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This girl is thriving more than her friend, who has a thinner, pinkish stem and less growth. Looks like she's gonna be the mommy.
OldMacDonald's White Cookies Grow Journal - 2017
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OldMacDonald
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Twin baby girls looking good
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OldMacDonald
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This girl is still consistently more vigorous than her sister.
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OldMacDonald
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Both girls are showing a lot of growth. I've been struggling with overly hot and dry conditions due to circulation issues. I'm considering venting options.
I believe this explain the slight yellowing. They need a more consistent environment.
Also I have not used any nutes yet. I ordered fox farm soil trio. I'm also thinking of repotting soon. What do you think?
I believe this explain the slight yellowing. They need a more consistent environment.
Also I have not used any nutes yet. I ordered fox farm soil trio. I'm also thinking of repotting soon. What do you think?
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OldMacDonald
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Too hot and dry when I forget to leave the door open. The door will work for veg phase. I need a cooling system by flower time.
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Looking pretty lush and bushy, but there's definitely some yellowing and discoloration on the lower leaves. They will receive their first proper feeding with Fox Farms stuff this week. I added some coffee grounds this weekend to get a bit more Nitrogen into the soil.
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We used those pots for a couple of weeks on our first grow and I hated them. We haven't used them since. Despite the yellowing of the lower leaves, her nodes are nice and tight!
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Wide shot
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OldMacDonald
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Ghetto lighting rig
Hey OMD, I will take a seat over here and catch up on your little slice of heaven. Looking good buddy!!
I assume it was a duplicate post and I don't think you can delete the post completely, so I generally just change it to say "Duplicate post" or something similar.
I am not expert at premixed things like this but it sounds like its a base for hydro.....but like you did before, I think you add enough organic stuff to be considered a soil. I grow in my own soil that I mix so the only advice I can offer is from a soil perspective.
Next sprouted seed added to pot. I added a big 2700K bulb, partly for heat.
I used those jiffy pots on my first grow and I threw them away after the first grow. If you like them, great.....but I found they tend to pull moisture away from the soil and my plants suffered. I switched to plastic pots for early veg because of it. Again, just offering my perspective and how they worked for me OMD.
Excellent solutions for low humidity. Another thing you can do is hang some wet towels around your plant's area. They dry out a bit quickly, especially if you have any fans blowing. Don't fret the humidity too much. I grow in the North East and we always have really low humidity in the winter (16-30%) and deal with it....but lower humidity isn't the end of the world. Do what you can but the plant will do well regardless if you have everything else dialed in.
Just watered with several ounces. I know I need to be careful about over-watering seedlings, especially in large pots.
Should I leave them alone for a few days? Gently mist with a spray bottle occasionally?
I also read that jiffy pots can become tangled with roots and make transplanting difficult. Can I wait until the 2nd or 3rd node to transplant?
Be careful transplanting too early (I know you might have already transplanted by the time I get caught up). Generally you want to think about transplanting when the leaves of the plant reach the edges of the pot. Those jiffy pots can rip ends of roots off when you do go to transplant them. Starting seedlings in solo cups is much easier in my opinion. Nothing sticks and the root balls come right out.
Also for determining needs for water, I recommend becoming familiar with the weight of your pot when both empty and full. When you do water, water on the outer edges. You want to promote root growth when they are young. Get those roots to search for water. Best to do that by watering along the edges. Stronger roots, stronger shoots!!
Next set of leaves popping out overnight. If nothing else, at least I'm getting practice with my camera.
She is looking happy! Doing well OMD
Too hot and dry when I forget to leave the door open. The door will work for veg phase. I need a cooling system by flower time.
Thats just a bit on the warm side. Try to keep below 85 if possible. I know you are in a smaller cabinet but I would try to think of some way to get air moving through there. It will be especially important when you get to flower. You need constant air flow to keep them healthy. Great air flow can help compensate for temps or humidity levels that aren't perfect.
Looking pretty lush and bushy, but there's definitely some yellowing and discoloration on the lower leaves. They will receive their first proper feeding with Fox Farms stuff this week. I added some coffee grounds this weekend to get a bit more Nitrogen into the soil.
Have you started to feed them at all yet? If you haven't, you should probably start soon. I don't use nutes on any of my grows so I am not expert but everyone I know always starts really low when beginning to feed them. I would say start at 1/4th the recommended dose. You can always increase in the future, but its much harder to recover from burning your plants by overfeeding them.
All caught up buddy. Looks like you are off to a good start. How is your water's pH? Are you measuring?
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I have the strips, which aren't super accurate. I make sure the color looks between 6-7, closer to 7. I was extra careful with the coffee grounds but they did not seem to acidify much, if at all.
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Playing with a magnifying camera app.
Subbed up buddy .
Can't wait to grow some white cookies out again .
Can't wait to grow some white cookies out again .
I would recommend that you invest in an actual PH pen if you are going to be feeding bottled nutes. You will be much more accurate with your feedings and your pH which with those nutes is important. Are you adding the nutes first and then adjusting the pH? From my understanding......the nutrients will change your pH.
I got a ph pen I can mail out if in Canada ?
I never use it anyways only 20$ needs calibration though
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I'll be getting there gradually. I'm doing a little of each: before, after, and run off.
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