Just did some very selective defol on one of three to open up some bud sites that were in shadow. I do this often as part of my program of manifolding to get as many bud sites exposed to light as possible. I take a few here and there as needed on all three. In doing so I noted some sap oozing from a clipped stem and from a leaf finger that I took just a part of. i have read this is normal but am wondering about others experience with defoliation. Opinions? The yellowing on the left side of the whole plant is just from the overhead lights.
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Grow # 3 50/50 S/I Critical Mass photo fem
Seeds drop in water 1/8/2022
Medium: FF Coco Loco plus 30% Perlite in 7 gal cloth bags
Space: 30x48x62 DIY cabinet lined w/space blankets
Lighting: Bloomspect SS1000 Quantum board x 3 - 300 watts actual draw
Soil Supplements: Worm Castings, Crab Shell, Oyster Shell, Neem and Karanja Meal, Volcanic Basalt Dust (for minerals), Recharge root micros. Grow 3 is with reconstituted super soil to which I've added several additional minerals and supplements. A more complete list based on Cackamas Coots super soil recipe can be found in my Auto Toka thread
i don't grow plants anymore, I grow soil that my plants can thrive in!
My filtered tap water runs over 7.5 pH but the soil microbes
make pH correction unnecessary
Ventilation: Vipospar 4" Exhaust Fan w/RH controller, 12" Carbon Scrubber8" bottom intake fan, 6" clip on fan, 6" heater as neededCabinet on screen porch. N AZ @ 4000 ft.
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Totally normal. It will stop and dry up.There are 3 things you must check everyday when growing in hydro:
1) Water level (How much h2o is she drinking in 24hrs)
2) pH level (change over 24hrs)
3) ppm/EC level (How much food is she eating in 24hrs)-
Yeah, I was sure it would. I had just fed them 2.5 liters of nute solution about 2 hours before so they were sucking it up like little piggies, lol. I've raised pigs for meat, it's just kinda funny cuz you don't really think of plants as reacting so quickly until you get closely involved with them. In my vegetable garden I just throw some water and fert at them and walk away.
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