Rama777
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Day 50
So my tops have been foxtailing for almost a couple of weeks. Why? I sure as hell don’t know. It seems that most people point towards heat stress or light stress.
First off, no pictures of this strain at harvest show foxtailing. Something must be amiss with my grow for it to be happening.
My leaf surface temperatures very rarely go above 80 at the hottest part of the canopy. Temps are basically in check EXCEPT for the fact that my intake air is in the low 60’s at night maybe even upper 50’s on some occasion. I don’t know how big a problem that is or isn’t.
Light stress, I had my HPS too close like damn near a month ago. It caused the leaves to turn a lighter green. Ever since then it’s been at 25” inches and the vast majority of tops see a larger distance than that. I’ve looked at various tests and have used my lux meter with various HPS to Par conversions and would be rather surprised if anything is getting even 800 par. I have foxtailing where I’m almost dead certain the par is well under 700 or even 600.
My upper canopy 6” oscillating fan has been pointed on the plants the whole time at maybe setting 7-8. Tonight I was thinking maybe that’s too much so I tilted it higher. Could that be the major cause?
Many leaf tips are pointing upwards, which may be part of the story but I’m not sure why they are. Typically light stress or heat stress yeah? Again I just really don’t think those are viable factors in my case. Maybe that’s partially or mostly due to the fan that’s been blowing on them?
One plant maybe got a tad too much nitrogen but one that is foxtailing just as hard has had some Nitrigen deficiency so I don’t think that’s the culprit.
Not the absolute end of the world the foxtailing.
What’s creeping me out more is that for the last few days, when I open the tent, I don’t get that beautiful blast of aromas. The smell has just gotten eerily quiet, very quiet. Freaks me out y’all!!
Any thoughts about that? Thanks for any comments and suggestions, they help me sleep at night!
So my tops have been foxtailing for almost a couple of weeks. Why? I sure as hell don’t know. It seems that most people point towards heat stress or light stress.
First off, no pictures of this strain at harvest show foxtailing. Something must be amiss with my grow for it to be happening.
My leaf surface temperatures very rarely go above 80 at the hottest part of the canopy. Temps are basically in check EXCEPT for the fact that my intake air is in the low 60’s at night maybe even upper 50’s on some occasion. I don’t know how big a problem that is or isn’t.
Light stress, I had my HPS too close like damn near a month ago. It caused the leaves to turn a lighter green. Ever since then it’s been at 25” inches and the vast majority of tops see a larger distance than that. I’ve looked at various tests and have used my lux meter with various HPS to Par conversions and would be rather surprised if anything is getting even 800 par. I have foxtailing where I’m almost dead certain the par is well under 700 or even 600.
My upper canopy 6” oscillating fan has been pointed on the plants the whole time at maybe setting 7-8. Tonight I was thinking maybe that’s too much so I tilted it higher. Could that be the major cause?
Many leaf tips are pointing upwards, which may be part of the story but I’m not sure why they are. Typically light stress or heat stress yeah? Again I just really don’t think those are viable factors in my case. Maybe that’s partially or mostly due to the fan that’s been blowing on them?
One plant maybe got a tad too much nitrogen but one that is foxtailing just as hard has had some Nitrigen deficiency so I don’t think that’s the culprit.
Not the absolute end of the world the foxtailing.
What’s creeping me out more is that for the last few days, when I open the tent, I don’t get that beautiful blast of aromas. The smell has just gotten eerily quiet, very quiet. Freaks me out y’all!!
Any thoughts about that? Thanks for any comments and suggestions, they help me sleep at night!