1st Gro... Damaged gone right...

[FrofarmerLA]

Wussup THCF:

I'm new here, and have been reading and learning tons about growing and mj in general. Recently I was blessed with a gift from a good friend who came over with a very damaged but strong clone in a rockwool plug un a brown paper bag. (I shit u not!) Anyway, I graciously accepted it and agreed to try my hand at growing my own for the first time.

So after lots of searching and research (lots of it on here) I went out and got a few things to give that then 3-4inch tall sick life a fighting chance. (Side note: sorry I dont have pics of weeks 1-3... Honestly it just took me a while to get up the courage to take pics and post.. Also there was a point when I wasnt sure it would make it...) After a few trips to the local hydro shops and the hardware store i set up a very basic but comfy, temp grow enviro for my girl.

It is a closet set up max height 8ft, heigt to shelf 5ft. Im running a GH WaterFarm bubbler w/expanded clay. Using distilled water, feeding GH FloraSeries nutes on a modified schedule found on here. In addition, I'm using CalMag and Protekt (both as supliment and ph up). All nutes ans supps are at 50% recommended strength. For lighting its just a 100 watt 1300 lumen CFL with a cheap bowl reflector. And for now a simple fan for once a day full circulation.

As for the plant to be honest I was never really told what strain it is. Best guess tho is that itsan OG of some sort. (Maybe someone can help with an ID) So I've been feeding it lots of N as you would a true OG and it seems to be loving it. In the beginning it had 2 to 3 nodes, and a few very damaged slightly yellowing fan leaves. However, it had a strong stem and really green lively new growth peeking out atthe top. So after I setit up in its new home, i started it out at week 1 of the feeding schedule going 50% strenghth the whole way eventhough I knew it was a little past that stage. Probably was ready for week 2 or 3. My aim however, was to slowly give it time to get acclimated to the new enviro and nutes with as little stress as possible.

After some patience and daily ph checks she showed much improvement and I was able to remove severely damaged growth and let here heal. By week 3 she had greened up quite nicely standing tall and strong. Though I noticed what seemed to be the beginings of PM and what looked to be a top leaf immoble def (possibly P or Mg). So after more research praying and closely watching the plant for clues. I decided to spray 1-2 times a week with a 1:9 skim milk to water solution for the PM. BTW, it cleared the PM right up on the 1st treatment and supposedly boosts her immune system with no impact on anything else. Also can be used through flowering so I've read. Still there wasthe problem of the supposed nute defs. Well all things considered, in the end I figured the KISS principle is key here. So in week 3 I started adding in the Protekt and CalMag at 50% strength also. I have to say though that I think my decision to switch from checking ph once a day to twice a day and keeping it steady between 5.7 and 5.8 has done the most in clearing up the nute issues.

So now we are in week 4 and she is about 20inches tall growing at about 1/2 to 1inch a day. She is averaging about 1 1/2 inches every 48hrs. Her leaves are all looking healthy except unpruned older lower leaves except there is a very slight curling at the edges. If anyone can tell me what thats about it would be greatly appreciated. I wasnt planning to flip for another week or two. By that time I am hoping to have gotten a tent so that I dont ruin things with any light issues whatsoever. Also I do plan to super crop her at some point as well.

So thats my post...thanks for taking the time to check it out... Stay blessed eveyone. And I always welcome any tips and support that comes my way so pls share your thoughts.

 

[OctoberDee]

Nice little set up. She looks happy and healthy. You did a great job bringing her back, if she was really bad off you wouldn't have known it. Looks like a Kush clone, you'll never really know exactly what it is if you don't know where it's from. It does look like a Bubba Kush plant I have that was grown from seed, she really stinks. What's yours smelling like?

 

[FrofarmerLA]

Nice little set up. She looks happy and healthy. You did a great job bringing her back, if she was really bad off you wouldn't have known it. Looks like a Kush clone, you'll never really know exactly what it is if you don't know where it's from. It does look like a Bubba Kush plant I have that was grown from seed, she really stinks. What's yours smelling like?

Lol... Tru Dee I was thinkin the same because it is starting to develop a strong "dank" aroma... Kinda funky yet gives you the idea it might be a great toke in the end. But alas in comparing photos i seriously doubt this is anything real OG as i was half-heartedly told by the gift giver lol.

 

[OctoberDee]

That's cool at least you have realistic expectations. You should try your hand at making another clone before you flower her in case it is super bomb. Case in point, I was given a clone from my neighbor once, he said the same thing. He told me some guy he knows gave it to him and he wasn't sure what it was and that it probably wasn't gonna be anything great. I took the little clone and things were going well until one day I dropped a light on it and it snapped in half, I didn't try to nurse it back and it died, I thought it was no big loss. Several weeks later he comes by with this amazing Skywalker OG and he smokes me out, I'm baked off my ass and he starts telling me that the Skywalker was from the same clone that he gave me, bloody balls, the shit was super good!:banghead: I'm still a little pissed :( :mad:

 

[FrofarmerLA]

That's cool at least you have realistic expectations. You should try your hand at making another clone before you flower her in case it is super bomb. Case in point, I was given a clone from my neighbor once, he said the same thing. He told me some guy he knows gave it to him and he wasn't sure what it was and that it probably wasn't gonna be anything great. I took the little clone and things were going well until one day I dropped a light on it and it snapped in half, I didn't try to nurse it back and it died, I thought it was no big loss. Several weeks later he comes by with this amazing Skywalker OG and he smokes me out, I'm baked off my ass and he starts telling me that the Skywalker was from the same clone that he gave me, bloody balls, the shit was super good!:banghead: I'm still a little pissed :( :mad:

Lol bummer ... Good idea tho Dee... I was actually thinking the same thing. Although I would have to go get some rockwool and another grow site to do it. Idk I plan to flip her tonight... Maybe ill hold of on defoliating for a couple days and decide.

 

[ken dog]

yes, definitely take a couple of clones!!!:)

 

[FrofarmerLA]

Week 5 update:

So today is week 1 of 12/12, and after lots more reading i figured out that my grow was way light starved. So i upgraded a bit to 5 x 23w 1600 lumens CFL's for a total of 8000 lumens for my girl. I Also picked up a 200 watt warm CFL to add in a bit later once she grows a bit. Picked up a cheap little basic timer and she is good to go.

Unfortunately she's showing just a slight touch of nute burn. So i stopped using Protekt as ph uppers and went back to just reg GH upper. Also i've continued to spray for PM with the skim milk solution and its working great. Can't wait to see what the buds look like in a week or two.