Olypenn LED White Widow Grow

[olypenn]

Thanks for the advice. You were right, it looks like I was putting on too much water. The fertilizer is a slow release kind. I'll keep the fertilizer coming. On the package it says 3 tablespoons every 3 weeks for a 10 inch pot. I don't think they took into consideration how fast these type of plants grow and the demands. Like you said though I would want to avoid toxicity. What are the signs of toxicity that you know about"

hey looking absolutely wonderful! seems like she really enjoyed the drought a bit, she seems to have raised her leafs up a good bit
can't comment on the fertilization, but i know many, as well as i, like feeding nutes during flowering. i guess that would be the same but fertilization is slow release right? might be disastrous if any nutrient toxicity would arise.
keep up the nice work buddy!

 

[henman]

Thanks for the advice. You were right, it looks like I was putting on too much water. The fertilizer is a slow release kind. I'll keep the fertilizer coming. On the package it says 3 tablespoons every 3 weeks for a 10 inch pot. I don't think they took into consideration how fast these type of plants grow and the demands. Like you said though I would want to avoid toxicity. What are the signs of toxicity that you know about"

Glad to be of help! Well, in time your girl will tell you what she needs. I usually go by this great post when looking into problems, it covers most problems :

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[KingJohnC]

what is the name and N-P-K of the fertilizer you are using for bloom?

 

[olypenn]

Espoma PT20 Plant-Tone Organic Plant Food. It has these ingredients: Nitrogen 5%, Phosphate 3%, Potash 3%. Dehydrated Manure, Feather Meal, Crab Meal, Cocoa Meal, Corn Gluten, Bone Meal, Dried Blood, Sunflower Meal, Kelp Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Greensand, Rock Phosphate, Sulfate Of Potash, Sulfate Of Potash Magnesia, And., Plant Tone NPK is 5-3-3 regardless of the product amount (i.e. bag size). Here is the URL for the product facts. PRODUCT FACT SHEETS | Espoma

what is the name and N-P-K of the fertilizer you are using for bloom?

 

[olypenn]

Ladies in Red (a little bud porn humor). Anyway, I removed the forced air heater fan because of the temp fluctuations and it looked like it was drying things out too much. I put a metal office light with 40 watt bulb upside down in a ceramic grow pot to act as a heater. It is closer to the grow pots which is making the pots/roots warmer. The inside temp with the LED and bulb/heater on at the same time is 88 degrees, probably a bit too warm for the LED's. So I turned off the bulb while the LED is running at a constant 72 degrees. The bulb on by itself keeps the inside temp at 80. Will see how this goes. I watered yesterday and fertilized. The pH on the WW runoff was 6.6 and on the NL was 6.8. Looks like the acid/alkaline is ok for now. Does anyone else test the runoff water or test the pH of a soil sample?

 

[olypenn]

Ladies in Red (a little bud porn humor). Anyway, I removed the forced air heater fan because of the temp fluctuations and it looked like it was drying things out too much. I put a metal office light with 40 watt bulb upside down in a ceramic grow pot to act as a heater. It is closer to the grow pots which is making the pots/roots warmer. The inside temp with the LED and bulb/heater on at the same time is 88 degrees, probably a bit too warm for the LED's. So I turned off the bulb while the LED is running at a constant 72 degrees. The bulb on by itself keeps the inside temp at 80. Will see how this goes. I watered yesterday and fertilized. The pH on the WW runoff was 6.6 and on the NL was 6.8. Looks like the acid/alkaline is ok for now. Does anyone else test the runoff water or test the pH of a soil sample?

 

[KingJohnC]

to measure your soils pH water with a known pH for the water source and measure the first runoff that drains from the pot.

 

[olypenn]

Nothing new to record today. Having some sunlight outside when taking pics makes a difference in the quality and detail.

 

[olypenn]

I did a little trimming of the top leaves casting shadows on the lower buds. Not much else going on today.

 

[olypenn]

Got the electric bill for the month and estimate the LED running all month on 18/6 cycle was 15 - 20 dollars. Added 1 quart of rain/well water to the WW. The NL is still damp from the last watering. The light in the ceramic pot is working good 6 hrs per day while the LED is off. Constant temp above 70 degrees now. Cloudy day so no pics.

 

[olypenn]

Used the mini jeweler's glass to look at the trichomes today. This is the best part of the process watching those little crystals grow and change color. Looks like we are just 2-4 weeks from harvest. This is going much faster than I expected. It looks like the LED's are a good bet for anyone doing a controlled grow inside or outside. The only thing I never got installed was a fan. There were enough vents to keep the air circulating with the heating and cooling action of the LED. The LED has 3 fans attached to the top side which keeps air moving. The small 40 watt lamp buried face down in a ceramic pot kept the temp above 70 with the LED off and nearly 90 with the LED on. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Thanks to everyone for viewing and helping with the grow. Like I said before, this is my first indoor grow. It is much easier than growing outside without all the hassles of bugs and weather. Will see what the yield turns out to be.

 

[olypenn]

Outside temps dropped into mid 20's over the past 24 hrs. The grow box is keeping up with inside temps around 70. This info will help me with the design of a permanent grow box. I will need more insulated board and keep the height to around 5 feet. Anyone out there with advice about when to stop fertilizer? It is a time-release kind.

 

[KingJohnC]

I would stop using the time released fertilizer 2 weeks before you plan to harvest. you may either go by the harvest days of flowering or better even is to examine the trichomes for amber trichomes. you need a 30x jewelers loupe to see the trichomes and judge when to harvest. most people harvest at 5%-30% amber trichomes. harvest at 5%-15% amber trichomes for a "head high" energetic effect and harvest at 30%-50% amber trichomes for a "body stone" sedative effect strain dependent.

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[henman]

John, this still means one need to account for the two weeks of flush before harvest when judging by the trichomes, right?
Or do you mean start the two week flush at 5-15% amber for a head high?

 

[olypenn]

Let me know on the flush and when to stop fertilizer. The white speckles on the NL leaves is perlite sprinkled around the base. The soil level keeps dropping so adding more coconut fiber and perlite. Fertilized the WW yesterday. Temps inside the box staying above 70 degrees.

 

[KingJohnC]

John, this still means one need to account for the two weeks of flush before harvest when judging by the trichomes, right?
Or do you mean start the two week flush at 5-15% amber for a head high?

I was referring to the state of the trichomes when the plant is harvested. 2 weeks would be a long time to flush for and still maintain 5%-15% amber trichomes unless the plant was flushed as soon as amber trichomes were spotted depending on strain.

 

[henman]

Oooh nice nice olypenn! Those pistils look so thick and wormy

Ok thanks John! I guess I have some more to read up about

 

[olypenn]

I was referring to the state of the trichomes when the plant is harvested. 2 weeks would be a long time to flush for and still maintain 5%-15% amber trichomes unless the plant was flushed as soon as amber trichomes were spotted depending on strain.

Thanks KingJohnC for the info. How many times should I flush and using how much water for each flush?

 

[KingJohnC]

when you flush for harvest you water with either pH adjusted water or pH adjusted water and a flushing agent for the duration of 1-2 weeks, this is different then a flush to remove excess nutrients or re balance soil pH. this gives the plant time to use up all the remaining nutrients in the soil/soiless mixture and redistribute nutrients from fan leaves to the growing parts of the plant.

 

[olypenn]

Not much going on today. Things are growing along fine. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks for following along. I understand these LED's are experimental and hope my journal adds to the information base on LED's.