Hawk's Outdoor Granddaddy Purple & THC Bomb Grow Journal - 2023

[Absorber]

8/2/23 - Leaves were droopy on both plants. Watered them and back to normal in a couple hours. Noticed that there were a couple yellowing leaves lower on the plant. Any idea what’s causing this and what I need to do to fix? OR should I just clip the yellow leaves?

Coming along nicely

 

[Hawk518]

do you have fresh photos?

Thanks for checking out my journal. Newest pics are from 8/2/23. Plants are doing ok, but probably very small for their age. This is my first attempt at growing and gardening in general, so I made lots of mistakes that stunted their growth. But I'm having a blast trying, so all's good.

 

[Hawk518]

Coming along nicely

Thanks @Absorber! Please feel free to let me know if you see anything crazy that I'm doing. I need all the help / advice I can get!

 

[Absorber]

Thanks @Absorber! Please feel free to let me know if you see anything crazy that I'm doing. I need all the help / advice I can get!

No problem

 

[Hawk518]

8/7/23 - Leaves on the GDP were looking very droopy. Checked water meter and surprised to see soil listed as Dry. Was going to water, but then started getting tornado warnings. Brought them into the garage.

Will water them tomorrow morning.

 

[Hawk518]

8/8/23 - Brought both plants outside again. Gave them a thorough watering. They’re looking pretty good – the GDP leaves are no longer drooping.

 

[KeithLemon]

8/7/23 - Leaves on the GDP were looking very droopy. Checked water meter and surprised to see soil listed as Dry. Was going to water, but then started getting tornado warnings. Brought them into the garage.

Will water them tomorrow morning.

Good move.

 

[Hawk518]

8/14/23 - As the day progressed, leaves started to droop. Water meter registered as Dry. Switching from GeoFlora Veg to GeoFlora Bloom today. I’m going to consider last week as Week #1 of Flower. Added 2/3 cup of Bloom to both plants and watered thoroughly.

Once again, noticed issues w. a few of the leaves. Any ideas on what the problems are this time? Definitely looks different than when I had thrips or mites a few weeks back.

 

[Hawk518]

8/17/23 - The water meter read at Dry again. Soil pH at 7. Will water tomorrow morning. Used the jeweler’s loup, but no luck seeing any insects on the bottom of the leaves. So, maybe it’s not thrips again? Wondering what the leaf issue is this time. Any ideas?

 

[Hawk518]

8/18/23 - Finally looks like I’m getting some bud development! Overjoyed and Amazed that I’ve kept these two alive this long! Watered them both. There were a few yellowing leaves on the bottom of both plants. Pruned these off.

 

[Hawk518]

8/24/23 - Even though it rained, the leaves are Very droopy. Checked soil meter and it listed as Dry! So much for the rain…Gave them both a really good watering. Hopefully, the leaves will be back to normal in a few hours. By end of day, the leaves looked fine again. Will have to start checking if they need watering every other day.

 

[Hawk518]

8/26/23 - Both looking good. The THC Bomb is now taller than the GDP! At one point the GDP was probably double the size of the Bomb! The top of the THC Bomb is full of buds. Really hoping I’ll be able to harvest something from both these plants!!

 

[Hawk518]

8/28/23 - Big drop in temps today. From mid 90s to high 70s. Fed them GeoFlora Bloom.

 

[Hawk518]

8/30/23 - Cut off a couple leaves that weren’t looking very good. Really hope I can get these two plants to the finish line and harvest something from them!!

 

[Hawk518]

8/31/23 - A few more issues with leaves. Held off on spraying them with strong black tea. Wanted to make sure it’s ok while in flower. Noticed that even though I cut off the problem leaves yesterday, there are just as many today. Not good!! Otherwise, they both looked like they were fine without watering.

Checked back about 8 hours later and all the leaves on both plants were drooping / limp. Checked the soil and the meter read Dry. Added some CalMag to a gallon of water and watered both plants. Hopefully, the leaves won’t be droopy tomorrow.

 

[PlainOldGuy]

8/31/23 - A few more issues with leaves. Held off on spraying them with strong black tea. Wanted to make sure it’s ok while in flower. Noticed that even though I cut off the problem leaves yesterday, there are just as many today. Not good!! Otherwise, they both looked like they were fine without watering.

Checked back about 8 hours later and all the leaves on both plants were drooping / limp. Checked the soil and the meter read Dry. Added some CalMag to a gallon of water and watered both plants. Hopefully, the leaves won’t be droopy tomorrow.

Leaves will turn yellow and fall off as the plant reaches the end of it's life cycle. It's normal. Hell, I didn't come here to grow leaves anyway.

 

[Hawk518]

9/1/23 - Sprayed them both w. very strong black tea. Both sides of the leaves and the soil. Hopefully, this will kill off any of the insects that were ruining the leaves. Figured the tea can only help and not hurt anything. Hope I'm right! Plus, my plants now smell of mint.
I’ve been feeding them GeoFlora Bloom (3-5-5) for the last two weeks. Think there's a high possibility that they might have a Potassium deficiency. I already have two items I can feed them for high Potassium – MegaCrop (9-7-14) OR Sea-K (Soluble Kelp Extract)(0-0-18). Which would be better at this point? They won’t get any more GeoFlora for another ten days. Also, do I continue to give them the CalMag each time I water them?

 

[Hawk518]

9/3/23 - Leaves on the GDP were beginning to droop again. The soil meter registered as dry, so watered them with added CalMag.

 

[Hawk518]

9/6/23 - Extremely hot day. Watered them both w. added CalMag. Still issues with the leaves. This is my first grow and I gotta admit, I’m confused. What am I doing wrong OR what can I do to fix these issues? Not really sure what to do at this point.

Looks like possible Nitrogen or Potassium deficiency? Looks like probable issue with thrips? Is the insect problem minor enough that I can just leave it alone? OR should I spray either Neem Oil or Captain Jack’s Deadbug Spray (Spinosad) while they’re in flower? I'm guessing that isn't a good idea. Spray strong black tea instead (or is that crazy)? OR should I buy one of these instead: SNS-209, SNS-203, SNS-217?

So many questions -any / all advice is greatly appreciated!

 

[KeithLemon]

9/6/23 - Extremely hot day. Watered them both w. added CalMag. Still issues with the leaves. This is my first grow and I gotta admit, I’m confused. What am I doing wrong OR what can I do to fix these issues? Not really sure what to do at this point.

Looks like possible Nitrogen or Potassium deficiency? Looks like probable issue with thrips? Is the insect problem minor enough that I can just leave it alone? OR should I spray either Neem Oil or Captain Jack’s Deadbug Spray (Spinosad) while they’re in flower? I'm guessing that isn't a good idea. Spray strong black tea instead (or is that crazy)? OR should I buy one of these instead: SNS-209, SNS-203, SNS-217?

So many questions -any / all advice is greatly appreciated!

Do not spray neem in flower.