re: Antics Perpetual Learning Experience
the heat mats might not be so helpful underneath such large pots.
I've never used heat mats so i don't know much about them but if by some twist of fate, bendable ones exist, one could wrap them around the pot, at least partially, which would make a bigger difference than underneath, as the heat's journey to the centre would effectively be halved [versus trying to get to the top from the bottom], though in both cases, the wetter the pot, the more heat would be conducted and more quickly.
Such methods of warming the soil, though, would increase your chances of mould.
this is a side effect of this, as you'd effectively be creating humidity in the soil.
This could be countered somewhat by a layer of sand, diatomaceous earth or possibly even perlite. Something absorbant which could act as a protective layer against airborne spores and your fans could be blowing onto it, cooling and drying as it goes, cos the windchill factor and something like perlite would get along swimmingly.
Also, and i don't know how helpful this would be, but a folded bone dry towel would 'suck' moisture out of the bottom, I'd say up to a half an inch up the pot.
The bottoms of my pots have the attached drain tray, and I've yet been unable to figure out how to remove them without breaking them off lol. But so far, the soil is drying pretty nicely. I'm turning the fan on high during the day, and on low at night, and it's working well so far. I think the problem was that I watered a little too much, instead of watering less, with a slightly stronger concentration of nutes.
Ive got the mars II 1200, and I'm going to be keeping it for my veg tent, but this January Im upgrading to the Platinum LED brand.
They use less power, all models have the veg/bloom switch, they run cooler, better par ratings etc...
After spending hours upon hours comparing lights, journals, pictures I figured Platinum is the way to go for me.
Just look at Gov's grow with 8 ball kush under mars 700, then under the Platimum P300. when you compare the two grows at 3 1/2 weeks of veg the plant under the P300 is literally 4-5 times its topled counter part; And that is using 99w actual draw.
They're a bit more pricey, however the savings in power + increase in yield/quality show the clear winner.
Again let me state, Ill be keeping my mars 1200, its great for my veg needs where a little slower growth can be a god send =p but for money spent you can't dispute the allure of Platinum. (not sponsored or anything just a vet on a fixed income that needs the right info)
The problem, is not everyone has almost $400 to drop on a comparable light. And whether or not TopLED is the best light out there is irrelevant now. It's the light that I could afford, and I'm going to ensure that it works for me.
I concur. The new growth looks like it's coming along, and it seems like you have diagnosed what else is happening so I'm looking forward to things going in a positive direction. Like you said it may result in a little longer veg time, but I'm sure you'll be just fine. I do thank you for your journal and your details because it's really helpful to a new person like me looking for knowledge and experiences on this site.
I'm glad I was able to help you out with my journal! It makes spending the time taking pictures and writing updates worth doing.
when i say looking good . they are !! we knew going into this you were headed into uncharted waters .. and so far yea u gave had issues but all in all shes alive and your learning and teaching as u go !
LOL thanks man. I'm still not happy with her yet, but all in due time my friend. She'll be a fucking monster! (I now have people to prove wrong, so I'm going to work 100 times harder on this)
Can't really see anything... Anyway you could take a picture with normal light?
Those leaves look as if they are eating themselves at this point. Trying to make new growth so it can ultimately replace the fried leaves. Some strains are incredibly finicky especially with pH of soil. More Cal/Mag for sure. I'm sorry for asking I follow quite a few threads and get my info mixed up, but what nutrients are you using? Or just leaving it up to the soil?
Some strains are made for hydro. I have had quite a few strains that die in soil. I couldn't figure anything out about the strain, switched to coco... They did fine.
Edit: and possibly an oscillating fan going across the top of the soil? That might help out a little more.
Did you see the pictures here:
Antics Perpetual Learning Experience ?
I was just showing the spot where the stem split off with those pictures, which seems to be growing like 2 tops. I was trying to add a little bit of "oh hey, cool!" among all the updates with problems.
PH is currently 6.4 so it should be low enough to allow the plant to absorb the iron that it seems to be lacking, among other things.
No worries man, I forget shit all the time with all the topics I'm subb'ed to. But as for nutes I'm not allowed to say the name on the forum, all I can say is I am using a 3 part nute system, Grow, Micro, and Bloom. Mixed @ 10ml/gal at the the last feeding.
This strain was grown in hydro as well as soil, and grew fine in both, but did much better in hydro.
I have a small oscillating fan running in there 24/7. It's running on high during lights on, and low during lights off.
dude, I've been through the thread again, and the one and only thing I can suggest, is to re-pot into new soil, and this time don't alter the PH at all, leave it to do its own thing - just a suggestion, not a criticism, I just can't see anything else that it could be, bro
Yeah I'm giving it one last shot. I don't like just giving up and moving on, so I want to make sure I've tried everything before I move on. If I do decided to move on, I will be moving onto coco, instead of new soil.
Sorry I'm late to the party...subbed nonetheless, hope she's over the hump now
It's too damn confusing when more than one symptom presents itself...you don't know if you're screwing it or fixing it, which is why we sat and did bugger all most of the time
we have faith, Antics! Good luck, we'll be watching...
Ooh, and congratulations on your MOTM, well envious of all those cool goodies. Especially the jar
She's right in the middle of the hump, I think.... so you have great timing to see if I can pull this off or not. And yeah it's been a multitude of problems that I've had to deal with so far, so it's made things a little difficult for me, since I'm still learning in general, and specifically learning about how to grow with LEDs.
Thanks man! The prizes were seriously awesome, and not a day has gone by that I haven't used that rolling machine. And the nug jar has a special place on my desk right next to my monitor
Cheers
