Plenty of firsts

[No3odiesShad0w]

I use the Photone app. Did some testing along with the PAR map for my lights and it's pretty accurate so I haven't felt the need to buy an actual par meter. The DLI for the ones in the tent is 35 mol, the CBD is getting 40 mol at the tops and the GSC Auto is getting 40 mol also @ 12hrs of light

[No3odiesShad0w]

I don't let it get below 68 in that room. When the lights are on it stays around 74. When the inline fan comes I'll be able to close the tent and get some higher temps. With the CO2 levels here around 1500ppm, I can def raise the temps.

[Bluey]

They do look good.

Do you have a smart phone and can you read the amount of light in PAR or DLI?

[Bluey]

Yes. Cold nights too can do it.

[Bluey]

That's a good one...nice

[No3odiesShad0w]

Apera pH pen

[No3odiesShad0w]

They all do look super healthy though.

[No3odiesShad0w]

Yeah they're are some like night terror og ...I think that one is purple from the time it sprouts lol but I don't think any of the cultivars in growing currently would qualify.

[No3odiesShad0w]

Coco was in the buckets. I'm the earth boxes in back to running peat just because I'm going to reuse the soil for at least 3 grows . I was worried about the Coco staying buffered for that many grows so I didn't risk it. I'm still going to experiment more with it in my next bucket grow so I can learn more and feel more confident using it. I spent 3 years with peat, I feel a bit more confident with it but I probably will keep using the Coco for the buckets. It def performs well. Just a bunch of conflicting info....... Mostly because ppl use Coco with liquid nutrients which requires a different pH, different watering habits .... And websites or videos don't always make the best distinction between the 2. It's usually just piled together but that's okay. You live and you learn and you get better!

[Rootsruler]

Red stems can also be genetic.

[Bluey]

You're growing in coco. Keep it simple. I don't suppliment my coco with amendments because if I did how can I know what is going on if I have a problem later in the grow? How do my nutes react with those amendments?

Add your nutes as per the instructions.

Add your suppliments if required...eg. cal/mag, silica, etc..

Watch your leaves closely. They will tell you what is going on.

What pH pen did you buy?

[No3odiesShad0w]

Yeah but IDK if this is going to be a blue dream red stem and everything Will be copacetic and I'll be happy at the end or it could go terribly wrong and end up like the Gorilla Glue where I basically had a bunch of twigs . How do I know which whole be which? They look healthy right now but they always look healthy at this point in time until it starts progressing or it doesn't progress and they're healthy the whole time with red stem.

[Bluey]

I get red stems on occasions but if my leaves and plants are doing well I don't consider it a problem.

I put it down to a number of factors but it doesnt seem to be an issue...

I used to put it down to a lack of blood and bone in my soil but I'm thinking that may not have been the case.

[No3odiesShad0w]

I really hope so because of you noticed the Pilea next to my plants. I've been using it as a learning tool. I know they have a tendency to get red stems in the spring when sun intensity increases. I notice I put it under the lights for 2 days and the stems get beet red. So I have been testing the "Tanning effect" I have been keeping PPFD in the higher ranges and in the past I've had issues due to insufficient calcium. So I guess I'm still a bit nervous even though I just finished 4 plants successfully. I've also grown plants that 3 weeks into bloom and they loose all their leaves and it's a shit show. Other times like the blue dream get to harvest with green leaves and beet red stems but big massive buds. So IDK what to think.

I just wonder. ..... You never see any red stems on any YouTubers videos or ppl flexing...... Are they using a special light? Do they know something we don't? Or are they just pulling all the leaves with the red stems?

[golfnrl]

Red stems? There's a couple of pieces by Nebula over on GWE about red stems. I have red stems on my grows. Have had on every single one of them. I didn't know it was a thing until I stumbled across some comments about red stems. What I've concluded is the red stems don't affect yields, tastes, or anything else. They seem to be caused by my grow light. That is weird because I have used several different grow lights. And had red stems on every grow. I think the red stems are caused by light intensity and length of the light cycle. Kind of like a sun burn. The red seems to show up where that part of the plant is exposed to the most light. Perhaps it is a plants natural response to intense 'sun' light, kind of like tanning. IDK. On the parts of the plant that don't get direct intense light there aren't ever any red stems or branches. I've concluded that because I have dialed back the light in both tents on this grow and the red stems and branches are still there but not as prevalent.