Hey everyone I have a grow going currently with 2 feminized w.w from CKS. One is alot healthier than the other but they are both making it through pretty well all problems aside. Here's some info on my grow:
Strain in CKS feminized white widow (60\40 indica dominant)
I'm using Fox farms nutrient trio (Grow big, Big bloom, and Tiger bloom) with beastie blooms. Also Botanicare cal-mag+, and G.H pH up and down with a RO water stabilizer.
My girls are currently in 7 gal smart pots (fabric) in roots organics organic potting soil. The soil is cut with about 35% perlite.
My girls are in a 4x4x6.7 tent.
I am using a 600 watt HPS bulb on a variable 600 watt ballast set to the 430 watt setting because of heat issues at 600w.
I am currently in 12\12 but vegged for about 2 and 1\2 months in 18\6.
Temps are around 72-78 degrees on average but can get into the lower 80s (was 83 yesterday with 600w setting). RH has been low through the whole grow around 25-40% max. (It's dry here during the winter)
Both girls are about 28" from the bulb it is in a wing reflector.
So both girls are 24 days in since flipped 12\12. They did both stretch a bit and have plenty of bud sites packed on ( little button buds with pistils and some resin). The buds are much smaller than I expected by now. They are literally about the size of pennies on top. My one girl is much smaller with several deficiencies and problems showing although I do think her roots where severely damaged. Bit plants had a few days in about 90 degree temps a around mid veg. They also want root bound in there 1 gal pots. The other girl I'm more concerned about because she is actually pretty big 22" tall 24" round and bushy but her buds are just as developed as the runt? I have been very light on feeding lately so she is a little lighter colored and has a few leaves showing perfect matched signs of Tabacco mosiac virus. But otherwise I would think she would be farther ahead. She is very healthy otherwise. No pests that I'm aware of.
My feeding lately have been about 500 ppms. pH is always around 6.5 never higher than 6.6 or lower than 6.4 sometimes I go lower due to runoff being high. My runt girls runoff is high usually around 7.2. my bigger girl is around 6.8-7.0 pH runoff. Ppms are always down around 150-300 when I flush so I don't think I have lockouts. Is it possible they are just really hungry? I have been really holding off on heavy feeding to avoid lockouts but maybe they need more nutes to get going? It's not like the leaves are yellow and dead I actually only pull one or two off a week. But I can see some lighter colors. Anyways thanks for any ideas as I'm worried they aren't gonna produce like they could. Sorry about the books worth of info but I just wanted to get some good info down. Any ideas are definitely appreciated.
Strain in CKS feminized white widow (60\40 indica dominant)
I'm using Fox farms nutrient trio (Grow big, Big bloom, and Tiger bloom) with beastie blooms. Also Botanicare cal-mag+, and G.H pH up and down with a RO water stabilizer.
My girls are currently in 7 gal smart pots (fabric) in roots organics organic potting soil. The soil is cut with about 35% perlite.
My girls are in a 4x4x6.7 tent.
I am using a 600 watt HPS bulb on a variable 600 watt ballast set to the 430 watt setting because of heat issues at 600w.
I am currently in 12\12 but vegged for about 2 and 1\2 months in 18\6.
Temps are around 72-78 degrees on average but can get into the lower 80s (was 83 yesterday with 600w setting). RH has been low through the whole grow around 25-40% max. (It's dry here during the winter)
Both girls are about 28" from the bulb it is in a wing reflector.
So both girls are 24 days in since flipped 12\12. They did both stretch a bit and have plenty of bud sites packed on ( little button buds with pistils and some resin). The buds are much smaller than I expected by now. They are literally about the size of pennies on top. My one girl is much smaller with several deficiencies and problems showing although I do think her roots where severely damaged. Bit plants had a few days in about 90 degree temps a around mid veg. They also want root bound in there 1 gal pots. The other girl I'm more concerned about because she is actually pretty big 22" tall 24" round and bushy but her buds are just as developed as the runt? I have been very light on feeding lately so she is a little lighter colored and has a few leaves showing perfect matched signs of Tabacco mosiac virus. But otherwise I would think she would be farther ahead. She is very healthy otherwise. No pests that I'm aware of.
My feeding lately have been about 500 ppms. pH is always around 6.5 never higher than 6.6 or lower than 6.4 sometimes I go lower due to runoff being high. My runt girls runoff is high usually around 7.2. my bigger girl is around 6.8-7.0 pH runoff. Ppms are always down around 150-300 when I flush so I don't think I have lockouts. Is it possible they are just really hungry? I have been really holding off on heavy feeding to avoid lockouts but maybe they need more nutes to get going? It's not like the leaves are yellow and dead I actually only pull one or two off a week. But I can see some lighter colors. Anyways thanks for any ideas as I'm worried they aren't gonna produce like they could. Sorry about the books worth of info but I just wanted to get some good info down. Any ideas are definitely appreciated.
thanks for sharing.
...if it was me I would just keep a close eye on it, make sure it not get mold or mildew, they pretty resilient so it may just pull thru long enough for you to kill it when it's done.