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OK finally got my lazy ass to do another grow. This one I'm hoping goes a lot smoother than my first. I don't think I will play with dirt inside again for a while, and I've been interested in this Chow for a while so I decided to go for it.
I've got 3 3x6 tables sitting under 6 1000's with 32 2 gallon fabric pots being fed via 3/4" pvc to 1/4" drip lines circling the stem with 6 holes punched in them.
Vegged in a 1k tent and everything was looking pretty good then transplanted and all the leaves curled up and everything looked like shit! I think my problem was that I should have flushed the pots better. It was easy to flush them in the solo cups so I think I just underestimated how much I should have watered when I transplanted. Flushed a couple days ago about 20 gallons each table with ph'd tap. Now I think I have fixed them they are not curled anymore but some plants are still kinda yellow and lame looking. Others are super green and my ppms and ph are staying stable in the res.
Feeding with Veg+Bloom from Hydroponic Research at 600ppm with my socal tap water coming in at about 400-450. From what I've read about recirculating systems you want to stay pretty low. You can gauge how much to lower or higher the ppm by reading any ppm fluctuations in the res. Right now letting the plants use up a bit of the water the ppms are staying the same. I feel like 600 is so low though and looking at some of the plants it would also seem to be low, but then I have some others that are super green so I don't know I think I'll keep it the same for now. I've just read that the SFV likes it real heavy so I worry that I'm underfeeding them.
I've been afraid to flower because of the health of these guys after transplanting but they are getting too big for my space plus they are looking a LOT better then they did about a week ago. So I flowered them today is day 1. I will upload some pics in a minute.
Only other thing in the res besides the Veg+Bloom is Lacto Bacteria I think I can use this in place of an enzyme product?? Any thoughts about that? I might just go buy some of the cheap pond stuff from Petsmart or Walmart though it's super cheap so might as well. Also for this first week I will be putting a bit of MOAB in there...
Any questions please ask!! Also any input on if you think they look hungry. I've been trying to read a bunch about recirculating res top ups I think what I understand is that if your plants are hungry your ppms will lower in the res but what I haven't been to clear about is if you are supposed to read the ppm's before or after topping off with plain or nuted water? Seems obvious to me to read it before topping off anything and if ppms are the same as what you put in your girls are happy and to just top off with the same ppms just replenishing what you had in there before.
K I'll try to keep this interesting!! So far I'm digging the ease of this system. I love the dirt but I think I'll have to wait for some outdoor land to play with it again. I fucked it up pretty hard trying to bring it inside last time. It's just so easy outside with big pots! Unfair.
I've got 3 3x6 tables sitting under 6 1000's with 32 2 gallon fabric pots being fed via 3/4" pvc to 1/4" drip lines circling the stem with 6 holes punched in them.
Vegged in a 1k tent and everything was looking pretty good then transplanted and all the leaves curled up and everything looked like shit! I think my problem was that I should have flushed the pots better. It was easy to flush them in the solo cups so I think I just underestimated how much I should have watered when I transplanted. Flushed a couple days ago about 20 gallons each table with ph'd tap. Now I think I have fixed them they are not curled anymore but some plants are still kinda yellow and lame looking. Others are super green and my ppms and ph are staying stable in the res.
Feeding with Veg+Bloom from Hydroponic Research at 600ppm with my socal tap water coming in at about 400-450. From what I've read about recirculating systems you want to stay pretty low. You can gauge how much to lower or higher the ppm by reading any ppm fluctuations in the res. Right now letting the plants use up a bit of the water the ppms are staying the same. I feel like 600 is so low though and looking at some of the plants it would also seem to be low, but then I have some others that are super green so I don't know I think I'll keep it the same for now. I've just read that the SFV likes it real heavy so I worry that I'm underfeeding them.
I've been afraid to flower because of the health of these guys after transplanting but they are getting too big for my space plus they are looking a LOT better then they did about a week ago. So I flowered them today is day 1. I will upload some pics in a minute.
Only other thing in the res besides the Veg+Bloom is Lacto Bacteria I think I can use this in place of an enzyme product?? Any thoughts about that? I might just go buy some of the cheap pond stuff from Petsmart or Walmart though it's super cheap so might as well. Also for this first week I will be putting a bit of MOAB in there...
Any questions please ask!! Also any input on if you think they look hungry. I've been trying to read a bunch about recirculating res top ups I think what I understand is that if your plants are hungry your ppms will lower in the res but what I haven't been to clear about is if you are supposed to read the ppm's before or after topping off with plain or nuted water? Seems obvious to me to read it before topping off anything and if ppms are the same as what you put in your girls are happy and to just top off with the same ppms just replenishing what you had in there before.
K I'll try to keep this interesting!! So far I'm digging the ease of this system. I love the dirt but I think I'll have to wait for some outdoor land to play with it again. I fucked it up pretty hard trying to bring it inside last time. It's just so easy outside with big pots! Unfair.
