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Scottsquatch
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Greetings all, I've been slacking! When I go down later to turn the fan off for the night I will try and remember to take a few pics.
I am way behind the curve with this grow. As of the 22nd, it has been two months since I dropped seeds in RO water. They have only been in gallon nursery pots for two weeks and they are nowhere near where they should be. That said, I know the issues and next grow will probably only take half as long in veg. First off, I didnt keep them warm enough. Now that I have that under control with a heater and thermostat, they are picking up speed. Secondly, I didnt do anything to fix my humidity issues. I just figured I would do regular foliar sprays until this spring when humidity levels rise. It really wasn't enough. Now, with the hygrostat, ultrasonic humidifier, and a humidifier (for later this summer) I can keep the humidity where I need. They seem to appreciate it. Third, I didnt keep the lights close enough to the plants until recently. They are getting a LOT more PAR as of a week ago. They definitely seems to like that! Lastly, I started the seeds in crappy soil. I was mislead that FFOF was too hot for seedlings. I used a crappy potting soil that turned out to have a non organic slow release fertilizer in it. I had also added some compost as well and it was a bit too hot. Then, when It came time to up pot, I was down for two weeks with pneumonia and I did not get down to water them often enough. Not only that, but the soil became completely exhausted during that time and they began to show some deficiencies before I was well enough to up pot in a good, organic, super soil.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I kept the humidity domes on too long when they were seedlings and they were way too damp. Hardening them up burned some leaves when they didnt have any to spare. So all that said, I know what I did wrong and I am ready to kick ass and take names when my next group come into veg.
On an irritating note, I broke two tops on a plant today when I tried to supercrop it. It is a leggy plant and I can see that if I dont take more drastic measures on this plant, it will get too tall. I was able to tape it up, so we will see what happens. On the plus side, I suspect that plant may end up being a Male, so it wont be any loss if it turns out to be true. Anyway, that's my ramble for tonight. Possibly pics later, but they are just so small I'm almost afraid to post pics. Happy smoking all.
I am way behind the curve with this grow. As of the 22nd, it has been two months since I dropped seeds in RO water. They have only been in gallon nursery pots for two weeks and they are nowhere near where they should be. That said, I know the issues and next grow will probably only take half as long in veg. First off, I didnt keep them warm enough. Now that I have that under control with a heater and thermostat, they are picking up speed. Secondly, I didnt do anything to fix my humidity issues. I just figured I would do regular foliar sprays until this spring when humidity levels rise. It really wasn't enough. Now, with the hygrostat, ultrasonic humidifier, and a humidifier (for later this summer) I can keep the humidity where I need. They seem to appreciate it. Third, I didnt keep the lights close enough to the plants until recently. They are getting a LOT more PAR as of a week ago. They definitely seems to like that! Lastly, I started the seeds in crappy soil. I was mislead that FFOF was too hot for seedlings. I used a crappy potting soil that turned out to have a non organic slow release fertilizer in it. I had also added some compost as well and it was a bit too hot. Then, when It came time to up pot, I was down for two weeks with pneumonia and I did not get down to water them often enough. Not only that, but the soil became completely exhausted during that time and they began to show some deficiencies before I was well enough to up pot in a good, organic, super soil.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I kept the humidity domes on too long when they were seedlings and they were way too damp. Hardening them up burned some leaves when they didnt have any to spare. So all that said, I know what I did wrong and I am ready to kick ass and take names when my next group come into veg.
On an irritating note, I broke two tops on a plant today when I tried to supercrop it. It is a leggy plant and I can see that if I dont take more drastic measures on this plant, it will get too tall. I was able to tape it up, so we will see what happens. On the plus side, I suspect that plant may end up being a Male, so it wont be any loss if it turns out to be true. Anyway, that's my ramble for tonight. Possibly pics later, but they are just so small I'm almost afraid to post pics. Happy smoking all.
