I moved and had to set up my tents quickly to get my perpetual harvest up and running. This caused me to make a few mistakes along the way. Winter crept up on us quickly where I live and although it was supposed to be fall weather, we had freezing temps several nights in a row. I was not prepared. No heater, no heat mat. Temps dipped into the low 60s and prevented the germination of 4 OG Kush Autos and 1 out of 6 Gorilla Glue #4. The only female of the 5 remaining GG #4 was stunted as a result of the cold temperatures.
Because it needed to be nourished and I would only have one female, I decided I needed to veg this girl out until she can fill out my 3x3 flower tent.
She started in a pea pot and then she was transplanted to a 1 gallon nursery pot where she went through LST and topping.
This is when I began to notice a magnesium deficiency. I measured the soil PH and although it was a normal range for how I usually grow. However, I think the cold germination conditions left this plants with some deformations. I have mitigated this deficiency by PHing the water to 7 or below or using distilled water. I also feed bi-weekly with fish emulsion.
It was then transplanted to a 3 gallon fabric pot. This is where it is today. I have now netted this beast to ensure a more even canopy before its final transplant and transfer to the flower tent. The plans are to do the final transplant, before moving to 12:12, into a 10 gallon fabric pot.
I moved and had to set up my tents quickly to get my perpetual harvest up and running. This caused me to make a few mistakes along the way. Winter crept up on us quickly where I live and although it was supposed to be fall weather,we had freezing temps several nights in a row. I was not prepared. No heater,no heat mat. Temps dipped into the low 60s and prevented the germination of 4 OG Kush Autos and 1 out of 6 Gorilla Glue #4. The only female of the 5 remaining GG #4 was stunted as a result of the cold temperatures.
Because it needed to be nourished and I would only have one female,I decided I needed to veg this girl out until she can fill out my 3x3 flower tent.
She started in a pea pot and then she was transplanted to a 1 gallon nursery pot where she went through LST and topping.
This is when I began to notice a magnesium deficiency. I measured the soil PH and although it was a normal range for how I usually grow. However,I think the cold germination conditions left this plants with some deformations. I have mitigated this deficiency by PHing the water to 7 or below or using distilled water. I also feed bi-weekly with fish emulsion.
It was then transplanted to a 3 gallon fabric pot. This is where it is today. I have now netted this beast to ensure a more even canopy before its final transplant and transfer to the flower tent. The plans are to do the final transplant,before moving to 12:12,into a 10 gallon fabric pot.
I have been able to slowly mitigate the deficiencies present from the seedling stage in the GG#4. I have decided that this plant either has Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) which is extremely rare if not impossible (according to the brief internet research I did) or, micro nutrient deficiencies. I also talked to my brother who is in the industry and he has never come across it TMV in cannabis.
The more a read up in it the more it seems like a a combo of genetic predispositions, environmental stress, and subsequent micro nutrient uptake problems. The TMV like symptoms seems to be related to the plants ability to uptake certain micro nutrients (mainly zinc and magnesium). I grow with soil and the PH of a rich organic soil can vary widely on its PH readings and that’s a good thing. I water with my tap water that has a PH between 8-9 usually. However, I found with this plant and it’s symptoms I need water between 6 - 6.5 I could probably go lower and it might speed up the process. In addition, I have been feeding with liquid fish meal. Along with selective defoliation, these practices have resulted in a better looking plant displaying less and less TMV symptoms each day.
I did some intense pruning and defoliation on this girl. Soon she will go into the flower tent I am looking maximize yields being as there is only one plant.
I topped some areas and thinned out others. Looks like a Dr. Seuss plant.
I did a transplanted into a 7gallon fabric pot. I. Waiting for a couple Jack Herer plants to finish up before I can move this one into the flower tent. I have been using 4-5.5 pH water to water because of a very alkaline soil that is preventing uptake of certain nutrients.
This is a labor of love because this girl had problems with her from the start. She was the only female to germinate. So, here we are. Cross your fingers.
Finally got this thing into the flower tent and trying my best to weave it through the trellis netting while trying hard not to trap the other Jack Herer in.
