Grow Timeline (44 updates)
Nice nodal spacing. She is thriving.
Which I find interesting because I've only ever given it water. But it's making me think I should buy some nutrients. I was planning on just going organic.
Nutrients will definitely help her out. If you want recommendations you should try out Simply Profession Formula, Microbe Life Hydroponics, and Xtreme Gardening. This is essentially a start to living soil. SPF Veg and Bloom formulas both have cal-mag, silica, yucca, and other trace metals in water soluble powder. MLH and XG will have products that boost and increase microbial life making it so the plant roots can intake more nutes and to gives a boost to the photosynthetic process of the plant. AND THESE ARE ALL BUDGET FRIENDLY TO BOOT!
I'll have to give them a look. Do you purchase it at their websites or are you ordering from a specific store?
MLH and XG can be found on Amazon and their respective websites. If you want to buy in bulk, its better to buy from the website. If you do just want to dip your toe in it, I know MLH has a sample kit for around $40 of their bundle (4 small bottles) and XG has smaller options for their Mykos and Azos. SPF looks like its only available through their site.
Just picked up the MLH sample kit, so we'll see how it goes! I'll check out some YouTube vids on them.
Very nice! Some insider tip right here, go back on their site and look for Terp-C. You can request a free sample at no cost shipping. This stuff is game changing man, min 10% in crop yield and major gaines in the terpene department. My Black Jack auto gets it, it smells like rotting fruit when youre nearby and the oils smell so peppery and sweet.
Did some cleaning in the back and blew the dead leaves out. Blew a ton of dirt everywhere too, so it got a small shower.
why do I feel like I’m looking at an OF model on instagram 🤣
You're too kind. Maybe one day I'll post bud pics. 😂
Gave my Japanese tea plant a trim. Any suggestions or techniques? I'm thinking about topping a bit.
trim all but the top four branches coming off each main branch, you'll thank me later
Yeah I was looking at those bottom ones too. They could be good clones.
but are you going to actually clone them cuz you should either do so or take a clone do the trim and keep that clone as a mother so your not devoting energy that could be use for production to grow 10 little branches big enough to clone, when you could have a mother for that, also you shouldn't waste time or space on clones, besides one or two. to maintain the genetics till you know if the juice is worth the squeeze, i goto strainly.io breeder "Inthesticks" and order clones from him and he gets the best phenotype of each strain from the breeder who created the strain, 6 clones for $400+$50(shipping). no pests, no disease, but always quarantine is common sense
Hmm, yeah I get you on the clone thing. I just made two to see how it goes. This is my first time really growing anything at all, and I'm doing it outdoors with natural sunlight. So I don't really know what to expect by the end of this. It's fun to learn though.
Shes chugging along well. If you have the space for it, I would definitely top. For LST, I would bend the growth sites down and away from the main canopy. As far as defoliation goes, I usually go for everything under the 4th node. These lower branches don’t produce powerful, potent buds. I tend to keep fan leaves, even when the plant moves to bloom. Fan leaves are a source of energy for the plant, chlorophyll is making sugars and the leaves themselves are storing them. Sure you can cut em off so the plant will use less energy, but you’re also taking away the plant’s capability to creat and store energy efficiently.
Trying my hand at some LST today. I also got some nutrients in the mail today, so I'm looking forward to trying my hand at that. I want to thank everyone here for their help. It's been great seeing other plants progress with mine. Your comments and suggestions have been helpful with me not killing this thing.
Still thinking about chopping those lower branches...
Got my nutrients in the mail. Haven't done anything fancy other than the suggested ammount as listed in the instructions. And even then I hear that could be a lot.
I talked to one of their lab nerds at a local shop expo. These products are super concentrated.
I noticed some damage on my top node. It doesn't seem to bee too bad, but I wonder if it's stress from being tied down too much?
Either that or the cutters nicked it. Doesn’t look bad either way just keep it monitored. If the leaves show signs of stress just let up on a little bit.
Yeah I thought of that too. Tried looking for it in older photos.
Keep us posted!
Left to go to Ohio for a week to see some family. My girlfriend and her family took care of my plants while I was gone. They look great! Wondering if I should top more?
They did good keeping her healthy. I'd be worried leaving my plants to someone else to watch
My plants been taking the beatings like a champ. I thought I'd gone too far (I still might have). There's some splitting in the branches as well as two creases that I've created supports for. So far they haven't flinched.
cinnamon heals wounds
thanks bud
I read everything lol I'm a information sponge soak me !!
best way to know
no prob best of luck!
Trying my hand at some scrogging in my shelf. Got rid of some of the under growth. More HST.
I did that similar to that in a MiracleGro green house. Ducking thing flipped upside and spun 180. Ripped 6 girls up from their stems. That would have been my first ever grow, I had Congo Red from a seed bank and Banana Jealousy from ETHOS.
I have the same device u have a7 n1 soil tester saved me a few times from over fertilizing it kinda takes the guess work out if I u know what mean .I must of bought something my 2 nd year that's worth it
still shocking how big this thing is getting. still don't know the sex. slightly worried its a herm.
try cloning it &,wait till it roots & flip the clone to flower . that will tell u
not a bad idea. I did actually take some clones as a test.
if they have rooted then flip em to 12/12 & soon u will see . sometimes that can be to late , plants have sexed so best to do it on first clone u can get . I not sure if u heard of this trick . use a clear solo with soil & put clone in it , holes in bottom . then use red solo cup over the clear cup as a shield 10-14 days u should see if it rooting . good luck 🍀👍
I've been testing my plant and abusing it by bending it and pinching it. Just regular tactics. but its impressive how they adapt to it. makes me want to try other stress tests.
Ive been looking into trying grafting two together you should try that
I've been thinking about doing that too. I saw someone made a bonsai and had a massive root and stem structure with multiple strains grafted to it. I'm thinking of trying to split one of my plants down the middle vertically so I have two plants and two different roots structures. then covering the split stock in rooting powder and re planting it sideways to see if I can grow them along the length of the stock, and hopefully grow more roots with direct shorter access to the branches. Just a thought.
I want to put that paragraph into an ai pics generator
yeah I'm curious if there would be any benefit or if it would take too much time and energy to recover from. and then you could also test it at various points if a plants life in vegetation. maybe you do it 4 weeks in, or 4 months.
ive been doing some light pruning on my larger plants. I also got another shipment of Microbe Life Hydroponic's Root dip, photo synthesis plus, terp C, and a veg fruit yield enhancer. I paired this with some PH Perfect Technologies Grow, Micro, and Bloom. I've also been including some TPM Nutrients bloom bud builder occasionally as well.
Using the shelf as a trellis is brilliant!
yeah its been a pretty solid idea I thought. now that I have a little more grow time under my belt and know what to expect, I might try to set it up to fit 4 plants on it.
Slightly defoliating the canopy as well as lower remove some of the lower "larf". I'm trying to focus on promoting airflow as well as sunlight coverage on the colas and direct energy upward. I've tied more down to the shelves to keep light distributed along the length of the colas. I've also tried spreading out some of the nugs to ensure better airflow.
Did some more light defoliation in some of the more busy areas. I'm considering cutting my ties and letting them grow naturally. if I don't do that I might try to organize them better to be horizontal and not over lapping. I'll need to map these out better when in the vegging stage to grow them in a way that gives them all even sunlight and organized. something like "||||||" instead of "/%||\|"
moved arround my branches for more even light distribution. next time I'll need to make sure to pike the branches furthest out to the ends of the shelf and then tie them down in the middle of the shelf.
great lookin plant!!!! BONZIIIII
still going pretty well. got some crispy tips. good level of foliage. the branches seemed to have adapted well to being tied up. I've also started twisting the pot a little more to stress the main stem. not sure if it will be beneficial or not, but its a fun test.
also, just wanted to test something. sorry dev 😅
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Looks crazy. Mind telling me what you did? I’m assuming it’s something to do with the title?
yeah its a "Zalgo" text generator. I think you can disable use of it via filtering in Java script? happy to modify and correct the text. was just testing to see what it supported in the text field.
Oh ok 👍 well the app doesn’t use JavaScript, but go ahead and leave it. I’ll see I can filter it out. Thanks 🙏
getting closer to harvest! im thinking maybe one more month should be enough.
are you growing through a wire shelf‽‽‽ interesting scrog choice
yep. It's my attempt at scrogging, but I also use it to tie the branches down to stress them a bit. It also allows me to twist the base of the pot to further stress the main stem. And its great for even light distribution across the canopy.
I love the ingenuity of it.
looks like the plant is dying on me. parts of it seem to fall off easy. some parts are brown and dry. could be bugs as this was an outdoor grow. not looking good.
That last pic, looks like bud rot to me growmie 😢. I hope I'm wrong, but do some googling and don't smoke until you're sure it's not.
no im pretty sure you're correct. ive trimmed the effected branches and will be watching it. if its done its done. I have more.
Hope it’s gotten better. Ive lost roughly 4 wheelbarrows worth
Oh jeez. Well I guess I can't feel too had. I decided to chop them. They're hanging up now. I'll take pics tomorrow. But I did throw away the ones that were starting to get brown. I have a feeling it could be damage from some sort of caterpiller too, as I've caught a few. But these next grows should be pretty good too. I did end up buying a grow tent recently, but I was dumb and bought a 5'x5' which is too big for my grow area.
As long as theres a net postitive, im pretty happy. Hopefully you can do something with that tent
Threw out the ones that I didn't trust. These have been hanging for almost two weeks, they'll go into the jar soon. Wish I was able to get some more flower time out of it but they needed more airflow.
Testing some new things with other plants! Very happy with my first grow, but hope to keep learning.
Over all had tons of fun, but this did show me I'll need to address a few issues with my outdoor grow.
Mildew: Here in south LA we get occasional rain and with my grow space being limited to this concrete alley way, I have issues with mildew spreading. Just the typical white powder. I've been fighting it with Trifecta crop control and other home remedies. But due to weather it's been cold, damp, and shaded, causing it to spread to other plants.
Pests: I've been noticing with the rain and the cold ish weather we've also been getting slugs and snails as well as standard bug pests. The occasional moth or caterpillar or whatever will be found on the under side of the leaves. So I'll need to find a better system to mitigate that.
Idea: I think for my growing situation where there is more light at the top coming over the wall that it may be better to hang my plants from the roof of my house. This would allow the plant to stay in the sun for longer periods of time throughout the day and provide ample airflow to the soil and roots in my air pots.
Other than that, the weed is pretty great. It's not as dense as I would have liked, but I did have to chop it early.
I should also mention... I was testing growing by tying down a lot of branches to the shelves of my grow. While I believe I got good results from this, I tied them down too close to each other, and I believe this hindered air flow and promoted further mildew and possible bud rot. So this is why it was cut too early.
Still, my girlfriend and I have tested our cured weed (started curing last October) and we've had surprisingly good results despite it not being a dense bud.
Thankfully, I'll be trying again with my mystery strain as I have 3 seeds from the plant. And those popped shockingly fast.
Felt this, humidity in the Bay Area was crazy this Fall/Winter. Had to harvest earl with most of the plants being a bust from mold and mildew.
Good stuff man, hopefully it turns out to be a female.