Oh ok...did you then mix all of those together then the super soil, the ffof, and the espoma or did you just leave them in layers? The tomato jobes have a n-p-k of 6-18-6 so that should be plenty of nitrogen during flowering. You could probably use a lil bit more phosphorus and definitely some more potassium in week 5 of flowering. But from my understanding the super soil should be breaking down some of the organics and supplying those nutes on an as needed basis.
She doesn't need any nitrogen she has those jobes tomato sticks in place and has since flowering begun. They have an npk of 6-18-6. Not to mention the nitrogen it should be getting from the microbes in the living soil breaking down the earthworm castings and other amendments that were in her initial mix. She should have plenty of nitro for the flowering phase from the sticks alone. It would be my guess that this is just the natural cycle of this strain as it is preparing to go into it's final stages of flowering.
I only grow indica heavy strains, running an ayuhuasca purple and WW now... I like em at 10-11 weeks, but we all have our preferences
. But w/ harvest @ week 8, w/ the jobes spike (didn't know the NPK on it, thats my fault) your prob fine. Yeah that's true @BluntMoniker everybody has their own preference. I'm guessing you like more of the couch lock effect...lol. And it really is dependant on strain some indicas are better at 10 weeks. I'm not familiar with the ayuhuasca purps and I'm assuming WW is white widow? I'm currently running a mango right now myself. I started flush today so not too much longer left . I agree I wanna see the finished product. I wouldn't mind seeing your ayuhuasca purp either if you have pics.I only grow indica heavy strains, running an ayuhuasca purple and WW now... I like em at 10-11 weeks, but we all have our preferences
Like you said, between the fact shes nearing the end, and your heavy rains and weather, its just nature doing her thing. She's got beautiful structure and color otherwise. Wanna see the finished product!
After taking a deeper look into the pictures I noticed there are some "frosted tips" is what I like to call it. Basically it's where you JUST almost burn the plants with nutrients but honestly for me its the perfect sign. It looks like it was something that happened as more of a correction (later in life) than throughout its life since the leaves would definitely be in worse shape unless you were able to keep it dialed in.
Ayuhuasca purple from barneys farm, White Widow from Dinafem
Growing in an 18 gallon sub irrigated pot using Green's Probiotic Method.
I also revegged the entire plant. Roughly 5-6 weeks in veg, 3 weeks in flower, 3 weeks back in veg, and she is currently 4 weeks back in flower. Beautiful purpling, and the buds themselves are purple (the first buds are anyway... the top/younger buds haven't gotten quite that far yet
You can also see my White Widow clone in the corner... shes going through her first flower cycle in the reveg process
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That is nice bro! Looks awesome! So you veg the put in flower and then put them back in veg for a few weeks and then flower again? Why do you that? I'm just curious cause I've never heard of that. I always thought if they went back into veg after they started flower that the buds would stop growing and possibly even be lost.Ayuhuasca purple from barneys farm, White Widow from Dinafem
Growing in an 18 gallon sub irrigated pot using Green's Probiotic Method.
I also revegged the entire plant. Roughly 5-6 weeks in veg, 3 weeks in flower, 3 weeks back in veg, and she is currently 4 weeks back in flower. Beautiful purpling, and the buds themselves are purple (the first buds are anyway... the top/younger buds haven't gotten quite that far yet
You can also see my White Widow clone in the corner... shes going through her first flower cycle in the reveg process
Well... tbh I was reading through @Richard Drysift 's grow journal where he said he does that (or something similar), and it increases bud growth, or at least increases node sites/branching.
Ah kewl deal. I will definitely check that link out and see what you have there. I just have never heard of that so it is really interesting to me (guess I am a weed nerd...lol.) For sure let us know what your results are and what the outcome is. I hope it all works out for you bro! Good luck!
Yeah I can understand that. Like cut the light back like an hour a week or so before you do the first flip. Like maybe flip when you get to like 6hrs of light or something and then go back to 24? That's really kewl that you told people about it so they could experiment with it. I may have to try this on my next grow or when I get an indoor setup...lol.
Not my idea. Read about it in a back issue of Skunk magazine. Light manipulation is an old school indoor method used to reduce stretch and increase bud mass. Some call it monster cropping. It’s a good way to sex out plants if you have the space but clones go much faster. From seed I veg about 7 weeks and then begin lowering the hours of daylight by an hour or two per week. 18/6 to 17/7 and so on... the next week go to 16/8; really bushes them out. From clones you can go right to 15/9 for a week or two then straight to 13/11 to get them pistils poppin. When they get down to 14/10 or less daylight many strains throw pistils. Once they do just go back to 18/6 or longer to re-veg them. You don’t really need to go to 12/12 until the flip to final bloom phase a week or two later.
I missed this part when I originally read your thread, I went from 12/12 straight to 18/6, then a week later up to 20/4 (was getting impatient waiting for veg to happen). Then back to 12/12.
Ah...ok I see. That's really good to know and I was just wondering about that. If there was indeed a way to limit the stretch during flowering phase so that the nodes stayed closer together and made more of just one solid looking bud up the stem of the plant. I have mine outside and it did stretch pretty far between node sites but I didn't start it early in the spring like I should have. It was actually a late start, late spring, or early summer, so what you were saying totally makes sense. I wonder what the effects would be if from seedling you gradually increase the light to veg then cut the light gradually to flower then go back up again to veg and then flip to final flower? Definitely wanna try and experiment with this on my own and see what happens. Even if it's not your idea originally, still appreciate the sharing of knowledge! Thanks alot bro!