As the Ganja Farmer Seed's TKO is ripening and getting closer to harvest, I'm continuing to lower ppm levels while managing bucket water levels and ph. We're exactly at day 56 of flower (5/5/23) on Cinco de Mayo. The TKO reflects a flowering time of 60-65 days, so no more nutrients at this point. I'll continue to monitor Trichomes through next week (i.e., week 9 of flower). Once I see more amber (approximately 20-25%), I will begin a 2-3 day flush with straight RO water. At that point, she is ready to come down.
The last bucket change end of week 7 strictly following GH's recommended dosage. That bucket change out brought an end to the ph swings she was beginning to experience. After the change out, the balance between water consumption, nutrient uptake, and ph is spot on. Specifically, while plant is up taking water, ph and ppm have maintained stability.
She's looking and smelling incredible. There is a learning curve with DWC - no lie - but I've enjoyed the experience. She is an aggressive grower and challenging for maintenance.
All in all, great genetics. Gratitude and thanks to Ganja Farmer Seeds! Peace.
@GrapevineGrower2, Nice! I've always found DWC fascinating, and I'm sure I will give it a go one day. I hear ya regarding the warm weather. I never grow in the summer as it just gets too hot here.
@love_2_grow, thank you ;) First time running hydroponic buckets and so far so good. Hope to have it harvested before it begins warming up around here.
Bro the size of the leaves on the dwc bucket doubled in size in one week (pic6 and pic7). Amazing recovery.
P.S. I know this isn’t the Punchberry diary but I couldn’t help but notice lol
@GrapevineGrower2, you know after this experiment of yours, you will not want to grow anything but DWC lol. I don’t have a crystal ball but I have a feeling your gonna see a large difference. Hopefully you see quality gains along with yield gains too. That would be amazing.
Hey mc, how much height space do you have total if you raise your lights all the way up? I have just a few thoughts I’d like to share but haven’t seen your whole setup…
@GrapevineGrower2, I always wondered how much room there really was in those smaller tents. I was gonna suggest don’t do anything at all to the Ethos until it recovers and goes 4 weeks of regular growth…but you don’t have that kinda time with the low height restriction. It’s been stunted bad and might not fully recover.
@FrontRowAG_BrianG, Hey HBG, thanks for touching bases. I have 24" remaining in a AC Infinity 2x4x5 tent at max light height. As you can tell from the updated pics, the TKO has completely filled in this week after a topping, defoliation, and LST. I was hoping there was enough time for the PBCRbx by Ethos to stablize, but the TKO cannot wait. Plan to move the PBCRbx over to a 3x3 where I can continue to care for the girl. Then in the 2x4 place a couple of Gelatos hybrids in 3 gal fabrics running in coco peat that are ready for flipping. Veg them out in the SCROG net over the next week or two before 12/12 flip. Plan to set the Spider Farmer SF-2000 12-15" above canopy and dial in the PPFDs (800 - 1000) during flowering with the dimmer switch. Thoughts?
