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[Bluey]

Mixed up a flower nute mix with some chelated micros in it. Added 3 1grms powder to two litres of water for an EC 0.8. Then added that to my regular bloom nute mix, total 15ltrs, of EC 1.8, total EC 1.8. pH 6.03

Added 450ml of it after 650ml feed of 2.1EC bloom to the two front ones, the worst cal deficient and the mutant...see what happens. Can go much stronger on the micro

[Bluey]

8 hours after mixing pH dropped to 5.97. Not surprising as the mix was about 4.8 prior to adding K²CO³ so had to bring it up a long way. See if it settles in range or goes so far out of wack it becomes unusable. Have given it to all 4 autos now in the normal course of fertigation.

[Bluey]

Gave the nute mix w/trace elements a really good stir as sediment visible on bottom of tank and pH read at 6.02 so mix is stable. Feeding to all autos now EC 1.8. Will use the trace element suppliment on the photos prior to flip instead of calmag nitrate suppliment and throughout flower now moving forwards.

Fingers crossed it's not binding with base nutes and locking them out. It's got a bit of everything in it but mostly calcium carbonate 10% (%W/W)and sulphur as sulphates 6.3% and the rest as chelates and sulphates, Mg 3.6%, Mn 2.9%, Fe 2.7%, Cu 1.3%, Zn 1%, B as Borate 0.1% & Mo as Molydate 0.004%🤞

[No3odiesShad0w]

What's with everyone mixing stuff off this week. I went to go spray some plants with some water and I was spraying them with rubbing alcohol 😅. I thought I had just picked up the bottle I had prepared seconds earlier but right next to it was a very similar bottle with 70% rubbing alcohol in there I swear. Goober to the max. And I'm pretty sure that's not the first time I've grabbed rubbing alcohol instead of water.
Somebody else had posted just yesterday or the day before that they were spraying plants with hydrogen peroxide solution lolol. It just seems like a goober week 🤣

[Bluey]

Clones have taken really well to my new aeroponic cloner, they love it even in a room with 50% RH and a bit lower....expecting roots to take a bit longer but that suits my schedule perfectly.



The rest doing fine

[No3odiesShad0w]

They're looking happy and healthy in that cloner

[Bluey]

Added 7grm of the trace elements and EC 0.4 in 4 gal then added 45ml A+B bloom nutes to 1.9 EC pH 6.08 for autos

Changed clone veg mix. EC 0.3 pH 5.8 Day 7

Temps 25⁰C RH 51% DLI 43 to 46 on autos

Not noticing new growth on the auto flowers just curling and darkening pistols now. Still taking good amounts of water.

[Bluey]

Cloning bucket update

Sat down last night to do some reading at a great permaculture site last night. I noticed my clones had darkened a bit and still no sign of roots so thought I better understand what was going on. Not cannabis specific.

Apparently N is your enemy when it comes to rooting clones so I ditched the veg mix and swapped it out with a bloom mix at 0.4EC and pH 5.8. I also added silica and about to add some red clonex at a bit under half the recommended purple rate as it's the same stuff only twice as concentrated. I dipped in the purple to start them.

I have increased the spray timing to 1 min on 15 off.

[No3odiesShad0w]

ooo ouch yeah nitrogen burns. Roots definitely need some phosphorus to grow strong. Nitrogen is usually equated with growth because it helps plants grow big leafy and green. Glad you caught that when you did. How many days have they been in the cloner now? 5?

[Bluey]

8 or 9 with low humidity which makes rooting take longer. The mother they came from I dropped the EC of her back to about 1.1 from memory for about 36hrs before taking the clones

I'll be doing some more cuttings from mothers in a couple of weeks so have back up if I stuffed em

[Bluey]

The trichomes are starting to come on now. Keeping temps down around 24/25⁰C RH 50% Light reduced DLI low 40's EC 1.6 pH 6.15

[Bluey]

Changed back to bloom EC 1.6 calmag to 1.7 EC on the autos, two of them drinking less now. I'll bring the pH up to 6.3 because of cal def and yellowing now because of it. I th8nk the temps and RH are pretty good. 51% and 24.5⁰C

Photo OZ x SD drinking huge amounts in 7 gal pot & switched back to calmag & veg to EC 1.6 across all 3 photos at all different stages.

[Bluey]

Smallest not yet touched sativa photo. Healthier green now.



White Widow x Sour Diesel photo topped



Jungle of Orange zKittles x Sour Diesel randomly topped for clones



It's a bit big but I may be able to spread it out after autos come out..maybe 2 weeks..ish

[Bluey]

Gave the autos a really good defoliate to improve ventilation and get some light onto buds. Some spots were very wet..fan leaf stems are covering themselves in trichomes, not what I'm used to. Pedestal fan now on the autos at bud level, heaps of airflow. Fingers crossed not too late

[No3odiesShad0w]

You don't get any issues when you defoliate the autos? I worry so much about stunting them. That's why the autos are pretty leafy.

I try tucking as many leaves as I can. Any leaves that can't be tucked I make a note of and I try to only remove 1 or 2 leaves a day to prevent any kind of big stress. One broken leaf will heal usually within 12 hours.

Aside from that, how many days left on the autos? They're looking lovely! I wish we had the ability to share scents over the Internet... That would be awesome. We can smell everyone's grows 🤣

[Bluey]

I defoliated because it was thick and the humidity in some of the buds, they were almost dripping. I had to get dry air into them and I had too much leaf. Yields are secondary to mould. Guaranteed if I didn't trim.

[No3odiesShad0w]

Fair point 👍

[Bluey]

Sativa photoperiod 1st topping. Topped just under the 7th node, which is 3" above the coco. Had 10 nodes to about 4" to 5" high...really nice and squat.

Edit. I don't think it is one of my sativas but one I crossed with an indica I liked, but it is difficult to tell at this stage. My sativa seeds are a bit past their useby date.

[Bluey]

Main bud of N toxicity auto. Looks like it will be first to harvest.



Time to remove the larger leaves on a few of the buds

[Bluey]

Day 13 or 14 on the clones and first roots visible
In a room with late flower autos 18/6 PPFD 150 to 200 bloom EC 0.4 w/Si 48%RH 24⁰C day 21/22⁰C night nute solution 20 to 22⁰C Sprayer off 8 minutes on 1 minute.

Quite surprised given I gave them too much N first week and the low humidity.

[SoOrbudgal]

I think that's pretty normal timeline Bluey for clones. It's a process of weeks and nurturing. I gotta try and give 4 away of my clones now as my veg/seedling area is small and i only now have 1 tent as i loaned out my 4x4. Don't have indoor space for it anyway. Stick those in soil cups now it's amazing how quickly all the roots grow in soil once they sprout. Careful with the nutes with them. Great looking grows you have. Cheers

[Bluey]

Thanks SoOrbudgal

I'm currently building 2 areas ved/clone of 8ft² each but won't get it finished for another 3 weeks or so with it ready to go.

[Bluey]

Trichomes on autos

[SoOrbudgal]

Wowzer won't be long fella

[Bluey]

80 days from first leaf on the autos and still no amber. Fade creeping into buds now. Wont be long.

24⁰C 48%RH 40 to 44DLI EC 1.6 pH 6.3



Clones powering on

[SoOrbudgal]

Dang you folks with your great camara phones really get those frosty shots. Beautiful pics

[Bluey]

These two doing it tough. Back one likely won't fully develop but still going. Front one more developed and is getting there.




These two doing better

[Bluey]

Back one ready for harvest first half a dozen pics, its first amber, rest are cloudy, harvest tomorrow.

(EDIT. Decided to flush this one just with pH'd water. It has no yellowing yet but still hung over dark green from some N toxicity so will flush it out first. Maybe harvest in 3 to 5 days, watching trichomes closely)

Rest are powering along with their trichomes..still a bit to go