ETHOS Clones (Diary #8)

Week 2 (Jul 11-17) ----------------------------- Flushed the un-mixed and pre-mixed coco as close to 400 PPM/5.8 pH as I could before transplanting...it's definitely on the higher side of both. Myco was mixed in, about half a tsp. I added the shredded coco to the top layer to keep moisture in longer and to allow the roots to use the upper parts of the bag. The other cut is ready to for transplant. These Kush Cakes are beasting. All the other clones are in week 1 and almost ready for transplanting. Just trying to keep the substrate saturated and the PPM and pH in range this week. KC1 is fairly unpredictable with the runoff values, alternating drops and rises in PPM. It could still be dealing with the high PPM of the coco that was sitting around until transplant. Hopefully she levels out and starts producing similar numbers to the KC2. Environment is nice and stable at 21-25c and 55-65% humidity. DLI is between 8-10 based on the 18hr schedule. MH lamp is set at 50% and hovers 20" from the plants. Noticing some slight cupping on the upper leaves so I may end up raising the lamp a few inches. Feeding log: Jul 11 AM (0.25L) KC1 In: 367 PPM/5.7 pH Out: 339 PPM/6.0 pH (22c) (-28 PPM)✅ GS1 In: 367 PPM/5.7pH Out: 370 PPM/5.9 pH (22c) (-3 PPM)✅ GS2 In: 367 PPM/5.7 pH Out: 389 PPM/6.0 pH (22c) (+22 PPM)❌ MC In: 367 PPM/5.7 pH* Out: 371 PPM/6.0 pH (21c) (+4 PPM)❌ ELB In: 367 PPM/5.7 ph* Out: 371 PPM/6.0 pH* (22c) (+4 PPM)❌ ELB2 In: 367 PPM/5.7 pH* Out: 369 PPM/5.9 pH* (21c) (+2 PPM)❌ CG In: 367 PPM/5.7 pH Out: 366 PPM/6.0 pH* (22c) (-1 PPM)✅ Jul 11 PM (New container flush) KC1 In: 439 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 496 PPM*/6.0 pH (21c) (+57 PPM) * May level out Jul 12 AM GS In: 370 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 375 PPM/5.8 pH (22c) (+5 PPM) ❌⬇️ MC In: 370 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 366 PPM/5.8 pH (21c) (-4 PPM)✅➡️ ELB In: 370 PPM/5.8 ph Out: 326 PPM/5.7 pH (22c) (-44 PPM)✅➡️ ELB2 In: 370 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 368 PPM/5.7 pH (21c) (-2 PPM)✅➡️ CG In: 370 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 388 PPM/5.8 pH (21c) (+18 PPM)❌⬇️ Jul 12 PM (3-5L) KC1 In: 480 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 444 PPM/5.7 pH (21c) (-36 PPM)➡️✅ KC2 In: 480 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 443 PPM/5.6/7 pH (19/20c) (-37 PPM)➡️✅ * Needed a pretty good soak after not watering for a while Jul 13 AM (2L) KC1 In: 475 PPM/5.9 pH Out: 525 PPM/6.0 pH (20c) (+50 PPM) ?❌ KC2 In: 475 PPM/5.9 pH Out: 465 PPM/5.7 pH (20c) (-10 PPM)✅ MC In: 375 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 341 PPM/5.8 pH (c) (-34 PPM)✅➡️ ELB In: 375 PPM/5.8 ph Out: 321 PPM/5.8 pH (22c) (-54 PPM)✅➡️ ELB2 In: 375 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 358 PPM/5.6 pH (22c) (-17 PPM)✅➡️ CG In: 375 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 364 PPM/5.8 pH (22c) (-11 PPM)✅➡️ GS In: 375 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 355 PPM/5.9 pH (22c) (-20 PPM)✅➡️ * Falling pH KC2/ELB2 (-0.2) Jul 14 AM * Only watered 5 gallon containers KC1 In: 404 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 540 PPM/6.0 pH (22c) (+136 PPM)❌ KC2 In: 404 PPM/5.8 pH Out: 464 PPM/5.6 pH (21c) (+60 PPM)❌ MC In: -- PPM/6.0 pH Out: -- PPM/ pH (c) (- PPM) ELB In: 399 PPM/5.8 ph (AM) Out: 389 PPM/5.8 pH (22c) (-10 PPM) ✅ ELB2 In: -- PPM/6.0 pH Out: -- PPM/ pH (c) (PPM) CG In: -- PPM/6.0 pH Out: -- PPM/ pH (c) (-PPM) GS In: 399 PPM/5.8 pH (New container soak) Out: 412 PPM/6.0 pH (22c) ➡️ (soak again PM) • KC1 pH is rising and not feeding, some clawing • KC2 pH is dropping and not feeding, slight clawing The clawing on the KCs might be the beginning of a nitrogen toxicity, locking out the CaMg I've been feeding. May explain the rising PPM values. The dropping pH is a bit of a concern, and generally means overfeeding in my experience. I may have buffered a little strong as things were good until transplanting into the larger containers. Furthermore , if the high PPM is an excess of CaMg, my pH at 5.6 is out of range for uptake. As much as I hate flushing this early, it might be the best time to do it because the coco is totally saturated so it takes next to nothing to get a runoff. I'll try to flush EVERYTHING with a solution @ 375-400 PPM @ 6.0 pH. From there I can get a better idea of who needs what. This going to be a pain in the ass 😂 July 15 AM KC1 In: 418 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 436 PPM/5.8 pH (21c) (+18 PPM) ❌ KC2 In: 418 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 410 PPM/5.6 pH (20c) (-8 PPM)✅ MC In: 367 PPM/5.9 pH Out: 348 PPM/5.9 pH (22c) (-19 PPM)✅ ELB In: 418 PPM/6.0 ph Out: 409 PPM/5.9 pH (21c) (-9 PPM) ✅ ELB2 In: 367 PPM/5.9 pH Out: 348 PPM/5.8 pH (22c) (-19 PPM) ✅ CG In: 367 PPM/5.9 pH Out: 358 PPM/5.9 pH (22c) (-9 PPM) ✅ GS In: 418 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 422 PPM/6.0 pH (20c) (+4 PPM) ❌ Jul 16 AM KC1 In: 416 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 420 PPM/5.8 pH (21c) (+4 PPM)❌ KC2 In: 416 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 409 PPM/5.7 pH (20c) (-7 PPM)✅ MC In: 361 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 338 PPM/5.9 pH (23c) (-23 PPM)✅ ELB In: 408 PPM/6.0 ph Out: 392 PPM/5.8 pH (22c) (-16 PPM)✅ ELB2 In: 361 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 328 PPM/5.8 pH (23c) (-33 PPM)✅ CG In: 361 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 353 PPM/5.8 pH (23c) (-8 PPM)✅ GS In: 408 PPM/6.0 pH Out: 411 PPM/5.9 pH (21c) (+3 PPM)❌ Inching closer and closer everyday. I've flushed down all the 5 gallon containers with some feeding and others very close to being even with the inflow. A few more watering events should do the trick. I'll lower PPM to 375 next and keep the pH at 6.0. Transplanted MCxGC and ELB2 to 3 gallon bags. Pretty much out of coco so I may reuse a little from last time to fill the last bag. Still need to soak it in Sensizym to deal with the leftover root matter the screen didn't catch. Just the lone Cherry cut left in the solo cup. It's not showing roots out of the bottom yet anyway as it was the last to start rooting. Jul 17 Watered everything, logged everything and my two notes literally dropped out of my phone. Really glad I've kept this record on grow diaries because I lost ALL my notes on PPM.