Buds stopped growing

metalback

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I tried to get some advice earlier, and I'll try again. My plant is 5-6 weeks flowering. The buds haven't grown in 2 weeks. Plant looks good except some old brown tips from a PH imbalance. Help would be greatly appreciated. If I need to do something different, or whatever, just trying to make my first grow as successful as possible.
 

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Resinhound

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Well since you provided so much information like what lighting you are using, what your nutrient schedule involves, what medium you are growing in and what your environment is like. I just can't for the life of me fathom why you didn't get a response.
 

metalback

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Well since you provided so much information like what lighting you are using, what your nutrient schedule involves, what medium you are growing in and what your environment is like. I just can't for the life of me fathom why you didn't get a response.
Sorry, I did in the other post, forgot. Okay, 800 watt Led over top, 300 watt from the side, Fox Farm trio, but just once a week. Water adjusted by using vinegar. It is a Strawberry Kush plant.
73 degrees constant, 12/12 schedule, and soil.
 
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Bose

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Well since you provided so much information like what lighting you are using, what your nutrient schedule involves, what medium you are growing in and what your environment is like. I just can't for the life of me fathom why you didn't get a response.
You beat me to it.
 

Bose

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Sorry, I did in the other post, forgot. Okay, 800 watt Led over top, 300 watt from the side, Fox Farm trio, but just once a week. Water adjusted by using vinegar. It is a Strawberry Kush plant.
What ppm are you feeding at. What are your temps lights on and off?
 

metalback

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I don't see much wrong with them except some signs of over feeding.

How much and how often are you watering them? How much run off?
I water every other day. I check the moisture at the bottom to insure I'm not overdoing it. I water and wait, going until moisture exits the bottom
 

Resinhound

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They look pretty green, look pretty good overall. Why the vinegar? It's not very stable and I don't really recommend it . I agree with white, might be a tad on the over fed side.

Are you in soil?
 

justugh

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I water every other day. I check the moisture at the bottom to insure I'm not overdoing it. I water and wait, going until moisture exits the bottom
your plants have not stopped growing they are making resin glands

fun time
1 the led lights
what brand........do u have control over it ....

2 fox farm trio is only part of a much larger kit and program to fallow
https://www.amazon.com/FoxFarm-Dirty-Dozen-Starter-Kit/dp/B00KC8HWTM
that is the full kit

http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/images/pdf/soilenglish2015.pdf
that is the full feeding plan ........see how u mix all of them in

as for your watering u really should do this
water all the plants 1 time count the number of days it takes for the plants to droop from needing water ........fill up a 1 gallon water jug mix in your feed and see how much water it takes to really water the plant

so u now know how many days it takes for the plant to use all the water in the planter and how much to water/mix up feed for .........u want to water right before the droop so if your plant takes 3 days to use water u water every 2 and half) ...........u want the soil to go dry so the roots spread out and down looking for water taping into the soil plus if u keep the soil to wet it can lock out nitrogen absorption

but your trouble is simple .........the feed is not right u are not offering it the right builders .......it has resin builders so that is what it is doing u need to go to weight builders
beastie bloom in the feed plan

odds are it is a combo of micro nutrients and power (i see a dark green so means Nitrogen/Iron lvls are more then good) u need P and K right now
 

metalback

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They look pretty green, look pretty good overall. Why the vinegar? It's not very stable and I don't really recommend it . I agree with white, might be a tad on the over fed side.

Are you in soil?
Yes, in potting soil. I haven't had a problem with the vinegar. But I'll skip to something different.
your plants have not stopped growing they are making resin glands

fun time
1 the led lights
what brand........do u have control over it ....

2 fox farm trio is only part of a much larger kit and program to fallow
https://www.amazon.com/FoxFarm-Dirty-Dozen-Starter-Kit/dp/B00KC8HWTM
that is the full kit

http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/images/pdf/soilenglish2015.pdf
that is the full feeding plan ........see how u mix all of them in

as for your watering u really should do this
water all the plants 1 time count the number of days it takes for the plants to droop from needing water ........fill up a 1 gallon water jug mix in your feed and see how much water it takes to really water the plant

so u now know how many days it takes for the plant to use all the water in the planter and how much to water/mix up feed for .........u want to water right before the droop so if your plant takes 3 days to use water u water every 2 and half) ...........u want the soil to go dry so the roots spread out and down looking for water taping into the soil plus if u keep the soil to wet it can lock out nitrogen absorption

but your trouble is simple .........the feed is not right u are not offering it the right builders .......it has resin builders so that is what it is doing u need to go to weight builders
beastie bloom in the feed plan

odds are it is a combo of micro nutrients and power (i see a dark green so means Nitrogen/Iron lvls are more then good) u need P and K right now
 

metalback

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Yes, in potting soil. I haven't had a problem with the vinegar. But I'll skip to something different.
I follow the Fox Farm chart you listed. Adding another blooming nute is okay? The LED lights are King something brand. No control over red and blue, but has IR. I'll follow your watering advice and I'll look for the other nutes.
Thanks to everyone, it helps especially whe you haven't seen a complete grow yet.
 

Mohican

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Looks dank to me! Might just be a small yielder. They have the best smoke but you don't get a ton.

I use the Phosphoric acid for pH down. My tap water comes out at 8.0. I pH it down to 5.7 - same as rainwater.

They are pretty dark green. You could switch to just PK. Mad Farmer MOAB works great for me.
 

justugh

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I follow the Fox Farm chart you listed. Adding another blooming nute is okay? The LED lights are King something brand. No control over red and blue, but has IR. I'll follow your watering advice and I'll look for the other nutes.
Thanks to everyone, it helps especially whe you haven't seen a complete grow yet.
it is 100% ok personally i use 4 different brands

u just need beastie bloom
https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Farm-FX14103-FoxFarm-Beastie/dp/B00JDE7QLK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468048758&sr=8-2&keywords=beastie+bloom

but it would be better for u to buy the whole kit as it comes with everything u need for a few plants
 

JanesRain

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I tried to get some advice earlier, and I'll try again. My plant is 5-6 weeks flowering. The buds haven't grown in 2 weeks. Plant looks good except some old brown tips from a PH imbalance. Help would be greatly appreciated. If I need to do something different, or whatever, just trying to make my first grow as successful as possible.
FF trio is very potent. I only feed my plants once every 2 weeks and they are monsters.
 
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