New to growing

[DrKz]

Hello,

Super new to growing. I just started watering with RO ph to 6.5 to 6.8 the photos below are before Watering with RO. I have not added any Nutes. Using a 60/40 split of Fox Farm Soil and Coco. My light is 24" above the canopy at the moment. I am using a 1000W LED.

Any tips or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[The Celt]

No real tips for you, I don’t use nutes, but at present they look good and healthy mate

 

[DrKz]

updates on my grow. I have transplanted to a 5 gallon pot added my first round of Nutes. Looking good so far!

 

[Cannadian420]

Those are looking great. Start up a grow journal in the grow section

 

[AdaminCO]

You might hit the lighter one with a small dose of cal/mag next round.
I had one look the same compared to the others and had to do the same. Keep an eye on it for sure.

I let it keep going, then finally another member pointed it out to me. Fixed within 1 treatment a week or so later.

 

[AdaminCO]

Here’s the post.

 

[AdaminCO]

Darkened up now.

 

[DrKz]

update on my ladies!

This is taken right before I fed them another round of Nutes and RO water PH to 6.8. ChemPie and Blueberry headband. I started to massage all my stems and leaves this morning to help strengthen the stems and get them used to being bent for when I begin to train her. I have read a lot about removing the bottom single leaves.; When do you think I should do this or let them fall off naturally?

Tips and advice always appreciated but for a first time grower everything looks smells and feels great in the tent if I do say so myself

 

[Apoc]

Using RO water are you giving any Cal/Mag. RO is highly purified and takes the calcium out of the water so often you need to supplement. Make sure you are PHing after nutes are added to the water.

Let the bottom two leaves fall off.

If you do need Cal/Mag get the lowest nitrogen type you can. There's one brand with 2-0-0 that's pretty good.

I'd lower that PH on the water to 6.5, right above 7 you start to get nute lockout on iron.

 

[Canadadoes]

Are you planning on topping these plants or just LST?
I also agree with the Cal/Mag especially since (a) you are using RO water and (b) you are growing under an LED.

 

[Backlipslide]

Hey Welcome to

you look to be well on your way!

 

[DrKz]

Hey Guys thanks for the input. I ordered some cal mag should be here in the next couple of days! I do plan on topping but was going to wait till they get a bit taller? Or do you think I should top soon? I will adjust my ph down to 6.5. Should I maybe just use normal water till my cal mag gets in? or continue?

Thanks!

 

[DrKz]

Chem pie is at 6" tall and blueberry head band is just slightly under 5"

 

[Canadadoes]

how many nodes? It’s up to you but IMO, Let it grow to 6 nodes and then top down to the 3rd or 4th.

 

[DrKz]

Both are sitting at 3 nodes currently. Should I look at an fertilizer? Also Should I continue with the RO water or just regular till I get cal mag?

 

[Canadadoes]

I think you’d be able to top it now if you’d like, depending on what you want your final plant structure to be. I’m a fan of quadlining myself.
Attached is what i would do but it’s your grow buddy.

 

[DrKz]

if I were to remove those nodes, Do you remove both stems? the big one and the small one shooting out?

 

[Canadadoes]

The growth tips and the fan leaves yes, then all the energy that would have been allocated for those growth tips will be redirected to the remaining tips. In turn you can train those branches. If that’s what you want to do.

 

[DrKz]

what about the first set of leaves when you germinate do those stay? of wait till they fall off?

 

[Canadadoes]

The cotyledons most likely aren’t providing anything to the plant if you are feeding nutrients and they aren’t using any of the energy you are supplying. It’s up to you wether to leave them to fall off or take them off.