Poor babies! I'm sure they'll bounce back.
Bluter's Happy Home For Hilarious Hempsters
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18 hrs later everyone bounced back and surged
also asking for more. gonna up the MC again tomorrow and catch them up early.
up pot is probably going ahead sunday.
also asking for more. gonna up the MC again tomorrow and catch them up early.
up pot is probably going ahead sunday.
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update time
the gals doing well. did not keep pace with them tho. should have ramped up the MC and feedings faster.
they got hurt but will be ok. it is a valuable lesson for the future.
definitely did not get fed enough fast enough. been correcting.
at 5.5g MC / 6L RO. about a g short of full veg strength. going to up pot and go full veg strength in the next 48 hrs. likely sooner.. was feeding every second day but stared daily a couple days ago. it's a sign the bigger ones want up pot and a larger res.
this LSD shows the signs of underfeeding starting with a cal-mag def..
even tho i ramped the MC by a g in a wk i did not keep pace with how fast they were developing. they drank faster than any of my previous hempy cups too. initial development seemed slower than usual, but faster once it hooked up.
stunty hit the cup sides and may be on pace for the up pot
nice to see the little one try over achieve..
they continued pulling from the damaged stuff. took it as a sign to hit them with even more MC at up pot..
this northern lights cbd shows it can take some more ..
have real issue with everything indica sitting on the floor.
my lights are flower biased with a mix of 3000K and 3500K cobs. heavy indica leaners - looks like most of what i have now -, just don't stretch under that spectrum.
the spectrums work great as a full veg/flower light with flower bias. a better veg rig would be 4000K or even a 4000k / 4500k mix. sativas would hit the stars with the latter tho.
kinda getting smushed with all indica . might drop the floor again for some stretch.
sitting 21 inches under the light at 90%
not overly close.
then there's mutie.. sigh
the gals doing well. did not keep pace with them tho. should have ramped up the MC and feedings faster.
they got hurt but will be ok. it is a valuable lesson for the future.
definitely did not get fed enough fast enough. been correcting.
at 5.5g MC / 6L RO. about a g short of full veg strength. going to up pot and go full veg strength in the next 48 hrs. likely sooner.. was feeding every second day but stared daily a couple days ago. it's a sign the bigger ones want up pot and a larger res.
this LSD shows the signs of underfeeding starting with a cal-mag def..
even tho i ramped the MC by a g in a wk i did not keep pace with how fast they were developing. they drank faster than any of my previous hempy cups too. initial development seemed slower than usual, but faster once it hooked up.
stunty hit the cup sides and may be on pace for the up pot
nice to see the little one try over achieve..
they continued pulling from the damaged stuff. took it as a sign to hit them with even more MC at up pot..
this northern lights cbd shows it can take some more ..
have real issue with everything indica sitting on the floor.
my lights are flower biased with a mix of 3000K and 3500K cobs. heavy indica leaners - looks like most of what i have now -, just don't stretch under that spectrum.
the spectrums work great as a full veg/flower light with flower bias. a better veg rig would be 4000K or even a 4000k / 4500k mix. sativas would hit the stars with the latter tho.
kinda getting smushed with all indica . might drop the floor again for some stretch.
sitting 21 inches under the light at 90%
not overly close.
then there's mutie.. sigh
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mutie is kinda giving me the fits
really don't know what is going on with this salad..
started shooting another node, relief as it looked only the two terminal ends were gonna develop at first. can happen with muties.
the top sorta looks like its sorting it out..
but then...
holy... er un-holy lol
there's two on the same side, and a bunch of upturned leaves and crap growing the wrong direction lol.
guessing a branch and a confused fan.
been gently spreading the thing out to see if i get a new main out of there.
maybe even a pair..
looks neat enough. if you're goth or punk or any fringe really
might be why it's getting a pass right now..
can't afford the counseling tho...
really don't know what is going on with this salad..
started shooting another node, relief as it looked only the two terminal ends were gonna develop at first. can happen with muties.
the top sorta looks like its sorting it out..
but then...
holy... er un-holy lol
there's two on the same side, and a bunch of upturned leaves and crap growing the wrong direction lol.
guessing a branch and a confused fan.
been gently spreading the thing out to see if i get a new main out of there.
maybe even a pair..
looks neat enough. if you're goth or punk or any fringe really
might be why it's getting a pass right now..
can't afford the counseling tho...
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pulled the first MC crop off the racks. folks jarred it up for me. very grateful, they were drying too fast but caught it in time.
gonna clean up the jungle room and get it set for the next run later today.
gonna clean up the jungle room and get it set for the next run later today.
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never got to the jungle room. did the up pot instead.
up potting in hempy is.... ahhh, interesting.
it's not hard but the media is loose at this stage, so loads of folk are sketched out by it. but suck it up, really.
on the upside hempy's rarely shock when transplanting. maybe pout for a day.
new home.. went 2L
everyone settled in..
dry here. may add a bubbler.
dropped the floor to compensate for the bucket height and maybe get some stretch.
up potting in hempy is.... ahhh, interesting.
it's not hard but the media is loose at this stage, so loads of folk are sketched out by it. but suck it up, really.
on the upside hempy's rarely shock when transplanting. maybe pout for a day.
new home.. went 2L
everyone settled in..
dry here. may add a bubbler.
dropped the floor to compensate for the bucket height and maybe get some stretch.
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morning shot ... hope everyone has a good day
hempys all happy the day after up pot.
didn't skip a beat. hempys rarely do.
they got watered in with a L each.
6.5g MC / 6L RO. ph tested at 5.84, so left as it was.
ppm tested out at 880 which looked high to me.
been just monitoring ppm and going by MC suggested feed levels.
i have one northern lights that can take a bit more judging by color.
one at the back is a little paler.
cleaned them up a bit yesterday at up pot. most responded well and even grew a touch since..
stunty likes the new digs..
the white spots are just some perlite dust that got kicked up and mixed with water drops. i do have some spots that are the very beginning of a cal mag def, tho no actual damage yet. that and the paler plant would indicate a little more room for MC in spite of the ppm reading. will address that on the next feed.
big sister lsd checking out the new pot
it's amazing how quick the damage from underfeeding occurred and how far it got. will remove the damaged fans you see on this northern lights cbd after the plant has got a bit bigger. the fans continued to grow through the damage.
the plant looks a bit more pale in the pic. i don't filter for the light. even so, it gives an idea there is headroom available
now for your strange du jour...
hmmm.... dunno about this and bud..
kinda looks like it might be delicious simmered 2 - 5 minutes with other greens when big
hempys all happy the day after up pot.
didn't skip a beat. hempys rarely do.
they got watered in with a L each.
6.5g MC / 6L RO. ph tested at 5.84, so left as it was.
ppm tested out at 880 which looked high to me.
been just monitoring ppm and going by MC suggested feed levels.
i have one northern lights that can take a bit more judging by color.
one at the back is a little paler.
cleaned them up a bit yesterday at up pot. most responded well and even grew a touch since..
stunty likes the new digs..
the white spots are just some perlite dust that got kicked up and mixed with water drops. i do have some spots that are the very beginning of a cal mag def, tho no actual damage yet. that and the paler plant would indicate a little more room for MC in spite of the ppm reading. will address that on the next feed.
big sister lsd checking out the new pot
it's amazing how quick the damage from underfeeding occurred and how far it got. will remove the damaged fans you see on this northern lights cbd after the plant has got a bit bigger. the fans continued to grow through the damage.
the plant looks a bit more pale in the pic. i don't filter for the light. even so, it gives an idea there is headroom available
now for your strange du jour...
hmmm.... dunno about this and bud..
kinda looks like it might be delicious simmered 2 - 5 minutes with other greens when big
Up potting done...checkmorning shot ... hope everyone has a good day
hempys all happy the day after up pot.
didn't skip a beat. hempys rarely do.
they got watered in with a L each.
6.5g MC / 6L RO. ph tested at 5.84, so left as it was.
ppm tested out at 880 which looked high to me.
been just monitoring ppm and going by MC suggested feed levels.
i have one northern lights that can take a bit more judging by color.
one at the back is a little paler.
cleaned them up a bit yesterday at up pot. most responded well and even grew a touch since..
stunty likes the new digs..
the white spots are just some perlite dust that got kicked up and mixed with water drops. i do have some spots that are the very beginning of a cal mag def, tho no actual damage yet. that and the paler plant would indicate a little more room for MC in spite of the ppm reading. will address that on the next feed.
big sister lsd checking out the new pot
it's amazing how quick the damage from underfeeding occurred and how far it got. will remove the damaged fans you see on this northern lights cbd after the plant has got a bit bigger. the fans continued to grow through the damage.
the plant looks a bit more pale in the pic. i don't filter for the light. even so, it gives an idea there is headroom available
now for your strange du jour...
hmmm.... dunno about this and bud..
kinda looks like it might be delicious simmered 2 - 5 minutes with other greens when big
Quadlining next...
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dude i so need help with training.
was gonna do an sos or something in a bit lol...
proper quadlining is probably out of my league. am gonna top or something and add some restraints as soon as they get established in the pots. one downside to hempy is the looseness of the media. it gets firm with the root structure, which comes with a more mature plant. can be more difficult to train and stuff when younger.
on the upside it grows a much larger plant than what the pot would indicate lol..
If you can count between 4 and 6 nodes...its not out of your league.dude i so need help with training.
was gonna do an sos or something in a bit lol...
proper quadlining is probably out of my league. am gonna top or something and add some restraints as soon as they get established in the pots. one downside to hempy is the looseness of the media. it gets firm with the root structure, which comes with a more mature plant. can be more difficult to train and stuff when younger.
on the upside it grows a much larger plant than what the pot would indicate lol..
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time for the day's pics .... here is your daily salad
mutie grows and grows odder by the day. dunno if it can even flower come the time.
it's so twisted up in there i can't see how anything could develop. but science !
everyone is growing. noticing it day to day. this grow feels a bit quicker paced.
one of the nicer looking northern lights cbd version. excited for these plants. they look to be doing the best.
cbd plants all seem to have hardy genetics. always are the least finicky to deal with in my experience.
still noticing an underfeed. it's not a huge issue, nor a problem for everyone. picking it up on the next feed.
last feed was 4.9g MC / 4.5L RO. premixed tomorrow's to 5.3g MC / 4.5L RO.
puts me at a measured 850 and 925 ppm respectively. will ph before feeding to 5.8(ish)
stunty is looking happy
wish she would find a little bit of stretch. the leaves are expressing a sativa leaning pheno. sometimes like that in a hybrid. still too early to really be sure. hugging the ground like it was born in a hurricane.
the gal on the right at the front is the hungry one. she's gonna push the others i think. i noticed mutie started eating those big ass weird fan leaves as well. dunno if that's a thing or a sign. took it as a sign so that pushed the decision to up the MC.
took pics so the color would be much closer to normal this time.
mutie grows and grows odder by the day. dunno if it can even flower come the time.
it's so twisted up in there i can't see how anything could develop. but science !
everyone is growing. noticing it day to day. this grow feels a bit quicker paced.
one of the nicer looking northern lights cbd version. excited for these plants. they look to be doing the best.
cbd plants all seem to have hardy genetics. always are the least finicky to deal with in my experience.
still noticing an underfeed. it's not a huge issue, nor a problem for everyone. picking it up on the next feed.
last feed was 4.9g MC / 4.5L RO. premixed tomorrow's to 5.3g MC / 4.5L RO.
puts me at a measured 850 and 925 ppm respectively. will ph before feeding to 5.8(ish)
stunty is looking happy
wish she would find a little bit of stretch. the leaves are expressing a sativa leaning pheno. sometimes like that in a hybrid. still too early to really be sure. hugging the ground like it was born in a hurricane.
the gal on the right at the front is the hungry one. she's gonna push the others i think. i noticed mutie started eating those big ass weird fan leaves as well. dunno if that's a thing or a sign. took it as a sign so that pushed the decision to up the MC.
took pics so the color would be much closer to normal this time.
They really kicked it into gear.
Love Stunty
I'm always a sucker for the runt though.
Looking great bluter.
Love Stunty
I'm always a sucker for the runt though.Looking great bluter.
Alrighty then. So we've got pots filled with perlits, sitting in a few mm deep of solution. Check.
I'll go back through and catch up, but for now I'll ask anyway. lol
Is there any type of drain? Overflow? Are you adding by hand, or automated?
I'm asking as this is getting close to what I wanted to do with dutch buckets, in a sense. I've been wanting to make a dutch bucket, but out of a fabric pot. Obviously a fabric pot won't hold the 2" of water in the bottom, so I've been thinking of things that could hold enough water in the bottom, and that the pot would just barely fit into. So basically a hard plastic sleeve to go around the bottom of the fabric pot.
I guess the good news is the concept isn't overly crazy.
I always kind of thought hempy was pot sitting on top of a perlite filled water res that wicked up. Guess I need to do some more digging into it.
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hiya vortex
naw. not crazy... just the grower....
been around for years. just a little underground.
it's hand watered every couple days. similar to coco but a bit easier in approach.
media is straight perlite. some mix in a bit of vermiculite but i don't like it. most go straight perlite.
one 1/4 inch drain hole placed 2 1/4 inches from the bottom. feed til you get 10% runoff each feed / water.
i do it by formula. everyone gets the same amounts. the mix depends on how i feel they are doing.
Alrighty then. So we've got pots filled with perlits, sitting in a few mm deep of solution. Check.
I'll go back through and catch up, but for now I'll ask anyway. lol
Is there any type of drain? Overflow? Are you adding by hand, or automated?
I'm asking as this is getting close to what I wanted to do with dutch buckets, in a sense. I've been wanting to make a dutch bucket, but out of a fabric pot. Obviously a fabric pot won't hold the 2" of water in the bottom, so I've been thinking of things that could hold enough water in the bottom, and that the pot would just barely fit into. So basically a hard plastic sleeve to go around the bottom of the fabric pot.
I guess the good news is the concept isn't overly crazy.
I always kind of thought hempy was pot sitting on top of a perlite filled water res that wicked up. Guess I need to do some more digging into it.
naw. not crazy... just the grower....
been around for years. just a little underground.
it's hand watered every couple days. similar to coco but a bit easier in approach.
media is straight perlite. some mix in a bit of vermiculite but i don't like it. most go straight perlite.
one 1/4 inch drain hole placed 2 1/4 inches from the bottom. feed til you get 10% runoff each feed / water.
i do it by formula. everyone gets the same amounts. the mix depends on how i feel they are doing.
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how's VG today ? any news on the gals ?They really kicked it into gear.
Love Stunty
Looking great bluter.
hiya vortex
naw. not crazy... just the grower....
been around for years. just a little underground.
it's hand watered every couple days. similar to coco but a bit easier in approach.
media is straight perlite. some mix in a bit of vermiculite but i don't like it. most go straight perlite.
one 1/4 inch drain hole placed 2 1/4 inches from the bottom. feed til you get 10% runoff each feed / water.
i do it by formula. everyone gets the same amounts. the mix depends on how i feel they are doing.
Yeah, I get a bit wild in the idea department at times.
This is really great though. So it really is close to what I'm wanting to toy with. Even if I had to "stuff" the fabric pots a bit into the container, I'm fine with that. Basically it would be a dutch bucket, but only the bottom 4" would be plastic and from there up fabric.
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Yeah, I get a bit wild in the idea department at times.
This is really great though. So it really is close to what I'm wanting to toy with. Even if I had to "stuff" the fabric pots a bit into the container, I'm fine with that. Basically it would be a dutch bucket, but only the bottom 4" would be plastic and from there up fabric.
you might run in to suffocation issues with that approach.
the hempy system is designed to draw air in during feed / water. the media stays a bit loose at first allowing oxygen in as well.
I thought about that, but if so, then dutch buckets wouldn't work. This would be the same operationally, just that most of the pot is fabric instead of fully plastic.
With a dutch, you cycle a few times a day. Water in from the top, which flows down and pushes out the water in the bottom. The cycle runs enough to ensure the solution is changed out, and what was there is sent back to the res to remix with the rest.
So as to not continue to derail your journal, I've been kicking the idea around in a thread:
Dutch Bato Bucket Experimentation
So I'm curious on Dutch buckets, and am planning an experimental run at some point to see how it goes. Then I got to thinking (yes, here I go again. :laugh::laugh:) about certain aspects of this and that. So for a quick recap/overview, you take a bucket, put an overflow on it so there is a 2"...
www.420magazine.com
If you take a look at my pots, I think they are what your meaning....or I'm completely way off. I have found however, it has been best to not fill the bottom reservoir up and to keep that area dry as my plants showed signs of too wet of feet.Alrighty then. So we've got pots filled with perlits, sitting in a few mm deep of solution. Check.
I'll go back through and catch up, but for now I'll ask anyway. lol
Is there any type of drain? Overflow? Are you adding by hand, or automated?
I'm asking as this is getting close to what I wanted to do with dutch buckets, in a sense. I've been wanting to make a dutch bucket, but out of a fabric pot. Obviously a fabric pot won't hold the 2" of water in the bottom, so I've been thinking of things that could hold enough water in the bottom, and that the pot would just barely fit into. So basically a hard plastic sleeve to go around the bottom of the fabric pot.
I guess the good news is the concept isn't overly crazy.
I always kind of thought hempy was pot sitting on top of a perlite filled water res that wicked up. Guess I need to do some more digging into it.
These pots here