Getting Ready To Start My First Attempt At Growing

[BpoBrad]

Some tight nodes right there! I'm gonna have to pull up a chair and a bowl, looking solid brother What's the brand of the LED that your rocking?

 

[mb5200]

Thanks, I have a marshydro 300w in this 27x27 tent. Started with a 600w but put that one in my 39"x39" tent for some autos that I have coming next week.

 

[BpoBrad]

Sounds like you'll have a nice lil tent city there haha, what autos you gonna be popping?

 

[mb5200]

Sounds like you'll have a nice lil tent city there haha, what autos you gonna be popping?

I have 5 of each coming, Dark Devil, THC Bomb and Supersonic Cristal Storm. I think I'm going to go with the 2 Dark Devil and 2 Cristal Storm for the first go around. Should have them by Tuesday.

 

[mb5200]

Well after feeding with 1/4 strength nute it looks like I have a bit of nute burn. Just the very tips of some fingers so far but I think I will leave them alone for now and only flush if it gets worse

 

[arteekay]

Looks a little early for nutes with your soil, not that surprised you got a little burn from it.

Worst thing you could do now is try to instantly react, so your "leave them alone for now" is probably good thinkin'.

 

[Freezy]

Girls are looking good! keep up the good work

 

[mb5200]

Noticed a tiny fruit fly type thing buzzing around the tent so I put a sticky pad in the tent and within a couple hours there was 5-6 on it, is this something to be concerned about?

 

[arteekay]

Fungus gnat maybe, pics?

 

[mb5200]

The only camera I have is my ipod or ipad so pics are not very good.

Tried to get a pic of the mild nute burn

 

[double vision]

Looks like you got yourself a good start for a beginner. And you are in the right spot for help. Keep up the good work.

 

[mb5200]

Looks like you got yourself a good start for a beginner. And you are I'm there right spot for help. Keep up the good work.

Thanks DV, I wouldn't have got this far without the help 420 Mag and all the people on here.

 

[arteekay]

I'd say google fungus gnats and fruit flies so you can see the difference. Unfortunately we can't really see much in the pics. My uneducated opinion is they look too big for fungus gnats or thrips, but i've never seen either in real life.

 

[mb5200]

I tried to get better pics but no luck.......
A few more fingers with just the very tip having nute burn and only on the PK, AH hasn't been affected at all.
Only 1-2 more flies over night, still not sure what they are....

 

[BpoBrad]

Have you googled the local pest for your area? Do you have a ph pen, or a text kit?

 

[mb5200]

Have you googled the local pest for your area? Do you have a ph pen, or a text kit?

Looks like aphides but shouldn't have them this time of year, well below 0 degrees here. I have a ph pen on the way and just have the analog 3 in 1 meter right now.
not sure what a "text kit" is

 

[arteekay]

Typo, he meant PH test kit, the drops that you should have even with a pen, just to sanity check on occasion.

 

[BpoBrad]

Thanks arteekay I wouldn't suggest giving nutes this early without either ph pen or the droplet test kit.

 

[mb5200]

A little more burn today but still not too bad, what do you think, flush it or wait?

 

[mb5200]

Day 45
Azura Haze is doing great, have been trying to keep the canopy low and even so have had to pull the branches around a little more. I think I'm going to switch over to flower this week.

Purple Kush doesn't seem to be getting much bigger but nice color, I did a trim on it to let a bit more light in and she seems to be happier. I put her in my auto tent to get a little more light (20/4), I'll give it a week and then probably put her into flower with the AH

The mild nute burn hasn't done any major damage as far as I can tell, haven't added anything but PH down to water since the first try with the nutes. Watered again this morning with straight water and I think after a week or so under 12/12 I will try some mild bloom nutes and see how that goes.

Bought a new camera yesterday so hopefully I can figure it out and get some better pics.....