On Day 24, she is doing fine. I did her first reservoir change today. She is filling out so I took everything off other than the main growth tips. Also, this has been a lesson learned regarding topping a plant and drinking alcohol at the same time. I had a few beers and I decided to top her sooner than I should have which I regret now. I wish I would have waited a few more days. Also, in the course of topping her while buzzed, I messed up one of her growth tips. I think it'll all still work as she's filling out and I'll still have plenty of growth tips, I just regret my stupid decision and my non steady trimming hand. Also, I realize that I had the bigger LED light at 30" away for the last 8 days. I kept it high as I didn't want to shock the plant going from a 12w LED to a 200W LED but I should have lowered it sooner. I lowered it to 27" tonight and will lower it to 24" in a couple days as this is the manufacturer's recommended height. I looked at my last grow and that plant was much further along at this point. I guess it isn't a huge deal as I'll just veg longer until my she gets where I want her.
On Day 28, not much to report. She is starting to grow fast again. I still regret topping her and setting up my manifold as early as I did. On the flip side, it only cost me time. That mistake is probably going to extend my veg time by a week or two but otherwise nothing too bad happened as a result of it.
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
@Reaper, I've thought about running two buckets in my little space but I don't think it's big enough for two.
Agreed on hydroton but the dust shouldn't hurt anything. It'll just end up in your reservoir but not hurt anything.
Regarding RO water, depending on the quality of water where you live, you might not need to RO your water. If you do, definitely need cal mag. My water is decent where I live. It comes out of the tap at ~7 on a PH scale. Remember though that making bubbles in water decreases the PH over time. So I let mine start at 7 and it is probably 5.8 after 7 days. If your water starts at 7, and you decrease it to 6, you'll likely have to PH up after just a couple days.
Good luck!!!
@NorCalCloset, thanks !! 1tsp=5ml?
ill use this grow scedule, i use a dwc bucket will i be alright with only the three part and calimagic lol ill try to grow blue dream, just one more thing, the start...... hydroton needs to be rinsed but its like forever having dust, is it ok to just rinse them untill the dust is gone (if u shake them after 10years rinsing they still have dust)
AND..... the rockwool cubes.. can i just soak them in R/O water and then put my seed in there ? i hate to put PH correct in plain RO water because it has no PH (around 6) but can be seen on any meter. sooo anoying i need to add nutes before i see PH 😂 i just want the rockwool cube not to destroy my crop midway trough, just wondering if it will be okay if i soak it in RO lol
@Reaper, Oh i see. See week 14 of this grow. I have uploaded my nutrient schedule for the whole grow as part of the pictures. This is from www.growweedeasy.com. I learned everything I needed to know to get started from this website. I've figured out some stuff on my own, but I trust this site a ton! Good luck!
@Reaper, 1 tsp = 5 ml. I'm American so I grow up with non metric but the metric system makes so much more sense! I use a large syringe with a tube on the end to measure nutrients.
@Oldmansterdam, Thank you for your comment! And I agree. I have made the mistake where I flip too soon and the plant is healthy but not as big as I wish it was. When in doubt veg another week!