Th34v4t4r's D.I.Y. Octopot Shananingans

[StoneOtter]

I don’t m ow much about hydro but z7 or hydrogaurd is a must from my understanding!

70-72’F is optimal for Oxygen rich water but also right on the boarder of bacterial growth and fungus. Using an enzyme cleaner like z7 or hydrogaurd will help stabilize and maintain a healthy root zone in the hydro pots!

If I’m wrong I hope a hydro guy will yell at me lol! But from my understanding this is accurate! Lol

Ya I'm not hydro too. That's why I can only remember bits and pieces.

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Thanks stone and Dutch.. ill look into that. I've check3d the roots and there lovly and white and growing thick and fast.. so right now I have no issues other then the fusty smell. The temp is 23°c I'll have a look at what that is in Fahrenheit.

The roots are growing and the plant leaves are getting bigger but still not much separation between the nodes. Maybe p.h is still a touch low. Ill take some photos soon and get back in here. . Just having a cheeky game of pubg and a quick smoke

 

[notechvapor]

These are my plants Avatar. About the same age, topped and lost a couple leaves due to crashing lights and i snapped one or 2 with outer lst. First grow and i have never been good with potted plants. I expect a lot of mistakes, but hope they thrive enough to teach me to learn from them.

I gave them concentrated nutes a little stronger than usual last night after watering to run off. They are happy.

I finally realized when my humidity gets down in the 30's and it's not light related, they need a good watering until run off.

 

[notechvapor]

Avatar look at my mistake today lol. Need glasses to see i guess and I can't bend that far without really jacking my back up, so i clipped the wrong leaf.

Stuck it in presoaked rock wool cube. Stuck a stick down the sleeve wrapper on the cube to tent a baggy over it. Will see if it lives. Stem was way too short to clone i think.

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Oh dear oh dear. Don't be chopping so young lol.. it'll be alright if just a leac but major setback fkr you. Ive had afew deliverys arrive.. juscwaiting on the coco

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Notechvapor.. I dropped a light on one once before and snapped a few branches. They pull through it's a hardy plant.

So I've just pulled my new p.h pen out... checked the res... 7.2p.h!!! Woah hold up good job the vitalink p.h down came today.. so we dropped to 5.8-5.9...

I also took a litre out and gave 0.5l of the res water to the other girls...

My foliar spray arrived but ffs I can see me using it very quick without a misting head on the spray bottle... bet they do that on purpose so you use the solution up quicker... wankers..

I'm going to make 1 of my new pots today but I can't transplant untill the coco arrives.. bastard coco...everything else is here..

When I had the lid up on the octopot. It's clear the roots have shot out another 3 inch now.. photos in bound shortly

 

[Th34v4t4r]

look at how they are reaching for the goodies...



The main girl. There has deffo been some growth but still not alot..



I took all the bad leaves off this girl last night and just left the tips of the colaswith good foliage on. And they have blasted.

here we have the top of the octopot. She's dying to stretch I can tell but she hasn't been able to drink any nitrogen.. sure has drank about 6l since I put some fresh water in there.

 

[notechvapor]

look at how they are reaching for the goodies...



The main girl. There has deffo been some growth but still not alot..



I took all the bad leaves off this girl last night and just left the tips of the colaswith good foliage on. And they have blasted.

here we have the top of the octopot. She's dying to stretch I can tell but she hasn't been able to drink any nitrogen.. sure has drank about 6l since I put some fresh water in there.

They look really good now!! Our heat wasn't working last night. Got down to 58 in the tent. Cutting died. Everything else looks good. Lol gonna prob be hermies for sure.

 

[notechvapor]

I take that back. Cutting in baggy looks good! I had written a #1 on the baggy in black marker and thought it was shriveled plant. Idjiot lol

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Well that's an absolute bonus notechvapor....

I've made my pot but my coco still aint here lmao

I think the plants will enjoy having the net in though when we finally get transplanted

 

[Dutchman1990]

look at how they are reaching for the goodies...



The main girl. There has deffo been some growth but still not alot..



I took all the bad leaves off this girl last night and just left the tips of the colaswith good foliage on. And they have blasted.

here we have the top of the octopot. She's dying to stretch I can tell but she hasn't been able to drink any nitrogen.. sure has drank about 6l since I put some fresh water in there.

Looking much better now Avatar! Lots of new green growth well done! Glad you got your ph pen and got it sorted!

Well that's an absolute bonus notechvapor....

I've made my pot but my coco still aint here lmao

I think the plants will enjoy having the net in though when we finally get transplanted

Great job on the new pots! They look sweet can’t wait to see how they turn out!

 

[Th34v4t4r]

I can wait either.. this pissing coco better arrive Tommorrow @Dutchman1990 I really want to get them in the drink... BUT...

in doing so I sacrifice light intensity untill they have stretch enough to be low stress trained I've to the centre of the tent. Just enhanc3s my resolve on getting a 3rd... either the 300 or 600w vipar depending on what I can spare in the near future..... 300w give 1.5ft canopy the 600w gives 2.5 at flowering distance... technically I have 4ft of coverage at flower so should be more then enough for veg how ever a 3rd would take up that slack nicly

 

[Mushie1005]

Looking better now that you have ph within range

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Don't go shoutingnoff just yet mushy... so I've seen well I've transplanted one. And by god it was a cock up.. so basically.. it wasn't rootbound... in the slightest.. the soil just pulled apart everywhere... so I've only done one plant and I think here's alot of root shock... there was just no way to be careful.. so how do you guys transplant fro. A fabric pot???. Cut the pot and throw it away

That's what I'll have to do next time

 

[notechvapor]

oh yeah I would have cut that pot off. it looks good!

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Well @Kongfuzi

We Got that tea you was telling me bout..

What's the best way to use this then..??? Let's have a clue in how much to use and when to use it.. directions on the label are crap

Update on the new transplant..

No droopy leaves and no sign of real shock. Which I'm super surprised about... but super delighted about..


The pot in the octopot is pissed through. My coco pebbles arrived today... but with me having to cut the fabric pots to transplant. I now know I need new pots lmao... no biggie just a few more days that's all.. I've bunched over into the side of the tent so we can have all our plants together without sacrificing intensity so much.

 

[Kongfuzi]

Well @Kongfuzi

We Got that tea you was telling me bout..

What's the best way to use this then..??? Let's have a clue in how much to use and when to use it.. directions on the label are crap

5 gallon bucket, ph the water to 7, get an air bubbler, drop the air stone into the water, drop the tea bag into the water, squeeze it a few times, then let it bubble for 24 hours, then water.

 

[Th34v4t4r]

@Kongfuzi can I do it with out a bubbler or water pump?? I have neither... would letting it steal and giving it a stir every few hours suffice for 2 days lmao

 

[Th34v4t4r]

Check these roots out whilst we are here as well lmao

You won't like but I've been opening up the canopy. Tucking and weaving fan leaves and plucking the bad ones that look like cabbage.. I just wish I could see them stretch some

Here's a few little pics of the girls just before lights out

 

[Kongfuzi]

@Kongfuzi can I do it with out a bubbler or water pump?? I have neither... would letting it steal and giving it a stir every few hours suffice for 2 days lmao

That should work too. A cheap air stone and air pump should be about 25 bucks.