THCFarmer.com
121,301 Members Log In Register
Log In Register

**First Grow** Journal (PUDC & Sour Power) with the Spider Farmer SE5000

  • Thread starter Thread starter Dothraki
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None

**First Grow** Journal (PUDC & Sour Power) with the Spider Farmer SE5000

Dothraki 342 Replies 42,504 Views
Page 4 of 18 · Replies 61–80 of 343
#61
My tallest (LemonGrass) had flopped over at some point today. It looked like someone hit it in the head with a baseball bat, or had too much to drink and lost balance lol. I propped it up with a plant twistie tie. One of the Pineapples looked ready to flop over so I propped that one up too, then turned the light to about 35%. (From 25%)

7508C41F 702B 46A0 A955 51A49BAA6791
4C7B3B38 679E 49AB B6CE 4DD7EB7AD25C
078047F5 EA88 44D5 8E03 D8760973EF18
ABE2424F 15E0 4F4D B215 56F8E41AE772
 
Last edited:
#62
can always add dirt to the cup for support, and also plant it deeper when you transplant to a new pot to help keep as much verticle room to work with as possible. Looking good man!
 
#63
Newber said:
can always add dirt to the cup for support, and also plant it deeper when you transplant to a new pot to help keep as much verticle room to work with as possible. Looking good man!
Click to expand...
Awesome thanks! I figured I’d do that when transplanting but wondering if I should add more before that...do you just do it right before you water?
 
#66
Nice prop job! I usually use a toothpick or cut a wooden skewer in half. Your seedlings look amazing just so ya know!
 
#67
*correction: Light was turned up to 40% yesterday

Anyway, today I rinsed some clay pebbles and mixed around 70% Coco, ran feed solution through it till run off in a solo cup with holes in the bottom, then after it drained I scooped a couple handfuls out and reinforced those lanky stems. I put a twistie back in for the LG just in case. I also sprayed tops of medium on other plants with feed solution since it was drying on top but still moist underneath. Plant growth was awesome between last night and today!!! Not sure if it was due to the coco drying out a little since the first full watering a couple days ago, or due to the light increase last night before lights out.

C92471F6 2E85 4D0A A2C7 C0D57F59E4CB
70B83D9D F70C 45BF A0B0 69721A3E8873
783171B5 DD40 4D81 81C3 B2FD99403126


Just realized I should cut a hole in the prop cup so the runt can drain when watered.
 
#68
Didnt seem to need water today so just sprayed some feed water on top coco.
 
#70
growsince79 said:
I thought you were supposed to keep coco saturated and feed every time?
Click to expand...
It seems to be holding on to water very well. I do feed every time because the Mantis nutrient needs to be there for the PH to be correct, but the CEO of Mantis said not to let the coco get overly wet, so im just keeping it moist. Seems when I gave a full watering was when they slowed way down.
 
#71
Dothraki said:
It seems to be holding on to water very well. I do feed every time because the Mantis nutrient needs to be there for the PH to be correct, but the CEO of Mantis said not to let the coco get overly wet, so im just keeping it moist. Seems when I gave a full watering was when they slowed way down.
Click to expand...
Yes coco needs to be saturated but I think theres a difference between saturated and soaking wet. Especially at these first stages of growth the seedlings will drown if the substrate is soaking wet. When I grow in coco usually for the first couple weeks I only need to water 2 or 3 times.
 
#72
Jakecan said:
Yes coco needs to be saturated but I think theres a difference between saturated and soaking wet. Especially at these first stages of growth the seedlings will drown if the substrate is soaking wet. When I grow in coco usually for the first couple weeks I only need to water 2 or 3 times.
Click to expand...
Thats good to know...today the top of 2 plants was drying to light brown. It didn’t seem that it was dry underneath though so I just wet them up with the spray bottle and called it good, probably give a little more before lights out tonight. I gave the runt a full watering but not to runoff, felt like it was right before runoff. It’s my guinea pig so I want to see if it reacts to more water than the others...but it’s the runt so hard to judge lol.
 
#73
Temps rising to 80F without humidifier on when lights come on...thinking I should swap it over to always on instead of off with the lights because it’s digital and doesn’t turn on with the lights...food for thought when shopping for a humidifier.
 
Last edited:
#74
Day 10. Left to right: Sour Power (bag seed), PUDC (HSC), PUDC (HSC), Lemon Grass (HSC), then the runt...another Pineapple Upside Down Cake from Humboldt Seed Co.


7C91C977 DC36 4708 8BC8 F618ECB35CA1
77525B30 4744 4469 A546 11B2F1C40D60
5D298945 5F1D 4196 B1B4 5C6562267BF3
This lemon grass looks kinda cool, even though not ideal being lanky and stretched out.
 
#76
I still have only watered until runoff once. Only been spraying top of soil. Today I used a water bottle to dribble around the outside of the coco, not at the stem. Plants are a little droopy, pale lime green and curling up at the edges so I raised the light 1 inch. Not sure if that’s the problem but hoping it helps.

Temps: 70-77F (21-25c)
H: 35-55% according to one hygrometer, 45-65% according to another

D2969361 1602 4B73 9355 71A596EA6076

15CA526C 57D0 43D2 B8A5 72DA91C77FF6
C4BDF7CB EE90 4FDD A0ED B390416E620E
7C48979D 6623 41B0 A768 668B6899C4F4
 
#77
They look great to me. I think you were right not to do another full watering as that substrate still looks fairly watered.
 
#78
Jakecan said:
They look great to me. I think you were right not to do another full watering as that substrate still looks fairly watered.
Click to expand...
Yeah, I’m wondering if I should’ve added perlite instead of those huge clay balls lol. Because only the very top layer gets dried out like a light brown color, but the rest stays moist so I just spray the top when it starts to turn light brown. Well, this time I dribbled instead of sprayed lol.
 
#79
Dothraki said:
Yeah, I’m wondering if I should’ve added perlite instead of those huge clay balls lol. Because only the very top layer gets dried out like a light brown color, but the rest stays moist so I just spray the top when it starts to turn light brown. Well, this time I dribbled instead of sprayed lol.
Click to expand...
I mean when you go to repot into bigger pots you could always switch to perlite then if thats what you're thinking?
 
#80
Jakecan said:
I mean when you go to repot into bigger pots you could always switch to perlite then if thats what you're thinking?
Click to expand...
I could...but I think I’ll stick it out with the clay, maybe it drains better with bigger pots and root masses. I’m getting to know the characteristics of how it behaves a little so won’t switch it up until next grow...unless it works out really well. I’d like to try organic at some point too so who knows. Growing is pretty fun. I dig it. Can’t wait until flower and when they start to stink aaaah!!!! Oh cant wait!
 
Page 4 of 18 · Replies 61–80 of 343
Back
Top Bottom