Indeed MG, She is gonna be Fat. This is only my 2nd run with this new 400w Lamp and my Hindu Kush (kiwi seeds) growing alongside the CSSH. Unfortunately, she got some of her tops burned (being directly under the bulb). I'm kinda worried about her, as it's been 10-12 days, and she hasn't shown any progress in growth at all. (wtf)? I removed the scorched fan-leaves, and now she is stuck "in neutral", while a few lower leaves are purple-tinged and droopy. She is still underneath the bulb, but I super-cropped the problematic (slightly burned) tops out of harms way. The CSSH is in the back, therefore "safe" from the heat, while still getting the HPS light "to the gut", resulting in nice production, so far. I'm just worried about that kush, bro. I assume she will recover (burn damage is minimal) but How Long?Dude that's a good strain. Compared to indicas though you're in for a pretty long flower session. Chopped one at 10 weeks and it was maybe 30% cloudy and the rest was clear. I'd say I had another 2 week's but couldn't justify keeping it going by itself. On the upside it produces like no ones business. VERY fat and dense buds. The colas were fat as a 20oz soda bottle and a good 18 inches long. The calyxes really start putting the swell on around week 6-7. Swallow up most of the pistils. Then bam spit out more. Rinse and repeat. The tricomes are all over the place. Looks like they were rolled in sugar. They're good producers. I pulled 3 zips off 8 tops. That was only the tops and buds 2-3 nodes below the colas. That's after everything was said and done. All broke down into individual nugs and the only stem is what's inside the single nugs holding them together. Not internet throw the shit on there stem and all yield and rounded up to the nearest half. The popcorn and larf were thrown into a grinder. Got between 2 and 3 cups in a 4 cup mason jar. Makes for good mild smoke while the other stuffs curing. And good smoke for social activities when you really don't want to bust out your good nugs. The potency is great and its a motivator. I liked the plant so much it was carefully harvested. Left the bottom 2 nodes and nuggets on each cola to reveg. Light cycle is matched for 420 so she can be put in a hard to get to spot with nice sun. It hasn't thrown balls yet. If she starts vegging before then she'll be a beast by Sept. If she doesn't the sun and increasing hours SHOULD get her going. If not oh well. She's a keeper for sure though. You won't be disappointed in yours is what I'm saying. Wait til those colas start stacking.
Here are a couple shots: She was maybe12 days in, when the burn occurred. I removed some fan leaves, but overall she's not defoliated. She just hasn't grown i 2 weeks ! I keep telling myself she's gonna bounce back... but no new growth in about 15 days now... ? It's as if she's stopped photosynthesizing, period.Got a pic of the kush?
Only some of the colas are curled up like that. The lower tops are unaffected, but not growing either. She is directly under the bulb, so maybe it's lumen-overkill or this Kush is intolerant for some reason. I'm clue-less also, and she continues to take up space in my perpetual, sitting idle . The CSSH (delicious seeds) is right behind her and doing very well, getting Fat. My other plants & seedlings as well. Only the Kush seems to be suffering from Something (?). I've had burned plants before, and they bounced back. Idk WTF is going on with this plant. I've switched to plain water, since she doesn't seem to be even photosynthesizing at all./Could be. Are they only clawing up like that at the burned top? Every top or through the whole plant? I'm clueless to this one because I've never dealt with it. Clawing down is another story xD
Hmm, you probably have a point, I kinda suspected that, so I watered with plain, ph-balanced H2o Last night. I'm using Alaskan Fish Emulsion, with a little dose of earth juice bloom. This combo has worked for me for a while. I think the plant is too heat- stressed also. Gonna move her to the side of my garden tonight Yoda, do you recommend I flush her properly (I don't want her fans to go yellow) or should I just cut down to 1/4 strength nutes for her?I'm growing the same strain...it is a real winner, i'm about 6-7 weeks into flower and I got some seriously large buds. This strain barely needs anything you are overwatering / over loving / over nuting I can tell by your picture.
Flush with a flushing agent (final phase or florakleen etc) then lower nutes to half strength of what you are doing now and see how she responds, also stop watering so much, wait until she nearly completely dries out, when you stick your finger in the soil it is dry and not wet at all. Also water with plain water between nutrient feedings 1-2 times.Hmm, you probably have a point, I kinda suspected that, so I watered with plain, ph-balanced H2o Last night. I'm using Alaskan Fish Emulsion, with a little dose of earth juice bloom. This has worked for me for a while. I think the plant is too-heat stressed also. Gonna move her to the side of my garden tonight Yoda, do you recommend I flush her properly (I don't want her fans to go yellow) or should I just cut down to 1/4 strength nutes for her?
Thanks bro ! I will do as you outlined, i just don't have flushing agent, so will have to use plain, ph-balanced h2o. Hopefully this will work, and she will be fineFlush with a flushing agent (final phase or florakleen etc) then lower nutes to half strength of what you are doing now and see how she responds, also stop watering so much, wait until she nearly completely dries out, when you stick your finger in the soil it is dry and not wet at all. Also water with plain water between nutrient feedings 1-2 times.
Flushing with water doesn't really work well I would suggest a mild nutrient flush instead. 3x soil in water so if you have 1 gallon container 3 gallons of mild nutrient solution.Thanks bro ! I will do as you outlined, i just don't have flushing agent, so will have to use palin, ph-balanced h2o. Hopefully this will work, and she will be fine
Okay, I will look around on the net for one. Thanks again, YodaFlushing with water doesn't really work well I would suggest a mild nutrient flush instead.
You can use your primary bloom nutrients at low dosage.Okay, I will look around on the net for one. Thanks again, Yoda
Just ordered some Florakleen, so how long should I flush for? When will I finally start to see new growth/photosynthesis?You can use your primary bloom nutrients at low dosage.
I would say use that until 20% runoff like you would use nutrients(you wont need a lot of water and not a lot of florakleen either) than go to nutrients next time it needs water. Should show good new growth within 1-2 weeks.Just ordered some Florakleen, so how long should I flush for? When will I finally start to see new growth/photosynthesis?