My First Grow

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ok I have not watered again but i did mist the tops. They have a dry look to them? The edges look more jagged like they would get if drying out but the color is ok? The soil still feels moist and the pot still has plenty weight compared to a dry pot of the same soil. Nervous nelly?

 

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@rmoltis or anyone. I did shook up some ph water and soil earlier and tested the nitrogen and the color shows high Nitrogen, Very low P and low to medium K ?

 

[rmoltis]

@rmoltis or anyone. I did shook up some ph water and soil earlier and tested the nitrogen and the color shows high Nitrogen, Very low P and low to medium K ?

Let your pots get much drier.
You want as close to bone dry you can get without any Wilt. That is when you water.

Then you must give it a few days to dry out completely again.

Repeat this for every watering.

Your plant needs water to live so you saturate the soil.

But once the plant absorbs the 02 from the water in the soil its roots can't breathe until the soil dries up again pulling in fresh o2 for the roots.

Once the soil dries and the roots can breathe they search for water by growing.

Once dry at this point saturate the soil %100 again cause she is thirsty. She will drink a lot right after feeding helping the dry cycle go faster from the 2nd feed onwards if you stay consistent.

Learning how to follow this schedule takes time and experience to figure out what best works for you.
But it also helps you expand your root system. Which speeds up veg.


I would say don't worry about food the first 30 days. Your soil should be good and your tap water has some Ppms.

You will know when she wants food by watching her leaves as she grows. If she starts to look a little yellow or lighter green give her a feed.


But for now just water chief until she shows signs.

And practice your wet and dry cycling (feeding/watering) it is something every new grower fumbles with for a while.

 

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Thanks for the input. Yeah straight water is it. The ones leafs twisted a little and and tips were down and after I figured I over watered I been trying to watch them closer. I have even considered filling some extra pots with soil and adding different measured amounts of water so I could compare them.

 

[BarnaGoat]

Thanks for the input. Yeah straight water is it. The ones leafs twisted a little and and tips were down and after I figured I over watered I been trying to watch them closer. I have even considered filling some extra pots with soil and adding different measured amounts of water so I could compare them.

The two most common mistakes for new growers in over watering, and nutrients. You can love a plant to death. Funny huh

 

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The two most common mistakes for new growers in over watering, and nutrients. You can love a plant to death. Funny huh

I can see how. If the plant looks funny first thought it is missing something. Lights are so my mind water or food maybe

 

[NoFr1ends]

Let your pots get much drier.
You want as close to bone dry you can get without any Wilt. That is when you water.

Then you must give it a few days to dry out completely again.

Repeat this for every watering.

Your plant needs water to live so you saturate the soil.

But once the plant absorbs the 02 from the water in the soil its roots can't breathe until the soil dries up again pulling in fresh o2 for the roots.

Once the soil dries and the roots can breathe they search for water by growing.

Once dry at this point saturate the soil %100 again cause she is thirsty. She will drink a lot right after feeding helping the dry cycle go faster from the 2nd feed onwards if you stay consistent.

Learning how to follow this schedule takes time and experience to figure out what best works for you.
But it also helps you expand your root system. Which speeds up veg.


I would say don't worry about food the first 30 days. Your soil should be good and your tap water has some Ppms.

You will know when she wants food by watching her leaves as she grows. If she starts to look a little yellow or lighter green give her a feed.


But for now just water chief until she shows signs.

And practice your wet and dry cycling (feeding/watering) it is something every new grower fumbles with for a while.

I've been trying to get this down, getting better at it. Great job putting that into detail

 

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Friday the soil seemed dry but I did not water. Saturday Morning the leafs still had no luster and soil was dryer so I watered. The strain I want to live the most looked the worst C99. The leafs lacked any luster and seem to twist funny? There did seem to be a small growth spurt but on C99 the newest growth (1/2") is twisted looking like the leafs are upside down?

I have these under a pair of T5 6400k 54 watt bulbs. I very well could be wrong but the dry looking leafs and twist on C99 bigger leafs as well as dark green on the middle of another plants leafs might be from being to close to the bulbs. I read to keep them 2" away several places and that is what I have did but they have been 24/0. Tonight I pull the lights up a couple more inches. I also set the timer to give them 6 hours of dark.

This is C99 with questionable areas indicated, I didn't point out the coloring change on leafs with C99 because the cotton candy picture shows it better.

 

[rmoltis]

Friday the soil seemed dry but I did not water. Saturday Morning the leafs still had no luster and soil was dryer so I watered. The strain I want to live the most looked the worst C99. The leafs lacked any luster and seem to twist funny? There did seem to be a small growth spurt but on C99 the newest growth (1/2") is twisted looking like the leafs are upside down?

I have these under a pair of T5 6400k 54 watt bulbs. I very well could be wrong but the dry looking leafs and twist on C99 bigger leafs as well as dark green on the middle of another plants leafs might be from being to close to the bulbs. I read to keep them 2" away several places and that is what I have did but they have been 24/0. Tonight I pull the lights up a couple more inches. I also set the timer to give them 6 hours of dark.

This is C99 with questionable areas indicated, I didn't point out the coloring change on leafs with C99 because the cotton candy picture shows it better.

I notice my plants growth spurts happen as the soil approached dry.

A good watering after a strong dry cycle will also do it.

You'll notice if your plant stays on the wetter side it will grow slower comparatively.

 

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@rmoltis any idea on the weird leafs details? Lights to close? I know you use T5 lighting quite a bit. My T5 are 4ft so maybe they put out more heat?

 

[rmoltis]

@rmoltis any idea on the weird leafs details? Lights to close? I know you use T5 lighting quite a bit. My T5 are 4ft so maybe they put out more heat?

Usually leaf twist is from ph .

Your ph changes as your soil shifts from wet to dry and vice versa.

It is probably nothing to worry about unless your whole plant looks crazy.

If it is heat or low water they will taco upwards reducing surface area for light to heat up.

 

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I'm going to love this C99 to Death or figure out what it needs I hope. This morning it looked even worse. I did my best to remove the twist from the tangle newer growth. The plant appears to be shrinking? I set a 38" board on a pivot point and took C99 and compared the weight of it to two other plants and it weighs real close to the others. All are in 6"pots. SO as a precaution or experiment I took a 7" wide lid and filled it 1/8" with water and set C99 in it and it sucked the water right up.

I am stressed out over this. I hate to lose any plant because I have no other beans but the C99 is the one I looked forward to the most.

 

[BarnaGoat]

I'm going to love this C99 to Death or figure out what it needs I hope. This morning it looked even worse. I did my best to remove the twist from the tangle newer growth. The plant appears to be shrinking? I set a 38" board on a pivot point and took C99 and compared the weight of it to two other plants and it weighs real close to the others. All are in 6"pots. SO as a precaution or experiment I took a 7" wide lid and filled it 1/8" with water and set C99 in it and it sucked the water right up.

I am stressed out over this. I hate to lose any plant because I have no other beans but the C99 is the one I looked forward to the most.

Since the other plants are fine this could be a genetic issue as well. Don't sweat it or you'll be into a whirl of stress over these plants.

Think of this as a learning curve and not a race. When growing in soil life moves slow for these plants so you can react slow too. In the photo the plants look fine, great color, growing symmetrically, & freshly watered :). I've killed, tourchered, overfeed, light baked, suffocated, & over loved more than 100 plants lol, that's how we learn. So take it easy, role a J, & watch them grow. When they are dry, observe the plant, the angle of the leaves. Are the more down? Under 90º or over? The plant will tell you what she wants.

Happy growing.

 

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Up date. C99 is still looking bad and leafs are dry looking and curling under at the edges maybe starting to wilt yet new growth is coming in? Other plants are looking good. I will post pics later.

I know every soil is different but I am trying to figure a watering method out for all of them. The pots mine are in are 6 inch. The soil came with the bulk lot of gear I bought. 10 - 5gal bags used I am sure. I have no idea what nutrient are left in it. I do know most of it was Fox farms ocean forest. How can I learn more about the soil I have as far as its PH or nutrients it has.

Could anyone make a guesstimate on how much water a dry pot should take?. Instead of just adding water guessing when its enough. I am thinking of adding 1/2 cup and wait each time until they feel dry. But is 1/2 cup enough to actually work? Or should i water until water is draining out the bottom?

 

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How about this, everyone look at the pics and tell me what would you do if they were yours. Seeing anything that is a sign of needing water or needing nutrients? @rmoltis how close to training for you? Here are the pics C99 top and side then Cotton Candy top and side, Blackberry OG top and side, Blue Dream top, Unknown top and side.

 

[rmoltis]

How about this, everyone look at the pics and tell me what would you do if they were yours. Seeing anything that is a sign of needing water or needing nutrients? @rmoltis how close to training for you? Here are the pics C99 top and side then Cotton Candy top and side, Blackberry OG top and side, Blue Dream top, Unknown top and side.

Wait until you have 6-7 nodes before topping.

 

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Does the new growth look a little yellow? Most notable on the Blackberry OG

 

[rmoltis]

Does the new growth look a little yellow? Most notable on the Blackberry OG

It does a little bit.

But.

When new vegetation is growing in.
It can start a lighter green or yellow.

But as the new growth matures is gets progressively darker green.


I notice this more on the faster growing plants.

 

[GanjaNGains]

Hello everyone, I have been reading a lot of the forum and got some help as well setting up my room and am thankful for this forum.

I am new to growing but bought someone Else's supplies. I then built an 8'x7' room insulated and wired it right and even brought in water. Walls are painted gloss white. I have 3-600watt Yield Lab HID with cool tubes and digital ballast. (I will never use the 3rd I'm sure). I have 2 Hydrofarm 4' 54watt T5 6500k bulbs. I have separate vent system for room and lights. My room vents thru 6" solid ducting into my chimney. My lights vent through the roof using the old furnace ducting. I have taken the 3 or the four 8" inline 400cfm fans and used reducers to go to 6". One will push thru my lights. One brings fresh air in to the room.I have the third pulling through a new carbon filter. These are inline duct fans. I looked the fans up and read they do not work with fan controllers so I hope to make them work without it. The room is in the basement with 2 walls being exterior.

I was given some beans the guy had left over 1 of this 1 of that. I know what all are but one of those that came up.

Right now I have three 2 1/2" - 3" seedlings, one 2", 1 that was tall and then that I tried bending some to strengthen but went to far and the stem looked as though it was starting to wither so I went for broke and pretended I was cloning. I cut it off above the damage and put clonex on it and put it back in some soil. I have one about an inch & a quarter that has a stout indica stem. and I have one runt I found with no roots when I gave up on 1 pot it now has 4 leafs and is 1/2" tall clonex and put back in dirt and it hasn't died but hasn't grown.

My growth is no where near it should be by watching @rmoltis first grow. I have an assortment or FoxFarms Fertilizers and such. I have not used them and was going to ask the community for help first.

Here is their feed schedule
I have everything in that list except the "Wholly Mackerel" & "Kelp me Kelp you"

I have read Ph 6.4-6.8. My water is more like 7.0ph but it only has 100ppm. They show ppm much higher on their schedule.

I had not thought to give nutes this early until read rmoltis thread.

Watching others pictures I would have expected to have more leaf by the time my seedlings got to 3" ? Is it the sativa dominant strains or unwanted stretching ?

They are under the 2 T5 grow bulbs now with about a 2" gap and have a fan blowing over them and temp is 72-76 degrees. Humidity from 40-70.
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Ya your good man ha patience patience the leaves will come Sounds and looks like your off to a good start i see a bountiful harvest a coming " you can't rush what is in no hurry"

 

[rmoltis]

As far as nutrients are concerned your plants are still looking good.

Some of them have downturned leaf tips at the end which means they aren't used to the soil yet.

Give them more time to adapt to that soil and they will straighten out. As they grow bigger they will better utilize those nutes, and it will be good.