Mix of Auto Flowers - Winter 2022

Day 36 - Cleaned Up for Monday Photos • I've been torturing the poor Gorilla Glue. • I've removed a lot of leaves blocking bud sites. • Tucking was just not enough. • Cleaned out any smaller underneath leaves that just suck on the resources. • Plus, any leaves facing the plant's main stem are "outta here. • "Purple Lemonade #1 sure isn't pretty, but it's still the only plant truly showing flowering. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of Day 37 - the only plnt truly in flower is the Purple Lemonade #1. Day 37 - the Calcium Monster A couple of days ago, I noticed that Goilla Glue was showing some deficiencies. My gut (and the internet) told me that I was most likely looking at a Ca issue. This is happening even though, my coco was double buffered by me with two sessions of 24 hours each time. Plus, my Jack's recipe has more Ca(NO3)2 (Part B) than the last time I grew. They raised both A&B. With all this preparation and improved diet, Coco Coir still gives me the middle finger. My First Attack: So, I decided to go at this a different way. First, a good old-fashion Ca/Mg Foliar spray. Then I added 10ml (mixture) to a syringe with a 4-inch blunt needle and pumped into the soil about 3-inches away from the stem. I started at the 12-o'clock position and about every 12 hours I have moved to the 3-o'clock and this morning the 6-o'clock mark on the pot. This evening I'll put 10 ml more at the 9-o'clock mark. The good news is I didn't see new trouble this AM. My Plan B: If the above doesn't work, since I am using AutoPots and I am relectant to top "drench" more after the Rechsrge incident, I may apply a small amount of concentrated Ca/Mg to the each pot's bottom reservoir. I know there is about 250 ml of nutrient fluid at any given time in these reservoirs (and under the media). So, my concentrated mixture will be based 1-gallon divided by 8 (for 1/2 strength). So, if Cali-Magic is 1 ml a liter, I'll stir 0.125 ml of straight Ca/Mg into the mini-reservoirs (instead of the normal 0.250 ml). By going straight to the pot's reservoir, the Ca/Mg circumvents the main reservoir (12-gal) and should allow the lower roots close to immediate access. So, to recap, Plan A is foliar and 10 ml injections (diluted to per-1-gallon ratio) 4-to-5 inches into the coco. If that doesn't stop signs of a deficiency, then Plan B is add a 1/2-ratio diluted solution to each unit's reservoir. I do realize if I go to far with the Ca/Mg that it could cause potassium, magnesium, manganese and iron lockout deficiencies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 37 - MORE on Calcium Monster Note: These pictures are heavily processed to accentuate Calcium issues. So, don't take the dark green coloring as accurate. Nitrogen is okay (so far) with these plants. These photos are for visual stimulation only! By the way, I'm assuming from internet sluething that this is a Ca issue, by all means correct me if I have it wrong. I decided to take a closer look at the Gorilla Glue calcium issues. These are just iPhone pics that have been "heavily massaged" with my normal photo processor (DxO Photo Lab 6 Elite). As I wrote above, I think I have a good plan to stop this trend. These pics are from Gorilla Glue, but later in my next photo posting, you will see that the Purple Lemonades have some CA issues too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 39 - Photos & Notes Gorilla Glue seems to be under Calcium Control. Critical Purple is Maintenance Free So Far. The Purple Lemonades may be funny looking, but they are the first to flower. PL#2 is now showing small signs of pre-flowering. I added about 1ml of Ca/Mg to GG's small reservoir, and I continue to foliar feed Ca/Mg. I removed a few stem-facing leaves. All flower sites are exposed to max lighting now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------