Pbird's First Grow - DWC - Bag Seeds - CFLs

[pbird]

Hello,im brand new the site and growing. So i have 3 plants in a dwc system. I am running 4 t8 cool white light's on 18/6. I have a 10 gal tub that fills my resevoir with about 8 gal before recirculating 4 times a day. I am using nets with Rockwool cubes and lava rocks. Using ionic grow nutes amd tap water.

 

[Rifleman]

re: Pbird's First Grow - DWC - Bag Seeds - Fluorescent Lights & Curled In Leaves?

Check her roots. She looks over watered but could have a root problem.

 

[pbird]

The plants have been growing for about 5 weeks and a week ago a plant's leaves were curling. At the time i was changing the water once a week and keeping ph around 5.5. Through some superthrive and 2 tablespoons of Epson salt in along with ionic grow nutes. After i did that i noticed the leaves curling up the roots were starting to get rot. So i changed amd cleaned my tubs refilling with phd tap water and only my nutes. I put a 1/8 cup of h202 in water amd the roots bounced back and the res looks clean.but no change in the leaves. I got my hands on ppm meter yesterday and realized i was only at 500. So i increased it to 800 and maintained my ph. Its been 1 day since the ppm change and about 3 since changing put the water and adding h202. Am i going in the right direction? And how long should i expect it to take to see the leaves come back to normal?

 

[pbird]

re: Pbird's First Grow - DWC - Bag Seeds - Fluorescent Lights & Curled In Leaves?

Thanks for the input. The roots like i said were starting to rot bc i didnt know about cold water temps amd used warm water when changing out. So i quit doing that and maintain 69degrees. The roots have bounced back to white and creamy with the help of peroxide. And i have pretty big airstone.

 

[Rifleman]

re: Pbird's First Grow - DWC - Bag Seeds - Fluorescent Lights & Curled In Leaves?

Aim for a PH of 5.8 in hydro. You should check ppm of your base H2o before adding anything, then subtract that number from the final ppm reading to get an idea of nutrient ppm. I would think that in three days you would see an improvement. Also think about cleaning and refilling the reservoir every 7 days.

 

[pbird]

re: Pbird's First Grow - DWC - Bag Seeds - Fluorescent Lights & Curled In Leaves?

Oh ya i forgot about the subtraction. It was 190 so i added nutes to make up for it. And i chabge water and clean every 7 days even though i been reading some dont. Ill keep updated on the progress. Thanks for the help. .

 

[pbird]

So i picked up some hydoguard today to help out the root system. But i was wondering if it wpuld be a good idea to switch to gh grow nutes since ionics formula isnt as strong?

And should i do any trimming?im in week five of veg from seed.

 

[Rifleman]

Trimming is a personal choice, everyone does it different. You have to find what works for you and your plants. Nutrients, I just use whatever I have on hand, being in hydro you can determine how much your girls get. Remember with cannabis, less can be more.

 

[pbird]

 

[Rifleman]

BTW, don't trim leaves from one when they are sickly like the middle one. It will stress them too much. Does that fan sit there all the time? If so she may be reacting to the wind. My Q1 always looks ragged when the fan has been on her too much. Otherwise I'd be looking at her roots again, and checking my reservoir temperature and ph.

 

[pbird]

Ya that plant hasn't popped back to life yet. My water temps are 68,ph is 5.9 amd ppm is 1000. The roots are white and kinda creamy.i used 3ml of peroxide per gal on Monday and i must got hydroguard today. I can't quite seem to figure out whats going on.

 

[pbird]

The fan only kicks on for 30 min 4 times a day with my water.figured some air movement is better than none but maybe i should re route.i appreciate the help

 

[pbird]

I think i had calcium deficiency bc of my tap water, so picked up cali magic and they seem to be doing much better, and I'm in my first week of flower.

 

[Rifleman]

looking good

 

[pbird]

 

[Rifleman]

Pbird, you might consider a link to your journal in your signature. You will attract viewers, advice, and the secret to the happiness of sharing cannabis knowledge from and with others.

 

[pbird]

In the middle of the second week of flower and there doing great but my strongest grower kinda looks like it's getting pods. So is this a male?

 

[Rifleman]

I couldn't really tell from you photo, but if it looks like this, it is a male. Mist it lightly with water to keep pollen from flying around, put a plastic bag over it, and remove it from the garden.

 

[pbird]

Heres some better pics and how do i set a link to my signature?

 

[Rifleman]

Balls. Sorry dude.

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