Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009
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--> MTO2, KK1, MTO3, OC6, OC7, MTN3:
1. Fed: 1 gal for MTO2 & KK1, 1/2 gal for rest
Per gal:
2 t Soil nute (3-7-3)
1 t Cal-Mag
1 t Companion
Brought up with Bioactive to 900 ppm
Brought up with liquid lime to pH 6.26 @ 21.5 C
I moved the senior six into their positions in the room and all the lights are on now. MTO2 is looking curled under a bit right now. I just fed her, so if she's still like that tomorrow, it's probably stress. If it keeps up she might want a good flush. We will see.
I need to move one of the wall-mounted oscillating fans, and I still need to transplant four of the girls.
I have some pictures. First, a couple of bud shots from MTO1. Very nice:
Here's a shot into the bloom room There are three plants along the back wall, and two more make a column along the left wall, with KK1 out on the middle. MTO2 (the big one) is in the corner:
Here's a shot of the nice big leaves KK1 has. She really is healthy:
Next, just in case someone has never seen spider mite damage, here it is. If you see this, scope it with a pocket scope. Look for black specks on the underside of leaves well inside the canopy, and use a cheap 60x scope to look for them. They look like fat little spiders with mouth tentacles. The solution to active
Tetranychus urticae is Azatrol.
Here is a shot of what a floro tube can do when a plant grow right up against it. Ouch. Luckily they are recovering nicely:
I know all of that looks terrible, but the plants are thriving, as far as I can tell, there are no live mites on the plants. I've even been Azatrol-fogging the garlic chives every 3-4 days right along with the cannabis. I don't think chives are doing much anymore. I should try trimming them and see if they get more pungent or grow new stalks. In any case, the 6 big girls are looking quite good in there.
Finally, here is a test shot I took down the barrel of a 60x scope with a Samsung S850 digital in macro mode:
You can make out the main leaf vein going top center to bottom right, and a secondary coming off toward the lower left. This is the backside of the leaf of course. I just thought I'd give it a try. Better than nothing I guess.
Speaking of that Samsung camera, that's what I use to take most of my pics. I also have an old Olympus UZ700C (I think it is) as a backup, but it can't cope with the HPS
at all and it is kinda beat up, so I avoid using it. At the moment, I can't even find it. I can't wait to get a D90. I have a great F100, but I need digital for this.
The Lavender from a few months ago is really
really good. I'm really stoned and can't remember the other thing I was going to say.
I put a fan speed controller on the fan/carbon filter combo in the bloom room. Odors are removed by activated carbon because the molecules get stuck on the carbon. They can't do that if they fly past too quickly. I turned it way down to a whisper. It still puts out a good strong breeze, but it'll be better filtered and it still flows fast enough to keep the room under control. I think.
But that wasn't it. I can't remember the last thing I had to say. Damnit.
