Growers Choice Seeds Northern Lights Autoflowering grow diary (journal) week13 by LeastExpectedGrower

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MadeByGodcommentedweek 12 years ago

:O) Looks good <3

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LeastExpectedGrowercommented2 years ago

@@MadeByGod, Nice! I grew two on my first grow a while back. They ended up being the most successful no matter how I abused them.

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MadeByGodcommented2 years ago

@LeastExpectedGrower, Im also started growing one Northern Light a few weeks ago. Ill follow you so i can compare LOL.

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LeastExpectedGrowercommented2 years ago

@@MadeByGod, Thanks!

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AllieOcommentedweek 22 years ago

Also growing northern lights! So much fun to grow since she's so damn resilient

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LeastExpectedGrowercommented2 years ago

@AllieO, Yes! Of the 4 plants I did last grow the Northern Lights were the easiest and had the best results no matter how I abused them. The one that proved to be difficult was the Blueberry...it was a bitch about everything.

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weed__meecommentedweek 12 years ago

I wish you a great growth 😊🍀🌱🌷

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LeastExpectedGrowercommented2 years ago

@weed__mee, Thank you!

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Northern_Entcommentedweek 112 years ago

Most well water problems are treatable, but I learned last summer that super soft water is worse for plants than I expected. RO units that produce 150 GPD can be had for $300 Can so I got one of those for the hash making. Works great. Congrats on the grow and good luck with harvest.

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Northern_Entcommented2 years ago

@LeastExpectedGrower, cool. Depending on where you live the province or state may have a water well database where you can likely find it on a map or by well ID.

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LeastExpectedGrowercommented2 years ago

@Northern_Ent, I appreciate your input and expertise. Yeah, I've been using the water from the well with our softening system bypassed. The only time I've used it otherwise was when I tried the ZeroWater filter, as it removes sodium from water anyway. It indeed brought the PPM down to near-zero, but that then also made the water need a shit-ton of pH-Up to bring it to 6.5, while the un-softened water sits at just a bit north of 7pH. I think my method moving forward will be to add just a little Ca/Mg to the water when I'm doing my 'watering' vs. my feeding, which will maybe give a chance for some to be taken up better than just the hardness natively in the water. I know that many wells in the area carry a lot of sulfur, but ours doesn't seem terrible, though I can't lay my hands on a water analysis report at the moment (I know I saw it when I bought the house).

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Northern_Entcommented2 years ago

@LeastExpectedGrower, I would think that calcium in water is just Ca2+ and the form doesn’t really matter. Hardness is just 2.5*Ca + 4.1*Mg in mg/L and if you’re running it through a water softener the Ca and Mg would simply be swapped for sodium, and it might not change the TDS much. You’d likely do better with the unsoftened water. There’s a thing called sodium adsorption ratio if you to look that up. My well water has 290 ppm sodium and almost no hardness so the SAR is off the charts bad. I was using calcium carbonate dissolved in vinegar to provide cal mag after I realized how bad the soft water was. Your 220 ppm TDS seems low (certainly potable) but you might also have reduced sulphur or low dissolved oxygen from well water both of which would be bad for plants. I add hydrogen peroxide in small concentration to raise the DO (let the water sit for an hour to decompose to O2). Your water sounds pretty decent and likely just needs a bit of work. Good luck.

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Capo420commentedweek 62 years ago

Awesome progress! You definitely have a knack for pushing plants. Very nice job. Thank you for all your advice as well. Happy Growing! 🤙💪🌱😎🌱💪🤙

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LeastExpectedGrowercommented2 years ago

@Capo420, Thank you, I appreciate it! Each run is a new learning experience for me...they get better a little bit each time. Once harvested, I've been working toward a bunch of things in the kitchen along with the regular uses...I've been playing with infused honey (I have bees) with a few recipes, I've been doing alcohol extractions/tinctures, and now I'm about to start doing some of that with sous vide techniques. Thanks for checking it out!

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Y0inkcommentedweek 32 years ago

When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Good luck! 👊🏽💪🏽💚

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ueonocommentedweek 12 years ago

Good luck 💪✊👌

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Kynarethcommentedweek 82 years ago

good grow

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A Tale of 2 Northern Lights Autos