Aquaman gets dirty

Aqua Man said:

Heya plumber good to see you bro. Thanks for the compliment. Yeah they seem slow to me but as long as they are on track in good with that. Soil seems pretty relaxed so I like that part of it.

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Aqua Man said:

Ok here we are 3 weeks from sprout. Down to 16/20 looking for strong mothers not kids we have to babysit.

Temps 83f
Humidity back to 65%
Leaf temps 78-79f
Soil temps 78-79f
CO2 1200ppm.

This week they were transplanted into 1gal buckets and already roots at the bottom. They received Raw microbes last water (tap and microbes only).

Looking ok but lacking the growth im used to seeing in hydro. Maybe they are behind for soil? But seems slow to me although I can see some daily.
Had to spread them out a bit more and my drip tray still isn't in. Looks like watering will be every 2 days to keep em happy, right about what I was shooting for. Seeing some signs of maturity in the tiny new growth but not in all plants. Will do clones one I have a few nodes to work with and out them straight into flower to sex.

Here they are as of today.
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Dr.Green55 said:

Do you know how many mmol's of light your giving them? I thought I read you said somewhere around 1500 is that right ?

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Dr.Green55 said:

Ok i'm going to suggest something where you don't think your seeing the growth you should, I maybe completely wrong where I don't know your strain. but looking at your numbers Humidity , air , soil temp and Co2 are all optimal so to say, so that leaves oxygen, considering you got peat with perlite and vermiculite I think you should be fine , that leaves water and nutrients , that maybe where the issue lies, at 1000mmols that 43 DLI sunlight is 2000mmlos 60 , (12h day ) So I would be pushing my light as I think they can handle more considering your other numbers , more light means more water and a little less nutes I suggest between those 2 is where your sensitivity is, If I was looking for more growth that where I would starts .just a suggestion, or if you didn't want to up the light I didn't still mess with water or nutes a hair to see if you can see better growth

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Aqua Man said:

Yup I think your absolutely on track with that suggestion. I have fed very light so I will start there. I'm about 30k lux right now and the HBCM is showing a tiny bit of light stress but I think it could be because of the lack of nutrients to adequately provide the plant the ability to photosynthesize at its max. In hydro it's easy to tell the plants nutrient needs. Not so much in soil

Great observation.

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Aqua Man said:

This one is for @cemchris yes he gets his own picture.

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Cattapilla said:

I sure hope so. Also, since I'm being silly, but not really, look at what i found on one of my outside girls. I hope it hangs out and gets fat. About a quarter of an inch long. We were checking one another out. As far as bugs, I see an occasional white fly.

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bubblefunk said:

Sooooo fucking clean

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Aqua Man said:

Ok so here we are 4 weeks from sprout and a major fuck up of under feeding. Will be cutting clones tomorrow as I'm just burnt from roofing.

Lowered the light intensity until I can get the feed sorted. Oh how I miss my hydro. @Dirtbag I can't wait for coco. Dirt appears to hate me lol.

For the clones I'm taking 2 each both bottom stems then top 1 more time to get 8 main shoots after I can sex I will flip.

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oldskol4evr said:

well i guess i missed something again,those plants look great,also look just about right for a soil grow,so ya missed something hahaha

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Aqua Man said:

Just can't push em as hard as I should... They started fading out and showing mag def. So i cut light back until I can water with a heavier feed. I think I'm behind about a week from where I could be

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Aqua Man said:

Just can't push em as hard as I should... They started fading out and showing mag def. So i cut light back until I can water with a heavier feed. I think I'm behind about a week from where I could be

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MIMedGrower said:

No you're not. You are a week behind pure hydro. And at least as fast as coco so far. And at least a week faster than my t-5’s can grow.

Ya baby! Quit yer cryin’. ;-)

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oldskol4evr said:

with soil ,if you think your gonna push them,well you can ,right over the top for a final burial mate,let um roll,start your coco and let them ride,bet you like the product better from soil in the end. hell that big ole room can do both coco and soil ,get it get r done,segregate one side for soil with a petition so long run if you get bugs ,dont effect your coco,with coco if you get bugs ,something aint jiven right,with your room only introdution of them ,be from you if you dig

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Aqua Man said:

To kind man but with CO2 I feel like this set them back from what they would be capable of.


When I get a light I may do coco and pure hydro to see which I ultimately prefer. But then again I may partition for moms... I'm still all over but I know the next step is coco for sure brother

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oldskol4evr said:

not a thing wrong with coco,i love it ,no hassle other than feeding all the damn time,but if you got bank to make life easier ,it is the best way i know of to get product in jars ,i got 1 plant out here i swear doesnt have a cup of coco left in the 3 gal pot,freaking roots exposed like a corn stalk hahaha,i had to get in that tent and tie shit up,i got mason string hanging and tied to every thing,damn buds just wont quit hahah,try to feed there ass and my damn head be rubbing the plants ,and no the damn frost dont make hair grow back hahahh.
but a table and feeding system ya coco mate,never know if my state ever does become friendly ,with a bit of tinkering a fellow might have a market hahaha.
my tent is a 2x4x5 ft tent,if it was a 4x4 ,no way i could pull off a grow in coco with my back,table and timers self propelled really,i have one plant ready for harvest ,but other 2 arent so im let it amber up for pain meds if you dig,i dont have equitment to harvest and keep smell down without the tent

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