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[Lethidox]

Pruning job. tried my best to prune what i thought was gonna turn into shit buds or eventually not catch up or simply get shaded in the end. was planning to switch to flowering tomorrow but gonna post pone it a few days due to the stress.

this is my first time ever pruning this much. this is actually my 2nd prune on these plants. after they recover though im flipping.

i tried to prune based on my previous 2 grows i see lower nodes that are growing popcorn buds that i hoped would of gained more weight and i mean they can if i chop them later but im not into that. with my first grow my dad did that and well the nugs didn't get very large in general maybe the size of a nickle at best or a quarter but it took way too long for that much more bud. simply wasn't worth it imo.

let me know what you guys think any criticism bad or good is welcomed here. need all the advice i can take to get better

 

[SMT69]

fuck yea, yours are lookin better than mine did at that stage....you'll get some nice bud off those. are those fem seeds? keep trying to upgrade gear when ya can....thats what im doin (im talking about genetics)

hey brah im from kaua'i neigbor!, im probs older than yur dad..haha, but im cool. ive got medical and hoping they go full rec too , you know so my neigbors can piis off...

 

[Lethidox]

fuck yea, yours are lookin better than mine did at that stage....you'll get some nice bud off those. are those fem seeds? keep trying to upgrade gear when ya can....thats what im doin (im talking about genetics)

hey brah im from kaua'i neigbor!, im probs older than yur dad..haha, but im cool. ive got medical and hoping they go full rec too , you know so my neigbors can piis off...

yea i will be upgrading my gear in october maybe because i might have to quit growing in september due to our license expiring and not wanting to renew it but we will see. they are looking kinda sad lol i think i took off too much but im just going to let em recover for about 4 days then flip i want as much benefit from the stretch as i can get as i likely won't be pruning during the 2 weeks of flip.

if i can invest i will be getting QB's 2 320 watts i think they can run 345 max. then eventually buy some 3k for flowering in the future. trying to get out of the aquarium hobby but i don't trust people enough to simply rehome my fishes once i get that out of the way i can run a 4x4 tent in it's space and a vent and all that good stuff.

might be older then him lot of growers here are pretty old around his age i'd say. i think he is 54/55 i know he is in his 50's though.

i wanna flip em so badly though im looking back at how long it took to get the roots developed in the 3gals but at that rate yea i would need to flip now otherwise i'd have to eventually pot up possibly to a 10gal. veg wise they got an easy 2 feet of growth to play with.

 

[Lethidox]

Feb 14

Temp 72.8F RH 64%

plants looking nice i suppose not wilting as much as i expected from the prune. going to give it a few more days to recover before i flip idk thought because pheno 3 is pushing up again making the canopy uneven so i might say fuck it and flip tomorrow.

debating on running a 24hour dark before first just to see what happens all 3 plants showing pre sex though

UPDATE- 6:19am said fuck it flipping to 24 hour dark cycle will be running 12/12 as of tomorrow 6am -6pm just because i am mostly home or can view the plants at 6am so any maintenance will be done at that time. going to see how far i've come. pretty much hoping for the best but expecting the worse. either way im learning something so no biggie

gave a full dosage of everything. try to prep them for the stretch. will be watering it down for the next 3-4 waterings though 1gal split every 2 days.

 

[Lethidox]

Feb 15

temp 72.3F RH- 66%

plants start their flip today 6am-6pm; i did not go through with the 24 hour dark period so yesterday they only got about 17/7 instead of 18/6. feed full dosage of ALL AN products yesterday not starting my flowering nutes until after/towards the end of the stretch. usually i do but this time i want to see how big they get if i start it after by giving them more nitrogen.

i gave a full dosage to try and prep em for the stretch but next watering wont be much added to it looking at voodoo juice, carboload, and water only. try to flush a little of the nitrogen maybe idfk XD

plants are looking more perky then usualy imo

 

[Lethidox]

Feb 16

temp- 75.7F RH-69%

clawing has gotten worse due to the feeding. today is supposed to be water day but im pretty damn lazy right now. will do it later in the day probably. 1gal split voodoo juice and carboload only. overall plants growing nicely.

pretty much just planning to leave anything that gets shaded on at this point done with pruning and unless the leaves are dying then i won't be ripping anything off.

 

[Lethidox]

Feb 17

i fed again yesterday full nutes at half dosage. think that is where i went wrong because pheno 1 is pushing out wrinkly leaves and pheno 2 is kind of starting to as well. clawing slightly more as well now.

temp- 76.6F RH 69%

will be turning the pots about 1/4th each day to try and get better lighting all around. i am also trying to not adjust light too much pheno 3 is outgrowing both so i let the lights kinda sit at a certain height for a few days to try and allow the other 2 to catch up. won't be LSTing or pruning or anything thats why anymore. pretty sure it is just genetics

 

[diggs99]

Feb 17

i fed again yesterday full nutes at half dosage. think that is where i went wrong because pheno 1 is pushing out wrinkly leaves and pheno 2 is kind of starting to as well. clawing slightly more as well now.

temp- 76.6F RH 69%

will be turning the pots about 1/4th each day to try and get better lighting all around. i am also trying to not adjust light too much pheno 3 is outgrowing both so i let the lights kinda sit at a certain height for a few days to try and allow the other 2 to catch up. won't be LSTing or pruning or anything thats why anymore. pretty sure it is just genetics

Looking good man.

69% RH is on the higher side, i would look to start decreasing that number as your plants start packing on size,help you avoid pm ,mold and bud rot issues.

 

[Lethidox]

Looking good man.

69% RH is on the higher side, i would look to start decreasing that number as your plants start packing on size,help you avoid pm ,mold and bud rot issues.

problem is i can't decrease it XD no dehumidifier and no money. by the time my tax refund comes in plants likely would of been harvested already. it tends to climb down though like right now it is 62% i just log w.e. i see after taking the pic. idk if that whole baking soda trick works or not but i could try it out.

 

[diggs99]

I hear ya man.


Living in Hawaii, you prob are just gonna have to deal with the high rh until you can buy a dehumidifier.

Prob not a huge issue right now but once they start packing on size/ weight they will transpire alot which will drive your rh up even further, making any buds very susceptible to bud rot and the plants would be in danger of being attacked by mold and pm.

 

[Lethidox]

I hear ya man.


Living in Hawaii, you prob are just gonna have to deal with the high rh until you can buy a dehumidifier.

Prob not a huge issue right now but once they start packing on size/ weight they will transpire alot which will drive your rh up even further, making any buds very susceptible to bud rot and the plants would be in danger of being attacked by mold and pm.

what is PM? and yea it's just an ongoing issue. im trying to run this one without a dehumidifier though so far i ran my 2 grows outside shit got poured on for i think 5-6 days last week almost non stop and no bud rot. i try to dry um out as well by leaving um in the shade so they dont get rained on but only so much i can do otherwise. i might be able to buy a tent soon. thinking or running my fish tank in my sisters room which we use as a guest room i think the space it occupies is like a 4x6x9/10' so pretty decent area for growing. plus it's right up against my window so no excuse for not running a vent either lol. if i do that my temps should be cooler and possibly RH as well.

 

[diggs99]

PM = powdery mildew

warmer temps will decrease your RH, cooler temps will normally cause RH to increase.

This is why when the lights go out the RH always spikes.

Also why its very important to keep fans running when lights go out, at the very least it will keep air circulating

 

[Lethidox]

PM = powdery mildew

warmer temps will decrease your RH, cooler temps will normally cause RH to increase.

This is why when the lights go out the RH always spikes.

Also why its very important to keep fans running when lights go out, at the very least it will keep air circulating

yea i would need a dehumidifier just to drop it. no plans on buying one anytime soon though. my biggest concern is drying. i have no place to really dry my plants that is dark the only place is in my bathroom and that is kinda humid compared to my bedroom. probably just run um inside there anyways maybe put in paper bags or something

 

[Lethidox]

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[Lethidox]

Feb 18

temp- 80.4F
RH- 56%

lights are about 16inches from the top of pheno 3. don't see much of heat stress besides on pheno 2 but it really isn't too bad. will be watering only on wednesday morning just to kind of dilute all the feeding i gave and to somewhat prep for bloom nutes in a few days. going to run bloom nutes 1 week after i flipped starting off on half dosage of base nutes full dosage everything else.

forgot to turn um oh wells lmfao probably just turn um once a week woke up late for work today so rushed out the house

 

[Lethidox]

Feb 19

Temp- 78F RH-69%

lights been off since i went to work so right now my light schedule is fucked. been on for 2 hours only so maybe tonight they will get less then 12/12 im still deciding what im going to do i plan to manually flip at 1am to get a 10/14 at least and turn um back on at 6am tomorrow morning.

tomorrow is water day not sure if im going to feed or just water due to the clawing. i also rotated i think this morning will be rotating again tomorrow

 

[diggs99]

Feb 19

plants are looking good.

If i could offer a little tidbit of advice, prop your 2 smaller plants up on something, create a flat canopy so your light is hitting all the tops equally.

 

[Lethidox]

plants are looking good.

If i could offer a little tidbit of advice, prop your 2 smaller plants up on something, create a flat canopy so your light is hitting all the tops equally.

don't really have anything i can prop them up against. im probably just going to let um stretch then spread it out a little more. right now they are all getting light though pics looks really dark due to the blurples but yea this is also why i turn the pots daily or try to as well so they are all getting light more equally incase i do fuck up and something gets shaded.

 

[diggs99]

blocks of wood?
bricks?
buckets?
books?


you can use anything to rest the pot on top of, to make your canopy flat. There is no guarantee they will stretch and catch up to the big girl, this way you can manipulate the canopy yourself.

regardless, your plants, you do your thang bro

best of luck

 

[diggs99]

they might all be getting light, to some degree, but your light is always gonna be raised to stay ahead of the big girl, so keeping those 2 smaller girls the same height as the big one will allow them to get the same light intensity that the big girl is getting.