My First Grow - Tag Along Please

butterbudface

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I built a cloner and took my first clone today from the plant, she looks super healthy and nice perfect green, will post more pictures later! hopefully my "cloner" works!

And the plant recovered very nicely from the topping, already 2 new branches forming!
 

Nugs1

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Sounds like your on your way. Just keep her happy, keep check on those ph and ppm. Don't forget to change your water!
 
Great job you're doing there butterbudface. I also started my grow with one 400 qatt mh for vegg and then added another 400 watt hps for flowering. Im definitely following this one. Im on my 3rd independent grow myself
 
Thanks FrozeChozen! Yeamy last two runs with those lights gave me 6 1/2 oz each time dry. Those were clones and this time im using seeds. And iI made my grow area smaller so we'll see!
 

butterbudface

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New problem, plant looks super healthy but the green is worrying me? its the fan leaves just below the node where i toped, is this from the topping or some kind of nute problem?20140722_124734.jpg
 

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Nugs1

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Hmmm… Kinda lost on this one. The topping has nothing to do with it. I doubt its a nute or salt problem because its not on most or all of the leaves.
More than likely you have something munching on the leaves. Look closely at the bottom of the leaves and make sure nothing is there. Spider mites will be mostly on the bottom.
Give it a really good once over on all the leaves and stems. I found a moth or moth like bug was slowly but surely chewing on my girls. I got rid of it and they came right back.
 

butterbudface

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I havent done a single flush, she had her nutes from seed, i will flush her out tomorrow with clean water, i doubt its bugs as its very airtight room with grid infront of vents, might of came in with me though, i will have a look, ph meter i got is also shitty with bad readings so I'm sending it back tomorrow so they can test it, my bought clones will be here friday if everything goes acording to plan! Will keep you updated, my plant is outgrowing my friends soil grown same seed by 1:2

And the clone didnt make it, the stem was to short i think, and too thin will wait for larger clones before i try again. This time with more pictures.

Shot for the help guys!
 

Nugs1

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Yeah your growing hydro, they tend to grow much faster than soil because of the constant supply of nutes.
Again, I don't' think it has to do with needing a flush but can't hurt. The only time I gave my ladies a flush was when I switched them to 12's, gave them a 24 hr period of fresh water.
If your gonna flush do 24 hour of fresh water, then add new water and nutes. Don't deprive them too long of their food, they are dependent on it now.
If your sure its not pests then it may be in the genes, I had 2 plants that would randomly have a spot or two come up or some discoloring. I knew it was nothing because it was only on 1-2 leaves and the rest of the plants were just fine. Sometimes you just have to wait these things out, last thing you wanna do is start changing a bunch of stuff and make the problem worse than it was.
 
Yeah your growing hydro, they tend to grow much faster than soil because of the constant supply of nutes.
Again, I don't' think it has to do with needing a flush but can't hurt. The only time I gave my ladies a flush was when I switched them to 12's, gave them a 24 hr period of fresh water.
If your gonna flush do 24 hour of fresh water, then add new water and nutes. Don't deprive them too long of their food, they are dependent on it now.
If your sure its not pests then it may be in the genes, I had 2 plants that would randomly have a spot or two come up or some discoloring. I knew it was nothing because it was only on 1-2 leaves and the rest of the plants were just fine. Sometimes you just have to wait these things out, last thing you wanna do is start changing a bunch of stuff and make the problem worse than it was.
I agree. If its only one or two areas it could bestrain specific. I would wait it like Nugs1 says. And if new growth is looking fine than most likely you're in the green
 

butterbudface

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I think it was just in the genes of the plant, she is still very healthy and growing like a boss, we had a power outage for 14 hours, i hope they didnt go male now.20140723_213203.jpg 20140723_213412.jpg
 

Nugs1

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Awesome! hope they keep going.
I think you'll be ok with the outage, its more important to keep light out when its night time. As long as it doesn't happen often the they should be just fine.
 

Nugs1

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Looking good, nice set up.
Clip the leaves/ cut them in half.
Plants transpire (sweat) and the bigger the leaves the more they transpire.
During cloning you need them to keep all that water inside them.
Cut off all the lower foliage, only the top node is needed.
 
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