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My challenge number 2. My first cultivation was in textile flower pots and in coconut substrate. The result was great ... but in order to compare methods, I have to see for myself what is better. I'm happy to join this amazing community here at growdiaries.com! I will try to be a good member. I apologize to everyone in advance for my bad English.
I'm trying to tune climate automation, but I'm still failing. I need to increase the humidity and keep the temperature low without much fluctuations. Unfortunately, there are now 6 ° C temperature differences within 24 hours. I'm unhappy about this, but it's a challenge for me. I hope I can help the smallest plant (No. 4) .. I will be very grateful for any advice. Thanks my growers friends
I hope I can help the smallest plant (No. 3). 4 plants are planted in the same medium ,they have the same conditions. The difference is in the method of germination (2x peat jiff tablets - these plants look the strongest than 2x germ. in coco ... this is the case with plant n.4
I would say the issue with the plants in the coco is nutrients. these need food from day 1 basically. At very low doses but feed with every watering. You should have a EC of 250 ppm or so for the first week, mostly nitrogen and phosphorus and calcium.
One issue with coco is calcium. Was the coco buffered? Did you rinse it with a calcium solution before planting? Coco sucks up a lot of calcium, and holds tightly on to it. Only once it has grabbed onto all the calcium it wants, will calcium then be available for the plant to use.
I always felt feeding plants was over stated, especially in the beginning, and I started a seedling in coco. It popped very nicely but after it pushed out its first set of leaves it did nothing. I thought it was a dud, so when I was watering my plants that were in full bloom, I decided to just drench the plant with high PPM water. In a few days the plant started to take off. It was then that I realized that it really is true, that there is no food in coco.
Peat will have some nutrients in it which will feed seedlings for a few weeks, which is probably why these are growing significantly better.
I'd give it a good feeding, about 250 ppm with a nitrogen and calcium solution and see if it starts to turn around in a few days or so. I wouldn't be too concerned about the temperature swings. As long as it is consistent, the plants should be okay.
If you are going organic, a mix of liquid fish, kelp meal and some hen manure diluted in water will give a good readily available source of nutrients to get them going a bit.
Good news for everyone. All the plants already look healthy. On Friday, they were flooded with compost tea (worms humus in socks, molasses, 13l chlorine-free water, aeration stones). They were without watering over the weekend. Climate automation also looks better. I'll start with LST this week.
Do you have questions about my automation system? I will be happy to advise you on your choice!
I confess ... I failed. I didn't want to continue the diary ... But in the end I overcame my ego ... because growdiaries.com is not just about success. I did not find the correct watering setting. I couldn't do LST ... I wanted to give it up ... but I didn't give up. Growing plants is a hobby for me ... I don't grow for money ... That's why I keep doing this plants. I feel a commitment to sweet seeds and to the community here. Please forgive me. my first plant was very successful ... And I fell asleep on my laurels ... I wanted to try another growing medium ... another pot ... I already know what is better for me... So what's next? I will try to try a few methods and most importantly learn from my mistakes. The next plants will be in a textile pot again. I will use a coconut substrate (I have good experience). I'm just deciding with fertilizers ... Whether to use coconut fertilizers A + B ... Or fertilizers in powder (bat guano, vulcano wormhumus ...)...yes And also a germicidal lamp for disinfecting the tent...Thanks to everyone in the community! I wish you all a successful new year. But most of all, it's health
I'm so sorry I didn't manage their short life as I would have liked ... I have to congratulate Sweet seeds for their beautiful genetics! Those colors! shades! contrasts! And above all, the scent of God ... I've ruined a lot so far, but the plants have shown me that they are leaving me ... NOW I CAN'T FAIL, I WANT TO HAVE THESE FLOWERS IN MAXIMUM POWER AFTER DRYING AND MATURATION
Looks great. Glad to see the weak plant has recovered. I’m sure it will be up and away from here. Love that compost tea setup you have. What other amendments are you going to use in your tea?
@Captain_7,I added eggshells to the tea to increase calcium ... Now I'm thinking of buying a 400 Micron Compost Tea Filter Bag because they recommend it everywhere ... and a lot of people also write that socks are not suitable for cooking
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