Bruce Banger FAST, THC Bomb Auto, LSD-25 Auto, Lambs Breath Autoflower grow diary (journal) week5 by JiminyCricket

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@@Athos, Thank you for the detailed reply mate! I do have a PPM/EC meter but I'll be honest I have no idea how to properly use it. I'm not exactly sure how to check my runoff and PPM as I've been unable to really find any good videos or sites with info on it. I use Mother Earth 70/30 Coco Perlite. For the main plants I believe that I'm around week 5 and using a schedule from online. Currently the nutrient mix is Micro, Bloom, and CalMag at 2.464ml/gal and the Gro at 1.232ml/gal. I usually mix about 4gals at a time and let it sit before feeding. Final PH is about 5.75-6.2 for most all mixes I've made so far. Other than that, I'm not sure when or what I'm looking for at that point with PPM/EC, and not quite sure the best way to check the plants runoff afterwards. As most of my the plants seem to be getting a heavy shade of darker green, would your opinion be to lower the concentration of Nitrogen nutes and continue feeding as normal, or should I flush with PHed water and start again with a lower concentration mix? In regards to the training, I don't feel too comfortable with topping yet, and I don't really like messing with them too much LST wise being such a new grower. Do you think it would be more beneficial to just let them grow until I'm more experienced, or does the current LST that I'm running look okay? Sorry for the rapid fire questions, I really do appreciate the response and information! 👍✌️ Happy growing and cheers mate

StickyWeedscommentedweek 55 years ago

Lift your pots up , is there condensation on either your tray / Mylar if so add some venting under the pots some type of spacer to let air/heat flow to the bottom aswell as your top autos do like some dry time through the soil/Coco . If its 72 in the tent the bottom of that 5 gal pot isn't 72 as others mentioned bring the heat up a lil.

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StickyWeedscommented5 years ago

@JiminyCricket,good call about sensor's up is different then below, temps I'm running is at soils top lvl sensor sitting on pots edge to monitor it will the Wyze cam in tent but I like 77 range give or take a few night time for me is 2:30-6:30 light cycle my fans stay on full time( was reading movement in the seedlings encouraging rippling in the stocks core encouraging strength from the start low temps 70 an breezy. If Domes are needed being seedlings are very small a bottle cut in half with lid removed is a great crutch to give it a lil green house effect an kind of aim the seedling up to the light. Autos are so limited on time I think you want to try to have a decent soil/coco temp an times of it being dry to encourage the roots to go find what waters there . Soil meter is my method water in to about mid moist area dont water again ( this doesn't include misting plants an top soil) til its hitting lowest area on dry , trying to force those roots outside . Bigger root bigger abilities.

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JiminyCricketcommented5 years ago

@StickyWeeds, Thanks for the reply! I just got my risers in the day before yesterday so I haven't seen much change in the setup just yet. I noticed that it does seem to keep the pots a little better aired out and the tent floor isn't getting damp. This is what I ended up getting, but feel like there has to be something a bit cheaper and more effective? I do like the space the square ones seem to save. What would be a good temp range in your opinion? I've been reading about 68-75 is optimal, little higher as seedlings? I've been trying to keep the tent right around 73°F but it's heating up to 80°F at some points during the day and as low as 68°F during some nights. Just an after thought; I'm getting the two Vivosun hygro/temps readers soon, do you think it would be best to keep one at the top and bottom of the tent to check for hot areas? I'm still waiting for another 3-1 Vivosun soil monitor I'll probably keep in one of the bigger pots. What do you think?

Ferenccommentedweek 55 years ago

Happy Growing mate @JiminyCricket

JiminyCricketcommented5 years ago

@Ferenc, You're completely right! ☺️ I honestly didn't have too high expectations as this being my first grow but since finding this site I'm feeling a lot better haha. I love how everyone seems to be really here to help each other and learn. I can't wait to see all the things I pick up from my fellow growers and how this first harvest turns out. I'm really trying to use this as a crash course and learn the basics, as I have a good stash of other seed strains I picked out and am hoping to be able to find some nice CBD options at a later date to help with some stomach issues I have. I only have a few people connected on here so far, so if you have any good people to follow or anything else you think is a good resource, just let me know! I'll be continuing to watch your grows, excited to learn what I can!

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Ferenccommented5 years ago

@JiminyCricket, You do very well bro! I like it! Followed! No worries we can always learn new things about growing and plants! They can always show different attitude you know what I mean! :)

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JiminyCricketcommented5 years ago

@Ferenc, Thanks so much mate! I'd love any first time grower tips and advice you may be able to give me. I'm just currently trying to learn as much as I can and follow people with similar grows at the moment. Just so much to learn 😎👍

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Athoscommentedweek 55 years ago

It's hard to give you a real answer with no data of your feeding strength. For soil growing, it is recommended to use an EC / PPM meter, for coco and hydro, it is a must, or you will always be guessing if you are over or under feeding. Curled leaves edges and dark green foliage is a sign of over feeding, particularly, nitrogen (grow nutes). The easiest training techniques are both LST and TOPing; both can be used both in photoperiod strains and autoflowers, although for autos, you can only top before the 5th pair of leaves fully open and no later than that. Keep in mind that every time you TOP, the plant will need 7 to 10 days to recover.

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JiminyCricketcommentedweek 55 years ago

So I've tried to really nail everything down and get my dates and all my information correct. I believe I fixed where my strains were shown as custom and not the right seedbanks. I am using Mother Earth 70/30 Coco-Perlite, so I had thought people were saying that Coco is treated as a hydroponic, or soiless medium with. Now I'm being told that isn't the case so I switched the medium type back to soil. I'll be trying to update the weeks 2-4 as soon as I can get all my photos and stuff together and make sure the info is correct. If there is anything else that seems off, please let me know as I am trying to make good habits and learn how to properly document and keep track of future grows. I'm so thankful for all the replies and people checking in as this is my first grow and I'm pretty new to the site. Much love and good vibes to everyone out there! Can't wait to connect and see y'all's grows 👍🌱

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