Hey everyone, first time grower here. I'v run into a bit of an issue and i'm not sure what the problem is. I hope someone can help me out.
1/18
1/19
Breakdown of the grow:
-Sleepy Yoda Autoflower advertised as ready 60 days from sprout
-Day 49 from sprout, and approx 24 days into flowering
-FF OF soil amended with approx 30% perlite in a 3 Gallon Pot
-Temp has been 65-70F at night and 72-80F during lights on.
-RH has fluctuated between 20-50%
-600w HPS with MH bulb with 18/6 cycle
-Water Ph has consistently been between 6.3 and 6.7
Using Ph up and Down to adjust Ph
Currently using FF Tiger Bloom(1t) and Big Bloom (2T) every other watering as well as Molasses (1T) and liquid Kelp (2ml) every other flush
Only two feedings during flowering so far on 1/6 and 1/14
Leaf tips burned after second feeding when nutes were increased slightly
Watering schedule has been every 3-5 days depending on temps, humidity, and how the soil feels.
Flushed on 1/18 with 6 Gallons Ph'd 6.5 Poland spring water. first 3 gallon runoff Ph read approx 5.0 and the final 3 gallons runoff was Ph 6.4
I started noticing discoloration on some of the larger fan leaves on 1/15 and it has slowly been getting worse since. I didn't want to overwater so waited until 1/18 to flush.
Hairs started turning orange as of 1/15
Noticed some slight stretching at the top of the plant within the last two days.
-Plant has started producing significantly more resin in the last week.
Light has been moved up since plant showed signs of heat stress near the top. I'm fairly sure it is no longer an issue.
You may notice some white and brown/black spots I can assure you after examining this under a microscope that this is perlite and dirt that has been kicked up by my oscillating fan and not aphids/mites.
I hope that covers all the info that might be needed to help. Feel free to ask any follow up questions if I left anything out.
I have been using filtered well water, and I do have a water softener. I have read that the salts introduced from this could potentially cause K lockout and might explain the low Ph runoff from the last flush and the discoloration. ( i have not been measuring runoff Ph consistently prior) I can't really find a lot of information about this so i'm not quite sure but the ppm of the water is fairly low. I have switched to using bottled water Ph'd to 6.5 and will continue to do so for the rest of the grow. Does this look like the result of nutrient burn or a deficiency? (or both) I would really appreciate some feedback and what can be done to correct this. I'd also like to know how much longer you think this plant may take and how much more it will fill out/ estimated yield. Thank you for taking the time to help.
1/18
1/19
Breakdown of the grow:
-Sleepy Yoda Autoflower advertised as ready 60 days from sprout
-Day 49 from sprout, and approx 24 days into flowering
-FF OF soil amended with approx 30% perlite in a 3 Gallon Pot
-Temp has been 65-70F at night and 72-80F during lights on.
-RH has fluctuated between 20-50%
-600w HPS with MH bulb with 18/6 cycle
-Water Ph has consistently been between 6.3 and 6.7
Using Ph up and Down to adjust Ph
Currently using FF Tiger Bloom(1t) and Big Bloom (2T) every other watering as well as Molasses (1T) and liquid Kelp (2ml) every other flush
Only two feedings during flowering so far on 1/6 and 1/14
Leaf tips burned after second feeding when nutes were increased slightly
Watering schedule has been every 3-5 days depending on temps, humidity, and how the soil feels.
Flushed on 1/18 with 6 Gallons Ph'd 6.5 Poland spring water. first 3 gallon runoff Ph read approx 5.0 and the final 3 gallons runoff was Ph 6.4
I started noticing discoloration on some of the larger fan leaves on 1/15 and it has slowly been getting worse since. I didn't want to overwater so waited until 1/18 to flush.
Hairs started turning orange as of 1/15
Noticed some slight stretching at the top of the plant within the last two days.
-Plant has started producing significantly more resin in the last week.
Light has been moved up since plant showed signs of heat stress near the top. I'm fairly sure it is no longer an issue.
You may notice some white and brown/black spots I can assure you after examining this under a microscope that this is perlite and dirt that has been kicked up by my oscillating fan and not aphids/mites.
I hope that covers all the info that might be needed to help. Feel free to ask any follow up questions if I left anything out.
I have been using filtered well water, and I do have a water softener. I have read that the salts introduced from this could potentially cause K lockout and might explain the low Ph runoff from the last flush and the discoloration. ( i have not been measuring runoff Ph consistently prior) I can't really find a lot of information about this so i'm not quite sure but the ppm of the water is fairly low. I have switched to using bottled water Ph'd to 6.5 and will continue to do so for the rest of the grow. Does this look like the result of nutrient burn or a deficiency? (or both) I would really appreciate some feedback and what can be done to correct this. I'd also like to know how much longer you think this plant may take and how much more it will fill out/ estimated yield. Thank you for taking the time to help.
