GodtyrLoki's Coco, Random Indica Seed, 2019 First Grow

[GodtyrLoki]

Hey guys, first-time grower here ... am just starting a journal so I can get some advice in 1 place .. all advice is welcomed and appreciated

Random Indica (seeds given to me by a friend, as I assumed I'd bugger up my first grow and didn't want to waste good seeds haha)
Early veg
Indoor
Coco Coir / perlite
450w LED
80cm (2.5 feet)x80cm x 160cm (5.2 feet) Grow Tent
26/27 degrees celsius 55 - 60% humidity
5.8/6 PH
Daily watering
to 10% runoff
Using the H3ad 6/9 method (6 ml per gallon GH micro, 9ml per gallon GH bloom, 2ml per gallon cal mag, 1 teaspoon per gallon Epsom salts)
2x 12L fabric pots and 2x10L fabric pots

First day seeds in the ground Jan 23rd

first ladies to crack the surface Jan 25th, Planted 6 seeds got 5 sprouts

Happy little seedlings Jan 30th started a 1/4 strength nutes a day before this here

February 2nd still on quarter-strength nutes

February 5th, still on quarter-strength nutes

February 8th still on quarter-strength nutes

 

[Jgrowlove]

Off to a great start @GodtyrLoki going to grab a seat and watch this grow unfold!

 

[GodtyrLoki]

one of my plants is growing a little strange it seems to be kinda twisting the leaves as it grows and they are kinda pointing down. Is this anything to worry about or it it just how this plant is growing ... it seems to be keeping up in growth with the other plants ... it just growing weirdly lol ... could this be russet mites or broad mites doing this ... I heard the can give you twisty glossy leaves?

 

[Jgrowlove]

I think that is fine she looks healthy and should grow out of it! I don't see any signs of any bugs or anything else!

 

[Souptaco]

Beautiful girls I’m excited to watch

 

[GodtyrLoki]

Did some topping on the girls today ... my first time how did I do ??

 

[Jgrowlove]

Looks perfect so far. Will know in a week or so.

 

[GodtyrLoki]

I think on one of them I will not top and just do LST and see if there is any massive difference

 

[GodtyrLoki]

Hey guys, I woke up to check my plants after a watering session last night and noticed the bottom leaves on one of my plants are starting to lighten up in colour ... which from my research seems to be indicative of a nitrogen deficiency ... I just thought I'd post up some pics for some of the experienced growers to confirm my suspicions of nitrogen deficiency. I have had them on a quarter strength nutes and am wondering if now is the time to start bumping up those nutrients ... my tap water is 250 ppm and i usually cal-mag to 400PPM and then nutes upto about 650/700 ppm.

 

[GodtyrLoki]

I readjusted my feeding to half strength instead of quarter strength as after I did some reading people were saying to give 50% strength at the start of week 3 and I'm on about day 17

 

[420BudzFreak]

That’s a good call. She’s likely just hungry. I’ll hang around for the ride if you don’t mind. Things look great.

 

[GodtyrLoki]

Hey guys so after I did the topping I used some rubber garden ties to pull the fan leaves away from the new tops coming through is this ok ?? seem like getting more light to the new tops would be good right?

 

[GodtyrLoki]

They sure are staying short and bushy haha

 

[Jgrowlove]

Perfect training on them @GodtyrLoki make sure you don't overdo and pull on them too hard. They are young and fragile still but should be smooth sailing from here on they are gonna explode in the next few weeks!

 

[GodtyrLoki]

I'm very interested in how this LED light is going to go .. the manufacturer said they do 655 PAR at 18 inches and 1011 PAR at 12 inches ... they have 120 5w bulbs too ... not sure how much they bend the truth though haha ... if they are a bit crappy I might buy another and run 2 or just get like a 600w one from a more common brand ... but so far the plants are loving it and staying short an bushy with tight node spacing

 

[GodtyrLoki]

Day 19 since breaking soil.

I did some more training today ( not 100% sure what I'm doing haha) ... The 2 on the right-hand side are the same strain (still not sure what strain, but the weed from it made me forgetful as shit lol)

3 on the left ( middle plant included) are also the same strain (not sure which strain though) although they are blowing up right now.

Since I topped this one (front left), the little nodes on the stem have rocketed out for the light ... I have tried to pull the bigger fan leaves away from them and making sure they are getting to poke through ... is this the correct thing to do? I'm not sure haha ?

the back one on the left-hand side has also had some major growth from the stem since the topping ... I am trying to do the same thing and get all the little guys to the light by pinning down the fan leaves and letting them come through ... I sure hope this is what I'm meant to do haha

the guys on the right got a bit of a Nitrogen deficiency as I was running quarter strength nutes for the first few days of week 3 instead of half strength and these guys paid the price a bit ... but I think it's fixed now though they definitely aren't getting the growth of the other 3 but they are also a diff strain.

lady on the front right had a bit of slowed growth to the deficiency and topping at the same time I think not blowing up like the other strain but still going pretty good have also pulled the fan leaves back to get the light to the new tops and stem nodes.

this lady in the middle started off as the runt that everyone thought would not make it ... but low and behold not only has she made it but she is now growing really well ... she got topped today so is probably cranky but I'm impressed with her comeback.

 

[Jgrowlove]

Looking good and healthy @GodtyrLoki how often are you wqt

 

[Jgrowlove]

*Watering?

 

[GodtyrLoki]

Looking good and healthy @GodtyrLoki how often are you wqt

I was watering daily but I think they are a bit overwatered maybe because of the size of the pots ... so I'm trying once every 2 days or when the pots get light (about half weight). The ones on the left seem to love it but the ones on the right are having a few issues .. I got a newer better PH meter today and it seems way more accurate and just better quality all around ... so I should have no problems now ... I suspected the cheap PH meter I first bought was on the shitty side hahaha

I've read so many things on how to water coco there are so many people saying so many different things ... but the 2 main ones I hear are either water daily or water to the weight of the pots

 

[Jgrowlove]

I'd wait until you see them start to wilt or when the pot gets light while they are small like this. Everyday shouldn't be necessary but they look good so far.