Strain
I first want to thank everyone who had followed this grow and express my sincerest apologies for its failed outcome.
I am extremely embarrassed to report my girls died a horrible death and I hold myself responsible. My poor planning and failure to keep up with this their care lands squarely on me.
A month ago I had an unexpected work trip land in my lap. I originally expected to be gone for only a week. So I prepped them for my leave and left them in the care of a veteran outdoor grower. Again, I was only to be out of town for a week. One week turned into two and that turned into a month.
My veteran grower has a lot of experience outdoor but hardly any indoor. Had these girls been in soil, they may have stood a chance. But in hydro and the damage committed in week two of veg made the grow unrecoverable.
Here is how it all started. I was first told that one of my fittings must be leaking as water was covering the floor and the reservoir was near empty. So over the phone I was trying to identify where the leak was coming from. The issue issue should not have been so hard to determine. But there was a critical question I was not asking. What was the water temp in each bucket? The roots started to clog the return and over flow the buckets. That is where the water was coming from. Because there was no water circulation the water temps started to rise. But because I did not ask about water temps in the beginning, I continued to ask questions about a possible leak. As soon as was told about the high water temps it was too late. The damage was done and continuing on would be a waste.
So moving forward what should I do? Simple, grow in soil as it will be the most forgiving when or if I have to leave my girls with another.
Again, my sincerest apologies to all who followed and I hold myself completely responsible for horrific outcome.
