Blood Orange Sorbet grow diary (journal) week9 by JKT48

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DWCHCcommentedweek 45 years ago

Something to think about, I used tubs like that and it allowed too much light into the roots, almost lost a set to root rot because of it.. ended up cutting keyholes in a sheet or orca wrap for the plants and covered the tops.. maybe 1% light gets in now.. no more root issues

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DWCHCcommented5 years ago

@JKT48, dunno.. like i said, just an idea...

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JKT48commented5 years ago

@DWCHC, certainly organic DWC would be a challenge. I'm looking forward to see your diary on it. Experiments like those are the best ways to learn!

DWCHCcommented5 years ago

@JKT48,adding fulvic acid as well can help, I just don't like the smell of aquariums.. lol. I tried organic hydro, and couldn't keep the microbes happy without huge amounts of time and inputs.. I'm considering trying an outdoor hydro, buried pails, with an actively aerated compost tea solution as a grow media... We'll see how time allows..

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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 55 years ago

hey there JKT , well based on my understanding often times the downward pointing curling is more due to root problems , looks like you might have some because you're not using a chelation agent. You really want to start using something to break down nutrients in your solution for example beneficial bacteria like hydroguard (BS, BBassiana ) or even humic acid (turns your water black!) or dilluted flushing agent. These will break down the problem roots (should be brownish instead of full white. You could always cut some roots off too : never more than 20%. I see some signs of N toxicity, with those "too dark" green leafs, plus the fact you're not using micro nutrients like cal mag explains the discoloration on the serraded edges of the leafs. You probalby should be aware of this because oyu need to add cal mag (also spray it on twice a week) and might need to switch up the feeding regimen heading into flower. Hope this helps ! 🚀

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CRiSPrGrowcommented5 years ago

@JKT48, yeah man , I'm around every now and then so just shoot me a dm if you want 👍🏻

JKT48commented5 years ago

@CRiSPrGrow, hey thanks so much for the comment dude, sorry I didn't spot this earlier. Notification on growdiaries is not working so great for me. Anyways, yes, as per your suggestion, I've started adding humic acid (man that powder is an annoying mess if I get it on anything), as well as cal mag (by using calcium nitrate and epsom salt). I'm gonna start adding MKP as well (KH2PO4, the chemical for of most bud boosters). Btw I love your diaries, I'm doing my first mushroom grow as well. The mycellium has almost fully collonized 4 of the 9 jars I injected spores with. The rest are kind of slow. Would love to talk with you about this when you get the chance.

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HiyaMayacommentedweek 25 years ago

Fogponics!? Thats so cool! Sorry it didn't work out tho. Do you feed the water a nutrient solution then? Plant still looks healthy!

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JKT48commented5 years ago

@HiyaMaya, yes, I’ve been wanting to try this for a long time. And yes, I’ve heard about all the problems associated with it including the heat, but didn’t think it was to this extent. I do put in nutes to 400ppm. I also saw that (as many have pointed out), the ultrasonic disc does get a deposit on it. Easily cleaned up with a soft toothbrush. But that is the kind of maintenance I don’t want to have to do. I’ll have to think more about this system if I want to try this again.

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Vincent11commentedweek 115 years ago

👋 Great job so far. Good looking plants. Good luck finishing them off and Happy Growing

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