Help! week 5 first grow.

buddha webb

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Chuckles,
After seeing the new pictures,i can assure you that them ladies is ok..I would say they are 3 weeks into flower ish,stretched and good bud developement,i would ease up on the feed and water,and let em grow,the larger leaves seem to be yellowing,which isnt too strange,as long as the new growth stays looking good and it doesnt get much worse i really think your cool,,,what ya reckon amigos,,,
 

chuckles01

Active Member
Chuckles,
After seeing the new pictures,i can assure you that them ladies is ok..I would say they are 3 weeks into flower ish,stretched and good bud developement,i would ease up on the feed and water,and let em grow,the larger leaves seem to be yellowing,which isnt too strange,as long as the new growth stays looking good and it doesnt get much worse i really think your cool,,,what ya reckon amigos,,,
Oh thank god for that!!! lol lol. I did change the lights as you said and hope this will be ok. at the moment i am watering every other day so is this too much?
 

lordjin

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Oh thank god for that!!! lol lol. I did change the lights as you said and hope this will be ok. at the moment i am watering every other day so is this too much?
IMO, it's a little early in the plant's flowering cycle to be showing the yellowing of the leaves. That's something more commonly associated with the ripening stage, which you're a bit aways from.

Give them a touch of Botanicare Calmag Plus your next watering. It's a 2-0-0 calcium, magnesium, iron supplement. There's your boost of nitrogen. The bottle says 5ml per gallon (roughly 4liters) for soil applications. You can try it at half strength and ease your way into 5ml per 4liters.

Peace and good growing.

edit:
I'm not trying to scare you, and I certainly don't mean to state the obvious, but the flowering period is a very crucial time when the plants are hungriest. If they suffer from a deficiency during this most pivotal of periods, the final bud quality will be negatively impacted... Possibly yield too.

edit2:
but aside from some mild yellowing, your plants look good, so don't worry. Just give 'em a little calmag... Your girls are just a bit short on nitrogen and maybe magnesium.
 

buddha webb

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Yeah a very light feed,but keep the 12/12 solid. There lookin good.Water less i would say,in your climate theres no evaporation,and i know the ladies need water,but better a little less than too much,i think water twice a week.......I like them,doing well.
 

chuckles01

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Sorry to show my ignorance but i am a newbie, What does 2-0- 0 mean? i have noticed different 3 numbers like this quite often on here and havnt got a clue what it means. lol is it the measurements of the product to water?
 

buddha webb

New Member
Chuckles,
its just the NPK...you get NPK 12 12 0......30 30 30.....all different amounts.Just means it has more or less of each of the main nutrients..N..nitrogen..P phosphorous..K .pottasium....The ladys like different nutrients at different times of growth..ill explain later....High N...high nitrogen...etc ect tec cte tce ..... like a percentage of nutrients,,,kinda thingy.
 

lordjin

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Well basically im panicing this yellowing of leaves thing is worrying. its in batmix soil and just started feeding yesturday as someone said to feed. they also said they need nitrogen. Where will i get just nitrogen from? plant nursery or anywhere else? oh im in uk by the wayView attachment 1846800
Yes, nitrogen. Right here. What is bat mix? Is that a pre-nuted soil or something? You've not been feeding with nutrients in your water?

Sorry to show my ignorance but i am a newbie, What does 2-0- 0 mean? i have noticed different 3 numbers like this quite often on here and havnt got a clue what it means. lol is it the measurements of the product to water?
What buddha said. The numbers represent NPK. You need to familiarize yourself with these technical details seeing as how you're growing now. Get yourself a good flowering base nute and supplement with this stuff.
 

lordjin

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thanks lordjin but im in UK and dont know if i can get that brand here but should be able to get another brand.
Yes Calmag is a generic term I believe. There are other brands more local to your area that are the same thing I'm sure. Just ask for calmag. Good growing.
 

chuckles01

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Oh just to let you know buddha webb your inbox is full so you need to empty some of the messages as i cant send you any private messages.
 

KillerCannabis

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you need to make sure they are getting A LOT of light while flowering, also if you use nutrients that have a higher phosphorus content it will promote more flowering. it also has to have a solid 12 hours of darkness everyday at least, this makes the plant flower because it replicates the natural sun patterns at the end of summer which makes the plant start budding. if you do that then your buds will turn out fine.
 

chuckles01

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Yeah i think i have given em too much nutes and been watering them too much (every other day) How long peeps before it will ready to harvest? They camae to me at 1 month old in veg and was told to put them straight onto 12/12 and this is now week 5 of flowering. I think they look a bit behind to me.
 

troutie

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my guess is 4 weeks maybe 5 .... but then i'm guessing.... do you know how to check the tricomes for an indication of readyness?
 

chuckles01

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Well yeah i have been told how to do it and am just waiting for a magnifing glass to be delivered. could it be behind because of the over nutes and water? Also remember this is my first grow.
 

troutie

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yeah no worries... i'm on my first kinda indoor grow myself (greenhouse of horrors was my first) .... my advise would be when said loupe arrives get use to looking at the tricomes so do it every day or so ... they will appear clear for ages then go cloudy/milky as the thc comes in (harvesting when cloudy is regarded as early but possible if a heady high is perfered) then the amber sets in ... generaly a ratio of 1/3 to 50/50 amber/cloudy is where its at according too most, as they continue to " i dunno?" turn for a short while after they have been cut down

hope this helps ..at all? otherwise i got finger cramps for nothing :-)
 
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