I’m a beginner and could use some advice

[HELLO_MyNamis]

Ok so I kinda got this whole set up from a friend who just didn’t have time for it. When I got it there was 4 plants already growing not very big at the time so I got everything home and set up and I ordered the fox farm trio nutes and have been using as directed. Oh yeah one of the plants was an auto and I’ll get back to that one. But anyways I just switched them over to 12/12 I’m not exactly sure how old that are but I’ll post some pics and if anyone can help out that would be great. I already ordered some seeds to start after these harvest. So the auto I was talking about it hasn’t grown anymore the buds just keep getting bigger. I’ll post a pic of her too. So yeah please anyone with some advice plz chime in. Thanks.

 

[KG1]

No real lasting advice but looks like your lights are too strong and bumming your plants out, the one outside the light looks good the rest not so, or is it that fan blasting the tops. Easy fix there somewhere?

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

It's time to start the bloom nutrients. It also looks like they could use some magnesium or maybe reduce the light intensity. It's kinda hard to tell about that in pictures, though. Having some calmag on hand might be a good idea anyway.

 

[BB22]

I agree with the too much light

you may want some cal mag in the future

 

[BB22]

I’m am certainly NOT an expert grower

I sort of follow this feed schedule

 

[Florida_Mike]

Welcome to the farm! Plants are looking a little sad, but otherwise good.

Need some more info - water source, ph, ppm/ec, type and pwr setting of light.
Water/air/reservoir temps, RH.

It looks like you've got some drooping and top 1/2 yellowing (unless it's the light).


Definitely needs thinned out a little for some better air circulation and transpiration.

Fox Farm is notoriously hot. Unless you have everything else dialed in, full strength
is prolly too much for them (especially for a novice grower). I believe I'm seeing the
start of some burnt tips.

Prolly could use some calmag

The yellowing is prolly iron lockout from ph above 6.2, combined w/ too much
light, which can bleach the parts that are closer to it.. In hydro/dwc you want to
keep ph at 5.6-6.2 to prevent iron lockout.

I keep veg nutes until towards the end of stretch (7-14 days after flip.)


My advice is to get a quality set of pens, I use and recommend Blue Lab's, if you
don't already have some.

About the friend; is he an experienced grower? And is he coaching you any? Is
Fox Farms what he was giving them? If not, why'd you pick it? (there are better
nutes imo)

 

[nylonneurton]

Ok so I kinda got this whole set up from a friend who just didn’t have time for it. When I got it there was 4 plants already growing not very big at the time so I got everything home and set up and I ordered the fox farm trio nutes and have been using as directed. Oh yeah one of the plants was an auto and I’ll get back to that one. But anyways I just switched them over to 12/12 I’m not exactly sure how old that are but I’ll post some pics and if anyone can help out that would be great. I already ordered some seeds to start after these harvest. So the auto I was talking about it hasn’t grown anymore the buds just keep getting bigger. I’ll post a pic of her too. So yeah please anyone with some advice plz chime in. Thanks.

Yep lights looking too strong for those top plants.

 

[voltage]

Welcome. Let's see that auto.
Sounds like it will be done soon.

Are all of the other plants from feminized seeds?

 

[Zill]

Holy cow! That fox farm stuff is expensive and doesn’t contain much for what they charge.

Come on…$16.00/ quart bottle containing 1-0-0. So 1% soluble nitrogen is mixed with 3% calcium and 0.3% Mg. The rest, 99.999999% is fox farm water. Enjoy.

I got it. If it worked for you gotta use it. But consider formulating your own stuff. Foxy Farm - designed to make you feel deficient if you don’t use their products.

 

[HELLO_MyNamis]

Welcome. Let's see that auto.
Sounds like it will be done soon.

Are all of the other plants from feminized seeds?

I believe so.

 

[HELLO_MyNamis]

Here’s the auto. It’s 3 bear og

 

[voltage]

Is there bud rot/mold on those buds?
I cannot tell the last 2 pictures.

 

[HELLO_MyNamis]

Welcome to the farm! Plants are looking a little sad, but otherwise good.

Need some more info - water source, ph, ppm/ec, type and pwr setting of light.
Water/air/reservoir temps, RH.

It looks like you've got some drooping and top 1/2 yellowing (unless it's the light).


Definitely needs thinned out a little for some better air circulation and transpiration.

Fox Farm is notoriously hot. Unless you have everything else dialed in, full strength
is prolly too much for them (especially for a novice grower). I believe I'm seeing the
start of some burnt tips.

Prolly could use some calmag

The yellowing is prolly iron lockout from ph above 6.2, combined w/ too much
light, which can bleach the parts that are closer to it.. In hydro/dwc you want to
keep ph at 5.6-6.2 to prevent iron lockout.

I keep veg nutes until towards the end of stretch (7-14 days after flip.)


My advice is to get a quality set of pens, I use and recommend Blue Lab's, if you
don't already have some.

About the friend; is he an experienced grower? And is he coaching you any? Is
Fox Farms what he was giving them? If not, why'd you pick it? (there are better
nutes imo)

Thanks for all that. And I don’t think he was an experienced grower and the fox farm is what he was using. But as far as watering I’m using tap water and when I use the food I only use about half of what the bottle says to use. When I say I’m a beginner I meant it lol. So I’m not sure really how the lighting should be I just put everything the way he had it and I try reading some stuff online but don’t really hear or read what I’m looking for. So I figured I’d give this a shot. But any advise is very much appreciated. I have a spider farmer light I believe it’s the SF1000 100w it has a dial on it but I do t really understand what setting it should be on.

 

[HELLO_MyNamis]

Is there bud rot/mold on those buds?
I cannot tell the last 2 pictures.

I don’t think so it looks healthy it’s just not getting any bigger only the buds are. So I was thinking should I just take what she’s got and start again. I bought 6 more auto seeds that I wanna start cause then at least I’ll know more about them as far as age and whatnot. But I do believe this autos date was at 5-1 so how long from there do I harvest?

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Is there bud rot/mold on those buds?
I cannot tell the last 2 pictures.

That fuzzy stuff make me think you're right.

 

[nylonneurton]

Is there bud rot/mold on those buds?
I cannot tell the last 2 pictures.

It sure does look like it.

 

[Florida_Mike]

I don’t think so it looks healthy it’s just not getting any bigger only the buds are. So I was thinking should I just take what she’s got and start again. I bought 6 more auto seeds that I wanna start cause then at least I’ll know more about them as far as age and whatnot. But I do believe this autos date was at 5-1 so how long from there do I harvest?

Sry bro...That's definitely mold. Don't even mess with it around your other plants. Get it away from them and gently pry the buds open and any with the mold/bud rot, chop off & seal in garbage bag and toss out. Wear gloves.

 

[Florida_Mike]

Thanks for all that. And I don’t think he was an experienced grower and the fox farm is what he was using. But as far as watering I’m using tap water and when I use the food I only use about half of what the bottle says to use. When I say I’m a beginner I meant it lol. So I’m not sure really how the lighting should be I just put everything the way he had it and I try reading some stuff online but don’t really hear or read what I’m looking for. So I figured I’d give this a shot. But any advise is very much appreciated. I have a spider farmer light I believe it’s the SF1000 100w it has a dial on it but I do t really understand what setting it should be on.

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[JIMKSI64]

Others have addressed the bud mold.
Folks using the FF trio for some reason get blind to the part where the folks who made your nutrition tell you to flush the medium you are using. It's right on the feed schedule.
Ensure you flush out buildup on a regular basis ( suggested for new growers ) or when required ( for growers who know when to flush )

 

[KG1]

Should never have to flush, marijuana brands are super expensive you'll find the same stuff for cheap in most garden stores.