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Minnesota_Grows_420 Minnesota_Grows_420
2 years ago
I was getting a little worried that after 8 days these girls were looking a bit pale/yellow. I thought it might be that the Autopots were giving a touch too much water since I turned the pot watering system on a few days too early and had been misting the media every AM. I also was considering turning on the AC Infinity exhaust which I had not turned on yet in an effort to keep the humidity around 80%. Instead of doing both, on day 9, I turned on the exhaust to level 1 which dropped the humidity in the tent to 59%. The very next morning the plants had turned a much deeper green color. Turns out that either they didn't like 83 degrees and 80% humidity or (more likely) they were starved for CO2. This illustrates the importance of air exchange in the tent even at very early stages of growth. CDLC 1- Was the last germinated seed to break the surface of the media. She looks to be 4-5 days behind the largest lady (Ghost Toof) However, she looks like she is catching up pretty quickly so I decided to let her do her thing. Looks good otherwise. CDLC 2- One leaf has a bit of a sideways curl deformation which I would normally associate with root issues. However, since I am using peat based media (Pro-Mix HP) this is unlikely. She looks healthy otherwise. Ghost Toof- This lady is, by far, the most aggressive grower of these four as can be seen from the pics. However, two of her leaves on the second node have been clawing and look oversaturated with water at their tips. For now, I will assume that this is her recovering from 80+% humidity for too long or the CO2 starvation. But will keep an eye on her. No other plants are showing clawing like this. (perhaps one leaf of CDLC 2) Letting her transpire a bit more with the higher VPD might do the trick. Otherwise, she is looking beautiful, symmetrical and is growing aggressively. Mephisto's Wedding- Not much to say about her. She is looking good aside from a slight non-symmetry and is a slightly less aggressive growing at this point. I marked my Autopot reservoir at 5 and 10 gallon levels to make adding to the res easier. I will add to it when it hits the 5 gallon level. When I first turned the system on (too early) it used 4 gallons overnight to get all the pots saturated. I waited until the level in the res reached the 5 gallon mark. (2 days later) and mixed in 3ml/gal of Sensi-Bloom A and B into a 5 gallon bucket and added it to the res giving me an ml/gal of 2ml/gal on the res. All water added to the res is tap water which luckily PHs to 6.4. I leave a full 5 gallon bucket in the grow room at all times to let it dechlorinate on its own. Also I have a small water pump in the res which is plugged into a smart outlet from AC Infinity. I set this pump to stir the res tank every 30 minutes for 4 minutes duration. Day 12 update- All plants are doing very well. Ghost Toof and CDLC 2 have shown explosive growth in the last two days. I added 1ml/gal Sensi-cal/mag to the res. Probably not needed but won't hurt. Humidity levels are spiking a bit higher than I would like at night as can be seen in the photos above. 71% peak. Its not bad, but I would like to keep that a little lower during lights out at this point in the grow to avoid mildew. I set the AC Infinity exhaust to trigger on level five setting when humidity reaches 65%. This only happens during lights out as day humidity levels are pretty stable at 60%. Day 13 update. Stainless LST hoops installed before a couple of the ladies get too large to do it. You won't find these for sale. These are repurposed from 500lb barrels of Lincoln welding wire. These are zip-tied to the pots in two places.
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Grow Questions
Minnesota_Grows_420
Minnesota_Grows_420started grow question 2 years ago
Suggestions on a decent reasonably priced CO2 meter? Thanks
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 2 years ago
Hey there. So, I tried answering this earlier but I was banned. So here's round 2. I've invested heavy into co2. And when delving into that. You really don't wanna go cheap pal. As I suspect. That you just don't wanna know your levels but are looking to enhance them. Well, say you get a meter and it reads 1500ppm and it's over 5000 cause your plants are locked out of photosynthesis (which if you don't have the right environment extra co2 beyond ambient level will just increase and increase and be deadly in the environment. Co2 stays low to the ground so, any pets small kids and so on, are the 1st to come into contact. So, I would highly suggest you spend more or close to 200e on a well known brand. So many reviews I seen on amazon with meters giving much lower reading that what was really there. My pro leaf. Its one of the best on the market that doesn't cost as much as the Eco / growtech but just as good. If not better you'll find they all use parts of the same reg vivoson. It'll set u back 290e can go up to 500$ on some sites. You'll get a fuzzy logic controller that reads co2 by the second. And is as safe as they come. If there's a fault. It turns off.
Minnesota_Grows_420
Minnesota_Grows_420started grow question 2 years ago
The only leaf in the entire tent looking a little mad. My instinct says leave it and see if any others pop up. Thoughts?
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masdefs33
masdefs33answered grow question 2 years ago
Looks like Septoria. Clip it and spray a copper foliar spray just in case. Dont want it spreading and you can avoid future issues at the cost of and one fan leaf...
Minnesota_Grows_420
Minnesota_Grows_420started grow question 2 years ago
Looking for experience with the Autopot system. This is the first time I have used it. 12gal reservoir. I change out the res weekly but by the end of the week it has a foul smell to it. Cleaned each time with half bottle of 3% Peroxide. Is this par for the course? Thanks!
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
depending on size and frequency this may or may not be an option for your context.. i find topping off at at half capacity or more in my rez allows me to delay cleaning a bit longer than letting it go down to 10 gallons or so and refilling (55 gal drum). I refill at 25gal. the rez is in a different room which is cooler than grow area. the heat from powerheads that stir the water have less impact on a larger volume and i add 30-35 gallons of winter tap water that is fairly cold every 3-4 days at peak use. the key is the temperature. if it's warmer you will have to clean more often. also, can adjust the volume you use and just refill more frequently with fresh water. have a volume that lasts 4-5 days instead of a week. if you can't avoid it, then work around it. adding h2o2 to the res will definitely help. not sure how much and how often, but it breaksdown fairly fast and faster in 'hard' water which is what fertilized water would be considered.
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Pablo42069
Pablo42069commentedweek 22 years ago
Nice write-up! Interested to see what those CDLC do :D
Minnesota_Grows_420
Minnesota_Grows_420commented2 years ago
@Pablo42069, Thank you sir, and thanks for the comment. I am very interested in the CDLC as well. I love a good couch-lock.
Ringo
Ringocommentedweek 9a year ago
That Ghost Toof looks amazing! Share some dry pics with a post harvest review 😎
Minnesota_Grows_420
Minnesota_Grows_420commenteda year ago
@Ringo, Thanks! Just posted all that.
RonnieB
RonnieBcommentedweek 9a year ago
I hate admitting this but the best grow I ever did was with Advanced Nutrients Grow Micro Bloom, 1 burple light and 2 Mars most inexpensive light. If there are any doubts look at my first diary and the week 11 or 10 video. 2 Fast BudsvGG at end of video they're tied down, RocBudInc Purple Roc V1 white label. Crystal meth x Purple Roc Berry and the very first plant Mephisto Hubbabubbasmellascope. 4 plants under those cheap lights and cheap Nutrients no supplements yielded a hair over 6 pounds cured bud. I haven't been able to repeat that since and get more confused after every grow. I get close but not like my 1st grow.
doobieandthedutchess
doobieandthedutchesscommentedweek 9a year ago
Nice looking grow! Does it feel better being legal? Glad to see some local gromie’s on here.