Beginning of week..
These ladies are doing good. Mandarin Cookies is showing some spots on the lowest leaves. I broke off a branch on accident last week so now there will be 3 tops coming from what was left. I'm going to up the FloraGro this week. I need to start feeding each girl differently.. Maybe water/feed Mandarin Cookies one day, then water/feed ETHOS Cookies the next day then back to Mandarin Cookies.. ETHOS Cookies.. Etc. The pH at the rootzone of the ETHOS Cookies MAY be going back to normal.. The runoff is coming out at 6.0 - 6.1 pH.. The Mandarin Cookies runoff is coming out at 5.8 - 5.9 pH.. They are both looking good.. Besides the ETHOS being a runt.. Ugh.. Now how the fuck am I supposed to ScrOG these ladies like this?!?! Lol.. Well.. In 1 or 2 more weeks.. We shall see how they look and if they are ready for ScrOG and flipping to flower soon.. Pretty happy with the way things are going so far...
Mid week..
Went ahead and lollipopped the ETHOS Cookies and pulled the branches down a little more.. The runoff is starting to get dialed in.. Going in was 6.3 and runoff was 6.1.. The leaves look nice and healthy.. She is just not a big stretcher.. More Indica I suppose.. If I ScrOG, I'm gonna have to just run the colas straight up pretty much.. And in the corner of the tent.. But the Mandarin Cookies is huge and stretchy af.. I mean.. Just look at the pics! The top 4 branches that I cant get tied down are getting out of control. I'm installing the trellis by the end of this week or beginning of next week.. Hope I do it right!
End of week..
Defoliated both a little more.. Adjusted the branches a bit and installed the trellis. I'm using the cheapest nylon 3.5 inch mesh trellis I could find on Amazon lol.. Its kinda shedding and I can already tell it's gonna get ALL in the buds.. Fuck.. But I can spend some extra time picking the shit out BLAH!.. Anyways.. I think 1 more week of veg.. Let some of these lower branches make it thru the trellis.. Lollipop the shit out of these girls till there is nothing below the trellis and flip these ladies into flower.. Still pushing tops thru the ScrOG for a couple more weeks.. I will be devastated if these 2 plants aren't even under this gorgeous light.. If not.. I'm only gonna focus on the Mandarin Cookies.. As in, she will be the main focus on PPFD levels.. I'm hoping the ETHOS Cookies is just staying small because she is building up for the stretch! Lol.. I doubt it.. But that would be kinda cool to have her kinda catch up to her sister.. So ETHOS Cookies is in both strains.. The ETHOS Cookies is just a cross from 2 other ETHOS Cookies phenos (so an F2?) and the Mandarin Cookies is ETHOS Cookies × Mandarin Sunset.. But the main thing to remember.. Is that these are ETHOS genetics.. And these 2 plants will NOT disappoint!... 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.