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2 years ago
First grow ever. It's going to be lengthy but all ideas/comments/suggestions/questions are welcome. Also I'm writing this about a week after planting. Hopefully this is going to help some rookies like me so that they don't make the same mistakes. Placed seed in a shot glass on top of a warm surface (PS4) for 18h. Used 1/2 RO water and 1/2 filtered water @ ~ 180ec. After 18h the seed was transferred to a paper towel. I kept the towels in between two dining plates on top of PS4 and re-sprayed with RO water a few times to keep them moist. After 39h in between paper towels the tap root was ~ 2cm (0.8 inches) long and I decided to plant it directly into the final 5gal/19L pot. About the medium - I've rinsed and double buffered a few cheap bricks of coco. First buffer was ~ 1500 EC of Canna Cal + Canna Mg for 6.5h. Second buffer was ~ 1250 EC for 9h. After the buffer I mixed it with Perlite. Total weight of dry coco was 1.2kg (2x600g). According to the coco label 1 brick is supposed to make 10L of substrate. Added 5L of agroperlite and flushed the medium to 330 EC but could not get the pH down so it was fluctuating between 6.8 and 6.9 (I might have messed up here since I was flushing with all sorts of fluctuating pH attempting to reduce it to 5.8-6.3. Also the flush was a combination of filtered water, RO water, Cal and Mag and pH down's. Sometimes I flushed with pH of 6.5, sometimes with 5.8, I might have even flushed with 4' something pH in attempt to reduce medium pH. I've pretty much been flushing for a day or two and been getting so frustrated since it wouldn't go down - first time grower here). Also, realistically, 2 bricks of coco that's supposed to make 20L/5gallons of medium made less than that after rinsing the small particles out. Furthermore, 5L of perlite should've been 40% of total medium. So now it looks like the medium is closer to 50/50 coco/perlite. I wasn't feeling like going through the whole medium buffering process again with another brick of coco (that I needed to rinse, 2x buffer, and flush to correct starting ec) so I just ran with what I made in the first batch. Placed the pot in a tent and turned everything on. About 9h later I placed the seed in the medium (which was still really wet from all the flushing just 9h ago) and put a clear water bottle on top as a dome. The tent was sitting at 21.3C, 50% RH. After planting the seed I sprayed 50-100ml of humic/fulvic acids (12% humic, 3% fulvic) + kelp extract (27% Ascophyllum nodosum if anyone's interested). The solution was 1ml/l of humic+fulvic acid supplement + 1ml/l of this algae, as it says on the label. First day the temps and RH were around 22C (71.6F) and 45% respectively. Light - Running at 30% power, hanging at 86cm (34 inches). Left it running the 24/7 to warm up the tent and to help the medium evaporate some moisture. 24h after planting the seed - temps and RH were ~ 22C (71.6F) and 55%. 48h after planting the seed (count as day 1 I guess) - seedling popped out of the medium.
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Grower0
Grower0started grow question 2 years ago
Guys, if anyone knows, my coco runoff pH is coming out at a constant 6.8, should I pay attention to it? I feel like it should be lower and that's why the color is not as vibrant as it should be. Also, one of the leaves has a deformity, maybe it's genetic maybe it's my doing?
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Leaves. Color - Pale
Plant. Too short
Plant. Other
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m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago
What PH are you going in at?? Coir with liquid nutes should be PH'd to 5.5-6.2 Coir with dry amendments should be PH'd to 6.4-6.8 Coir that has not been buffered will rob your nutes of its Calcium and Magnesium. Use a good feeding of CaMg if you got it and it was not buffered. Some brands come prebuffered. The twisted leave looks fine, I would not worry about it, New growth is what matters most now. As for the look of the coir. when dry it goes brown when wet is almost black. just mean the top later is staying to get used up. Best of luck
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BlackDragon22
BlackDragon22week 15
Bel lavoro e buona degustazione growmie πŸ’ͺπŸ½πŸ’š
BlackDragon22
BlackDragon22
@Grower0, Γ¨ un piacere fratello! Si prospetta un buon raccolto, stiamo a vedere tra qualche giorno πŸ€žπŸ½πŸ’š
Grower0
Grower0
@BlackDragon22, I appreciate it! I hope your harvest is great as well!
DRWU_357
DRWU_357week 5
Yea, I was gonna say lower your ph going in, I’m growing same strain but am a few weeks ahead of you, just friendly advise… I don’t think they like to be topped, bent yes, topped no
Grower0
Grower0
@DRWU_357, Nice grow my guy, your NL looks fire! Thanks for the advice
NoTillGreenTom
NoTillGreenTomweek 6
Good luck and have fun with that beautiful plant 😁✌️🏼
NoTillGreenTom
NoTillGreenTom
@Grower0, Thank you budπŸ‘ŠπŸΌ
Grower0
Grower0
@NoTillGreenTom, Thanks G, good luck on your grow as well!
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budsweek 15
Hey! Well done 😎 Hope you enjoy the harvest ☘️ Happy Harvest!
Grower0
Grower0
@Fast_Buds, Thank you guys, I'm definitely enjoying the harvest, and thank you for stopping by and supporting!
BlackDragon22
BlackDragon22week 15
Gran bel lavoro amico, ne sai molto πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ’š se hai qualche minuto passa da me Γ¨ dimmi cosa ne pensi πŸ’ͺ🏽
Grower0
Grower0
@BlackDragon22, Thank you, I'm learning :))
Inganjawetrust
Inganjawetrustweek 14
Looks like you're headed towards a nice harvest πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦πŸ₯¦
Inganjawetrust
Inganjawetrust
@Grower0, Best hobby ever
Grower0
Grower0
@Inganjawetrust, Sure hope so, happy growing!
TrickOrTrip
TrickOrTripweek 7
Best of luck buddy looking healthy and strong ☺️
TrickOrTrip
TrickOrTrip
@Grower0, yes i have 2 attempts now . Two different lights . 4 femi under mars hydro fc e4800 . And 2 auto under viparspectra p4000
Grower0
Grower0
@TrickOrTrip, I appreciate it! And good luck on your grows as well, I see you got a few going right now!
Cannabeast40
Cannabeast40week 1
Wish you best of luck and happy growing πŸ™ŒπŸ˜€
Cannabeast40
Cannabeast40
@Grower0,thx mate πŸ™
Grower0
Grower0
@Cannabeast40, I appreciate it, happy growing!
DRWU_357
DRWU_357week 14
Great job !
Grower0
Grower0
@DRWU_357, Thanks, I've been trying!
DEVS_GENETICS
DEVS_GENETICSweek 10
She is beautiful
Grower0
Grower0
@DEVS_GENETICS, That's great to hear from an experienced grower! Good luck with your grows
Hashy
Hashyweek 10
Hi mate. So far your doing awesome and carry on as you are. Ignore the breeders 9 weeks 10 weeks. To get to full potential 99% of autos will run to 13 weeks or 14 weeks, if some vegged longer then it may go longer then that. When checking trichomes do it on the buds themselves not the sugar leaves as the trichomes mature quicker on the sugar leaves. Also keep the detailed diary as you are and when it's complete enter into newbie of the month competition as if this is your 1st diary its a sure winner.πŸ‘
Grower0
Grower0
@Hashy, Thanks for the detailed feedback growmie, the info you provided about trichomes definitely helped me out. Happy growing
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budsweek 6
Hey! Thank you so much for running this diary, Looking forward to your harvest! Happy Growing & Good luck!🌱
Grower0
Grower0
@Fast_Buds, Thank you for creating great strains, I'm curious about the harvest as well! Happy Growing!
Kynareth
Kynarethweek 5
nice plants buddy
Grower0
Grower0
@Kynareth, Thanks bud
SwissKush
SwissKushweek 15
Very beautiful plant! i bet the buds melt the face off everyone! 😍
yan402
yan402week 15
Chunky πŸ˜‹πŸ‘πŸ‘Œ