Paul Squiggle
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Looking good mate. Keep updating as regularly as you can. Looking forward to seeing these girls grow.
420's Soil Ppm Charlie Grow Journal, 9/2021
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ppm Charlie
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Even though I grew successful crops many years ago, this is my first grow since that time. I been lucky so far but I rank myself as novice with limited experience and some knowledge. Time will tell, hoping for the best. I think patience is key. Never my strong suit.
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I am in the final stage of prepping the flowering tent so I can transplant and move my 420 plants from the small 2 X 4 X 5 veg tent to the 4 X 8 X 7.8 flowering tent. Today, I mounted a large 16-inch oscillating fan in one corner of the flowering tent. I did not want to have the fan rise-up from the floor so I hung it upside-down.
First, I drilled a hole in the fan-head plastic mount and through the metal tube and inserted a pin (steel bolt) to hold the fan to the pole. Second, I removed the large plastic fan base. Next, I drilled a hole through the metal adjustment tube at the base and inserted a steel rod for hanging it upside-down. Last, I hung the fan and tested it. It worked well, did not sway excessively and had a nice gentle sweep back-and-forth.
Since I preserved the metal adjustment tube, the fan can still be raised and lowered as necessary. The exact center of the fan adjusts downward fully to approximately 3-feet above the floor. I think that should be low enough for now. I can always add a "tube-link" or piece of PVC pipe to extend the tube so the center of the fan is nearer the floor, if necessary. I did not want to glue the fan head to the metal tube because I may want to take it apart sometime. Plus, the glue may not hold properly (long term) and the fan head could fall off and injure my 420 plants (he avoids a potential "head-slap" moment). I kept the large plastic round fan base for future possible use.
I wonder if the fan motor will last very long? Sometimes certain fans can only be oriented "normally" or pointed at a certain angle because the motor wears out if it is mounted any other way. Time will tell.
An upside-down inexpensive height-adjustable large oscillating fan ($26.50, free delivery). It gives good even air flow, especially at low speed. I may add a second one of these hanging fans at the other end of the flowering tent. Good air flow is a must.
What do you think? See pics below.
First, I drilled a hole in the fan-head plastic mount and through the metal tube and inserted a pin (steel bolt) to hold the fan to the pole. Second, I removed the large plastic fan base. Next, I drilled a hole through the metal adjustment tube at the base and inserted a steel rod for hanging it upside-down. Last, I hung the fan and tested it. It worked well, did not sway excessively and had a nice gentle sweep back-and-forth.
Since I preserved the metal adjustment tube, the fan can still be raised and lowered as necessary. The exact center of the fan adjusts downward fully to approximately 3-feet above the floor. I think that should be low enough for now. I can always add a "tube-link" or piece of PVC pipe to extend the tube so the center of the fan is nearer the floor, if necessary. I did not want to glue the fan head to the metal tube because I may want to take it apart sometime. Plus, the glue may not hold properly (long term) and the fan head could fall off and injure my 420 plants (he avoids a potential "head-slap" moment). I kept the large plastic round fan base for future possible use.
I wonder if the fan motor will last very long? Sometimes certain fans can only be oriented "normally" or pointed at a certain angle because the motor wears out if it is mounted any other way. Time will tell.
An upside-down inexpensive height-adjustable large oscillating fan ($26.50, free delivery). It gives good even air flow, especially at low speed. I may add a second one of these hanging fans at the other end of the flowering tent. Good air flow is a must.
What do you think? See pics below.
That’s better than the way , I have mine on a milk crate on low . Low is not really that low so try to clear the canopy. Mine is 5 years old back in June .
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Mounting a fan from the floor-up is a potential disaster (waiting to happen) for clumsy old me. I am a big-n-tall. My Nana used to say "...like a bull in a China shop...". So if I bump or jostle the fan it is only going to sway back-and-forth - not rain-down possible fan-death on my unsuspecting 420 gals. LOL!
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It has been about a week since I reported on my 420 plants journal. Everything seems to be going well. I finished mounting two upside-down oscillating fans and putting some final touches on the flowering tent. I believe it is ready for my 4 Northern Lights (NL) and 4 Fruity Pebbles ([FPOG], free seeds - alleged genus) plants now.
I plan to transplant those eight plants and put them in the flowering tent in the next couple of days for 2 more weeks of veg. I'll take cuttings just before flowering. I do not know which FPOG is female and which is male since they were free seeds. I guess I will take a cutting or two of each, label them and toss any male clone later. Crossing my fingers they are not all males (I'd save one best male plants for stock seed makers if that were the case).
One Northern Lights was a runt and had significant trouble (naughty girl). I do not know what happened there. All other NL's are vigorous. I flushed the NL runt well the other day and put her back in the seedling tent to help her come along a bit more. I will flower the runt NL next cycle, hopefully.
I have some seedling Fruity Pebbles OG (free seeds) , Candy Kush (feminized) and Northern Lights/Skunk-cross (free seeds) started. They are coming along well and are ready to start diluted feedings. I want to replace the clear plastic seedling tent with a new 2 X 4 X5 grow tent. I ordered it, it still has not arrived. All else is nominal. Tonight's pics follow. ppm Charlie
4 Northern Lights Feminized + 4 FROG free seeds - 8 weeks
FROG + feminized Candy Kush + Northern Lights/Skunk-cross - 4 weeks
Naughty Girl (right side) - Northern Lights runt - 8 weeks
I plan to transplant those eight plants and put them in the flowering tent in the next couple of days for 2 more weeks of veg. I'll take cuttings just before flowering. I do not know which FPOG is female and which is male since they were free seeds. I guess I will take a cutting or two of each, label them and toss any male clone later. Crossing my fingers they are not all males (I'd save one best male plants for stock seed makers if that were the case).
One Northern Lights was a runt and had significant trouble (naughty girl). I do not know what happened there. All other NL's are vigorous. I flushed the NL runt well the other day and put her back in the seedling tent to help her come along a bit more. I will flower the runt NL next cycle, hopefully.
I have some seedling Fruity Pebbles OG (free seeds) , Candy Kush (feminized) and Northern Lights/Skunk-cross (free seeds) started. They are coming along well and are ready to start diluted feedings. I want to replace the clear plastic seedling tent with a new 2 X 4 X5 grow tent. I ordered it, it still has not arrived. All else is nominal. Tonight's pics follow. ppm Charlie
4 Northern Lights Feminized + 4 FROG free seeds - 8 weeks
FROG + feminized Candy Kush + Northern Lights/Skunk-cross - 4 weeks
Naughty Girl (right side) - Northern Lights runt - 8 weeks
That light sure makes the girls look yellow ! I did three grows of the candy Kush . That’s how much we liked it . Open the jar after the cure and smell the whole neighborhood up within even firing one up .
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They are a slight bit yellow but you are right. I need better lighting for photography. I sometimes become impatient with my progress and have been know to burn my babies by applying nutes to quickly or in a stronger concentration than required. I am trying to be patient this time. I will be applying nutes in next day of two and they will green up and grow strong. Sometimes I delay a bit and keep them small just to extend transplanting or transfer to another tent duties. I been trying to get everything in order in my grows, starting from scratch, so sometimes my progress setting things up and getting equipment ready does not match the plant's progress. A little extra veg never hurt. It does delay me but I work each day to get that "next thing" done and done right. I found if you get all the details worked out beforehand, the overall project progresses smoothly with less agonizing surprises.
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Plus, I while I have my own plans each day and things I want to do, those around me and the Universe-At-Large have different plans sometimes. I don't always win that push-pull.
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Been about three weeks since my last reporting. The flowering tent is up and running, clone cuttings were taken and much transplanting of 420 took place. I last described my 2 X 4 X 5 veg tent. Most 420 was lately transplanted and transferred to the 4 X 8 X 7.8 flowering tent. Here are the 420 strains put into flowering tent and description of flowering tent follows.
Strain: 4 Feminized Northern Lights & 4 Fruity Pebbles [alleged genus, free seeds]
About Strain: Northern Lights - 95% Indica; Fruity Pebbles - hybrid, approx 55% Indica
Life Stage: 9 weeks vegetative and now 3 days into flowering
In/Out: Indoor
Flowering Grow Space: 4' X 8' X 7.8' grow tent
Soil: Soilless media, 70% peat, 30% perlite, approx mix starting pH = 6.0 +/- 0.25, mycorrhizal inoculant + dolomite, no lime
Current Pot Size: 5-gal and 7-gal Vivosun fabric bags
Lights: Four non-sponsor LEDs full spectrum dual chip LED lamps, 200 watt actual power draw each, 16" to 20" above tops.
Cooling: Air cooled; 1 passive 6" intake (lower, end); 1 passive 4" intake (lower, opposite end), one 6" Vivosun extraction fan (upper, sidewall end) Variac controlled fan speed adjustment, 2 vertically hung upside down 16" oscillating fans (end corners); one 6" carbon exhaust filter; exhaust output to out-of-doors; one 6-liter humidifier, 1 humidity controller
Temp/RH in Room: 72-75 deg F, RH 40%-50% (days) ; 67-68 deg F, RH 40%-50% (nights)
Temp/RH of Tent: 80-85 deg F, RH 40%-50% (days) ; 67-68 deg F, RH 40%-50% (nights)
Pests: None (so far, knock on wood)
Watering Schedule: varies, beginning once per week
Nutes: General Hydroponics Flora Pro pack, flowering week 1 schedule, varied feed schedule
Two weeks ago, I transplanted eight 420 plants that were in the veg tent and placed them in the flowering tent. Four Fruity Pebbles went in 7-gal fabric bags, 3 Northern Lights went in 5-gal fabric bags and one Northern Lights went in a 7-gal fabric bag. All these plants were formerly in 1-gal plastic pots. Afterward, I continued the veg timing cycle,18/6, for one week to stabilize the transplants and ensure the plants responded well to the intense white-light flowering tent LEDs. Three days ago, I took cuttings. That same day, I denuded all easily removed leaves and stripped the plants except topmost fan leaves. I am trying a proven denuding-stress technique that promises increased yield by denuding all easily removed leaves at day-one of flower and again at exactly day-18 of flower time. I will see if it works. After stripping leaves, I tied down the branches to spread them in preparation of cola flowering. Please see the pics below. As you see leaves are "new-leaf" lime green and returning to the stalk and stems nicely after only 3 days. That day, I also switched the light cycle to 12/12.
4 Northern Lights - @ 3 days flowering after full leaf denuding
4 Fruity Pebbles @ 3 days flowering after full leaf denuding
Carbon filter and extraction fan setup showing fire alarm at upper left, non-sponsor LEDs blanked out in lower
Ceiling hung upside down 16" oscillating fan, 6-liter ultrasonic humidifier at floor, humidity controller at top
I will soon be replacing my cheap outlet strips with good surge control suppressor outlets. I will also add two large fire extinguishers to the flowering room and a dedicated 120v circuit for the LED lights. Also, I will be cleaning up the tent a bit ordering cords and ropes. Safety first. ppm Charlie
Strain: 4 Feminized Northern Lights & 4 Fruity Pebbles [alleged genus, free seeds]
About Strain: Northern Lights - 95% Indica; Fruity Pebbles - hybrid, approx 55% Indica
Life Stage: 9 weeks vegetative and now 3 days into flowering
In/Out: Indoor
Flowering Grow Space: 4' X 8' X 7.8' grow tent
Soil: Soilless media, 70% peat, 30% perlite, approx mix starting pH = 6.0 +/- 0.25, mycorrhizal inoculant + dolomite, no lime
Current Pot Size: 5-gal and 7-gal Vivosun fabric bags
Lights: Four non-sponsor LEDs full spectrum dual chip LED lamps, 200 watt actual power draw each, 16" to 20" above tops.
Cooling: Air cooled; 1 passive 6" intake (lower, end); 1 passive 4" intake (lower, opposite end), one 6" Vivosun extraction fan (upper, sidewall end) Variac controlled fan speed adjustment, 2 vertically hung upside down 16" oscillating fans (end corners); one 6" carbon exhaust filter; exhaust output to out-of-doors; one 6-liter humidifier, 1 humidity controller
Temp/RH in Room: 72-75 deg F, RH 40%-50% (days) ; 67-68 deg F, RH 40%-50% (nights)
Temp/RH of Tent: 80-85 deg F, RH 40%-50% (days) ; 67-68 deg F, RH 40%-50% (nights)
Pests: None (so far, knock on wood)
Watering Schedule: varies, beginning once per week
Nutes: General Hydroponics Flora Pro pack, flowering week 1 schedule, varied feed schedule
Two weeks ago, I transplanted eight 420 plants that were in the veg tent and placed them in the flowering tent. Four Fruity Pebbles went in 7-gal fabric bags, 3 Northern Lights went in 5-gal fabric bags and one Northern Lights went in a 7-gal fabric bag. All these plants were formerly in 1-gal plastic pots. Afterward, I continued the veg timing cycle,18/6, for one week to stabilize the transplants and ensure the plants responded well to the intense white-light flowering tent LEDs. Three days ago, I took cuttings. That same day, I denuded all easily removed leaves and stripped the plants except topmost fan leaves. I am trying a proven denuding-stress technique that promises increased yield by denuding all easily removed leaves at day-one of flower and again at exactly day-18 of flower time. I will see if it works. After stripping leaves, I tied down the branches to spread them in preparation of cola flowering. Please see the pics below. As you see leaves are "new-leaf" lime green and returning to the stalk and stems nicely after only 3 days. That day, I also switched the light cycle to 12/12.
4 Northern Lights - @ 3 days flowering after full leaf denuding
4 Fruity Pebbles @ 3 days flowering after full leaf denuding
Carbon filter and extraction fan setup showing fire alarm at upper left, non-sponsor LEDs blanked out in lower
Ceiling hung upside down 16" oscillating fan, 6-liter ultrasonic humidifier at floor, humidity controller at top
I will soon be replacing my cheap outlet strips with good surge control suppressor outlets. I will also add two large fire extinguishers to the flowering room and a dedicated 120v circuit for the LED lights. Also, I will be cleaning up the tent a bit ordering cords and ropes. Safety first. ppm Charlie
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It has been three days since I took several cuttings to clone from the Northern Lights and Fruity Pebbles. All cuttings look good and are starting to up-face the cheap strip-light lower power LED strings. I am using a 6-liter reptile hose-delivery humidifier with controller to moderate humidity in the plastic grow tent. Temps 74-75 deg F. RH 60% nights, RH 70% to 75% days, light cycle 18/6. I have never had good luck cloning cuttings. All seems good here. Pictures are below. Crossing my fingers and knocking on wood - please excuse the poor quality pics.
Cloned Northern Lights and Fruity Pebbles cuttings. Humidity sensor and wire center, humidifying hose left, drip cup left lower. Plastic cover zips tight in front was unzipped for pics.
Six-liter reptile hose-type ultrasonic humidifier setup, humidity sensor wire right, drip cup center right.
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Cloned Northern Lights and Fruity Pebbles cuttings. Humidity sensor and wire center, humidifying hose left, drip cup left lower. Plastic cover zips tight in front was unzipped for pics.
Six-liter reptile hose-type ultrasonic humidifier setup, humidity sensor wire right, drip cup center right.
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Seven weeks ago, I started ten Candy Kush feminized seeds for which eight germinated successfully. I also started some free seeds I received that professed to be a Fruity-Pebbles+OG cross and a Northern-Lights+Skunk cross. At this time all seedlings are contained in the 2 X 4 X 5 veg tent on a 18/6 Bloomspect light schedule. I have been kind of ignoring this group since I transplanted them and transferred them from seedling tent to veg tent 3 weeks ago. They look kind of sad. Really. I think it is high soil pH. I used the bottom scrapings of the leftover soil to transplant them and think it was a little high in dolomite. Also, I have not kept up an orderly watering/nute schedule with this group since I was quite busy with the flowering tent. They need more TLC and to be transplanted again to 1-gal plastic pots. I hope to get to the transplanting by early next week. Pic below - please forgive the poor lighting. Any suggestions are most welcome. Be happy, smoke a Friday night fatty. That's the latest, ppm Charlie.
Sad Candy Kush feminized and Northern-Lights/Skunk and Fruity Pebbles/OG crosses. I sooooo embarrassed to show these! I resolve to change my wayward ways and stop watching so much football and pay more attention to my poor Candy Kush 420 girls (wink, wink, nod, nod). Right after this football game is over.
Sad Candy Kush feminized and Northern-Lights/Skunk and Fruity Pebbles/OG crosses. I sooooo embarrassed to show these! I resolve to change my wayward ways and stop watching so much football and pay more attention to my poor Candy Kush 420 girls (wink, wink, nod, nod). Right after this football game is over.
Oh well that's where you have been hiding between others feeds, in all these plants! Clones look well Charlie, how exciting! Glad to see you back to posting!
I had missed this I'm sorry Charlie!!!
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Here are additional pictures of my large flowering tent with the four Maxsisun PB 2000 LEDs mounted above the canopy. Maxsisun has recently partnered with 420 Magazine and become a valued sponsor.
A BIG SHOUT-OUT and THANK YOU to Maxsisun!
It is now 4-days since beginning the flowering light cycle. All plants were completely denuded of leaves 4 days ago, except for the topmost fan leaves. The former leaf profile is returning nicely. The leaf denuding project is an experiment to potentially increase cannabis flower yields (see prior post).
Four Maxsisun PB 2000 LEDs in the large flowering tent.
Four days after leaf denuding showing vigorous leaf growth. Fruity Pebbles strain.
Four days after leaf denuding showing vigorous leaf growth. Northern Lights strain.
I have also included a couple of pictures of how I hung the Maxsisun PB 2000 LEDs. I believe this hanging method is stronger and easier to manage than steel clips included with the Maxsisun LED kit. I have big hands and fingers and managing small stainless steel clips is a task requiring steady pressured dexterity which I no longer process.
Steel light hanging wire doubled, looped and fed through LED light mount holes for hanging.
Steel wires use for LED light hanging. Steel clips removed before mounting.
I have also included a picture of my dehumidifier and condensate removal pump setup. I do not like constantly emptying the dehumidifier condensate water reservoir twice or three times a day so I plumbed a drain tube. The hose connection on the back of the dehumidifier gravity drains down to a 120v condensate removal pump. The pump automatically operates, intermittently, on/off, when it's 1/2-gallon reservoir is full. Condensate water is then pumped via plastic hose through the exterior wall to the out-of-doors.
The dehumidifier can be gravity drained to the out-of-doors directly, however, during freezing conditions it is best to have a positive pressure discharge solution to empty the hose completely. After the pump operates "on"-then-"off" the water in the plastic tube siphons back a bit toward the pump and remains suspended in the tube, inside the house and above the level of the pump where it will not freeze. The condensate pump has a mini check valve already installed inside the pump when it was purchased. Now, except for cleaning the dehumidifier filter once per month, the dehumidifier operates efficiently and optimally without much user input.
Dehumidifier rear view with gravity drain hose connected (left center). Blue condensate pump (floor, right center bottom). Condensate discharge hose through wall to out-of-doors (immediately below tiny green dot, top right).
Thanks for visiting. ppm Charlie
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A BIG SHOUT-OUT and THANK YOU to Maxsisun!
It is now 4-days since beginning the flowering light cycle. All plants were completely denuded of leaves 4 days ago, except for the topmost fan leaves. The former leaf profile is returning nicely. The leaf denuding project is an experiment to potentially increase cannabis flower yields (see prior post).
Four days after leaf denuding showing vigorous leaf growth. Fruity Pebbles strain.
Four days after leaf denuding showing vigorous leaf growth. Northern Lights strain.
I have also included a couple of pictures of how I hung the Maxsisun PB 2000 LEDs. I believe this hanging method is stronger and easier to manage than steel clips included with the Maxsisun LED kit. I have big hands and fingers and managing small stainless steel clips is a task requiring steady pressured dexterity which I no longer process.
Steel light hanging wire doubled, looped and fed through LED light mount holes for hanging.
Steel wires use for LED light hanging. Steel clips removed before mounting.
I have also included a picture of my dehumidifier and condensate removal pump setup. I do not like constantly emptying the dehumidifier condensate water reservoir twice or three times a day so I plumbed a drain tube. The hose connection on the back of the dehumidifier gravity drains down to a 120v condensate removal pump. The pump automatically operates, intermittently, on/off, when it's 1/2-gallon reservoir is full. Condensate water is then pumped via plastic hose through the exterior wall to the out-of-doors.
The dehumidifier can be gravity drained to the out-of-doors directly, however, during freezing conditions it is best to have a positive pressure discharge solution to empty the hose completely. After the pump operates "on"-then-"off" the water in the plastic tube siphons back a bit toward the pump and remains suspended in the tube, inside the house and above the level of the pump where it will not freeze. The condensate pump has a mini check valve already installed inside the pump when it was purchased. Now, except for cleaning the dehumidifier filter once per month, the dehumidifier operates efficiently and optimally without much user input.
Dehumidifier rear view with gravity drain hose connected (left center). Blue condensate pump (floor, right center bottom). Condensate discharge hose through wall to out-of-doors (immediately below tiny green dot, top right).
Thanks for visiting. ppm Charlie
@Paul Squiggle , @Krissi1982 , @West Hippie , @Modest Grower , @Bruceleaf , @GrowT , @oldmanj
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It is the 5th day since denuding leaves and the start of the 12/12 flowering cycle. Today, I top dressed the flowering tent 420 with a 1/2-to-3/4-inch layer of peat moss and served my plants a compost tea, yucca and kelp. I added some additional phosphate fertilizer from the General Hydroponics series, plus an iron supplement. I believe my soil pH has drifted a little high so the peat moss top dress should help and extra iron should green them up a little more.
I think they were slightly iron deficient prior to starting the 12/12 light cycle because of a previous badly timed flush. The water I use has basically no iron in it. Today, I did not water to overflow because I did not want to flush the compost ingredients out. I gave each plant approximately 1/2-gallon of the pH 6.0+/-0.25 mixture. I noticed "happier plants" within hours. Plus, the intense contrast in color between the dark peat topping in black fabric bags and the awesome green vigorous 420 is so very pleasing to my mind's eye. So, I was "happier" too!
Small hairs are beginning to form on both the Fruity Pebbles and Northern Light strains. Both strains have started their stretch. I am trying to keep the Fruity Pebbles spread-out and less-tall (good luck with that...Charlie). Yesterday, I use a low stress trainer appliance to bend a couple of the longer Fruity Pebbles stalks. I succeeded at training one, the other try resulted in stem damage. I guess the time for low stress training has ended as all 420 stems and stalks in the flowering tent are becoming too "stiff" to bend to any significant degree.
Recent, flowering tent temps have been 80-83 deg F range. I notice 80-81 deg F at the tent ends above the outside air inlets and 82-83 deg F in the tent center. Flowering tent RH has been in the low to mid 40's, except immediately after a watering event when it will drift as high as 50%.
Below are pics from tonight.
Fruity Pebbles 5 days after denuding leaves and beginning 12/12 flowering cycle.
Fruity Pebbles 5 days after denuding leaves and beginning 12/12 flowering cycle.
Hard to see - hairs forming in this Northern Lights unit-toid.
I see a couple of hairs on this Northern Lights.
Hairs for sure on this Fruity Pebbles.
Fruity Pebbles. Ain't she a beauty!
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I think they were slightly iron deficient prior to starting the 12/12 light cycle because of a previous badly timed flush. The water I use has basically no iron in it. Today, I did not water to overflow because I did not want to flush the compost ingredients out. I gave each plant approximately 1/2-gallon of the pH 6.0+/-0.25 mixture. I noticed "happier plants" within hours. Plus, the intense contrast in color between the dark peat topping in black fabric bags and the awesome green vigorous 420 is so very pleasing to my mind's eye. So, I was "happier" too!
Small hairs are beginning to form on both the Fruity Pebbles and Northern Light strains. Both strains have started their stretch. I am trying to keep the Fruity Pebbles spread-out and less-tall (good luck with that...Charlie). Yesterday, I use a low stress trainer appliance to bend a couple of the longer Fruity Pebbles stalks. I succeeded at training one, the other try resulted in stem damage. I guess the time for low stress training has ended as all 420 stems and stalks in the flowering tent are becoming too "stiff" to bend to any significant degree.
Recent, flowering tent temps have been 80-83 deg F range. I notice 80-81 deg F at the tent ends above the outside air inlets and 82-83 deg F in the tent center. Flowering tent RH has been in the low to mid 40's, except immediately after a watering event when it will drift as high as 50%.
Below are pics from tonight.
Fruity Pebbles 5 days after denuding leaves and beginning 12/12 flowering cycle.
Fruity Pebbles 5 days after denuding leaves and beginning 12/12 flowering cycle.
Hard to see - hairs forming in this Northern Lights unit-toid.
I see a couple of hairs on this Northern Lights.
Hairs for sure on this Fruity Pebbles.
Fruity Pebbles. Ain't she a beauty!
ppm Charlie
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I'd eat that
Smart thinking...way to be proactive
Whip out the duct or electrical tape and call it a day! While trying to scope without shaking today, I snapped one of G's side top flower sites....could have been worse....
Bend and snap my friend...Cinderelley had such thick stalks, she didn't respond to HST but in her trich formations. She went right back to how she was..it was so hard to try and snap her...
I don't see a problem there...I've ran just the same, they look just fine
She's praying and happy CharlieBelow are pics from tonight.
Fruity Pebbles 5 days after denuding leaves and beginning 12/12 flowering cycle.
Fruity Pebbles 5 days after denuding leaves and beginning 12/12 flowering cycle.
I see it...I am always looking for things you wouldn't normally see lol
Hard to see - hairs forming in this Northern Lights unit-toid.
I see a couple of hairs on this Northern Lights.
Hairs for sure on this Fruity Pebbles.
Yuppers
Fruity Pebbles. Ain't she a beauty!
Yes she certainly is! I know she is going to smell and look fantastic with her coloring to come!!
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You are so thoughtful and kind, thank you. I saw your recent pics...snapping those stems...HST. A good way to increase potency and release pent-up tensions. Always a shame though...snapping stems that you "willed to life". Breaks a heart - in a way.I'd eat that
Smart thinking...way to be proactive
Whip out the duct or electrical tape and call it a day! While trying to scope without shaking today, I snapped one of G's side top flower sites....could have been worse....
Bend and snap my friend...Cinderelley had such thick stalks, she didn't respond to HST but in her trich formations. She went right back to how she was..it was so hard to try and snap her...
I don't see a problem there...I've ran just the same, they look just fine
She's praying and happy Charlie
I see it...I am always looking for things you wouldn't normally see lol
Yuppers
Yes she certainly is! I know she is going to smell and look fantastic with her coloring to come!!
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It is the 11th day since denuding leaves and the start of the 12/12 flowering cycle. Two days ago, I water/nuted the flowering tent 420 with General Hydroponics series (aggressive feed - week 2), plus an iron supplement, a compost tea, a fungal mat feed product and liquid kelp. I will water/nute again tomorrow and add a little more iron and N to green-up the new growth a bit. All flowering 420 looks good to me though and the flowering tops are manifesting nicely.
I gave each plant approximately 1-gal to 1-1/2-gal of the pH 6.0+/-0.25 mixture to overflow return of approx 20%. The Fruity Pebbles sativa dominants and one Northern Lights indica dominant are in 7-gal fabric bags. The rest of the indica dominants are in 5-gal fabric bags. I may have mixed-up two plant labels as one Fruity Pebbles looks more like a Northern Lights and one Northern Lights looks more like a Fruity Pebbels. Small flowering buds are beginning to form on all the Fruity Pebbles and Northern Light strains. Both strains have continue their flowering stretch.
Recent, flowering tent temps have been 78-82 deg F range. Flowering tent RH has been in the low to mid 40's, except immediately after a watering event when it will drift as high as 50%. I am trying to decrease flowering tent temps slowly and hopefully will be able to attain 68-70 deg F in the week or so before harvest.
Below are flowering tent pics from today.
Flowering tent 420.
Fruity Pebbles(?) - possibly mislabeled.
Fruity Pebbles.
Northern Lights.
The possibly mislabeled 420 - good looking spread.
Fruity Pebbles.
Northern Lights.
Northern Lights (foreground), mislabeled (?) 420 (rearmost).
Northern Lights.
Northern Lights.
Fruity Pebbles.
Thanks for coming by...ppm Charlie. @Krissi1982 , @Paul Squiggle , @Bill284
I gave each plant approximately 1-gal to 1-1/2-gal of the pH 6.0+/-0.25 mixture to overflow return of approx 20%. The Fruity Pebbles sativa dominants and one Northern Lights indica dominant are in 7-gal fabric bags. The rest of the indica dominants are in 5-gal fabric bags. I may have mixed-up two plant labels as one Fruity Pebbles looks more like a Northern Lights and one Northern Lights looks more like a Fruity Pebbels. Small flowering buds are beginning to form on all the Fruity Pebbles and Northern Light strains. Both strains have continue their flowering stretch.
Recent, flowering tent temps have been 78-82 deg F range. Flowering tent RH has been in the low to mid 40's, except immediately after a watering event when it will drift as high as 50%. I am trying to decrease flowering tent temps slowly and hopefully will be able to attain 68-70 deg F in the week or so before harvest.
Below are flowering tent pics from today.
Flowering tent 420.
Fruity Pebbles(?) - possibly mislabeled.
Fruity Pebbles.
Northern Lights.
The possibly mislabeled 420 - good looking spread.
Fruity Pebbles.
Northern Lights.
Northern Lights (foreground), mislabeled (?) 420 (rearmost).
Northern Lights.
Northern Lights.
Fruity Pebbles.
Thanks for coming by...ppm Charlie. @Krissi1982 , @Paul Squiggle , @Bill284
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Veg tent Candy Kush feminized and Northern-Lights/Skunk and Fruity Pebbles/OG crosses are doing better since last week. I was embarrassed by last weeks pics I posted. I gave these vegs some compost tea, nutes, extra N and supplemental iron three days ago. All 420 in the veg tent doing better although they still need a little more TLC and greening up. I have switched the LED lighting from "full spectrum: to "blue-light veg" because of "sunburning" of some veg 420 leaves. Worked wonders. Pic below, sorry about the poor lighting for the pic.
My Northern Lights and Fruity Pebbles cloned 420 seem to be doing well. They are 10-days old. As shown in the pic below. Sorry for the poor pic lighting, it makes them look yellow, they are not.
ppm Charlie
@Krissi1982 , @Paul Squiggle , @Bill284
My Northern Lights and Fruity Pebbles cloned 420 seem to be doing well. They are 10-days old. As shown in the pic below. Sorry for the poor pic lighting, it makes them look yellow, they are not.
ppm Charlie
@Krissi1982 , @Paul Squiggle , @Bill284