Week 4 - Day 21
Grow dog medium PH is very odd, personally feel it’s very poor... Have decided to transplant them into 11L pots to help their growth using CANA+ 60/40. Using a dusting of GREAT WHITE, to try help the roots transition.
Week 4 - Day 23
Transplanted the smallest to try help it.
Others are starting to get there, still slow going.
Week 4 - Day 26
Topped one of the strong ones as a tester a few days back, forgot which day exactly. But it’s looking okay, will start training soon.
The smallest is growing a bit...haha
Transplanted another one out of the 20L airpot to a 20L fabric as the GrowDog medium is not right and we are unable to move the PH, don’t know what it was buffered to either. We have contacted the supplier and they do not know! So they are waiting a response from GrowDog...Anyway, its looking good, greener than the others!🤞🏻Hope it takes and is okay. Fed her 2L, 5.8@350PPM. Will wait for the medium to dry now and begin training soon.
Starting to see signs of deficiencies now on the others due to the high PH issues inside the medium not sitting around the desired 5.8PH.
Tempted to transplant the rest? Worried about shocking them as the airpots are not exactly designed for this and the roots will be quiet developed🙈
Would like to ask a question about run off PH; have been trying to keep it at the ideal 5.8, however the run off has spiked to read 6.5PH. Have fed 5.8PH’d RO or nuits only. Passed 20L PH nuit through a 20L pot@4.5PH to try even it now 6.2. Very confused, keep going till 5.8?
Hey there,
Thanks so much for running a diary of our genetics 🙌
Let us know if you need any assistance, we’re more than happy to help.
Happy Growing !!! 🌱☘️🌴🍀🌿🌳
@Trying4Trees,if you defoliate it makes the plant take longer , I do it once at about 4 weeks , to try and keep them bushy , autos aren’t like photos , they damag3 easily and less is more 👍
@Fast_Buds,
Thank you for your reply! Greatly appreciated.
We are willing to experiment a small portion, whilst being careful. We will try our best!! Jump in and comment anytime on our progress :D
That is very helpful information as we will be using the RAW powders and can accommodate for this in our recipe as the plant grows and shows signs to us🤙🏻
Defoliation seems very critical, and also a personal preference. Opening up the developing bud sights to light is so important, and for light penetration. I tend to see little to no defoliation during flowering? At least not till near the end 13/14. Is this due to not wanting to stress the plant during the full flowering stage? Whilst allowing the lower fan leaves to show signs of deficiencies? (if any present).
@Trying4Trees, Hey!! So glad you're excited for the run! As far as pro tips go, really I like to let growers learn on their own trial and error, however, I understand a bit of advice is always useful haha.... so, firstly, I would say as far as all the training you mentioned goes, it's not recommended unless you are either 1. familiar with the growth of autos or 2. don't mind experimenting and possibly not getting the expected outcome. HST can potentially stunt the growth of autos, therefore it's only suggested to those are are extremely experienced and have nice and healthy plants at the time. If either one is your case, do what you'd like =)
I will say go easy on the Nitrogen levels as a lot of purple strains tend to be more sensitive to it. Other than that, she's an easy peasy grow. If you have any specific questions, hit me up!
@BigDaddyK,
Wicked, totally understand. Need the let the roots search more. Will be transplanting them from 20L to 11L to try help them grow back out. Will be careful on the water! Thank you so much 🤙🏻
@Trying4Trees,probably 5 days is too much , the thing is the smaller they are the less they need , until they fill the pot they don’t want to be waterlogged , you need to do this from the start as you ha ve slowed it’s growth , obviously when they get bigger you need more often , I would of thought once every two days in full flower
@BigDaddyK, hi man! Thank you for taking the time to comment. Greatly appreciated💪🏻
So, PH pen was fully calibrated before the beginning. Will do so again to double check.
Okay, but for coco would that not to be too long? Or because of the 20L pot the moisture stays for longer?