Sp4z, Spaz: GG #4 First Time Grower

[FelipeBlu]

What a beautiful garden, spaz!

For a first time, you are doing very well!


I am so pleased that you are already familiar with DLI and VPD - understanding these concepts is crucial to a grower’s success.

 

[sp4z205]

Thank you for those kind words!

I love absorbing information and I read Two books and lurked on this forum and a sister site for a little while before jumping into this hobby.

I wish I had spent more time researching different nutes/ferts but I'll be going with either jacks or MC my next go around with RO water in a RDWC. Not that I'm NOT happy with GH but I feel like it's easier/cheaper to go with a single mix instead of trying to balance a bunch of stuff.

Now if only I can convince my better half that it's worth purchasing a new tent/light so that I can convert this one into a mother/clone/veg tent.

 

[Frogglet]

Nice grow looks healthy and neat, at what node did u top at? I am also on my first scrog I have 3 lst and topped 1 in my Coco autopots, thought I would experiment see which would suit scrog better.

 

[sp4z205]

Thank you for the comment and for reading!

I topped after the 4th node once I saw #5 start coming in - Next time I'll be waiting for #6 to come out before dropping down to the 4th again I think.

That is a good idea to see what works better, I sort of did a combination of LST and topping - I trained the first 2 nodes out and left the next two to do their thing. I did the same thing to each of the girls though and didn't really vary between them.

with my next run I think I'll be doing something similar but I'll try to LST all of the main ones out..

 

[sp4z205]

Thought I'd grab a couple of flower shots

BONUS PIC

I'm making some Concentrate via QWET (I usually make cannasugar but decided to try this)

 

[FelipeBlu]

flower shots

So sexy!

 

[GrowTek]

Everything is looking super healthy!

 

[sp4z205]

Everything still looks beautiful. I just moved a few branches around to spread them some more.

How much longer until I can take a test cut??

I joke, I know I've got a lot of weeks left but I can't wait to start tasting my efforts!

 

[sp4z205]

I can see where I had moved them over a square they have already re-positioned themselves to get the light better, so cool!!

All environmental factors have remained the same, I'm trying to be very diligent. Pics from Last night (9/16)

 

[sp4z205]

Still in early bloom. I do believe they just hit day 14 of flower, I'll be feeding them based on a 9-10 week schedule instead of a 7-8 week schedule.

 

[FelipeBlu]

You’re crushing it!

 

[GrowTek]

Your canopy is nice and even and the flower is looking nice!

 

[sp4z205]

You’re crushing it!

I'm hoping I continue on this path, I definitely feel a great love for this hobby!

Your canopy is nice and even and the flower is looking nice!

One of my goals was to keep it nice and even - I'm unsure what I did to cause the two in front to be taller than the two in back, or if it was even something I did, possibly genetic differences from the RIL?



Thank you for looking!

 

[sp4z205]

Temps are remaining between 81-73 day/night
RH is relatively stable from 53-57 at day/night
pH is 6.1 at the bottom of the pots and 5.8 in the rez
I just raised the light (and angled it slightly) so that each canopy is ~12 inches away
They are getting ~39-45 DLI depending on location
VPD should be staying between about .9-1.2 based on the chart.

I noticed the lady on the bottom left has started to have some browning in the pistils (last photo)
Is this an indicator to stage of flower? I haven't seen much on the different flowering stages but I'm absolutely sure there is material out there.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Luscious!

The pistils will age and shrivel in about the same progression as they developed - first ones to emerge - first ones to enter senescence. The thing to watch for is the decrease in production - which will likely result in more looking orange/brown than white.
Then, when she quits drinking...

 

[sp4z205]

Luscious!

The pistils will age and shrivel in about the same progression as they developed - first ones to emerge - first ones to enter senescence. The thing to watch for is the decrease in production - which will likely result in more looking orange/brown than white.
Then, when she quits drinking...

Thank you FelipeBlu, the senescence makes sense

When you say "quits drinking". There will be a noticeable dropoff in the amount of water intake and this is a prime indicator?

I haven't come across that bit of information, I believe they are taking about 1/2 - 1 gallon a day right now. I seem to be filling the rez everything 4-5 days.

 

[FelipeBlu]

When you say "quits drinking". There will be a noticeable dropoff in the amount of water intake and this is a prime indicator?

Yes indeed - it’s what I use. When she stops drinking, what else is going to happen? She’s done.

 

[sp4z205]

Yes indeed - it’s what I use. When she stops drinking, what else is going to happen? She’s done.

I can't believe I haven't read about that yet - It makes a lot of sense though! I'm already paying attention to water intake but now I'll KNOW what the change will tell me.

Thank you so much for the info!

 

[FelipeBlu]

Actually, I misspoke - something will happen - if you leave a plant that has stopped drinking in a pot full of saturated media, the roots will start to rot. This could definitely affect the plant in a negative way. When she goes from daily (or more often) to less than once every 3-4 days - it’s harvest time for mine.

 

[GrowTek]

Luscious!

The pistils will age and shrivel in about the same progression as they developed - first ones to emerge - first ones to enter senescence. The thing to watch for is the decrease in production - which will likely result in more looking orange/brown than white.
Then, when she quits drinking...

Interesting....I'm using a device that meters out the water to my plants. One of it's features is a chart on the mobile app. I'll have to pay attention to that chart as my plants come to the end of flower and watch their water intake drop off.