LOL Fdd you are killing me man!
You guess? YOU, guess? Really?
I thought this was interesting...
http://www.marijuanagrowing.eu/how-t...rgency%20flush
I'll be curious to hear everyone's thoughts...
I have been following it myself, but I thank you much for the information!
Thanks Gypsy, once I post this message I will come and check things out!
Sorry I didn't include pics in the PM Fdd, and thank a lot for taking the time to stop by! The buds are still swelling slightly on all four of my plants, and plant 2 (pictured below) hasn't even come to a point yet (on the main cola - I did not top, just lollipopped several times over the course of the grow). Yet, I have quite a large amount of amber hairs! Well, pics are worth a thousand words, so take a look and let me know what you think! These pics are all of the same plant, and it is the least "done" looking of the 4, so keep that in mind...
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So, I woke up this morning and went in to water plant #2, and what did I find????!!!!!!! Two side branches had snapped at the stem and the bud was dangling!!!
So, as you can see, I improvised with some twine a sort of system to (hopefully) keep them upright. The stem didnt TOTALLY snap, just a little worse than I do to them anyway (stem abuse leaving week 3 of flower is an offense I am guilty of). So, hopefully they will continue to develop. I guess I will know by tomorrow or the next day...
Anyway, to the pics! I included some nice shots (if I do say so myself) of the alien looking 3 headed main cola that is my plant #2. She is a HUGE bitch, no? Think I should start flushing her? If my other plants are progressing a week or two ahead of her, (and they are) think they are ready for a flushing?
Well let me know guys, pics of the other 3 plants to follow Sat or Sun, whenever they are thirsty again!!
4 girls under a 1k HPS? man, i'd say those chickees are spoiled. you mentioned numbers being a factor... any plans to grow more next time around?
just to mention it, people seem to mean a lot of different things by 'flushing'. for instance, just giving them straight water as needed toward the end of the grow is also considered flushing. (rather than running excess water through the container.) and with soil it's possible to overwater... so water-logging it may not be necessary.
it looks like you'll be happy with ur results. good looking girls man.
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I have 15 total. When I started this grow I was in the middle of getting my card. I have some clones and a few younger girls flowering under the 1k also. Next grow will be 15 of some known genetics.
I plan on starting my flush when the plants dry out from their last feeding. I am planning on watering with straight h2o, but not an abnormally large amount.
Thanks a lot for the kind words.
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So, I pulled plants 1, 3, and 4 today to feed. As I was taking some pics for you guys, I found a large amount of mold on the main cola of plant 3. 1/3 or perhaps a bit more has been lost. I am such an idiot. I check them all the time for mold, even though I have not been worried about it. I can't believe I fucked this up. I don't know if I spilled some water on them or what. My humidity NEVER goes over 55%, and only for a few hours in the morning.
I then did a totally thorough search of the other three plants, and found a giant mold spot just below the main cola on plant 2, that has eaten almost through the stem. As a result I have had to chop both main colas on plant 2 and 3, losing about 30 grams (wet) of moldy weed. I can't even begin to describe the sickness I am feeling right now.
As a result, I have decided to immediately starting flushing my 4 big girls. I have dropped my temps as low as I can get them by cranking up the AC, thus dropping the rh to 41%.
I am going to continue this and check them 3 times daily for more mold until harvest. What sid I do wrong? Should I be afraid of more mold simply because of its presence in my grow room? Will it spread at 41% rh??
Well I am signing off now. Wish me luck.
you did right in pulling what seemed to be affected...
but you also need to do something preventative, if possible...
do some searching on what can prevent further damage, or keep the development of the mold arrested. a spray mixture for fruit trees might be in order; something that says fungicide on it. You can find a product like this at Lowe's or Home Depot in the garden section.
there might be some home-made solutions as well... like 1 tablespoon hydrogen peroxide to one gallon of water as a foliar spray... as well as in the water that you are watering with...
There's probably a few different ways to stop or slow the mold. Good luck man, keep us posted.
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you have a pic of what that looks like ?
my rh is higher then yours ... around 60 ... havent had any mold ... maybe you need better air circulation ?
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That really sucks jesse. I tried to read up on the problem, but didn't fnd anything that wasn't obvious... lower humidity, raise ventilation, don't let buds touch the soil (i know you don't do that).
Good luck with the rest of the crop.
sorry to hear about that Jesse...
Al B. Fuct actually uses a Sulfur Vaporizer in his op to keep mold at bay...
I don't have issues, but appearently he does, or did, and that is his solution...
you have to get all the rot off or it will keep spreading. every little spot of it.
Any feedback on this??