30 years since i was able to grow some weeds. i am now the proud parent of some beautiful girls.... : )( :

[JaBy]

the two main growing tips for #1 and a closer look

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

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New Year, New Bambinas.

 

[JaBy]

 

[Eledin]

Update pic soon?

 

[JaBy]

the lemon kush has developed a female flower while it's still in vegging mode. i would think it could be an autoflower but will have to see how things progress.

 

[JaBy]

#2 is showing some behavior i've never seen before. the area in the picture shows what is 3 leaves node junctions at the same spot where i would expect 2.

 

[Eledin]

the lemon kush has developed a female flower while it's still in vegging mode. i would think it could be an autoflower but will have to see how things progress.

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Nice roots! she is looking like she is loving life

#2 is showing some behavior i've never seen before. the area in the picture shows what is 3 leaves node junctions at the same spot where i would expect 2.


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Ive never had that happen to me but it wouldnt surprise me at this point, I had all sorts of weirdos hahaha.

 

[JaBy]

present state of affairs

1st 2 grows received direct sunlight most of each day for veg this one has been only artificial light so i expect them to be smaller, and they are.

obvious indications for issues in the leaves. this picture is 3 days old and the issues appear to be diminishing as of today.

all in all they are a fairly nice green color and appear to be adequately healthy. there were some issues when i transplanted them. the plants from the previous grow had significantly more roots to start when transplanted. this required me to be more careful not to overwater.

 

[Eledin]

Looking good! I can see the problems youre talking about but its nothing major. I dont remember, do you the pots lifted? That helps tremendously for the bottom of the pot not to be always wet because the rest of the pot dries quicker.

 

[JaBy]

Looking good! I can see the problems youre talking about but its nothing major. I dont remember, do you the pots lifted? That helps tremendously for the bottom of the pot not to be always wet because the rest of the pot dries quicker.

not sure what lifting the pots is. i have been more proactive with checking the roots before every watering this time in order to keep them as peak as possible. i'm thinking i may be letting them get a little drier than neccessary but it's easier to water more than it is to eliminate water from an overwatering situation. still have some issues with the plants as to the older leaves but the newere growth is losing the curling of the leaves. still doing what i can to reduce or eliminate the purple in the stems with some success.

i would say that when i am watering the bottom of the pots are as dry as the other areas of the containers. my take would be that the roots are thickest at the bottom so i feel that they are doing a great job of utilizing the water at a quicker pace than the rest of the soil given the abundance of roots there.

 

[JaBy]

these pictures are 2 days old. still some mild issues but nothing i'm seriously concerned about yet.

 

[Eledin]

Lifting the pots is using something like a rack so theyre not touching a hard surface so it can breathe and dry at the same time as the rest of the pot. Drainage is important, I buy arlite aka expanded clay pebbles and I put them inside my pots before putting the soil. About 2 fingers or 3. That way, no matter how much I water, the bottom of the pot will always be oxigenated because expanded clay pebbles are very porous and dont retain that much water. There's many ways of creating a drainage system, lifting the pots, using arlite inside the pots, using arlite on the plate below the pot, etc...

 

[Eledin]

these pictures are 2 days old. still some mild issues but nothing i'm seriously concerned about yet.

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Theyre looking healthy! I think the light might be too close, that kind of praying leaves its usually heat or light stress. How many watts had your light and at what distance?

 

[JaBy]

still showing some issues as to the older leaves on the plants and the top of the lemon kush showing a lighter shade of green. all in all they aren't doing all that bad.

 

[Eledin]

They look healthy but again, the lemon kush looks like its being blasted with light. When the leaves curl upwards like that the only reason that comes to my mind is light. When its water or nute related they curl downwards.

They still look very healthy, specially the other 3, I wouldnt worry much but drainaaaaage

 

[JaBy]

They look healthy but again, the lemon kush looks like its being blasted with light. When the leaves curl upwards like that the only reason that comes to my mind is light. When its water or nute related they curl downwards.
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They still look very healthy, specially the other 3, I wouldnt worry much but drainaaaaage

you may have a point. from what i've seen. the upward edge curling or cupping can be underwatering or dry conditions (humidity,heat). i just trimmed off most of the older leaves and took a new picture. i haven't decided to trim off the higher fan leaves yet, the ones i trimmed were somewhat unhealthy and it opened up more light for the branches. it's not looking too bad at all. i have raised the light as now i want to spread the lights coverage now that the plants are getting bushier so that might help. considering applying some nutes but giving it a little more time before i'm sure.

 

[JaBy]

Lifting the pots is using something like a rack so theyre not touching a hard surface so it can breathe and dry at the same time as the rest of the pot. Drainage is important, I buy arlite aka expanded clay pebbles and I put them inside my pots before putting the soil. About 2 fingers or 3. That way, no matter how much I water, the bottom of the pot will always be oxigenated because expanded clay pebbles are very porous and dont retain that much water. There's many ways of creating a drainage system, lifting the pots, using arlite inside the pots, using arlite on the plate below the pot, etc...

similar to putting a layer of sand or rock on the bottom? my understanding is it's a good practice. got some lifting going on with the roots. they actually completely displace the soil moving it up higher and higher as the roots develop.

 

[Eledin]

you may have a point. from what i've seen. the upward edge curling or cupping can be underwatering or dry conditions (humidity,heat). i just trimmed off most of the older leaves and took a new picture. i haven't decided to trim off the higher fan leaves yet, the ones i trimmed were somewhat unhealthy and it opened up more light for the branches. it's not looking too bad at all. i have raised the light as now i want to spread the lights coverage now that the plants are getting bushier so that might help. considering applying some nutes but giving it a little more time before i'm sure.

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She is a beauty! That distance is still a bit close but I think should be fine and if not you will realize and put it even higher anyway if the symptoms get worse. If youre gonna feed her start with half those I dont see her taking nutes from the lower leaves which means she is not hungry but that doesnt mean she cant eat, it will help her develop faster as long as its not too much. If you see tips starting to yellow and its not only on the upper leaves (which would be light stress) it means youre giving too much PK. If the tips start ponting downwards and progress to a claw like form is too much N. This is just a huge generalization to avoid going into much detail and making the post huge, but if you follow those indicators you can 100% find their sweet spot as to how much they can eat.

Start of PK burn if the yellow tips are in all the nodes:

Medium PK burn (by this point you should have already realized and backed up the dose so this doesnt happen by realizing about the yellow tips)

Advanced PK burn

Start of nitrogen toxicity:

Medium nitrogen toxicity (it advances from just the tips to the leaves clawing)

Advanced nitrogen toxicity:

 

[Eledin]

similar to putting a layer of sand or rock on the bottom? my understanding is it's a good practice. got some lifting going on with the roots. they actually completely displace the soil moving it up higher and higher as the roots develop.

Yes similar to that, but I never tried with sand I dont know how effective it is. The roots lifting the soil doesnt count hahaha, the idea is that the roots have a safe space where they will be always be able to breathe no matter how much water you put into the pot and how long it takes to dry. With textile pots the sides absorb humidity facilitating that the pot doesnt stay wet for too long, also the bottom if you have them lifted. With plastic pots the only thing you can do is poke some holes on the bottom if it doesnt have them already and lift them with rocks or clay pebbles or a rack so it has a bit of transpiration and also doesnt sit on water if there's runoff.
In my honest opinion, youre making it very difficult for yourself to water those plants properly because you have to add the exact ammount they will be able to absorb without staying wet for too long in a pot that has 0 transpiration in case there's excess humidity and that ammount will be different depending on the stage of the plant of course so... yeah... very very hard to get it always right problems are bound to happen eventually.

 

[JaBy]

quick pic of the plants. dealing with fungus gnats. using a mild peroxide solution applied yesterday.