First Time Growing Anything - OG Kush

Week 05 Introduction Whew! This week has been hot! Hope everyone is staying cool and lifted during this summer scorcher (at least in California right now). So this week was basically a week of tray feeding. Throughout the week I slowly introduced grow nutrients and increased the PPMs of the tray solution until she was transplanted into the DWC system. Had a bit of issues with light burn too. Or I guess I've always had an issue with light burn. This could have been another factor that killed my last seedling. Never considered that too much light can be bad. She's been growing under full intensity light and I guess that is too much for a young seedling at 30-40" away. Throughout the week, I made a couple of cardboard shade covers to help protect her delicate leaves from the direct heat of the light. This was eventually upgraded to a better screen shade. After comparing images from my last seedling to images online for both deficiency and toxicity. I think another issue could have been a major nutrient deficiency. I'm learning so just trying to figure this out as I go. So this time I'm just going with the recommended dosages for nutrients. Hopefully this solves any deficiencies I was getting with the last seedling. Also dealing with a bit of electricity/circuit breaker issues. But hopefully I can address this issue soon. [START OF WEEK 05] Day 01 - Monday - 08/31/20 - Total Days: 29 ----------------------------------- - [0945]: Oh snap! I see a tap root already! --- Made more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. PH'd down to 5.2 --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic to the B-52 spray bottle and foliar sprayed a bit. - [2200]: Ho damn! Now there's two!? --- Made more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 1 drop of Sensi Grow A --- Added 1 drop of Sensi Grow B --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH'd down to 5.7 --- Solution strength was at 383 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Made some fresh B-52 foliar spray. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 4 drops of B-52 --- PH'd down to 5.6 --- Sprayed top of cube a bit. - [2300]: Checked the bucket and no slime! There was a bit of foam, but no slime. Decided to refreshed the solution with more enzymes and beneficial bacteria. --- Added 1mL of Sensizym --- Added 1mL of Voodoo Juice --- Did not check PH or PPMs for the bucket. My main concern is the slime and there was not at all. --- Going to run the enzymes and beneficials high to make sure whatever traces of bad bacteria and slime is eliminated before transplant day. --- Hydroton bucket's PH was back up to 6.8. I have no idea why, but that's what it was. Going to leave alone for now and will boil and PH balance again just before transplant. Day 02 - Tuesday - 09/01/20 - Total Days: 30 ----------------------------------- - [0930]: Nice! More root growth! --- Sprayed the cube with more of the B-52 foliar solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 1 drop of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH'd down to 5.3 --- Solution strength was at 341 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. - [2230]: She's looking pretty good! --- Aye a third root!? --- A friend from work said that she may be showing signs of light burn. --- So decided to increase the distance between the tray and the light, by removing the table and placing the tray on the bucket. --- New light to tray distance is 53" --- May even place her on the floor. - [2300]: Checked the tray solution and the PPMs were over 900! --- I guess it makes sense. Most of the water evaporates which would reduce and make the solution more concentrated. --- So I cleaned the tray and mixed some fresh solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH'd down to 5.4 --- Solution strength was at 318 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Foliar sprayed with more B-52 solution. Day 03 - Wednesday - 09/02/20 - Total Days: 31 ----------------------------------- - [0930]: Oh damn! Four roots now! --- Cleaned the tray and mixed some fresh tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 1 drop of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH'd down to 5.6 --- Solution strength was at 306 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Made some fresh B-52 foliar spray. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 4 drops of B-52 --- PH'd down to 5.5 --- Sprayed top of cube a bit. - [2330]: Hmm. Looking a bit yellower. Light burn? I decided to lower the tray to the floor now. --- New light to tray distance is 65" --- Going to get a screen cloth/shade cloth to try to filter out some of the intense light. --- Mixed some more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow A --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow B --- Added 2 drops of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH was not adjusted and was at 5.8 --- Solution strength was at 503 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Tray solution strength was at 541 PPMs - [+0030]: Kind of freaking out about the light burn so made a bit of a cardboard roof. Will replace with the screen mesh later. Still is quite bright under the cardboard but not nearly as intense. Please survive! Day 04 - Thursday - 09/03/20 - Total Days: 32 ----------------------------------- - [0900]: I think she's looking better. --- Mixed some more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow A --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow B --- Added 2 drops of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH was not adjusted and was at 5.7 --- Solution strength was at 436 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Tray solution strength was at 566 PPMs --- No foliar spraying. - [2230]: Recovering. I think. --- Decided to flush and drop the nutrients from the equation. --- I removed the plastic from the cube to allow for better drainage/evaporation. --- Made some fresh B-52 foliar spray. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 5 drops of B-52 --- PH'd down to 5.3 --- Sprayed top of cube a bit. --- I let thins soak for a bit. - [2300]: Flushed the entire rockwool cube with straight distilled water. --- Emptied and cleaned the tray. Rinsed with distilled water. --- Mixed some fresh tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 1 drop of CaliMagic --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH'd down to 5.5 --- Solution strength was at 154 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. Day 05 - Friday - 09/04/20 - Total Days: 33 ----------------------------------- - [0930]: Checked the tray solution. --- PPMs were at 145 --- PH was at 6.2 --- Mixed some more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 1 drop of CaliMagic --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH'd down to 4.2 --- Solution strength was at 155 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. - [0945]: Checked the tray solution. --- PPMs were at 180 --- PH was at 4.9 - [2300]: Not much change. --- Emptied and cleaned the tray. Rinsed with distilled water. --- Mixed some fresh tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow A --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow B --- Added 2 drops of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH was not adjusted at 5.8 --- Solution strength was at 504 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- No foliar spraying. Day 06 - Saturday - 09/05/20 - Total Days: 34 ----------------------------------- - [0930]: Nice! I can see more growth! The tips are a bit yellow though. Do light burns heal? --- Checked the tray solution. --- PPMs were at 323 --- PH was at 6.5 --- Mixed some more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow A --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow B --- Added 2 drops of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH was not adjusted at 5.7 --- Solution strength was at 433 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. - [0945]: Checked the tray solution. --- PPMs were at 431 --- PH was at 5.8 - [1630]: Checked the tray solution. --- PPMs were at 647? --- PH was at 6.3 --- Cleaned tray and mixed some more tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow A --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow B --- Added 2 drops of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH was not adjusted at 5.9 --- Solution strength was at 582 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Used some toothpicks as support legs to raise the cube a bit off the bottom. --- Debating if I should transplant tomorrow or wait another week. --- Modified shading setup a bit. Day 07 - Sunday - 09/06/20 - Total Days: 35 ----------------------------------- - [1000]: Aye looks like her leaves are perking upwards! --- Cleaned the tray and mixed some new tray solution. --- 100mL of distilled water. --- Added 2 drops of CaliMagic --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow A --- Added 2 drops of Sensi Grow B --- Added 2 drops of B-52 --- Added 4 drops of Voodoo Juice --- Added 4 drops of Sensizym --- PH was not adjusted at 5.8 --- Solution strength was at 566 PPMs --- Poured entire content into the tray. --- Went out and got a shade screen which I plan to hang under the light after transplant. - [1615]: Transplant Time! --- Tray PH was at 6.2 --- Tray solution strength was at 850 PPMs? --- Took her out of the tray and sat the rockwool cube aside. Still with the toothpicks. --- Cleaned the tray and put away. - [1630]: Cleaned the bucket. Rinsed with distilled water and scrubbed the bucket. Rinsed again. --- Rinsed the net pot with tap water. Set aside to dry. - [1645]: Boiled the hydroton and air stones in tap water. Rinsed with tap water. --- Boiled again but in distilled water. Rinsed with distilled water. --- Soaked hydroton in distilled water PH'd down to 5.0 and reconnected the air stones. - [1800]: Prepped a quarter strength nutrient solution mix. --- Filled the system with 3gal of distilled water. --- Turned the water pump and air pumps on. --- Added 12mL of Sensi Grow A --- Added 12mL of Sensi Grow B --- Added 12mL of B-52 --- Added 24mL of Voodoo Juice --- Added 24mL of Sensizym --- Added 6mL of Hydroguard --- Added 6mL of CaliMagic --- PH was not adjusted at 5.5 --- Solution strength was at 670 PPMs --- Placed dry net pot in the bucket. --- Water level was about 1.5" from the bottom of the net pot. --- Added enough hydroton to fill the bottom of the net pot. --- Removed the toothpicks from the rockwool cube and placed her delicately on top of the hydroton keeping her as centered as I could. --- I then carefully filled the net pot with the rest of the remaining hydroton. --- Took a full syringe's worth of solution and top fed the base of the cube (about 10mL). --- It's pretty hot in California right now so having slight electrical issues. --- Because of this, I can't run the chiller without throwing my room's breaker. Thankfully it's not really affecting the rest of the houses electricity. Anyways, going to call the electric company after the holidays to see if I can upgrade my circuit breaker amperage for my room. --- Water temps are at 86 °F so hopefully the Hydroguard and Voodoo Juice will keep the algae slime at bay. Going to keep the pump water running to make sure it doesn't go stagnant in the tubes. [END OF WEEK 05]