Flower Child's First Grow: Seeds- Soil- MH-HPS Sun- 2013

[fish cake]

well heck I'm going to celebrate with a big fatty and a small beer

Thanks everyone!
Well Guys tonite is the night! I just reset the timer and I'm going to clean the tent and change the bulb just before lights come on. I am so psyched to have them finally in flower.

 

[Sphnx]

Can you post some pictures of your problem? I may be able to help out!

 

[Flower Child]

Hi Fish Cake, When I'm done working on them tonite I'm going to celebrate too- Bask in the HPS light with a big bowl. Plus its homemade Bloody Mary nite here- yum!
And I will post some pics of them tonite when the lites are on- camera died before I got a shot of their wierd tips.

 

[Spimp]

Check them out from underneath looking through the leaves atthe lights. Alot easier to identify the truely sick ones.

 

[Flower Child]

Hi All. The girls and I thank you for all the good help! Here are the pics.
All of them under the HPS

the claw

another angle

close up

clawed up

Sorry about the color. I'm trying to adjust the camera to this hps light. Its hard to see in the photos but one has a claw that is going all the way up the leaf- is that called canoeing? They are nice and green- even the tips are a dark green and the leaves are nice and thick like the other plants. Oh and its just the big fan leaves on the top of the plants. Thanks for taking a look.

 

[Sphnx]

Give the soil a flush. It'll take care of the problem Ph balanced RO water, nothing else

 

[mcloadie]

I'm subd flower child, thanks for makin a journal and welcome to 420 mag!

 

[Spimp]

They are looking good. I didnt relize yur PH problem was affecting .08% of one leaf!

:icon_cool

 

[Flower Child]

Give the soil a flush. It'll take care of the problem Ph balanced RO water, nothing else

I'm going organic so I didn't think I needed to flush the soil. At the next watering I'll give them a good flush in the tub.

 

[Flower Child]

I'm subd flower child, thanks for makin a journal and welcome to 420 mag!

Thanks Mcloadie- Just starting the fun part!

 

[Flower Child]

They are looking good. I didnt relize yur PH problem was affecting .08% of one leaf!

:icon_cool

HaHa ! It looks worse when you see them firsthand. And I know how fast things can deteriorate. During their 2nd to 6th weeks they yellowed-browned and dropped a set of leaves every time they grew a new set. Had to bury a lot of stem when I transplanted.... guess I'm a little paranoid after that.

 

[Sphnx]

Fox Farm Ocean Forest is one of the "hottest" soils you can buy. Hottest meaning so much fucking fertilizer in there that it burns most plants especially if you are using your own nutes. When I used to use fox farm I would flush the soil 3 of 4 times and then put my clones in. That way I would never have nutrient burns on my babies.

 

[mcloadie]

Fox Farm Ocean Forest is one of the "hottest" soils you can buy. Hottest meaning so much fucking fertilizer in there that it burns most plants especially if you are using your own nutes. When I used to use fox farm I would flush the soil 3 of 4 times and then put my clones in. That way I would never have nutrient burns on my babies.

You can....use happy frog or the soil from your last run to put cuts or seeds in.....ya, that shit will smoke plants if they aren't mature enough for it.

 

[Flower Child]

Fox Farm Ocean Forest is one of the "hottest" soils you can buy. Hottest meaning so much fucking fertilizer in there that it burns most plants especially if you are using your own nutes. When I used to use fox farm I would flush the soil 3 of 4 times and then put my clones in. That way I would never have nutrient burns on my babies.

In retrospect I know I starved them because they were in Light Warrior Soil for far too long. They were losing leaves by the time I fertilized them; and it took for ever for them to catch up. Then they had all the shit I described on my first entry. They've only been in the Fox farm ocean forest for about 2 weeks. I'm definitely flushing them tomorrow- hopefully the clawing the 3 have will go away when they get rid of some of this fertilzer

 

[Flower Child]

You can....use happy frog or the soil from your last run to put cuts or seeds in.....ya, that shit will smoke plants if they aren't mature enough for it.

Thanks- I think I might try the Happy Frog next round. Between the too cold Light Warrior and the too hot Ocean Forrest I seem to have Goldilocks girls - they want their soil juuuust right.

 

[KingJohnC]

i notice you have your High Intensity Discharge light a distance above your plants, it can be lowered to 18 inches for a 1000 watt light bulb. lower the light reflector to the point you can not feel heat on the back of your hand.

 

[Flower Child]

Thanks KingJohn, It's only a 600w light so I dropped it down a few inches as you suggested. I have a temp sensor hung at canopy level. When the tent temp is 75- the sensor reads 80-83 at the top leaf under the lite. Is that OK?

 

[mcloadie]

Thanks KingJohn, It's only a 600w light so I dropped it down a few inches as you suggested. I have a temp sensor hung at canopy level. When the tent temp is 75- the sensor reads 80-83 at the top leaf under the lite. Is that OK?

That will be fine bro, just below 90 I start payin close attn and scramblin to get it down.

 

[Flower Child]

Was listening to music when i was watering the girls last nite. They are really starting to smell! (the girls not the music)

 

[fish cake]

good tune