Vetsmoke's Micro Growing Shenanigans

[VetSmoke85]

Hey bro sorry for the late reply and the bad convo lol I literally smashed my phone to bits as soon as I read your message and was replying and DROP, SMASH , FUK! A week later I have now a new phone - I can’t remember what I was going to say last time but I hope this shit gets sorted for you man, and also my friend who is now 45 had all the same symptoms with the headaches and vision tingling , he was also very agitated and would flip out and the smallest things , anyway he fainted went to hospital and found out he had type one diabetes which is very rare as your normally born with it, but I’m sure they have done blood tests and would have seen this right? Anyway hope ya good bro and feeling well I have a lil bit of catching up to do with your thread so il read on!!

Ah no that's annoying. I'm quite proud I've had my current phone for 4 years now and it's still like new. Got one of those robust cases for it. It's a little bulky but works a treat. I'd like to think they would've picked that up by now. Ha ha. Had more bloods taken on Wednesday and should have the results of that tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Well you haven't missed too much to be honest mate. Painfully slow growth and just being a fussy plant. Ticking over.

 

[VetSmoke85]

From here on out the girls will be referred to as Red Leader & Red 2 after the world famous Red Arrows. Pilots tend to be divas too

Red Leader had used up her feed from Friday, which is progress for this grow as that is the time I'd expect her to go between feeds. So today she's had another litre of water, this time with 2ml Grow, 2ml Bloom, 1ml Topmax & 0.5ml calmag. I've dropped the seaweed extract. Just another variable I don't need. She's a staggering 8" tall now at 5 weeks old

Red 2 is just chilling. She had a feed on Friday and probably won't need anymore for a few days.

Thanks for stopping by to the slow show

 

[syenite]

Good idea to remove one variable, Vet! Let's see if the CalMag makes a difference.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Happy Wednesday all! Little update today.

Red Leader has dried up again and will be getting another feed tonight the same as last time. Still got the yellowing but she's popping pistils out happy enough and building those flowers.

Red 2 had also dried up nicely and put on a little growth spurt. She's looking really happy now. Had another feed the same as last. Not sure yet if I'll top this one or not.

 

[Sunnyskies]

Right on my friend. I still think she is a pretty girl all purp like that. I wonder if she is just hungry? My red cbd was getting 5 grams of mega crop to a gallon of water with 5ml of proteckt and she was a dark waxy green to to very end.. mine didn’t go purple either tho. Keep on keeping on my Braddah! She is a interesting smoke now that I tried her. I can smoke half a potent joint and then toke on a joint of this and I go straight to sleep.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Right on my friend. I still think she is a pretty girl all purp like that. I wonder if she is just hungry? My red cbd was getting 5 grams of mega crop to a gallon of water with 5ml of proteckt and she was a dark waxy green to to very end.. mine didn’t go purple either tho. Keep on keeping on my Braddah! She is a interesting smoke now that I tried her. I can smoke half a potent joint and then toke on a joint of this and I go straight to sleep.

Thanks buddy. Yeah that thought crossed my mind so I had upped the nutrients. May bump them up again a bit on the next feed and keep pushing until she says stop. Seem to be quite heavy feeders for autoflowers. That sounds great to me, I'm looking forward to trying this one.

 

[VetSmoke85]

The yellowing seems to be slowly getting worse on Red Leader. In yesterday's pics you can see some tip burn on a few of the fan leaves too. So I'm stumped. Red 2 has a couple of dodgy spots on a couple of her lower leaves but I think I splashed them a bit when watering yesterday. I made the decision to start LST on her without topping so she's been bent over tonight. Oo err missus. Didn't get any pics tonight but will over the weekend.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Picture update today. They're both feeling like they could do with a feed again tonight. I think I'll keep them the same as the last few.

Red Leader

She's doing okay and is 5.5 weeks old. I've added some closer shots so you guys can see the colouring on the leaves properly.

Red 2

Not the biggest girl I've had at 16 days old but she's happier than Red Leader was at this stage. On her 5th node now I think. She seems to have enjoyed the training that I started yesterday and the top had turned back up towards the light so got bent some more. Hopefully see those lower branches start to pop up now.

Happy Friday all!

 

[VetSmoke85]

Scratch that, Red 2 is a git as well Just fed them both and noticed Red 2 has started showing off her lady bits already. Interesting. Not a big drama this time as I want to keep her small for just a booster to whatever I can pull off Red Leader anyway. Should make her easier to manage. But still.... both plants started flowering a little over 2 weeks old.

Oh and I adjusted Red Leaders feed ever so slightly. Bumped the Grow up to 2.5ml. Biobizz recommendation is 3ml at this stage but I've always used less with the autos before. The Bloom and Topmax are at 2ml & 1ml as recommended. If she doesn't burn I'll bump the grow up to 3ml on the next one.

 

[syenite]

Oh Vet mate! This is why I can't (won't) grow autos

I'm having my own deficiency issues with the one in flower. Think it might be connected to light intensity!

 

[VetSmoke85]

Oh Vet mate! This is why I can't (won't) grow autos

I'm having my own deficiency issues with the one in flower. Think it might be connected to light intensity!

First time I've had any issues with autos to be fair. Hope you get it sorted bud. Mine will be neglected for the foreseeable as I'm currently in hospital as my son is seriously poorly. He's in good hands but my head is just spiralling.

 

[syenite]

First time I've had any issues with autos to be fair. Hope you get it sorted bud. Mine will be neglected for the foreseeable as I'm currently in hospital as my son is seriously poorly. He's in good hands but my head is just spiralling.

Oh no, man! I'm so, so sorry to hear that.

I'm not religious, but, still, praying for him.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Oh no, man! I'm so, so sorry to hear that.

I'm not religious, but, still, praying for him.

Thanks mate I really appreciate it. He's slowly moving in the right direction.

 

[VetSmoke85]

So I'm pleased to say my 7 year old boy is an absolute warrior and fought through a really tough 36 hours. He's now well on track and should be going home tomorrow. It could've gone either way on Saturday night but he didn't ever look like quitting. His life will never be quite the same again but his condition is manageable and I know he will live a long and happy life. I couldn't be more proud of the strength and bravery he displayed throughout.

This grow is not really my priority now but I will try to keep it ticking along to help me mentally. I thank you all for your show of love and support. I managed to get home for an hour today and found the girls actually sitting pretty. Didn't have long so I gave them both a quick splash with some grow nutrients to keep them ticking over until tomorrow or Wednesday. Hopefully have another update soon. Cheers.

 

[VetSmoke85]

So we got my lad home yesterday afternoon and we're all getting used to life with type 1 diabetes now. He's back to his old self and I couldn't be more relieved and proud.

As for the girls. They've suffered a bit but aren't too bad considering how much they've been neglected recently. Just gave them both a proper feed. Can see Red Leaders flowers starting to fill out nicely now.

 

[Enr0n]

Glad to hear your son is doing well. Family is #1 in my book and speaking of family those buds are beautiful.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Glad to hear your son is doing well. Family is #1 in my book and speaking of family those buds are beautiful.

Thanks bud. Amazing how quick kids bounce back. The medical teams did a fantastic job and the support from the diabetes specialists has been amazing. Very lucky to have such dedicated healthcare professionals.
Yeah the girls aren't too bad considering. Was never going to get a big yield with the early issues, but I'll end up with a nice little stash of CBD to tide me over for a while.

 

[syenite]

So we got my lad home yesterday afternoon and we're all getting used to life with type 1 diabetes now. He's back to his old self and I couldn't be more relieved and proud.

So glad he is ok.

As for the girls. They've suffered a bit but aren't too bad considering how much they've been neglected recently. Just gave them both a proper feed. Can see Red Leaders flowers starting to fill out nicely now.

Those are some beautiful beautiful buds!

Hey Vet, have you tried making a CBD infusion?

 

[VetSmoke85]

have you tried making a CBD infusion?

I haven't yet no. I tried making THC infused coconut oil and vape juice previously but it turned out crap. Had a hard time decarbing without stinking the place out and keeping the oils at a stable temperature. Need to buy some kit to make it easier.

 

[VetSmoke85]

Ladies are doing okay. Red Leader is really quite yellow. I'm guessing she drew lots from the fan leaves when she was neglected for 4 days. She was due a feed on Saturday night but that obviously didn't happen. She'll get another tonight and I'll likely bump the nutes up to the full recommended dose on the Grow. She'll be 7 weeks old after the weekend so has another 2-3 to go.
Red 2 had a lower branch nipped off. Thinking I'll strip her to just the main cola and 2 or 3 side branches.