grow disaster 5 weeks into flowering ( with pics) please help

ILLISTOFSUPERCHRON

ILLISTOFSUPERCHRON

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itsgrowinglikeaweed said:
"But no smell /taste. seemed " dehydrated" or something"
Much like the growing , the drying and curing process is somthing of an art. This is (I believe) oftentimes overlooked, and under appreciated. I myself have noticed a HUGE difference between the buds I just plucked, dried and smoked and the buds that made it into a jar for a few weeks to cure. Curing enhances smell, taste, and potency. My 1st grow went very much like yours. Early (I thought) yellowing, and complete absence of fan leaves at harvest. I didn't know if it was normal or...
I kinda wanted to ask you if you knew what the Ph of your soil was near the end of your grow. I got a digital Ph meter right at the end of my 1st grow and poured some 7.0 water through the pot of a plant I just harvested (one that did just what you described yours doing). I then tested the water coming out the bottom and the results shocked me. 5.2 ph!! Whal-ahh mystery solved! My soil had gotten consistently more and more acidic over the course of the grow. I now know exactly why that happened too. Check this out > http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/treefruit/soil/lime.htm its a VERY worthy read if you are going to be growing anything seriously.
I've got it from a good source that most folks don't harvest anything decent at all until their third grow. By that measuring stick you've done a helluva job sir, and I applaud you as well!
So here i am on my fourth grow and I'm still learning a few things about what I did right and wrong on my 1st grow. Keep going, keep reading, keep growing. You'll get to where you want to be.
Have you gone through the GrowFaq here on RIU. Its great. No matter how many times I go back to it I always find something new.
FYI (and I LOVE this) the very 1st marijuana law in north america stated that every farmer with suitable land was REQUIRED to grow cannabis. Tell your congressman to put THAT in your pipe and light it for you!
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I didnt think to test the PH because i was just using the pre mix soil and adding water. Never thought that the PH might Not be right as i was using distilled water. But that could have been it. I cant wait to try agian, now that i have this incredible outlet of information to come to. I have read a lot of grow books but experience and talking about problems with a large group of other grower/smokers like in the forum is going to make all the differnce i know. these forums are a blessing to all that enjoy and need cannabis! Thank you for all the help
 
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cdn420

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Nothing wrong with your plants.All depends on Strain.My strain was Dynamite and God bud.The dynamites went nuts in the first 3 weeks.Buds were dense ,frosty and the smell even at that point was grapefruit which the plant is a f4 hybrid.The yellowing leaves were a product of a nitrogen sucking heavy budding early plant.On the other hand the God bud was green and lush with nice buds and dense but half the size and half the frosty look.Again if you have a heavy yielding nitro starved strain it will start sucking the green out of leaves very early and continue no matter what you hit it with.My buds are great and flushing with organic unsulphured molasses 1.5 tbsp per gallon the last 2.5 weeks.The God bud are totally green and dark leaves,very healthy and just now starting too put on weight.I like fast Indica 6-7 week flowering strains even though the leaves yellow.But the buds are always dense and danky.Peace
 
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