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    On further reflection I suppose it's also possible that because I began some of my seedlings under a pretty shitty CFL (bein' a nooby i was scared of giving the babies too much light), now that they're under a more powerful light, puny leaves have changed growth patterns producing this weird wavey effect.

    I haven't found anything about this in the forums so far, but I will keep on looking until an authoritative source points to the correct answer.

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    Here's an update, rapid growth everywhere.

    Someone asked about fans...






    The biggest plant, not included in the last pictures.



    Anyone seen leaves like this? It failed to split a third leaflet and has weird blemishes. The rest of its leaves look fine.






    Second biggest from last time.





    Beauty AK-48.






    Mystery;





    Like my cacti? :P

    They're enjoying the light.

    Questions? Comments? Fatal errors? =P

    Cheers,
    monkey
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    The two largest leaves on the largest plant started showing copper coloured spots today.

    From What i understand this, in conjunction with curling leaves (see most recent pictures) is good indication of over-fertilization.

    This vexes me, as I have not fertilized these plants once yet.

    I've used "Shultz Potting Soil Plus" the entire grow, which includes their "Multicote" plant food, said to feed plants for up to nine months. I figured, something so slow-releasing must be gentle enough for little seedlings. I've since regretted choosing this potting soil as, after further research, I would have much prefered a neutral soil that I might have fertilized selectively with more natural choices. I do like me some bat guano.

    I've considered going out and buying bags of vermaculite/peat moss and possibly some sphagnum moss and with the perlite I already have mixing some of my own soil and using that from now on. Possibly repotting the most of the plants (though I rue the additional root stress =[ ).Infact this does sound like a choice option.

    Opinions? Insight?

    Camera is on the road at the moment, new pictures coming later tonight.
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    So after some independant research I've found that copper coloured spotting on some leaves with the presence of twisting leaves can be indication of Zinc deficiency in a cannabis plant stemming from an overly acidic pH.

    Lowering the soil to a more alkaline pH should free up more zinc for the plant to digest.

    I ordered a ph/moisture meter a couple weeks ago and it should be arriving any day now, so my babies won't stress out too much longer hopefully.

    I also have a bottle of superthrive on the way. Heard nothing but good things about this stuff and I can't wait to try it. (organic, yay!)
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    March 25th, finally got my hands on one of the cameras, but it's a shitty one, so bear with me. I wanted to post a minor update while I get my hands on the camera used in the last posts.

    Everything seems to be doing okay. The largest plant, the one that has been showing problems in the form of copper spots, is showing much less stress in its new growth, so hopefully that issue is alleviating itself.

    The AK-48's are by far the fastest growing so far, as you'll see in the upcoming pictures.

    Small overview, AK-48's are in the large pots surrounding the two largest plants in the middle.





    AK48's:


    The second pic is blurry, I know, and I even managed picturefinger. Go me!
    But I wanted to give you folks an idea of the actual colour of the leaves.




    Second largest plant, the new growth on this one is also showing much promise in comparison to before.


    Largest plant, observe the older, battered leaves, and much healthier looking new growth.



    I added a larger fan and raised the lamp a bit, and this seems to be helping a lot with the bending leaf issue.

    I'll hopefully be posting back later tonight with a wider range of higher definition pictures.
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    Here's an update;

    Just a bunch of AK-48 pics today.











    Things are lookin good methinks =)

    Obviously taking pictures exclusively outside of the HPS's sunshine is a much better idea.

    Cheers,
    -monkey
    Last edited by monkeybones; 03-27-2010 at 09:46 AM.

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    If anyone would like more specific photos of different plants, or information about my grow, let me know

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    yeah those last few pics are looking very healthy...nice color...the works.

    Yeah a good airflow is key. I had a full sized ocscillating fan set on low for the first month...and as the plants strengthened...the last month of so the fans were on full blast.

    It does a few things: the plants need the fresh air to "breathe" and as importantly...the shaking of the plants via "wind" strengthens and thickens the stems.

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    Ive been growing ak-48 for about 18 mo. SOG style, I keep ph just below 7. a good meter is worth everything

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anjinsan View Post
    yeah those last few pics are looking very healthy...nice color...the works.

    Yeah a good airflow is key. I had a full sized ocscillating fan set on low for the first month...and as the plants strengthened...the last month of so the fans were on full blast.

    It does a few things: the plants need the fresh air to "breathe" and as importantly...the shaking of the plants via "wind" strengthens and thickens the stems.
    Thanks for the compliments Yeah, I've moved a full size oscillating fan in there now, and the plants are looking much much healthier for it.


    Quote Originally Posted by GOATHEAD View Post
    Ive been growing ak-48 for about 18 mo. SOG style, I keep ph just below 7. a good meter is worth everything
    Thanks for the tip on PH, glad to hear a fellow AK-48 grower say something about PH, was really hoping for exactly that. When my meter arrives I will aim for something just below 7.

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