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No. I have grown one crop before. This is my second ever grow. (Well, second ever indoor grow since the 1970s.)Have you grown more than one crop before?
Your plants are looking good. Don’t worry and don’t defoliate. Not yet at least.No. I have grown one crop before. This is my second ever grow. (Well, second ever indoor grow since the 1970s.)
You probably just need a bit of patience. They look a little bogged down, maybe slightly over watered? Do you give the soil a chance to dry out in between waterings?
Switch back. Learn to water by weight. You should be able to put 25% of your containers volume in liquid without most of running out. Frequent light watering = shallow roots.I used to let them dry out between waterings. Lately, I've been convinced that plants do better on a system that's light watering often rather than heavier watering followed by drought conditions. I mean, I could switch back...
Yeah they really need a dry period to develop robust roots... not like bone dry, but close, they will tell you if they are bone dry cause they will start to wilt, you want to water just before that point... light frequent watering is still over watering, and that can lead to root rot over time, which you definitely do not want.I used to let them dry out between waterings. Lately, I've been convinced that plants do better on a system that's light watering often rather than heavier watering followed by drought conditions. I mean, I could switch back...
Yeah that too... taking off a good amount a leaves all at once will definitely make them stop growing to regroup and heal all the spots you cut.Mine stalled because I defoliated. That's my theory. I dont know what happened to you
Switch back. Learn to water by weight. You should be able to put 25% of your containers volume in liquid without most of running out. Frequent light watering = shallow roots.
Yeah they really need a dry period to develop robust roots... not like bone dry, but close, they will tell you if they are bone dry cause they will start to wilt, you want to water just before that point... light frequent watering is still over watering, and that can lead to root rot over time, which you definitely do not want.
Well I would hope so in flower lol... I'm not trying to argue best practices, but unless it's in coco, I've never met a grower that didn't say letting them have a dry period was a good idea in soil. Not bone dry obviously, but they need to have some drying to function at their best. But it's your grow, so you can do what you think your ladies like best.These plants have deep, fully developed roots.
The idea with frequent watering is to keep them moist at all times, without ever being drenched or dry. But I get what you’re saying.
Agreed. Once used to watering by weight you get comfortable with the medium being very dry on the top while knowing roots still have adequate moisture.Well I would hope so in flower lol... I'm not trying to argue best practices, but unless it's in coco, I've never met a grower that didn't say letting them have a dry period was a good idea in soil. Not bone dry obviously, but they need to have some drying to function at their best. But it's your grow, so you can do what you think your ladies like best.
They look good. Maybe cutting back on the grow big and big bloom would help. Too much N slows flowering.My plants burst out in buds like gangbusters, and I was optimistic for big colas. All of a sudden, bud development has stalled. I haven't seen any development in the last 5 days or so, at a time when buds should be growing and fattening up like crazy. Info below photos.
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They are in FF soil. I'm using FF nutes (Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom) + CalMag, watering daily and feeding every other day about 2/3 the recommended amounts. 1000 ppfd in the center, 600 in the corners. Temps 78F daytime, 70F at night. Relative humidity between 40-55%, averaging 48%. Plants are about 5 feet tall.
Now, one thing is that I probably didn't defoliate enough. I took off more than 1/3 of the leaves and lower branches, which was so much that the plants were going into shock from it, so I stopped. And it seems like it has all grown back...twice...but now that I'm 4 weeks into flower I don't want to defoliate again. Still, it's super dense down below. Look...
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I have side lights that I removed for the photos, so the lower parts do get light.
But the only thing I can think of for why my buds have stalled is the density of the foliage that I assume is taking energy otherwise used for bud growth.
Any thoughts on this and what to do? At this point, I'm so deep into flower that I don't want to change things up too radically for fear of stressing the plants too much, and one of the strains I'm growing (the one on the left) is known for herming out due to stress during flower.
Will it pick up? Should I bomb it with phosphorous (and by "bomb" I just mean give them a heavy dose, I don't mean going crazy)? This is only my second grow. Am I worrying about nothing?
Thanks for this therapy session. I feel better already.
Yes... this is why plants of all kinds develop deep roots, to use water stored beneath the surface in times of no precipitation... does it rain every single day in nature? Not unless you're in the rainforest... as far as I know, even the tropical strains enjoy drying out some... who wants to be waterlogged all the time?Agreed. Once used to watering by weight you get comfortable with the medium being very dry on the top while knowing roots still have adequate moisture.
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