WEEK 4 VEGETATION
See VEG Week 2 for details of stock solution A & B.
I use the Bluelab Combo Meter to measure pH, ppm (TDS) 500 scale, and temperature.
Monday - This week started with the usual reservoir change out. 3.5 Gallons of reverse osmosis water + 7 mL Green Planet Plant Guard + 10.5 mL GHE CALiMAGic + 24.5mL Stock solution Part A + 24.5 mL stock solution Part B = 640 ppm, 5.6 pH, 65F.
Tuesday - The reservoir measured 630 ppm, 6.4 pH, 72F. I then pH'd back down to 5.6 pH.
Wednesday - The reservoir measured 630 ppm, 6.3 pH, 72F. I then pH'd back down to 5.6 pH.
Thursday - The reservoir measured 600 ppm, 6.4 pH, 72F. I then pH'd back down to 5.7 pH. I noticed the leaves are twisting away from the light and the leaf tips are clawing down at the tips. I moved the bucket down to floor level (removed the small bucket under it), this place the light 33 inches from the canopy top. 4 hours later I decided to change out the reservoir.
3.5 Gallons of reverse osmosis water + 3.5 mL GHE CALiMAGic + 30mL Stock solution Part A + 30 mL stock solution Part B = 530 ppm, 5.6 pH, 67F.
Friday - The reservoir measured 530 ppm, 6.6 pH, 70F. pH'd back down to 5.8.
Saturday - The reservoir measured 520 ppm, 6.5 pH, 71F. pH'd back down to 5.8.
Sunday - The reservoir measured 510 ppm, 6.6 pH, 71F. pH'd back down to 5.8.
WOW, I've witnessed the explosive growth that DWC can provide!! I'm seeing an issue with some of the leaves turning 90 degrees up/or down? ( Friday's pic ) Like they are trying to avoid the light. I'm not sure what this issue is? Maybe, they are tired of me looking at them, lol๐. Too much light??? I am seeing some downward tip clawing on the leaf tips. Too much nutrients??? I backed off the feed a little on Thursday, and moved this girl away from the light some. I also wonder what impact the change in relative humidity has on this girl. Prior to opening the tent, the relative humidity is typically 60 to 65%. Shortly after opening the tent, the RH drops to 40% and I receive an alert from the Pulse App. If anyone has any insight into this issue, please comment below. Otherwise, she appears to be growing just fine. Really tight inter-nodal spacing, thick main stem development, and she is putting out the 9 finger leaves at only 6 inches tall๐.
That's it for this week.
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Peace,
DeaneR๐
@DeaneR, I grew some of crop kings Lambs breath over the summer, but didn't run a diary, if you want to get stuff done it is awesome the wife calls it my busy weed lol
Hey man! Just a thought, but maybe when those leaves turn 90 degs they are praying really hard, I mean it could be osmotic pressure in the plant that makes it turn that way, and apparently there's not much light difference on both sides of the leaf that it doesn't affect it's position
Great work as usual๐
Does that dwc method up the humidty in your house much?
I'm already running a dehumidifier in the basement and taking
almost 8 liters of water out of the air and keeping the basement at 55% RH and the rest of the house at 40-45% rh,
and I'm using soil.Hard to keep the rh where I want because our house looks like a jungle, plants everywhere.
I'm using the water from the dehumidifier to water all the house plants, I just add some (kelp me kelp you) to bring the PH up a little from
the RO water coming from the dehumidifier all plants are super happy.
Mery Christmas!!!
@northernMike, Thanks Mike. I don't think this DWC method raises my homes RH, any more than my previous coco grows, with fabric pots (think of the surface area of the pot and media drying, plus runoff in the tray). I found little loss due to evaporation using this DWC style. I put a plastic sheet around the stem of the plant, to block light and reduce evaporation. The plants do grow quickly though, and are transpiring a gallon per day...So its like having one of those room humidifiers running 24/7. It's been a warm/damp December in my area. Normally, my NG furnace helps lower my house RH. I disabled my HVAC's humidifier and run a DC furnace fan 24/7 to help circulate my house air. My house was built in the 60's, so the basement is always damper than the rest of the house.
Have a happy Happy, merry Merry!!!!๐
Hi ,
Can it be that the sympthomes are called canoeing? I had some similar leafs in 1 plant, beeing to wet. But your on dwc, so no idea. Its deffently wet!!! ๐ ๐ ๐
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@DeaneR,
Yes tacoing is an other name for it.
We called such joints spooners. Thats translated out of my language ofcours.
Allready an idea what is happening?
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@Organic_LarF, Canoeing was a term my friends and I, used to describe a joint that burned unevenly๐. I see what you're saying, some call it tacoing? Spelling? I Dunno?