Mine usually show pistils around mid-July. Why so late?
FelipeBlu’s Outdoor Hempy Photos & Autos 2020
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Well, they were re-vegged from a 12/12 from seed project that was harvested on July 20
Which turned into this by Sept 1
And this by harvest
The current GLGA came from the green pheno
Which turned into this by Sept 1
And this by harvest
The current GLGA came from the green pheno
Ahh...one of those "special cases"!
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LOL, yeah - like me and most of my projects 
Before I ever considered growing indoors, I grew quite a few outdoor plants. But I never started any at the beginning of April - usually mid- to late May, especially when I was in Colorado. And they almost always finished sometime in mid-October. Of course, these were sativas like Oaxacan or Colombian, and they did start flowering in July - they just took forever to ripen. These modern hybrids will likely finish much earlier.
Before I ever considered growing indoors, I grew quite a few outdoor plants. But I never started any at the beginning of April - usually mid- to late May, especially when I was in Colorado. And they almost always finished sometime in mid-October. Of course, these were sativas like Oaxacan or Colombian, and they did start flowering in July - they just took forever to ripen. These modern hybrids will likely finish much earlier.
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One reason I still like Autos is that I can get an early harvest in July, and can then wait until the photos are done in the fall.
If I can get the Autos to germinate..
Remember these?
All duds!
I even dug out the Auto Jack seed (I only have one left!) and tried soaking it. After another week - still nada!
So I started three more Auto Kryptonite seeds. Finally! - I get one to sprout.
Looks like a potential helmet head though
Oh well..
If I can get the Autos to germinate..
Remember these?
All duds!
I even dug out the Auto Jack seed (I only have one left!) and tried soaking it. After another week - still nada!
So I started three more Auto Kryptonite seeds. Finally! - I get one to sprout.
Looks like a potential helmet head though
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Another sunny Sunday update. It looks like the BeBos have found the new reservoir.
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BeBo2 (in front) is 5 weeks old today!
Enjoy your day!
Enjoy your day!
They were looking a little pale, so I thought they would appreciate a little bump in the dosage, and upped the MC from 0.5 to 0.7 EC.
I love spring!
¡Enjoy life, amigos!
What do the words highlighted in red mean?
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¡Hola HashGirl!
This just means I increased the concentration of the MegaCrop solution from 250ppm to 350ppm (my TDS pen reads 500ppm = 1 EC, but I presented the EC value because some may have a different pen).
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This is Greek to me. Please explain in English.
In this case, I was telling Buck that I measured 340ppm in the fertigation solution with my tap water plus 2g/gal of MegaCrop.
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So, what is EC? And, what does TDS stand for?
Electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids.
Buck5050
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Electrical Conductivity.
Total Dissolved Solids
Ways of measuring liquid water. The more stuff in pure water the more conductive it gets. Along with the solids dissolved inside it. Purest of water would be 0. Meaning it's only H20
Buck5050
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@HashGirl
Knowing more about what a plant reacts to, helped me in not killing them.
I have overfed and underfed when I was being lazy. I would end up just mixing what the packaged said and dump. Sometimes it worked and I would be like"OMG look at how healthy" other times the plant would look so mad and start to yellow up super fast. Using the EC number allowed me to really focus on growing healthy plants. Along with writing down what your feeding them and when its an advantage to be sure.
Knowing more about what a plant reacts to, helped me in not killing them.
I have overfed and underfed when I was being lazy. I would end up just mixing what the packaged said and dump. Sometimes it worked and I would be like"OMG look at how healthy" other times the plant would look so mad and start to yellow up super fast. Using the EC number allowed me to really focus on growing healthy plants. Along with writing down what your feeding them and when its an advantage to be sure.
BTzGrow
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When you add nutrients you add EC or TDS levels in the water. It's important to know how much you start with in your water before you add anything to it. At least for some of us who track nutrient levels really accurately.
If you don't know what your tap water has in it like me I start with RO(Reverse Osmosis) which is very low in EC/TDS ppm. Measurement depends on what type of meter you use. PPM is Parts Per Million in this case. I use a TDS meter so I measure ppm's. I find it easier for me to comprehend.
When you add nutrients to water you are diluting them so some of us use math to calculate how much ppm/EC we are adding to our feed water. Balancing nutrients is considered really important instead of just dumping some in according to someone else's formula.
It's not that complicated and we are here to assist if you need. @FelipeBlu and I created a special calculator to figure these things out and quickly adjust quantities if we see the plants needs something different. Some nutrient companies give you recipes for the term of the grow but they still don't know what type of water you are using and what type of plant you are growing. Too much of any particular nutrient can cause issues where the plant just locks up and doesn't feed.
If you don't know what your tap water has in it like me I start with RO(Reverse Osmosis) which is very low in EC/TDS ppm. Measurement depends on what type of meter you use. PPM is Parts Per Million in this case. I use a TDS meter so I measure ppm's. I find it easier for me to comprehend.
When you add nutrients to water you are diluting them so some of us use math to calculate how much ppm/EC we are adding to our feed water. Balancing nutrients is considered really important instead of just dumping some in according to someone else's formula.
It's not that complicated and we are here to assist if you need. @FelipeBlu and I created a special calculator to figure these things out and quickly adjust quantities if we see the plants needs something different. Some nutrient companies give you recipes for the term of the grow but they still don't know what type of water you are using and what type of plant you are growing. Too much of any particular nutrient can cause issues where the plant just locks up and doesn't feed.
So are you measuring ECs with a Total Dissolved Solids measuring device or are you measuring something else and what is the range you're looking for and is it the water with the nutrients in it that you're measuring or the watering run-off after fertigating the plant?
BTzGrow
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You measure EC with and EC meter and TDS with a TDS meter. There is a conversion between the two and google is your friend. Here is a link for a quick and easy explaination. What is conductivity and why measure it in ppm, EC, TDS, CF? I hope sharing a link is allowed otherwise they'll be after me again.
There are a some meters out there that measure both EC or PPM TDS. Top end units will include pH as well which some of us consider just as important as what in you feed. I will share that I started out with cheap meters and was very disappointed quickly. Now I use more expensive meters in the $50 to $100 range. There is a company named Apera Instruments and some of their meters have replaceable probe tips that cost less to replace when needed. Apera also has quality calibration liquids to keep your meter accurate. I think @FelipeBlu also has something from that product line. Really easy and simple to use but really accurate.
There are a some meters out there that measure both EC or PPM TDS. Top end units will include pH as well which some of us consider just as important as what in you feed. I will share that I started out with cheap meters and was very disappointed quickly. Now I use more expensive meters in the $50 to $100 range. There is a company named Apera Instruments and some of their meters have replaceable probe tips that cost less to replace when needed. Apera also has quality calibration liquids to keep your meter accurate. I think @FelipeBlu also has something from that product line. Really easy and simple to use but really accurate.
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This is the one I use for measuring TDS. It uses 500ppm = 1.0 EC conversion and seems pretty accurate.
EZ TDS pen
Don’t worry about measuring TDS or pH of the runoff.
EZ TDS pen
Don’t worry about measuring TDS or pH of the runoff.
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