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operator1 · #21 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:33 PM

I would stop using veg nutrients, and stick with just the flowering ones. You will notice toward the middle and end of your flowering cycle you will lose fan leaves at the bottom of your plant and that is completely normal. You want to keep an eye on the humidity in the tent now to avoid bud rot (usually around 50% should be good, maybe a little drier at the end) and also, have you taken clones? I only ask cause you know these are female, and if you like them you should clone them to avoid the whole seedling stage next time. It cuts your veg time way down and allows you to continue a good strain where you know what the plant is going to do and how it will react to certain things.

lynneandcrow · #22 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 02:44 PM

Will there Defo be enough nutrients in the B!G BUD alone for it not to die as I am a little paranoid about this, all the Veg Nutrients in the soil are now gone. Also I heard that if I clone that they will not produce as much yeld and not as potent next time.
I dont think I will bother cloning them as I want to grow Lowryders next time as they have a quick turn around. I will try to clone the Lowryders.

Thanks for all the advice

The Corsican · #23 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 04:12 PM

You won't be able to clone those Lowryders successfully. A lot of people have tried and the results are poor.

Clones (from regular non-auto-flowering plants) produce awesome bud. I'm not sure where you read that but it's definitely not true. Cloning (as someone above said) cuts down on veg time and increases overall production because of the shortened time the plants need to spend in veg. Also, if you clone, you won't have to keep buying seeds all the time. One or two mother plants can produce tons of healthy offspring.

You don't want to keep using veg nutes during flowering because the plants don't need all that nitrogen during flowering. During 12/12 the plants need more P & K and less N. Towards the middle to end of flowering the plants will use the stored nitrogen in the leaves, along with other nutrients stored in the leaves. Just use a good quality Bloom nutrient and you'll be good to go. Don't forget to flush your soil a bit in the last two weeks (no more nutrients should be added to your water in the last two weeks, this flushes the plant and soil of unused nutrients, making the final product taste better).

-the Corsican.

operator1 · #24 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 04:53 PM

I have also heard that about lowryder strains being hard to clone. I have had good results with the yield off my clones so far so I don't know either where you heard that clones won't yield as much.

lynneandcrow · #25 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 01:38 PM

Thanks guys have taken all your great advice on board and things are looking good 3 weeks into flowering and some nice buds growing

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I am having a problem with odor

. I am using a good quality carbon filter but there is still a slight smell build up an I am worried that the smell will get worse with flowering as this is a stealth grow.
I had a felling this would cause me a problem and I have now I have spent quite a bit of cash on ventilation around 170 Dollars. My back up plan was an Ozone generator but I have been reading on the web that they are dangerous if you are in the room at the same time that they are in use

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Just wondering what methods you guys use some people say that Ionisers are good and some say they are rubbish. Has anyone got any good tips

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The Corsican · #26 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 01:53 PM

Go to home Depot and buy one or two of those little smelly canisters called Natural Magic. They last for 90 days and do a good job of covering up smells. It should take care of the residual odors. I'm kind of surprised your carbon filter isn't doing the trick. Are you sure your grow room is sealed properly?

-the Corsican.

lynneandcrow · #27 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 07:51 PM

Here is a little update can someone tel me if these look ok for being on the 4th week of flowering and in total the 7th week of growth and are now about 50-70cm tall.

Just another 3-4 weeks to go

it was now

operator1 · #28 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 08:41 PM

they look good to me, in the last few weeks of flowering they should fill out a lot and give you what you need. well done so far.

The Corsican · #29 (**permalink**) 11-07-2009, 06:24 AM

I second that.

They look nice brother.

-the Corsican.

lynneandcrow · #30 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 02:41 PM

Im wondering when to start flushing my crop? I am just about to enter the last 3 weeks of Flowering. Do I flush after the flowering has completed or do I take a calculated guess and flush just before the tricones turn golden?? Flowering takes 55 days acording to the packaging. I will flush for 2 weeks so should I flush them at the start of the second week or wait.

Thanks for all the support

traceydm · #31 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lynneandcrow

here is a little update can someone tel me if these look ok for being on the 4th week of flowering and in total the 7th week of growth and are now about 50-70cm tall.

Just another 3-4 weeks to go i wishgifit was now

wow....they are looking good now !!! Good on you!!!!

Not long til you'll reap your rewards!!!

lynneandcrow · #32 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 06:49 PM

Hi there ERRRHH HELP!!!! Ive got a problem one plant is looking as if it has problems. Please have a look at the pictures. I dont know if it is over Nute or something Else AAARRRHHHH!!!

It only seems to be happening to one plant all the rest are realy healthy green looking. Well apart from loosing thier lower leafs which is normal. I hope it is only overwatering as I was a bit stoned last night and may have over watered my poor baby. Or could it be I am overdosing the poor thing. Maby I should start flushing now?

HHEELLPP!!!!

operator1 · #33 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 08:48 PM

I wouldn't flush until the last couple weeks of flowering, at least that is how I did it. There are different schools of thought on flushing and when to start and I'm sure someone else will offer some other suggestions. As for the leaves yellowing I wouldn't worry about it unless you know it was over feeding or something which it doesn't look like to me. I freaked out the first time I grew cause of the same thing then came to find out that its normal cause of the lack of nitrogen in the flowering nutrients. If the rest of the plant looks healthy, and its mostly bottom fan leaves doing this, then I wouldn't worry. The later in flower you get the more fan leaves will do this also, just to give you a heads up.

lynneandcrow · #34 (**permalink**) 11-10-2009, 10:43 AM

Thanks for the advice. The leafs are yellowing in the middle not the bottom thats why I thought I had a problem plus the brown spots alarmed me.

Thanks