MacAndCheese
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Okay so I started this journal in a word document and I really wanted to share so I'll catch you up.
12/11/13
Okay, this is what I'm planting.
2 White Widow Fem
2 The Totem Fem
1 Bomb Ice Fem
1 Bomb Cherry Fem
Using an 18 gallon tote at a res with 2 4in air stones and 3.75 in net pots.
I inserted 2 day old pre-germinated seeds into rockwool cubes. I adjusted pH to 5.5 with ppm at approximately 385. I placed the rockwool cubes in germination dome and place under 350 watt MH light with approximately 3 feet of distance between cubes and light. The humidity is at 40%.
12/14/13
Looks like the 2 The Totem, bomb ice, and one white widow sprouted up. I knew the Bomb Cherry probably wouldn’t because it didn’t pre-germinate and the other white widow looks like it started to sprout out of the rockwool but it looks like it’s leave have been plucked off (probably the cat).I lowered the MH light to about 2 feet above the girls. The temp did rise up to 81 degrees so I turned the fan on high and it seems to be holding steady at 79. I did observe each of the girl’s taproots on the bottom of the rockwool cubes. We found out today the timer on the light wasn’t shutting off so it has been running non-stop since the 11th. I turned the timer on so the light is running 18/6 as of tomorrow it should be running on schedule. I will be getting the DWC system setup within the next 3 days. I’ve been watering them with pH adjusted tap water when I notice the rockwool starting to run dry
12/20/13
Bomb ice, one white widow and 2 The Totem sprouted. My cat tried to strike again and almost took out one of the Totem it was completely tipped over in its rockwool cube but I tried to get her to stand back up. I also turn up the MH light to 400 watts. I put them all in a 18 gallon DWC in hydroton with 2 air stones. Water filled to the bottoms of the net pots. The temp has been around 82-86 with the fan and vent and down to 70 in the dark without the fan. The dwc water temps been around 75. I’ve been thinking if it gets any warmer I’ll use Ice to cool it down but we will see. It’s been about 2 days since I put them in the DWC and they seem to be liking it. I have not seen any root growth through the bottom of the net pots so far so I have poured a little water over the hydroton to make sure they don’t dry out. I haven’t used any nutrients yet just pH adjusted water to 5.5 today it was at about 6 but I think that’s due to the hydroton (even though I soaked it, it did seem to my water go up when I was soaking it) so I’m lowering that down to 5.5 now. The plants look good just worried about the temp trying to keep it cool. They looked a little yellow so well see how the pH adjustment goes.
12/21/13
The roots on the bottom of the bomb ice are poking out the bottoms of the net pot… I’m super excited just gonna be waiting for the other ones.
12/22/13 –Day 8
This morning the roots of the white widow where coming out through the bottom of the net pot. So today is the first day I added nutes. Using the General Hydroponics Nutrients. I used a chart off of grow weed easy.com using half strength for week one. I have an 18 gal tote that’s not filled all the way so 15 gals. I used 7.5ml of gro, 15ml of micro, and 7.5ml of bloom. The res is still at 75 degrees, no ice yet because I’m waiting for it to freeze. The PPM before the nutrients were 375 – 550 after = 175 ppm for now. pH is at 5.5 I will be keeping a close eye on them.
12/23/13 –Day 9
PH today was 6.6 we adjusted to 5.9. PPM went down to 468. The waters a little cloudy we did use the ice
bottle today to try and keep the res cool. The temp is at 78 degrees today because its sooooo cold outside. All of their roots are popping out except for The Totem the cat got, but it is coming back fine it is getting its second set of leaves which all the other girls are getting their third set. They all look like they are doing pretty well.
Some Pictures….
The one the cat got
1/02/14 Day 19
So the 24th of December the res started to smell bad and the ph kept on rising. I ended up changing the res on the 29th and there was white gross stuff growing on the bottom.The roots that had come out of the net pots had turned brown and fell off. The pH had risen so high over Christmas in 24 hr and I had no pH down that I think it had killed off the roots. I added half strength nutrients again and 2 days later on the 31st the smell started coming back. I stopped using the ice bottles to keep the res cool because I thought that was contaminating the res and causing more problems. I know I can buy a chiller and that may help but I don't have that kind of money to drop right now. My last ditch effort before throwing in the towel on this grow, I installed my water pump and had direct lines going to each of the pots and had a constant flow of water. I think this helped the water flow and the oxygenation because the next day the smell was dissipating and the water was no longer cloudy. So the past 3 days the pH has held steady at 6.2 there is so much new root growth on all the plants and they started growing again, slowly but growing. I bought Cal-Mag plus and Aquashield and used 5ml/gal of each to hopefully jump start some new growth and prevent any further yellow/brown blotchy spots from forming on the 2 Totem and white widow. PPMs before aquashield and calmag was 500 and after it was 650. I feel more comfortable with this now but still learning.
Dec 30th Pictures Day 16
Bomb Ice
White Widow
The Totem (the one the cat got)
I think they turned yellow because the pH went up so high so fast because of whatever was growing in the res...
Jan 2nd 2014 Day 19
Looking a little better here.
Today the pH is still at 6.2 and they look less yellow and more green. The water is clear and there is no smell...
I plan on changing the res on Sunday and adding more nutrients (General Hydroponics Gro, Micro, Bloom btw)
Feel free to comment or give advice I don't feel like I know enough so if you see anything weird let me know, Thanks.
12/11/13
Okay, this is what I'm planting.
2 White Widow Fem
2 The Totem Fem
1 Bomb Ice Fem
1 Bomb Cherry Fem
Using an 18 gallon tote at a res with 2 4in air stones and 3.75 in net pots.
I inserted 2 day old pre-germinated seeds into rockwool cubes. I adjusted pH to 5.5 with ppm at approximately 385. I placed the rockwool cubes in germination dome and place under 350 watt MH light with approximately 3 feet of distance between cubes and light. The humidity is at 40%.
12/14/13
Looks like the 2 The Totem, bomb ice, and one white widow sprouted up. I knew the Bomb Cherry probably wouldn’t because it didn’t pre-germinate and the other white widow looks like it started to sprout out of the rockwool but it looks like it’s leave have been plucked off (probably the cat).I lowered the MH light to about 2 feet above the girls. The temp did rise up to 81 degrees so I turned the fan on high and it seems to be holding steady at 79. I did observe each of the girl’s taproots on the bottom of the rockwool cubes. We found out today the timer on the light wasn’t shutting off so it has been running non-stop since the 11th. I turned the timer on so the light is running 18/6 as of tomorrow it should be running on schedule. I will be getting the DWC system setup within the next 3 days. I’ve been watering them with pH adjusted tap water when I notice the rockwool starting to run dry
12/20/13
Bomb ice, one white widow and 2 The Totem sprouted. My cat tried to strike again and almost took out one of the Totem it was completely tipped over in its rockwool cube but I tried to get her to stand back up. I also turn up the MH light to 400 watts. I put them all in a 18 gallon DWC in hydroton with 2 air stones. Water filled to the bottoms of the net pots. The temp has been around 82-86 with the fan and vent and down to 70 in the dark without the fan. The dwc water temps been around 75. I’ve been thinking if it gets any warmer I’ll use Ice to cool it down but we will see. It’s been about 2 days since I put them in the DWC and they seem to be liking it. I have not seen any root growth through the bottom of the net pots so far so I have poured a little water over the hydroton to make sure they don’t dry out. I haven’t used any nutrients yet just pH adjusted water to 5.5 today it was at about 6 but I think that’s due to the hydroton (even though I soaked it, it did seem to my water go up when I was soaking it) so I’m lowering that down to 5.5 now. The plants look good just worried about the temp trying to keep it cool. They looked a little yellow so well see how the pH adjustment goes.
12/21/13
The roots on the bottom of the bomb ice are poking out the bottoms of the net pot… I’m super excited just gonna be waiting for the other ones.
12/22/13 –Day 8
This morning the roots of the white widow where coming out through the bottom of the net pot. So today is the first day I added nutes. Using the General Hydroponics Nutrients. I used a chart off of grow weed easy.com using half strength for week one. I have an 18 gal tote that’s not filled all the way so 15 gals. I used 7.5ml of gro, 15ml of micro, and 7.5ml of bloom. The res is still at 75 degrees, no ice yet because I’m waiting for it to freeze. The PPM before the nutrients were 375 – 550 after = 175 ppm for now. pH is at 5.5 I will be keeping a close eye on them.
12/23/13 –Day 9
PH today was 6.6 we adjusted to 5.9. PPM went down to 468. The waters a little cloudy we did use the ice
bottle today to try and keep the res cool. The temp is at 78 degrees today because its sooooo cold outside. All of their roots are popping out except for The Totem the cat got, but it is coming back fine it is getting its second set of leaves which all the other girls are getting their third set. They all look like they are doing pretty well.
Some Pictures….
The one the cat got
1/02/14 Day 19
So the 24th of December the res started to smell bad and the ph kept on rising. I ended up changing the res on the 29th and there was white gross stuff growing on the bottom.The roots that had come out of the net pots had turned brown and fell off. The pH had risen so high over Christmas in 24 hr and I had no pH down that I think it had killed off the roots. I added half strength nutrients again and 2 days later on the 31st the smell started coming back. I stopped using the ice bottles to keep the res cool because I thought that was contaminating the res and causing more problems. I know I can buy a chiller and that may help but I don't have that kind of money to drop right now. My last ditch effort before throwing in the towel on this grow, I installed my water pump and had direct lines going to each of the pots and had a constant flow of water. I think this helped the water flow and the oxygenation because the next day the smell was dissipating and the water was no longer cloudy. So the past 3 days the pH has held steady at 6.2 there is so much new root growth on all the plants and they started growing again, slowly but growing. I bought Cal-Mag plus and Aquashield and used 5ml/gal of each to hopefully jump start some new growth and prevent any further yellow/brown blotchy spots from forming on the 2 Totem and white widow. PPMs before aquashield and calmag was 500 and after it was 650. I feel more comfortable with this now but still learning.
Dec 30th Pictures Day 16
Bomb Ice
White Widow
The Totem (the one the cat got)
I think they turned yellow because the pH went up so high so fast because of whatever was growing in the res...
Jan 2nd 2014 Day 19
Looking a little better here.
Today the pH is still at 6.2 and they look less yellow and more green. The water is clear and there is no smell...
I plan on changing the res on Sunday and adding more nutrients (General Hydroponics Gro, Micro, Bloom btw)Feel free to comment or give advice I don't feel like I know enough so if you see anything weird let me know, Thanks.
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