Wild Runtz / Kingpin (Diary #11)

***VEGETATION WEEK 2 (Sept 22-28)*** Sept 22 ------------- - Rinsed coco with 1.1 EC / 6.1 pH - Transplanted last KT and 2x WR - Some root damage to one WR seedling - Watered KTs @ 1.1 EC / 6.1 pH - All seem sensitive to high VPD All remaining seedlings are into the square pots now. One of the WR plugs kinda fell apart in my hand when peeling off the fabric mesh. It snapped the main tap root off so she may not survive, but we'll see. WRs are 5 days behind the KTs. Sept 23 ------------- - Watered KT 1-3 IN: 1.1 EC / 6.0 pH @ 21c OUT: 1.0 EC / 6.1 pH @ 24c Environment is now more stable so I'm taking off the domes. Room stays between 72-77F / 70-75%. They get a light breeze from an oscillating tower fan on low speed. The first 3 KTs to transplant are working on node 4, while the others are starting node 3. I've been watering every other day since transplanting but I'll start daily waterings soon. Based on my Runoff values, EC may be raised to 1.2 as well as another drop in pH to 5.9. Sept 24 - Watered ALL @ 1.2 EC / 6.0 pH - OUT: 1.1 EC / 5.9-6.2 pH - Runoffs for KTs all 1.1 EC / 6.2 pH - Lower pH to 5.9 next watering Sept 25 - IN: 1.2 EC / 5.9 pH - OUT: 1.2 EC / 6.3 pH Strange seeing the root zone pH rising after lowering the feed pH. Maybe that's where they want to be right now. Sept 27 IN: 1.2 EC / 6.0 pH OUT: WR1: 1.1 EC / 5.9 pH WR2: 1.2 EC / 6.0 pH TR1: 1.0 EC / 6.1 pH TR2: 1.1 EC / 6.1 pH TR3: 0.9 EC / 6.1 pH TR4: 1.1 EC / 5.9 pH Going to lower the EC on the younger plants due to higher EC runoff and pH levels lowering. Generally means over fertilizing in my experience. Sept 28 IN: 1.1 EC / 6.0 pH (KT 1-3) OUT: 1.1 EC / 6.1-6.2 pH IN: 0.9 EC / 6.0 pH (KT4 & WRs) OUT: 1.0 EC / 6.0-6.1 pH I changed the fixture to T5s for more light. It really boosted the heat and dropped the humidity. VPD spiked to 1.4 kpa. Working on ways to keep the humidity up, or lower the heat a bit. I'll be buffering more coco this weekend to prepare for transplanting, likely by Monday. Three of the KTs are working on node 6 now, almost ready for topping. Others are about a week behind.