COCO COIR My first grow in 4x4 AC Infinity grow tent, EVO6 - Coco/Perlite - GG#4 & Black Widow

[Wheels1974]

@golfnrl - Credit where credit is due my friend and you really have helped me learn so much on here.

It changes dramatically mate, as we speak I've had that dehumidifier running all day and its perfect at 60% in my grow tent but I know I'll struggle when I'm in flower when I want the RH to be around 40 to 45% & I know for a fact that the dehymidifier isn't working correctly as there isn't even a drop of condensation in the tube from the dehumidifier so I'm assuming maybe the compressor is stuffed but not sure but this dehumidifier draws 1500W so I'm thinging of purchasing the Hydrone 5 dehumidifier only issue is I wont have it here until 5th to 7th of October, I don't want to wait that long as BW2 will take over my entire 4x4 at this rate.

I attached a screen shot of my current controller which shows Outside Temp & Outside humidity even though im 99% sure you know this is for my lung room not outside air as in outdoors.

 

[golfnrl]

What happens to the RH during lights on with the tent open and your dehumidifier turned off? Does it go down or up? If it goes up to that 70 number you can minimize the negative effects with circulation. If you can run your dehumidifier at night you might be able to get the RH down below that 61.6 in the pic, at least until your equipment arrives. Just a thought.

 

[Wheels1974]

@golfnrl
I just read your message not so long ago mate after feeding & the dehumidifier was turned off at 1:52pm it was on for about 6 hours and hasn't been on since & I started feeding the plants with my mate right at 7:00pm during lights on, lights go on at 6pm until 12pm, humidity dropped as soon as I opened the tent it dropped 5%. to 6% to inside humidity to 56%

I attachd a few images of my day chart which shows the dip right on 7:01pm after tent was opened it dropped to 56% and at 8:14pm tent was cloesed, took a SS right on 8:16pm RH rose to 58.5% and also another at 8:30pm where it was at 61.5% and lastly just as we speek the last one was taken at 10:39pm it rose to 63.4%
With 10 litres of feed poured in this will increase the humidity but by how much I'm not sure.

 

[Wheels1974]

I had no alternative but to remove two plants from my tent and relocate them to my pergola, where I can move them outdoors during warmer days. Temperatures over the coming week are forecast to range between 23°C and 27°C.

As I had switched the lighting schedule to 12/12 approximately 3–7 days before relocating the plants, they had already begun transitioning into the flowering stage.
Given that they will now be exposed to naturally increasing daylight hours, I assume there is a strong possibility they will revert to vegetative growth is this right?

 

[golfnrl]

I had no alternative but to remove two plants from my tent and relocate them to my pergola, where I can move them outdoors during warmer days. Temperatures over the coming week are forecast to range between 23°C and 27°C.

As I had switched the lighting schedule to 12/12 approximately 3–7 days before relocating the plants, they had already begun transitioning into the flowering stage.
Given that they will now be exposed to naturally increasing daylight hours, I assume there is a strong possibility they will revert to vegetative growth is this right?

Yes. They most likely will revert to veg. Or try to. Look up Monster Cropping on growweedeasy.com. That will give you some insight. There's also a forum thread about it that was started in the last week or so.

 

[Chipmunk]

Yes. They most likely will revert to veg. Or try to. Look up Monster Cropping on growweedeasy.com. That will give you some insight. There's also a forum thread about it that was started in the last week or so.

Gator and I started a monster crop thread. The project is just getting started though! All interaction is welcome

 

[Wheels1974]

@golfnrl
Thanks for that link, that was a really enjoyable read. So far none of these girls outside are showing any sign of "re-vegging" from what I see. I had no idea about the leaves changing to round single blade leaves when "Re-vegging" I'll know what to look for. (I have attached photos of the outdoor plants - BW1 & GG2) - I'm hoping they do Re-veg so I can then finish them off in the tent in late December/January after the first grow is done)

Today is day 21 in flower, all looking good so far and was able to super crop BW2 so all pots are now on the floor sitting on Potrami trays with a slight incline to catch runoff, my biggest regret is not ordering those AutoPots as this would have been a hell of a lot easier but will purchase them prior to starting my next run as this one still has a minimum of 6 weeks.
Tonight we will do a thorough defoliation in the tent which will be a bit daunting as I need to get rid of quite a bit below that trellis, even though they had a major defoliation & lollipopping a few weeks ago.

@ golfnrl - I know your a big fan of the AutoPots, from everything I've read & watched on youtube, AutoPot recommends avoiding routine top watering once the system is established because it can move salts from the upper layer into the active root zone.
Just a query how do you test runoff in them & is it necessary when using AutoPots because once they are under the trellis there's no way to test runoff is there with AutoPots?

I have a question that's been on my mind for a few days during flower.
When your EC runoff is through the roof, was feeding them with an EC of 1.8 yet runoff refuses to drop below 2.6EC to 2.8EC and tried reducing the strength down gradually to as low as 1.0EC yet runoff remained the same.
Would you flush your plants & then feed them with an EC of 1.2 to 1.4 or do you just continue doing what your doing because the plants look great.?
I flushed mine two nights ago as I was exhausted chasing EC for hours on end and made the decision to flush them with just 0.4 followed by a 1.3EC feed.
I know that the EC in the feed will go up between day 32 to day 38 when introducing PK 13/14 for 3 to 7 days
(Photos of BW2, GG1 & BW3 in my AC Infinity 4x4 grow tent)

Personally I'm over spending hours testing EC & trying to reduce it as it's taking up my whole day with my carers & not giving my carers the time to do the chores I really need done around the house and I definitely want to continue growing as I have put in $8k into all this already.

So I'll have to give the AutoPots a go as I need to try make things as easy as possible for my 2nd run or I might give them a try for the plants outside but a little concerned about my medium for the AutoPots because I have 75% coco & 25% Perlite & Autopot generally say the medium should be a 50/50 mix of Coco & Perlite.

Once the AutoPots are in, how often do I have to check the pH & EC in the reservoir throughout the day and how long can the nutrion solution stay in the reservoir?

 

[golfnrl]

@ golfnrl - I know your a big fan of the AutoPots, from everything I've read & watched on youtube, AutoPot recommends avoiding routine top watering once the system is established because it can move salts from the upper layer into the active root zone.
Just a query how do you test runoff in them & is it necessary when using AutoPots because once they are under the trellis there's no way to test runoff is there with AutoPots?

I have a question that's been on my mind for a few days during flower.
When your EC runoff is through the roof, was feeding them with an EC of 1.8 yet runoff refuses to drop below 2.6EC to 2.8EC and tried reducing the strength down gradually to as low as 1.0EC yet runoff remained the same.
Would you flush your plants & then feed them with an EC of 1.2 to 1.4 or do you just continue doing what your doing because the plants look great.?
I flushed mine two nights ago as I was exhausted chasing EC for hours on end and made the decision to flush them with just 0.4 followed by a 1.3EC feed.
I know that the EC in the feed will go up between day 32 to day 38 when introducing PK 13/14 for 3 to 7 days
(Photos of BW2, GG1 & BW3 in my AC Infinity 4x4 grow tent)

Personally I'm over spending hours testing EC & trying to reduce it as it's taking up my whole day with my carers & not giving my carers the time to do the chores I really need done around the house and I definitely want to continue growing as I have put in $8k into all this already.

So I'll have to give the AutoPots a go as I need to try make things as easy as possible for my 2nd run or I might give them a try for the plants outside but a little concerned about my medium for the AutoPots because I have 75% coco & 25% Perlite & Autopot generally say the medium should be a 50/50 mix of Coco & Perlite.

Once the AutoPots are in, how often do I have to check the pH & EC in the reservoir throughout the day and how long can the nutrion solution stay in the reservoir?

Your weed looks really good. The flowers look nice and healthy. Good work. All that "love" looks like it's paying off.

Yes, I am a fan of the autopot system. It's not perfect though. After the initial top water period of about 10-14 days I don't ever check runoff simply because there isn't any runoff. If I want to get a look at the PH in the rootzone I check the PH and EC in the system tray where the aqua valve is housed.

When the EC in the runoff is way higher than the EC going in it's because the unused salts from the nutrient solution are building up in the pot and the root zone. You're correct, the runoff EC can be lowered by flushing the plants or lowering the EC of your nutrient solution. Increasing the runoff volume will help as well. Since your plants look good though I probably wouldn't change anything. In the autopot system the unused salts get pushed to the top of the medium. The first 1"will be dry, not even moist, dry. That's why flushing by top water is not recommended once the system is turned on. I've done it though with good results.

Once the autopot system is turned on I don't ever check the rez PH simply because I use a PH controller that keeps the PH in range. I check the tray PH every other time I change out the rez. I also log the tray EC the same way. Right now I'm adding nutrients once a week. The PH in the rez will drift depending on your combination of water and nutrients. Mine drifts down after the PH sits in the rez a day or two. But a small pump set to run continually at 10 minutes on and 30 off helps keep the PH stable.

BTW, If you have some perlite add some to your 7525 mix until you think it looks 5050. You won't go wrong.