Northern Lights first grow ever! (For me at least) Feel free to post comments!

mazpot · Aug 17, 2009

I would top or LST. you can top anytime over 8 inch tall.

Topping Marijuana- Topping a plant refers to cutting off the top shoot(s) of cannabis plants. You can pinch, clip or snip off the tallest shoots or the freshest shoots. Cut the branch stem just below the last fully developed node,. The plant starts developing branches at the remaining nodes. This is a good techniques to keep a plant short and bushy. Or you can develop many top colas instead of just one. Don't top a plant more than twice and never top when it is in the flowering stage.

Dr High · Aug 18, 2009

Sue Bring You're lights to About 2 inches from the foliage with fans and they will grow bushier! Keep it up! Peace

GoldenGanja13 · Aug 18, 2009

Top when there are 6 branches, take the top above the 4th set. so you have 4 tops .
Look up Uncle Bens tops, its easy to find.
Fim at 4-5" . I always fim but might try a uncle bens method of 4 tops.

Sue · Aug 18, 2009

So Another update.

They're still growing - #1 still has signs of nute burn (do they ever go away, or is it OK as long as it doesn't expand?). I'm going to water today, just straight water, hopefully flushing out the remaining nutes.

I also found a bug flying around - I don't know what it is - but hopefully it was just attracted to the lights. Check the pics - and if you have any ideas, let me know!

I've also moved the lights alot closer to the plants - as per Doc's suggestion. Measured the heights again, but only 1/2" growth or so.

ijustgrowGREEN · Aug 18, 2009

get rid of all insects asap! they will cause you nightmares in the garden... you can try dish soap and water- shaken up and sprayed on soil only. that's only a mild fix. otherwise, you'll need some sort of pesticide if that doesnt do it. make sure entire grow room, closet, wherever your growing is clean. the walls, floor, etc. sterile. and ya, reading this thread https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/151706-uncle-bens-topping-technique-get.html will really help you out. i believe it's the second leaf SET for 4 main colas. but you should def. check out that link..... keep up the good work

Sue · Aug 18, 2009

I killed first, and then asked questions

Well, I took a picture first, and then killed it - because I wasn't sure how violent I was going to be whilst killing.

Sue · Aug 19, 2009

Another update!

So I havn't seen any more of those bugs - must've just been attracted by the light. I'll try to keep them out better now. They seem to have slowed a bit in growing - which is annoying, but oh well - hopefully in the next month they'll get to a nice height and I can start flowering.

Here are the heights as of today:

1: 7.75"
2: 6"
3: 4.5
4: 4.5"
5: 2.25"

I'm still not sure what to do about #5, I should probably rip her out - but I don't really want to if I don't have to

ijustgrowGREEN · Aug 19, 2009

lookin good. throw another y in there with 2 more lights if you can. also, you can low stress strain the taller plants to allow the tiny one to catch up.... good luck

Sue · Aug 19, 2009

do they have to be the "daylight" cfls, or would warm white help as well?

HoLE · Aug 19, 2009

Sue said:
So Another update.

They're still growing - #1 still has signs of nute burn (do they ever go away, or is it OK as long as it doesn't expand?). I'm going to water today, just straight water, hopefully flushing out the remaining nutes.

I also found a bug flying around - I don't know what it is - but hopefully it was just attracted to the lights. Check the pics - and if you have any ideas, let me know!

I've also moved the lights alot closer to the plants - as per Doc's suggestion. Measured the heights again, but only 1/2" growth or so.

thats not nute burn Sue,,those leafs are cupping,,,wich prolly means the light is too close,,,,hope this helps

Dr High · Aug 19, 2009

Sue said:
Another update!

So I havn't seen any more of those bugs - must've just been attracted by the light. I'll try to keep them out better now. They seem to have slowed a bit in growing - which is annoying, but oh well - hopefully in the next month they'll get to a nice height and I can start flowering.

Here are the heights as of today:

1: 7.75"
2: 6"
3: 4.5
4: 4.5"
5: 2.25"

I'm still not sure what to do about #5, I should probably rip her out - but I don't really want to if I don't have to

You can leave em longer.. as long as they veg and not flower you're ok for the males.. dont wanna kill a female from paranoia

and yeah i see you lowered the lights, looking Sexy! :leaf:

Sue · Aug 20, 2009

So, I'm going on vacation for the weekend - I figure I'll just water them a little more than usual, and raise the lights up a bit high, just so that they don't touch the plants. Any other ideas?

Dr High · Aug 21, 2009

Slow Drip system...
have like a litre over each pot with a tiiiiiiiny needle hole.. hopefully.. this will do some good.. i would test it out first though.

Sue · Aug 23, 2009

So back from vacation - a little update... They don't seem to be progressing much in height - although there is new growth coming from the nodes... is that normal?

1: 7.75"
2: 6.5"
3: 4.5"
4: 4.5"
5: 2.75"

Also, there is another problem, but I don't know what it is - the leaves are drooping - and the 'burning' of the leaves isn't stopping

Dr High · Aug 23, 2009

they want water and that leaf is little nute burned imo.

Sue · Aug 24, 2009

Just watered them... hopefully I haven't done anything irreparable. And I've not given them any nutes for awhle - not since the first pic of nute burn showed up

Sue · Aug 26, 2009

Another little update! They're still on 24/0 of continuous light (mostly daylight CFLs).

They've been growing better the last couple of days, and have seem to have recovered from the under watering - I have to leave again for another few days, so hopefully they wont dry out...

1: 9"
2: 7.5"
3: 5.5"
4: 5.5"
5: 3.75"

Any of my girls look like girls yet?

lehua96734 · Aug 27, 2009

hey girl, just found your journel, shit your plants are doing great!!! very healthy and green. are you growing in coco? nice. coco is very hard to get where i live and only one hydro store on the whole island and they don't have much.

Sue · Sep 1, 2009

So... I went away, and didn't water them enough before I left

3 of the 5 are in really really bad shape, I'm keeping them watered now, and they *seem* to be recovering - instead of curling over at the top, they're back straight... The other two are doing fine though... ARG.[

Do those glass globe things work at all?

Dr High · Sep 1, 2009

What Glass GLobes things?? Well You're on you're way so far. =]

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