First time grower with SILS on micro grow

[Sampas92]

Saying good morning, she is polite

 

[Sampas92]

So since i cleared the smaller cab from the buds i turn it in a kindergaten for future mini moms, clones and seedlings.

i kinda upgrade my humidifier but i found odd i could maintain my rh so good with the outside rh being in 35% so i went to check the pantyhose in the intakes and it was clogged up im starting a schedule of vacum them once a week.
Since then my skunk start to grow like mad, vigorous, lush green, beautifull, it grew more in this 2 days since the cleaning that it grew in 2 weeks, amazing

The buds are jarred for 4 days now, rh is usually at 65% stable, i burp for a few minutes everyday, just to make them sweat more but they always raise to 65% and becomes stable..no smell of mold, and still a very greeny smell for now, i will smoke report on the 2 week mark
Peace

 

[Sampas92]

 

[Caio]

Yeah Sampas i like your clone chamber! Whats the size of the pots? Hope your harvest hit hard!
my clone:
https://www.icmag.com/filedata/fetch?photoid=17817753

 

[Sampas92]

Yeah Sampas i like your clone chamber! Whats the size of the pots? Hope your harvest hit hard!
my clone:
https://www.icmag.com/filedata/fetch?photoid=17817753

Hi Caio how are you bro?

Thanks they are the size of a clipper lighter in all sides..that bigger white one, i have in black too, are gonna be used to the future mini mommys if im succeed, those bigger ones hold about 700ml.

Since its connected to the bigger cab the rh seems stable on 60% and 25c temp, i think its perfect. After 2 3 days after potting up they start to show growth so im happy even if its longer this way.

I have one bean of red diesel by barneys in a cup of water, im going to seed it tomorrow to see how big it gets in that cab in those tiny pots and see if im sucessfull this way with a different strain, just to be fun also and have something to do besides waiting on my skunk

unfortanly my harvest is not what i was expecting at all, my fault also on how i dried them, still very greeny in taste they are only 5 days since jarred up and they were harvested on day 15 so you can get the picture, but the jarring seems good always on a average rh of 63 to 65% max, i burp them once a day for 5 ten minutes, just to get them to sweat a little and to smell them, they feel dry on the outside but still holds a bunch of humidity in the middle, i notice in the grinder, btw it is a good way of checking if they are on point for what i can see.

Peace

 

[Sampas92]

So my skunk is 2.5 month old, almost every branch is showing me some female parts, even if she is under 20 hours of light, could this be because of maturation, or stress because of the branches i cut to make a cannopy full of tops?
she looks very healthy and is showing good development every day, i think i will switch to 12/12 in a couple of days also i strapped the fans down and every top just shoot upwards

in the kindergarten i poted up more 3 clones, but this time i prune all of the roots right before potting them, they wilted a bit compared to the ones that i didnt prune or did have root prunning but they still were in the water for the next days.

the 3 new pot up's

this one right under the light showed me something in the leafs after i put it there, i think is too much light and i knew it cause of my lux meter but i tryed anyway. I switched clones from one box to the other to see if the one show me the same in the same place this one was, if it does i will lower that box a bit

the way i have it, with the 25w cable that is regulated by the controller of the bigger cab, being the exctration of the bigger cab also, the 15w halogen bulb, the 5w sil i manage to get 25c and 61% rh. The water in the tub with the 3 cables underneat holds an average of 23c and i guess the little pots on the other side dont differ much so i think is on point to germinate seeds, lets see if the red diesel germinates, the lux readings in that place are also on point to seedlings, and the tub under the shelve gets a perfect dim light to just let the clones know its day but nothing else because i was seeing growth in the side where the tub of pots was and i knew it, but again, i needed to try it to see it, this is fun i love this shit, i need to save money to a bigger setup


Peace

 

[Sampas92]

So everything is fone in the kindergarten, my clones are doing very well, and i tried to leave water in the bottom pf the pot cause i went away for 3 days, and it was a success, they are very healthy and green, also the wilted ones that have root prune right before poting up are recovering good and starting to be more stiff

Say hello to my little friend, red diesel from barneys, thank you bro, you know who you are , btw, 24 hours in a cup of water in a warm dark place, 2 days to sprout after potting up and looking healthy, temps day time are ~25c and rh ~60% i dunno how it is night time

before leaving i dropped my lights closer to the skunk since ahe had already recovered from the topping and pruning and she grew quite a bit, she even lool like its stretching to flower, i wasnt expecting so much growth, im happy, im gonna strap her down a bit in 2 days and switch to 12/12

Peace

 

[Sampas92]

So i guess i fucked up having so many tops in such a small space, its pretty crowded, what you guys would do in my situation? Cut some?trying somehow to manage it?

 

[q3corn]

You got plenty of room! If things get too crowded you can start pulling leaves that are stuck on the wall, as they might get too much moisture build-up. But I've got some tight grows under my belt and you're looking just fine

 

[Sampas92]

My new household plant, a clone from my skunk
Since i put it in the window with direct sun light since sunrise untill mid of the day, the leafs become thinner and longer compared to the other ones and the mother

peace

 

[PCBuds]

I like it !!

Now all you need is an autoflower in the window then you don't have to worry about it herming because of light issues...

 

[Sampas92]

Red diesel 7th day since sprout

iv been trying to manage my skunk and organizing the different tops, is trully a challenge but i like it

Peace

 

[f-e]

Your skunk can be expected to triple in size. I think it's called main-lining, where you decide now which branches are going to be big buds, and which are going to just block light and airflow. Perhaps put a net across with 100mm squares and think about how you want it to look. A big bud per square perhaps. So the rest needs to come off, to allow light penetration to develop that appearance. Keeping the extras becomes reason to stretch in a competitive manner. Blocks air and increases RH. Ultimately leading to lots of buds, like a cloud of the things across the whole upper surface. But 2 dimensional, with no depth. The only way you can get over half ounce in a 100mm square is a vertical bud with space around it.

It's hard to see. I leave on too much all the time. It's not a little extra though, it's just turning a 3d grow into a 2d grow that stretches more.

Red Diesel, from Barnies. Good choice. I quite fancied doing some of that myself once

 

[Sampas92]

Your skunk can be expected to triple in size. I think it's called main-lining, where you decide now which branches are going to be big buds, and which are going to just block light and airflow. Perhaps put a net across with 100mm squares and think about how you want it to look. A big bud per square perhaps. So the rest needs to come off, to allow light penetration to develop that appearance. Keeping the extras becomes reason to stretch in a competitive manner. Blocks air and increases RH. Ultimately leading to lots of buds, like a cloud of the things across the whole upper surface. But 2 dimensional, with no depth. The only way you can get over half ounce in a 100mm square is a vertical bud with space around it.

It's hard to see. I leave on too much all the time. It's not a little extra though, it's just turning a 3d grow into a 2d grow that stretches more.

Red Diesel, from Barnies. Good choice. I quite fancied doing some of that myself once

Hi f-e
I think its s good choice from what i read online and my capabilities/experience , i hope ill do a good job with her

What i would like to do is getting buds the same size in all of the tops..triple in size, its going to be funny then
I dont even know if i should trim the branches that are not right on the top of the tops before or after stretching..
I think i exagerated a bit on toping but mistakes are great to learn

 

[f-e]

I would chop off spares in the first couple of days. Better still, while in veg. They want to be over the shock by week 2 when the stretch really gets going. Having them still on the plant then would cause stretch in the heads you want, and less reason for the shaded parts to aim towards budding. Plus growing stuff to chop off.. that's not great. The stretch is when they take shape, so you prep early. After isn't going to be as helpful but you will do them again then. Maybe at the end of week 3 when things have settled in their final positions. This is late for a final trim, but having foresight of what's ahead is difficult. Often it's simply confidence. It's why I suggest a net now.

I have found P a great stretch regulator. I have put my Incandescent lamp aside now. I spend a week on grow food with it's lower P, but at some point you need to switch to bloom feed and then the stretch will really get going. If you don't get what you need, boost P. It's the main regulator of branching. PK might do, as you can load up on both early.

Edit: It looks nice. Most of them tops can stay. If you want 3" wide buds though, you will need at least 6" between them. To get a 3" gap. Which isn't a lot at all. If you get 3" wide buds, but you need a target


Edit2: I'm currently messing mine up. 2 and 3 shoots per 4" net square. They can't be 2" wide buds. They just shade each other and divide up the plants capabilities. It limits my yield straight away. However, big buds rot and I feel bad all week when I have to spend forever trimming and chucking. Until I find some fungicide of use, I have to keep them small. Long story, but RH control is difficult.

 

[noknees]

So i guess i fucked up having so many tops in such a small space, its pretty crowded, what you guys would do in my situation? Cut some?

you've done a nice job to this point. stay the course, litfa, don't revert to panic and over-thinking. see how she goes, and make adjustments next time if needed! a big benefit of cloning your skunk!

also, just a thought. try the Bovedas in jars of some flowers, but not in others. sort of treat the Boveda jars like controls/reference.

best of luck dude, you've come a long way.

 

[Sampas92]

Thanks bros..iv read about your thoughts on P f-e to controll stretch on some other threas that i dont remember now, but with the nutes i have now, i cant play like that.

Thanks noknees, i thought about the boveda packs, to do what you said and see diferences and play a little, but the budget have been tight and is going to be tight in the future, so some things are going to take some time, but thanks on the suggestions, keep them coming
btw im not overpanicking, i just dont want to fuck with her in that sweet spot without doing harm to her but also still make her do what i want or at least try..i dont know what to expect from her from this stage honestly unless her tripling in size like f-e suggested, lets see what i can do with her, but im thinking i will need to dispose something, to much leafs overlap, and everything too much close togheter..

Peace

 

[Sampas92]

With one door closed

Anyone know what this is?i had this sort of thing in the other girls also and i think i remember reading something about something lacking in the soil, is it?

Peace

 

[miss squirrel]

With one door closed


Anyone know what this is?i had this sort of thing in the other girls also and i think i remember reading something about something lacking in the soil, is it?


Peace

That's the worst when it affects small plants. Sets them back at least a month. I'd like to know what that is as well.

 

[PCBuds]

I think that's physical damage.

Your leaves were probably rubbing up against things.

I had that too with my last plant.

It's no big deal.

She can do without some plant material.