Sunday 5th May 2024:
Still blasting 400W for 18h a day. 32C max in the middle of the day. Humidity drops as low as 30-32% but I already fixed that, back to 41%. I wanted to close the tent for less light-leakage but that just sucked out all the humidity, So I had to re-open it and put bigger fan in front of a tent (just like in week 1).
I'm watering every third day, around 1L / 1.25L tap water. No PH check, no PH up/down liquids. It's just good ol tap water that I drink for years. If I'm ok, plants will be more than good.
Plants seems to like the temps, they form their leaves in praying formation more often now. I'm doing nothing generally. Just peek into the tent everyday, say Hi, maybe sing a song, play some house music for them (shoutout to "moumou" on YouTube!".
My ADHD brain just wanted to touch the plant like YouTubers do on their videos and thats mega-mistake in my opinion when working with Automatic plants. Look at the first pic of this week. That leaf is like that for 2-3 days because I just touch them, I wanted to feel if they dry or not etc. Huge mistake. I think any touch will stress the plants and slower the grow. Look at Mr. Canucks Grow YT channel, few years ago he was planting 4-5 autos in 4x4 feet tent and he was touching them so often and aggressive that it took 12 weeks to harvest. I believe that when you don't touch these plants at all, they will just do what they need to do and will finish growing in they desire time.
Edit from 10th May.
I left freaking banana peal in my kitchen for 24h and now I have fucking fruit flies problem. Now I'm trying to dry the fuck out of them.
Edit about 11/12th May.
Battle against Fungus Gnats going strong. I put some yellow sticky tape inside and I'm catching dozens every day. I decide to not give a F about these Fungus Gnats and I fill up the rest of the tent with pots. Top soil dry, bottom literally sealed until everything is dry, these mothertruckrs are hiding in drench holes.
So I have noticed yellow mushroom growing in one of my pots. After reading about it I kinda know its from high humidity in the night, so Im gonna work on that but what should I do with the mushroom? I have read I can leave it cuz it doesn't matter. True? False?
The mushroom is just the fruit of the organism. Your soil is full of mycelia by now, and this often indicates not only that the soil is a bit damp but also that you have a functioning and balanced ecosystem in your pot 👊😉.
@emanresU, funny I also have the same problems (temp and humidity). my lights turn off at noon and then turn on in the afternoon, so that the lamp is off when the sun and temp are the highest. Still did reach 28°C at one point.
Same for my 40-50% humidity. Here I just gave up besides having the plants covered with an improvised water bottle Humidity dome half of the day. Waterbucket with a wet towel did help a bit, but I did remove it - scared of mold and such things.
@taprootArmy, Lady BanaN is still inside the tent. Im gonna chop it in next few following days, Im really thinking she can pull out one more "frost-combo" so Im stressing her for now. Few hours outside the tent, few hours inside the tent etc.
@emanresU, why do you have such high temps anyways if it is 20°C outside? Is it the HPS lamp? If thats the case, you really should replace it with an LED or at least get a cooltube or smth...
Or do you have no exhaust fan?
Anyways, good that it is at least half way on track again. Good luck, keep going