions, thoughts?

 

[twnewell]

Watered today. Medium was dry all the way down. Took ~2L in each to achieve runoff. Using 4L (one Gallon) jugs is getting old fast. Will be using a 5 Gal Jug for now on to mix cal/mag and then ph for "regular watering". Will get another for mixing Cal/Mag, Nutes and ph.

 

[Killian]

Plant 1



Plant 2


Plant 3


Also found a stowaway

Trying to live here pretending your one of my plants. Shameful.

Plant 1 is definitely a male. Plants 2 & 3 can't tell. Your grow is coming along nice. Your getting lots of good information here and should have a nice grow.
Keep up the good work.

 

[Reave]

It's well deserved. Thanks for all your help, seriously.

I second that, her advice is gold. Keep blushing girl you earned it.