First Grow! So Very Excited To Share The Progress Day By Day

[ChronicKid007]

Day 20 - July 13, 2018: Temp 80, humidity 35%. She definitely keeps growing taller. I’m unsure of when to top! Patiently waiting for someone to give me the ok. let me know!

 

[vyserage]

Since its day 20, i say go ahead and top now. They look more than healthy enough to handle it. How many times do you plan on topping? Once for 2 colas, twice for 4x colas, ect.

 

[ChronicKid007]

I will only top 1 time because I am aiming for a quick overall grow. I’d like to switch to flower at day 40 no matter how the plant looks. Idk how viable that is, but it’s currently the plan.

I’m going to do a little more research before I actually make the cut, but if someone wanted to edit one of my photos and literally say “cut here”, it would be so very much appreciated. That being said, I’m going to do it in about 8 hours when she wakes up from her nap today.

 

[vyserage]

What you will generally see is people tend to wait until 5 or 6 nodes before they top, and its usually top down to the 3rd node, i've done 4th, others do 5th, its basically up to you. I personally top when i have 5 nodes and cut it down to the 4th node IF its little leafs are established and showing, else i top down to another node (to the third) since that one likely has a set of nodes that are more established than the one above. Hopefully that makes sense lol

Keep in mind the longer you wait, the more time/energy is wasted on the plant developing material you're going to chop off anyways. Since you're only going until day 40, that makes it even more precious.

 

[ChronicKid007]

What you will generally see is people tend to wait until 5 or 6 nodes before they top, and its usually top down to the 3rd node, i've done 4th, others do 5th, its basically up to you. I personally top when i have 5 nodes and cut it down to the 4th node IF its little leafs are established and showing, else i top down to another node (to the third) since that one likely has a set of nodes that are more established than the one above. Hopefully that makes sense lol

Keep in mind the longer you wait, the more time/energy is wasted on the plant developing material you're going to chop off anyways. Since you're only going until day 40, that makes it even more precious.

Awesome. I’m very excited, and will certainly post pictures after it’s complete. Have a lab report due for class, so I likely won’t be posting again until midnight or beyond.

Thank you mucho!

 

[ChronicKid007]

I think the toping went well! Many pictures attached. There is a 4th node at the bottom of the plant (not including cotlyedons). Let me know what you think!

 

[vyserage]

Lookin good

 

[ChronicKid007]

Nice and perky after watering and nutes. I gave 1/4 dose of the 5 things the super starter nutrient kit says to give for Veg.

Never seen the leaves so happy.

 

[ChronicKid007]

Day 21 - July 14, 2018: Temp 83 humidity 40%. Well, I tried ever so gently to bend the stalks a little and one of them instantly cracked. About twenty minutes later the leaf was totally limp. I decided to cut it off. I have used wooden chop sticks to twist the plant a bit. They are propped up in a way that keeps the leaves flat, but also in a spiral shape. I’m really hoping cutting it wasn’t a mistake, but I followed my gut. Photos without chopsticks are with broken leaf still attached. One photo is after I cut it.
Soil is still plenty moist from watering yesterday. I’m assuming that’s why the humidity broke 40%.

 

[vyserage]

Can't say I see what broke off where. Keep 2 things in mind when it comes to plant training.
1. With bending you squish the stem all around where you want to bend it, this helps avoid the crack or loss of that node. The nodes easily bend without breaking. You will see the sides squishing open a bit, this is ok and you can tape it up a little after the bend if you like. I rarely tape em tho, only if its clearly split open is when I tape it closed to help outside shit from getting inside the plant.
2. You can sometimes save it by holding it in place where it should be and tapping it with garden tape. If it was barely connected by a strand or so, most of the time those don't make it even with the tape.

Bending slightly stalls the growth a little so some people prefer to pull a node downwards and tie it off with garden string. That method stalls nothing and is great for early training.

I personally do both

 

[ChronicKid007]

Day 24 - July 17, 2018: Watered slowly with 2 liters of 6.7 PH water. She was definitely thirsty, almost zero water runoff.

Tied a loop to the corner of the tent to start LST. Main stem is being pulled to the side it has the biggest fan leaves on.

Let me know if it looks ok!

 

[ChronicKid007]

Day 25 - July 18, 2018: NEED HELP ASAP!!!

I noticed yesterday there was a little yellowing on the new growth, but today there are small holes in one of the leaves, and the yellowing has spread a little bit. Posting pics in the hopes that someone can help identify the problem asap!
I checked under the leaf with holes and found no signs of pests. I don't have a magnifying glass, but I'm feeling fairly confident on that.

EDIT: Added two photos.

 

[ChronicKid007]

I’m tempted to flush tonight for fear of nutrient burn, even though she’s still moist from 2 days ago. I raised the light just a little.

 

[Lowded118]

Hi looks good in there, im new but I'm pretty sure you would see nut burn in the leaf tips? Do you have and better colour pics? Mine are always a little lighter green in new growth.

 

[ChronicKid007]

Hi looks good in there, im new but I'm pretty sure you would see nut burn in the leaf tips? Do you have and better colour pics? Mine are always a little lighter green in new growth.

It’s more of a yellow than a light green. And it is only on the new growth.

 

[Lowded118]

Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver - Pictorial
Does this help?

 

[vyserage]

The tops of nodes are always brighter green, the longer a leaf is alive the darker it gets from what i've observed. Those holes however are some sort of deficiency maybe. I forget what that one is. Did you ever get a TDS/pH meter combo pack? The TDS would tell you how much of a nutrients point value you have. Like a guy up there said, tip burn is usually the sign of nutrient burn.

 

[ChronicKid007]

The tops of nodes are always brighter green, the longer a leaf is alive the darker it gets from what i've observed. Those holes however are some sort of deficiency maybe. I forget what that one is. Did you ever get a TDS/pH meter combo pack? The TDS would tell you how much of a nutrients point value you have. Like a guy up there said, tip burn is usually the sign of nutrient burn.

Need to pick up distilled water in the near future in order to calibrate it. But yes, it arrived.

Do you recommend flushing tonight?

 

[ChronicKid007]

Bad news... looks like it could be spider mites.

Any expert SOS.

PS I watered her with 1 liter to try to increase the humidity in the tent. *fingers crossed it helps*

 

[ChronicKid007]

Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver - Pictorial
Does this help?

It does! I just ordered NO-Pest strips and set 3 ciggies in some water to soak for the night. It says to spray the leaves 3-4 times a week with it. #itrustyou420magazine