Gary Payton & Jealousy

geofff For the first two weeks, I'll use those 5-liter mini-DWC buckets, with a small Eheim air pump and Growrilla netpots (14cm). ~1 Liter of solution in each, so the netpots bottom just dip in the bubbles.

geofff During this second veg week, I added Voodoo Juice and Piranha to improve root development, and started B‑52 at half strength to give them some gentle vitamin support. Gary Payton had a slight tip burn, so I’m keeping her EC under 0.7.

geofff My veg environment started causing some serious issues: -relative humidity dropping below 50% (I can’t use a humidifier in there), -high temperatures, -pH bouncing like a yo‑yo (probably because there isn’t much nutrient solution in the buckets, they’re pretty small). As a result, Gary started getting pretty sick.

geofff Things are getting worse here: Jealousy’s getting sick now too, and Gary still isn’t bouncing back. I really need to move them into the tent.

geofff Finally moved into the tent! Everything is doing much better now. Temperatures have dropped, RH is steady at 70% thanks to Ai+ and the Cloudforge T3 humidifier; and there’s proper airflow. The pH is stable too. Using the Ionframe EVO3 light now, running it at level 4. Added some Silica Force to help them handle the light better and boost overall resilience.

geofff Last week of veg just finished. They're bushy enough now, so I’m switching to 12/12 today. Light intensity was set to 5/10. The reservoir recipe was nearly unchanged: I stopped Rhizotonic and slightly increased the nutrient dosage. Next, let's see them stretch.

geofff As you can see, the first week of bloom went pretty well: the girls are now covering the entire surface area and have started to stretch a bit. The weather outside is getting really hot, and I hope I won't face too many issues because of the heat. My main concern now is the reservoir temperature, which is exceeding 25 °C.

geofff As I expected, this week was really hot! The nutrient solution reached 28°C, which is very high and can cause serious trouble in the root zone. Luckily, everything is fine for now. This was week 2, so I started adding some Big Bud powder to the reservoir (half dose to begin). Gary stretched a lot and is already showing some hairs, while Jealousy is taking her time (not surprising since she’s noticeably bigger than Gary) Overall, everything is going well and the ScrOG is almost covering the whole space.