First grow, how does she look?

Dots · May 25, 2025

Hi there, I'm new here and I new to growing.
This is my first attempt and I'm loving it,i want to continue.
I put my germinated seed under light on April 5, so she's about almost 2month now, she's an autoflower.
Had a few problems with lack of nutrients I think, some yellow leafs that I took off, and probably other stuff that I don't know.
I would appreciate opinions about my plant. Is she good? How far do you think she is from being ready?

carlosescobar · May 25, 2025

they look great for a first grow , i locked my first grow up 2 weeks before harvest with too many nutrients

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Man for a first timer thats killer! Youre doing so well! Yes the leaves show some problems, if it had a lack of nute you used too much too at some point. I can see them crispy leaf tips (too much PK) and that nitrogen excess creeping in the leaves too. What are you feeding it now? Is it done with the stretch or is it still getting taller? Very hard to tell how much it has left, even if you have the name of the strain and the average time from the breeder its just an aproximation.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Nevermind by looking at the last pics I can tell the stretch is done, its fattening now. Youre more than half way through flower, but still some weeks to go. Those are some impressive buds for a first timer holy smokes. Even if you fed too much its not causing major problems so far and pushing to the limit is better you just need to be careful. Perhaps go to a slightly lower dose.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

What strain is she and is it from a bank or where did you get the seed? For an auto she is gonna be super productive. Also dont forget what youre feeding please, wanna take a look at the ingredients and see if you lack any micronutrient that could have caused those spots in that big leaf.

Dots · May 25, 2025

Eledin said:
Man for a first timer thats killer! Youre doing so well! Yes the leaves show some problems, if it had a lack of nute you used too much too at some point. I can see them crispy leaf tips (too much PK) and that nitrogen excess creeping in the leaves too. What are you feeding it now? Is it done with the stretch or is it still getting taller? Very hard to tell how much it has left, even if you have the name of the strain and the average time from the breeder its just an aproximation.

The strain is cookie gelato, I barely feed her in veg stage, I bought nutrient for the bloom only not knowing she would need more.
I used to water everyday and feeding every other day instead of water, then yellow leafs started to appear and I let her 2days without watering but it got worst, then it stopped when I increased the amount 1.7l instead of 1l
I'm using sensi bloom part a+b i put about 8ml in 2l, I alternate with big Budd another 8ml per 2l

I think it stopeed growing tall, last time I had to adjust lights was like a week ago
Thanks

Dots · May 25, 2025

Eledin said:
What strain is she and is it from a bank or where did you get the seed? For an auto she is gonna be super productive. Also dont forget what youre feeding please, wanna take a look at the ingredients and see if you lack any micronutrient that could have caused those spots in that big leaf.

Thanks, I bought from a seed bank.
I wish I knew more, I want to improve so much next time

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Great choice of nutrients. If I were not growing full organic I would use sensi ph perfect no doubt. Youre feeding too much though, the recommended dosage is often too much for plants to take, specially autos, while others might want even more than the recommended dosage in rare ocasions or if youre working with high quality clones.
Watering every day no doubt helped with the yellowing, what substrate are you using? Also the time to use big bud is gone, once they start fattening you stop using big bud (after they stop growing). It should say in the bottle for which weeks of flower its used, I use it too and its great.
If you want more trichome production include carbohydrates. White and brown suggar dont count but you can either buy a carb liquid like bud candy from the same brand (which I LOVE) or if you dont have the money get some molasses. As for lack of nutrients, with sensi ph perfect youre not gonna have any, it has NPK and all needed chelated minerals and a couple more things like calcium, magnessium and humic and fulvic acids.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Okay so now that youre gonna remove big bud perhaps you should keep the max dosage of sensi bloom because you dont have overdrive. Big bud is a PK booster for early flower and overdrive is the second PK booster from advanced nutrients for the fattening phase. Since you dont have it, I think you can keep full dose of sensi bloom. The excess PK from big bud and sensi bloom both at full dose is what burned your tips. Also big bud has ascorbic and citric acid, which will lower the ph in your water and after the stretch they like a slightly higher ph (6,2 for veg and early flower and 6,5 for the rest of flower). Do you ph your water?

Dots · May 25, 2025

Eledin said:
Great choice of nutrients. If I were not growing full organic I would use sensi ph perfect no doubt. Youre feeding too much though, the recommended dosage is often too much for plants to take, specially autos, while others might want even more than the recommended dosage in rare ocasions or if youre working with high quality clones.
Watering every day no doubt helped with the yellowing, what substrate are you using? Also the time to use big bud is gone, once they start fattening you stop using big bud (after they stop growing). It should say in the bottle for which weeks of flower its used, I use it too and its great.
If you want more trichome production include carbohydrates. White and brown suggar dont count but you can either buy a carb liquid like bud candy from the same brand (which I LOVE) or if you dont have the money get some molasses. As for lack of nutrients, with sensi ph perfect youre not gonna have any, it has NPK and all needed chelated minerals and a couple more things like calcium, magnessium and humic and fulvic acids.

I used Canna Terra, once she germinated she went directly into it, I bought big Budd very late, and because I thought she was lacking I think I fed her that 3times and one was today. I'll stop.
I searched online for good opinions and they lead to these brands.

Dots · May 25, 2025

Eledin said:
Okay so now that youre gonna remove big bud perhaps you should keep the max dosage of sensi bloom because you dont have overdrive. Big bud is a PK booster for early flower and overdrive is the second PK booster from advanced nutrients for the fattening phase. Since you dont have it, I think you can keep full dose of sensi bloom. The excess PK from big bud and sensi bloom both at full dose is what burned your tips. Also big bud has ascorbic and citric acid, which will lower the ph in your water and after the stretch they like a slightly higher ph (6,2 for veg and early flower and 6,5 for the rest of flower). Do you ph your water?

I have no way atm to ph my water, but I'm gonna buy a ph measure for my next time.
I'll remove that for sure. Also humidity is around 50%, temp is 27,28 it's hard to get temp down

Eledin · May 25, 2025

If youre gonna buy a PH meter invest in a good one or you will need to be buying calibration packs every month and they still wont be super accurate. A cheaper alternative, the one I use, is a ph test kit. General hydroponics have a very cheap one and its very accurate.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Dots said:
I have no way atm to ph my water, but I'm gonna buy a ph measure for my next time.
I'll remove that for sure. Also humidity is around 50%, temp is 27,28 it's hard to get temp down

Are you using those buckets of water for humidity or for temperature or both? If you freeze the water, you will increase humidity and also lower temperature. Do you have any intraction or extraction fan in the tent or just the clip fan?
Another cheap option if you cant buy proper exctraction or intraction fans are these type of fans but I dont recommend going lower than 150mm if youre gonna buy a cheap one because then they wont help nearly as much.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Also once you add fans the bowls of water trick wont work, your indoors will start getting closer to your lung room (room where the indoor is located) temperature and humidity. Which is usually a good thing because you need to extract the heat from the LEDs.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Sorry to keep asking but what soil? That will help us know how often should you water. Also what kind of water? Tap? RO? Well?

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Also what size is the tent? If its smaller than 3x3feet (100x100cm) maybe 150mm fans wont fit. I had that happen to me because I have a 100x100cm and a 80x80cm and the second one doesnt have holes big enough for a 150mm fan. Max 125mm.

Eledin · May 25, 2025

As for the PH, sensi ph perfect will keep it close to 6,5 so thats why probably PH has not been a major issue, but once you start adding big bud it can get lower than what your plant wants and its healthy for her. Also tap water can have a ph way too high, sensi ph perfect helps a ton with ph but if your tap water has a ph of 9 or higher it doesnt work miracles but it can prevent a dissaster.

Dots · May 25, 2025

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Eledin said:
Are you using those buckets of water for humidity or for temperature or both? If you freeze the water, you will increase humidity and also lower temperature. Do you have any intraction or extraction fan in the tent or just the clip fan?
Another cheap option if you cant buy proper exctraction or intraction fans are these type of fans but I dont recommend going lower than 150mm if youre gonna buy a cheap one because then they wont help nearly as much.
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Used them on the beginning to maintain humidity high, as I don't have humidifier.
Now I dont use them as humidity needs to be lower, I have dehumidifier working all the time.
I have extracter fan with filter 4inch I think, and I bought another clip fan, have 2now.
My house has a lot of humidity, I have almost normal conditions for germination except on summer

Eledin · May 25, 2025

Nice! If the extractor is not very capable 4 inch is not a lot, its the smallest one, but if its good should be enough, you just need an intraction fan now so those temperatures dont go above 27ºC in summer. I like less for flowering but 27ºC works well with 50% humidity for late flower.

Dots · May 25, 2025

Eledin said:
Nice! If the extractor is not very capable 4 inch is not a lot, its the smallest one, but if its good should be enough, you just need an intraction fan now so those temperatures dont go above 27ºC in summer. I like less for flowering but 27ºC works well with 50% humidity for late flower.

My tent is small, 60x60x140,I have 300w light, I bought them separeted.

Soil I use canna terra only, I think I want to add some stuff next time.

I thought I could place the second clip fan outside blowing air in. It's smilliar to a computer fan, problem is it doesn't fill the whole square but I could tap it I guess, but...theres not much ventilation there

I apreciate the help really

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