Finally, A Second Grow Journal!

[barillaro]

ok... so if you are intending to run this approved for organic growers soil in an organic grow, belay the order to allow chlorine in there. You need to do all you can to bolster the living microbes in the soil, not kill them with chlorine. We are getting closer to the problem here now that I learn you are trying to do this without additional nutes... what are you adding to add more microbes? An organic grow needs compost teas or microbial innoculations regularly... if you are not doing that, this is not an organic grow, despite the great mineralized soil. May I suggest adding some RealGrower's Recharge to your program to be able to get the active microlife that you need? It is cheap and very effective... I am running my current organic grow on it now and it works great!

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• Emilya Green
• Jun 26, 2019

microbial super pack

Just read up on them and it seems like just my thing, order placed and they'll arrive tomorrow! Hopefully my plants don't need water until then. Also got a new ph pen coming as I think mine is busted

 

[Emilya Green]

With that soil, Recharge and RO water, you shouldn't need to worry about pH ever again. If they need water before then, just give them a little bit to get them over the hump.

 

[barillaro]

So twistys cotyledon is now yellowing, I'm thinking she's going to be a heavy drinker. Hopefully she's good until my recharge arrives tomorrow

RC2 beginning to show signs of a deficiency as well, reaffirms my thoughts of a nute deficiency

DK looks good but is much younger, probably hasn't exasperated the nutes in her cup yet

 

[barillaro]

With that soil, Recharge and RO water, you shouldn't need to worry about pH ever again. If they need water before then, just give them a little bit to get them over the hump.

Should I do a small mix of my liquid squid nutes? Also should note, these girls are still in the seed starter soil, not the organic mix final soil

 

[Emilya Green]

So twistys cotyledon is now yellowing, I'm thinking she's going to be a heavy drinker. Hopefully she's good until my recharge arrives tomorrow

RC2 beginning to show signs of a deficiency as well, reaffirms my thoughts of a nute deficiency

DK looks good but is much younger, probably hasn't exasperated the nutes in her cup yet

Since she is unable yet to bring in the nutrients she needs via the damage roots, she is doing what she needs to do to keep the new growth going... the cotyledons had to go. She is a fighter!

 

[Emilya Green]

Should I do a small mix of my liquid squid nutes? Also should note, these girls are still in the seed starter soil, not the organic mix final soil

yes... there is nothing in there for the plant to use so you must rely on the nutes for the moment. You still have some room in those cups... I would lift the current structure up out of the cup and I would put some good mineralized soil under it to fill up the cup. Then, the Recharge will have something to work with and you can get the feeding cycle started while still in the solo cups.

 

[barillaro]

yes... there is nothing in there for the plant to use so you must rely on the nutes for the moment. You still have some room in those cups... I would lift the current structure up out of the cup and I would put some good mineralized soil under it to fill up the cup. Then, the Recharge will have something to work with and you can get the feeding cycle started while still in the solo cups.

I'll have to wait until I water to remove the soil from the pot correct? I've never had to transplant beforev

 

[Emilya Green]

It depends on how the roots are holding it together. squeeze the cup a little on the sides and the bottom and it should all slide out and hold its form well enough to let you do this... if not, moist will work better. Next time in your starter cup, put the good stuff in the bottom third of the cup and let the plant find it.

 

[barillaro]

The following pictures were taken just before a light watering. I used .75 tsp of my squid concentrate into 1 bottle of water. I proceeded to water using the @Emilya watering technique, slowly dripping water from a drilled hole in the water bottle cap. Took about 6 minutes to wet surface area twice for the plants, a total of about 230 ml between all three. I'll be doing an actual watering as soon as they dry out using the recharge packs on the way.

I believe I'm going to mainline this girl, she's already quite tall and barely starting node 3

 

[barillaro]

Plants are going light green and splotchy, Is this a calmag deficiency and if so do I correct now or wait until next watering? Also, my recharge packs artiv

 

[SlyTown420]

Check out this chart for guidance.

 

[Emilya Green]

Plants are going light green and splotchy, Is this a calmag deficiency and if so do I correct now or wait until next watering? Also, my recharge packs artiv

You are seeing it running out of nutrition... Get that good soil and recharge in there asap.

 

[barillaro]

Check out this chart for guidance.

Thanks sly, I have a feeling I'll be referring to this a lot

 

[barillaro]

Don't have time for a transplant, got some recharge mixed in with my squid concentrate, hopefully it'll hold them over a few more days

 

[barillaro]

About to try transplanting, wish me luck

 

[barillaro]

Welp, may have killed my best going plant. Tried to up pot and there was almost no root ball, dirt fell everywhere trying to remove her and when she came out, half her roots we're still behind. Hopefully she's a fighter. Hastily threw the stronger soil into the bottom of the pot and threw her on top... Any advice?

 

[Emilya Green]

You did all you can do... good save!

 

[barillaro]

You did all you can do... good save!

Simple words but just what I needed to hear, thanks . Was definitely heartbroken when it happened

 

[Emilya Green]

Simple words but just what I needed to hear, thanks . Was definitely heartbroken when it happened

been there... it gets better

 

[barillaro]

Hopefully the soil takes, nite deficiency was getting worse. Watered the new pot with recharge, squid concentrate and a bit of CalMag . For the other 2 I applied soil to the top of the pot and watered with the same mix. Hopefully it carries the nutes to the roots and can save them

Also made a crude transplant cup and filled with Coco, dropped in the NL auto seed I had germinating for a few days.