Newbie needs advice on nutes please!

[Campesino]

I am talking about max acceptable EC or PPM for your run-off. You can increase quantity of run-off all you want (it's just wasteful), and you don't need to measure or be super-precise about the amount as long as there is "enough".
You set an inflow target, and working in PPM, your run-off Max should be about 200 points higher than that in PPM. It looks like you are targeting about 700 for inflow, so this means that you max outflow would be 900. So, try to keep run-off below 900 by increasing frequency of fertigation events or quantity applied during events. If that becomes impossible, you may need to lower the PPM of the inflow.
Let me know if you have any questions!

Really happy that your plants are loving it

 

[Achilles]

Campesino Our girl is on day one of week 10 today and according to my GH nute schedule I'm supposed to start decreasing the amount of CaliMagic this week (wk 10) & decrease my FloraNova Bloom next week (wk 11) along with eliminating the CaliMagic next week (wk 11) & flush the following week (wk 12) & harvest the following week (wk 13). That's all well and good but I question whether or not you think she looks like she's 3 weeks from harvest. I've included pics from today.
If she's more than 3 weeks away then I won't begin to decrease my nutes yet. What does you think?

 

[Achilles]

Campesino Here is the little sister-she was a slow starter for some reason but has really been coming on lately. Do you think I should supercrop her or maybe FIM? My tent is getting a little crowed with her big sister taking some much space.

 

[Achilles]

I'm saying she's 9 weeks old today because she's been in the coco for 9 weeks as of today, thus today marks not only her 9wk birthday but the first day of week 10. I hope that made sense, it sounds more confusing than it should be.

I'd say 2.5-3 weeks on the pistils. My pics from 5/30 may show a few of them but my pics from 6/6 definitely show pistils.

I really have no idea of an expected timeline. The nute schedule from GH calls for flushing to begin the 12th week & Crop King states that this Early Miss flowering time is 7 weeks. So I have no clue how far along she is, I'm relying on the experts such as yourself to help me with that.

 

[Achilles]

The little sister actually germinated on the same day as the other girl we've been discussing but she was lifeless for about 10+ days in the coco and I was about to toss her out and somehow she just revived and has been going strong ever since. To my untrained eye I think she' about to show signs of flowering. I may top her tonight and hope she can continue to thrive while sharing space with her sister in my little 3X3 tent.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Morning Achilles, Don't mean to be cutting in, but if she were mine, I would cut about a quarter inch, if that much, off of the main cola, that should help make, all of the other colas, catch up to the main cola, and make the main cola, much fatter, and not grow any taller, but that's just what I would do, everyone grows differently, And good luck with your plants.
Have a nice weekend.

 

[Achilles]

Perfect-Thank you so much!!!

 

[Achilles]

D.A.A.S.69 -Thanks for the advice, you're not intruding at all, I welcome any knowledge I can get from y'all! Just to be clear though, you are talking about the more mature of the two girls right? One is budding and the other hasn't started yet.

 

[Achilles]

Campesino -Where do you stand on pruning? I feel like both of my girls could stand a haircut to permit light to penetrate better.

 

[Achilles]

Campesino
I was thinking of maybe 8-10 leaves (based on need of course) per week just to permit light to reach the lower buds since I don't have an even canopy. Hopefully my next grow will include early plant training so as to have a more even canopy.

I just don't want to cause major shock or damage to my first plants, especially since they've done surprisingly well so far. With your help of course! :smile:

 

[Achilles]

Well I've given them both a little trim and will post pics tomorrow. Hopefully I haven't damaged them. Time will tell on this one. But it's my first grow and I'm learning everyday!

You're right that this is a divisive subject. Lots of strong opinions on both sides of the fence. To each his own I suppose!

Thanks again for all your help!

 

[Achilles]

Well here they are after their trim. I ended up snipping more than i had planned. Hopefully they'll survive and thrive after this. The last pic is of the little sister. She's yet to start flowering and is about a month behind the other one even though they sprouted at the same time.

 

[Achilles]

Hey Campesino

Are the leaves I removed worth saving? Can they serve any useful purpose?

 

[Achilles]

Awesome! Thank you.

Interesting thread. I'm glad I didn't toss them out. :laugh:

 

[Achilles]

Morning guys! I need some advice, my girl has leaf tips that are turning yellow or brown. I'm kinda colorblind so I'm not sure which it is. But it's something I haven't seen or dealt with before.

On a better note she seems to be maturing well. She's filling out the bud sites. They're getting fatter and frostier by the day.

More questions y'all....I'm using between a gallon and a gallon and a half of RO water daily. But I have to buy it buy the gallon from a local superstore. Do I have to use RO water or can I use my tap water and just be sure to correct the ph?

Lighting question...I'm thinking of buying the Perfect Sun Dwarf Star for $435. I currently have the Viparspectra V300. It was around $90 on Amazon. I'm pretty sure I need a second light in this tent for full coverage and don't know if I should just get a second V300 or spring for the PSDS. What do y'all think???

 

[Achilles]

Got it, thank you!

I'm gonna adjust the inflow for now and see what happens. If the change in inflow ppm is correcting the problem, how long before I see a difference on the leaf tips?

 

[Achilles]

Good morning Campesino

3 days later and the tips do not appear to be worsening. I have increased the quantity given at fertigation (both girls are getting one half gallon twice daily w/a good amount of run-off) and the numbers are

• In 845/Out 987
• In 697/Out 860
• In 709/Out 987

Do these appear ok or should I continue to make adjustments?

 

[Achilles]

You're correct in assuming that those numbers are PPM. My meter only does PPM. Sorry for not being more clear on that, my bad.
I can fertigate 3x daily no problem. My PPM's have been varying a LOT, from 601-860. After taking the time to read your guide I see that I can adjust it down by simply adding some RO water. That's what I'll be doing from now on and targeting a 550-600PPM.

My fiber pots drain into a large aluminum cooking pan and that's where I measure my run-off from. Will the aluminum skew my numbers?

I'm guessing I'm still about 3 weeks from harvest and I can't thank you enough for your advice!!! :smile:

 

[Achilles]

I assume I can leave my lights on an 18/6 schedule since these are autos. If that's true would it be ok to fertigate every 8hrs for 3x daily or every 6hrs for 4x daily regardless of the light status?

Good idea using the syringe, you've just taught me a new trick and something else I can steal from my wife's kitchen tool drawer. 😁

 

[Achilles]

I think I've finally gotten my #'s under control. The last 3 times I've checked my in/out PPM they've been...

• In-573 Out-686
• In-573 Out-699
• In-569 Out-654

Many thank to Campesino