Disabled, senior female noob > LEDs. Have many questions, made mistakes, need advice

[Puglover1]

Yes I'm using the GH trio. Wondering if I still need more cal-mag.

[Mr.furley]

Did you get a three part nutrient?

[Puglover1]

I got them all tied and switched around by Labor Day, and cleaned the closet floor. Most bad leaves were already there on the middle (oldest) plant, there's a new one on the L plant, otherwise a few newer, low leaves that aren't getting much light. The bad ones don't all look like the same problems. Two nights ago the middle one needed a little more water so I used pH'd water and added a half-dose of Flower Fuel, it seems to have made a difference. I'll take photos before lights come on in the morning, I'm doing 8-8. I definitely have to tuck them into the closet, they're bursting out all over. The youngest one, on the left, has fragile stems, I had two break and they wouldn't heal. Otherwise I'm pretty good at getting them to bend without injury, and I adjust the ties daily as needed.

[Mr.furley]

Cannabis goes below absolute zero for dark, which means that it needs total darkness when it sleeps. Do the best you can to seal off the room and if 8-8 is going to be better the next 3 months, after the lights go off reset the timer from 7-7 to 8-8.

[Puglover1]

Right now sun up to sundown is 6:40 to 7:20. Going 7 to 7 doesn't give me much time at night to work on them but the room with the closet has windows. I'd prefer 8-8. Here is a picture the day before I flipped, at 7:38 p.m. Should I put duct tape where the light shows the closet door cracks through the black vinyl curtain? I got a black extra long thick shower curtain and those drapes usually make the room rather dark, I just am not sure how sensitive the closet/plants would be in this situation. I do make sure the bottom is covering the carpeting. Thank you for everything.

[Mr.furley]

I would like to add that if over the next couple months that schedule isn't going to be ideal for you to keep, it's not a good idea to change it mid-flower but can be done just change the timer in there dark period so they spend more time in the dark and not a longer lights on. I would not recommend it if you can help it.

[Mr.furley]

Looks good, if that schedule works best for you over the next 2 to 3 months then it's prefect. Do some reading onda defoliating over the next week, you are going to want to do this about week three of flower.

https://www.growweedeasy.com/nebulas-flowering-stage-defoliation-tutorial

[Puglover1]

I flipped on 9/1. No new bad leaves tonight, got the middle's top tied, I had to stop when the lights went out. I have two days this weekend to finish them, it's a jungle in there. I set it for 7-7 (north-central Illinois), does that sound like the best hours to choose?

[growell]

use the bloom as well follow bottle use half strengh first couple of waters u will use more ph down about 1ml every 3litres water plus your ppm and ec will rocket with these nutes i use them hope this helps

[Mr.furley]

I would recommend Flipping that light A.S.A.P you will still need to tie down the plants for 3 weeks after and don't want to run out of vertical space, The leaf problem is potassium deficiency so that needs to be addressed. Yes changing nutrient lines will result in a need to adjust the Ph down.

[Puglover1]

I had to start somewhere it's so big and full, I couldn't see what I was working with. The lights were going out in 90 minutes so I stopped for tonight when the lights turned off. I'm working on tops tmrw. I wanted to get the tops tied down before I flipped, I want to flip. Received the GH trio, used grow and micro tonight. So, when I get the tops tied, flip to 12/12, then do I start using micro & bloom right away? Ease in, or go by bottle chart for amounts? I'll be using all the lights - grow & bloom switches - it's going to be hotter in there after that. I took these photos last Saturday. Yes, I have questions about a few leaves. And here's a photo before I tied anything, I had to wait a week for nephew to help with removing the shelf and hanging the panels. I could separate the panels a little more from mid-center but the one on the right is sitting on the extra long/strong shower curtain rod just to the left of where it adjusts, is thinner. I removed the one fluorescent fixture. I can move my rock/water humidity saucer from the L corner and put it between two pots, if it makes more space for the greenery to fit together. Is it 'normal' to need more pH Down when using GH products versus my fish emulsion & cal-mag? That took 3x tonight to get right or I would've gotten more done. The leaves last weekend, I wasn't sure if light burn or what that is. I had a few lighter small ones come off because I was 12 hrs late watering.

[Mr.furley]

Your plant are looking a lot better, remember that the goal is to tie the tops down to keep the plant as short as possible. Leave the fan on 24/7 low or medium should be sufficient. I see some kind of discoloration on a couple leafs in the middle, let's look at that next, can you tell me a little bit about it? Close up picture?

Did you flip to 12/12?

[Puglover1]

Slacker here. I got the shelf removed, panels in place, pot rim holes made, fans clipped on the clothes rod and I kept them fed & watered. Had a busy week then two days of down time with pain. I watered/fed them tonight so they'd be more pliable tmrw. I tied some of the middle plant with twisty ties, leaving some slack - it's not easy twisting those ends when you can't bend your fingers on one hand. Q's: Do I have the fan at the right angle/placement? High or low speed? On 24/7? After tying down the ends to the pot rim, if it seems like they're pulling on the main stem do I twisty them around the main? I also have the coated wire and plant zip ties here. My closet is 24-26" deep, right now the middle plant front ends are resting against the closet door when I close it. I'll pull each one out to work on tmrw then fit them back inside. That tall one in back on the middle plant that I haven't tied yet is as thick as the main stem. Any advice or drawings/diagrams are welcome. TY.

[Mr.furley]

The choice is feed them what you have for now,
Recent pictures are really Important when talking about what a plant may need. PH is fine with what you have for now.

[growell]

ye carry on feeding o and just put of switch for a couple of days