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Flying High w. Hawk - 2024 Grow Journal

Hawk518

Active member
9/11/24
When I checked on the 4 Kingdoms, I noticed a lot of leaves w. issues. Any ideas what’s going on here? What should I feed them? At this point, I’ve only been watering and adding GeoFlora Veg (or Bloom) every couple weeks.


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Hawk518

Active member
9/14/24
Trimmed off all the problem leaves from the 4 Kingdoms, CBD Critical Mass and its clone. Added a couple more ties to the tomato cage to make sure it holds upright. Trying to figure out how to place the 8” support posts / netting. The tree is really in the way. Might have to cut off some tree branches to make room for the posts…


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Hawk518

Active member
9/18/24
More rain.

9/19/24
Lots more leaves have turned yellow. Fed them GeoFlora Bloom and watered them. Hopefully, the leaves will improve again.

Should I prune off all the yellow leaves? I cut them off five days ago, but lots more now.

9/21/24
Huge storm rolls in at night. Really hope it doesn’t do any damage!



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Bona Fortuna

Well-known member
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Howdy!
Looking good over there! Yellowing is somewhat normal around this time of year. Especially if you are experiencing lots of rainfall. Plucking yellowing leaves depends on your environment and personal choice. Virginia is normally pretty wet, ehh? Yellowing/dead leaves can carry pathogens in humid environments, not always though. Some pluck to avoid any issues from decaying leaves.

I’m over in California, it’s dry as all hell still. I let the yellowing leaves stay on the plant until it naturally falls off. I’m not particularly concerned with moisture and decay-related issues, so they stay until all nutrition is used.

Do you notice more stigmas appearing or the buds starting to swell? Some varieties will self-consume when they are growing/building their flowering sites, regardless of soil nutrition.

Best of luck and happy harvesting!
 

Hawk518

Active member
9/22/24
Rainy again today, but not anything like last night. Checked on the plants – still yellow leaves, but no storm damage! MUST set up the stakes / netting for support. Need to cut tree branches and bring out a small ladder to do this properly…

9/23/24
More rain yet again. Really hope this weather doesn’t lead to bud rot like last year. Hell, I started nearly 1.5 months earlier this year than last year to try to avoid those issues!


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Hawk518

Active member
9/24/24
Rain and More rain. Leaves still look bad. Fed them some GeoFlora Veg to give them some Nitrogen. Really hope this helps them out!!

9/25/24
More rain. Tried to shake excess water off the branches once the rains stopped. Looks to me like the 4 Kingdoms plant is nowhere as thick / bushy as it was a couple weeks ago. Think its lost a LOT of leaves! Not good…


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Hawk518

Active member
Howdy!
Looking good over there! Yellowing is somewhat normal around this time of year. Especially if you are experiencing lots of rainfall. Plucking yellowing leaves depends on your environment and personal choice. Virginia is normally pretty wet, ehh? Yellowing/dead leaves can carry pathogens in humid environments, not always though. Some pluck to avoid any issues from decaying leaves.

I’m over in California, it’s dry as all hell still. I let the yellowing leaves stay on the plant until it naturally falls off. I’m not particularly concerned with moisture and decay-related issues, so they stay until all nutrition is used.

Do you notice more stigmas appearing or the buds starting to swell? Some varieties will self-consume when they are growing/building their flowering sites, regardless of soil nutrition.

Best of luck and happy harvesting!
Thanks so much for checking in on the journal. Any / All advice is Greatly appreciated!!

Yes, VA has been water-logged lately! Just praying it doesn't lead to bud rot...
 

Hawk518

Active member
9/28/24
Finally a sunny day. Set up the support stakes and netting.

Found batches of mushrooms growing at the base of both plants. Removed the shrooms. Very surprised to see them grow so quickly. Will the shrooms cause issues / problems for the plants?



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Farmer John

Old and in the way.
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I have had mushrooms very much like that growing even from the pots of my houseplants if they have been watered heavily and the weather is just right. Just picked them off always and let the pots dry well before watering and the usually dont come back. The spores are everywhere I remember reading, for mushrooms of that/those species. Never caused any trouble for me if they get plucked away and so on.
 

Hawk518

Active member
I have had mushroom very much like that growing even from the pots of my houseplants if they have been watered heavily and the weather is just right. Just picked them off always and let the pots dry well before watering and the usually dont come back. The spores are everywher I remember reading, for mushrooms of that/those species
THANK YOU!
We've had nonstop rains here lately. Supposedly another day or two before things start to dry out again.
 

Farmer John

Old and in the way.
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Heavy rains and steady warm temps are all they need to pop up. Shouldnt be a problem unless hundreds start popping up and spreading spores around. 👍🏻
 

Hawk518

Active member
Thanks @Farmer John ! The more I think about it, the more I wish I'd just left them alone and let them fall apart into the soil. But who knows, with the current rainy weather, I wouldn't be surprised to see a bunch more shrooms...

Anyone know what kind of mushrooms they are? Looked at a bunch of sites showing shrooms in VA, but didn't find them in any of the pics.

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Hawk518

Active member
9/29/24
Rain again and looks like it’s supposed to rain the next couple days. Guess we’re getting remnants of the monstrous hurricane? Hopefully, no insane winds as well as the rain!

These are the products I have. Which should I be adding at this point to help these plants cross the Finish line?
  • GeoFlora Veg (5-3-4)
  • GeoFlora Bloom (3-5-5)
  • Sweet Candy (0-17-28)
  • Mega Crop Plant Food (9-7-14)
  • Sea-K Kelp Extract (0-0-18)
  • CalMag (1-0-0)
  • Bud Explosion – PK Booster (0-21-40)
  • Mega Crop 1-Part (11-5-14)
  • Mega Crop 2-Part A (8-12-28)
  • Mega Crop 2-Part B (15.5-0-0)
  • Earthworm Castings (5-0-0)
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi
  • Hygroben – Beneficial Microbes

9/30/24
More rain. Looks like the 4 Kingdoms is about 8-9 foot tall. I am beyond shocked!! But despite how tall they are, I'm pretty sure the buds aren't anywhere close to as big as the Granddaddy Purple and THC Bomb plants were last year in their 7-gallon grow pots. Hopefully, they'll fatten up before harvest.

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Farmer John

Old and in the way.
Veteran
Thanks @Farmer John ! The more I think about it, the more I wish I'd just left them alone and let them fall apart into the soil. But who knows, with the current rainy weather, I wouldn't be surprised to see a bunch more shrooms...

Anyone know what kind of mushrooms they are? Looked at a bunch of sites showing shrooms in VA, but didn't find them in any of the pics.

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Hawk518

Active member
10/3/24 (Part 1)
Today is the first sunny day since 9/28. Checked on the buds and I’m pretty sure I have some bud rot going on here. Am I correct? If so, I’ll cut the diseased areas out immediately and start praying that it doesn't spread...

BUD ROT??
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bibi40

Well-known member
10/3/24 (Part 1)
Today is the first sunny day since 9/28. Checked on the buds and I’m pretty sure I have some bud rot going on here. Am I correct? If so, I’ll cut the diseased areas out immediately and start praying that it doesn't spread...

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For sure cut those parts quickly , and perhaps harvest your biggest buds now since when you see that outside of the buds , you have some in the inside of others and if you let they prosper they will ruin anything ...

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dimodz

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For sure cut those parts quickly , and perhaps harvest your biggest buds now since when you see that outside of the buds , you have some in the inside of others and if you let they prosper they will ruin anything ...

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yeah that BuD Rot, cut this part big out of plant as this member write before to not lose the rest of it about moldy spores
 

Zivilpolizist

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These are the products I have. Which should I be adding at this point to help these plants cross the Finish line?
  • GeoFlora Veg (5-3-4)
  • GeoFlora Bloom (3-5-5)
  • Sweet Candy (0-17-28)
  • Mega Crop Plant Food (9-7-14)
  • Sea-K Kelp Extract (0-0-18)
  • CalMag (1-0-0)
  • Bud Explosion – PK Booster (0-21-40)
  • Mega Crop 1-Part (11-5-14)
  • Mega Crop 2-Part A (8-12-28)
  • Mega Crop 2-Part B (15.5-0-0)
  • Earthworm Castings (5-0-0)
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi
  • Hygroben – Beneficial Microbes
If you don't to ruin the taste pick something without Nitrogen in this late stage
 
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