Dirtbag
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I always kept the a little more wet in flower vs veg. Flower you will have a much finer line between PPM shooting up in the block with dialed waterings. Without monitoring or really being in there everyday checking everything it's kind of a chore and not something I wished to ever do with the amount of plants I had.
Look good despite your "issues"This is what the last 7 days growth looks like. They're very compact, lush and vigorous.
I think my soiless grow looked like it grew a bit faster than this to be honest, but it was also very stretched, these plants are growing far denser with much tighter internode spacing and thicker branches than I got in promix.
These first 2 pics are actually of the same plant. Crazy.
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And something is going fucky with the EC and ph in the block. I've been feeding 1ec @ 5.5ph, and today before feeding I tested the block and it was 1.6ec and ph 6.2. It just seems odd to see them both rise. (awe man.... ph and ec are too high, better start over... ;))Temp of solution in the block was 73f. Feeding is basically RO with botanicare calmag+ and PBP grow
So I fed with 1.0ec 5.5 solution @ 68f with plenty of runoff until the block tested 5.7ph and 1.1ec. I guess I'll see where it's at tomorrow and go from there.
It hasnt quite reached "issue" status yet, more just an interesting observation. Seems unusual to me for nutrients to become that much more concentrated and ph to also rise. I'd expect the ph to drop as the ppm in solution went up.Look good despite your "issues"
I think once there is enough root mass in there that things stabilize also.See you are catching on quick. It's a little quarky at first if you haven't run something like that. After a couple of rounds it will all be like second nature like the other stuff. Even with a little rocky start you have them right back on track. Can't wait to see them when they get flipped. Just don't get discouraged. That first flower run is always a learning experience in cubes.
I think once there is enough root mass in there that things stabilize also.
Nice setup Dirt! Looks pretty sharp. The ones in the blocks look a little happier than the ones in the bags. Maybe a strain thing?
Yeah the really long lag time waiting for roots really hurt these girls early on. I've been experimenting a bit since and found I get cuttings to root into the wool much faster using the heating pad and sticking the temp probe right into the hole on an empty wet starter cube, and setting it for 70-73f.See you are catching on quick. It's a little quarky at first if you haven't run something like that. After a couple of rounds it will all be like second nature like the other stuff. Even with a little rocky start you have them right back on track. Can't wait to see them when they get flipped. Just don't get discouraged. That first flower run is always a learning experience in cubes.
Well it looks like they hit their stride..
I went to take syringes samples and hardly got anything out of the blocks, they dried back to about 30-40% overnight. But I got enough to test and I'm right a 1.1ec and 5.7ph in the blocks still, which is very nice to see. Basically unchanged from saturation levels.
Also realized I had this beauty water barrel at work not being used. Say hello to my new holding tank. This bastard isnt likely to leak any time soon.. and with this I'll only need to bring water to the shed about once every week and a half. It's awesome how much less water this system goes through compared to 7 gallon pots of promix. Even feeding more frequently I bet I'm down about 50% in water usage. That's awesome!View attachment 913895
That won't last long soon those babies will be pumping out the humidity. 50% not perfect but very doable.Daily waterings didnt last long, They need twice a day now. Tested them this morning and I'm getting 0.8ec and 6.4 ph, so ec dropping and ph rising, that's what I want to see. But I dont want to see it t ph 6.4 either.. guess I should lower my ph and increase my ppm a bit.
I've also been struggling to keep humidity over 50% even with the humidifier going, damn cold weather dryness.. Its drying these things out super fast.
This is quite the learning experience.
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