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STONINGTON BLEND- It doesn't get any easier than this- I HOPE
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Weed Pharma
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Lolipop/top has not slowed her down-
the plant continues to grow at a rate of 1" per day
-keeping the LED at 24" for a few days and then let it grow into the flowering LED distance of 18"
the plant continues to grow at a rate of 1" per day
-keeping the LED at 24" for a few days and then let it grow into the flowering LED distance of 18"
Weed Pharma
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THE CLAW: beginings of Nitrogen toxicity?
I have been watering more than usual, as Coast of Maine suggested keeping Stonington Blend wet. I will skip next watering (tomorrow) and give it a chance to dry out.
Also, moved plant away from reflective tent side and redirected the fan- excessive transpiration (especially in hot soil) can bring too much Nitrogen to the leaves.
Plan- do nothing else, for the rest of this week.
I have been watering more than usual, as Coast of Maine suggested keeping Stonington Blend wet. I will skip next watering (tomorrow) and give it a chance to dry out.
Also, moved plant away from reflective tent side and redirected the fan- excessive transpiration (especially in hot soil) can bring too much Nitrogen to the leaves.
Plan- do nothing else, for the rest of this week.
Weed Pharma
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Taking the plants temperature: a tool to assess light and/or general stress- As the plant should be below the current ambient temperature (all else being equal).
No need for expensive light meters to determine if your lights are too close.
She has responded well to no water for the week- watered today.
It looks like the stretch has begun!
Plan- do nothing: except water.
She has responded well to no water for the week- watered today.
It looks like the stretch has begun!
Plan- do nothing: except water.
SoOrbudgal
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Crewzzzzzzz on and grow strong looks great
Weed Pharma
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The plant has begun the flowering stretch and showing white pistils.
Doing well, @ 18" from LED- which is the minimum distance for flowering.
While it can be moved to 14" -I do not stress autos especially sativa's- the plant temp closest to the lights is 76f- so not stressed at all.
Eight (8) cola's are starting to raise above the foliage and may need a little LST to keep them all at the same height.
Mexican Airline strain has a 10 week flowering duration- so I will only post any problems or milestones going forward.
So far' this plant has done as well, if not better in veg than "fully attended" to grows.
Watering is very different for Stonington Blend from the "wet/dry" routine of coco based soil.
You have to keep the soil from drying out without drowning the plant or having run off, but the high peet amount helps retain moiture and along with that the nutrients for the whole grow.
Plan: just water it
Doing well, @ 18" from LED- which is the minimum distance for flowering.
While it can be moved to 14" -I do not stress autos especially sativa's- the plant temp closest to the lights is 76f- so not stressed at all.
Eight (8) cola's are starting to raise above the foliage and may need a little LST to keep them all at the same height.
Mexican Airline strain has a 10 week flowering duration- so I will only post any problems or milestones going forward.
So far' this plant has done as well, if not better in veg than "fully attended" to grows.
Watering is very different for Stonington Blend from the "wet/dry" routine of coco based soil.
You have to keep the soil from drying out without drowning the plant or having run off, but the high peet amount helps retain moiture and along with that the nutrients for the whole grow.
Plan: just water it
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SoOrbudgal
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Thanks for the update with this soil. 
Puglover1
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Weed Pharma Did you start using the drip rings because of SB soil? Use them for watering throughout entire grow? Any advice for me watering? I have a small watering vessel with a narrow diameter metal spout that can water more slowly than using a cup or bigger watering can. Go by feel, bag feels barely damp but no runoff? Other than feeling the bottoms, mine are feeling dry if I slide my hand down the inside of a bag. TY.
Weed Pharma
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I have used drip rings for years with all kinds of grow medium-
I have a bad back so I don't have to bend over to get even watering throughout the grow when I use the rings.
I have a bad back so I don't have to bend over to get even watering throughout the grow when I use the rings.
Weed Pharma
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And-a deficiency surfaces-
I have a Calcium deficiency showing 2/3 way up the plant- the reasons may not be the soil, as the TDS was 36pm which indicates not much Calcium- and I have always supplimented my water, as if it was reverse osmosis water-
Another cause could be from using low pH water of 6.0 for the plant in the beginning and Calcium is only available to the plant above 6.2 pH. (root zone)
The lowest leaves have started to yellow and the new growth looks normal at this point.
I had already increased the pH of water going in, to 6.5 pH
I'm torn with adding the Calcium or continue the grow and perhaps increase the water pH again- in an attempt to get the root pH to 6.2 pH.
If I add calcium I don't think it would negate the "just water it" mantra.
At the same time, I'm not sure how much Calcium is needed at this point of the grow and will do some research.
Plan: increase water pH closer to 7.0pH along with research of when the plant no longer needs much Calcium.
I have a Calcium deficiency showing 2/3 way up the plant- the reasons may not be the soil, as the TDS was 36pm which indicates not much Calcium- and I have always supplimented my water, as if it was reverse osmosis water-
Another cause could be from using low pH water of 6.0 for the plant in the beginning and Calcium is only available to the plant above 6.2 pH. (root zone)
The lowest leaves have started to yellow and the new growth looks normal at this point.
I had already increased the pH of water going in, to 6.5 pH
I'm torn with adding the Calcium or continue the grow and perhaps increase the water pH again- in an attempt to get the root pH to 6.2 pH.
If I add calcium I don't think it would negate the "just water it" mantra.
At the same time, I'm not sure how much Calcium is needed at this point of the grow and will do some research.
Plan: increase water pH closer to 7.0pH along with research of when the plant no longer needs much Calcium.
SoOrbudgal
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Weed Pharma
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OK, I looked up when I usually stop Cal/Mag- 5th week of flower.
Since Calcium is a partially mobile nutrient- I'm not going to add Calcium to this grow-
I had a little bit of Stonington Blend- so I topped dressed and watered it in with increased pH water.
I'm really looking for the raw results of "just water it" and not trying to get massive gains/quality.
Since Calcium is a partially mobile nutrient- I'm not going to add Calcium to this grow-
I had a little bit of Stonington Blend- so I topped dressed and watered it in with increased pH water.
I'm really looking for the raw results of "just water it" and not trying to get massive gains/quality.
Jay1245
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Well I already ready flushed my plant with 3 gallons of water ph run off was 6.29 and my ppm was at a 766 don’t know if that’s good or not being it’s in week 2 of flower I’m using Natures super soil and roots organic soil mix my last grow was smooth I am going to raise my ph and see if it helps I added a little cal- Meg to it after I flushed it and let it sit for a hour and only watered it with about 2 cups of water so I guess we will find out if I can get it back to looking good or not
Weed Pharma
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A sign of Caclium deficiency is branches that break easy.
I was doing a very light LST and it began to seperate from the stem- purple duck tape to the rescue!
New growth however. not showing any Calcum issues- so far.
We won't really know the extent of Calcium related damage (if any) untl a post-mortum of the main stem- a hollow stem would indicate the problem.
That said, the main stem is large and plants in Stonington Blend are taking up more water than any other 5 gallon grow I've done.
Plan: leave it alone (no more LST, etc) and "just water it"
I was doing a very light LST and it began to seperate from the stem- purple duck tape to the rescue!
New growth however. not showing any Calcum issues- so far.
We won't really know the extent of Calcium related damage (if any) untl a post-mortum of the main stem- a hollow stem would indicate the problem.
That said, the main stem is large and plants in Stonington Blend are taking up more water than any other 5 gallon grow I've done.
Plan: leave it alone (no more LST, etc) and "just water it"
Weed Pharma
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Looks like the stretch is coming to an end. The bud length should be about 8"-9" , if they stack well. Broken stem (purple tape) is keeping up very well.
I removed the dry leaves.
It's noticable, the top 6" is very pale--Nitrogen issue or light stress?
I raised the LED to 18" (from 16") and will see iif anything changes.
Plan: "Just water it"
Of interest, the other plant (Inidca/CBD) yellowed early and completely- but buds look good and harvest is soon.
I removed the dry leaves.
It's noticable, the top 6" is very pale--Nitrogen issue or light stress?
I raised the LED to 18" (from 16") and will see iif anything changes.
Plan: "Just water it"
Of interest, the other plant (Inidca/CBD) yellowed early and completely- but buds look good and harvest is soon.
Weed Pharma
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The buds are stacking and developing well. Most of the large fan leaves have turned mostly yellow and been removed.
Plan: "just water it"
Of interest: the indica/CBD plant was harvested and produced 81g. 15g more than usual with Stonington Blend.
The main stem was not hollow until I got to the area where the stretch began and then turned hollow - effecting possible maximum yield
I will add CAL/MAG to each watering the next grow with Stonington Blend, as my tap water has low TDS.
Plan: "just water it"
Of interest: the indica/CBD plant was harvested and produced 81g. 15g more than usual with Stonington Blend.
The main stem was not hollow until I got to the area where the stretch began and then turned hollow - effecting possible maximum yield
I will add CAL/MAG to each watering the next grow with Stonington Blend, as my tap water has low TDS.