pabloesqobar
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Been getting advice and posting here for about 4 months as a result of this plant. Figured it was time. I'm not gonna lie - it's for purely selfish reasons. I'm gonna have some more questions along the way, and I'd rather not keep making individual posts everytime I'm looking for help.
First grow. Socal. Started last week of February. Germ'd 1 seed and planted it in miracle gro potting soil w/3 months of nutes. Transferred to a 3 gallon pot after about a month or so. Topped it once at about 1.5 months, and again just shy of 3 months maybe (I cut multiple tops that time - about 4). I don't have a ph meter and have never checked the ph. I use tap water that's been sitting out for a couple of days. I've been spraying it with neem oil occasionally. I know a few folks don't like it, but it seems to work, and I actually like the smell. Kind of like citrus.
At 3 months I started adding 1/4 strength all purpose miracle gro, and bumped it up to 1/2 strength shortly thereafter. When that ran out (it had been around for years), I started adding miracle gro fish emulsion (5-1-1), full strength, about every other watering. Once during that cycle I used some Orchid Bloom Booster (11-35-15), but wasn't impressed with the results. Maybe I didn't give it a chance. I was worried about the yellowing leaves, and thought it needed more nitrogen - hence the fish emulsion.
Preflowers showed up around June 24, just after summer solstice. It's got plenty of preflowers on it now. I always think I've been giving it plenty of water, but I've never watered enough to see it flow out the bottom. That's been bugging me, so today I removed the stupid false bottom from it, punched some holes in the bottom, and poured a couple of gallons of water in it and voila, it ran right out the bottom. I was worried perhaps the holes were plugged up and maybe root rot was setting in.
I've still got yellowing leaves and it's bothering me. There's a local store where I live that sells the FoxFarm products. I guess I'll go pick up some proper nutes, but I don't want them selling me a bunch of stuff I don't need.
I've recently received my medical card, but still a little nervous about having it on my balcony. So far, it's not visible from below. From what I've read here, it will get significantly bigger if everything goes right.
Full disclosure: I frequently have the door that separates my balcony from my living room open. Actually, it's always open when I'm home except when I close it at night. It's summer, it's hot, and I like having the door open. Anyway, there's been plenty of times when I don't close the door, thereby blocking all the light from my living room from spilling out onto the balcony, until an hour or so after it's gotten dark. So, I may end up with a friggin' hermi. Also, there's a flood light attached to the side of my balcony, on the bottom, that sheds light onto the walkway underneath.
Note to self: Start a journal much earlier to avoid writing a novel that most people don't have the time or patience to read. If you made it this far, you are definitely not high enough. Cheers!
First grow. Socal. Started last week of February. Germ'd 1 seed and planted it in miracle gro potting soil w/3 months of nutes. Transferred to a 3 gallon pot after about a month or so. Topped it once at about 1.5 months, and again just shy of 3 months maybe (I cut multiple tops that time - about 4). I don't have a ph meter and have never checked the ph. I use tap water that's been sitting out for a couple of days. I've been spraying it with neem oil occasionally. I know a few folks don't like it, but it seems to work, and I actually like the smell. Kind of like citrus.
At 3 months I started adding 1/4 strength all purpose miracle gro, and bumped it up to 1/2 strength shortly thereafter. When that ran out (it had been around for years), I started adding miracle gro fish emulsion (5-1-1), full strength, about every other watering. Once during that cycle I used some Orchid Bloom Booster (11-35-15), but wasn't impressed with the results. Maybe I didn't give it a chance. I was worried about the yellowing leaves, and thought it needed more nitrogen - hence the fish emulsion.
Preflowers showed up around June 24, just after summer solstice. It's got plenty of preflowers on it now. I always think I've been giving it plenty of water, but I've never watered enough to see it flow out the bottom. That's been bugging me, so today I removed the stupid false bottom from it, punched some holes in the bottom, and poured a couple of gallons of water in it and voila, it ran right out the bottom. I was worried perhaps the holes were plugged up and maybe root rot was setting in.
I've still got yellowing leaves and it's bothering me. There's a local store where I live that sells the FoxFarm products. I guess I'll go pick up some proper nutes, but I don't want them selling me a bunch of stuff I don't need.
I've recently received my medical card, but still a little nervous about having it on my balcony. So far, it's not visible from below. From what I've read here, it will get significantly bigger if everything goes right.
Full disclosure: I frequently have the door that separates my balcony from my living room open. Actually, it's always open when I'm home except when I close it at night. It's summer, it's hot, and I like having the door open. Anyway, there's been plenty of times when I don't close the door, thereby blocking all the light from my living room from spilling out onto the balcony, until an hour or so after it's gotten dark. So, I may end up with a friggin' hermi. Also, there's a flood light attached to the side of my balcony, on the bottom, that sheds light onto the walkway underneath.
Note to self: Start a journal much earlier to avoid writing a novel that most people don't have the time or patience to read. If you made it this far, you are definitely not high enough. Cheers!
