BigJayDiggler's Soil Headband Grow Journal 2020

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Oh I didn’t think you were arguing, I was just pointing out that - hey maybe your buddy’s flower doesn’t burn great, but he thinks it’s from not flushing at harvest, cause that’s what he told you. Around here we’ve seen the data that shows -> preharvest flushing is a myth. It is not a practice that does anything to the final product.

most likely it went like this..... your friends got bud that doesn’t burn right.. they think it’s cause of the nutes, so they fed lighter the next grow around... and they flushed before harvest. they credited the better weed to the flush and not the lighter nutes (which is the real cause)


Dark green leaves, clawing leaf tips.. you’re feeding at 3/4 so you’ll probably be fine. Honestly you could probably bump up the strength to full. Especially considering how close your very powerful lights are.

You’re on the right track my friend. You can keep feeding how you’re feeding and your bud will turn out fine. From what I can see there, i would feed those plants slightly stronger nutrients.


the amount of nutrients a plant needs is based on 3 factors; How big the plant is, how strong of light it’s receiving, and what are the characteristics of the genetics.

Plant size: bigger plants in bigger pots can take stronger nutrients. Think of it this way, the nutrients in the water are providing electrical current to the soil. A bigger computer needs more electricity than a smaller computer, plants are the same. Last cycle I grew this huge Northern Lights bush in a 5 gallon pot. In late flower I was feeding her 9.5g/gallon of Megacrop and she looked amazingly happy. The recommended maximum dosage for Megacrop is 6.5g/gal. I added nearly 50% to that. I felt comfortable doing it because she was a huge plant that needed the electrical current to keep her metabolism at maximum velocity.

light strength: light strength is a huge, huge factor for how much nutrients a plant needs. Remember how i said we are trying to keep their metabolism moving as fast as possible? Well the potential metabolism speed is heavily influenced by how strong of light is being given. Stronger light means more photosynthesis. More photosynthesis means more demand for nutrients. There is a limit though. Too much light and your plants will wash out yellow. This happens because the plant is using its nutrients up faster than it can store them. Sometimes this can be fixed by adding nutrients, if the strength of the light is appropriate for the space. If the light is too strong, no amount of nutrients will make them look healthy. The light is driving the plant harder than it can grow healthily. That’s how I could tell your lights were too close in veg. They were washed out yellow/green cause they couldn’t grow as fast as the light is demanding while maintaining healthy green.

genetics: genetics play an equally massive role in how much nutrients a plant can handle and stay healthy. The pattern we usually see is that indica heavy plants love strong nutrients and pure/heavy Sativa varieties like lighter nutrients. It’s not that simple though. Different strains aren’t exactly sensitive to strength of nutrients. The sensitivity is typically more related to ratio of nutrients. Some strains will like less nitrogen, others prefer very very high calcium... basically it comes down to this; the closer you can get your nutrient solution to the exact ratio your specific cultivar (individual plant of a specific strain) prefers, the better will express its full potential in every regard.. potency, smell, effect, colors, density... everything

That’s why organic soil works so amazingly

I've never given full strength. Do you think alternating every feed with straight water is a safe bet that I don't over do it?

 

[ChefDGreen]

What medium are you in? What is your base soil?

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

What medium are you in? What is your base soil?

Happy frog

 

[ChefDGreen]

Did you add perlite?

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Did you add perlite?

I did not. Happy frog comes with it.

 

[ChefDGreen]

In that case you’re probably fine feeding every other watering

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

I broke off a branch (accident) with one tiny flower on it. I let it dry for 5 days. And it twisted into a j that was amazing. Very Heady. Smooth and sweet. I'm soooooooooooooo super stoked about a full flower cycle.

 

[ChefDGreen]

Nice, just be patient when harvest actually comes. You don’t want to do all this work and then take it a few days too early and regret it. I mean you’ll still enjoy it... but when you bring a plant to proper full term, you just know it.

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Nice, just be patient when harvest actually comes. You don’t want to do all this work and then take it a few days too early and regret it. I mean you’ll still enjoy it... but when you bring a plant to proper full term, you just know it.

I'll try my best.

 

[ChefDGreen]

There’s a reason people always say they prefer to flower their plants 1-2weeks longer than the breeder suggests... cause you really get a big change at the end.

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Day 64
Flower 31

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Day 67
Flower day 34
About a gal of water per pot (14)
5 ml bio bloom (half strength)
5 ml bio bud (full strength)
Lights at 12"-18"
Humidity 45%
Temps at 77°
Frosty!

 

[ChefDGreen]

Hey bud, on your nutrients.. make sure you are paying attention to the ratio they’re giving you... if the recommended is 10ml of bloom and 5ml of bud, you can’t half one without halting the other... you’ll change the NPK ratio they’ve designed for their product.

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Hey bud, on your nutrients.. make sure you are paying attention to the ratio they’re giving you... if the recommended is 10ml of bloom and 5ml of bud, you can’t half one without halting the other... you’ll change the NPK ratio they’ve designed for their product.

Will do. Thanks man. I'm 20 days out from 54. I'm as giddy as a kid waiting for Christmas morning. I have a 60x everything is frosty and clear.

 

[ChefDGreen]

Why does day 54 matter? Week 8 ends day 56


Don’t chop until you see like 90% cloudy and 10% amber with basically zero clear heads. My guess is you’ll go to day 63

 

[ChefDGreen]

Also make sure you’re checking the calyxes. The sugar leaves’ trichomes will mature much much faster than the calyxes

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Why does day 54 matter? Week 8 ends day 56


Don’t chop until you see like 90% cloudy and 10% amber with basically zero clear heads. My guess is you’ll go to day 63

Again buddy suggested it. 54 to 60 days.

 

[ChefDGreen]

Okay so you know whereabouts you’ll be ready, but trust the trichomes more than what someone else tells you. All setups are different and the differences affect how quickly plants finish.

 

[BIGJAYDIGGLER]

Okay so you know whereabouts you’ll be ready, but trust the trichomes more than what someone else tells you. All setups are different and the differences affect how quickly plants finish.

I have been looking now. I'm half blind I gotta keep at it.

 

[ChefDGreen]

Once you think you’re very close or there, chop a little bud off and scope it sitting at a table. It’s much easier than dealing with the whole plant. If it looks good then take your plants down. If you’re not sure, give it a few days, smoke it.. then chop