AnselAdams
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Seems like a good time for an update. I didn't intend for this to be a grow log, but I didn't imagine I would have so many troubles either.
Environmentally, everything has been awesome. Temp 68-70F, Humidity 40-50%, pH 5.5-6.5 with rare adjustments, PPM700ish, EC 1.5. I refilled both buckets Sunday. Bubbagum was down more than I realized and took 2+ gallons. BBK was closer to 1.5 gallons. I mixed my new water to be as identical as possible to the existing water as far as nutrients and pH.
Bubbagum is doing awesome, best I can tell.
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BBK looks freakish to me, but she keeps on truckin' - roots seem to remain clean. I've been tempted to chop off the browned leaves, but have resisted the urge so far. Folks say autos are fragile by nature, so after all the abuse I already inflicted on her, I'll just let her do her thing as long as she keeps progressing.
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@AnselAdams - I missed your comment last week about keeping an eye on Cal/Mag. Can you explain a little more please... like I'm a 5th grader?
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BBK looks freakish to me, but she keeps on truckin' - roots seem to remain clean.
@AnselAdams - I missed your comment last week about keeping an eye on Cal/Mag. Can you explain a little more please... like I'm a 5th grader?
You may have stern words for me, but I've been on a very basic feeding cycle the whole grow with Growth Science Nutrients A+B along with solid start - which I just realized I should have stopped 2 weeks ago. Oops.The CalMag issue I was talking about is during flower in particular. During this last grow I made the mistake of making my last CNS-17(grow) (high N) feeding during grow, and my dosing of CalMag (also high in N) too close together (only 3 days apart instead of a week as was indicated by my log). This caused my N to spike, which delays flowering.
You may have stern words for me, but I've been on a very basic feeding cycle the whole grow with Growth Science Nutrients A+B along with solid start - which I just realized I should have stopped 2 weeks ago. Oops.
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The dosage from the chart is crap, I'm keeping the PPM around 700-800.
Next grow, hopefully I will avoid all these mistakes and experience a more typical cycle... and put more research into feeding options.
That’s a bad ass light it’s pretty expensive but Even though they’re better lights out there for less money with newer technology it’s a pretty good light should grow some pretty good weed especially the Deepwater culture set upMy first growing experience has been a bit of a mess.
Feminized auto-flower seeds from seedsman.
1 x Blackberry Kush
1 x Bubbagum
Germination in paper-towels went perfectly, and both sprouts were 'planted' into rockwool on Feb 11th. Both sprouts popped up from the rockwool on the 13th, but on the 14th the Bubbagum sprout was looking sad and wilty:
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That problem was caused by over-soaked rockwool, but the little guy recovered well enough once I got it dried out a bit.
Feb. 16th they both looked much better:
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The next few days were awesome!
Feb 23rd, still going strong:
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Then came Saturday morning, February 29th!!!!
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My Blackberry Kush looked like the Evil Jolly Green Giant farted on it, and pH was suddenly way up; the test kit showed green.
I learned two things that day:
I corrected the pH, and setup a humidifier. After some tweaking got the tent to 75F @ 75% humidity. (RH had been around 20% before!!)
- VPD is a thing and I should care about it.
- I need to keep a close eye on that pH!
By March 2nd the BBK had perked right up, but was showing some damage:
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For the next week it was difficult for me to be patient, and I suspect I jumped the gun when I topped both plants on March 6th.
Looking back, I realize growth had been slowing down prior to the topping. Once I chopped them, growth damn near halted immediately., and while things didn't look terrible to me, something seemed wrong. Here they are on March 8th:
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(Blackbeery Kush on the left, Bubbagum on the right)
Having a deficit of patience, I decided this looked like a deficit of nutrients. My first nutrient load was around 30% of the vendor recommended potency. It was about time to change the water, so I mixed the new load at 100%. This too, was probably a dumb rookie move.
On Monday I figured out what had really been wrong. My air pump was not making any bubbles. My poor babies were drowning. I corrected the issue and things have gotten better over the past few days, and here are current pictures:
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Grow info:
I think that about covers everything so far. I don't know if I have a specific question, but wonder how this looks from an experienced viewpoint. Are things going well enough for a first timer? Do these plants look about the right size for their age? Can someone tell me it's all going to be OK? HAHA!!
- 4' wide, 2' deep, 5.5' high tent.
- DWC (no top drip)
- Delicious Alaskan tap water (really, it comes out of the faucet at 6.5pH and tastes great!)
- Phlizon 900W LED, at least 24" above plants
- Active Aqua 15L 4 port air pump - 2x stones per bucket
- Growth Science Nutrients Base + Solid Start
- pH tested daily with color drop kit
- EC/ppm on order
- AC Infinity fan controller w/ humidity and temp + charcoal filter
- One tent flap is about 1/2 open for air intake
- Water level approx 1" below bottom of pots.
- Roots slightly tan. No odor, no slime. I assume just nutrient staining.
- There is an ultrasonic humidifier running full time, as well as a small fan to keep air circulating. The fan is NOT blowing directly on the plants.
- I never spray the plants with anything.
- Target temp = 75F
- Target RH = 75%
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