Kim's Beginner Diary

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

khalt03 said:
Weird. I left a long message typed in here and then didn't post it.

You know what the penalty is for having such a smooth ride up to now? Not having a smooth ride. You were correct on budrot, @dire wolf . I think it's just on the one stalk I found, which happens to also be full of seeds, so that's kind of funny. It was also against the tent wall, so apparently that helps. However, it's the Peyote Critical that was seeded accidentally and I believe you had cautioned against that for that reason. The rest of the plant looks okay, even though it just doesn't 'feel' right to me. I've been doing that staring thing you do when you sense something isn't right.

Do people pull buds off the plants and just keep them going? Is that a thing? I'm nervous to plant anything as I think we may be moving again. It will be to a better place with more space, but I'm sure you understand the hesitation to plant and move.

I've never had bud rot, but you can always take off affected area & keep going in flower with most things

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

DreamsOfDiesel said:
I've never had bud rot, but you can always take off affected area & keep going in flower with most things

Sometimes I harvest tops & let middle of plant go longer, not sure about if rot spreads tho

Beachwalker · Apr 24, 2020

khalt03 said:
Weird. I left a long message typed in here and then didn't post it.

You know what the penalty is for having such a smooth ride up to now? Not having a smooth ride. You were correct on budrot, @dire wolf . I think it's just on the one stalk I found, which happens to also be full of seeds, so that's kind of funny. It was also against the tent wall, so apparently that helps. However, it's the Peyote Critical that was seeded accidentally and I believe you had cautioned against that for that reason. The rest of the plant looks okay, even though it just doesn't 'feel' right to me. I've been doing that staring thing you do when you sense something isn't right.

Do people pull buds off the plants and just keep them going? Is that a thing? I'm nervous to plant anything as I think we may be moving again. It will be to a better place with more space, but I'm sure you understand the hesitation to plant and move.

Haven't dealt with Bud rot since the mid-90s but what I would do is carefully cut all the affected areas off, inspect the whole plant, make sure nothing is touching the tent side like you mentioned and you need to get a fan on the floor in among those plants cuz increased airflow is your best friend right now Kim, cuz Bud rot will spread like a cancer, good luck

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

DreamsOfDiesel said:
Sometimes I harvest tops & let middle of plant go longer, not sure about if rot spreads tho

I was actually considering that, if only because they are getting very top heavy and I've learned the importance of some kind of something to help hold them upright. My big one is becoming a beast to handle alone as far as moving. She acted like she wanted to topple over yesterday.

Do you think if I put that Bloomspect light up on the floor and point it towards the bottom branches it will help?

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

Beachwalker said:
Haven't dealt with Bud rot since the mid-90s but what I would do is carefully cut all the affected areas off, inspect the whole plant, make sure nothing is touching the tent side like you mentioned and you need to get a fan on the floor in among those plants cuz increased airflow is your best friend right now Kim, cuz Bud rot will spread like a cancer, good luck

I did that, thankfully. I've inspected and everything else looks fine. It just appears to be that one branch that was affected. I was smelling something for one day, but I was also all congested so it was hard to tell where it was coming from. Fan is going.

Ina · Apr 24, 2020

khalt03 said:
I did that, thankfully. I've inspected and everything else looks fine. It just appears to be that one branch that was affected. I was smelling something for one day, but I was also all congested so it was hard to tell where it was coming from. Fan is going.

You can clean some leaves and provide more air on the lower part of the plants,some vents?Some cleaning and like you said you can help them holding up somehow......They really dont like to bounce on their own weight,it hardens their fattening.
nice stones!:)I also have small collection and i also believe they cure things and have something...special in them........The flowering plants also look very nice otherwise.

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

Ina said:
You can clean some leaves and provide more air on the lower part of the plants,some vents?Some cleaning and like you said you can help them holding up somehow......They really dont like to bounce on their own weight,it hardens their fattening.
nice stones!:)I also have small collection and i also believe they cure things and have something...special in them........The flowering plants also look very nice otherwise.

I'm struggling with using the giant ventilation fan in there. It literally has enough power to take the humidity out of the entire apartment. Will bleach hurt them if I spray the floors down and such? That's what I want to do, but I'm hesitant as this isn't the back of an ambulance, you know? I know what we can take, but don't have enough experience with them. I don't feel like it will harm them as I know you can put a smidge of bleach in water and some plants actually love it. I have to get it all under control because I have to grow a full medicinal herb garden from this apartment so I can finish my certification. I'm adapting and overcoming, but getting full on sick and becoming a freakin' zombie for a few days screwed everything up. It's all good. I need to learn. :)

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

Ina said:
You can clean some leaves and provide more air on the lower part of the plants,some vents?Some cleaning and like you said you can help them holding up somehow......They really dont like to bounce on their own weight,it hardens their fattening.
nice stones!:)I also have small collection and i also believe they cure things and have something...special in them........The flowering plants also look very nice otherwise.

Also, thank you! I'm about to send my daughter an angel aura crystal. I keep giving them away to folks who need them, now I need more. Haha! I'd love to see yours.

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

khalt03 said:
I was actually considering that, if only because they are getting very top heavy and I've learned the importance of some kind of something to help hold them upright. My big one is becoming a beast to handle alone as far as moving. She acted like she wanted to topple over yesterday.

Do you think if I put that Bloomspect light up on the floor and point it towards the bottom branches it will help?

Do you have any bamboo stakes? You could gently tie them to stakes to prop them up.
I've just lowered my lights after I cut off tops to finish lower stuff but I guess you can put a light on the floor, never tried it, be careful of any fire hazard (light heat etc).
You can throw a rock on top of pot too if it's getting too top heavy (I have a tree like plant in my living room I've done this to, refuse to put in a bigger pot, already huge)

Beachwalker · Apr 24, 2020

Leaves don't absorb light on the underside, only on the tops if that's what you're going for?

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

khalt03 said:
I'm struggling with using the giant ventilation fan in there. It literally has enough power to take the humidity out of the entire apartment. Will bleach hurt them if I spray the floors down and such? That's what I want to do, but I'm hesitant as this isn't the back of an ambulance, you know? I know what we can take, but don't have enough experience with them. I don't feel like it will harm them as I know you can put a smidge of bleach in water and some plants actually love it. I have to get it all under control because I have to grow a full medicinal herb garden from this apartment so I can finish my certification. I'm adapting and overcoming, but getting full on sick and becoming a freakin' zombie for a few days screwed everything up. It's all good. I need to learn. :)

I'm hesitant to use bleach around my plants, I use rubbing alcohol & peroxide but just because i dont do it doesnt mean it's not ok to do, just be careful

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

DreamsOfDiesel said:
Do you have any bamboo stakes? You could gently tie them to stakes to prop them up.
I've just lowered my lights after I cut off tops to finish lower stuff but I guess you can put a light on the floor, never tried it, be careful of any fire hazard (light heat etc).
You can throw a rock on top of pot too if it's getting too top heavy (I have a tree like plant in my living room I've done this to, refuse to put in a bigger pot, already huge)

I topped them today and hung up to dry. I hope that's what I am supposed to do. Today I have to squint to see and I think that's what I was directed to do. If all of this is wasted, I will survive, but at least I have learned something. You know? I'll post pictures later as I see your point about putting the light at the bottom. I am the daughter of a firefighter, so that's a good thing to think about.

I'm hesitant to type the big one. That's my SSSD. And why is she getting so yellow? Is this normal?

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

DreamsOfDiesel said:
I'm hesitant to use bleach around my plants, I use rubbing alcohol & peroxide but just because i dont do it doesnt mean it's not ok to do, just be careful

Well, I will use that then. I know we can all handle that combination okay.

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

Beachwalker said:
Leaves don't absorb light on the underside, only on the tops if that's what you're going for?

I wasn't thinking of the leaves, I was thinking more of the stalks. Considering the fire hazard, I don't think I will be doing so anyway.

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

I use 50/50 water alcohol for cleaning, it evaporates quickly but dont get it on trichomes if possible, it may melt them from what I've heard, still experimenting on my own stuff.
Yellow leaves on bottom late in flower is fairly normal. Is whole plant going yellow or just some fan leaves?

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

There's also a drying method called low & slow that works well if you dont have a good drying area, mine always dry too fast if I dont do something like that & it kills potency

Beachwalker · Apr 24, 2020

khalt03 said:
I wasn't thinking of the leaves, I was thinking more of the stalks. Considering the fire hazard, I don't think I will be doing so anyway.

As far as I know stocks absorb no light at all

Beachwalker · Apr 24, 2020

DreamsOfDiesel said:
There's also a drying method called low & slow that works well if you dont have a good drying area, mine always dry too fast if I dont do something like that & it kills potency

And low and slow makes damn good barbecue too! Oops! this is probably a vegan thread LOL

just kidding, kinda..✌

DreamsOfDiesel · Apr 24, 2020

Beachwalker said:
And low and slow makes damn good barbecue too! Oops! this is probably a vegan thread LOL just kidding, kinda..✌

Wait, you're not vegan are you, kim? Thought you loved bacon with me lol

KLight03 · Apr 24, 2020

Beachwalker said:
As far as I know stocks absorb no light at all

Good to know, so no reason to do so.

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