Im cool, I just didnt know if this was something I need to jump on asap. I saw you online so I was hoping to catch you!
Here is what I have going on. A little nute comparo with Fox Farm and Dyna Gro.
FF : BB1, SB1 and the LSD1 with the claw
DG: BB2, SB3, LSD2, KB and RD
All plants are from seed. They are fed / watered every other day, I give straight water every other feed. I give them 42 to 48 oz and they are in 2 gal smart pots. Sounds like I need to give them more. Not sure if they would hold 64 oz. I have been giving them veg nutes with the flower nutes to see if that would help with the early yellow leaves I had last time. Might be too much and need to cut it back.
Im sticking with just the basic nutes this grow. No nuclear grow food this time. Want to buy some beasty, open sesame and cha ching? lol
The other 2 on FF show no signs of claw. The other LSD is on Dyna Gro and looks great just not as green. All the DG plants are less green than the FF plants.
I would have thought the BB would be the one to have issues from what I read about their sensitivity.
I can live with the claw, its just a plant but it just would be a shame to loose her now. She has some nice bud forming.
This morning was water only so Ill see how it looks tonight when the lights come on.
Thanks for the info and tips Jerry. Didnt know that rule of thumb for watering. I really appreciate it
No worries. The plant will be fine...it's not going to die because I call it the "death claw"...that name is a bit misleading. The plant will be fine, it will still bud fine and produce good smoke...the leaves will just be clawed.
I would definitely start watering with higher volume and less frequency. 2 gallon pots (smart pot? wtf is that?) should be able to go 3 or 4 days between waterings no problem.
The key to watering soil in pots is to do it
slowly and controlled, focusing around the base of the stem. This maximizes absorption and minimizes premature runoff, which means you can prevent wasting of water/nutrients.
What this will mean, however, is you won't need to give water-only feedings as often, if at all. You will be better served giving reduced-strength feedings between normal strength feedings. This is because you don't want to starve plants by going 8 days between nutrient applications (assuming you gave a feeding then 4 days later water-only, it would be another 4 days until they were fed) and then trying to make up for it by overloading when they are fed.
I hope that kind of makes sense...it does in my head.
Also, don't buy the beastie blooms, cha ching, or open sesame. They are 1) expensive 2) unnecessary and 3) incredibly out of whack (in terms of NPK) to what the plant needs. You could grow very successfully using the main 3 Grow Big, Tiger Bloom, and Big Bloom.
Personally, I would go easy with the Tiger Bloom, as it substantially lowers pH (to like 4 lol) and has a bit too much P. You'd be better continuing with the Grow Big at around 3/4 strength and using only 1/4 strength of the Tiger bloom. I think they recommend 1 tbsp per gallon, so 3/4 tbsp grow big and 1/4 tbsp Tiger Bloom would be good. Adjust as needed, but never go above 1/2 strength with the Tiger Bloom...less is more with that stuff.
And use the Big Bloom. I never use 4 tbsp per gallon, but at least 2, sometimes 3 is good.
