Week Two
🔆 Day 8 - Looking good. Continuing to manage the temps & RH to stay in a good VPD zone. It’s not needing too much adjustment. The humidifiers are getting a workout though.
🔆 Day 9 - Over the past few days the plant seems to be gradually turning a lighter green. It looks like it could be nitrogen deficiency? I would think that there’s enough nutrients in the soil. After some research, I’m guessing that my tap water, which is pretty hard, might be causing nutrient lock-out. I’m going to switch over to filtered water and see what happens.
🔆 Day 10 - I gave the soil a good drenching of distilled water with 1/2 tsp per gallon of distilled white vinegar added. Hoping that this will help remove any calcium build-up and normalize the pH. Of course I could be completely wrong about the whole situation.
🔆 Day 11 - She’s still looking pale, but no worse than yesterday. The good news is she’s still growing at a good pace. I’ve brewed some nutrient tea with Stonington plant food & Chicken Soup which I’ll dilute and apply as a foliar at lights-out.
🔆 Day 12 - Her color is still fading (the photos make her look greener than she actually is). I did a full flush last night with pHed, low TDS water with Recharge added. I’m trying everything, lol. The crazy thing is, she’s still growing well despite it all, for now at least.
🔆 Day 13 - I had posted in the sick plant forum on Autoflower.net and a moderator replied. He said that I had used too much seed starter soil in the center of the pot and it didn’t have enough nutrients for the plant at this stage. Makes sense. Lesson learned. I’ve top dressed with Stonington plant food and will continue foliar feeding. Hopefully her roots will reach the “good” soil soon.
🔆 Day 14 - Well, I was all over the place this week. Over-thinking, over-complicating. But the Pale Lady is still growing like a champ. Good genetics overcoming bad conditions. But I need to get her greening up soon or her growth is sure to be impacted.
Oh man, sorry you had to re start. I appreciate you listing what you though was wrong with the grow, helps us newbies out! I wish you luck on the next run! Can't wait to watch the next grow, especially since we both have skywalkers going!
Great tip to not use too much seed starter soil. I never thought about that. Thanks for sharing that on your week 2! Looking forward to seeing it's transition to the "good soil"
@Growaholic, Yeah, I read somewhere to use that amount of “light soil” in the center so it’s not too hot for the seedling stage. But obviously seed starter soil is too light.
Condolences my friend, we all mourn the ones we lose. All efforts into the new ones and I’m sure they will be all the better for it, and a fitting end to a chapter in your grow journey 👊💚🔥
Hey bro looking great, im growing the same strain although im not certain of the brand. Look forward to seeing how both ours turn out and if they flower at similiar times etc, im a newbie so fingers crossed. Happy growing brother!
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@Rosinhood, Thanks man, that makes me feel better. I guess I’m being a bit paranoid about her shade of green, lol. I’ll stay the course, onward and upward!