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FFT 4 is a sativa dominant hybrid with an estimated 56 day flower.
Day 0 2/20 5pm - placed seed in a moistened root riot nested in a small container of perlite. Will be growing in perlite with top feed recirculating system. Currently in the nursery and will move into the flower tent in about 5 to 7 weeks.
Day 1 Feb 24 heads above ground
Day 3 watered
Day 5 watered
Day 6 replaced the Roleadro with a Mixjoy GL1000 basically a spider farmer sf1000 knock off. Hung at 15" its casting 35k lux which seems about right for a samsung board while pulling 112w from the wall. Was only $110USD on amazon.
Day 7 ph 5.8 ec 1.3 temp 67F set up reservoir with masterblend, epsom Salts, and Calcium Nitrate. Final NPK of 9.5 - 9 - 19. Will maintain this ratio for veg increasing ec as needed.
DIY flood table shopping list:
1 x cement mixing tub $6 for a 28x20 or $13 for 36x24"
1 x botanicare 3/4" drain fitting $2
3 x 1/2"x10' sch 40 pvc pipe $6
4 × 1/2" pvc 90° elbow $2
4 x 1/2" PVC "t" fitting $2
4 x 1/2" PVC El with Side Outlet 90° $3.60
Approx $22 or $29 USD California market prices for the table
Reservoir and feed line list:
1 × 20 gal Storage tote $9
1 x ecoplus 396 pump $24
1 x 10' roll of 3/4" flexible vinyl tubing $15
2 × 1/2x2" pvc threaded sprinkler risers $1
1 x 1/2" FPT Tee $1.50
1 x 1/2" pvc ball valve $3
1 x 4 way drip manifold $6
1 x 4w or greater air pump $25
1 x 25ft roll of air tubing $5
2 x 2-3" airstones $3
1 x 50' roll of 1/4" drip line/tubing $5
1 x 25 pack 1/4" drip irrigation tee fittings $3
1 × 25' roll of drip line $9
$109 for the reservoir and drip feed set up
Grand total of $130 to $140 USD to set up a functional top feed recirculating system
Day 8 ph 6.4 ec 1.3 temp 63F. Ph down to 5.6 (a little lower than wanted but should be fine).
Day 9 ph 6.0 ec 1.26 temp 66F. Raised light an inch.
Day 10 ph 6.0 ec 1.3 temp 68F
Day 11 pH 6.1 ec 1.32 temp 68F. Leaves grew well over sides of their pot, transplanted into #4 perlite placed in a 2 gal fabric pot.
Day 12 pH 6.1 ec 1.26 temp 69F. Transplant shock recovery just about over, looking good.
Day 13 ph 6.4 ec 1.26 temp 68F. Will change reservoir tomorrow.
Day 14 ph 6.2 ec 1.32 temp 68F. Not enough time to change res tonight. Will take care of tomorrow.
Day 15 pH 6.3 ec 1.53 temp 68F changed reservoir. Refilled to ph 6.0 ec 1.54. Cost of nutrient solution $0.036/gallon.
Day 17 pH 6.2 ec 1.45 temp 70F. Added 5 ml ph down to 5.9.
Day 18 ph 6.0 ec 1.42 temp 66F
Day 19 ph 6.0 ec 1.36 temp 66F
Day 21 ph 6.0 ec 1.38 temp 66F, light wind claw from fan that loosened its angle, adjusted angle and tightened screws to direct airflow.
Day 22 ph 6.0 ec 1.36 temp 68F. Changed res new ec 1.97 ph 5.8. Cost of res change $.049/gallon. Total fertilizer cost to date including ph adjusting $1.43.
Day 23 Ph 6.3 ec 1.66 temp 64F added 15ml down to ph 5.8
Day 24 ph 5.8 ec 1.64 temp 64.5F
Day 25 ph 5.8 ec 1.66 temp 64.5F plants seem happy at this ec.
Day 26 ph 5.8 ec 1.65 temp 67F performed FIM
Day 29 ph 5.7 ec 1.66 temp 68F. LST soon, recovering from fim, will be moving into the flower tent later this week.
Day 30 ph 5.6 ec 1.63 temp 68F.changed res new readings ph 6.0 ec 1.97. Moved into the flower tent. Now under 300w of 3x hlg qb288 Rspec. Will kick in the UV about 3rd week after transition to flowering. Will keep at 18hr on for 2 more days to continue fim recovery. Cost of res $0.048/gallon total cost to date including additives $2.13
Day 31 ph 6.2 ec 1.72 temp 66F. Added 5ml ph down to 6.0. Began lst today
Day 32 ph 6.0 ec 1.70 temp 64F
Day 35 ph 5.7 ec 1.59 temp 65F. Changed res, switched to maxibloom, plants were exhibiting N toxicity. New res ph 6.0 ec 1.92
Day 36 ph 6.3 ec 1.68 temp 66F. Switched to 12/12 today. Cost of res change $1.02 with $3.19 spent in total on ferts.
Day 37 ph 6.0 ec 1.61 temp 68F. Plucked a few of the large fan leaves off to expose nodes. Tucked those that I could. Adjusted LST
Day 38 ph 5.9 ec 1.60 temp 68F. Added 2 gal of nute water to res with 10g/gal maxibloom. New ph 5.8 ec 2.15.
Day 39 ph 6.0 ec 1.87 temp 70F
Day 40 ph 6.0 ec 1.73 temp 68F added 10 gal to res, new ph 5.9 ec 2.2
Day 41 ph 6.1 ec 1.92 temp 68F. Bent over main stem today. I can afford another 14" in height before I may have to consider dimming.
Day 42 ph 6.0 ec 1.92 temp 67F
Total cost of nutes to day 42 including top offs $4.63
Day 43 ph 6.0 ec 1.95 temp 67F. Plants rapidly drinking up the res.
Day 44 ph 6.1 ec 1.95 temp 66F. Added 3 gal top off of nute solution to res. New ph 5.8 ec 2.19
Day 45 ph 6.0 ec 1.96 temp 66F
Day 47 res change ph 5.7 ec 2.25
Day 49 ph 6.1 ec 2.05 temp 68F. Noticed I had a couple flyers in the tent, hung a yellow card and implemented UVB hung at 24" Currently doing 3 x 15 min reps at hours 4, 5, and 6 (mid cycle). Will add a 4th as they adjust to the uv. Looks like transition to budding is taking place. Today marks day 13 since 12/12 flip.
Cost of nutrients to date USD $6.19
Day 50/14 ph 6.1 ec 2.14 temp 67F
Day 52 added 8 gal to res ph 6.0 ec 2.25 temp 70F. Changed over to Grow More PH down 30%. Twice the strength of GHE and nearly half the cost. A double win!
Day 54 ph 6.1 ec 2.32 temp 68F, if EC raises again tomorrow, will add ph water to cut it.
Day 56 ph 5.9 ec 2.75 temp 68F, added 2 gal tap water to raise ph and cut ec. Plants have been drinking heavily lately. Raised the lights to near max. Plants still stretching and if they continue I will either have to dim my lights or rework the base of my flood table and plumb straight down thru the tent through platform and to the res. This will gain me about 8 more inches, but a lot of work.
Res now ph 6.1 ec 2.36
Total cost of all nutrients to date $6.78
Day 57 plants are still stretching up 3 weeks since 12/12. Plants are 2.5x their size at start of 12/12.
Day 59 impeller inside the hydrofarm pump exploded. Fucking pump lasted 2 months, thankfully I had a spare impeller laying around. Going to be emailing hydrofarm. My plants went with out water for upto 24 hours. Pots fabric was dry but I think the perlite retained enough moisture. Roots have grown out of the bottom of my fabric pots and running down the channels almost nft like.
These bitches are still stretching like someone is throwing out free shit to a crowd.
Res change new readings ph 6.1 ec 2.24
Day 61 ph 6.4 ec 2.13 temp 74F. Added 8 ml ph down to 6.1. Hydrofarm responded the the customer service request with in 24hrs and sending a replacement impeller at no cost, excellent customer service. Having a heatwave temps in the mid 90s outside. I have a portable ac unit in the garage but I am able to keep it at 80F in the tent lights on, not ideal but it could be a lot worse. I can't believe these girls are still stretching up. Looks like I'll be rebuilding my platform sooner than I would like.
Day 64 ph 6.1 ec 2.2 temp 73F plants dropping water level hard, consuming about 10 gal a week right now. Had to perform a moderate defoil to open the canopy, all were thick and smothering each other and bud sites. Growth may have stalled, 🤞🤞🤞
Day 66 ph 6.1 ec 2.4 temp 73 added 2 gal tap water to res new ec 2.23. No new vertical growth 3 days now.
Day 68 added 2 gal tap to res. Ph 6.1 ec 2.2
Day 69 res change new res ph 5.8 ec 2.15
Day 70 ph 6.4 ec 1.95
Total cost of all nutrients used to date = $9.54
Day 78 changed res, new ph 6.1 ec 2.0
Cost of nutes to date $10.82 or $3.61 per plant
Day 80 ph 6.0 ec 1.96 trichomes packing on nice and thick
Day 82 ph 5.7 ec 2.2, added 2 gal tap new ph 6.0 ec 1.92
D. 85 Ph 5.8 ec 2.66 added 2 gal of tap, ph 6.0 ec 2.15. I feel we're on track to finish on time.
D. 86 Res Change, new ph 6.0 Ec 1.97
Total spent on nutes to date $12.11
D. 87 ph 6.3 ec 1.84 added 6ml of ph down, new ph 5.9
D.92 ph 5.8 ec 2.4 added 3 gal tap. Ph 6.0 ec 2.0.
D. 94 she is mostly cloudy with a some clear and a few ambers. Chop in 2 days.
D. 96 she's been cut down.
D.105 9 days of drying so far at 68 to 71F at 50% to 60%rh. Buds are still fairly moist. Nice slow even drying process so far. These will probably take another 5 to 8 days before they're ready to jar.
FFT4 came down just shy of 15 total weeks. Yield was a bit lower than I had hoped for but the bud quality is top shelf. Packed with trichomes and paired with a citrus pine scent and flavor, its a magical any time of day smoke. Very balanced high that hits straight to the head and mellows out into the body.
@Med_in_Tropic, organic ph adjusting works well with soil, unfortunately from my experience with hydro, it's not as stable. It was shocking seeing GHE ph down per ML is more expensive than my base nutrients. Thanks for sharing 👍👊. Being able to meet and use local stuff is amazing. I finally got invited into a local circle of long time local growers (most have grown 10+ years).
Hi @Ga4rd2en0er, I am treating pH as an indicator not the underlying cause. Don't kill me. With my soil, I think not enough N and P will have too high pH.
To lower pH during Cal Mag addition, I addeed wood vinegar (pyroligneous acid). And around where I live, wood vinegar price is is reasonable and are made by farmer co-op's.
I have this thing. I try to buy from farmers and coop's. And this can unneccessarily complicate things for people.
@Med_in_Tropic, it's rather interesting to see where the greatest expense comes from and for me its ph down. Now I am searching for a better alternative. Thinking growmore ph down 30%
Ga4rd2en0er
