4 weeks into my first grow

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joedan890

Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #1

im growing in happy frog and 1/3 perlite, t5 500 watt light. ive just been tying stuff down and cutting off fan leaves that are blocking new growth

i have a few questions

1. is cutting off a few fan leaves that block little growth shoots bad to do? my plants are really bushy so i am attempting to open it up some.
2. When do i add Cal/Mag?


thanks guys

 

Just paranoid

Active Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #2

cal and mag is for ro water, selective pruning is fine,

 

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briccksquad

Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #3

did you fim them? and what strain?

 

KushClouds420

New Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #4

Keep your head up... I remember my first grow... I was 11. Now I have over 2,000 harvests under my belt ask around alot of people on this site know me as "The RIU King"
I tought tons of peeps the ways of the reefer.
Peace and Love

 

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CaretakerDad

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #5

Dear KushClouds420. If you are 30 ( and I doubt it ) that would mean that you have harvested 100 times per year that's a harvest every 3.65 days. You sir are full of shit.

 

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TWS

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #6

lucky if he's over twenty.

 

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urban1026835

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #7

damn 11 why did you start growing so late?

 

jswett1100

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #8

dont mind him, hes a low life....

 

crispypb840

Active Member

• Dec 1, 2013

• #9

Plants look healthy. IMA your soil has enough nutrients to last most stains 3-4 weeks. Including cal+mag. After that I would start feeding program at half strength. feed, water, water. when you water make sure you are getting some run off(at least a cup or 2). This helps flush unwanted salt build up. After a feeding cycle if plants look fine(no burn) then you can step up to full strength. When I switch to bloom nutes is when I will add a little cal+mag(2 tsp per gal.) In between feedings a few times. At the end of flowering use only water and flush the nutrients out as much as possible for a smooth smoke. Also look into drying and curing and learn how. This is one of the most important parts of your grow. Good luck.

 

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joedan890

Member

• Dec 2, 2013

• #10

Just paranoid said:

cal and mag is for ro water, selective pruning is fine,

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what is ro water? so i dont need cal or mag?

briccksquad said:

did you fim them? and what strain?

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i topped them yeah, and i dont know the strain. i bought a bunch of weed from someone and it was good but i found 6 seeds in the shake. so i used those for now because im kind of limited on cash

i want to grow some blue dream next time because i really like training so far.

 

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joedan890

Member

• Dec 2, 2013

• #11

crispypb840 said:

Plants look healthy. IMA your soil has enough nutrients to last most stains 3-4 weeks. Including cal+mag. After that I would start feeding program at half strength. feed, water, water. when you water make sure you are getting some run off(at least a cup or 2). This helps flush unwanted salt build up. After a feeding cycle if plants look fine(no burn) then you can step up to full strength. When I switch to bloom nutes is when I will add a little cal+mag(2 tsp per gal.) In between feedings a few times. At the end of flowering use only water and flush the nutrients out as much as possible for a smooth smoke. Also look into drying and curing and learn how. This is one of the most important parts of your grow. Good luck.

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thanks for the reply, so i dont need cal or mag til i switch to bloom nutes? someone told me after 4 weeks into veg i need it

 

crispypb840

Active Member

• Dec 2, 2013

• #12

Growing in soil can be tricky. Adding too much of anything can be bad for your girls. Soil retains a lot of nutrients(salts). You would be surprised how long a good soil mix will support nutrients accessible for your plant. If you want to add a little it wont hurt. Keep in mind all of the other Nutes they need. Mainly NPK. All of these nutes increase salt build up and increases the chance of burning your plants. A good investment would be a PPM meter. This will allow you to test your soil's salts. Until then IMA If they look happy let them do their thing. It is good you are trying to anticipate things your plant may need. I am a new grower and have had good success b/c of the internet. One thing to be careful of is listening to any1 who has an opinion. If you get advice maybe try to back it up with some research. Sometimes it's better to play it safe. After all, it's just a weed.

 

greenlikemoney

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2013

• #13

A) Stop cutting off your fan leaves, those are the energy sources for your plant.
B) Cal/Mg is not only for RO water. Go ahead and add 1/2 a dose ( 1 tsp ) per gallon now, you can increase it down the road.

Your plant looks good thus far, keep us updated.