Joe Blows Trees
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Keep an eye on her. If it gets to bad, you can try watering with ph'd water at twice the pot size and let her recoup and dry out. Make sure to clean up all the run off and also note how clear, cloudy, or dark it is.
Jack herer newbie led grow
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IMHO don't flush...there is no need...ever (just what I learn and my 2 cents..others will tell you different and aware by it but that's a ok) just learn how to watch with a close eye just water for the next time it needs it, maybe2...20% run of, maybe 30% since your thinking toxicity (because there really isn't to much damage really right now)...and imo if you let it correct it (if something wrong) still don't cut back on the N quite yet...maybe just a few lesser feeds...me personally I don't switch to bloom until 3rd/4th week..
Corvette kidd
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Thanks guys. today is actually their watering day, i gave them straight ph'd water about an hour ago. Idk if it maters at all but they drink an insane amount of water, every other day the pots are bone dry. I have lots of basil and mint growing out side that are 3 times bigger and drink a fraction of these jacks. Its actually kind of a pain to drag them outside for watering and then to drag them back in haha
Well what I do is cut the bottom out of a milk crate and get like a bamboo stick and break into half and set INSIDE milk crate like angle so bucket can sit on it and put it over the same size pot (I use 5 gallons, I guess would really what to work, we'll any size just not a smart pot or something) and all the water just falls into the empty bucket, pick plants up throw them back into tent, due bucket and we're good to go didn't have to leave my upstairs lol
Corvette kidd
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I havent used any folier sprays or anything, and there are definitely no bugs or anything. My leaves are extremely frosty with what i believe are trichomes, that may be what you are talking about? Ill post a close up pic
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Corvette kidd
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So i have a question that i cant really find an answer too. So all of the branches on my jacks are densly packed with leaves and new growth all the way down to the main stalk, like i literally cannot see branches, even when i bend the larger leaves out of the way to take a look. Is this a good thing or bad? Will the sheer amount of foliage inhibit bud development? Or is it a good thing?
Corvette kidd
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Dude im telling you the specs on the leaves are trichomes, i just used my 200x jewlers scope to check them out. Im am very familiar with garden pests and what they look like etc. Because i grow fruit trees and stuff in my backyard. If i had bugs man these girls would be trashed already
420PyRoS
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No worries. Pics are hard to see sometimes. I'm on my first grow so I was curious as I figured trichs came from the calyx and I didn't see any. Total newb here, as I didn't know they could just pop up on the leaves. Mine are possibly starting to flower and I don't see anything like that on my leaves, at least not yet.
Corvette kidd
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I think iys cuz ive had them in veg for 2 months but have thay have been showing signs of pre flower for about a month and a half haha. Ive had small little buds popping up on the stems for a while now. I just threw a whole bunch of trimming from the few times i defoliated into the fire pit amd it smelled so dank.
Craig1969SS
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Don't go trimming leaves to light up 'bud sites ' . There is no bigger line of bs out there man. Trim the yellowing and whithering and leave the rest alone.
Corvette kidd
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I did it 2-3 weeks ago. There was so much larfy growth and leaves bunched and entangled together that i was afraid of getting mold from lack of airflow (it happens alot in my big basil bushes) and it wasnt getting light down there anyways. I cloned as many of the larfy little things i could, 4 actually rooted. I really dont know if what i did was good or bad, i just went with my instincts and knowledge from my other plants.
Craig1969SS
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Your instincts are correct, I get what you mean
Corvette kidd
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Just and update guys, my girls are getting bushier by the minute haha, i still see no upward growth but its only a few days into flower. I just got a 150 watt hps fixture for 10 bucks and decided to add it to the tent. Heres a pic, what do you guys think about the light setup??? Yay or nay??
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Gibbz2.0
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Yeahhhheyyyyyy!!!
Corvette kidd
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Thanks man. My home made led fixture in the center though has an led that is burning out :/ (damn cheep chinese diodes) does anyone by chance know where i can order a 2x2ft aluminum heatsink?? I need to find a better cooling solution than aluminum duct for my led's haha. I can only seem to find small heatsinks on eBay :/
Alienwidow
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Everything looks great man. I love the fact you added another light (hps), now you just need a bigger one 
your plants will thank you 
your plants will thank you
Corvette kidd
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Just some update pictures of the girls
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Gibbz2.0
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Those look awesome... Congratulations