I'm doing my third grow now, it's low budget. They are about 27-29 days old. The plant that is alone in the bucket has a ppm of 399, and the other bucket, with the two plants, has a ppm of 599. I'm not sure how much I should be feeding them.
They've been through some cupping and curling, also some water or ph problems. But I think they are pulling through. When do you think is a good time to start flowering? I'm looking to do it asap, but don't want to start if the plants are too young. Thanks!
The materials:
* two 5 gallon buckets
* two 4 hole air pumps
* four 4inch air stones+ 4 1inch air stones
* FloraNova Grow & Bloom, Cal Mag.
* 400 watt mh/hps
* strain: Blue Dream
Have a look at your pre-flowers, 2 little hairs coming from the nodes. These will indicate that the plants are sexually mature enough to flower. But by looking at the sheer size of them, they are ready. Just make sure you sex them properly, otherwise your next ten grows will be from the massive amount of seeds you have generated =)
Also check your nutrient brand's guidelines (you usually get a little card with a chart showing weeks growth from -2 weeks to 9 weeks of flowering). Just remember, its better to under nute than over nute and burn them. But sometimes you just need to see what works best for you and your strain. Every strain behaves differently. And dont forget to stop using nutes completely about 2-3 weeks before you harvest.
The cupping looks evident on some of the leaves but they mostly look healthy, so keep it up! Lets hope you get some really good smoke out of it.
Have a look at your pre-flowers, 2 little hairs coming from the nodes. These will indicate that the plants are sexually mature enough to flower. But by looking at the sheer size of them, they are ready. Just make sure you sex them properly, otherwise your next ten grows will be from the massive amount of seeds you have generated =)
Also check your nutrient brand's guidelines (you usually get a little card with a chart showing weeks growth from -2 weeks to 9 weeks of flowering). Just remember, its better to under nute than over nute and burn them. But sometimes you just need to see what works best for you and your strain. Every strain behaves differently. And dont forget to stop using nutes completely about 2-3 weeks before you harvest.
The cupping looks evident on some of the leaves but they mostly look healthy, so keep it up! Lets hope you get some really good smoke out of it.
Two to three week flush in hydro? I flush with just plain ph'ed water for 4 days.
Thanks for the replies. Yeah, they're all females! I'm going to start flowering them in the next couple of days. I heard that when you start flowering, it's good to keep them an entire day in darkness then switch to 12/12, is this true? Thanks again.
Hey guys, here is an update. Day #30. 24/7 light cycle. Going to switch them to 12/12 in a few days
I noticed that the plant in the single bucket really exploded in growth over the past few days. What can I do about the 2 plants in the single bucket? Should I sacrifice one plant and cut a lot of the leaves so that the other can have more space? I can't transplant them as their roots are entangled. Any help is much appreciated.
Well each to their own. I prefer smoking the bud, not the nutes
I think a lot of it depends on how much you use, what you use, and what you're growing. If a plant finishes in 9 or less weeks, I usually flush it for a full week with water; longer flowering sativas I tend to flush for 2 weeks, as I just sort of presume they have more salts built up in 'em. Regardless, I have only noticed distinct taste issues with less than four day of flushing. I am also an advocate of the Flora Nova line, but I think it is important to remember that GH tells you to use way more of their stuff than you need to. I have gotten more fat, drippy buds with that line (as well as some additional supplements) than anything else, but I never need to go remotely near the 3 tsp./gallon rate in either stage of growth, and rarely go higher than 1.75-2 tsp/gallon. If you were using higher levels than that, I would think you would want to/have to flush longer.
In reply to Ocean Green, I am not sure why you advise against Organics in DWC? It requires more work than a 3 part, such as agitating the nutes regularly, finding a pump strong enough to aerate the bejeezus out of them, and cleaning your shit really often to make sure you don't get clogs or unhealthy buildup, but the rewards in plant vitality and terpene levels well make up for it. In my opinion anyway, of course it is to each his own, but what do you have against organic nutes?
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