First Indoor grow - Sour OG under T5

and yes I know that they carry the same genetics and age as the parent plants. But do they always start flowering like that?

Been busy the last couple days and haven't had a minute to sit down and update this. I got my Metal Halide bulb in the mail Saturday(9/22) and got it all hooked with the ballast at 50%, so around 300 watts. Same day the plants were ready for another watering.

General Organics
2 gallons of RO .0 EC water
Final: PPM 710
5ml Pro-Tekt
10ml GO CaMg+
20ml Bio Thrive
20ml Bio Root
10ml Bio Marine
10ml Bio Weed
5ml Diamond Black

General Hydro
2 Gallons RO .0 EC water
Final: PPM 840 Ph 6.4
5ml Pro-Tekt
10ml Micro
10ml CaMg+
10ml Gro
5ml Bloom
5ml Rapid Start
2ml Flora Plus
15ml Flora Blend

Sour PG Mother:
1 gallon RO .0 EC water
Final: PPM 640 Ph 6.1
2.5ml Pro-Tekt
5ml CaMg+
8ml HDI Mother A
8ml HDI Mother B

I also ran the Ph and TDS of the runoff water and got a 6.3 Ph and 1740ppm/3.5 EC for the mother plant only.



I was kind of in a hurry when I was feeding and now see that I should probably be feeding the mother a little more. I am giving the smaller plants more ppm however the mother isn't getting all the extra supplements so maybe I am fine? It seems like the 6 aren't really thriving all that much in my opinion, what do you guys think?

Some very happy plants there! Look like they're going to end up one solid cola...that would be nice!

Some night time shots. Found some spider mites, gonna be spraying with Azamax tomorrow just before lights out.

sworth said:

Some very happy plants there! Look like they're going to end up one solid cola...that would be nice!

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Thank you! It would be, but I'm pretty sure its just my shitty camera because there is some axial branching there. Their starting to bush out like the bigger one I have in there.

Just picked up what's hopefully a Girl Scout Cookie clone and not an imposter. Gonna grow this one out into a mother also. I'm hoping she will provide enough cuttings for the next run.

Sprayed them down with 3ml Azamax in 32ozs. RO water this evening. I did not spray down the GSC clone however, I have a feeling she may be too young since just being transplanted a day or so ago into that small container? I used about half of the mixture so approx 16ozs.

Can anyone tell me if these leaves look normal to you. Not sure if its normal or heat stress, this is my tallest plant and it's been getting pretty close to the hood. The leaves are all twisted around and upside down and shit. The ballast is only at 75%(450 watts) right now but I'm wondering if I should just pull her out and put it under a couple T-12s until I can get another tent up for the mothers. Thanks

Apart from the twisting leaves (which I've never seen before) they look fine...more than fine even!
What the f%^k is that?

sworth said:

Apart from the twisting leaves (which I've never seen before) they look fine...more than fine even!
What the f%^k is that?

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Yeah, it's got me stumped. I guess nobody else has a clue either? lol

All right you guys, it was time to water the mother Sour OG today. She even started wilting so I let her get real close. The others aren't quite ready yet.

6.4 Ph 720 PPM EC 1.4
6ml HDI Mother A
6ml HDI Mother B
2.5ml Pro-Tekt
5ml CaMg+

Run Off and this is where it get's sketchy
6.3Ph 2660PPM 5.3EC

Should I even be worried about runoff TDS because lately it has been getting higher and higher but I feel like I have been feeding it correctly. What do you guys think?

If it ain't broke don't fix it! Although I've never bothered with checking run off Ph/Ec...which makes me feel a bit slack now

Did you find out what that twisting leafs/leaves was all about?

sworth said:

If it ain't broke don't fix it! Although I've never bothered with checking run off Ph/Ec...which makes me feel a bit slack now

Did you find out what that twisting leafs/leaves was all about?

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No I haven't. I have it posted on thcfarmer as well and nobody has a clue. Get this though, one of the smaller plants is doing it too now!! I don't get it but fawk it I guess, like you said if it isn't broke don't fix it. But I did see your CO2 solution you have been using, I brew beer so I have been thinking lately why not kill two birds with one stone lol

Yup! Home brew does seem to fit...all that free Co2!
I had Mead brewing in my tent for some time, but ended up with gallons of the stuff! Which resulted in one mother of a "lost weekend" (did I say weekend? I meant week! )
So these days I keep it strictly water,sugar and yeast nutrient and empty half down the drain periodically...
Cool thing I've noticed, the yeast slows right down when the lights go out and the temps drop...then soon gets going once the lights come back on. Great for timing the plant's extra Co2 just when it needs it...

Still no updates. I am still waiting for the ladies to dry out a little more. It's taking quite a while, about a week and a half now between watering.

Ended up feeding one of the GH plants last night, she started wilting so I mixed up the following

1 1/2 Gallons RO .0 EC water
3.75ml Pro-Tekt
7.5ml CaMg+
15ml Grow
15ml Micro
7.5ml Bloom
3.75ml Rapid Start
1.5ml Flora Plus
15ml Flora Blend

Run off 6.1ph ppm was around 4000, pretty crazy, apparently I really need to get a handle on things soon.

The TDS ended up at 1490ppm/3.0 EC so I diluted with a little more water till I got to 1050ppm/2.1 EC, After adding just the Pro-Tekt and the CaMg+ to the water and before adding any other nute's I had a ppm of 320 and .6 EC so I subtracted this from the final and figure I am right around 730ppm. I ended up with approx. 2 1/2 gallons. After I fed the one plant a half gallon of the solution, I was looking at the leaves and noticed they were looking a little dark. So I am thinking I am going to give the other two GH clones straight Ph'd RO water and feed the GO clones the same I fed them last time. What do you guys think?

Alright you guys, just watered all 5 other plants with straight ph'd RO water. We'll see what happens.

Still got those leafs twisting?

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Still got those leafs twisting?

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Yes!! And its on the smaller clones too!! I am wondering if its because of me tucking the large fan leaves behind the soon to be bud sights so that they get more light? During my first grow I didn't know any better and I clipped all the fan leaves off the main stem, you know the leaves that grow right below the nodes? Well I just learned that you want to leave every leaf behind until its yellow. So I heeded to that warning and now tuck those leaves behind major growths. Sorry that was a little long winded, but it may be what caused that. I dunno.

I do the same tucking up as well. I get some twisting where they've met the screen and pushed through, dunno if they continue with that twisting afterwards, but I pulled a few out yesterday so I'll check them out when the lights on and get back to you.