Week 2 of flower is now complete, and I'm done tucking/spreading across the ScrOG. The net is pretty evenly filled - a few gaps and a few particularly tall tops but overall a nice flat canopy. New growth is looking really healthy, which I'm glad about because the total EC is quite high. I was also ill and couldn't tend the garden for a few days at the end of last week which resulted in the reservoir going dry for ~2 days. I refilled it with PH'd water for a day, then did a full nutrient mix. The plants didn't really seem to bat an eye though - the top of the coco never totally dried out (even though I bottom feed which is wild). No signs of issues and only a tiny bit of wilting for a day.
EC this week is 0.6 tap + 0.4 PK (this was a mistake, meant to do 0.1), + 0.25 calmag + 1.2 nutes (actually more because some of the stuff in there seems to not mix right away so I always see a drift) = ~2.45. Drifted up to ~2.8 after a couple days but now it is back down to 2.5 give or take.
I just defoliated most of the garden with a heavy defoliation beneath the canopy and a few upper fan leaves where they were blocking light to other tops. Definitely a little nervewracking cutting off so much of the plant, but after seeing how quickly they recovered after the first defoliation I'm not quite as nervous. Still have a bit more to do tomorrow, but hopefully this lets the plants breathe a bit more and send all their energy up top.
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