Double Grape - HLG QB V2 R-Spec

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==> Comments From Other "Living Soil/Super Soil" Growers Are Always Welcome <== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAILY LOG DAY 9: CHECKING IN * No significant developments today, but I seem to be dialing in the temps and the humidity. I can keep the temps hovering around 80F and the humidity is about 50%. Both are good signs. * My target is 80F daytime temps and RH between 40 and 70 percent while not having to add water to the humidifier reservoir more than daily. Since they affect one another, it is an interesting dance. DAY 12: MID-WEEK UPDATE * The plant is looking good, but I am slightly concerned about the ridges on the leaves. It may be a sign of a pH imbalance. But I don't plan on doing anything about it unless it doesn't clear up in a week or so. I don't trust cheap soil pH meters and the good ones can cost $200! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==> I would love to hear your suggestions on testing soil pH when you are trying to avoid run off. <== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Watered with 750 ml of 6.5 pH tap water on day 11. Next watering, Day 14. * I'm using clean newsprint as a mulch to minimize surface evaporation. It seems to work well, but it kind of messes with the color balance in pictures. I'll remove it before taking the next round of pictures. * I'm waiting for the plant to really start taking off. Maybe by the end of the week? * The temp and humidity seem to be in control. Today I get a remote humidity gauge so I don't have to open the grow space to check humidity. Opening the door lowers humidity immediately. * I asked Nature's Living Soil about when to top-dress. This was the reply: "Once flowering begins, ideally water with a un-sulfured molasses mix (1-2 TBS/gal). As far as frequency, around once every 2 weeks should be more than enough." I expect to top-dress every three weeks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==> My Only Concern Is The Apparent "Clawing" Visible On The Larger Leaves. Any Reason For Concern? <== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEEK TWO IN REVIEW - WAITING FOR THE STRETCH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Watered with 1L 6.5 pH tap water on day 15. The newsprint controls evaporation well. Expect next watering in 3-to-4 days. I wait until the bottom of the pot is no longer damp. * The 135W QB is 24" above the plant. That should provide about 400 PPFD. Good for the veg stage. No signs of stretching. * Just added an external humidity gauge. It reads about 5 percent higher than the one next to the plant, but it is great to know the temp and humidity without having to open the chamber. For example, I just checked it and it was down to 43 percent! I forgot to turn the humidifier on after my last time in the garden. I caught it within an hour rather than a day! Highly recommended. They are very cheap on Amazon.