Vertical Grow A Bit Out Of Control

SkEE87

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Okay, So I have 1 Maxisun pb2000 that 2x5 flowering, 1 ativia qh2000 3x3, 1 viperspectra 1000 2x2 flowering LED full spectrum lights
I have the QH2000 overhead, the 1000 on the side&I wanted to put my other light on the other side but a former plant is taking too long so i cant adjust the light the way i want yet.
I have9 plants in my grow space, 3inearly flower,3 in late stage veg&2 in early stage veg & 1 plant that i had PH problems with which stalled the growth and is now over a month behind schedule, all the leaves are yellow, I flushed the plant for 3-4 days giving appropriate ph after a faulty meter fucked things up for me. I think the plantis still alive,its still sticky but the buds while mostly developed still clear trichomes. 1 Gorilla Glue,1 Girl Scout Cookie,1 Incredible Hulk,4 white widow,1 Blue Dream
I know thats kind of confusing but my question doesnt really involve that stuff,just wanted to give background.
My plants are growing too big for the space and since they are just now starting flowering stage i am worrying about getting the correct light to the plants to maximize yield. I know the very large fan leaves shouldnt be trimmed but- to make room for light to get through the plant is it okay to cut the leaves to make way for light?
I stupidly grew too many plants at once&they are getting too big to receive the proper amount of light i would like the plants to get.
Every one of my grows so far, The Bud was great stuff effect wise and it looked pretty good too,just not what i was expecting to get,every time the buds have an earthy like smell to it even after a 2 months.Tomorrow is going to be an annoyingday, i will be reogranizing all of the lights&plants.
 

gr865

Well-Known Member
Okay, So I have 1 Maxisun pb2000 that 2x5 flowering, 1 ativia qh2000 3x3, 1 viperspectra 1000 2x2 flowering LED full spectrum lights
I have the QH2000 overhead, the 1000 on the side&I wanted to put my other light on the other side but a former plant is taking too long so i cant adjust the light the way i want yet.
I have9 plants in my grow space, 3inearly flower,3 in late stage veg&2 in early stage veg & 1 plant that i had PH problems with which stalled the growth and is now over a month behind schedule, all the leaves are yellow, I flushed the plant for 3-4 days giving appropriate ph after a faulty meter fucked things up for me. I think the plantis still alive,its still sticky but the buds while mostly developed still clear trichomes. 1 Gorilla Glue,1 Girl Scout Cookie,1 Incredible Hulk,4 white widow,1 Blue Dream
I know thats kind of confusing but my question doesnt really involve that stuff,just wanted to give background.
My plants are growing too big for the space and since they are just now starting flowering stage i am worrying about getting the correct light to the plants to maximize yield. I know the very large fan leaves shouldnt be trimmed but- to make room for light to get through the plant is it okay to cut the leaves to make way for light?
I stupidly grew too many plants at once&they are getting too big to receive the proper amount of light i would like the plants to get.
Every one of my grows so far, The Bud was great stuff effect wise and it looked pretty good too,just not what i was expecting to get,every time the buds have an earthy like smell to it even after a 2 months.Tomorrow is going to be an annoyingday, i will be reogranizing all of the lights&plants.
What is your grow medium? Sounds like lockout, if you are growing in coco.
 

SkEE87

Active Member
So with that plant, i had a faulty ph meter that fucked me. I got a new one now though. This plant is in coco coir 3 gallon fabric pots. I was giving bad PH for 2 weeks, I flushed the plant multiple times. I put water in at 6.5 and it was coming out at the bottom in the8s. Thats what alerted me that something was off here. In all my other plants i put ph in at 6.5 and the extra drainage is always at 6.0 Now when i put the 6.5 ph water in it comes out at like 7.3-7.4. The entire plants leaves are yellow except the sugar leaves around the buds still has a green color to it. Some of the plants trichomes appear to be ready but all of the 'hairs' are still white, The plant should have been done 2 months ago but its been stuck in this state&i dont want to cut it down bc it still feels sticky&still looks to be a alive. I assume,if the plant was dead all those 'hairs' would be turning amber,right?
 

gr865

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With every watering 1 ml Cal/Mag and 0.5 to 1 gram of Epsom Salt.
And I wouldn't worry about the runoff pH, just make sure it's good going in.
 

SkEE87

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Heres all the pics of my current grow set up. 4 white widows,1 girlscout cookie,1 gorilla glue,1Hulk autos, and then 1 of the small plants is a Blue Dream feminized seed but not auto&when that reaches the height ready for flowering I will switch it to the small light &if the ph problem plant isnt ready i will just move it out of the room for the 12 hours.
I just bought florakleen just to have for the future if this happens again&I bought a TDS&EC meter since iwasnt using one in the past and i want to tighten up the shop lol. After these plants are done I am running with Blue Dream&Lemon Haze feminized seeds. I need to get better at getting the best finished product possible. I never get right the curing process. When the buds are on the plant they look much better than they do after the cure. I had made stupid mistakes here and there. The stuff does the job thc wise but it never taste or smells like i buy on the streets.
How much of a difference does a hydroponic system make compared to coco coir?
 

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SkEE87

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On the yellow leave plant,i know some of them buds look alright,they just grew weird,instead of growing in a solid bud its these single legged like buds growing in random directions.Some of the buds are almost done but the trichomes are still 40 percent clear but the very top part of the plant its 90 percent clear and the hairs are all white while on other parts they are amber,its just this plant has been in this same state for the past 5 weeks.The plants that were grown at the same time as this were done 7 weeks ago. Ive been giving it 6.5 ph water with calmg but i never used epson salts,ill do that again
 

PKLIP

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I would try to increase airflow, I can imagine looking at the plants and setup you are prime for bud rot. Sounds about right based upon what you are describing as well. I would focus on thinning out the plants to allow adequate airflow throughout as they finish up.
 
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