grow diary (journal) week4 by bmvape

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bmvapecommentedweek 76 years ago

I did make that mistake on the first full basin change. Now I do as you say, adjust pH as last step. Learning with the help.. thank you!

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HighTVcommented6 years ago

@CRiSPrGrow, Sorry lost track of this one. No you are right - IF you remove all traces of the Activated Charcoal you will be fine. " add two table spoons of active carbon and let it sit, should take care of all the rest of the yuckies..." I read this message as 'just add 2 table spoons and don't take it out'. However if you are saying to filter the Charcoal out before using in the reservoir then yes you are correct it will soften the water. 😎

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OutForRealcommented6 years ago

@bmvape,"I've read some growers having success only using maxibloom from start to finish with success." 👉 You are right and it is well known from the GHE growers that you can use Maxibloom Only if you use the Lucas formula feeding chart ( google it )🙌 You can also take a look at growers profils to see who already did an Hydro grow before and who did not (never). I assume that @HighTV know what he's talking about because I can see an Hydro diary on his profile. My last hydro was in a GHE rainforest using the Lucas formula ( years ago ) and the only negative thing that happens was a slight over feeding in the early flowering and nothing else.

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CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago

@Mrs_Larimar, oh yeah ! now i remember ! yours is awesome too though ! 👊

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Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 46 years ago

Hi. lets talk about Ph in hydro. Its like you said in a Range between 5.5-6.5 and important word is Range.....let the ph flow from 5.5-to 6.5. he dont have to be on one point. the opposite is the solution, to get the whole nutes he got to flow in that range.LOok forward the roots get no light... and go on like that https://www.growweedeasy.com/ph

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Mrs_Larimarcommented6 years ago

@Beastlybaker, one thing is for sure you know how to make friends. and its good to know that growweedeasy is wrong

Beastlybakercommented6 years ago

@Mrs_Larimar, I definitely wouldn't recommend trying to keep your PH in that range. With hydroponics you want to be in between 5.5-5.7 NO HIGHER NO LOWER as this will effect the uptake of the nutrients and slow the growth of your babies. Also @Stick is dead on, you need to raise the temp of your nutrient/water by 3-4 as 20°C is perfect for hydro media. Good luck with finishing the job :)

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868uclgrowercommentedweek 76 years ago

Watering schedule? He's growing in hydroponics

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BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 56 years ago

I would try to get both lights in there if you can, more light = more growth. If you have a fan, aim it on the vents of the light just to keep it going for now. Nice looking roots btw. On my hydro grows I use hydroguard, which helps fight pythium, however you have good basin temps so you might not need it. Just keep it in mind if your roots start yellowing.

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Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 56 years ago

yeah agree to @BeefWellingtons. Buuut that lil ufo that hangs on your pictures is not 150 watt its around 25 watt not more( Lightcompanies lie most time about the real wattage) i bought the same one and its great for seedlings up to week 4. So its good you added another Light

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bmvapecommentedweek 66 years ago

Thanks for the new comments and suggestions. It really has been a chore keeping this pH in line. Originally I had trouble keeping the pH low enough. Then I discovered the pH down, that helped. I bought several gallons on spring water to use for the grow. In retrospect, i should have bought distilled. The pH of the spring water was about 7.4, so I used pH down to get it to 6.5 before using in my reservoir solution. After that, the pH would fall way down after a day or two, sometimes as low as 3.9. I would have to pump out about a third of the water and pour in non-treated water to get the pH back up. I changed the whole basin with fresh water once a week, and give fresh nutrients. But I stopped pretreating the bottled water. It is easier to add a couple drops of pH down then to have to replace water in the basin. The addition of the second light has increased the temperature of the cabinet and the solution a couple degrees (at least during the 18 hours).

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HighTVcommented6 years ago

@bmvape, "In retrospect, i should have bought distilled. The pH of the spring water was about 7.4, so I used pH down to get it to 6.5 before using in my reservoir solution." Does this mean you are adding the nutrient After PHing the water? You want to Ph the water as the LAST thing you do before touching it to the plants! Spring water at 7.4 + nutrients THEN Ph the water 5.8

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rypat1992commentedweek 116 years ago

You did an awesome job with the strain I have grown it about four or five times and I've never got a pheno that was that compact with that much bud Mass oh, I have yielded almost 1/2 pound from one but it was a three and a half foot plant check out my grow of the wwaf on my last Diary awesome job tho man nice to see somebody else found this plant Awesome Genetics

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bmvapecommented6 years ago

@rypat1992, thanks for the kind words, and stay tuned if you want to see the harvest update. I’m about a week into the cure and want to try it out before my final update. The buds seem a bit more airy than I would like, but I did under feed them for most of their lives. I am doing the same grow, but with all of the knowledge that I obtained from this one. The girls just sprouted last night! I will be starting the new diary this weekend. Hope to get yields more like yours!

CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 96 years ago

congrats on crossing the finish line my friend, message me if you got any questions for the cure bro i'll be around ! 🚀

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bmvapecommented6 years ago

@CRiSPrGrow, thanks for joining me and the help along the way! Had some ups and downs, but this has been a great experience. Just hope I don’t screw up the harvest!

Green_Friends_Inccommentedweek 106 years ago

Looking better , nice job

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BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 76 years ago

While your roots look really healthy, your plant is in severe distress. It looks like you have some good nutrients there. I'm guessing that the reason you have issues is due to lockout caused by incorrect ph levels. Your ph seems to be all over the place. Typically in my hydro grows I only had to use ph down. I would order a new ph pen, use the solution to calibrate and do it to both pens. I'm betting your ph pen is off, mine did the same thing. So either recalibrate your ph pen, or get the drops to test ph out. Test once a day and even out ph to a happy 5.8. That gives it a little wiggle room for 5.5-6.0. In all my research, Anything lower than ph 5.5 is too low, anything higher than ph 6.0 is too high, that's why we shoot for a happy 5.8. Good luck!

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HighTVcommentedweek 76 years ago

@Bmvape This isn't looking so hot. Check out my response above to solve the PH / nutrient issue in your DWC reservoir. I highly advise against taking replacing half the water in your basin unless you replace the nutrients. You have a sever deficiency and taking nutrient water from the basin only hurts you unless you replace the nutrients!

bmvapecommented6 years ago

@HighTV, thanks for the help! Looks like we're getting the ship righted. After a few days of stable pH and increased nutes, leaves looking better and flowers continuing to grow. No more half changes with the basin for me. if things go bad I will get a full new batch made and pH'd before touching the plants. Living and learning!

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Alberta780commentedweek 76 years ago

For an Auto, your pot size is too small. Those roots won't get strong enough o absorb much. Ive seen this mistake firsthand with my small grow in a cup. The watering schedule and temps are too much stress for the plant on top of a bunch of deficiency issues is see. Your leaves should be green. Your fan stems are purple, definitely show Ca Ma deficiency. Run atleast 300w veg. Cheers!!!!!

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