yeah bro its going much better and less stressful than my first grow and I think i'll yield more with the two than I did with my first four. but idk, it doesn't really matter as long as I keep improving im happy
That's good to hear. I think that's the real sign of your personal improvement when you can take fewer plants and produce more bud. I will be following your lead next time with two plants, a LSD and either another Blue OG or Chem 4OG. I will be mainlining them in a cooked organic soil. I want to produce quality harvest with fewer plants. Maybe just one plant?
It's amazing how they got so frosty so fast. Must be the led. Everything looks so good and healthy. Keep it up.
Polo
Thanks polo. Don't know if it's a LED thing or just happy plants that's creating the frosty goodness. As long as I can keep replicating this in the closet, I will be a happy camper.
Great looking buds Pros. I like the water and light thing you have going. I tell everyone to cook their soil now no matter what it is. It's the "Tip of the year". I generally let my containers go 4 days between watering too.
General question for all tuning in......how much air hits your plants and at what force? I was observing that the leaves that are exposed to higher light intensity and higher air circulation are the ones that are showing my Ca deficiency in a more pronounced fashion. Perhaps this is due to a higher rate of photosynthesis within those particular leaves?
I recall first reading about cooking soil in the Organics section. Wasn't ready to graduate to making my own recipe. Roots Organics potting soil was the next best thing in my opinion and I'm glad I went that route. I just added the thirty-day cook process to my method and haven't looked back since. I don't miss the stink from pouring organic bottled nutes into my soil, man that stuff is nasty. Cringe just thinking about it.
I have air flow coming from a passive intake vent system from my office. Since going to LED I pulled all the fans from the closet. I have a 4" 160 cfm in-line fan running at 30% power 24/7 hooked to a Phresh carbon scrubber and venting to the attic. Keeps a negative pressure in the room for odor. I see just a little bit of leaf movement here an there from the air flow but it's very minor. The LED has two fans pulling air the opposite direction from the plant canopy.
You might be on to something there regarding the Ca issue. Those HID lights are really intense and can cook a deficient leaf in no time. Obviously, so will wind burn. I think high-end LED panels have the punch of a HID system, but are delicate and precise.
Here is a pic of what's going on in there except there is no longer a floor fan.
I am @33 days Pros, feeding more than yours though. I went minimal on feeding this time over last, but not quite down to only water and light
My fan is so close, touching some of my plant, that I cannot run it that fast. I have not noticed yellowing closer to the fan unless I occasionally get a leaf that get damaged by the fan.
33, just a few days ahead of me. Can't wait to hear about the smoke report on that Strawberry Dream. Here is my take on leaf damage, so what, the plant will grow another one. I have several scorched leaves on the fluros down below and I leave them as they are. If the plant doesn't want the leaf it will yellow and drop it. Instead what I am seeing is dark green leaves with scorch marks, lol. I just try to stay out of the plant's way. They have been doing very well without gardeners for a very long time.
Damn I keep missing all the good journals till right near the end. Need to be more vigilant lol... Good stuff here Pros. Really looking as healthy and sugary as I could ever dream of my plants looking. Some really kickass bud coming your way bro!!! Bet the smoke reports are going to be fantastic.
Thanks Hamish. Your opinion means a lot bro. You have seen your share of pot plants! Here is a tip that worked for me on keeping track of all my peeps. I sub to the thread that I want to follow. Then I set a favorite on my Internet browser to load the "My Rollitup" page first. (
https://www.rollitup.org/usercp.php) First thing I see when I load up RUI is the list of sub threads. Cool thing is, the list will only show me new posts. That way I know when someone has added to a thread I sub too. Makes my life easier. Later bro.
