LurkingInTheGrass
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Grow #1: Cookies Kush by Barney's Farm | 315W CMH | DWC
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ocgreen
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Finally got around to completely washing and swapping out water from both reservoirs. For better or worse, this was the first time one of the reservoirs was changed. And this is likely my last grow in large totes vs 5 gallon buckets.
One mistake I made with the reservoir swap relates to PH. Last night the PH said 6.34 in R1 before I put plants in. This morning it was 7.03. Not sure what happened but I brought it back down to the 6.3 range this morning.
Adjustments
I'm all ears if anyone has any advice regarding any of the issues I'm experiencing and/or anything else you may observe/recommend.
Thank you.
One mistake I made with the reservoir swap relates to PH. Last night the PH said 6.34 in R1 before I put plants in. This morning it was 7.03. Not sure what happened but I brought it back down to the 6.3 range this morning.
Adjustments
- Cleaned and replaced reservoirs in both totes
- Changed nutrient mix to "transition" levels
- Increased # of air stones in reservoirs from 2 to 3
- Tried to condense canopy because I learned my light only has a 2x2 footprint for flowering (in a 39" x 39" tent)
- Accidentally super cropped main cola of #2 😅
- Several stocks showing redness
- Plants looking a little more droopy than usual today
- Canopy has gaping holes
- One plant is continually pumping out deformed leaves and I think it has root rot
- Letting them bounceback for a few days
- Figuring out how to fix/optimize canopy prior to flowering
- Start flowering this Friday
I'm all ears if anyone has any advice regarding any of the issues I'm experiencing and/or anything else you may observe/recommend.
Thank you.
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ocgreen
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Hey DingusKhan Mega Crop promo arrived in the mail today! Planning to use instead of GH for next grow.
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LurkingInTheGrass
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DingusKhan
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Doesn't smell RICH?
DingusKhan
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That's some healthy growth!Your defoliation payed off well. Also, you really don't have to control your tank pH THAT closely, it will naturally change as your plant takes up nutrients, but you can let it get to about 7.5 before you add some lower pH water to your tank to bring it back down.
Also, if your plant is about a 1/3 of the height to the bottom of your lights, your should switch to flower, otherwise you won't have enough room to raise your lights before they finish stretching I can't really tell from the angle that your picture was taken from, but you may be getting close.
Also, if your plant is about a 1/3 of the height to the bottom of your lights, your should switch to flower, otherwise you won't have enough room to raise your lights before they finish stretching I can't really tell from the angle that your picture was taken from, but you may be getting close.
ocgreen
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Thanks guys. Appreciate the help. I am switching to flower today and pretty anxious about it -- but that's par for the course with me these days! Anyways they have been sleeping since 7am and won't be up for hours.
My main concern is that RH gets to as high as 60 these days and I know flowering should be about 40.
One thing I observed is this tent is about +20 RH vs another tent in same room. The key difference is the tent with higher RH pulls cold air from outside. The lower RH tent pulls in warmer (but much more dry) air from same room. Temp is slightly warmer in second tent but still within ok range.
So tonight I am going to make this tent pull from same room like other tent and see if that helps. The more overarching strategy will be to get a dehumidifier sufficient enough to dry out entire room vs. trying to manage tents individually.
My main concern is that RH gets to as high as 60 these days and I know flowering should be about 40.
One thing I observed is this tent is about +20 RH vs another tent in same room. The key difference is the tent with higher RH pulls cold air from outside. The lower RH tent pulls in warmer (but much more dry) air from same room. Temp is slightly warmer in second tent but still within ok range.
So tonight I am going to make this tent pull from same room like other tent and see if that helps. The more overarching strategy will be to get a dehumidifier sufficient enough to dry out entire room vs. trying to manage tents individually.
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ocgreen
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Alright so here are some key updates:
I went from 4 plants to 2 plants in the 3x3 because 2 were become monsters, and I really wanted to make sure everyone has room to grow. Fully expect them to takeover entire 3x3. And now all 4 plants are thriving as far as I can tell. The biggest difference has been the explosion of growth in 2x4. They definitely love the separate space.
The hardest part right now is waiting. Both tent environments are stable and undisturbed for 12 hours during the day -- leaves me a lot less time to hang out in the garden and do things like stare at the canopy blowing in the wind. I miss it.
- Started 12/12 light cycle 2 or 3 days ago 🎉
- Moved 2 of 4 plants in the 3x3 to a 2x4
- Bought a 4x4x7 tent 😅
I went from 4 plants to 2 plants in the 3x3 because 2 were become monsters, and I really wanted to make sure everyone has room to grow. Fully expect them to takeover entire 3x3. And now all 4 plants are thriving as far as I can tell. The biggest difference has been the explosion of growth in 2x4. They definitely love the separate space.
The hardest part right now is waiting. Both tent environments are stable and undisturbed for 12 hours during the day -- leaves me a lot less time to hang out in the garden and do things like stare at the canopy blowing in the wind. I miss it.
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Bad news:
1. Not as much to do since switching to flower.
2. Totally running out of space in both tents. 😅🤔
3. Two Cookies Kush ready to swallow a Northern Lights Auto
Good news:
1. New tent coming on Tuesday
2. Wife agreed to an 8x4x7 tent instead of 4x4x7 ðŸ˜
3. I found a good use for old textbooks 🤓
The thought of an 8x4 auto factory has me feeling like ðŸ˜ðŸ¤—
Any suggestions how I can create more distance in the 2x4? It's about 10" away now and I'm seeing signs of light stress. Not sure if there's anything I can do except wait for Tuesday.
1. Not as much to do since switching to flower.
2. Totally running out of space in both tents. 😅🤔
3. Two Cookies Kush ready to swallow a Northern Lights Auto
Good news:
1. New tent coming on Tuesday
2. Wife agreed to an 8x4x7 tent instead of 4x4x7 ðŸ˜
3. I found a good use for old textbooks 🤓
The thought of an 8x4 auto factory has me feeling like ðŸ˜ðŸ¤—
Any suggestions how I can create more distance in the 2x4? It's about 10" away now and I'm seeing signs of light stress. Not sure if there's anything I can do except wait for Tuesday.
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LurkingInTheGrass
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Bad news? Really?
Need more bad news like that ðŸ˜
I like the term 'auto factory' - made me LOL
Need more bad news like that ðŸ˜
I like the term 'auto factory' - made me LOL
LurkingInTheGrass
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I am on the end of days with my first Autos now. Royal Gorilla from Royal Queen Seeds.
Smells great, heavy buds. Just starting to get amber trichomes, so 2 more weeks?ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Been a fun grow - I will be running more autos soon ðŸ˜
and the smoke will judge how soon I grow this strain again ðŸ˜
Smells great, heavy buds. Just starting to get amber trichomes, so 2 more weeks?ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Been a fun grow - I will be running more autos soon ðŸ˜
and the smoke will judge how soon I grow this strain again ðŸ˜
ocgreen
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Nice, I'm growing a single Northern Lights Auto by RQS right now. Will be going back to RQS in the future.
You should check out mcubed's grow. 3 great looking autos produced just over a pound under 220w of cob lighting. Makes me want to grow some Bubba Kush Auto! And maybe get some "auto cobs" for the "auto factory" 😎
You should check out mcubed's grow. 3 great looking autos produced just over a pound under 220w of cob lighting. Makes me want to grow some Bubba Kush Auto! And maybe get some "auto cobs" for the "auto factory" 😎
ocgreen
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The two plants in my 3.5x3.5 continue to grow at unbelievable rates as we near the end of second week since I flipped to 12/12.
Right now the tallest point is a whopping 38" from top of tote which is slightly larger than the 3ft max for the strain. And I think they're very happy that the NL auto experiment was finally moved to a separate tent.
Question: Will they ever stop growing vertically? I think they stop growing upwards after week 3 or 4 of flowering. Can someone please confirm?
The other two plants that were getting absolutely squished in a 2x4x5 eventually reached to about two inches from the light. That's when I decided to open the 4x4x7 tent and transfer them into it:
If you look closely you'll see my little auto experiment in the front corner. Planted seed in rapid rooter on Mar 9 and just watching it grow au naturale.
As things start to stabilize and I become more confident that I might know what I'm doing, I just wanted to take a moment to thank and recognize:
Spidermite, furrysparkle, DingusKhan,LurkingInTheGrass, Mr.furley, mcubed476, alltatup and anyone else who may have provided me a warm welcome and/or encouragement along the way.
Thank you so much for helping me get started.
Right now the tallest point is a whopping 38" from top of tote which is slightly larger than the 3ft max for the strain. And I think they're very happy that the NL auto experiment was finally moved to a separate tent.
Question: Will they ever stop growing vertically? I think they stop growing upwards after week 3 or 4 of flowering. Can someone please confirm?
The other two plants that were getting absolutely squished in a 2x4x5 eventually reached to about two inches from the light. That's when I decided to open the 4x4x7 tent and transfer them into it:
If you look closely you'll see my little auto experiment in the front corner. Planted seed in rapid rooter on Mar 9 and just watching it grow au naturale.
As things start to stabilize and I become more confident that I might know what I'm doing, I just wanted to take a moment to thank and recognize:
Spidermite, furrysparkle, DingusKhan,LurkingInTheGrass, Mr.furley, mcubed476, alltatup and anyone else who may have provided me a warm welcome and/or encouragement along the way.
Thank you so much for helping me get started.
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Spidermite
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Glad you are having a great grow and enjoying yourself. There is nothing more satisfying. Your plants are looking great.
And yes around week 3 or 4 they stop growing taller and stop producimg new leaves. All energy is put into the buds.
And yes there is some kick ass help on this site. Never seen a more helpful site of people.
And yes around week 3 or 4 they stop growing taller and stop producimg new leaves. All energy is put into the buds.
And yes there is some kick ass help on this site. Never seen a more helpful site of people.
alltatup
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You're doing a fantastic job, oc!!! The "flower stretch" usually lasts around 3 weeks; I measured my plants over the following weeks and there was like maybe an inch, 1.5 inch growth over the next 4 weeks. So at the end of week three flower is when you may want to remove the fan leaves that are blocking bud sites so that the light can penetrate into the interior of the plants.