Hello buddy.... them some roots you got. π―. Regarding PH meter.. Good advise above... however how long have you had your PH meter for? And what make? Some makes do not last longer than a certain time.. Essential is one of those makes.
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Blue Dream Haze - First RDWC Grow
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weeks 4-5, 9-13, 15
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weeks 5-8
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weeks 3, 5, 7
Defoliation
weeks 3, 5-8, 12
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This is my first hydroponics grow and will be using a single 20L RDWC system. Setup is in a 1mx1mx1.8m Mars Hydro Tent. Canna Aqua Vega measured as a combined total in all nutrient listings (e.g Week one is 2ml, so 1ml part A 1ml part B) Using every thing at half the recommended dose, unless mentioned. Full dose of Rhizotonic in this week.
Had issues with temp control to get it at a stable 23c ended up having to plum a direct A/C feed into bottom. Was fluctuating between 18c-26c for the first 4 day. Also had humidity control issues, was at 35% but at 50-60% from day 4 on wards (two open water buckets seem to keep it at this range).
Ph issue, won't stay at 5.9. Always rises back to 7.2 and above. Keep adding Ph down to correct, normal every 2-3hrs if I get a chance. Always rises back to 7.2 within a few hours. Solution at 400PPM.
Slight rotten smell from solution, not sure if its from RHIZOTONIC, dogs went crazy over the smell of this stuff :) or maybe contamination issue (thinking this might be cause the Ph issue) Plant looks healthy so going to keep the solution until the weeks end.
Day count started when transplanted into RDWC. Germinated seed in rockwool. Soaked rockwool in water Ph 5.5 for 1min, let drain for 15mins. Put into a mini green house, took 3 days to sprout. Transplanted after 2 days with no visible roots.
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shibbyguystarted grow question 4 years ago
If anyone can advise me on my Ph control issue and what I should be doing that would be great.
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Feeding. Other
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Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 4 years ago
It seems that ph is the biggest issue people struggle with in hydro. It is usually one of 2 issues. Either nutrients that don't run stable or bacteria breeding causing an unbalanced environment in your reservoir. To rule out the bacteria issue add 2 tsp per gallon of 3% hydrogen peroxide to your reservoir. This will kill any bacteria and add oxygen to the water at the same time. I always run it in my system week 1 just to be safe. As for the nutrients I use maxigro and maxibloom. They buffer pH great and will run stable all week. It is also really cheap. Those 2 things will solve your pH issues and make life a lot easier. Good luck
shibbyguystarted grow question 4 years ago
Should I trim some of this out, not much below the canopy besides some fan leaves. Just thinking theres not enough space between the heads. Was thinking of starting flower next week.
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Techniques. Defoliation
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OGgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi @shibbyguy you can do some defoliation on the bigger leaves mainly under the net where the light doesn't reach and slightly over the net. the secret of defoliation is to keep doing it little by little so as not to stress your plant. good luck mate ππ
shibbyguystarted grow question 4 years ago
Is this too much defoliation or just enough? I have just switched to flower today.
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Techniques. Defoliation
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 4 years ago
Growdiaries needs a hall of fame for stuff like this.. This is awesome in a sense because it's a good learning experience for others and more so for you I'm sure... Don't do this.
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Puffer_Billcommentedweek 54 years ago
shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@Puffer_Bill, hey mate, ive got a Apera PH20 Meter. Its fairly new and calibrated regularly. I found my ph issue's was because of some algea/slime issue with the roots and they way I was mixing the nutrients. Since correcting these issue PH is much more stable.
The meter for checking the ppm is a cheap one though, brand new.
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shibbyguycommentedweek 14 years ago
Thanks for the help guys. The smell has died down quite a bit, but have heaps of peroxide on hand so I'll add some tonight. Yes, I rinsed the hydroton twice, boiled it then rinsed again. I'll keep adding Ph down to keep it correct I hope thats ok. Sorry not sure how to respond to individual comments.
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Athoscommentedweek 94 years ago
Lol, you left almost nothing, the plant will spend a week or so refoliating itself, so flowering will be delayed
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@@Athos, thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated π
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Athoscommented4 years ago
@shibbyguy, defoliation is something you have to try for yourself. Everyone has a different experience with it. I tried it and yield wise I got the same as always.
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@@Athos, have you ever tried this yourself? I'm quite interested to see what happens.
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunitycommentedweek 154 years ago
Looks great dude. Turned out far better then I would have expected... I was wrong for sure well had the wrong impression anyway but this is a nice looking turnout. Good work.
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity, haha thanks man
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HighRoller909commentedweek 124 years ago
I never imagined this kind of growth after hardcore defoliationg. seems to be a truly powerful genetic and I appreciate the courage and motivation you had on applying it.it really pays off.
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@HighRoller909, thanks for the kind words. Just carried out it's final defoliation, new pics up now.
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunitycommentedweek 114 years ago
She's looking okay now for sure. Along for the ride now. Be curious to see how she's gonna turn out for you. She appears to have handled it fairly well.
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity, seems to be a fairly hardy strain. Had algae/root rot issues half the grow, would to of love to of done the schwazzing when it was healthy.
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunitycommentedweek 84 years ago
That's soo much to take off in 1 week. Gonna follow along just to see what happens for you here.
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity, very interesting times ahead π
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RussianGrowercommentedweek 74 years ago
Hello from Russia, great job, keep it up!
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@RussianGrower, thanks!
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunitycommentedweek 134 years ago
She's looking really great dude.. I wonder if a Dirt growing plant would be able to recover as quickly.. I don't think so. Good job really looks nice and you got some Trichomes coming in on the leaves now looks like she's right on trackπ
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Growingkittencommentedweek 134 years ago
Looking really good!π
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RussianGrowercommentedweek 114 years ago
Greetings from Russia! Your plants look great! Keep developing in the same spirit! If you are interested in following the adventures of weed in Russia, subscribe to my diary
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Santarosa707commentedweek 84 years ago
Nice progress!I want to try the same set up.want to try hydroponics.looks fun as hell.
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Piccobinolcommentedweek 124 years ago
Hi,
Looks really strong, u cutted so many leafes but now u must have a feeling for not cut too much :D. I also had to get through the hard way and cutted all flower branches. But normally they get stucked a little bit more, so 3-6 intenodiums not more per day that means also for the flower branches, so I had to wait a bit longer but it will be healthier if u do a little bit more slowly. Sometimes they grow faster with nothing to do, but sometimes they cry for help.. So do it like u feel it's right and then if something gots an error be calm and check what could it be :) and other thing, I got also canna nutrients do u All think this division is a bit to much? I would start with my aeroponics with 33% of discribed ml u need so 2-2,2 ml /Litre of water (canna aqua a/b) and pk to high? Ive read that canna aqua a/b has a lot of the phosphates that u need..
Greetings
Piccobinol :3
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Piccobinolcommented4 years ago
@shibbyguy,
Sry for my bad English xD but I understood well, I think.. My canna nutrients came 1h ago let's see if they work :) I will give them less than the recommend dosage. If someone have mummies and cuttings let me know how u do.. Well I think I have to change to led, cause the mini growbox (only for cuttings, got also a mums tent and a flower tent 1. 4x 55w and Flo 1 sanlight q6w) is getting to hot with 2x55w lights. Last investment men(sanlight flex 10 or 20), it was a long way but the setting will do it.. I hope so... If u have some tips for me let me know :)
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shibbyguycommented4 years ago
@@Piccobinol, it's called Schwazzing a technique that I wanted to try for myself (I will also be doing it again). So was not worried about cutting to much, in fact I'm quite happy with the progress. My main issue with this grow was the reservoir temp was too high a lot of the time which has now been fixed (caused some root rot/algae issues). If your unsure on how much to feed with the canna nutrients, you can check for yourself on there website or the back of the bottle. There recommend dosages are pretty spot on. I've only over fed the plants a few times and that's just due to laziness and letting the water level drop to low.
Sorry if I didn't understand what you were getting at, your English isn't the best.
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Inganjawetrustcommentedweek 164 years ago
Looks tasty enjoy your harvest π βοΈ
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shibbyguycommentedweek 94 years ago
Very interested to see how this experiment goes now after so much negative feedbackπ
π. Was a little surprised no one has ever tried Schwazzing for themselves. This is a little more extreme then what most people are game to try, normally a little more is left on top. Thinking I might do a side by side comparison with the next grow if my clones survive.
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