Welcome to my CBD CA AUTO grow. Be sure to drop a like so I can visit your grows.
WK 2 VD8 17/5. Its going, very slow but it's going. Just going to sit back and hold my breath. Will stick with a light diet of TP nutrients.
18/5/22 Figuring out how VPD works. You could read for hours about this stuff and still not dial it in for years.
But here's the basics. VPD 0.4-0.8 kpa for early seedling. So under or around 23c and around 50-60 RH. atm my VPD is 1.05kpa and for most of my plants the optimal range is .8-1.1 kpa. Temp is 80 F 25C and RH is 70%. To find the perfect VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit)check out optimal ranges of VPD for growing stages, also your strain should have the optimal VPD. I don't have an infrared temp to check the LVPD (Leaf Vapor Pressure Deficit) that's a whole other ball game. Atm it's not the optimal range for this plant and it's showed for the first week but as it's coming out off the seedling range hopefully growth should explode. Understanding this stuff has really transformed my grows. Look at my growth on D16 and look at my 1st set of grows on D16 they are at least a week behind.
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@gottagrowsometime, I'm just about to finish up my current grows and then I have a summer break. It gets too warm here to grow without AC, and I always seem to have a bunch of other things to do in the summer.
I'll start next CBD grow in September. Got three strains to choose from: Charlotte's Angel, Skunk Dream, and Red Pure Auto. Leaning towards Red Pure based on looks alone but I'll follow along with your diary to see how your girls turn out.
Hi, hope all is well👊..
If you add some c02 in your tent that's really hot it might help your plants grow a little bigger.
c02 helps the plant with photosynsethis when the temps creep up to high, give it a try. Lots
of DIY c02 generaters online. maybe this will help..
@gottagrowsometime,I make my c02 generator with 1 cup of sugar, 1 tsp yeast and 1/2 tsp baking soda, mix with 6 cups of water.
Lasts about a week with a c02 bubble every 3-5 seconds. Once it starts to slow down a bit I just add a little more yeast and sugar, very cheap.
I have clear plastic tubing coming out of the generator and I hook it right to the back of my small fan and have it blowing directly on the plants.
I tried the c02 bottle before cost 30 dollars and lasted about ten days, my diy c02 gen. costs about $1.50 a week and you can tweak your recipe
to make it last longer. I've never checked ppfd, ppm's or anything just ph every once in awhile and I've had some pretty good luck, but you can't grow perfect everytime ,
especially with auto's as no two are the same.
Have a great Day!!!
@northernMike, ye, I don't have the PPFD to use co2 mate effectively. You need 1500 ppfd to get the most out of co2. I currently have 3 exhale bags going so the plants are taking in the co2 to some extent but you need high uniformed PPFD to get the most out of co2 Thanks.
I like to keep my seedlings under a clear solo cup just until the seed hulls fall off sometimes I have to spray them with some water just to keep em moist and the shell a little softer. Since I started doing this I haven't ripped the heads off any more trying to help em off 😅 I bought a super sprouter now so hopefully I don't have to worry anymore
@Cyrusdavirus, hmmm, okay, I'm going to try that out in the future. Not having good luck with germination this run. Its an area that's overlooked and prob 1 of the most important things as if they don't germ there's no grow lol. So, I'm going to start reading up and learning how to germ seeds better. Thanks bro.