First photo grow

[greenmobster440]

I've grown for 20yrs, have never owned any meters. I used to take my tap water to a pool supply store, they test if for free and tell you everything that is inside your water and how to get it to neutral.. my last place the water was pretty good, park had it's own filtration system.... so just using a Britta Filter made my water perfect for plants....
If you grow on a small scale, only 4 to 8 plants to water.... this is one of the best ways to give your plants good clean water... Britta Filter, or even better.. Zero Water filter. both come in pictures for easy drinking.. fill it a few times using supplied filter, pour into gallon milk jug add foods... walla. works awesome.

Currently all I do, fill water jugs, leave cap off so chlorine types evaporate away in between waterings...

I get it Carty. Clean water, but for some reason my tap works fine in the jacks mix. I guess I'm just putting faith in the product to do it's job. It has so far so why purchase anything else?

This growing game is so full of different approaches. One could spend a small fortune to get things dialed in. Or they can go simple and basic. We make a plan. If it works we do it again and again.

I have a friend on another site. Excellent grower with so much knowledge it blows my mind. We had a rough start. He was very critical of my methods. By the end of my last grow he realized that we all do things different and growing outside the norm can be done.

Your one of those old growers I read a lot of. I read all you posts here and other sites. Do I agree with it all..No. but ya can't deny experience and it should be read. Ya help out a lot of folks here. Me included.

 

[Thomas81]

Oh yeah, they are coming around nicely. I don't really see a calcium def but it does not hurt to use the calmag and keep it good. If your using the cal mag liquids I'd not add more Epsom like Carty said.
Epsom is a great thing but like anything to much is not good.
I control Epsom and calcium in my grows with Jack's. Some use the liquids. All good no matter what route ya take.

I'm excited to see ya making it happen mate. This is a nice grow.

Thanks gents. I took all bad leaves off last night when defoliating, for the flip on Friday. They’re definitely coming along now getting a nicer green to them. I’ve only added Epsom the once so won’t be adding again. Is it best to add calmag every feeding or once a week.

 

[greenmobster440]

Thanks gents. I took all bad leaves off last night when defoliating, for the flip on Friday. They’re definitely coming along now getting a nicer green to them. I’ve only added Epsom the once so won’t be adding again. Is it best to add calmag every feeding or once a week.

I always added it every time with the liquid. I believe it was 1tsp per gal. It's pretty good preventive medicine getting a dose with each watering.

 

[Thomas81]

I always added it every time with the liquid. I believe it was 1tsp per gal. It's pretty good preventive medicine getting a dose with each watering.

 

[yarddog]

I see some happy plants. Looking good!

 

[Oscarzuma]

I always added it every time with the liquid. I believe it was 1tsp per gal. It's pretty good preventive medicine getting a dose with each watering.

Agree, I use it every feed. I mix up 4 gallons at a time and use about 10ml total. I've been using spring water indoors, just because there's a spring convenient to my house. Outside stuff gets it straight from the garden hose. In my guerrilla grows, I always used river water.

 

[greenmobster440]

@Oscarzuma Planting near the river bank. Do ya have any idea how many memories ya just sparked? Lol.

 

[Thomas81]

It’s flip day, pic taken last night before lights out.

 

[greenmobster440]

It’s flip day, pic taken last night before lights out.

Good healthy plants heading into flower. This should be a real productive grow for you. Exactly what ya been looking for..lol

 

[Thomas81]

Thanks GM, if I get them looking half as good as all you guys I’ll be happy. Practice makes perfection. Aye they’re looking real healthy, I’m very impressed with these so far. I did trim 5 days ago although it doesn’t look like it.

 

[greenmobster440]

Thanks GM, if I get them looking half as good as all you guys I’ll be happy. Practice makes perfection. Aye they’re looking real healthy, I’m very impressed with these so far. I did trim 5 days ago although it doesn’t look like it.

They are as good as any of us can grow.

If your going to trim I think that's the way to do it. If ya can barely tell ya took any in a few days ya did it right. Them new exposed sites only need a few days and they fill things right in.

 

[Thomas81]

They are as good as any of us can grow.

If your going to trim I think that's the way to do it. If ya can barely tell ya took any in a few days ya did it right. Them new exposed sites only need a few days and they fill things right in.

Thanks mate,the veg part is easy, let’s see how the buds turn out . I’m planning on another defoliation how soon can I do it after flip.

 

[greenmobster440]

Thanks mate,the veg part is easy, let’s see how the buds turn out . I’m planning on another defoliation how soon can I do it after flip.

Anytime you see fit mate. To me in early flower to mid flower bud sites are competing for light. I tend to always try to help them out. Once they are set after stretch I pretty much leave them alone. By then I'm moving branching away from the main and only remove leaf as needed.

 

[Thomas81]

great thanks mate, I’ll be doing some over weekend.

 

[Thomas81]

Update peeps. Day 2 of flip all looking lush, decided to go with the Biobizz feeding regime fist major feeding as follows.
First day off flip, fed all girls full range off bio 10ml grow, bloom, topmax 20ml heaven and 5ml calmag in 10L of tap water. Gave them all a haircut, removed all bottom nodes, before and after photos. I’ll take another couple when lights go on hopefully she’s taken there haircuts well.

 

[greenmobster440]

Awesome job with the leaf removal. Ya wont be able to even tell by Wednesday..lol.

All set. The fires lit. Tic Tok mate.

 

[Thomas81]

Awesome job with the leaf removal. Ya want be able to even tell by Wednesday..lol.

All set. The fires lit. Tic Tok mate.

 

[Thomas81]

Day 4 of flower, girls seem health and doing well. Although I do have a problem with purple stems on a couple of them, will this do them any harm. I had an oscillating fan but has broken down, I have also moved my static fan so it’s not blowing on them. Gave them another feeding today with bio 1ml per ltr of grow, bloom, topmax, 2ml heaven and 0.5ml of calmag 6ltr in total. Pics taken just after feeding.

 

[Oscarzuma]

I don't know if my experience lines up with yours, my vegging plants had deep purple stems. I'm using promix and Jack's. I found I was babying them, when I started feeding more aggressively, most of the purple went away. One of my strains has grape in it, but these were purple in veg, so I guess it was from a nute deficiency.

 

[greenmobster440]

I see it. Center rear. Looks good to me.

It's when the stem turns all purple I know something is wrong. Unless it's genetic like @Oscarzuma said.