Love2grow28 DWC Recirculating Greenhouse Cheese Grow Journal - 2018

[Dusty Kiefers]

Come on roots. Looking good they should blast off soon.

 

[Love2Grow28]

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Got roots coming through now and I had a nightmare emergency happy, I flooded my grow room,

When I was in there the previous day looking for 1 clay pebble feel in to 2 back pots, tried to get it I couldn't so left it, BIG MISTAKE, is a RECIRC system so as I was doing whatever the pebbles had been come stuck in holes for tubing causing a blockage and the whole system flooded out the top of one for my plants ., wasn't best impressed spend the most part of yesterday cleaning up, but back up and running now and I'm on the base nutes now so let's hope she takes off peace

 

[Planter420]

I was gonna day looks like you should start some nitrogen on her. Congrats she's in the bucket brother! Unfortunate that you had an overflow, sorry to hear, love and learn I guess! Ladies look happy still! No more top feeding yayyyy

 

[Love2Grow28]

I was gonna day looks like you should start some nitrogen on her. Congrats she's in the bucket brother! Unfortunate that you had an overflow, sorry to hear, love and learn I guess! Ladies look happy still! No more top feeding yayyyy

Yeah man thank you bro, there looking real good gonna take some more pics in a min, e everything is going well, the over flow was a stupid stoned mistake should I start nitrogen? Peace bro

 

[Planter420]

Yeah I would start with 1/8-1/4 strength veg nutes now.

 

[Love2Grow28]

Yeah I would start with 1/8-1/4 strength veg nutes now.

Yeah I already am buddy EC 0.6 about 400 - 500 ppm there loving it.

Peace

 

[Love2Grow28]

Update peeps and there doing good,

Also peeps I've not seen this before might be normal in dwc and it's beautiful looks stunning not sure if it's might be a problem thou not heard of it before have a look at this pic

There's shading on the new growth stunning but is it just the strain?

Anyway peeps temps good EC good everything l ok . what do you guys think . holla at your boy if your still seated peace

 

[HortiShorti]

What's your PH? Keep an eye on the discoloration and if it gets worse act fast. Definite nutrient uptake issues going on.

 

[Love2Grow28]

What's your PH? Keep an eye on the discoloration and if it gets worse act fast. Definite nutrient uptake issues going on.

It's around 5.8 to 6.0 I did Lower it as was more to the 6.0 when checked, thinking to up EC now what's your suggestions on ph and EC at this stage please reply ASAP I'm soon to go and adjust peace homie

 

[HortiShorti]

It's around 5.8 to 6.0 I did Lower it as was more to the 6.0 when checked, thinking to up EC now what's your suggestions on ph and EC at this stage please reply ASAP I'm soon to go and adjust peace homie .️

Before you raise EC have your plants been drinking water? When you test your ppm, is it trending up or down? Just curious because my Xmas cookies is a month old already and I got nutrient burn at 500+(at 450 now).

Young plants don't need more than 300 I'd say.

 

[Love2Grow28]

Mine seem to be wanting more literally screaming for more there's no way this is nute burn more like under nutrients mate just as light green, I already up it see how it goes as cheese really like strong nutes
I find thanks buddy

 

[HortiShorti]

There's absolutely no way it's a deficiency. That's PH scarring from fluctuations Love2Grow28.

Notice the necrosis and dead leaf tissue?

I circled the concern areas.

There are a few easy ways to tell if your plant needs more nutes, love2grow28. For instance. If you put 500ppm in, and you check it the next day and your water level is down an inch and your ppm measures 350-400. then and ONLY then would I say the plant was screaming for more.

The circled areas indicate nutrient uptake issues at the root. Your plant is doing exactly what tons of plants do when immediately thrown into a "hot" soil.

Wait for them to establish themselves or you're going to damage the root tissue and have a grow plagued by problems. They're still very young and obviously stressing from the saturation.

For reference, my cookies is pretty well established. Plant drinks about 1.5 liters of water daily. Very hungry healthy plant. I pushed to 560 and got burnt tips even with a decent sized root mass.

Take it easy. Keep it simple, less is more.

 

[Planter420]

Would you believe that I don't feed over 800 ppm usually? Looks like you could use a tad of nitrogen, but remember to do regular maintenance on your PH meter and calibrate it, just as a precaution. It may say 6 when it's 7 and then it will get confusing fast.

 

[HortiShorti]

Would you believe that I don't feed over 800 ppm usually? Looks like you could use a tad of nitrogen, but remember to do regular maintenance on your PH meter and calibrate it, just as a precaution. It may say 6 when it's 7 and then it will get confusing fast.

I'm just saying he's at 500-600ppm with a seedling and thinking about raising it when it is showing signs of ph and nute stress.. It does look like he needs N but I refuse to believe at 500-600ppm that there is a lack of N and I'd hate for him to increase N and come back to dead plants..

 

[Love2Grow28]

Would you believe that I don't feed over 800 ppm usually? Looks like you could use a tad of nitrogen, but remember to do regular maintenance on your PH meter and calibrate it, just as a precaution. It may say 6 when it's 7 and then it will get confusing fast.

Ok that so much for that explanation clears it up, I used to have it high when they where younger no so much now, I have raised it slightly, would you believe my grow guide says 1.5 in week 1 -, mental isn't it I have been fluctuating ph a little bit didn't realise that could cause harm so is 5.5 ph ok and i will top upto line and monitor water and ppm daily, blow the dust of my notepad bag haha, and get to writing down my parameters and relating this information to you guys to help me get this on point, thanks guys your all great help .

 

[Love2Grow28]

I'm just saying he's at 500-600ppm with a seedling and thinking about raising it when it is showing signs of ph and nute stress.. It does look like he needs N but I refuse to believe at 500-600ppm that there is a lack of N and I'd hate for him to increase N and come back to dead plants..

I have only increased it today to about 550 - 650 but going to dilute a bit so may of be lack of N we will see if it improves I think more ph fluctuation as it's up and down like a fiddles elbow .

 

[HortiShorti]

Yeah write down those parameters. Don't follow your grow guide 1.5ec in week one is pretty much plant suicide.

You'll get it figured out. Try to let your ph drift from 5.5 to 6.5 before knocking it back down to ensure they get a full range of uptake.

I honestly use the Ph Perfect GMB with great success and have not worried about PH since the 2nd week. I couldn't imagine having to do constant maintenance on res.

 

[Planter420]

Shorti I totally agree with you, looking at his ppm it seems, like you said, there may be uptake issues.
If she's hurting for N and your feeding that much, may be having issues with ph so check the calibration on your meter. I use the 7.0 solution to calibrate.

 

[Love2Grow28]

Yeah write down those parameters. Don't follow your grow guide 1.5ec in week one is pretty much plant suicide.

You'll get it figured out. Try to let your ph drift from 5.5 to 6.5 before knocking it back down to ensure they get a full range of uptake.

I honestly use the Ph Perfect GMB with great success and have not worried about PH since the 2nd week. I couldn't imagine having to do constant maintenance on res.

Feel my pain bro lol

 

[Love2Grow28]

I think it's me everything it goes anywhere near 5.8 I'm adjusting it back, so that advice to not keep adjusting it every time has proved vital to me, so is it safe to go to 6.5 when nutes suggest 5.8, and I know they uptake different nutes and different stages, sorry I sound like an beginner with this dwc business, loving the big changes daily thou just look at them now,

Stay medicated my homies peace