Oki Doki ..again, backdatingthis journal entry had a few weeks with covid in the house and just hate journaling to beginwith, ...
so first week after taking the one plant from tent and again .. gives me 3 plants on each side , and barely any room to move.
BUT they looked great ...
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FUCK BLUE LABS AND ALL THEIR PRODUCTS
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So after my first bluelabs meter was replaced the second one SEEMED to be good. MY FAULT for trusting it, without ranting too bad, lets say it stopped reading low ph after just a few short weeks and by me trusting it ENDANGERED MY ENTIRE CROP. ALTHOUGH i followed all directions and cleanings to a fucking T... my ph seemed a lil off, so went back to trusty general hydro liquid tester.. HOLY FUCK was bottoming out at 4-4.5 ph .... I literally took the ph tester outside put it on the fence and shot it to shit with my Saiga....
FUCK BLUE LABS OVERPRICED PIECE OF SHIT AND THEIR GDMAN AWEFUL customer service.
Went with what an OG AG guy from local told me to grab, Apera PH60 with replaceable tip...
WHAT A FUCKING difference using a scientific instrument versus a gdamn toy ...
The case and the supplies that came with it .. A+++ the calibrating A+++++++++++++ 4, 7 and 10 within 2 minutes . Double checked with general hydro tits on
even now .. weeks later as im writing this,, the apera is awesome quick easy to use and accurate as fuck.
I WILL STILL SPOT CHECK cause of what happened before but ...
GOOD THING is my girls are drinking mover a half gallon a day so by day 6 i need new nutes and was able to reset entire ph of plant pretty good. only one girl showed some stress by way of some cla mag def... again adressed with my last nute changes.
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on to the good stuff ...
BUDS look great , being first grow i see things i can do to improve all of it .. to get some denser fatter buds .
BUT i think this will be a great harvest just trying to decide how to dry and cure.
PRetty sure am getting a 2x4 tent and setting up as a dryer in my spare room upstairs , can close the door , set climate control and allow science to work.
Will get 4 inch vent box to make sure no dirt or hair from animals i have have a chance , along with 4 inch blower x2 and cabron filter so as not to make my sig other reek of herb.
figuring mid to late sept at most for finishing up.
again im following FAST BUDS EXPERT formulas they had online for nutes for GEneral Hydro . I AM very curious to do another grow with advanced nutients , but have to say general hydro has been good to me.
Visually impairer , brain tumor dude with issues with hands and movement at times
--- I use pipettes and small measuring cups but you can glance at my nutes schedule each week . (well 6 days because of water consumption
NExt post is i think bringing me current , will have better stats on the stats page and information. I just didnt have patience to check all the boxes and fill in all the blanks , I dont get many views so didnt feel too compelled to be disiplined enough. I have a personal journal i have in grow room i use for all my notes and fuckups to try not to make same mistakes next time....
until next one .. Cheers
#fuckbraincancer
One of my girls is completely upside down. She is righting herself, BUT much of the root is OUT of the rapid rooter....
Should i attempt to split a new pod and move or just leave and she will sort herself out ?
Hi there, Sometimes it happen.Nothing much to worry.You can safely transplant into desired medium and covered with dirt.It should be bounced back.Happy growing... ✌️
@homerjgangia,Thanks Homer :D The Glue Gelato looks like something i will very much enjoy , literally jumping into the deepend on this setup and grow for me. I have some Big Bang Auto and Gorilla Skittlez auto waiting for these guys to get setup in perm home which will be single dwc 5 gallon Pails
@MisterMaGoo, initial setup can be costly, but in the end its well worth it and you should see a saving.... i hope all goes well for you brother, in your grow🌱, in your health and in your future...much love☘️✌️
@Mr_Pgrow,Thanks so much man, .. Visually Impaired, Brain Tumor Medication for me, hoping to eliminate much $$ although the initial setup has cost me a pretty dime
Que maravilha ✌️
Boa sorte no cultivo e aproveita o desenvolvimento 👍
E no final que tenhas uma grande colheita 🌱🌱
Se quiseres passa pelo meu diário e deixa o teu apoio
@MisterMaGoo,
Doing a top feed is very inexpensive, gives the girls a head start in life and you will not have to adjust solution height in the bucket. Check out: Gelato - hydro my first grow, shows good detail.
@Captainonthego,I absolutely did, was somewhat convinced not to get for reason of only really being useful for beginning before roots are set, or as was explained to me by my grow supplier. Probably would have helped establish the roots but honetly just from yesterday to today after my dark period of 6 hours, two of my plants i was concered about having root rot, just exploded with beautifil white creamy bundles below . I dropped my water levels down to about 1 inch below netcup on these girls.
Amazed how fast each day these Autos grow
I have 5 glue gelato autos and the 2 others are carmel cream autos which were freebies. Totally didnt expect to be growing 7 plants, figured 4 ... but i got another cali lightworks 500 to use when they start getting bigger and ineed to split them up. For now the little sunflower setup works great . i spin them to keep from getting bends but now they have leaves really taking off they are not stretching at all. Have to say thecali lightworks COB system is crazy effective compared to what i have used or seen otehr use in the past. looking forward to getting 8 ladies flowering and a full canopy.
Will probably do a top feed for next batch which is going to be big bang autos and gorilla skittlez autos.
I prefer the liquid pH drops myself, more reliable and easy to aim for a plain yellow. btw, the Flairform drops are better value, you get twice the quantity.
@DoDrugs420,posting new pics today, so far so good, lil issues withcob being too close and fighting water Temps a tad bit, both mea culpa and addressed.