Blue Cookies tips?

I’m growing Blue Cookies from seed. Anybody have any tips for this strain? It’s only my second grow, and first grow from seed. 9 of 10 germinated, 8 of 9 popped out of shell. Middle one is 3 days ahead as I wanted to check my germination method first. I’ll gladly take any tips at all, but I’m really looking for strain specific tips. I got so much great help here my first grow! Thanks in advance!

Currently in a 3x3 tent and will be finishing veg and flowering in a 5x5. Starting with Spider Farmer SF1000, but have 4 of them, and a Aglex 2000 which will all be in use eventually as they need / can use more light. Obviously in soil, Black Gold, no nutes other than a sprinkle of veg nutes in a gallon to bring ph down to 6.6. Temp and humidity are completely under my control, could use advice there as well as I know optimum conditions change for different stages. I also know I need to clean up a bit

I’d like better light coverage. What are people’s thoughts on adding another QB and just raising the lights up so I can get better coverage? Don’t want to hurt them with too much light

Powertech said:

I’d like better light coverage. What are people’s thoughts on adding another QB and just raising the lights up so I can get better coverage? Don’t want to hurt them with too much light

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There pretty young they dont need an abundance of light until they reach the vegetative stage 3-4 weeks in veg

It's a pretty easy strain to grow.

Renfro said:

It's a pretty easy strain to grow.

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That’s what I like to hear! Only my second grow so the easier the better so I can learn a bit more.

Should I be concerned about the purple branches? Isn’t that a sign of deficiency?

Since you are just starting out (we all been there) I want to let you know that the number one problem that us newbies have or have had is ... loving your plants too much.
You can kill your plants with kindness.
Too much fertilizer, too much water, too much ... too much, too much love.
Then you go online with pix's and some expert tells you to spray it with This Stuff, or a half solution of this Magic Sauce, then another one says top feed with this Amazing Blend and balance the blah blah blah ...
And, all these things cost hundreds of dollars a gallon, "but it's well worth it because you will double the weight and ..."
Snake oil.
Half of that chit is snake oil.

For right now, just learn the basics.

Make sure they have enough light.
Make sure they get fed, but not too much (follow the directions on the bottle)
Let the medium dry out once in a while, or almost dry.
IF you try something, just try ONE thing so you know the cause and effect relationship.
Get yourself a cheap PH pen. Amazon $15. Get two of them, they only last a couple of months.
Get yourself a cheap PPM pen. Amazon $20. Get two of them, same reason as above.
Learn how to use those pens, and why.

That's it. Let em grow. Watch.
Read everything you can about this amazing plant - and take what you read with a giant boulder of salt.
It's going to take a year before the light bulb comes on.
Enjoy the ride.

PS: Red stems on a clone is no problem. Red stems on an adult is a sign of magnesium deficiency.

Hmmm, do I worry about leaves twisting over? Almost seems the leaves are too big for the stems

They look fine stop over thinking stuff and checking on them.

Powertech said:

Hmmm, do I worry about leaves twisting over? Almost seems the leaves are too big for the stems

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Seriously, Power ....

I want you to do this:
Take a deep breath ... hold it. Hold it
Now let it out slowly and chant "everything is ok, everything is ok, everything is going to be ok"
Do it several times a day.

Stop fretting over your babies.
Holey smokes, is there anything more frantic than a new parent?

Relax.
They are leaf twisting on purpose ... just to tease you.
MJ loves a good prank.

They grow quite fast. 4 nodes on center, so I topped it already. Gotta experiment to learn right. Went well last time around.

Also put some sticky out to check for anything that will stick lol. Want to catch anything early.

Looking good

Gonna move this to a grow journal so I don’t keep polluting the other topics with my own update. I welcome comments on my journals.s

Good idea mate il watch on

Bringing this back because I have another question. I only had one plant last time and I used this screen that I made. It worked great on the one plant. Last time was also a reveg from a triple topped plant (reveg started just after showing pistils when I got the plant) so did not grow like normal.

I guess my actual question is how much are these going to blow up? Do I even have the room for flowering all these?

Thanks for any help and advice! I’ll take advice I didn’t ask for as well thank you!!!

Link to journal

Pics are as follows:
-first plant when I got it
-first plant with screen when I flipped to 12/12
-first plant just before harvest
-current grow this morning

Powertech said:

Hmmm, do I worry about leaves twisting over? Almost seems the leaves are too big for the stems

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Must be a blueberry trait my blueberry headband seedlings did the same thing

Cboat38 said:

Must be a blueberry trait my blueberry headband seedlings did the same thing

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It’s all good now, everything is healthy, 5 days since switch to 12/12. Hope yours does as well. Got any pics?

Renfro said:

It's a pretty easy strain to grow.

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Agreed. I run Blue Cookies and she is not a difficult plant to mess with. 9 weeks for my pheno and she is completely done. Short bushy plant with large colas.