Hey man I actually do have something else. I got my possibly males in last week they are germinating right now if I veg them for like 2 weeks then put them into flower will I be able the collect the pollen before my pheno run will be ready to produce seeds?
I've no idea how we're supposed to reach out either! Just sent you a 'chat' message... which just seemed to disappear! So I'll thank you again here, just in case. When I inspected again last night it appears we were both right, as the leaves started 'praying'. Obviously I caught the early signs before stress turned into damage, and I've dialled it back for 24h just to let them catch a breath. It's crazy times we live in when a plant can be simultaneously stressed with too much light and too low a temperature! It's just another thing I'll need to diarise to minimise mistakes next time.
I've got my head in the tent 3 times a day still, circulating tank nutes through the hydroton 'just in case', so am checking PH/nutes daily. I start PH at 5.7 and consistently, it's up to 6.3 7 days later when I'm changing solution.
Only 3 weeks in and already there's so much I will do differently on the next grow. I do have a few burning questions I'd love to ask, which would really help me with this one...
- From your comments I assume you've grown Bubble Kush before? When you changed photoperiod, what sort of increase in height did you experience from end of veg to harvest? Will help me plan my weeks better if I have some idea in advance.
- I'm growing in a 20l bucket... but there's only 13l of water needed if leaving an inch below the net pot. Is this sufficient to take a plant vegged for 8 weeks to harvest unimpeded?
- I set out with the intention of HST. a) Fim the 5th node as soon as it appears/is possible (at this rate, it'll be in 48 hours). b) On the 4 new main stems, top the 5th nodes again for 8 colas. It's an 80cm x 80cm tent (2' 7") so would allow each cola a 10cm x 10cm space. I'll probably have to defoliate along the stems somewhat, as well as gentle lollipopping, for good light penetration (my lamp is now ample to cover the entire tent area very evenly). Do you think that's cramming too much? Should I just fim once or top twice?
- From what I've read, it seems 'common wisdom' to give a plant few weeks to recover after HST before changing photoperiod? I'm assuming the stall period is a little shorter with DWC?
- Finally... what's the best way to create a differential between day and night temps, if you're having to use the radiator to elevate daytime temps? Do the plants suffer much if temp is constant through day/night cycle?
Sorry - that's a lot of questions! Hope I'm not pestering... really appreciate insight from the personal experience of others.
Thanks very much
Sven
@Sven_Lordy, hi yes keep your plant(s) warmer at lights out, eps. at root level, it is the start of winter here and it gets cold in the grow room. but if you keep the temp warmer you should not have a problem unless it is too high for the plant to grow , since your in dwc, you should consider a towel around your bucket.
it sounds like you are on track and your not the first to say about messages