Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

[Cannatard]

I'd add it to the soil I was gonna use next. Use the new soil to start them in and by the time you transplant, the other soil will have processed what you added to it. Its also a good way to determine how "alive" your soil is

 

[Theborn420]

I'd add it to the soil I was gonna use next. Use the new soil to start them in and by the time you transplant, the other soil will have processed what you added to it. Its also a good way to determine how "alive" your soil is

With you saying it, it all seems so obvious. Thanks for that Canna, I'll do that now.

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[Gaffle]

Doc, I have some deficiencies with one of my plants. Cat was just done so I will let everything dry out before anything is added. I have top dressed with recharge and EWC (I only added 2 cups of EWC). The leaves of my plant have faded some. Some of the leaves have purple veins appearing, not a lot, but some. Curious on the next step. I will add that my night temps have gotten to low. I will have to add a heater to my room. My lows have gotten down to 66 yesterday, that was the lowest. The next lights of low will be in the low 70s. I still have 4 weeks left.

 

[Doc Bud]

Doc, I have some deficiencies with one of my plants. Cat was just done so I will let everything dry out before anything is added. I have top dressed with recharge and EWC (I only added 2 cups of EWC). The leaves of my plant have faded some. Some of the leaves have purple veins appearing, not a lot, but some. Curious on the next step. I will add that my night temps have gotten to low. I will have to add a heater to my room. My lows have gotten down to 66 yesterday, that was the lowest. The next lights of low will be in the low 70s. I still have 4 weeks left.

Looks fine to me. I think they'll clear right up. Mid bloom fade is what we call it, and the WayAhead 10x seems to be really helpful on strains that do that, although the final product will be just fine.

Stay right on schedule with drenches and foliars and it will keep on building.

 

[Cannatard]

Doc, I have some deficiencies with one of my plants. Cat was just done so I will let everything dry out before anything is added. I have top dressed with recharge and EWC (I only added 2 cups of EWC). The leaves of my plant have faded some. Some of the leaves have purple veins appearing, not a lot, but some. Curious on the next step. I will add that my night temps have gotten to low. I will have to add a heater to my room. My lows have gotten down to 66 yesterday, that was the lowest. The next lights of low will be in the low 70s. I still have 4 weeks left.

Don't let the pots dry out in flower. I use 10s and water/feed every 4 or 5 days in flower

 

[Graytail]

Looks fine to me. I think they'll clear right up. Mid bloom fade is what we call it, and the WayAhead 10x seems to be really helpful on strains that do that, although the final product will be just fine.

Stay right on schedule with drenches and foliars and it will keep on building.

Don't let the pots dry out in flower. I use 10s and water/feed every 4 or 5 days in flower

I concur. More to the point, you'll do best if you keep a close eye on both humidity and soil moisture. I've always had less fade when I kept the humidity up, and did a midterm watering to keep the top layer moist. Like Tard, my 6 gallon pots needed water every 4-5 days, so after 2-3 days I'd flood the top with a quart of water and watch it soak down. That also helped the soil wick up the big drench a couple days later.

In my experience, night temps in the low 60s are just fine. Day temps are more important. If you're not in the 80s during daylight, growth won't be optimum. But a 20 degree swing in temps is a bit much for normal plant metabolism (10-15 is best), so mid to high 60s are best for nights.

And you might want to do the recharge/EWC earlier next time - give the soil more time to work with it. I always added three 16oz cups to my 6 gallons.

 

[Gaffle]

Looks fine to me. I think they'll clear right up. Mid bloom fade is what we call it, and the WayAhead 10x seems to be really helpful on strains that do that, although the final product will be just fine.

Stay right on schedule with drenches and foliars and it will keep on building.

Thx!

Don't let the pots dry out in flower. I use 10s and water/feed every 4 or 5 days in flower

Thx!

I concur. More to the point, you'll do best if you keep a close eye on both humidity and soil moisture. I've always had less fade when I kept the humidity up, and did a midterm watering to keep the top layer moist. Like Tard, my 6 gallon pots needed water every 4-5 days, so after 2-3 days I'd flood the top with a quart of water and watch it soak down. That also helped the soil wick up the big drench a couple days later.

In my experience, night temps in the low 60s are just fine. Day temps are more important. If you're not in the 80s during daylight, growth won't be optimum. But a 20 degree swing in temps is a bit much for normal plant metabolism (10-15 is best), so mid to high 60s are best for nights.

And you might want to do the recharge/EWC earlier next time - give the soil more time to work with it. I always added three 16oz cups to my 6 gallons.

One more. Thx!

My canopy temp right now is 82F. It is a 16 drop right now, but that drop will increase due to fall/winter. A heater for me is inevitable.

I was letting my pots get to dry after reading responses. I shall change my habits during bloom. So used to making the plants roots stretch I kept a bit of that up lately. No wilting has occurred, but I was close.

 

[Budley Dorite]

I concur. More to the point, you'll do best if you keep a close eye on both humidity and soil moisture. I've always had less fade when I kept the humidity up, and did a midterm watering to keep the top layer moist. Like Tard, my 6 gallon pots needed water every 4-5 days, so after 2-3 days I'd flood the top with a quart of water and watch it soak down. That also helped the soil wick up the big drench a couple days later.

In my experience, night temps in the low 60s are just fine. Day temps are more important. If you're not in the 80s during daylight, growth won't be optimum. But a 20 degree swing in temps is a bit much for normal plant metabolism (10-15 is best), so mid to high 60s are best for nights.

And you might want to do the recharge/EWC earlier next time - give the soil more time to work with it. I always added three 16oz cups to my 6 gallons.

+reps for that GT

 

[Cannatard]

I concur. More to the point, you'll do best if you keep a close eye on both humidity and soil moisture. I've always had less fade when I kept the humidity up, and did a midterm watering to keep the top layer moist. Like Tard, my 6 gallon pots needed water every 4-5 days, so after 2-3 days I'd flood the top with a quart of water and watch it soak down. That also helped the soil wick up the big drench a couple days later.

In my experience, night temps in the low 60s are just fine. Day temps are more important. If you're not in the 80s during daylight, growth won't be optimum. But a 20 degree swing in temps is a bit much for normal plant metabolism (10-15 is best), so mid to high 60s are best for nights.

And you might want to do the recharge/EWC earlier next time - give the soil more time to work with it. I always added three 16oz cups to my 6 gallons.

And to follow up on that, since I use 10 gal smarties, there's still enough moisture, after 4 or 5 days, that the water/feed I add to the tray wicks up no problem. I go with a half gallon in the tray, which wicks up in about 15 seconds, and a gallon down the top. GT uses smaller pots therefore drying out faster which is why I would think he uses the quart of water at 2 or 3 days. If im completely wrong Gray, lemme know

 

[Graytail]

Our topsoil should dry out at the same rate though.

I don't like to talk about supplemental watering because it's too easy for a reader to get a bad idea. But when I would break up my rootballs (or in my case, rootcubes), I'd sometimes find dry pockets and that concerned me. And I instinctively wait for houseplants to wilt before I water them, so I had to adjust for bloom - cannabis doesn't like to get dry in bloom, especially under intense light.

And last run, I began to toss a quart on top after a couple days, and my typical fade was completely under control unless I let one wilt.

But that would cause trouble for most people because most people don't want to let them go dry in the first place. They'll end up with soggy soil that won't breathe properly. There's a lot of production and exchange of gasses in soil.

 

[Cannatard]

Our topsoil should dry out at the same rate though.

I don't like to talk about supplemental watering because it's too easy for a reader to get a bad idea. But when I would break up my rootballs (or in my case, rootcubes), I'd sometimes find dry pockets and that concerned me. And I instinctively wait for houseplants to wilt before I water them, so I had to adjust for bloom - cannabis doesn't like to get dry in bloom, especially under intense light.

And last run, I began to toss a quart on top after a couple days, and my typical fade was completely under control unless I let one wilt.

But that would cause trouble for most people because most people don't want to let them go dry in the first place. They'll end up with soggy soil that won't breathe properly. There's a lot of production and exchange of gasses in soil.

I totally get you on the "bad ideas" part. I remembered Doc saying, a long time ago, that we should never let our soil dry out in bloom and I talk to "Curso" just about every day. Thats how I really learned about watering cycles....that and a little trial and error I reckon lol. Between, you, Doc, Duggan, DrZiggy, Shiggity and me, you'd think the information we've put out there would be ample for someone to read and get things right. Im not as technical as you guys but I have enough experience with the kit to know what does what by now...I think? Hahaha

 

[Graytail]

I totally get you on the "bad ideas" part. I remembered Doc saying, a long time ago, that we should never let our soil dry out in bloom and I talk to "Curso" just about every day. Thats how I really learned about watering cycles....that and a little trial and error I reckon lol. Between, you, Doc, Duggan, DrZiggy, Shiggity and me, you'd think the information we've put out there would be ample for someone to read and get things right. Im not as technical as you guys but I have enough experience with the kit to know what does what by now...I think? Hahaha

And that's the best part of the kit.

Amongst us, we've screwed up just about any way you can, and in the end, you get great herb. Sometimes you get less of it and sometimes it ain' pretty, but it's always pretty great. The whole idea at first was what could you put together that no newbie could screw up.

I still get fascinated watching each new grower succeed with it.

 

[Cannatard]

And that's the best part of the kit.

Amongst us, we've screwed up just about any way you can, and in the end, you get great herb. Sometimes you get less of it and sometimes it ain' pretty, but it's always pretty great. The whole idea at first was what could you put together that no newbie could screw up.

I still get fascinated watching each new grower succeed with it.

Well, Im gonna try something completely different with the new batch of soil Im gonna build for the next round. I might journal it, I might not...not sure yet. Ill let everyone know how it goes in the end regardless

 

[Cannatard]

Doc Buds High Brix Blend...Its a good thing

 

[Doc Bud]

Doc Buds High Brix Blend...Its a good thing

Thanks! Gorgeous pics.

I won't be around too much the next few days....will be at the Cannabis Expo in Vegas.

 

[Theborn420]

Enjoy Doc! I finally got a journal up. Beans came in today. I think this link should work. Nothing to see yet but you guys know I'll be needing help.

TheBorn's DBHBB Soil / Obiwan OG Grow Journal / 2016

Have a safe trip there homie,

 

[VapedOutJoe]

Have fun in Vegas! Things are looking great around here, as always!

 

[medmanmike]

Don' mean to spook you, but look into Tobacco Mosaic Virus. It looks a little like that. PotChimp has been dealing with what he thinks might be an infection in some of his plants.

My research is pointing in the same direction.

On the outside chance it was a nute issue, I flushed it a couple of days ago. It looks better, but new growth is still yellowish and mottled. Today I decided to cull it.

It hurts as the plant is well developed, growing rapidly and looks good - other than the weirdness on the leaves...

I did a search on the breeders forum and saw that a couple of other growers are dealing with TMV. Waiting to hear if they're growing the same strain. One of the things I learned in my research is that the seed "shell" can carry the virus. Wondering if it's time to treat seeds with a H2O2 bath before germinating.

So far none of the other plants show any signs of the virus.

 

[Nismo12]

My research is pointing in the same direction.

On the outside chance it was a nute issue, I flushed it a couple of days ago. It looks better, but new growth is still yellowish and mottled. Today I decided to cull it.

It hurts as the plant is well developed, growing rapidly and looks good - other than the weirdness on the leaves...

I did a search on the breeders forum and saw that a couple of other growers are dealing with TMV. Waiting to hear if they're growing the same strain. One of the things I learned in my research is that the seed "shell" can carry the virus. Wondering if it's time to treat seeds with a H2O2 bath before germinating.

So far none of the other plants show any signs of the virus.

We use h202 to start the germination process and haven't had an issue. But we did have a clone that got TMV but the mother and the other clone didn't have it. Still pulled 5 ounces from her so it was recoverable.

 

[medmanmike]

We use h202 to start the germination process and haven't had an issue. But we did have a clone that got TMV but the mother and the other clone didn't have it. Still pulled 5 ounces from her so it was recoverable.

Did you isolate her from the others? My understanding is you can finish the plant, albeit maybe a smaller harvest, but my worry is contamination. I don't have another spot to keep her going.