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Moved them into Rapid Rooter starter plugs then into the nursery they go... I also have a watermelon test plant in there lol
Disappointed in the Cheese 33% germination rate
8/19 - Looking really good in the nursery. In about a week they'll be moved into the 5 gal fabric pots filled with more of my amazing soil mix lol. I'm pretty confident after my first "organic grow" attempt in the spring. In reality the first half was synthetic and the second half was organic so yeah it was a learning experience! And all of this still is...! Also you can see 2 more late bloomers (Amnesia)
8/24 - Moved out of the nursery and into 5 gal pots - and to LED lights. Light is 8 inches away at 30%. Looking good. A lot of leaves "are flat" which I understand to mean they are very happy.
8/31 - LST 1+2 (GMO's) because they are displaying signs of pre-flower tendencies. One not in this diary (Carmella) is 14" tall with the avg of the others being 8". All looking good and the Cheese is happy! Trimmed the bottom node on all. Had 5 and now has 4 formed + the new tops...
9/7 - the GMO's are flowering and the 1 (1 out of 3 germinated) Cheese is in pre-flower. These are short it appears. The watermelon, for those interested, is doing amazing and I have 2 flowers at the moment. This garden is just under 4 weeks old and doing great! Very healthy. Perhaps a little blueing on one ladys leaves and a slight apperaance of purple in a couple stems lead me to believe a phosphorus deficiency. Just fed with DTE All Purpose 4-6-2 and will use a small amount of Humboldts Secret Flower Stacker (0-7-5) the next few waterings. I have a little left in the bottle, have always liked it, and now is the time to use it. I might get more if I don't find a better alternative for organic. I have Sulfate of Potash maybe I should use that... dunno but I'm gonna finish off the Stacker!
9/21 - Hope i don't jinx myself. This entire grow so far (6 weeks) zero signs of problems. With the last watering I gave them a small taste of DTE LF+K (above) as a treat. This stuff is amazing!!! BUT BUT BUT - be aware that it massively lowers pH. So - pour it into your clean water and then pH. Forgetting about this is a mistake Ive made a couple times so be aware. Less is more of this stuff as well I think. I was using it at about 1/4 dose and had to pH UP to get back to 6.5. Started with 4 gallons clean 7.8 water and ended up with 6.2 😬. Plants love this stuff but use it sparingly! I think you will be surprised how much it lowers the pH. Anyway things going well so far
@MiyaguiOkPolilla, LOL good eye mate! They are an experiment of sorts. If they want to grow I'm gonna help them. It'll be good practice I think. Testing my soil mix and first time using mycorrhizal fungi. I'll see the results of that application when I transplant the babies into their final 5gal fabric pots in about a week.
Amigo seria posible que me eches una mano, estoy usando el mismo panel de luces que tu y aun no se si estoy usando la configuracion correcta. Gracias :)
@morganfreeman420, I apologize for the delay. This is what I do learned from using the FC-6500's for a couple years. After I figured it out it was pretty simple actually. Let me know what you think.
To start the discussion:
1 - Get a light meter like the one I use in the newly added pics above - it's cheap and works perfectly. You may have something like it already... cool!
2 - ALWAYS keep these lights at least 30 inches above the canopy (at the moment mine are at 32")
3 - Hold the light meter level with the top of the canopy and adjust it's reading via the intensity knob for the lights. In the pic above you can see the meter reads around 1000. That's about right for flowering. For early veg set the knob for about 4-500, mid to late veg around 750-800 and then in flower I'm at 1000. Always measuring at the top of the canopy.
In conclusion it is my belief that the % knob is only there for adjustment and to show current output. What matters is how much light reaches the canopy. So I know that I had to go to 80% output to get the meter to read 1000 while being held 32" below the light. So I still have 20% more to go so in theory I could lift the light higher, raise the %, and still get the 1000 reading I need. I guess if I wanted to cover a larger area I might want to do that. I can see ZERO possibility of ever needing these babys to be maxed at 100% - my god that'd be brighter than the surface of the sun...
From germination to early veg I have what I call a nursery. Easy to control everything and a less intense light source...
Oh and I look forward to seeing if anyone has thoughts on my numbers and theory. Always learning!
OK one more thing. This approach works with ANY light and for those with no adjustment knob you would just raise or lower their height until you get your desired reading.
Hope this helps!
DaBeers
