I missed a day of feeding and the plants did not like it - leaves wilted and yellowed a bit. Transplanted them into their final 5gal smart pots and saw that the roots were also starting to bind a little bit (not sure what counts as rootbinding, as the roots had only started doing laps around the bottom third of the starter pots). Gave them a reasonable amount of water first couple of days, then I saturated the entire 5 gallon pots (should've done this before trasnplanting). After a few days of recovery from the underwatering and the transplant they are looking a lot more healthy - the new growth looks great. I have the breeze fan going as well and the stems are strengthening up nicely.
Just turned the lights up to 100% at 24in, and this week they will be getting full veg strength nutrients (~1.1EC of Megacrop). 5th node is just starting to come in as well, so I expect to top them by the end of the week.
RIP seedling #5 - my plan was always to grow 4 plants, and I'm glad I planted 5 because that one just never really took off.
From what I have seen in other people's diaries and in my own as well, those tips are looking just normal. Don't be concerned, especially at this point of time in the cycle!
Fuzzy mold on surface is not bad it’s good!! Sign of healthy fungi
I’ve used auto pots had some success but ended up water in the trays and not using system.
Had some disgusting slime in the res.
Any bad smell in the res you’re fucked for root rot. If you use air stone PH will rise with dissolved co2
@MagicBeanStalk,
Yes the white fuzzy stuff is Mycelium, From Trichoderma
The spores are found in most good coco and soil...
Mycelium is a sign that it is healthy colony.
Trichoderma is a beneficial fungus that helps to protect your plants against molds and bacteria. These tough little guys stand up against root rot and grey mold, protecting your plants from being destroyed. They create a barrier that make it impossible for harmful bacteria and pathogens to pass through.
Link: http://waytogrow.net/trichoderma-biofungicide/
@PharmaZ, mind explaining about the fungus? I thought fungus was a bad thing.
No issues with the res so far as I can tell. No air stone but I do have a water pump in the res to keep the water circulating.
@Mrs_Larimar, luckily he'll basically only need to make sure the pH is in range and nothing catastrophic has happened while I'm gone 6 days, since I have 25 gallons of reservoir hooked up to the autopots.
What can i say, ihavent already said......( scrolling through the postings)
To me an outstanding grow. i whish you just the best fot he remaining days.
Just wonderful