Temperamental69
Active Member
Okay, I'll try to be as detailed as possible so I apologize ahead of time for what may for some be a long read.
On exactly September 20th, I went to a local medical marijuana shop with a friend in Toronto. He got some 100% Female clones of Hawaiian Punch (although I think it's Hawaiian Skunk). The clones were taken care of for maybe 1 or 2 weeks roughly, until the seedlings were sprouted and the plants were 2 and 3 inches in height respectively.
It's my first grow, so I didn't expect spectacular results, but I have been having significant problems. For a while, I was over at Grasscity.com looking around and posting repeatedly in a frantic panic to figure out what was up with my plants.
Because this was my first grow I obviously didn't have every single material that I needed and had to buy them as people recommended them to me when problems came up. Also my budget was and still remains really tight so I had to purchase those recommended items as the money came in.
The plants started out in their own pots (the first attached picture which is only an hour after I got them home from the shop) which had a potting mix that I am not sure of what the contents were, however I was told the plants were not fed.
When I first got the plants, I used only pH balanced water, at exactly 6.5. For a few days the plants were ok, but I noticed they were not growing that much. This worried me so I panicked and went on forums asking for help everywhere. Eventually I was told to get a bunch of stuff and over a period of time I got the items.
I was feeding the plants initially with nothing but pure water, no nutes or anything added, for their first week and a half or so. After that, I mixed 1/4 strength Miracle Gro (I KNOW People say its bad but all my budget could afford, and all the stores had) all-purpose nutrients, @ 24-8-16. I also bought some schultz @ 30-10-10 but I have yet to use it.
Up until last week I had not added any Epsom salts to the water, but have since done so 2 waterings ago, but not since (I was told to do it slowly). I also was told my plants could have a phosphorous deficiency and to supplement just a VERY SMALL ammount, maybe even 1/8th strength, of my Schultz blooming food @ 10-54-10 to get the phosphorous back up to normal levels. I did so on the plants last watering, which was Friday.
Also, last week I noticed some bugs on my plants and was told they could be spider mites and the plants displayed symptoms on the leaves (whitening spots) of spider mite damage. I quickly went out and bought some "SAFERS INSECTICIDAL SOAP" and sprayed the shit out of my plants with it. The soap killed every single bug on the plants and I No longer have a problem with bugs, and I check repeatedly to be sure.
I have been foliar misting the plant leaves with pH balanced water and a tad of Epsom salts mixed into it, just to wash off the excess insecticidal soap.
I was not planning on having a HUGE harvest, and I was planning on vegging for exactly 4 weeks, which would give me until October 20th exactly. The plants are now 9.5 and 9 inches from the soil, and are relatively short and stalky. I have moved the lights to a higher point to help stretch the plants out just a tad and get rid of the bushiness.
One more side note... After I sprayed the plants with the soap I did not let the leaves dry off (Idiot I know) and put them back under the light. It caused what I really really hope (that you guys can verify by the pictures too) is leaf burning from the lights + plant not being properly dried off.
My setup is as follows:
-pH exactly 6.5, soil runoff is @ 6
-8 CFL lights @ 20w each, all placed (until I moved them a few days ago) approximately 2 inches above the plants.
- Watering when soil is dry, approx every 3-4 days
- Feeding @ 1/4 strength nutrients @ 24-8-16 every 7 or 8 days, they have only been fed these nutes twice so far
- light schedule is 24/0
Anything else you guys need to know let me know.. I hope the plants aren't THAT bad. I know they definately could be better. I attached a bunch of pictures, ranging from the first day I got them, the second week I got them and literally 2 minutes ago when I just took pictures for this message to you guys. The 6th picture in is a picture of one of the leaves that got badly burnt after I put the plants back under the lights subsequently to the insecticidal soap spraying.
On exactly September 20th, I went to a local medical marijuana shop with a friend in Toronto. He got some 100% Female clones of Hawaiian Punch (although I think it's Hawaiian Skunk). The clones were taken care of for maybe 1 or 2 weeks roughly, until the seedlings were sprouted and the plants were 2 and 3 inches in height respectively.
It's my first grow, so I didn't expect spectacular results, but I have been having significant problems. For a while, I was over at Grasscity.com looking around and posting repeatedly in a frantic panic to figure out what was up with my plants.
Because this was my first grow I obviously didn't have every single material that I needed and had to buy them as people recommended them to me when problems came up. Also my budget was and still remains really tight so I had to purchase those recommended items as the money came in.
The plants started out in their own pots (the first attached picture which is only an hour after I got them home from the shop) which had a potting mix that I am not sure of what the contents were, however I was told the plants were not fed.
When I first got the plants, I used only pH balanced water, at exactly 6.5. For a few days the plants were ok, but I noticed they were not growing that much. This worried me so I panicked and went on forums asking for help everywhere. Eventually I was told to get a bunch of stuff and over a period of time I got the items.
I was feeding the plants initially with nothing but pure water, no nutes or anything added, for their first week and a half or so. After that, I mixed 1/4 strength Miracle Gro (I KNOW People say its bad but all my budget could afford, and all the stores had) all-purpose nutrients, @ 24-8-16. I also bought some schultz @ 30-10-10 but I have yet to use it.
Up until last week I had not added any Epsom salts to the water, but have since done so 2 waterings ago, but not since (I was told to do it slowly). I also was told my plants could have a phosphorous deficiency and to supplement just a VERY SMALL ammount, maybe even 1/8th strength, of my Schultz blooming food @ 10-54-10 to get the phosphorous back up to normal levels. I did so on the plants last watering, which was Friday.
Also, last week I noticed some bugs on my plants and was told they could be spider mites and the plants displayed symptoms on the leaves (whitening spots) of spider mite damage. I quickly went out and bought some "SAFERS INSECTICIDAL SOAP" and sprayed the shit out of my plants with it. The soap killed every single bug on the plants and I No longer have a problem with bugs, and I check repeatedly to be sure.
I have been foliar misting the plant leaves with pH balanced water and a tad of Epsom salts mixed into it, just to wash off the excess insecticidal soap.
I was not planning on having a HUGE harvest, and I was planning on vegging for exactly 4 weeks, which would give me until October 20th exactly. The plants are now 9.5 and 9 inches from the soil, and are relatively short and stalky. I have moved the lights to a higher point to help stretch the plants out just a tad and get rid of the bushiness.
One more side note... After I sprayed the plants with the soap I did not let the leaves dry off (Idiot I know) and put them back under the light. It caused what I really really hope (that you guys can verify by the pictures too) is leaf burning from the lights + plant not being properly dried off.
My setup is as follows:
-pH exactly 6.5, soil runoff is @ 6
-8 CFL lights @ 20w each, all placed (until I moved them a few days ago) approximately 2 inches above the plants.
- Watering when soil is dry, approx every 3-4 days
- Feeding @ 1/4 strength nutrients @ 24-8-16 every 7 or 8 days, they have only been fed these nutes twice so far
- light schedule is 24/0
Anything else you guys need to know let me know.. I hope the plants aren't THAT bad. I know they definately could be better. I attached a bunch of pictures, ranging from the first day I got them, the second week I got them and literally 2 minutes ago when I just took pictures for this message to you guys. The 6th picture in is a picture of one of the leaves that got badly burnt after I put the plants back under the lights subsequently to the insecticidal soap spraying.
