First Time Growing Anything - OG Kush

Week 04 Introduction Well this week was an ending and a beginning. By the end of the week, I unfortunately decided to just end the current seedling and do an even stronger sterilization of the system. Followed by a very high enzyme/beneficial bacteria solution for the week. As for a beginning, this was week 1 for the new girl! So I guess this grow log will be 3 weeks behind. This time I'm going to tray feed her in the rockwool for at least a week to develop a better root zone (maybe even longer). I'm pretty sure I rushed things last time with transplanting so I want more than just the one tap root before I move her to the bucket. [START OF WEEK 04] Day 01 - Monday - 08/24/20 - Total Days: 022 ----------------------------------- - [0945]: Looking better! --- Solution strength was at 435 PPMs --- PH was at 6.1 --- Did not adjust anything. --- Humidity dome was dry. Sprayed the tray and dome again with straight distilled water. - [2200]: Not droopy, so looking good! --- Solution strength was at 433 PPMs --- PH was at 6.2 --- PH'd down to 5.9 which brought the PPMs to 450. --- Top fed for a minute. Day 02 - Tuesday - 08/25/20 - Total Days: 023 ----------------------------------- - [0925]: Solution strength was at 465 PPMs --- PH was at 6.1 --- No adjustments were made. --- No top feed neither. --- Humidity dome wasn't completely dry, but the tray was. --- Sprayed both with more distilled water. - [1630]: Slime? What slime? Looking good so far! --- Solution strength was at 448 PPMs --- PH was at 6.1 --- Added 3ml of CaliMagic --- New solution strength was 553 PPMs --- PH did not change. --- Top fed for a minute. --- Again, the humidity dome wasn't completely dry, but the tray was. --- Sprayed both with more distilled water. --- Raised the tent temperature to about 85 °F - [2100]: Checked humidity dome and tray and was mostly dry. --- Re-sprayed dome and tray. --- Solution strength was at 544 PPMs --- PH was at 6.2 --- Adjusted PH down again. --- New PH was at 5.7 --- New solution strength went up to 558 PPMs Day 03 - Wednesday - 08/26/20 - Total Days: 024 ----------------------------------- - [0900]: Solution strength was at 540 PPMs --- PH was at 5.7 --- Dome and tray was dry, so sprayed both with more distilled water. -[2145]: Oh! I see a bit of a mound forming on the rockwool cube. Should be popping anytime now! --- Dome and tray were dry again. Sprayed again with more distilled water. --- Solution strength was at 522 PPMs --- PH was at 5.9 --- Slime started to form again on the tubing so added more enzymes and beneficial bacteria. --- Added 1ml of Sensizym --- Added 1ml of Voodoo Juice --- Did not add any Hydroguard. --- Did not top feed neither. --- Also lowered the water level by removing about 2 cups. Day 04 - Thursday - 08/27/20 - Total Days: 025 ----------------------------------- - [0945]: Oh snap! She popped! The shell is still attached to the top of the sprout. My little helmet head! --- Again the dome and tray were dry so re sprayed both with straight distilled water. --- Not going to add nutes until roots start to form at the bottom. --- Solution strength was at 558 PPMs --- PH was at 5.9 --- Lowered the water level even more (2 cups less). --- No top feeding. - [2230]: More growth on the cube! --- Re sprayed dome and tray again. --- Solution strength was at 558 PPMs --- PH was at 6.0 --- Did not adjust anything and just top fed for a minute or two. Day 05 - Friday - 08/28/20 - Total Days: 026 ----------------------------------- - [0925]: Nice! New seedling is sprouting nicely! --- Still has her shell on, but that should fall off soon. --- Dome and tray was dry so sprayed more distilled water. --- Did not water the cube at all since the initial soak. --- Solution strength was at 560 PPMs --- PH was at 6.1 --- Added 1ml of Sensi Grow A --- Added 1ml of Sensi Grow B --- New solution strength: 586 PPMs --- New PH: 6.0 --- Did not top feed. - [2245]: Aye the new seedling grew more! --- Using a pair of tweezers, I helped her out and removed the stubborn shell. --- Sprayed the dome and tray again. --- Solution strength was at 563 PPMs --- PH was at 6.1 --- Added 1ml of Sensi Grow A --- Added 1ml of Sensi Grow B --- New solution strength: 663 PPMs --- New PH: 6.1 --- Top fed for a few minutes. Day 06 - Saturday - 08/29/20 - Total Days: 027 ----------------------------------- - [0815]: She's so yellow. I think she's pretty much dying. --- Hard for me to determine if this was underfeeding or overfeeding. --- Solution strength was at 663 PPMs. --- PH was at 6.1 --- Flushed the hydroton with a bit of distilled water. But I think she's done for... --- The new seedling is looking great! --- Just re sprayed the dome and tray with more distilled water. - [1930]: I guess she's almost dead... --- But I'm pretty sure it was the early onset of slime is what killed her. --- Going to clean her out tomorrow. RIP girl... --- I'll sterilize the whole system again. This time, including the hydroton. --- Also going to use the AN recommend feeding dosage for this new girl with the addition of Sensizym to keep the slime under control (Sensi Grow A+B, B52, Voodoo Juice, and Sensizym). --- New seedling is looking good! --- No roots yet and a cotyledon is a bit bent because of the seed shell, but her first set of leaves are looking pretty healthy! --- Planning on mixing a B-52 foliar spray along with a Voodoo Juice tray solution (1 drop for 500ml of water). Day 07 - Sunday - 08/30/20 - Total Days: 028 ----------------------------------- - [0915]: Removed the old seedling in preparation for the new one. --- After I examined her, she was healthier than I thought. She didn't stink of rot and had more roots that I thought. --- But she's just too stunted. Sorry girl. RIP. - [1000]: Rinsed and boiled the hydroton in water. - [1020]: Strained and placed the hydroton in distilled water. --- Hmm. Noticed that the Hydroton actual sinks? Last time I cleaned them, I did not boil. I just soaked the Hydroton in bleach (yea, I think that was a mistake) and most of them floated to the top (even after overnight soaking). But this time, after boiling, all of the stones sank straight to the bottom. --- PH'd the water down to 5.3 - [1030]: Drained the system. --- Boiled the air stones. --- Scrubbed the bucket and rinsed with distilled water - [1100]: Added the air stones back. --- Filled with about a gallon of water and about 8oz of H202. Bubbles started to form. --- Ran the pump. More algae/slime oozed out for a bit. But eventually cleared. --- Stopped the pump for a bit, then re ran. Did this for the air stones as well. - [1130]: Added about a gallon more water to dilute the solution a bit. --- Placed the empty net pot back in and ran top feed. - [1315]: Prepared some seedling tray solution. --- Filled a measuring cup with 100ml of distilled water. PH'd down to 5.2 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice. --- Poured the entire content into the tray. Also a little bit on the top corners of the cube. Not much. Just a bit. Most was in the tray. --- Also prepared 100ml of distilled water for a foliar spray. PH'd down to 5.5 --- Added 4 drops of B-52 --- Sprayed the top of the cube. --- Leaving the tray and dome outside the tent for a bit. - [1400]: Removed net pot and sprayed with tap water. Set that aside to dry. --- Checked Hydroton water. --- PH was at 7.2 --- PH'd down to 5.0 - [1615]: Drained system. --- Rinsed with distilled water a couple of times. - [1700]: Placed dome and tray back into tent. --- Filled bucket with 2gal of distilled water. --- Added 16ml of Sensizym --- Added 16ml of Voodoo Juice --- Added 8ml of Hydroguard --- Going to just let this brew to see if any slime returns. --- Probably won't transplant until next week so the roots can develop more in the rockwool cube. - [2100]: Checked the Hydroton water and the PH was at 6.8. For some reason, the PH keeps going up. PH'd down to 3.0 to see what happens. --- Also removed the humidity dome. Read in several forums that only clones need crazy high humidity and that seedlings don't need the dome once their first set of true leaves form. So off with the dome and lowering temps down to 75-78 °F. [END OF WEEK 04]