Coco was pre-charged with CaliMagic 7ml/gal. 1 GSC didn’t take so another one was started and was planted on 05/16. Another Hulkberry seed is germinating for a total of 9 plants.
@gottagrowsometime, I plan on losing my flowering tent soon and converting half the bedroom into a flowering room. So I don’t plan on using C02 anymore. I have a second FC-E8000 I’m going to use. I will be able to raise my lights higher that way. I’m also going to run 2 600w hps bulbs on 3-4 plants for a vertical grow and put 4 plants under each 800w light. So figuring out my wiring is going to be my next challenge.
@Em005, Ye, but with co2 you can grow in higher temps. The foxtailing is maybe cause you light is too close. And its best to have a exhaust, negative pressure environment will allow more co2 to stay instead of blowing air into the tent. I'm going to grow in co2 soon. But the temp thing ye, you can get an AC temp controlled intake. You can set the temp from 18-42c. Or you can just put the intake fan in and use it as an AC unit. Only 135euro for a 800m3 area. Prima kilma. And with co2 you need around 1500 ppfd which you have in tbr FC E, but if you wanted to go in the way of co2 the FC 8000 is built for co2. But the FC E is still more than enough.
And a par meter is something you do not need in a tent with them lights. Ppl only need par meters when they are growing in a big grow room. Them lights are tested with some of the most expensive par meters we wouldn't even know how to turn on. I just use a simple lux or ppfd meter you get with your phone on play store, no they won't be accurate but they'll gibe you a good idea where most of the ppfd is.
@gottagrowsometime, I’m currently in late flower with 6 photos. I tried to hang a C02 bucket but I was having trouble with temps in a sealed tent with the fan bringing air in. So I had to put the fan back to exhausting the tent. Two plants have some foxtailing. But I plan on using a PAR meter next time.
Hey there friend. Would you be alright with me offering some pointers? So cannabis plants LOVE heat and humidity. It is the buds that hate it. In veg we want to take advantage of this fact to help our plants grow along much quicker and more vigorously. In veg we can look for temps of 79-84 MAX with lights on & no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we allow for too much temperature swing between lights on and lights off while the plant is still growing vertically up to day 20 of flower, We will cause the plant to stretch ALOT which we do not want. So in veg & early flower, Keeping our temperature gaps nice and close between lights on and off is key. Utilizing humidity in our rooms during veg will also help out a lot with more rapid growth but we must introduce it properly. In our rooms we have our temperature and humidity set-points, But when we combine those 2 it forms a third set-point which is the most important & that is called VPD, Vapor pressure deficit.
I strongly recommend every new grower or old grower who has not learned it yet, To study and understand it & implement it into your room, Logging your numbers daily.
https://cerescann.com/importance-of-measuring-vpd/
For soil, We generally want to go for a PH of 6.1.
This website does a GREAT job of illustrating it with a nice graph & very good detailed explanation for soil.
https://autoflowerseedshop.com/cannabis-ph-chart-guide/
As we briefly touched on before, During veg & early flower we want our temperature gap's nice and tight to avoid stretch. Why exactly our plants stretch in response to this is a genetic trigger being activated by the environmental stress essentially telling the plant the end of the season is closer than it really is. In veg & early flower the plant is still in its first stage of development which is to grow up wide and tall so when it produces seed, It can cast them out nicely. Remember, Whether we are growing our plants for seed or bud their genetic responses do not change as they gh sidedo not know any different. Once the plant has finished that first stage of growth by weeks 4-6 of flower with most strains, It is by day 20 of flower. Autoflowers you have to watch for it, But once the plant has finished this goal its new mission is to focus 100% on producing nice big flower clusters & to get very sticky so it can attract pollen to it successfully.
So once that vertical growth is finished, We actually now want to begin to expose our plants to larger temperature swings between lights on and lights off. This will help activate that genetic response and allow us to draw out the most potential from the strain utilizing the plants genetic triggers to environmental stresses at the right times. We can also take this a step further with doing light deprivation in the last 2 weeks using less light to simulate cloud cover. Very cold feed temps on the last flush is very good too. If you do not have them already, Get yourself a good PAR meter & thermal laser temp gun to monitor your plant top temperatures & optimize how much light your plants are getting. We are currently in the middle of producing a very comprehensive tutorial series for everybody to learn from & understand how to grow the highest level craft cannabis all on their own. If this interests you please check out our youtube and subscribe. The first 2 episodes are out the next one is coming in a few days. If you should ever have any questions or need any help, Please feel free to follow my profile and shoot me a DM. I will gladly help you with the pull down & make sure you get the best quality harvest possible as it is the most important step of the entire process.
Happy growing friend!
@LegacyMarketFarm, I most certainly will check out your channel. Would you mind following me on here. This is my second time growing but 1st time with autos. This should take you to my post for my photos. I’ve been working on them since January. I plan on doing more documenting on my grows and maybe even posting on TikTok or YouTube. So I can show newbies like myself some trial and error and what I have learned along the way. Thanks for the extra knowledge! https://support.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com/t/my-poor-babies-i-need-some-help/83495/154