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So far seems she's growing faster than expected or at least compared to other diaries I found here.
Added: 6" Vivosun carbon filter + 6" Vivosun Duct Fan
Pump settings changed to 45 on, 45 off. Still seems she's growing too fast dont know if its good or not. She might turn flowering by the end of this week.
Trying to figure a way to establish LST on AeroGarden, used tape for now.
Some tips are bit burned. Does my nutrients amounts are too high?
I cant tell, not much references on aero garden nutrition schedule.
1. Should I reduce nutrients?
2. Barely seen growers using CALiMagic - do you think I should keep it?
3. Any general tips? :)
I would say slow up on the nutrients for the time being , dilute them abit more . You'll notice if you look at your plant that the very edges of the leaves look long and elongated into a point , thats from tooo much nitrogen , growers often call this "Clawing" . Its important to remember that underfeeding your plants is often better then over feeding . Underfeeding allows you time to correct the mistake made by adding abit more nutrient that you need to the mix up . Overfeeding can often times lead to damages that cant be repaired and take time to correct . In most situations its really tough to kill a cannabis plant but being that your in a hydroponic type set up and your roots are always exposed to the water its abit more dangerous because you have even less time to correct the mistakes made . So underfeeding is always better then overfeeding . Autos typically dont use alot of veg nutrients as the veg cycle is way short , you can usually get away with some root boosters and calmag for the first 4 weeks then get it ready to flower , this is something to consider for the next time it will save you money and ton's of headache . I hope this information is helpful on your quest ! Happy Growing!
Last week problem:
Some burnt needed to be fixed.
Week 5 Changes:
- Decreased the nutrients given by 3
- Feeding her on a daily basis
The small reservoir is becoming a big issue and I have no idea how to handle it.
The size of the pot is 4.1L - 1G and she drink about 20% of this every day.
Need to fill water 2-3 times a day. The pH is going crazy due to water replacement (just a guess)
So I have to fix the ph level 2-3 times a day as well.
- Added 2 x Tree head 60W grow lights such as those - https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Dimmable-Spectrum-Adjustable-Gooseneck/dp/B07PXP7DW5/ref=pd_ybh_a_14?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5T8PHAQ4E122V0MYASP9
I have no idea how much light is enough. The AeroGarden provides 45W led all spectrum lights + the 2 I added.
Ive been trying to figure if those lamps are 3x60W each or 3x20W.
Although she looks nice to me I dont know what to except, I picked this way relying on that source
https://www.aeroweed.info/#best_model
It seemed so clear, easy and detailed.
Nowadays I highly doubt how could you ever reach this guy allegedly results using the nutrition table he suggest and even I have no knowledge at all of growing anything - I think I learned by now that it will be almost impossible task to hydro grow with 4.1 L water tank.
Stay tuned 🙏😌
Yey Flowering period is kicking, I think I received one of a hell miracle seed. As a first time grower I dont know much and I wish I would, but one thing I am sure of is that I spend hours of exploring diaries and never seen such a big plant on day 36, as well as I lost buds counting when got to 80.
New Updates:
- Adding 1 Ice cube x 3-4 times a day maintaining 19C water temperature
- Added Spirulina to nutrition table
- Added one more little 7" fan
- The plan from the past week to feed her over the week instead of once a week works great so far.
- It began as a joke and made me laugh a lot, but 10 days ago I replaced the water within the reservoir in Evian water, I keep watering her with Evian and she looks way more happy.
Thoughts and Concerns:
- Not sure if feeding her daily over the begging of flowering is a good idea - what would you do? (my biggest problem is the reservoir only 4.1L.
- Lights vs temperature - I found that 21/3 works great for her but on day time when I am at work its either less lights or 26c degrees and about 60% humidity. So for now I decided to give up some lights until I will hear you out.
- Thinking to add 1.5ml of Liquid plant food by Miracle Gro - What would you say? https://www.aerogarden.com/1-liter-liquid-nutrients.html
as it almost impossible to read I write the nutrient table analysis:
- Ammoniacal Nitrogen 1%
- Nitrate Nitrogen 3%
- Available Phosphate (p2o5) - 3%
- Soluble Potash (k2o) - 6%
- Calcium 1%
- Magnesium 0.5%
24.8.19 - Moved to 48X48X80 tent (ex 24x24x48
She will suffer from lack of light few few days (3-4) till I will get my brand new (cant wait for it any longer) Kind LED K5
Stay tuned for end of week 6 photos and hopefully we’ll do better by week 7 😎😉🙏
The most exciting week is on, tomorrow my girls will have their own KIND LED K5 1000W 😇👊
- Sprirulina does very good, can see it by measuring the roots length and the leaves looks super healty.
- The buds amount is insane, although there are some pro's around, personally I did not ran in to a lot similar diaries so yey for me :)
- 9" third fan added from above
- Started to inject real small amounts of Copper
As usual stay tuned for the end of this week pictures and the awesome KIND LED 👌😎
📖 Week 8 Summary:
💡KIND LED K5 arrived and installed on day 53 so I can barely tell the difference by now :)
💉 Reduced the nutrient quantity by half due to a tiny burn leaves - although I find it irresistible due to the size of my water reservoir - 4.1 L 💦
✂️ Trimmed very few dry leaves or hiding the light angle 🔦
📅 Aiming to harvest within 10 - 14 days (between 64-68) regarding the trichomes color
🔬Got myself a Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x Power LED Lighted Pocket Microscope
♨️ The smell is just fabulous - seems she's on the right path to the 🏆🤞
Getting ready for harvesting within few days.
Already trimmed about 20% of her because this is my first grow - not sure about the best time frame to harvest.
One thing I can say - the KIND LED K5 worth every single penny. The tiny buds became huge after 18 days of usage.
- Waiting for her 20% to dry
- Getting ready to harvest within 5-9 days.
Final results are coming soon :)
First grow ever so I cant really judge it. Mostly because over her growth I added more and more accessories such as better LED, more vents, carbon filter etc' in addition to extra nutrition.
Most important thing is that until week 6 I had very small reservoir - only 1.1 gallons, which has been replaced with a 4.5 gallons reservoir.
Generally I am very happy with the results due to many changes she had.
When this one was w6 I planned 2 seeds more and by now I really think that Ministry of Cannabis are somehow underrated or at least not enough diaries here.
From my short experience I strongly recommended MoC seeds, I have ordered some more and diaries will be uploaded shortly :)
To sum up:
- Give a try to MoC seeds you would be surprised !
- Rhino Skin is a MUST HAVE product in my opinion
- Stay tuned for my upcoming diaries
💪👍
@Wicked_Stix, Do you think I can use this product as a COB LED light?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0093162RM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@Wicked_Stix, Every day? Mate its my first growth im like sitting half day hypnotized watching her from the tent window.
I do check ph and ppm twice a day. Since it is low amount of water, I need to use ph down everyday in order to maintain 6.
Over the past two days I had to low the ph twice a day. I have no problem with that, I dont consider it as maintaining it takes about 5 min a day
Well detailed diary so far :D :D I like all the pictures . I wish you the best of luck on this project and the many in the future !
Happy Growing!
-V.G
I hope they don’t Die Hard.
Nothing? Anyone?
Seriously tho, who among us, with lives outside the grow room, has the time to monitor hydro? Yes you get a bigger yield, but everything else is a loss- effort and time. And I believe flavor and complexity of the high. Best wishes for the harvest you want!
@Silky_smooth, kind words for you help, I am here for a just a few weeks and I already love this community. Finally bunch of people who are here to share to help with their knowledge!
@Hansgrube, Most autos take longer than the breeders claim. Especially since yours vegged a little longer than most. I would think you have another 4 weeks or so left on them.
@Silky_smooth, although I managed to kill my Auto WW, some tiny tiny warms somehow penetrated the water reservoir and boom in 3 days she died.
The strangest is that I didnt found even 1 diary looks like mine. On week 5 I thought Ill harvest by the end of week 8.
Now she is beauty with enormous amount of small buds. Thing is they are way too small. The manufacturer says flowering time should be up to 42 days.
and I doubt if ill harvest in the next 14 days. The buds are extremely small and you can barely see the flower. Beside one bud or two.
I think I gave too much respect for the leaves tips because at most successful diaries I can see the tips are bit burned. So eventually I think I didnt fed her enough and on time.
Hoping for the best but It can be a total failure. The trichomes becoming a bit red and in that time frame I assume ill have tiny tiny buds but at least way too many then Ive seen on others :-)
We'll see soon enough.
@Hansgrube,I've thought of it back in the day I haven't seen anymore on here but haven't searched either .I grow in the soil mixed with coco-coir or perlite .If I had the choice I would do hydroponics top feed followed by DWC if I had the money for electricity to run all of it lol..
You don’t sound like a newb, like you told me. Hydro, spirulina and injecting copper?! Those are not newb moves.
You’ll do fine. Maybe skip the scrog if they’ll stand themselves up. It adds considerable extra work with little extra benefit.
@growdoctordc, swear to god total newbie, first grow ever.
On the other hand I am eager to learn and I treat my hobbies very seriously so yes I can see why it may look I have some experience :)
24.8 moved from 24x24x48 to 48x48x80 - no doubt she lacks of light and she will be until 29.8 when I get my KIND LED K5 - meanwhile could anybody please tell me if there are home products to reduce the damage?
In addition, anyone has idea if this so called "sunrise light" by Phillips could help/reduce damage or anything?
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Simulation-Headspace-Subscription-HF3520/dp/B0093162RM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=H7MDFCWNHZFO&keywords=phillips+wakeup+light&qid=1566674522&s=gateway&sprefix=phillips+wake%2Caps%2C272&sr=8-2
🙏🙏😒
Day 26 update - some research has been made and as a result changes as well.
Amateur level but still, trying to follow the orders :)
So far she looks great imo for a very first growth with any prior knowledge about growing anything lol
Also in addition to vivosun fan I added simple 7" fan; distance to my gorgeous about 14"; fan speed 1/3
So I decided to replace the water in order to avoid overfeeds situation
Nutrients added for the next 5 days(next time I should feed her):
0.75ml flora gro
0.75ml calmagic
0.25ml flora micro and flora bloom so they will have something
The AeroGarden water capacity is 1.1 gallons
P.S - Tapped water out - Evian in (just because it made me laugh so much 😀)
Hansgrube
