Beginning of week..
They are looking good for the most part.. Both are beginning to branch nicely.. I'm excited for this run.. Not sure if I want to ScrOG or not... Or top these girls or should I just LST them.. So many options.. Lol.. But there is still time to figure it all out.. Will just have to see how these girls grow.. So far they are looking quite different.. Both Indica dom for sure.. But one has stems (from main trunk to leaf) that are almost twice as long as the stems on the other plant.. You can see the differneces in the pics.. But that being said.. One plant has most light getting to the bottom branches, while the other has to depend on the fan leaf for energy till the branches finally get long enough and exposed enough. Guess we shall see how different they grow.. This week we should see alot of growth! Can't waaaait!!! So happy 😭😭😭
Mid week..
They are lookin great.. I'm thinking that the issue with the Mandarin Cookies' leaves is possibly signs of a magnesium deficiency.. But could also be locked out due to the pH of the medium being a little weird.. I think tomorrow I'm gonna do just a normal watering (no nutes since I fed last time) but only pH the water to 6.8.. If that doesnt work.. I may try 7.0.. And if that STILL doesn't work.. She is gonna have to get a nice shower in the sink.. Gonna have to run a shitload thru.. Lately, the tap has been 7.3 to 7.5.. But damn this is just getting crazy to me.. I know 5.8 is good and whatnot.. But I ALWAYS get issues when I do.. This is why I've kept my pH at 6.2 - 6.3... Mostly for calcium issues.. But anyway.. They are growing quite fast! The ETHOS Cookies seems like she is a little shy.. Not much of a stretcher.. Causing the branches to recieve hardly any light. She is still growing nicely.. Just gonna have to wait a bit longer for those branches to start peakin out from under the fan leaves... But the Mandarin Cookies has her leaves stretched out like she is ready for whatever life brings at her! Both are doing their thing.. And they look beautiful doing it! 😍😍😍
End of week..
Ok.. So I think I'm remembering a week where I didn't feed but only once.. And I remember actually measuring out the FloraMicro out wrong.. But I didn't realize it till I had alreaady put the FloraGro in.. So it's already too late to add the rest of the needed FloraMicro into the mix.. According to the bottle itself.. So I went with it.. And only gave that feeding once the entire week.. And also gave just water after that and waited another 2 or 3 days to feed next.. So maybe that's what's going on with the Mandarin Cookies leaves.. They dont seem like they have spread a whole lot.. I think I even remember reading that the def can show up weeks later.. So I'm hoping it should stop spreading.. It has slowed for sure.. I did put 5mL/4L.. So it technically has been upped a little too.. Maybe she is just one Magnesium hungry lady.. She is still growing quicker than the ETHOS Cookies.. If I hadn't removed the first node from the Mandarin Cookies, she would have 7 nodes, working on the 8th.. But now both are at node 6 working on node 7.. So I think I want to top pretty soon.. Both should have 7 nodes, I just want the crown to grow a little more so that I can make sure I leave a good amount of main stem so that the top 2 branches don't spit as they get older.. Even if I don't ScrOG, I'm still gonna top them and tie branches down either way.. Anyways.. Next week I am gonna change up the nutes a little.. On to the next!...
Can't seem to shake my acidic reused coco/perlite mix.. Ph going in is 6.2 - 6.3... Runoff is coming out 5.8 - 5.9.. Ive even ran 6.5 thru the mediun and still coming out at 5.8 - 5.9.. Should I try 7.0??? Help please!!!
I think this is problem with coco buffer. Try to use more cal-mag and change your nutrient solution. Lower potassium, raise cal-mag.
Problems with coco pH - always about wrong watering and wrong composition of the nutrient solution.
p.s 5.8 pH its not bad for vegetation.
@Ezzjaybruh,
You would think.. maybe the chemical compounding wont allow it? Maybe that why damnnear all the other companies have the same exact ratios? Idk.. could be a possibility
Get a flood and drain table set up. Did soil for 6 years. All ph problems and lockouts and deficiency dissapears with a resevoir. I let mine go for 2 weeks at a time without changing. Couple airstones ph to 5.9 and my plants are bushier and greener and healthier than ive ever laid my eyes on. Would never go back to soil or coco.
@MackMurder, I don't think I have enough room for ebb and flow. Unless I really cram it all in there. I have been thinking of trying DWC tho. Just 5 gallon buckets with plenty of bubbles. Same nutes minus the organic stuff.. still using the hydroguard.
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