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ElmerBud ElmerBud
5 years ago
Well, this appears to be what happens to a neglectful father when he leaves his girls to their own devices for too long. This is actually a 9-day period since my last post. I've been travelling a lot and was unable to do anything but water the crop. To make matters worse, my period of neglect seems to have occurred in sync with a rapid growth spurt. The girls pretty much doubled their size in a long week. As you can see from the photos, the girls have outgrown their habitat. The tallest specimens are within 4 inches of the lights, and the leaves in that region are starting to curl up. There's also some instances of brown spots as well as yellow leaf tips. The roots still look white and healthy. I've called my oldest son with an emergency help request. He'll be over tomorrow to help me move the young ladies out of the vege tent and into the flower tent. The vege tent is only 62 inches tall and equipped with a ViparSpectra PAR600 light. The flower tent is a Gorilla, with the 1 foot extension installed, bringing it to 95 inches tall. It has a ViparSpectra PAR1200, which is dimmable. There should be sufficient room in the new tent, provided I'm able to relocate successfully. The flower tent does have a scrog screen, and given that the girls are several inches taller than planned, this relocate will be interesting to say the least. Stay tuned to see what happens . . .
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ElmerBud
ElmerBudstarted grow question 6 years ago
Many of my seedlings are drooping, with some yellowing and even some brown spots. I think my increased watering schedule is the problem. Does that sound right? What corrective action should I take?
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey elmer bud I saw that this question is 6 days old and was wondering if you ever transplanted them? You are correct that rockwool is VERY sensitive to overwatering. With those size cubes you want to plant them as soon as the roots start coming put of the bottom. But once you transplant them quite the opposite will happen. The grow medium you plant them in will pull water out of the rockwool so you will not have the overwatering issue anymore. I use perlite mostly but have used the clay pebbles, soil, coco and you want to plant them in something asap. Hopefully you already have. Curious to see an update on how they are doing. Good luck!
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixcommentedweek 26 years ago
Hey curious what you ended up doing with these girls? Hope they are doing well!
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixcommented6 years ago
@ElmerBud, I just ordered some general hydroponics rapid rooters they are supposed to have better airflow than rockwool and a little dose of nutrients to give them a kickstart. They sound pretty nice. I have heard great things about them.
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixcommented6 years ago
@ElmerBud, once you get them planted they will do much better. I look forward to the update! Will follow along.
ElmerBud
ElmerBudcommented6 years ago
@Wicked_Stix, Hey, thanks for the input. I've been out of town, was gone for a few days, and that sort of put everything on hold. I've still not transplanted, though that is the pan for later today. I look forward to my next go-round and taking advantage of your sage advice to transplant much earlier. I'll be posting an update here shortly, but the short version is that I continue to ride the over/under watering merry-go-round. Thanks!
raptor65
raptor65commentedweek 85 years ago
Good luck mate , 👍
ROM101
ROM101commentedweek 65 years ago
Wow looking great I love a good expert Seeds diary👊👊
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixcommentedweek 45 years ago
They look happy now! Glad you got them planted. And sounds like you are learning a lot pretty quick.
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 36 years ago
Best of luck for the transplanting. I'm sure most will be fine. 🤞🏼😎🍀
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 26 years ago
hey there elmer, hope i answered your question, anything else you need just let me know 👊
DILLIGAF
DILLIGAFcommentedweek 26 years ago
@Elmerbud Hi mate theres two answers mine and the one he googled Good luck
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@DILLIGAF, 😂 😂 😂 toy
ElmerBud
ElmerBudcommentedweek 26 years ago
First a big thanks to the responses I received here. Lots of good advice along with a fair amount of encouragement . . . what could be better. Hindsight now tells me that the problem was definitely overwatering; I seem to be a serial offender. I regret putting my girls through the back and forth cycle, but it'll all hopefully workout in the end anyway. I'm now equipped to do better next time. Live and learn.