DWC: Rockwool got too deep into the basket

[CultivadorAlba]

Morning y'all!
So...I'm a high trained engineer, and I decided to apply everything I know into DWC - Autos. Since I'm from a country with legalization issues (only decriminalized), my only feasible option is to try high yielding autos (or I'm trying to).

So... I did my best to apply every inch of knowledge I got. From many hours of Dr.Bugbee and daily chatGPT talking, to youtube videos...It looks pretty decent.

There's one 'little' issue: my LSTed gorilla glue autoflower rockwool was too deep into the basket...now I got a bushy monster and I'm kinda starting to freak out about mold.

Specs:
BSF Gorilla Glue #4 Auto
32 and 1/2 days
Ph: 5.9-6.0 (found 2 pistils, starting transition)
Light: 450 PPFD
Ppm: 340 (80% veg juice + 20% flower juice)
Reservoir Temp (5 gallon): 64-70F
Reservoir: ThermalBox DIY
Oxigen: 4 airstones - 4x3L/min
Humidity: 54-60%
Grow Temp: 75-80F
Nutrients: GH kit + Dyno + Silicio + Sulfer + Fulvic Acid + H202

Am I doomed? She's getting bushy asf, with no signs of deficiency, other than a few leaves that couldn't grow properly due to light blockage.
Color and satellite leaves are great, so I'm really worry about not being able to handle it.

 

[Greenadian]

Bey whats up C.Alba. Very healthy looking plant, nice work!! Personally, I would pluck a few of the undergrowth leaves to increase a bit of airflow and allow a little more light penetration. Welcome to the Farm!!

 

[CultivadorAlba]

Bey whats up C.Alba. Very healthy looking plant, nice work!! Personally, I would pluck a few of the undergrowth leaves to increase a bit of airflow and allow a little more light penetration. Welcome to the Farm!!

Thank you brother! I'm still really concern about how bushy she is, but that's on me. I read about algae on the rockwool so my dumbass didn't think all the way through, so my rockwool is way too deep into the basket. But...she's only this bushy because I'm doing everything I can to give a proper condition to it.

Cheers mate!

 

[Olddude420]

I don't think the plant being deep into the basket is any worry at all. I also planted way deep in the baskets to get the little guys roots in the water. I supply air in the buckets so no worry on plants having no air. As to mold, I would not worry at this stage. Just gotta get in there and defoliate it a bunch and allow that airflow.
Your plant looks great.

 

[CultivadorAlba]

Thank you man, I really appreciate it. I'm really scared about defoliating an autoflower. Should I? 100%?

Update picture + root picture.

34 days and a half.

 

[Olddude420]

Thank you man, I really appreciate it. I'm really scared about defoliating an autoflower. Should I? 100%?

Update picture + root picture.

34 days and a half.

Roots look great. I don't know anything about autoflowers so I'll let the experts help you on that. But, I would defoliate.

 

[AZreefer]

Thank you man, I really appreciate it. I'm really scared about defoliating an autoflower. Should I? 100%?

Update picture + root picture.

34 days and a half.

I lightly defoliated as needed with my autos. After it's done stretching you can go for all the fans if that's your style

 

[CultivadorAlba]

She definitely needs it haha I've just noticed 3, maybe for little lonely pistils. It's this the right time to do it? She started growing up, about 4 days ago, maybe 5.

Roots look great. I don't know anything about autoflowers so I'll let the experts help you on that. But, I would defoliate.

Thank you bro! I was also really surprised with how white it looks overall. The fulvic acid was tinting it all, during the first 2 weeks. Got me paranoid about root rot . I still am, since I'm only using H202 and trying to keep the temperature lower than 71F. I leave to work at 7, so I leave at 63F. When I get home at 18:00, it's at around 72F. I rush to the freezer to fetch a frozen bottle, and I hang it right in the corner of my thermalbox. All the way to 63F. I will low it again close to midnight and in the morning. My light schedule is from 10:00 to 16:00, it's night time. That leaves me with like two hours of being higher than 69F.

 

[AZreefer]

You can defoliate problem leaves throughout the grow with no problem. Just don't go too wild with fan leaf removal until post stretch.

 

[CultivadorAlba]

My PH was dropping regardless of the PPM, but was still drinking. Made a whole New veg juice, and flower juice is New too.

37 days (a few pistils on each cola)
PH 6.06, slightly going up to enable CAL-MAG
323 PPM (63 tap water)
550 PPFD
30% Flower juice
70% Veg juice
Temperature 27C
Humidity 60%
Water temperature 17-22C
Silicio + Bloom+ Micro + Dyno + Fulvic Acid + Sulfur + CalMag

 

[CultivadorAlba]

39 days. My plant looks like she's standing up, lol.

 

[amneziaHaze]

Thank you brother! I'm still really concern about how bushy she is, but that's on me. I read about algae on the rockwool so my dumbass didn't think all the way through, so my rockwool is way too deep into the basket. But...she's only this bushy because I'm doing everything I can to give a proper condition to it.

Cheers mate!

once the leafs cover the hole there will be no light for algea.but if you dont like alge go sterile or buy trichoderma.i wish i took a picture of my glass jar.it had a shit tone of algea i put a tea spoon of trichos there next week when i changed water glass was crystal clean XD

 

[CultivadorAlba]

Yeah, I'm aware of this now like...look at her this morning... there's not even space for me to handle her nutrients, let alone light lol

 

[CultivadorAlba]

Just an update:

42 days

Tilted both led boards to try to maximize light penetration.

 

[CultivadorAlba]

45 days. So...apparently my auto doesn't give two fucks about defoliation. Humidity is high as fuck down here, hitting 80%, so it left me no choice. She was ridiculously bushy. Now. I took like 40 leaves the first time, but she didnt stop growing and got bushy again, and so I cut around 20 leaves 3 days later (today). It doesn't bother her. But I'll not test my luck again. It is what it is. PH keeps falling, as well as water level and PPM. Tried everything I could. She looks healthy. Maybe that's what they were talking about, when they say that she's hungry for nutrients, so she's being eating so much of something that makes the PH drop. Tips are burnt, but around 1mm so it could be analyzed as maximum nutrients.

Gorilla Glue Auto by BSF
45 Days
Ppm 400 (which 65 is from the tap water)
50% veg 50% flower juice
Ppfd - 500-600
PH: 6.1
Humidity: high...just high
Temperature: 27C - and a lot of ventilation
VPD: struggling to keep at 0.8kPa

 

[CultivadorAlba]

So, last update was at day 45. Now, close to day 72, this is my little not so little friend...

I'll update at day 80, with all technical information. I'll probably harvest somewhere at say 90, 94...