I think I figured out what was stressing my cannabis plants so much. Over watering... Something simple and easily correctable for the most part. But the damage has been done and many of the stalks need to be cut. Though not all is lost. Two of the plants look like they will completely recover. And two others need heavy cutting but both have at least one stem with healthy colas. So in fact all four plants can be harvested from the looks of it when all done. But I have much work ahead as I remove leaves from salvageable colas and cutting off the colas already too far gone.
 Strain: | Zsweet Inzanity |
|---|---|
 Dominance: | 50/50 Balanced Hybrid |
 Nutrients used: | Foxfarm Grow big and Foxfarm Big Bloom |
 Lineage: | Durban Poison / Rainmaker / Gorilla Glue #4 |
 Current growing stage: | Early Flower |
 Current plant age: | 165 days old |
 Sex: | Feminized Photoperiod |
 Location: | Central Virginia USA. |
| More info: | https://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Zsweet_Inzanity/Ethos_Genetics/ |
The surrounding grasses and wild flowers makes it hard to see, but there are four plants there.
I noticed the two near the back of the fence were much more affected than the two in front. And I think I figured out why.
The slope, the two plants towards the back of the fence are on flat ground down hill of all the water. The two in front are on slopes. To me this makes me think water pooled up near the two in the back causing them to go into shock.
I do not think its Fusarium or anything like that. I think simply over watering them did this.
We were watering the daily when it did not rain, and that is where the trouble started. We should have been watering them every 3-4 days.
A tropical storm named Debbie passed over us and dropped over 7 inches of rain, this is more than I have ever recorded on a rain meter. Maybe 3x the max I have seen before.
Knowing the storm was on the way we backed off on watering before hand. But that 7 inches of rain was probably what "broke the camels back" when it came to this cannabis's strains water tolerance.
I have purchased a new moisture meter, the same one @futuremind has and featured in a recent post of his.. Link below.
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@futuremind/crack-mack-update-the-importance-of-ph
So even with all of this damage caused by my own mistakes, it looks like I should still have a harvest.
Some of the colas look salvageable, if I can remove some of those dead leaves on the above cola it may pull through.
Though colas like this one above cannot be saved.. Rot has formed in the buds and all is lost for this one. I will have to lob that one off at the base, no saving it.
Hopefully their new watering schedule and lack of more tropical storms will help me out in getting through this season.
I have high hopes for at least two of them.
The two of the lessor affected plants need little to no care. It has some crispy leaves on the tips but I think that will not affect it. But I will keep checking for any fungus on the buds.
Above is the best off of the bunch.
Looking back at the more affected two, we can see how it has a stem that looks mostly unaffected. Worst comes to worst I cut back everything but that stem.
The colas are forming and the look of a flowering cannabis plant is taking shape finally. They have been vegging for so long… Cool to see them transform!
Yield should still be impressive I think, even with the less than proper care I gave them.
This strain is suppose to really pack on the buds, so we shall see.
At the moment no signs of insects, no ants. I did find one single caterpillar. Pulled him off.. seemed kinda stoned.. lol
The hairs are mostly white still, so its going to be awhile before they are ready.
When I grow indoors it can take around two months to fully flower.
But outdoors is all new to me, my first grow this way and I am learning the cycles now.
As we can see half of the plant is okay and the other is not. So much trimming is needed to help out these plants.
Another example of the plant having healthy bud sites but others having major stress. If it was a fungal infection I would suspect the entire plant is affected. Maybe I am wrong, maybe when I cut it back then the healthy ones will die.. you never know.
Bud rot has been found on a few colas, but most buds are unaffected. I cut off these spots.
Best of luck to the healthy buds.
About a week ago I found some bud rot and cut it back. It appears the area is now growing back without issue at the moment which is good.
I guess this African strain really does not like too much rain, I guess that makes sense looking at the region this plant comes from. I would think Durban Africa does not get as much rain as Virginia.
Indeed that is the case, they get more than 10 inches less rain than where I live. Maybe I should be considering that more when growing outdoor strains. This would not be an issue indoors as I control the watering, and not the sky sometimes...lol
Well I do hope it was just over watering. It all makes sense, the tropical storm... the daily waterings.. the cannabis less affected on the slope than the ones at level ground down hill. I think I have an over watering problem.
Really glad all four plants appear that they can be saved, but we shall only know for sure long term by observing how the plant recovers.
I wonder will my harvest of these less than optimal plants still set a new personal record. I think so. I am readjusting my estimates to a half pound to a pound yield. So we shall see. Previously to this damage I was hoping for at least 2 pounds.
Switching to my every four day watering cycle I will see how the plants handle that. As they get bigger they may need more, I just want to be very careful not over water them again or let the elements do it.. which may be out of my control as an outdoor grower, sometimes flooding wrecks crops.
Hopefully next years grow will be handled better outside, though I hope floods do not do the same as my daily waterings did. Not sure how I can stop that.
Previous posts on this grow:
https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-a-closer-look
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-day-20
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/planting-the-zsweet-inzanity-outdoors
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-day-66
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-day-78
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-day-92
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-day-130
https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@solominer/zsweet-inzanity-day-152
I'm glad you narrowed down what was causing this issue and may be able to salvage some of that effected bud. Your analysis was thorough and very logical with where and how the water was pooling. These effects do look like some overwatering, but wow the impact was pretty drastic with the foliage turning brown and crisping.
Really glad you got that moisture meter and I hope it works great for your purposes. It should give you a pretty good pH reading as well.
I was taking a look at the seedfinder link (which I find to be one of/if not the best genetics cataloging on the internet) and noticed the South African Sativa genetics. I was prompted to look by the sativa structure this plant has. Despite it being a balanced hybrid, it seems sativa traits are very dominant in some phenotypes. I would agree that this is causation for the need for less water.
You've been doing great work with this grow despite the challenges along the way, and I know you're going to harvest some amazing bud from this grow. Awesome update man.
Me too, was really bothering me I did not know what was going on. Yeah I think that is probably it and yeah I am amazed how drastic the change can be just from over watering. But I need to remember we just got flooded so maybe that is why it has such a drastic look.
Indeed genetics may play into it, so we shall see long term how it does now I got the water more dialed in.
Thanks man, will do another update when some new changes occur.
It's nice you were able to figure out the problem. I thought it was diseases that entered the garden. Weldone boss
Yeah it sure is.. really hoping that is the case.. over watering is more easy to deal with that some fungal disease.
That's right, watering 4 times a week is perfect, and one funny thing is when you said there was a caterpillar that you pulled out of the plant and it was probably drunk lol🤣
And I hope next year the growth will be better, and have a nice day ♥️
No I meant once every four days.
Hehe yeah that caterpillar was quite stoned.
Thank you.. you too
I love this plant that is my favorite always with diseases, hopefully with maximum care from brother @solominer this plant in the future hopefully grows healthy, I love cannabis ❤🔥
Yeah cannabis really is a great medicinal plant. If I ever feel nauseous usually consuming some fixes me right up so fast.. nothing else on earth can do that as far as I know..
I am thankful where I live it is legal, but for many it is not and I hope one day every one day enjoy such a plant without concern.
Your feelings may be very happy that this plant is legal in your place but not with mine, hopefully in the coming year it is also legal in our place 😀👏
Really?
I never knew over watering could affect plants. I only know about erosion
I’m shocked but I’m glad you found what the problem was
Yep, some plants do not mind.. but plants like cactus and cannabis really hate it.
I so glad you are able to save some! It made me feel bad seeing all the brown on your plants😮💨. I was about to do the same. Thankfully, Advice from @futuremind and others I corrected my situation before it became a problem!
There's a lot to know about growing weed apparently..
I'm glad I have access to the friendliest bunch of growers and smokers to help me along the way🤗🥰
Ah yeah it is all quite sad, but sometimes there is going to be losses on plants and best to have a smaller loss than grow into bigger problem.
There sure is, but I am really thankful for Canna-curate as well.. Such a great resource to have.
Id blame the rain and rot more than over watering...
Had you have covering you would not be facing this issue. Greenhouse man!
Excellent post. Good growing man!
Yeah that may be it. And true, but the green house is not ready. It gets over 100F with two fans running, so I need to find a way to cool it better.
Next step is probably to install roof vents on the green house, and or add shade cloth to the roof as well.
Thanks, glad you liked it.
I really like the marijuana plant, especially since its distinctive smell adds a very delicious aroma. Hopefully this plant is more in line with what you want.
always keep your spirits up my brother🙏
Yeah I know what you mean, the smell is getting strong now and I think its just going to get stronger from here.
Thank you for the kind wishes.
yes my brother
You're welcome🙏
The happiest part is that some of them have given you what you wanted, and cutting out the spoiled one is really good, I love the plants so much, and I was feeling so bad seeing some of your plants going down yellow and I was happy that so many of them survived and ready to harvest, and the overwatering does not get them to rot, weldone Sir.
I really like plants too, its something special seeing them grow and form flowers eventually.. no matter its cannabis or just something else.
It is a good thing you figured it out before you lost it all.
Yeah me too, I really did not want my first outdoor grow to be a total loss. That would have been sad.
the outdoors plants sometime can be more easy or difficult but we came to this world to learn
Yeah I can see that, well I hope next year its all easy going then :-)
Seriously, gardening teaches us so much...you figure out the problem and this is admirable that how deeply you observe all things 👍
It sure does... and I am glad I was able to pick up on that.
This is really great 😃
Have a good day 🙏
I noticed that there are more and more changes for your cannabis plant, I hope that more and more this cannabis plant is recovering from the disease, will you plant it again next year, my brother?
Yes I see it too, amazing how far it has come from being very healthy to sick to hopefully recovering soon.
Yes I do plan on it, I have a green house I may use. But I must find a way to get its temperature under control as it gets too hot in there now. If its not ready in time for next years grow I will just try again outside in the same place probably.
I am happy to see the development, I think this is a significant change, continue to take good care of them so that they can produce maximum harvest, unfortunately I don't live there, even though I really want to taste it 😄😄
Indeed, in a closed space, the growth can be maximally visible in the touch of wind and air?
I still have a little knowledge about indoor growing
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STOPOhhh dear so sorry about the damages, good thing you finally discovered the root of the problem.
Yeah it does suck, but sometimes things do not go to plan.
Thanks, hopefully indeed that is the issue.