Bertha is loving life and was starting to outgrow her pot so I transplanted her into her final pot.
Everything was already prepared so I dusted the roots and the hole with myco and plopped Bertha into her forever home - a 31-liter sub-irrigated planter with a 7,5-liter reservoir. (About 8-gallons of soil and a 2-gallon reservoir.)
I'll let her settle into her new home for a week or so before I fill the res.
I added straw mulch after the transplant and also added an Ecowitt soil moisture sensor, which is somewhat pointless in a SIP, but I had it lying around, so I might as well use it until the clone grows is up and running.
I gave her a foliar feed with epsom salt to help with the interveinal chlorosis, although Bertha probably doesn't need it now when she has a lot more soil.
The rest of the week Bertha was on her own as I was out of town for a few days. She is looking great overall, but I'm seeing a few necrotic spots on a couple of lower leaves.
A new USB clip fan arrived while I was gone. It's more powerful than the previous fans and will improve circulation in the canopy.
@nonick123,
Hey.
Those are USB fans, so they are powered through regular USB. I use a USB output in the power socket I use for my light, exhaust fan, etc., but you can use a regular 5W adapter.
Search Amazon for "double fan USB", and you should find something similar. I spent 10 euros at the hardware store on angle brackets and metal profiles for attaching the fans to the tent.
The fans aren't very powerful but are enough for a young plant and for under-canopy circulation later in the grow.
I have to add a more powerful fan later in the grow for better circulation in the canopy, but no idea where to fit that fan... lol
It's challenging to grow in a 40x40 cm tent, but that is part of the fun :D
Curious what u were using to monitor ur DLI? Was looking at a proper meter but just curious what u maybe using. (Lux,par or phone app?)
Been trying to really monitor the DLI in my newer grows , but not to sure how close Photone actually is without having a Par Meter to gauge off of.
But appreciate the info u share in your journals !! Hope she explodes for u ! Best of luck!!
@Grow4Releaf,
I'm using a PHOTOBIO PAR Meter. Not nearly as good as an Apogee meter, but I can't justify that cost as a small home grower, so I went with cheaper one.
That said, the Photone app is supposed to be really good, so why not start with that one? Certainly can't beat the price ;)
Also, I believe that the accuracy compared to "real" PAR meters isn't all that important. The real benefit is to be able to quantify the changes. For example, the app reads a PAR of 800 in flower, but you want to push harder and increase it to 900. Easy enough to measure with the app, so does it really matter that the initial PAR really was 824, and the final 917?
I don't think so, although I still would like to have an Apogee ;P
Thanks for your well wishes, and I hope you have great grows as well. π±π Your Platinum Jelly looks great! ππ I've been wanting to grow In House for a long time, and I can't wait until we go legal so I can order some seeds for myself.