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10_5_22 VD8. Explosive root growth going on since I added the water 2 days ago. Not even 2 days. Going to have to transplant them into there pots and take them out of their bowls. Growth on top is going really slow but I'm putting that down to the fact that there was no water touching the roots. Clearly I held them back.
I've upped the ppm by 300. And I've brough the ratio of grow/bloom to 3:1.
11_5_22 I'm going to see how she reacts. It's a strain that seems to love root stims. Very rapid root growth. Idk y the tops are so slow to follow suit. I mean, idk whatelse I can do? My RH is perfect/temp too. Solid 24/25c max with light on20/21c min. RH NVR drops below 60 nvr goes above 72 neither, it has to be related to them not getting water to the rockwool from the beginning. HAS TO BE RIGHT? Any comments would be gladly appreciated.
Same Day: Took a PH sample off both DWC both have jumped to 7&7.2. Emptied both and made new mixes for both bringing PH to 5.5&5.8. Aswel as lowering both EC/PPM to 550&580 was too high and 7&750.
13_5_22 Decided to get these into their buckets. The bowls was a terrible idea. The PH jumped from the set 5.5 to 7 in 12 hrs in both 7.2 in the SLH DWC, Crazy RIGHT. No wonder y they aren't growing. I set both up and fixed their PH/PPM much lower. 450&470 both PH fell into 5.6&5.8 and filled the tent. Thinking of adding another grow light into the 70x70. Will be transplanting everything and moving 10 of the autos into the 150x150. The photos will stay in the 70x70 where I can keep the RH around 70% and I'll be able to bring the tent in the range of 45-55%.
15/5/22 So, as you can see this lady is very poorly. Idk what happened or what I did. But as soon as I added them to the buckets she came ill. Idk if it's from the top high an EC they were given for 12 hours or so a few days ago. So I've given up. There's a nutrient or enzyme that isn't working well in DWC. Again, I've no clue what it could be. They were fine right up until they weren't. I'm getting black spots, pk/N/cal mag/ lots of issues. So I restarted it again. I've dumped all the nutrient water and added a simple jungle juice mix with no enzymes. I'm having trouble with keeping temp under 20c..It's hitting 23c. I've added cold frozen bottles to bring the temp down. I'm putting it down to the 2 different nutrients not working together.
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From what I've read, if you can't keep the temp low enough you can use beneficial microbes or hydrogen peroxide to prevent root rot. I've been using peroxide on my virgin DWC benture when the temp goes above 20°C, so far so good
@Misanthrope, Hey bro. Well the nutrients in using have a lil higher temp rate. It stats to keep the water under 25c with the bactria. So I'm using them and they seem to be doing ok. The roots are strong. Not breaking off when I run my hand down them and not slimy, so that's all good right? I was looking at getting some h202 but idk enough about it and what types of enzymes I can use with it..for the moment they seem to be doing ok. I'm pulling enzymes and root stims after wk 6 so I'll just keep throwing in ice bottles and bowls of PH'ed ice. Thanks for your comments. Will drop by and hv a look at how u do it. Is there any set DWC tank insulation I can buy or just a DIY job?
Hey Growmie, man sorry for your struggles! Has to have been a bacteria or virus for it to come in that quickly. Have you checked the inside of the buds for any rot or fungus?
@Jays_Not_Here_Man, yeah, was thinking the same thing man. Was one of the 1st things I did. Gave her a good going over and took what leafs off her that came off with a light pull, so dead. And was able to check her very closely, I also took off a sample and split her open and used my 60-100x microscope and there was nothing out of the normal. She just kicked her self into what was like a 2 weeks hard flush. She's struggling to eat atm, have set her ppm at 480 and thrown in some ripen. She's still sticky, not as sticky as she was though, but you know plants, some weeks that is better than others, also my RH has been a lot lower than normal so I think she's had it. I'll know for sure 2moro when the light comes back on, if she's high in the PPM I'll drop it to 250 and if she doesn't get back to eating on that then there's nothing more I can do. And she was just coming into the fattening stage, poxy sucks
Total Pond A20019 16-Ounce Pond Sludge Remover https://a.co/d/2E7NX5j this stuff has saved my dwc grows and seem to promote healthy white roots. I add 2.5mL per 5 gallon reservoir once a day and it kills any infection and then keeps it clean. Once the infection is gone it's probably not necessary but I'm not taking a chance thru the summer. No more h2o2 for me :-)
@Misanthrope, hmm, I'll be sure to look at it. Can you DM me how you used your H202 please. I know not to add anything organic but I need to be careful not to add too much so it doesn't attack the roots cause they are organic. Right.
So I've added 1ml/l how often will I have to top that up? And will I be best using it continuously with the nutrients right, cause using it just to clean the roots for a few hours makes no sense to me you'd have to do it all the time. So, no organic nutrients or minerals and straight h202 with synthetics right?
@Misanthrope, haha, ye, not ideal. And changing it around after 12hrs into the big tent for 6 hrs while the photos sleep i have to be on the ball and make sure I change just before the light goes out, set up the small tents intake then to make a negative pressure environment in that whole keeping RH under control. My temps are crazy with 4 drivers running in my room. From 26.5c to 31c. Ordered an AC unit, just what I needed more poxy watts lol. Think ill just leave changing the light round and give the autos 12hrs under the fc 3000 and then 6 hrs under the 2 p1000s and sf1000. Is a bit much running altogether.
Am definitely going to get a smaller tent and getting rid of this POS homebox.
Thanks for dropping by pal and for your comments. Cheers 🍻
Happy growing bud.
Comparing the pics in week 3 & 4, it looks to me like there was significant growth in the past week. I wouldnt worry too much about the compact plant, it will probably make up for it when you switch to flower and she stretches
@Misanthrope, ye, I've decided to go another way. You are right the 4 bottom nodes had made big growth so I said, hey, if she's focusing her growth there why not take away all that underdeveloped nodes, 5 sets and I'm left with 2. It was too compact and not grown up. It's the tent within a tent. The temps not good. All my plants in here are suffering. I need an AC unit. Also too many drivers. RH is a nightmare to control.