***UPDATE 01/01/25***
3/4 plants responded well to yesterdays watering, been having some issues with the water itself I believe... Usually just leave tap water in a bucket for 3 days & give it the occasional stir to dechlorinate, have ran into issues in both my current setups!
Noticed other growers using Cronk are able to use much higher concentrations nutrients wise as well as more water during earlier stages of growth without any problems & I haven't been able to decipher what's gone wrong over here on my end...
Ordered a fish pump & some air stones so I can start aerating my water! Possibility the roots aren't getting enough oxygen despite air pots & Promix HP as the medium, am also gonna start transplanting in future grows in order to utilize the air pots!
Temps & RH have been pretty good today, I dropped the RH a bit in hopes the pots can dry out a little quicker!
Adjusted some of the grow ties to try & maintain an even canopy as well as proper structure, should be able to top up to 16 very soon!
Haven't decided if I want 16 or 32 tops per plant yet but could probably get away with 32 if I choose to veg a little bit longer!
***UPDATE 01/02/25***
Nothing really needed to be done today
Think I will top up to 16 & defoliate/LST tomorrow afternoon if all 4 are ready!
Temps & RH have been good so far today!
CrescendO #2 x SFV OG is still drooped but should bounce back over the next couple of days!
***UPDATE 01/03/25***
Gave the CrescendO #2 x SFV OG 1.4L of water mixed with nutrients listed above at a PH of 6.0 the other 3 plants will get 1L each with nutrients listed above early tomorrow morning!
Been having some problems with the CrescendO #2 x SFV OG ever since I overwatered, today the pot was bone dry & the air off the clip fans actually had the pot rocking back & forth so I decided upon an early feed for that one this afternoon! It was originally drooped from overwatering & think it is currently drooped from not having enough water! Hopefully it bounces back soon!
Am hoping they will all dry out on the same day after I feed the other 3 tomorrow morning, pots were still on the heavier side towards the bottom, stagnant water sitting in there where the roots haven't touched yet, they seem to be doing fine for now but am gonna keep them at 1L each until the pots are back to normal!
Defoliated all 4 plants & topped the Colin OG Rbx up to 16 tops! The other 3 plants are still gonna need an extra day or two!
LST'd what I could for now & will continue on with that after tomorrows feed so the grow ties stick!
Fish bubbler showed up today & currently have water aerating for the next feed as well!
***UPDATE 01/04/25***
The CrescendO #2 x SFV OG responded well to yesterdays feed & has started to perk back up!
Gave the other 3 plants 1L of dechlorinated tap water mixed with nutrients listed above at a PH of 6.1
2/3 plants fed today did not droop after I hit them with the garden sprayer! Oxygen is gonna be the focus root wise over the next little while, am gonna see what else I can do to improve upon this! Originally thought they drooped directly after watering because of the intensity of the garden sprayer aggitating the roots, aerating the water for 15 hours seems to have made a significant difference! Plan is to run that bubbler 24/7 for the remainder of this grow & all future grows, money well spent!
For anyone who's interested the oxygen that is added to the water using a fish bubbler that fusion mainly takes place on a cellular/molecular level! Reached out for help on an aeroponics subreddit & a couple of people were able to explain it to me in detail! In my head was just picturing bubbles popping & oxygen escaping when vigorously stirring in nutrients or running water through the garden sprayer but aggitation is actually what allows this fusion to take place! Temperature also plays a roll in how much extra oxygen the water will hold onto was told 20c is the sweet spot & warmer water won't hold as much! Benefits your roots as well as microbes which would be Monkey Juice in my case, nutrient uptake in general!
3 plants aren't quite ready to top, am gonna wait until tomorrow afternoon to top up to 16 & LST!
Temps & RH have been pretty good so far today as well!
***UPDATE 01/05/25***
Plants responded well to yesterdays feed!
Went through & topped the remaining 3 plants for 16 tops each! Have decided I will go for 32 before flipping over to 12/12!
***UPDATE 01/06/25***
Nothing really needed to be done today, waiting for new branches to grow to continue on with LST
The CrescendO #2 x SFV OG is drooped but should be fine until tomorrow at which point I should be able to water all 4 plants at the same time & get everything back in sync! Gonna stick with 1L for now & gradually try & bump them up towards 2L each before flower!
***UPDATE 01/07/25***
Gave each plant 1250ml of dechlorinated tap water at a PH of 6.2
The Crescendo #2 x SFV OG did not respond well to todays watering despite it being a day behind the other 3 water wise! 1250ml was probably not the best idea even though the pot felt light & dry two knuckles in, water must have still been in there somewhere that the roots have gotten too! No burn but some slight clawing on lower fan leaves towards the right side of the plant
Am gonna keep the Crescendo #2 x SFV OG & Colin OG Rbx at 1L where as the other two are happily accepting 1250ml for now & I should be ok to carry on with that for a little while!
Temps are good today but RH has been kinda low
Rearranged the plants so the Crescendo #2 x SFV OG is closest to a clip fan, also moved the Colin OG Rbx away from a clip fan because I'm not sure if the wonky leaves are some type of wind damage or a genetic trait quite yet! It has also drooped slightly after todays watering, 1L is what works best currently!
Hopefully things pick up a little bit over the next 24hrs or so!
