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Week 1. Vegetation
6 years ago
24 hrs
No Smell
0 L
10.16 cm
Nutrients 1
Vitathrive - Green Planet Nutrients
Vitathrive 0.2 mll
Hello this is my first grow! Help is welcome :) Lets get started. 2 Black tuna plants. key points: -Watered coco coir perlite mix from cyco 50ml of 6.5ph water (didnt have ph meter at the time). Watered 3 days later only 15mL -Bag seed!! -Only nutrient used is vitathrive. (0.1mL/500mL) -2nd feeding is 10mL plain ph 5.7 water on day 7 -Not entirely prepared, I have been gradually ordering items that I may need. -Grow lights should be otw soon! I am probably going to do a 630w 8 cob setup in a 4.5x4.5 or 5x5. Lights: 1 13w cfl, 1 10w cfl while in solo cup.
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LostDoja
LostDojastarted grow question 6 years ago
Wondering when to add nutrients in coco? I heard after 3rd set of leaves. Some people say after 1st set. I use reverse osmosis with a mineralization filter although I have no idea what minerals are in there. My EC meter did not work when I received it.
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The_Projexxanswered grow question 6 years ago
My best advice for you is that you go out and get yourself a PH reader. You don't really need a EC/PPM meter if you are using R.O water because R.O water's PPM is like next to 0 . When you start your feeding which you should soon after that tiny second set develops I would start them at 1/4 strength this way you can judge your plants reaction to the nutrient solution and make adjustments as needed , I see your using green planet's line up . If this is the case you can be using root builder and Ocean magic from them right now . Both of these products help with root building as well as nutrient uptake leading into faster and more robust growth . I might also recommend that when its time you start using nutrients that you add CalMg to that solution this way you can prevent the yellowing of the veins in the plant as well as the purpling or all the little stems . The idea is only to really start using nutrients when you see your plant suffering from the start of deficiency's , you're medium should have a base of 1-1-1 which is plenty for the first 2 to 3 weeks even . The main thing you want to remember when they are young like this is not to over water them because when they are young it's really easy to do so . At this stage of their life's less is more . As they get older you can start to up the dosages of your nutrient solution to more appropriate strength . You may also consider wanting to avoid watering them with nutrients every time . This will do 2 things for you a) ensure your plants use up most of the nutrients in the medium before you add new ones in and b) will prevent the soil from getting "hot" and burning your roots leading to what we see as nutrient burn. In between nutrient feedings you wanna feed with PH corrected water so that your plant don't suffer from any stresses or un wanted stunts in growth as well as get any sort of nutrient lock outs which can lead to problems such as nutrient burns . Over all your plants are looking really good and off to a nice start they are a nice colour of green and they aren't stretched to a mile long . I hope this information helps you to understand better when to start using nutrient solutions and how to start them off to dial them in according to your plants needs ! -Happy Growing!
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Week 2. Vegetation
6 years ago
22 hrs
23 °C
5.8
No Smell
68 %
4 L
8.89 cm
Nutrients 3
Vitathrive - Green Planet Nutrients
Vitathrive 0.004 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow A - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow A 0.002 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow B - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow B 0.002 mll
The second week has been interesting. I noticed roots coming out on day 9 from seed. I decided to transplant early into 1 gal fabric pots. Not sure if it was a great idea since I wasn't really set up well to handle the temp and humidity. As a result there was a bit of fluctuation in temp(20c-26c) and humidity(60-80%). It wasn't until the last day of the week I noticed something strange... Some notes: -Fed twice. -Noticed some faint yellow spots on one of the leaves on day 13, added some pro-cal on day 14. -Temp/hum stayed very steady during day 12-16, 23c and 70%. I believe that's when I seen the best growth.
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 years ago
22 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
65 %
4 L
8.89 cm
Nutrients 4
Vitathrive - Green Planet Nutrients
Vitathrive 0.6 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow A - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow A 0.4 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow B - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow B 0.4 mll
Accidently deleted my third week. I'm just going to post pictures again.
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Week 4. Vegetation
6 years ago
21 hrs
22 °C
5.8
No Smell
60 %
4 L
8.89 cm
Nutrients 4
Vitathrive - Green Planet Nutrients
Vitathrive 0.4 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow A - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow A 0.2 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow B - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow B 0.2 mll
I finally put the plants into a grow tent, 3x3. It's a bit small but itll do for now while I'm learning. I could use any help I can get, so please leave some tips for coco growing! I got a 50w led to hang in the tent for now. Still waiting on my leds... Growth seems to be pretty slow. I have moved the plants into a 3x3 tent on day 22. Fed on day 23. Veg/bloom light coming next week, I believe its much needed. On another note. I believe I need to increase cal mag since i believe I have deficiencies in the bigger plant. I also suspect the odd and slow growth in the short plant is caused by overwatering. So I really need to stop feeding them the same. D27: Purple lower stem still, new stem growth is green. The lower stem looks a bit thin, I don't want it to topple over, does anyone know if this is normal?
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Week 5. Vegetation
6 years ago
20 hrs
24 °C
5.8
No Smell
50 %
4 L
40.64 cm
Nutrients 4
Vitathrive - Green Planet Nutrients
Vitathrive 0.159 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow A - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow A 0.106 mll
Hydro Fuel Grow B - Green Planet Nutrients
Hydro Fuel Grow B 0.106 mll
Question: 1. Can anyone tell me why my one smaller plants leaves are crossing together like that? 2. My stems look purple and thin at the very bottom. Is there a reason for this? *****THIS CROP HAS DIED!***** Plants looks quite healthy. Growth is okay. I feel like the leaves are quite green I hope I am not over feeding it. Watered with plain ro water with procal. Going to feed with nutrients again in a few days. I gave the bigger one 1 liter and the smaller one 0.25 liters.
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