FuzzyD's 1st Grow

[TriastD]

Strain: Blosser
Lighting:Indirect Sun / Fluorescent
Grow Media/Soil Mix: Unknown / Looks like normal potting soil / perlite
Fertilizer:Uknown
Temperature Range:73-78f
Humidity: Unknown currently
Started From:Clone
Start Date: 5/3/2009

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Just obtained a pretty healthy blosser. Only thing I'm noticing is droppy leaves today.

[drift]

Get her a humidity tent until you're ready to acclimate. When you transplant, go with a better soil mix, that one doesn't look that good. Also, she looks a little N deprived to me. Wait a week from getting it so the previous ferts (if any at all) have run their course, then fertilize with a light mix. Your plant will love it.

[TriastD]

What would you  recommend for a good fert? I love her so much I don't want to burn her. 

[TriastD]

Day2




Looking better today, temp is on top, humidty is bottom number. ~46% humid, avg temp 75f

[drift]

I'm willing to bet she's going to drop a lot of leaves if you don't acclimate her. She doesn't seem to be enjoying that humidity.

[|if3]

Just to touch on what drift said:
She turned her leaves up because she's a picky bitch .
Stick a plastic tent over her if it's necessary. just air it out once and a while. Progressively do this until your plant is 'totally' used to the humidity.

Mix the fertilizer at 1/10th the strength for one of her waterings. Something very dilute for a good 'nute-nuke' .

Happy Growin',
James

[TriastD]

I follow a bit. She's was grown purely outside before now and from day 1 the leaves seem less droopy, but that's a bad thing?
Also for humidity I've seen a lot of post stating that around 45% is fine. I'm not discounting the advice, I'm just confused now.

The leaves have perked up a bit more today.

[Peaches]

I follow a bit. She's was grown purely outside before now and from day 1 the leaves seem less droopy, but that's a bad thing?
Also for humidity I've seen a lot of post stating that around 45% is fine. I'm not discounting the advice, I'm just confused now.

The leaves have perked up a bit more today.

 Your plant looks just fine, keep doing what you are doing.

 There is no need to raise the humidity if she is growing like you have it now.

 The reason that most people are advised to keep the humidty high is that they are usually starting out with a not so well rooted cutting or the roots were disturbed to much in transplanting and the humidity helps her absorb moisture threw her leaves untill the new roots are developed well enough to do their job, it looks like your plant has already gone threw this phase and is growing just fine.

 

 

[TriastD]

Ok very confused now. By leaves lifting up like there are, is that a bad sign? I can put two plastic boxes toether like others have done if needed.
I've been misting her 3 times a day and just watered her after two days (top soil was getting a bit dry). Peaches I've seen a bunch of your advice and drift's so I'm confused now. This plant is VERY important to me, don't want to screw it up.

Thanks to everyone for advice so far. This is a great community!

[drift]

Ok very confused now. By leaves lifting up like there are, is that a bad sign? I can put two plastic boxes toether like others have done if needed.
I've been misting her 3 times a day and just watered her after two days (top soil was getting a bit dry). Peaches I've seen a bunch of your advice and drift's so I'm confused now. This plant is VERY important to me, don't want to screw it up.

Thanks to everyone for advice so far. This is a great community!

45% humidity is more than fine for your plant, and your plant will do fine in your current setup. To me, it looks like it was used to a little higher humidity, and the plastic bag helps the transition to your ambient humidity; it isn't necessary, but it'll perk the plant up a little bit. At this point, you've already begun acclimating it, so it wouldn't have to be on for more than a week. It works better than misting, most growers prefer to mist the humidity chamber instead of the plant directly.

Your plant will be fine without it though, but a little extra humidity before it completely adjusts never hurts.

[TriastD]

Day 4

Just notice at one of the nodes on the main stem is a bit brown, I assume that's ok/normal.

[drift]

Day 4

Just notice at one of the nodes on the main stem is a bit brown, I assume that's ok/normal.

Wow, that looks awesome. Genius+ for your green thumb.

[TriastD]

Thanks drift!

day 19
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We'll she hasn't died on me so I must be doing something ok. Only thing though is a few of the leaves have warped/wrinkled a bit. All the leaves seem to have some brown at the tips or edges. It's been that way since I've had the plant, don't know what I could do now to fix that and stop the warping/curling on the leaves.

*Note: I'm also waiting on my first two plants from SS. Can't wait to see them.
Here she is... and I've decided to name her FhuzySly

[Hero4Evz]

Browning and warping is fairly typical. Your plant looks great so I wouldn't worry about it.

[TriastD]

Thanks, I'm curious when I should do my first cutting from her, and where.

I want her to be a strong mother plant but at the same time I want to make sure I have some "backup" growing now as well. How tall should I let her get beore making my first cutting, and do I just make the cutting from the top (right above the first node?