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Freedonia Freedonia
6 years ago
Hi everyone! I leave my previous diary open so that anyone can see my mistakes and not commit them or just want to have a good start ;) The set up is a 40x40x120 cabinet, with a handmade 20 liter DWC system , 60 Liter air pump, 15 cm fan and a VKO1 125 extractor. The lamp is an Optic 1 Grow led light of 54 W with a umol / watt of 2.15 equivalent to 150 W in HPS. The whole set doesnt exceed 100 watts I have put the rock wool in water with pH 4.6 When it stabilizes in 5.5-5.7 I will introduce the seed and put it under the lamp. 36 hours ago I put the seed between two wet towels, it has broken the shell and pokes the tip of the root, I guess between tonight and tomorrow I'll put it in her final pot Germination Day 1. It has stabilized the pH of the rock wool in 5.7 I add water to the pot with 5.6 pH and 45 ppm (My water E.c) and using this water I have drip irrigated rock wool and clay balls. Germination Day 2. Nothing special. pH has risen to 5.8 i'll measure tomorrow and see if is necessary to adjust the pH. Germination Day 3. She already appears above the rock wool, I havent had time to take pictures or measure the p.H Germination Day 4. She has stretched a little, but not drop the shell yet. Looks pretty well, she is two day faster than the Auto Mandarina from earlier diari. :) I turn on the air pump for more humidity and added more light schedule 20/4 I've adjusted the pH to 5.7 (was in 6.1 today, has risen 0.4 in 4 days...0.1 by day that's good if i want to go away for few days) and dropped some of these water to the rock wool and the clay balls. Inside the dome, the humidity rise to 73% max and 50% min. The temperature has not risen inside. Day 1. As a personal experiment, I put the seed that I had as backup between two towels in rock wool, the plant that be better in a week will stay in the final pot. I adjusted to 5.5 and dropped in the rock wool. Day 3. A day away from home and the truth is that you notice the growth of both. I have observed the roots of each one and to my surprise, the root of the little one had come out of the rock wool at least 3 cm more than that of her older sister, so I decided to put it in the final pot and keep the dome for moisture. I have started with a small dose of fertilizer, 150 ppm. And pH to 5.6 let's see how it goes like this. I rised the lamp for a little stretching. I let the other one as a backup. Day 4. The root of the little girl already appears below the pot. To my surprise, the pH has risen a lot since yesterday that I adjusted it to 5.6, it was at 6.3 :o I adjust again to 5.6. Day 5. They seem healthy and grow well. The little girl has developed the root around a centimeter from yesterday to today, I think it is a pretty good growth, however the vertical growth doesnt seem so accelerated ...😌 pH at 6.75, dont need adjust it, i'll wait to tomorrow.
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Freedonia
Freedoniastarted grow question 6 years ago
Day 14. Since day 12 a brown spot has appeared on one of the leaves of the first node, spreading little by little. Because of the symptoms, I think it's septoria, so I've sprayed neem oil to see how it works for her. Someone knows what can it be?
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MUDBUG
MUDBUGanswered grow question 6 years ago
Why neem oil u have no bugs and those leaves are nothing your ph will always do this in the beginning untill your rootball getts bigger and takes up more oxygen the more air in your water the more your ph will be all over i would use a smaller stone for now you dont need a big one yet this will help your ph issue once your root ball starts the real growth up to a bigger stone make sure you have calmag its a plus CALMAG 👍👍👍✍️✍️✍️✍️
Freedonia
Freedoniastarted grow question 6 years ago
How do you know or choose the right Ec for each phase of the plant? or how much to raise it in each irrigation? My range is usually from 0.2 to 1.2 ... it depends on the strain. Do you think it is more important to know the strain than to follow a table of nutes? Thank you!
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Athos
Athosanswered grow question 6 years ago
It is something you dial for your own system. More light power will result in plants that need more nutrients to power a more aggressive growth and so my schedule might not work for you. It requires a bit of experimentation on your part. It is more important to learn to read the plant. I try to keep the EC as low as I can and only up it when I spot some deficiency. As for how much to up it each step, usually I rise it no more than 20% at a time.
Freedonia
Freedoniastarted grow question 6 years ago
Hello everyone, some general questions...When you harvest, do you cut the whole plant? or depends on maturity, first cut one half and then the other? At the time of drying...what do you think is better: hanging the whole plant (having manicured before) or hanging the branches? ty
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souljasam
souljasamanswered grow question 6 years ago
You can cut the whole plant or do partial harvests. The lower buds won't be as mature as the top ones so harvesting all at once can get you 2 slightly different highs based on whether you smoke the top or bottom buds. As far as how to dry it and whether to wet or dry trim depends on your environment. If where you dry is going to be really dry(25%-30% RH) then I would 100% do a dry trim that way it allows the plant to dry slower. If it is more humid (50%-55% RH) then I would do a dry trim. As far as how to hang it, that doesn't matter too much. I usually just separate all the branches and hang them at the top of my tent. The goal is to get a nice slow dry that takes 7-10 days for the buds to reach ~60% humidity.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 26 years ago
hi @freedonia this is classic PH fluctuations, when the PH goes up and down this kind of damage will happen. To stablise the PH try adding more PH + and - so that the PH doesnt change that much ... hope this helps my friend ! 🚀
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
@HighTV, Well, there's no specific reason ... someone told me it's not to over-oxygenate the plant. Do you always have it on? Yes, I mix a lot every time I pour any nutrient, but I never get that fluctuation down to 6.3. Thank you!
HighTV
HighTVcommented6 years ago
Is there a reason the pump is 15 on 15 off? Try mixing your water ALOT before adding PHing the first time. This will allow the dissolved carbondioxide to breakdown and lower the PH resulting in a more stable reservoir. THEN you PH normal. (technically its carbonicacid releasing a photon, but that's just semantics)
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
@HighTV, I also dont understand how I have such low changes and these symptoms are so bad. 😳 When I change the tank water and adjust the pH to 5.7 a few hours later it is at least 6.3, I adjust again and the changes are minuscule until the 3rd day, and the air pump is 15 min on 15 min off. This strain may be quite sensitive to these changes, I dont think I should fertilize it more ...
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SeedLover
SeedLovercommentedweek 96 years ago
Hi there ! I'm not a pro but it looks like your plant has had to much N at some point of your grow. Curled down dark leaves often are the symptoms of too much N. Good luck with it bro!
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
@@SeedLover, Thanks for the advide mate! ill solve it asap!
TopoMouse
TopoMousecommentedweek 76 years ago
beautiful foliage
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
@TopoMouse, thanks mate!
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 46 years ago
Hey hope I answered your question , let me know if you have any issues I'll do my best to answer 🚀
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, Thank you so much mate!
Athos
Athoscommentedweek 46 years ago
To answer your question: It is something you dial for your own system. More light power will result in plants that need more nutrients to power a more aggressive growth and so my schedule might not work for you. It requires a bit of experimentation on your part. It is more important to learn to read the plant. I try to keep the EC as low as I can and only up it when I spot some deficiency. As for how much to up it each step, usually I rise it no more than 20% at a time.
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
Thanks for ur tips @@Athos, !!!
HerbalEdu
HerbalEducommentedweek 116 years ago
Enjoy your harvest mate 👌😃
Freedonia
Freedoniacommented6 years ago
@HerbalEdu, Thanks bro! It is a great satisfaction really!