bicky studs
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I don't want to discourage you, but perhaps RDWC on your first go was a bit too ambitious. You could keep everything the way it is and just swap to coco or soil. From the research I did, with DWC it is a little tricky to get the environment right. And there is so much that can go wrong. Any mistake can quickly lead to plant death. Which is why I didn't want to go that route for my first try. I went with soil. Still had some problems, but much more forgiving. Now I run in coco with an auto watering setup. You can always swap back to DWC after a few soil runs. Just to get a few grows under your belt. Research is great, but nothing replaces actual experience.
Since you asked, if it was me, I would start over in a different medium. Those plants look too far gone to be worth the aggravation to try to save them, if you even could. Good luck on whatever you decide.
To put this into perspective for the, "bad attitude", view of my post.
10 years ago I used to race motorcycles and was in a life threatening accident. Everything besides my leg and arm were broken on my left side. 4 broken vertebrea and detached muscles never fixed. Brain bleed, lung collapsed and many more issues. It took me almost a year to walk again.
I still live in a state of pain that on a scale is 6 to 7 with no relief. My post before isn't personal or a comment on any of you. My post is a symptom of the life I live and at times is a bit hard to deal with. It's hard when the only escape from my own body is sleep and that's it.
Sorry if anyone took it personal!
how about thisThanks again for the effort.
Strange thing is, I was worried that I was drowning the root system still in the rockwool so I lowered the water level. I did this about a week ago. It was just touching the bottom of the basket ao i dropped it about an inch or two depending on the bucket. Some how the rockwool cubes are still getting drowned by water, very strange.
I hate quiting so much but it would cost me more to save them over a month than it would just to start over. It's a tough choice and I feel day by day I should make it.
Thanks again. It's funny and true that I may not take some advice but there's so many different opinions that I'm sure to follow someones.:D
:D Good Answer.. You may learn some diplomacy after all :)It's funny and true that I may not take some advice but there's so many different opinions that I'm sure to follow someones
what do the roots look like on those plants?Nice Event! Not even I could miss interpret that great post!
Got some news I left out and totally forgot and is a good added reason to there stunting. A week ago I decided to top them. Considering they were in already bad shape that's going to add some time to their recovery. I'd bet that it's going to take over a week in their current condition to recover just from that choice alone.
Good news is I have four plant that are growing 3 to 4 main stems and non of them are purple at all. Then there's the other half that are just sitting there like twigs.
Something I'm confused over is the plants showing roots are the worse looking and most of the good ones have no roots at all. Is it just a matter of where the plant desires to grow from, not that it grows by design?
I'll keep up for another week and the plants that are still stunted I will remove and replace. I'd keep the broken ones but I like being legal Ang I'm already pushing it with 8 instead of 6 plants.
I'll keep you posted.
Yes I know I shouldn't have topped them in the condition they were in! Lesson learned!
like I said this takes timeThe stems aren't black they're purple. The lighting in the tent with my camera makes it appear MUCH darker. Beyond that every new stem is now green and every new leaf post nutrient increase is completely green.
Just info is all!..
As to the roots.
The ones that are outside of the nets are bright white but not many. I believe this to be from the rockwool being soaked and the roots not needing to search out for water. As for the ones not out of the nets, there are 3 of them, who knows. Like I said though the best looking plants show no roots. The worst looking plants have roots showing though not many. Some roots are slowly starting to grow hair though but not many.
I've started to look at this different though. The 4 plants with 3 to 4 main stems from topping are growing, just not up. In a week they've grown 2 to 4 inches each. That's potentially 10 inches of vertical growth in not able to see.
I'm still VERY concerned with the few that have not shown ANY growth but sprouted leaves in that same time period. The one good thing is the tiny leaves that sprouted on these plants are completely green as well. I need to start looking for the silver lining and realizing the glass is half full instead half empty.
I'm still surprised at how wet the rockwool is getting with the water level so low. It makes it more apparent that I had been drowning the roots if not the stem as well.
I'll keep you guys posted no matter the outcome!
here is the reality to res tempsI know we're kind of all over the place at this point but I like the ideas and concern that is flying about!
Here's another question that could have an impact on the health of my plants.
I forget who stated it now but it was stated that plants will be fine up to a temp of 75 but are you really sure of that? I only ask and doubt because almost everything I read says not to go over 72 and more like not over 68 to be PERFECT.
The problem comes when I try to get my plants closer than 2 feet away from the plants. Once I get within that range the temp spiked up to 74.5. So I ended up raising them back up so it's in the 70 range at the very least.
If I was going to but a cooler for the res what would be a good one? Another question is, do you think it would be cheaper to run a cooler or buy a small fridge to keep the res in. I read about someone doing this and they had great results. For me though it comes down to cost and ease of use though; of course plant life as well.
extensive notes is key to successNot sure if www.growweedeasy.com is a good site full of useful information but I find myself reading it often.
I was reading about problems caused by overwatering and every symptom I had or have can be attributed to such.
Overwatering can cause red or purple stems or leaves - check, nutrient deficiency or appearance of deficiencies - check, cupping or wilting - check, slow growth - check, brown or burnt spots - check and drink much less water - check!
The odds are I did have a number of deficiencies but not only were they caused by a lack of understanding of my nutes but probably more so my overwatering.
Hopefully I can get them all back to good health but we will see. I knew i should have hand feed them for the first week or two but just didn't do it. I think that choice more than any other has caused the issue I now deal with.
The unfortunate thing is I most likely just totally forgot to do it. I have incredibly bad memory issues from my subdermal hematoma. I need to figure out a way to remember these very important factors.
I'm going to start by getting a dry erase board for the grow room wall and have a check list and memory list.
I'll not only forget to read the notes but I will actually forget I ever made any.extensive notes is key to success
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