BC Godbud & Purple Wreck - Sunshine #4 - Indoor - First Grow

[Rapture]

The other two plants that are the same strain, approx size, and on exact same regime are lush green and happy as can be.

 

[Mono]

During flowering it is natural for the fan leaves to yellow and eventually die off. It generally starts from the bottom up on the old growth due to the lack of Nitrogen in flowering feeds.

 

[Mono]

Plants look super nice to me

 

[Rapture]

That starts even in the first few weeks of flower then? I haven't murdered her?

 

[Mono]

That starts even in the first few weeks of flower then? I haven't murdered her?

Can do, yes. All depends on how much nitrogen is available for the plants.

 

[Graytail]

Really nice setup and a great start!



Have you considered a watering issue with that one? Any chance it's getting too much? She wasn't sagging before the last watering ...

They'll lose plenty of fans in flower, but you're right to be concerned - it seems a bit early.

 

[Light Addict]

A simple aid is some watered down clean urine, honestly Ive used it myself. or give half your next feed to some of your veg nutes. As has higher level of N. Hope this helps!

 

[Rapture]

She didn't have the yellow, but she had the "thirsty droop" that they all seem to get about 12-15 hours before I water them. It was almost overnight that the yellowing took place. After the watering most of her other drooped leaves were perked right up.. it was just a lot of the fan leaves that didn't recover. Looking back her last watering was 8 days earlier, so I don't think it is an overwatering issue, but ill keep her checking her twice daily, when the lights come on, and before they shut off.

 

[Graytail]

Ah. If she was already droopy before the watering, then she probably just shed those fans from being dry yesterday.

I tend to let my pots dry out and I've had that happen with a plant that drooped before I got to it. Next day, yelllowed droopy fans.

Nothing to worry about - that one just got a little too dry.

 

[Rapture]

Should I let her suck them dry or pop them off now?

 

[Graytail]

Might as well snap 'em off - they're goners - tidies things up, and it lets you monitor any progression.

 

[Rapture]

Glad you said that... I had already pulled a few really super sad looking ones off LOL..

 

[Mono]

Just a note. If you let the plants get dry to the point they begin to droop, they have dried too much and there can be a small amount of stress induced. Not a problem once or twice, however, if it occurs between every watering or feed it could adversely effect yield in the end.

 

[Rapture]

Ack... good to know. Was under the impression that was desired!

I shall make corrections in my schedule.

Much love..

 

[Graytail]

The danger in watering comes from the bottom couples inches in the pot. On the one hand, you want the soil to remain damp throughout the pot so all the roots have enough, but you also need to keep the bottom soil aerated - you don't want it to go anerobic. If you water too often, you have trouble, but if you let the pot get too dry, you lose roots.

I like to soak the final pot at transplant, let them soak that up until they get dry ... resoak it ... then try not to ever let them dry out again. By that time, the pots are filled with roots, and the water in the lowest soil is easily absorbed.

Let them dry well in early veg, and then keep them from drying after that. At this stage, you want to catch them before they get very dry.

 

[Rapture]

I am so lucky to get such wonderful advice from you both, Mono and Graytail. I am very grateful for the insight!

 

[Rapture]

Hooray!!!!

So lights came on tonight and she seems a lil more green...(I snapped off the ickypoo yellow leaves lol).

I just can't believe how fast these ladies are growing. I added another Purple Wreck and another BC God Bud to the flower tent today. I am rapidly running out of room in there... not sure I will be able to keep adding much longer!

Here are some pictures from the flower tent as of this night.

 

[Rapture]

Happy Sunday Everyone

 

[Mono]

Buds, Buds and more buds.

That is going to be a healthy harvest in the coming weeks

 

[Rapture]

I do hope so!!!!

I am quite pleased thusfar.. still losing more fan leaves than I think I should be.. but the tops look healthy.