ETHOS Clones (Diary #8)

Here we go! Bloom period begins today!! Goals for the week: • KEEP CONDITIONS THE SAME AS LAST WEEK • USE FULL VEG NUTES • Add Sensizym to feed schedule • Increase EC from 1.8-2.0 • Keep MH bulbs in until end of week • Tie branches down as they stretch • Swap MH to HPS end of week No signs of fungus gnats, either flying or new ones on traps. Mosquito dunks in every bucket of water going forward. It's like a pesticide with every watering! I replaced the sticky traps to be able to spot any new activity. Turned on the 2nd lamp and gave the girls some elbow room. It's going to boost temperatures so I've really gotta watch the humidity for the next few days. Got some big storms in the forecast so that should help. Added some 4' stakes to the 5g containers for support in anticipation of heavy flowers🤞. I'm motivated baby, let do this thing!! Aug 22 AM (no water) 🌡️: 28c ✅ ❄️: 22.8 ⬆️ 🌧️: 63%✅ ☁️: 55.1% ✅ 📈: 1.34⬇️ 📉: 0.95✅ 📊: 1.15-1.32 ✅⬇️ Aug 22 PM (1.5L @ 22c) Mix: 12ml A, 12ml B, 7.5ml Tea: 6L water = 2.4 EC + 3L water = 1.8 EC • Dehumidifier was set to 45-50% (AM) • Lamps at 400w by accident • pH 5.8 • Very little or no runoff Aug 23 AM (1/2-1L @ 24c) Mix: 12ml CaMg, 16ml A, 16ml B, 16ml B52, 12ml Sensizym : 10L water = 2.0 EC + 1L water = 1.8 EC • Bit of runoff (100ml) 🌡️: 28.6c⬇️ ❄️: 23.9c✅ 🌧️: 60.4⬆️ ☁️: 54.4%⬆️ 📈: 1.48 ⬇️ 📉: 0.95 ✅ 📊: 1.25-1.34 ⬇️ Aug 23 PM (1.5L @ 21c) Mix: LEFTOVER FROM AM EVENT + 1L water (1.6 EC/5.8 pH) • Little more runoff, but not a lot Had to use up the rest of the mix from last event. Bags were still a touch heavy. Activating the 2nd lamp has temperatures close to the mid 80's now. It's almost impossible to keep the humidity above 60% at this point. I've added one of those slow release CO2 bags to help them cope with higher temperatures, as well as a bottle of silica to reduce stress from the heat. Could be bullshit but even a little extra isn't going to hurt anything. *Exhale 365 CO2 bag inoculated (30-45 days to max ppm 1500)* Aug 24 PM (1L @ 22c) Mix: 7ml Pro Silicate, 12ml CaMg: 8L water = 1.0 EC/5.6 pH • Some plants have runoff (KC's and GS) 🌡️: 83.5F ⬇️ ❄️: 71.4F ⬆️ 🌧️: 65.8%✅ ☁️: 55.0%✅ 📈: 1.29🆗⬇️ 📉: 0.97✅ 📊: 1.15-1.22🆗⬇️ After mixing the silica, I waited 30 minutes. The pH jumped to 9.0 so I adjusted it down to 5.5. I added in the CaMg in at full strength and adjusted to 5.6 before watering. I'm changing my hygrometer probe in the room from C to F so it's quicker to reference my VPD chart. Big watering tonight with runoff measurements. Aug 25 PM (2-3L @ 21c) Mix: 28ml A, 28ml B, 24ml B52 : 14L water = 2.2 EC (+1L) "KC1 In: 2.0 EC/5.8 pH (3L) Out: 2.3 EC/5.7 pH (22c) (+0.3 EC) ✅ "KC2 In: 2.0 EC/5.8 pH (3L) Out: 2.1 EC/6.0 pH (23c) (+0.1 EC) ✅ "GS In: 2.0 EC/5.8 pH (3L) Out: 2.1 EC/5.7 pH (23c) (+0.1 EC) ✅ "ELB In: 2.0 EC/5.8 pH (3L) Out: 3.2 EC/5.7 pH (24c) (+1.2 EC) ❌ *MC In: 2.0 EC/5.8 pH (2L) Out: 3.2 EC/5.7 pH (23c) (+1.2 EC) ❌ *CG In: 2.0 EC/5.8 pH (2L) Out: 2.5 EC/5.8 pH (23c) (+0.5 EC) ❌ • ELB/MC had nearly zero runoff after 2-3L • Poured 1-2L plain ph 5.8 water in all but KC's • H202 on MC 🌡️: 82.4F✅ ❄️: 75F✅ 🌧️: 59.5%⬆️ ☁️: 56.8%⬆️ 📈: 1.34⬇️ 📉: 0.95✅ 📊: 1.24🆗⬇️ Getting nervous after measuring these runoffs. A few plants are over 3 EC...might've been dirty trays idk...No burnt tips yet anyway. The VPD is improving slightly but it's more in the range of mid-late bloom right now. Temperatures are around 83.5F so that's getting a bit hot. The heat could definitely be boosting the EC, along with the reduced amount of water over the last 3 days. Humidity is down with the increase in heat. I'm just filling 5 gallon buckets and placing them around the room during lights on and removing them at night. New flies on the sticky traps so I need to get more Hydrogen peroxide. Changed the busier traps out for now. Seems like a lot going on but they're looking good. Still getting some purple leaf stems and purple streaks on the stalks. It's on all of them so it isn't genetics. More likely a lockout than a deficiency. Tying the taller branches down to spread them out and letting the lowers catch up. All of them are pretty level with a series of trays under them to boost the shorter ones. There hasn't been a huge stretch so I'll make the switch to HPS bulbs for the second week. Phew 😅 Aug 26 PM (1L @ 20c) Mix: 14ml A, 14ml B, 12ml B52, 7ml Compost Tea, 14ml Sensizym : 7L water = 2.0 EC • Small runoff on GS/CG/ELB/MC • None from KCs 🌡️: 80.4F ✅ ❄️: 70.3F ⬆️ 🌧️: 63.8% ✅ ☁️: 52.5% ⬆️ 📈: 1.32 ⬇️ 📉: 0.97 ✅ 📊: 1.27 ⬇️ VPD is still high on average but with good chunks of time in range. Humidity doesn't get much higher than 58% during the bulk of lights on but I'm not gonna sweat it too much. I may increase the humidity threshold to 55% for lights off to allow the humidity to climb overnight. New growth is exploding and that will boost the humidity as well. Aug 27 PM (1-2L @ 21c) Mix: 7.5ml Pro Silicate, 20ml CaMg : 8L water = 1.1 EC • 5.6 pH • 2L into MC/ELB, 1.5L into KC/GS, 1L into CG • Good runoff out of MC • No runoff from ELB or CG • Very small amounts from KCs/GS 🌡️: 83.3F ⬇️ ❄️: 72.5F✅ 🌧️: 64.1%✅ ☁️: 50.6% ⬆️ 📈: 1.65 ❌⬇️ (83.3F/50.3%) 📉: 0.88 ✅ 📊: 1.12 ✅ • Dryer outside, less humidity inside • Lower temps and/or raise humidity Aug 28 (4-6L @ 21c) Mix: 28ml CaMg, 36ml A, 36ml B, 36ml B52, 24ml Bloom A, 24ml Bloom B, 25ml Tea : 10 gallon water = 2.0 EC "KC1 In: 2.0 EC/5.6 pH (4L) Out: 2.4 EC/5.8 pH (21c) (+0.4 EC)🆗 "KC2 In: 2.0 EC/5.6 pH (4L) Out: 2.2 EC/5.8 pH (21c) (+0.2 EC)✅ "GS In: 2.0 EC/5.6 pH (4L) Out: 2.3 EC/5.7 pH (21c) (+0.3 EC)✅ "ELB In: 2.0 EC/5.6 pH (6L) Out: 2.6 EC/5.6 pH (21c) (+0.6 EC)🆗 *MC In: 2.0 EC/5.6 pH (4L) Out: 2.4 EC/5.9 pH (22c) (+0.4 EC)🆗 *CG In: 2.0 EC/5.6 pH (4L) Out: 2.5 EC/5.9 pH (22c) (+0.5 EC)🆗 🌡️: 80.4F✅ ❄️: 72.3F✅ 🌧️: 64.8% ✅ ☁️: 54.6%⬆️ 📈: 1.32 ⬇️ 📉: 0.89 ✅ 📊: 1.2 ✅ Last day of week one. Runoffs are alright for the most part, dumped a gallon into each. Bags were light and I got almost no runoff from 2L. Still playing around with the environment trying to get the heat down. Not having a ton of luck and there's a heat wave coming. AC will be running so that means lower humidity lol. Here we go