calliandra
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Thanks @captainorganic79 -- yeah I do think I'll need a bit of luck to pull them through these last 4 weeks! 
Actually, I had foxtailing on my superskunks too - after a sort of stagnation phase, where the buds stopped growing, but the trichomes weren't changing color either. The buds fattened up significantly after they had appeared. Of course, That Grow isn't comparable to anything though LOL
But yes, foxtailing! hadn't thought about that yet, thanks! TBH I don't mind them stretching their tips a bit, be it foxtails already or just because of the raised lights -- it may be less of an eye candy, but looser bud distribution in this case will allow a bit more air to flow between the colas. (Really, I have created a monster and look forward to growing a few free-standing plants after this!! I'm going to do a topped/mainlined Dawn clone and a quick auto or 2, now that I know I won't be moving until November at the earliest.
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Sorry you bumped into the story of the fungus gnat, and the effects it had on you, because of me!
haha
Yeah they do nibble roots - whereby I think there is more danger to that being damaging in young plants. I have been keeping the soil damp, and thus the fungal growth thriving, which should keep them on the surface & distract them away from the roots. But yeah, added to Dawn's rootbounded-ness, they could be contributing to the situation.
So there, another advantage of your DWC over soil right there for you: you won't ever have fungus gnats!
It IS a weird situation, and as much as I'd like to help my plants ride through it, it's sooo hard to diagnose anything at the mo and decide WHAT that help could look like. So I'm easing into the thought that they're pretty much on their own for now (apart from mental support lol) and well yeah, yield may be lower because of my errors early on, but that's the learning experience I guess!
Cheers!
Thanks Stick! Yeah the kettle... it's probably a bit of that too! lolWow, just wow! They are really filling out now!
And I think it is a case of a watched kettle never boils or whatever the bloody saying is! Lol i think they will now concentrate on fattening up! And the new tips on the colas (foxtailing I think it is called? If not someone will tell me I'm wrong and call me a knob, no doubt!) is normal for a Sativa dominant strain, my Trainwreck did loads of it!
I've been looking into the yellowing of leaves for you, and read something which suggested it could be the fungus gnats that are to blame. The little bastards. Made me really itchy as well reading about it, so I hate them twice as much now.
Actually, I had foxtailing on my superskunks too - after a sort of stagnation phase, where the buds stopped growing, but the trichomes weren't changing color either. The buds fattened up significantly after they had appeared. Of course, That Grow isn't comparable to anything though LOL
But yes, foxtailing! hadn't thought about that yet, thanks! TBH I don't mind them stretching their tips a bit, be it foxtails already or just because of the raised lights -- it may be less of an eye candy, but looser bud distribution in this case will allow a bit more air to flow between the colas. (Really, I have created a monster and look forward to growing a few free-standing plants after this!! I'm going to do a topped/mainlined Dawn clone and a quick auto or 2, now that I know I won't be moving until November at the earliest.
)Sorry you bumped into the story of the fungus gnat, and the effects it had on you, because of me!
hahaYeah they do nibble roots - whereby I think there is more danger to that being damaging in young plants. I have been keeping the soil damp, and thus the fungal growth thriving, which should keep them on the surface & distract them away from the roots. But yeah, added to Dawn's rootbounded-ness, they could be contributing to the situation.
So there, another advantage of your DWC over soil right there for you: you won't ever have fungus gnats!
It IS a weird situation, and as much as I'd like to help my plants ride through it, it's sooo hard to diagnose anything at the mo and decide WHAT that help could look like. So I'm easing into the thought that they're pretty much on their own for now (apart from mental support lol) and well yeah, yield may be lower because of my errors early on, but that's the learning experience I guess!
Cheers!
