Actuosity
Well-Known Member
So I'm faced with a dilemma.
I grew out a bunch of different strains thinking I'd weed out the ones I didn't like. Problem is, I like the way all of them are growing
These two big ones are probably gonna get thrown into flower within the new two weeks.
A little explanation of exactly what's going on here, skip if you don't like to read:
Starting from the top left -
Critical Kush clone - Was growing very tall with strong branches and huge leaves, I believe this one had over 14 inches of roots when I transplanted from the cloner.
Supercropped the main branch just to see what would happen otherwise it's pretty much untrained from clone.
On the top right
Another CK clone - Fimmed twice on every node and supercropped to keep an even canopy, no real defoliation done to it yet. A lot of thinner branches and a lot of tops.
The one that has dark fan leaves is my failed attempt at manifolding, it's actually trying to grow 4 tops from where I topped it.
Solo cup - Ace Purple Haze x Malawi, it took a couple days longer than the others to show it's face and is growing slower than the others despite being planted at the same time. Maybe its a landrace sativa thing? Maybe it's a runt. I have 2 more seeds so I'm not too worried.
Just north of the solo is the Big Bud x White Widow
To the right is the Crystal Meth, I think it's sativa dominant? Still trying to get to know the differences. That plant was a dr underground freebie with an unattractive name but I really like the way it's growing. It's Destroyer (cannabiogen) X Critical Mass
To the left of that is King Kong, I know all these directions are confusing the tent is kind of a mess right now. I have more King Kong seeds so I might just take cuttings of this one if I like it and get rid of it, or put it into an early flower.
At the bottom of the pic is the Ayahuasca Purple. I'm really hopeful for that one as well.
The neglected plant to the bottom right is another CK clone, it's been fed just tap and filtered water, the yellowing is probably N deficiency? It was supercropped like a 4 leaf clover, I think this method of training is cool but I don't think I'd use it again. Too early to really say that though.
Oh also out of the picture in the corner is a Blue Diesel Auto growing in a 3 gallon pot, still a seedling
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SO TO SUMMARIZE
I have way too many plants
3 CK clones, Big bud x white widow, Crystal METH, Purple Haze x Malawi, King Kong, Ayahausahhschahshcha purple, and a random bagseed
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Part of the beauty of growing is you can do whatever you want, right? Since I'm new to this and haven't even had a harvest yet, I'd say I'm very inexperienced and I've just been testing out different methods and training to see what I like best.
So far I prefer fimming to topping, I have this weird thing about supercropping, oh and I plan to try and make the neglected plant grow into a sort of spiral shape. Will it work? Probably, but I gotta fix the deficiencies first.
So basically it's a shitshow right now and I gotta cull the heard. I might just take cuttings of all but two of the small plants and save those for a future grow, when I have room in the tent. By the looks of it my 4x4 is gonna be crowded too.
Not sure how I feel about these fabric pots, so far they've been working and they work fine, but the sides always leak water and I have concerns for mold or other undesired bacterial growth.
Sorry to all the professionals if I hurt your eyes
Sidenote: With the increased foliage it is much easier to keep a better humidity level. Still 40% but it doesn't dip below that even with humidifier off. Humidistat in humidifier is still broken, I was hoping it'd fix itself. Nighttime humidity is still a problem so I've just been leaving it off. Fuckin Walmart.
In regards to your fabric pots they are meant to leak, it allows you to water through and dispose of excess water to avoid root rot and also allows the plants rooms to breathe and avoid being water logged. Just wash the pots well with water between uses. get little “carpet plant trays” to out ubderbeatg you’re suppose to catch the excess water and dispose of it instead of it sitting at the bottom of the tent. Also if you raise your humidity to 50% you’ll see a great reduction in heat. As long as you sre still vegging you can even take this up to 60%, ice in the humidifer tray can temporalily reduce heat. Once you hit flower you can keep humidity at about 45% (55+ starts to cause mold issues). Also jn regards to the mold issues, if your humidity is below 60% temps below 27 and you have airflow in the tent no mold should form anywhere until flower, then you have to lower or mold will form on budsites as they retain and produce while growing and will
Leave you with mold
