Did the pH out come up at all? Current temps? Humidity?
They do seem worse this time so cutting back might help but some damage doesn't heal itself so keep an eye on it too.
Disclaimer: I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
Thanks SME...I didn't check the PH out this time, I will next time I water/feed in 2 or 3 days. Temps and RH haven't changed, although we did lose power Halloween night for 9 hours, and the RH went up to 70...came right back down to 40 within an hour of the power coming back on in the morning.
Question for you....I've been thinking the CBD should have been finished by now...do you think whatever the problem is could be preventing the trichomes from turning amber? Everything else about the buds look like they are ready...all the hairs have turned red, the buds have "popped/plumped" up, and the trichomes all have those balls drooping on the ends...
I have noticed that on the CBD plant, all of the leaf tips are brown and getting crunchy..am I risking this plant going south? Maybe I should harvest now? Based on what I got from the White Rhino, this thing will provide some serious output.
Feeling a little panicky after putting so much time into them, don't want to make any mistakes at this point.
Nope, they're ready when they're ready. Some people like to harvest before they turn amber, some like a lot of amber.
You don't want the burn but it's not going to ruin the whole grow at this point if it doesn't get much worse. The question is: what is causing it? Too much N, not enough P, pH too far off?
Disclaimer: I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
I got my food, and mixed it with my RO PH neutral water, and fed my plants...and then again three days later.
Then you asked me to check my PH out...and it was 5.4!!! Duh..it finally dawns on me that the food is acidic!! (can you tell I've never used plant food before??) I am such a moron..(with advanced degrees no less)...book smart and all that, but really???
Then, of course, I panic...I grab my PH up, mix it in, and pour in 7.4 water until the runoff is up to 6.5....and then realize that I probably washed all the food out....and worst of all....I accidentally had grabbed my PH Up for my HOT TUB!!! Not for my garden...
So there goes my Organic grow...with just 2 or 3 weeks to go....
Have I poisoned my grow here? I don't think so, because the active ingredient is Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate...(aka Sodium Bicarbonate)....but it has all sorts of health warnings on it if inhaled or ingested....won't I be ok if I don't use it again?...plenty of time to flush and feed, etc. before harvest...
Lesson 1---keep pool supplies away from garden supplies; Lesson 2--do not work on garden when in a rush; and Lesson 3--SLOW DOWN...
You'll be fine, you caught/flushed the pH issue and Sodium bicarbonate is natural...maybe even organic not that organic really matters to me or the plants.
They might want food again but that won't kill anything either. If they show signs of deficiency then feed next time.
Live and learn...
Disclaimer: I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
You will be fine, plenty of time to flush out the extra salts. Be sure to keep a check on your ppm or EC, That will tell you how you are doing on salt control.
Thanks for the quick help guys, I appreciate it. Funny how I've grown "attached" to these girls...putting so much time into them...plus I just hate to make mistakes, especially stupid ones when I should know better...
Couple of quick shots here.
White Rhino was chopped last week, hung for 4 days, then 3 days in a brown bag with strips of brown bag paper strewn in among them to absorb moisture. They are smaller buds, and dried out pretty quickly. I took them off the stems this morning and moved them into a mason jar. 31 grams dried weight! Not the best, but considering it was harvested 2-3 weeks early, not too bad! I would estimate about 1/3 is fluff, 1/3 smaller buds, with the rest medium sized chunky nuggets!
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I'm going to cure it all together, and hoping that it will do well in my vaporizer...Time will tell! I am thinking about a 1 month cure...opening up daily. Any thoughts or recommendations?
Just be patient, a good cure takes time. Some people don't have the will-power to wait.
Disclaimer: I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
I've read a lot about the drying and curing process over the years, especially recently. They are all very descriptive about the drying process and how to tell when it's ready to move to curing...the feel of the bud, the snapping of the stem, etc.
But I haven't really read any definitive description about when the curing process is "done". Some have written about the absence of the "green" smell, aka the "homegrown" smell...and others allude to "longer is better"...and that like alcohol and wine, it gets better the longer you give it.
Even the drying part is subjective and evolving, with my new system I only dry for a day or two (maybe 3 dep on humidity) and then I start my cure.
Yeah, I believe the longer the better up to a point anyway. With proper storage the harvest can last over a year, easily. Check out the CVault system. I use that for the whole cure and long term storage now. I tested it with a client's harvest and it worked well. 1 "mega" size cvault should hold a couple of pounds, we used the two smaller sizes than the mega and fit in over 1.25 lbs...
Disclaimer: I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.