My First Attempt (help, suggestions much appreciated!) (pics)

markj

markj

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loudandlow said:
New to this forum but local on others, has the soil dried to the point it's hard? If it's hard enough that you can "crack" it or if they already exist, then the water is just running right over the hard surfaces and out of the pot without the soil picking any up. Try soaking it. Put it in a bucket of water until 1cm of the stem is under water and hold it there for a couple minutes. This has happened to me when they just decide one day that they are going to drink twice as fast out of no where. lol.
Your right that about of water is WAY too low for such a large plant. If they soil is still in decent shape, maybe it's time for a new medium or a replant into a known good soil. Might also want to look into re-potting it because the root system is going to go CRAZY when you put it into flowering.
This may not even be close to your problem, but it is the only way I can figure it not holding any water. Cheers.
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The first time after giving 0.3L water started running from the bottom. But after 5-10 min there was no water left on the tray. Then I gave another 0.2L and there was no water running. About half an hour after that I also gave her another 0.5L which she drunk pretty easily, there's only a little water running from the top, which was gone after a while. So, in total she drunk 1L and I believe she really needed it. All the soil should be wet now.
This is 3 gallon pot and as you can see in some pics it's not even filled with soil till the top. Maybe I do need to transplant it before switching to 12/12. But if I transplant to a bigger pot, how long does it need to recover the transplant stress and shock? Because I was thinking of going to flower sometime during this week.
 
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markj said:
The first time after giving 0.3L water started running from the bottom. But after 5-10 min there was no water left on the tray. Then I gave another 0.2L and there was no water running. About half an hour after that I also gave her another 0.5L which she drunk pretty easily, there's only a little water running from the top, which was gone after a while. So, in total she drunk 1L and I believe she really needed it. All the soil should be wet now.
This is 3 gallon pot and as you can see in some pics it's not even filled with soil till the top. Maybe I do need to transplant it before switching to 12/12. But if I transplant to a bigger pot, how long does it need to recover the transplant stress and shock? Because I was thinking of going to flower sometime during this week.
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You can transplant n throw right into flowering if you want or you could wait a day. kno we do like to worry tho i mean we will be smoking her !! haha!! . What i was saying tho, i noticed mine was loving its transplant when it started speaking to me. shaking back n forth !! To let me kno it was doing fine!! :P it was amazing hahah
 
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mmclean3 said:
You can transplant n throw right into flowering if you want or you could wait a day. kno we do like to worry tho i mean we will be smoking her !! haha!! . What i was saying tho, i noticed mine was loving its transplant when it started speaking to me. shaking back n forth !! To let me kno it was doing fine!! :P it was amazing hahah
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I may buy a 5 gallon pot tomorrow. For sure it'll be better for the plant even if she doesn't need it right now. Do you know if it's ok to transplant to a different soil? I think I don't like this too much...

Nice little talking bitch you got man...lol

You're stoned, aren't you now?? I think I can tell by the way you write, compared to you other posts.....lmfao!!! Either that or I'm waaaay too stoned myself......
 
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mmclean3

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markj said:
I may buy a 5 gallon pot tomorrow. For sure it'll be better for the plant even if she doesn't need it right now. Do you know if it's ok to transplant to a different soil? I think I don't like this too much...

Nice little talking bitch you got man...lol

You're stoned, aren't you now?? I think I can tell by the way you write, compared to you other posts.....lmfao!!! Either that or I'm waaaay too stoned myself......
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i've done it 3 times already. thats why i'm having watering issues, first soil i had held water really well, MG organics is good, but it bone dry within a day.. n i didnt notice cause its only in 2 pots of my 11 new ones, so 2 were all nasty anyway!! Back to my point lolol ... ya its fine to mix n match soil.

HAHAHAH about ya i was kinda high.. lolol n now i'm smoking again anyway I'm almost out 1 bowl left.. BUD BITCH BUD
 
loudandlow

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ever thought of a hempy bucket? if you haven't ran across it, google it. It sounds like your already using nutes so do a hempy bucket, then you water everyday and you know exactly how much water to give it. Might have to try it next time though, you've got a big girl to transplant into a new medium. until then, try throwing some fine vermiculite into your new soil mix. About 25 percent should do. It should fix your run off problem.
 
markj

markj

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loudandlow said:
ever thought of a hempy bucket? if you haven't ran across it, google it. It sounds like your already using nutes so do a hempy bucket, then you water everyday and you know exactly how much water to give it. Might have to try it next time though, you've got a big girl to transplant into a new medium. until then, try throwing some fine vermiculite into your new soil mix. About 25 percent should do. It should fix your run off problem.
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I've thought of hempy bucket, and there is a really nice thread about it here on riu. But I'll probably try it at the next grow. I wanna put her to flower soon and I don't wanna shock her now. You can see at some of the pics that my pot is not filled with soil up to the top of it. So, I'm thinking either taking out the plant from the pot for a minute, fill the pot with nice soil mix and then put it back in, or transplant to a 5 gallon pot (now she's in a 3 gallon pot).
Also I think that next time I water there won't be the same run off problem. I believe that the soil dried too much and hardened. Next time I think it'll be better. Either way a bigger pot will be better for her. I'm just worried a bit bout the shock. I don't know, maybe I'm overworried...
 

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PIFFalicious said:
good stuff thus far.
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thanx man!! Now, i can't wait to switch to 12/12, I wanna see this baby flowering... But, yesterday I took cuttings, today I've taken her out of the pot, to put some soil mix at the bottom and then put her back in. So I wanna give her some time to adjust before another change. I think that I'll switch to 12/12 some time during the weekend.
 
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Clones Day: 2

Everyday I'll be posting a "Clones Update!!" with 3 pics. One from the side, one from the top and one from the bottom.
Let's see how they'll go, and how long it'll take them to root....hopefully!
 

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GUYS!!! hey markj i have been off this site for a while now.... just started my summer grow... just caught up on you journal, good shit man
 
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caddypimpin said:
GUYS!!! hey markj i have been off this site for a while now.... just started my summer grow... just caught up on you journal, good shit man
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hey caddypimpin! welcome back then....lol and all the best to your new grow. Let us know how it goes!!
thanx for stopping by. stay tuned!! the fun part is coming soon!
 
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mmclean3

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markj said:
everything quiet here. I'm switching to 12/12 tomorrow. The clones seem to be doing alright. What's up with you? How are things going with all the shit you've been through?
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Well.. still basically waiting for my lawyer to tell me some news, and or w/e i know i'm expected to pay alot of money either the lawyer i have now, or another one if i dont want this one soon. So bleh. I just hope it doesnt get too bad.
 
markj

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mmclean3 said:
Well.. still basically waiting for my lawyer to tell me some news, and or w/e i know i'm expected to pay alot of money either the lawyer i have now, or another one if i dont want this one soon. So bleh. I just hope it doesnt get too bad.
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I'm wishing all the best to you man. I hope this will be the last problem you will ever have with the law. I'm also very optimistic about this. I'm sure your lawyer will do his job!!!
 
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