Day 28-35
(Day 29) I had some leftover pH 5.5 water from my other grow, itโs a little acidic but my medium is pretty base so it should balance itself out soon.
(Day 30) Plants didnโt respond well overnight. Theyโre drooping and not looking very happy anymore. Iโm guessing they will still recover in the next few days though. Iโve got to stay more consistent with the water. Iโm going to make a water formula and consistently use it every time. I donโt like these pH fluctuations.
(Day 33) Iโm going to sprout 8 more plants today to help fill out the tent before I flip. I will be using pretty lame genetics but I will probably still find something I like. Got x2 SM Jack Herer, x2 SM Blueberry, x2 SM The White OG, x2 SM Badazz OG cheese. Last time I ran badazz og cheese it grew fine and yielded well but it got some pretty bad powdery mildew and the quality was lacking. I will make sure to give as many preventative sprays as possible before flip. This whole tent is highly susceptible to powdery mildew so I might be in for some issues later down the road. I will make sure to vacuum frequently and spray down the tent and my equipment as much as possible.
The slurricane has recovered from its topping and is producing two new main stems. Its going through water quite fast so Iโm going to transplant into a 1.7g pot.
(Day 35) Dropped the ball hard today and accidentally knocked over the tray with all my new seedlings. Good news is they just got watered and were firm enough to keep all 8 seeds rooted and in place. Bad news is I mixed up almost every single container..... The only plant I am certain of the genetics is one of the cheeses. The other 7 are all mixed up! Iโm sure I can tell all 4 apart by late mid-late flower, but this just sucks. I guess I will number them like prisoners ๐ญ๐ญ
I overwatered the slurricane a bit and it is looking like it has a lockout of some sort or it could be from the foliar spray. Iโm going to back off and let it do itโs thing for the next week. I hope all the stress Iโm putting it through will slow it down to the level of the locos and garlics.
Garlics are looking happy so Iโm going to transplant them into 1.7s today. Might as well get this slurricane, guava and locos transplanted too. Guava appears to be growing quite healthy but has had interveinal chlorosis since it has sprouted. If it doesnโt green up in the next week I will pull it.
Man, I canโt help but feel this grow has been cursed since the beginning. Although a rough past donโt always make for rough future.
I found a way to consistently pH my water to 6.2 every time. Iโm starting with 60ml of chlorine free bottle, adding in 2000ml of RO water and just that alone gets me to 6.2. I can also add in 3ml of remo nutrients calmag, 2ml of EM1 microbes, 2ml of 0-0-15 kelp extract and the pH will stay stable at 6.2.