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Number 2: Kosher Kush DWC
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intergalactic_harvester
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thank you doc! and to you as well!
intergalactic_harvester
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thank you tika! you are kind
NebulaHaze
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It's funny you say that about how the plant doesn't grow as fast when the roots are cold! It's sacrilegious to say in a time when a lot of hydro growers worship water chillers. Water chillers are incredibly expensive so I never say anything about it if someone already has one, but I've also found that hydro plants grow faster vegetatively if their roots stay warm. Maybe they get slightly less dissolved oxygen at higher temps, but I just don't think that's the limiting factor. Like you, I've gotten the best growth rates when the tank is 73-76°F or so.
dontknownuttin
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alltatup
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NebulaHaze That is interesting!!! I'm just so terrified of root rot coming back it ain't funny. 73-76: wow!!!! I'm stunned!!!
I've been thinking the chillier the better for the roots, but I'm going to raise the temp a little bit, because I know you know what you're talking about.
I've been thinking the chillier the better for the roots, but I'm going to raise the temp a little bit, because I know you know what you're talking about.
NebulaHaze
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I know heat is definitely a factor (and plants do not do well when the reservoir starts actually getting hot) but I feel like I still struggled with root rot even at low temps. For me I feel like the only thing that ever got rid of root rot for me was Hydroguard! It's crazy, because root rot is caused by an organism and I've just always wondered how does it get basically everywhere on earth? I've seen growers suffering from root rot in China and Australia! I personally never even saw a hydroponic plant before I started growing them, so where did my root rot come from? Is it in the air?
There's some things that scientists just don't understand. For example I was reading about how NASA sent seeds into space to try to grow flowers in a no gravity environment. The seeds and everything were sterilized so it was JUST the seeds in inert soil and mineral nutrient sources, so the only thing growing was supposedly the flowers. Unfortunately, the plants ended up dying from being overwatered, but the shocking thing is that after they died they started growing MOLD! (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/flowers) How did the mold get up there? NASA did everything they know to stop any living thing, yet somehow mold got up to space. It just makes you think!
There's some things that scientists just don't understand. For example I was reading about how NASA sent seeds into space to try to grow flowers in a no gravity environment. The seeds and everything were sterilized so it was JUST the seeds in inert soil and mineral nutrient sources, so the only thing growing was supposedly the flowers. Unfortunately, the plants ended up dying from being overwatered, but the shocking thing is that after they died they started growing MOLD! (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/flowers) How did the mold get up there? NASA did everything they know to stop any living thing, yet somehow mold got up to space. It just makes you think!
alltatup
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NebulaHaze I raised the temp of the reservoir from 67 to 72 degrees and the plants EXPLODED with growth yesterday. When I looked in on them this morning, I was stunned. I'm so glad you posted that information, and I'm working on getting over the pythiumphobia I developed on grow # 2. Using Hydroguard religiously, and light leak problem gone, but you never know what can happen... If mold can grow in outer space...
intergalactic_harvester
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4 week shrubs!
intergalactic_harvester
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tons of learnin goin on! i love you GWE!!!
im also playing with the effects of light intensity in mid/late bloom. if ur interested check my 5 little beans journal.
i have more updating to do with these babies, hopefully tonight?
have a great mornin folks!
im also playing with the effects of light intensity in mid/late bloom. if ur interested check my 5 little beans journal.
i have more updating to do with these babies, hopefully tonight?
have a great mornin folks!
intergalactic_harvester
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tomorrow begins week 6 veg.
girls picked back up and ran. midweek the topping and training got real. by the time i was done, all plants have 16 tops and look like green chickens run over by a semi truck.
they took it pretty well, only slowing for 2 days.
soooo....
now they get to mature for a few more weeks. not sure how many secondary branches i will keep. i dont want 180+ tops this time, lol. im very tempted to keep them cleaned to just the 16 mains and try to blow em out. 64 tops as fat as i can get em.
all conditions dialed in and stable. reservoir change tomorrow, same nute strengths. training continues.
thanks for lookin, and happy friday people!
pics week 5.5 veg
tomorrow begins week 6 veg.
girls picked back up and ran. midweek the topping and training got real. by the time i was done, all plants have 16 tops and look like green chickens run over by a semi truck.
they took it pretty well, only slowing for 2 days.
soooo....
now they get to mature for a few more weeks. not sure how many secondary branches i will keep. i dont want 180+ tops this time, lol. im very tempted to keep them cleaned to just the 16 mains and try to blow em out. 64 tops as fat as i can get em.
all conditions dialed in and stable. reservoir change tomorrow, same nute strengths. training continues.
thanks for lookin, and happy friday people!
pics week 5.5 veg
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intergalactic_harvester
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oh ya cc! they do!
i really wanted to post pics from just before the update, but one of my cheap style ratchet hangers seized up. been stuck since yesterday morn, i will get new ones today when the store opens, then try n get pics before and after defol/binding.
those pics are actually from monday-wednesday, and they are quite bushy again. well, bushy as can be for being tied down flat to the deck!
thanks for lookin cc!
i really wanted to post pics from just before the update, but one of my cheap style ratchet hangers seized up. been stuck since yesterday morn, i will get new ones today when the store opens, then try n get pics before and after defol/binding.
those pics are actually from monday-wednesday, and they are quite bushy again. well, bushy as can be for being tied down flat to the deck!
thanks for lookin cc!
Jibblerjoe
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They look great. Nice setup
intergalactic_harvester
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thanks joe, appreciate you lookin in!