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Joos Springsteen · Nov 17, 2011

Thanks for stopping by guys. I wondered about cutting the fan leaves off. I figured I would do it, and if someone thought it wasn't necessary, they'd mention it, so thank you for taking a second to look through my grow and offer some advice!

Also, dry is good so no worries there. As you guys look through it, keep in mind that I'm still vegging. I'm going to lower the pot from the stand it is sitting on as the plant gains height until it is on the floor of the cab.

Doobieus · Nov 17, 2011

Joos Springsteen said:
Thanks for stopping by guys. I wondered about cutting the fan leaves off. I figured I would do it, and if someone thought it wasn't necessary, they'd mention it, so thank you for taking a second to look through my grow and offer some advice!

Also, dry is good so no worries there. As you guys look through it, keep in mind that I'm still vegging. I'm going to lower the pot from the stand it is sitting on as the plant gains height until it is on the floor of the cab.

Next grow get a T5 with daylight spectrum bulbs for Veg, you'll thank me lol. Or even go with a MH.

How tall are you going to try and get it? Keep in mind that when you switch to bloom you will get an initial stretch. So for instance if your plant is 1 foot when you start bloom, it will be around 3 foot when it's done stretching in bloom. Always expect a 2-3 time stretch in bloom, unless advised otherwise.

Stop picking leaves, give the plant at least 2 weeks to heal before throwing into bloom. What light schedule are you using? 24/0, 18/6?

Joos Springsteen · Nov 27, 2011

Not so naked!

Doobieus · Nov 28, 2011

Joos Springsteen said:
Not so naked!

Yay!!

Gosh Joos I guess you know how to turn a stripper into a house wife lol!! Looking much better now!!

lilindian · Nov 30, 2011

Damn she's looking MUCH better! Watch how her growth picks up now she's using all those leaves to produce energy for growth

Could just be the pics but she looks a lil yellow in some. If the tips are starting to yellow, add some N. If the yellowing is starting in the middle of the leaves or your getting yellowing leaves with green veins, add some calmag.

Other than that, good work, keep it up

Joos Springsteen · Dec 5, 2011

Thanks for stopping by! I did have a little yellow in the leaf tips. It happened, I believe, as a result of the growth explosion that took place in the days after I trimmed the leaves. I got a little behind in my feeding and the plant let me know it! Things are pretty stable now it seems.

I wish I could do better pictures, but since I moved into my new apartment, I cannot find my camera, so my phone has to fill its shoes.

Dig the pics.

Joos Springsteen · Dec 5, 2011

A grower's poem

November showers
forgetful flowers

The hour of light
turns half to night

Equal parts Sun and Moon
beautiful in bloom
remember, don't pick
the fruit too soon.

All that to say that I have transitioned into the flower stage of my grow.

Joos Springsteen · Dec 14, 2011

I'm on day nine of my flower period, but man did I dodge a bullet. I became concerned that I had not given my plant enough food and I gave it a small bit of nutrients during what would have been a regularly scheduled watering. It wasn't long before some smaller under growth turned yellow and died, the edge tips of leaves began to curl up, the terminal tips of many of the leaves began to turn lime green, and other leaves became brittle and developed spotty brown regions. Likewise, claw leaves began to appear in the growth tips and there were no signs of any significant stretch. Clear signs of overfeeding it seemed. I flushed to what seemed a satisfactory level and hoped I had done enough to fix my mistake. My biggest indicator was that it seemed as though everything was happening all at once, all of a sudden. Growth seems to have resumed, stretch hasn't taken off (I wonder if it will, yet hope it does). I've noticed no more deterioration and the claws seem to have grown out as well. Looking around RIU, I've noticed a lot of bad nutrient advice. Be it lockout or deficiency, there seems to be a considerable number of misinformed, inexperienced growers simply repeating things they've heard, but never seen. I would have liked to have taken pictures and documented the episode in order to contribute to the community, but the camera is MIA and the phone takes terrible pictures under that HPS. Either way, here are a few pics of what things are looking like now that we're back on track.

Joos Springsteen · Dec 21, 2011

Mid way through week 3 of flower.

If you've been following my previous posts, you may well know that the plant suffered an ever so slight nutrient lockout on account of overfeeding during the first week of flower. Though it was caught early and corrected, I suspected that it may stunt the plant. Here at two and a half weeks later the plant has not experienced any significant gain in height.

I wonder, however, whether the bushiness of the plant buffers vertical height gain; a result of having a significantly greater number of tops and branches than a marijuana plant that spends its life growing vertically with only one or two main tops. To say, it seems that the plant increases its mass in proportion to its mass at the time it begins to flower. Since the plant's growth tips grow up, we see this as an impressive height gain. However, with many tops that proportional increase in mass is spread out across many more growth tips, resulting in a plant that doesn't gain the often cited "2x-3x times its height."

Then again it could have just been the lockout. I'll be observing this during future grows.

Beyond that, everything is going well.

Dig the pics.

Doobieus · Dec 21, 2011

Joos Springsteen said:
Mid way through week 3 of flower.

If you've been following my previous posts, you may well know that the plant suffered an ever so slight nutrient lockout on account of overfeeding during the first week of flower. Though it was caught early and corrected, I suspected that it may stunt the plant. Here at two and a half weeks later the plant has not experienced any significant gain in height.

I wonder, however, whether the bushiness of the plant buffers vertical height gain; a result of having a significantly greater number of tops and branches than a marijuana plant that spends its life growing vertically with only one or two main tops. To say, it seems that the plant increases its mass in proportion to its mass at the time it begins to flower. Since the plant's growth tips grow up, we see this as an impressive height gain. However, with many tops that proportional increase in mass is spread out across many more growth tips, resulting in a plant that doesn't gain the often cited "2x-3x times its height."

Then again it could have just been the lockout. I'll be observing this during future grows.

Beyond that, everything is going well.

Dig the pics.

What is happening is the Auxins (hormones that are responsible for vertical growth) are being rerouted through the training. Scrog, LST, topping/fimming and super cropping all do the same thing, reroute Auxins. That is why you are getting more overall tops/colas. Looking great Joos.

Bud Farmer · Dec 27, 2011

That plant looks great. I'm glad it didnt herm on you. Only fem plant I ever had herm on me was trimmed down like you had this one trimmed. It was an Afghan Kush. Only I did'nt do the trimming, a woodchuck did.

One thing about that plant though, it had more limbs than any plant I had ever grown, just like yours. I think yours is fine because mine had already shown herm by a couple weeks of flowering. It only got about 1ft tall and had almost 3 zips on it. Looked like one big ball of buds. I think this one is going to look just like it, minus the herm.

I cant wait to see the finish. It's gonna look wicked I predict. Good job on it bro. It's good to trim them, just not so much at one time.

Joos Springsteen · Dec 27, 2011

Thanks for stopping by!

I've got about 5-6 more weeks to go, and things are looking good, but I've made a boondoggle of my feeding schedule with this one and I hope my most recent overfeeding doesn't cause it to herm. I've been having a hard time with gauging how much to feed this bad boy, but its been give and take with things staying mostly green and growing steadily.

Like my previous grow,, I've learned a good deal about the plants, what ought, and ought not be done. Specifically, I've learned to spot signs of lockout and nute burn :-P

I almost can't wait to chop this one down and start a new batch just to see what I'll learn on the next go 'round.

Each one of these cabinet grows is really no more than an observation period with a tasty treat at the end. Those of us who have taken on the risk of acquiring the first hand knowledge and skills required to grow cannabis well will certainly reap the economic and societal rewards of progress against prohibition.

I've been considering doing a plant outside when spring rolls around, but the convenience of walking across my bedroom to check the plant is nice. Protecting the thing from furry or skeleton-less drug addicts could prove to be too much of a pain in the butt.

Joos Springsteen · Dec 27, 2011

Flower of power
Sour or sweet
What a tasty treat!

lime73 · Dec 27, 2011

subbed will be following

johnyutah · Dec 28, 2011

Beautiful plant... I am going to be starting a new thread with a dr60 grow and basically the same set up as u! Good luck with flowering! Again... What a beautiful plant, great job!

feildgrow247 · Dec 29, 2011

looks good cant wait to see the results!

Joos Springsteen · Dec 30, 2011

New pics! Dig 'em. Week 4 flower after 2 month veg

lime73 · Dec 30, 2011

Joos Springsteen said:
New pics! Dig 'em. Week 4 flower after 2 month veg

beautiful....+rep

Joos Springsteen · Jan 11, 2012

Midway through week six

Joos Springsteen · Jan 17, 2012

Harvest Time!

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