Question: Heavy, Hairy, But Airy, Late Flower & Troubleshooting

[Thane]

Hi this is my second grow, first time main lining and I continue to have sativa issues, so its not exactly working out as It could, but Im happy :)

2 x Unknown indica dominant strain - 1 Mother, 1 Clone
2 x skunk XXX sativa dominant
65% soil, 20% perlite, 20% coco

Im at, what I planned to be the end of the indicas, however Mother indica have gone from dense and colourfull, to airy but at the same time covered with shiny white trichomes all over.
Her clone is still nice and dense but all though its top is about done, theres still 1 bushy spot of white trichomes remaining, and this puzzles me, they were both put to bloom and set to be ready for their final 2 weeks the same day, gave them some overdrive 2ml Per liter, twice, two weeks ago, flushed twice with the last excessive water showed and EC between 0.96 a 1.04, which i thought was a little high compared to their size and time around?
Now I decided to just water them normally today with plain ph balanced OS water cause momma was hanging a little, but should i Extend their company another week or just flush again and cut as planned now?

I increased the lamp height a little since the sativas are somewhat higher but seems stunned, they're still looking very immature and thin with many small popcorn buds? Ripening/maturing from Bottom up it seems :)
As a result indicas have been stacked up :)

 

[Savage Henry]

Sounds like heat, what's your canopy temp?

 

[Thane]

Its Like the indicas are late flowering second time, canopy temp shows 26.8. I' running a 600w lamp with spreader, measured around 50-53 cm away, not burning my hand, but i just raised it by 4 clicks. The sativas are looking leafy, but their tips are yellowing all over nearly, had the same issue last grow with the skunk xxx when its sativa dominant, they ender out going very dru and tea tasting, but still brought a Nice mellow high :)

 

[Savage Henry]

I suggest ditching the spreader, it tends to block quite a bit of light. How's your humidity?

 

[Thane]

I will try that :)
My humidity is around 25%
After taking that spreader out my eyes need a break, that was hanging quite well :D hehe

 

[Savage Henry]

Wow, 25% is quite low, especially at that temperature. Here's a vapor pressure deficit chart. I'm no expert on the subject but several on here are, I suggest reading up on the subject and in the meantime, if you're running a dehumidifier set it to 50-60%.

Sounds like the colas are cooking a bit.

Now that you've removed the spreaders make sure that your canopy temp is in check, and try lowering it to 23 or 24 degrees C. If you haven't already, set an oscillating fan to blow between the canopy and lights.

 

[Thane]

I was not aware of that. :)
I have a humidifier which I'll put to good use.
The tent is temp controlled venting-out, passive intake and there's already Two sized fans blowing :)
My ventilation is turned off with the light because of the inbuild temperature control. Should I set a timer on it, to maintain more humidity and hook up that intake too?

 

[Savage Henry]

If you could show a pic of the setup I could get a better idea of what's going on. It sounds like the fan is controlled by a thermostat?

 

[Savage Henry]

Okay, just re-read your initial post. You've already flushed them for a week it sounds like? How many days into flower are you? I wouldn't extend for another week if I were you. Chop em, cure em. And when you start over again keep a keen eye on the environment, it is THE most important aspect to any grow, imo.
There's tons of great threads and resources on here about it.

Find some good grow journals and emulate what has worked in the past for others. Take lots of specific notes as you problem solve.

 

[ArcticOrange]

Okay, just re-read your initial post. You've already flushed them for a week it sounds like? How many days into flower are you? I wouldn't extend for another week if I were you. Chop em, cure em. And when you start over again keep a keen eye on the environment, it is THE most important aspect to any grow, imo.
There's tons of great threads and resources on here about it.

Find some good grow journals and emulate what has worked in the past for others. Take lots of specific notes as you problem solve.

I agree, lights and environment are two of the most important aspects and i second the note keeping. Detailed notes of what you do why amd what you observe will help you on your next run and runs to come. I go so far as taking photographs and incorporating them into notes.

 

[Thane]

I had to wait for the ladies to wake up, but they are actually looking better today, humidity have risen, the sativas are producing sweet looking trichomes :) Took a few pictures of the setup :)

 

[Thane]

Not sure if I should make a New topic, but my lamp didn't turn on tonight as scheduled, the ballast is just making this buzz sound, should I test it by putting a New lamp into it? Now that I'm not sure if the problem is ocurring on the lamp or on the ballast side.. :/

 

[Thane]

I noticed the light was blinking a bit last night, but Didnt Think much more of it since its not that old :/

 

[str8smokn]

Try a new bulb to test it. Do you have a extra socket you could replace with if need be?
STR8

 

[Thane]

I have another ballast i can hook it onto, its just a little frustrating since theres always a possibility for it to blow, when the next bulb is tested on :/ :)

 

[Thane]

Okay, so I put the bulb onto another ballast and tried to fire it up, but there was no reaktion, i see some out of shape 'Molten' metal on the bulb connection, so I Guess its done, other than that it looks like its brand new, however i had a spare bulb and its all running perfectly again, also changed the temp to around 24 celcius for my remaining two sativas Ladies hanging in there :)

Is it normal & okay to use the first water you soak the bigger rockwool cubes into? It changed my pH adjusted water quite alot, and its my first time trying out Hydro :)

 

[Thane]

Guess I've done this completely wrong, I just saw a second video on YT which explains it pretty good:

When i pre-soaked these rather big cubes, it was in a quite small container, so it wasnt exactly a proper wash, but still, would it be enough... any inputs? :)

 

[Thane]

I have a really hard time keeping the ones i prepared for Hydro Alive, they all come up, but after a few days, they either tip over or start drying up, all are and have been showing roots & I wanted to put the ones remaining into their final cubes, but now I see Two more dying tonight sadly. :(

I did expect to loose some trying it out, but I'm also trying to figure out & understand why I'm facing these continueing issues, such as slow growth even after healthy germination, faded & grey leafs, seedlings curl up, dry up & die.. By now they are getting weak nute water solution, around 0.06 EC, same as I soaked the cubes into yesterday, not showing burns, and they were all looking great this morning?! :)

My 250w cfl light is around 8-9cm from the canopy.
Temps closely around 25-27c with a circulating fan, blowing from above. Humidity is a little low though.
Am I cooking the life out of these babies or am I just too slow when they are ready to move rootwise?

 

[Thane]

How long does aerated Osmosis water last for?
I have a full Wilma tray with 4 air Stones in it that is a couple of weeks old, because I ran into a minir set back with the younglings, can it still be used or should I tap some fresh? :)

 

[Thane]

Still having the same issue, and its getting time, is the water already gone bad?