Flowering the Bitch Week 1

smiffylufc24

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Time has come to flowering her she has been in veg since February but only under 1 cool white CFL on 18/6 schedule so as you can imagine she is not very big for 5 month in veg.
I have taken a few cuttings from her LST and topped her on the way so there is quite a few bud sites.

I am putting her in a little tent with 2 fans and a 400 watt HPS I am worried about the temp as there is no exhaust or extractor fans.

Canna-Coco soil is what I have always used all the time as there is no nutrients in the soil which help the seeds and the cuttings. Perlite mixed with Coco helps the roots breath which makes the roots grow faster which allows her to drink more.

I have been feeding her PLANT Magic, Canna Coco A-B,Dutch Master A and B, Cannazyme and Rhizotonic.
I have been keeping the P.H at 6.3 through veg should I higher in flower ????

I did not take any pictures of her in veg I only started taking pics from the day I turned her which was the 31st July.
Below are the pictures I took through out the week I will do weekly updates.


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smiffylufc24

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These are some pictures of her in 2nd week as you can see she is really bushy and I am worried about the lower branches as there is no light getting to them

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TRIBUNAL

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The plant looks good.

Did I read that right? So you have a grow tent with no way to remove the hot air?
You need an exhaust fan or it's game over.
A light like that will be putting out some serious heat.
Without removing the hot air you will surely have a dead plant or worse, house fire.
LED would be the only way you could have light without an exhaust fan and even then you will still have issues, smell, lack of fresh air/co2, small airy buds.

You don't need anything crazy and there are some real good ninja ventilation options, just research it. Home depot sells a cheap $30 Suncourt 6 inch inline duct fan and flexible dryer ducts $15-$20. 4in will probably not be enough for a light source like that.
 

smiffylufc24

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This is the 3rd week flowering The temperature is still a bit high I have been leaving the door open through the day which has been helping a tiny bit I am going to try and get a extractor fan when I get a bit of money.


Is it normal for the bottom leaves to go this yellow this early in flowering ???


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2013

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What was the wattage of the CFL you used for veg? I'm still a fuck up myself so I can't tell why your leaves are dying but I'm pretty sure you shouldn't have that many dying.
 

2013

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About 40 Watt I thought it wasn't a issue while she was in veg.
It’s not, I was just thinking about slowly vegging a few plants and was curious. I’m only on my second grow and I didn’t really give a fuck the first time so I’m still trying to figure this shit out myself. It’s the blind leading the blind but I would probably cut down on what ever your most nitrogen heavy fert is. Bottom leaves dying off is usually said to be a sign of nitrogen deficiency but yours look pretty dark so I probably wouldn’t go that route. It seems more likely to me and would probably come with less consequence if it turns out not to be the case.
 

smiffylufc24

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Update on the plant her leaves are dry and crispy which are there but i am just trying to keep it focusing on the bud.

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