Prophets Crystal Candy - Single Plant Grow - 5th Sweet Seeds Competition

[Prophet]

*** WEEK 3 ***

 

Ok so that's week 3, down and clear. Yesterday i decided she's can go into her final tub. A bit early for sure but I'm not going to use another slightly pot for the sake of a couple weeks. Yes it'll take her longer to root it out but that's ok, I'm in no hurry  

 

Growth-wise everything seems fine. Leaves are a good colour and apart from a little bit of curling on some of the edges, which always seems to happen with the early leaves, everything seems normal. She's going to get topped in the next couple days which will probably stunt the growth slightly for a few days so i'm not expecting any real massive progress for the next week . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Inspiration101]

A beautiful looking plant, looks like she is going to do you proud

 

 

[Sweet Seeds Apolo]

Keep it up, you're doing very well!  

 

Crystal Candy is a very good candy

 

Sweet smokes.

 

- Apolo

[Serpent]

Lovin' the make shift pot @Prophet should give you plenty of horizontal room to do some serious bondage on her

[Prophet]

*** WEEK 4 ***

 

So we're at the one month mark and it's situation normal . . . Everything is right as it should be

 

She got topped a few days back and have recovered nicely. Secondary growths are starting to push away from the main canopy and the fan leaves too are starting to stretch out. She's now starting to fill the space nicely

 

 

Starting to fill:

(It's much brighter in there but my camera has auto light balance)

 

 

 

A nice shade of green . . .

 

 

 

Secondary growths:

 

 

 

 

Topping scar:

 

 

 

Hopefully next week i can start to lasso the side growths and get this show on the road!

 

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by Prophet

[jadenugs]

Looking good dude, recovering nicely from the topping and getting that side branching going

[Prophet]

*** WEEK 5 ***

 

So that's another week of veg out of the way

 

Pleased to report everything is still as it should be. Growth is good and leaves are showing no signs of defect. A point to note is that I've not started feeding yet and wont until switching to flower. I see more problems as a result of incorrect feeding than i do from underfeeding. People want to 'maximize their yield' and end up doing more harm than good!

 

So we've started LST by tying down the fan leaves. This allows the secondary side-shoots to get more light. As soon as the secondary growths are tall enough to reach the edge of the tub they'll get tethered to it and then left to grow upwards. At this point i'll then switch to 12/12 and let the growth commence. Then we'll see what this 80w LED panel is capable of. So far it's been on par with both my 155w LED strips and a 150w HPS. Of course the proof will be in the final few weeks, to see how big & dense the buds are. But for now I'm happy

 

 

Out of the box for a daylight shot:

 

 

 

It looks very lonely in there but it'll soon fill up:

 

 

[vince noir rock n roll star]

proper stonkng along now ..looks good chap

[Serpent]

Let the bondage begin @Prophet and I'm the same, prefer to slightly underfeed than go balls to the wall, throw everything at them and run into issues

[Prophet]

*** WEEK 6 ***

 

Time's getting on now, so I'm flipping to 12/12 today

 

Everything is still looking good in the box. Nice growth & colour all round and temps still at 22c/18c. The loft is warming up nicely now with spring which will really help with root temps. No discolouration on the leaves at all so i'm happy there is still nutrient in the soil and the roots are happy. I've only actually watered the plant twice (since it's been in the tub)! Overwatering is bad for roots during the colder months . . .    

 

 

Here she is at the end of 18/6, week 6:

 

[delagdo]

That is looking really nice. Your plant looks so happy, as if it really likes the LEDs and the care you are giving. Looking forward to seeing the flowers now you've flipped. Thanks for sharing!

[Prophet]

*** WEEK 7 ***

 

So here we are after the first week of 12/12. Nothing amazing happening with bud production at this stage, but that's pretty normal . . . It is only 80w after all  

 

 

 

First job this week was to remove the old fan leaves. They've done their job and are not getting any light anymore so are starting to look tired:

 

 

 

 

Taken out of her box for a couple of [washed-out] daylight pics:

 

 

 

 

New growths are starting to 'lime' which normally happens before flower production:

 

 

 

 

Got a couple of pistils showing on the secondary growths too (phew! It's a girl. I know the seeds are feminized but i always worry until i see them  )

 

 

 

 

And back in her box under the almighty 80w!

 

 

 

Fingers crossed for something more 'flowery' soon  

Edited April 16, 2019 by Prophet

[Openairbud]

Coming along lovely bud your space will be choc full soon enough 

[Serpent]

Looking good @Prophet and she'll probably fill out the space nicely now you've switched to 12/12

[Prophet]

*** WEEK 8 ***

(Week 2 - Flower)

 

 

Happy to report that everything appears to be progressing normally  spring has given rise to some lovely ambient temperatures which has really helped. Obviously at this stage im not really sure about what quality and volume this 80w LED panel is capable of producing. You wouldn't flower under a 125w CFL, and this is only 2/3 of that power! Light quality obviously affects growth but to get large yields you need a certain level of power too . . . So i guess we'll see!

 

Bud development is now starting in earnest as all growth tips are showing pistils:

 

 

 

 

Green & bushy!:

 

 

 

 

Plant limbs are a good size & nicely knuckled: (discolouration is only in photo)

 

 

 

 

Starting to fill out:

 

 

 

Edited April 23, 2019 by Prophet