Please comment on growth and stage.

bobbinsky · Oct 15, 2025

My 3 go around, there is brown on the leaves, i have been addressing it. but MORE comments please, IM STILL LEARNING.

PHENO: White widow Autoflower
General Hydroponics Nutrients

The age of this plant IS: One week of seed germination PLUS > Now, 13 days in the pot. is it just me or is this growing really fast. It has FOUR nodes already.

Smokey_LaFleur · Oct 15, 2025

I dont do hydro, but that looks like a ph issue.

bobbinsky · Oct 15, 2025

Smokey_LaFleur said:
I dont do hydro, but that looks like a ph issue.

Its showing at 5.5 Ph. Should i leave or bump up?

Smokey_LaFleur · Oct 15, 2025

Again, not a hydro guy myself, but according to what I've read, that might be on the low end of the acceptable range for hydro. Hopefully someone with practical knowledge will chime in.

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

I run my hydro from 5.8 to 6.8. Harder to keep up later at flower. What notes you running & what parts per million (ppm) .
I'll look & see if i have a pic at similar grow. I apologize for not knowing exactly what deficiency it's showing. There's a chart online. BTW, this is my 3rd grow too. Had to refrain from pot since 80s till last year.

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

I use a product called Kalkwasser to raise PH. It's primarily used in larger fish aquariums. Seems to raise PH & remain stable a little better than PH Up. For me.

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

bobbinsky said:
My 3 go around, there is brown on the leaves, i have been addressing it. but MORE comments please, IM STILL LEARNING.

PHENO: White widow Autoflower
General Hydroponics Nutrients

The age of this plant IS: One week of seed germination PLUS > Now, 13 days in the pot. is it just me or is this growing really fast. It has FOUR nodes already.View attachment 2546668 View attachment 2546669 View attachment 2546669

I flipped my plants at day #25 started in tent at about 2 inches tall), now at day # 85.

bobbinsky · Oct 15, 2025

Olddude420 said:
I run my hydro from 5.8 to 6.8. Harder to keep up later at flower. What notes you running & what parts per million (ppm) .
I'll look & see if i have a pic at similar grow. I apologize for not knowing exactly what deficiency it's showing. There's a chart online. BTW, this is my 3rd grow too. Had to refrain from pot since 80s till last year.

im using General Hydroponics nutrients, the Ph is at 5.5 amd ppm is 650,

bobbinsky · Oct 15, 2025

Olddude420 said:
I flipped my plants at day #25 started in tent at about 2 inches tall), now at day # 85.

how many more days will you go with (this strain?) is 120 days normal ? very nice buds, congratulations. i want this size, i am using a 2 X 5 closet, that i have changed. i have a 10inch exhaust and a 4 inch exhaust, and 440 adjustable watts. only running one 5gln buket, wanted a faster turn a round, so this is a autoflower, white widow

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

bobbinsky said:
im using General Hydroponics nutrients, the Ph is at 5.5 amd ppm is 650,

I would add you nutrients then up that ppm to around 1200. Your plants are ready to rock and roll and grow a couple inches a day. I cut back to around 850 ppm & 5.8 to 6.8. After 45 days of standing on the gas. Your plants are hungry. Jmo

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

Oh, just seen auto flower. Don't know nothing about autos, but the nutrients need to be upped for sure.

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

bobbinsky said:
how many more days will you go with (this strain?) is 120 days normal ? very nice buds, congratulations. i want this size, i am using a 2 X 5 closet, that i have changed. i have a 10inch exhaust and a 4 inch exhaust, and 440 adjustable watts. only running one 5gln buket, wanted a faster turn a round, so this is a autoflower, white widow

At day 90 this straing should be close. Supposed to flower in 8 weeks or so. Today makes 85 days since light change, but takes a week or so to actually start flowering. Probably be close to a 100 days since 2inch seedling.thanks. biggest buds I've ever grown. Had to pull em sideways out of the light. Far as I can see gallon size doesn't restrict growth as long as the plants are fed well & water changed often. I do my 50 gallon system every two weeks, rain or shine. I use hydroguard to keep water clean & have an inline chiller to keep water at 72*. What is the PPM of your pure water?

bobbinsky · Oct 15, 2025

Olddude420 said:
I would add you nutrients then up that ppm to around 1200. Your plants are ready to rock and roll and grow a couple inches a day. I cut back to around 850 ppm & 5.8 to 6.8. After 45 days of standing on the gas. Your plants are hungry. Jmo

Wow really? Im will follow your advice and put ppm to 1200, what about my Ph, at 1200 ppm , currently at 5.5 Ph, should i leave, or raise to 6.0?

Olddude420 · Oct 15, 2025

Add your notes. Then a few hours later check phoenix. 5.8 to 6.8 has been good for me.

Olddude420 · Oct 16, 2025

Add your nutrients, then a couple hours later, check PH & adjust as needed.

bobbinsky · Oct 17, 2025

Day 14 in pot
Ph 5.93
ppm 1693

the ppm went up from 1500 over 24 hrs?

JIMKSI64 · Oct 17, 2025

OK I see you took some advice. I am going to put up some links for you. You need to understand what is happening and how to steer the bucket PH and EC/ PPM

There are basically x things that happen when a plant drinks in hydro. The PH can go up or down as can the EC/PPM. You can also have EC go up and pH go down and vice vrs. Interpretation of events tells us how to correct or if this is even needed ..

Remember hydro is easy to reset. Just swap out the buckets with the last nutrition profile that worked. . 1200 with RO water is for well run high light and perhaps later in the grow cycle. Steady vdp and higher temps with good transperation rate. It is not for struggling grows that need to be sorted out a bit.
This is the info on pH and what to do in DWC for PH control. You need to understand this pretty simple information to be able to run a hydro setup.

Google Search

This is the information on EC/PPM interpretation.

Google Search

Again an understanding of these topics is needed.
The second one will address your rapidly rising EC/PPM. It's under preventing nute burn and I suggest you go there pronto.

Olddude420 · Oct 17, 2025

Wow. Too much PPMs
I never ho over 1200 on a 24 inch plant stretching and hauling it. But yeah. They are ready yo run. Sneak up on what you add so you don't add too much. Or. Just drain the water & add new. Start again. My RDWC system has right at 50 gallons so I only swap it out every 2 weeks.

bobbinsky · Oct 18, 2025

Olddude420 said:
Wow. Too much PPMs
I never ho over 1200 on a 24 inch plant stretching and hauling it. But yeah. They are ready yo run. Sneak up on what you add so you don't add too much. Or. Just drain the water & add new. Start again. My RDWC system has right at 50 gallons so I only swap it out every 2 weeks.

today
ph 5.74
ppm 1580 down from yesterday

AlanJohnson · Oct 18, 2025

bobbinsky said:
how many more days will you go with (this strain?) is 120 days normal ? very nice buds, congratulations. i want this size, i am using a 2 X 5 closet, that i have changed. i have a 10inch exhaust and a 4 inch exhaust, and 440 adjustable watts. only running one 5gln buket, wanted a faster turn a round, so this is a autoflower, white widow

Autos finish when they finish fella

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