Finished defoliating at the beginning of the week, but other than that a pretty quiet week. I've been struggling with humidity and temperature. If I vent out the window it gets drafty and cold, but if I don't the humidity is insane. I added an oil filled heater which helped, but I also found that the heat vent could be opened a lot more, so now it's nice and toasty. Almost too warm so going to see if I can get by without the heater. I also taped the window with painters tape to seal the cracks around the dryer vent I have my ducting venting through, and I'll be adding some bubble insulation tomorrow that will hopefully help insulate the room.
Buds are starting to grow nicely. They're currently drinking plain PHd water as I'm waiting on a scale, spice grinder, and drill mixer attachment to make nutrient mixing more predictable. going to do it by grams per gallon instead of trial and error with the EC meter (since I get nasty drifting).
When mixing nutrients tomorrow I'll be introducing a second reservoir. Nothing special here, just increasing capacity in preparation for a week vacation. I'll have a friend check the pH while I'm gone, but other than that should be able to be hands off for that week.
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