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Blazin Waffle said:
I wouldn't get too fixated on the RH right now.
Mine is going between 24% and 40% depending on the weather outside.

I know you're about to have this licked!
You got this Gramps!!
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I am not sure what part of the world you are growing in Gramps, but I did a winter start this year in the North East and for most of my veg cycle, I was in the 20-30% RH range and it didn't do anything negative (might have grown faster and bigger if I had better RH) to the plants that were visible. I would definitely think I would focus on finding whatever it is that is your issue. Also, you can mist the plants a few times a day (what I did to help with RH along with hanging a wet towel and putting a bowl of water in the tent). I just don't think the RH is the cause of your issues.
 
Hello Eyes4grandpa, I hope all is well. I've been reading through this thread and have seen some of the challenges you guys face.
Without trying to sound rude or out of place but have you ever thought of growing in a "supersoil" or seed to harvest soil mix?
This would completely take out any mixing of nutrients and (I'm sure I'll get slammed for this) the Ph'ing.
Without trying to hijack this thread please let me know if you'd like me to suggest any soil blends that can get you from seed to harvest with only water.
Have a great day and happy growing.
 
GROWant said:
Hello Eyes4grandpa, I hope all is well. I've been reading through this thread and have seen some of the challenges you guys face.
Without trying to sound rude or out of place but have you ever thought of growing in a "supersoil" or seed to harvest soil mix?
This would completely take out any mixing of nutrients and (I'm sure I'll get slammed for this) the Ph'ing.
Without trying to hijack this thread please let me know if you'd like me to suggest any soil blends that can get you from seed to harvest with only water.
Have a great day and happy growing.
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Yeah I highly recommend the KindSoil. Its a water only (though you need to use water in a 6.5-7.0 range) through the entire grow so there is no guess work. I am sure that there are others out there as well.
 
As far as your humidity goes gramps I think your taking all the correct steps! Sorry if I missed it but are you growing in a tent or closet? And I'm wondering about your extraction ventilation.... hopefully someone (or you) can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think trying to keep the humidity you are able to produce in the growspace and circulate it instead of letting it vent out could help. Sorry if you are already doing this and my post is redundant. Or if this is a bad suggestion please someone chime in. I'm just eager to help, and hopefully my eagerness doesn't lead to unhelpful suggestions.... best of luck!
 
BS...we live in the almost exact center of California, so our air is dry for the most part. It just blows me away that having water blown into the 10th via the humidifier, and the RH stays right where it is. And this soil you talk about... Where can I find it?
Grow...indeed I would love to have some Blends and recipes. Thank you very much for your generous offer! I sent you a p.m. already

Kelley tells me that the new growth we saw yesterday is already getting Brown. The pots are still rather heavy, and I don't know anything to do other than a flush with pHed water again.
 
I would be careful of flushing again. YOu want to let the dirt get almost dry again before you put more water in that soil.

As for the KindSoil, just google it. Here is the link incase you want it directly. I grew in it for my first grow. So easy....just use the Earth Juice crystals as an organic pH down.....I recommend getting watering with about 6.5 pH in the KindSoil.

Kind Soil

The owner Phil, is an awesome dude who will always answer any questions very promptly. If you run a journal with his soil he gives you a nice break of future purchases as well.
 
Blazin Waffle said:
Don't flush. Let the soil dry. The roots need it. Move the fan to blow over the soil to help dry it out.
I have a feeling your roots are in need of some attention.
Let's try and get that soil to dry out. Then we'll go after the pH and the microbes!!
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Yeah thats my rookie gut feeling. Dry the soil out, adjust ph, and get those roots working
 
Eyes4grandpa said:
Sun...welcome! Thanks a lot for chiming in, and don't be a stranger in here. As far as your question, what I meant was that I mixed them 1/4 strength together in the container of water. Not that I mix them technical strength.
VS...our tap water comes out at about 7.10 to 7.5. We are using ph up and PH down to adjust it. I think we may have made a mistake by adjusting the whole 5 gallon bubble bucket instead of adjusting in the container before we water or feed. I think we should be doing it only in the container that we are going to use. We will start doing that next Lottery which will be very soon.

Guys, even with that humidifier in the 10th overnight, I am told that the rH is still 29%. How can that be? We have the humidifier running and a bowl filled with water with a towel hanging out of it for help with the humidity. We have received one reading of 49% or thereabouts and now it's back down to 29 even with all of this adjustment it still reads 29%. I have no clue why this is.
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If you are filling a 5 gallon pail to let the Chlorine evaporate, don't bother PH'ing the whole pail, you are correct, you should only PH the amount you are going to water with, and you need to PH it after all of your nutes are mixed in.

If your room the tent is in has 45-50% RH, the air from that room should keep your tent at that level when lights off, it will drop some with lights on because of the heat generated from the lights. The little 4" duct fan you installed as a exhaust fan at the top port of your tent should draw the air into the tent through your bottom vent because of negative pressure...unless you have the fan positioned the wrong way around or its not sealed around it good enough...is it blowing air in the tent or drawing it out? Is the fan running 24/7 or does it shut off when the lights are out?

The heat generated by the humidifier inside the tent may cancel out any good it does because of the size of the tent, you would be better off putting it outside the tent right next to one of the bottom vents. :cheertwo:
 
Eyes4grandpa said:
*Drum roll...*

Update time!
The humidity now reads at between 46 and 49% depending on where the probe is in the tent. The PPMs are at 1:11 after 24 hours after placing the water in the bubble bucket. Remember, the bubbler has been taken out since yesterday morning. The reading then was 117. The pots are still a little heavy, but I can tell that water is possibly needed soon. We have the pots sitting on little platforms above the trays that have air holes in them. Hopefully that will let enough air flow occur. Strangely, the humidity in the room where the tent is is in the fifties. The high 50s. Makes me wonder even more whether we need to add an intake fan to the tent. If there is any more info you guys need, let me know what it is.

Dabber...you are more than welcome! Plenty of room here, especially for those bringing the poofs. Pull up a chair and help yourself to the Cokes and Mountain Dews.
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I like to keep two temp gauges in tent one directly always adjusting keeping it between light and top of plants middle of that zone :)

Then I keep a temp humidity in top of tent as heats rises.
 
GROWant said:
Hello Eyes4grandpa, I hope all is well. I've been reading through this thread and have seen some of the challenges you guys face.
Without trying to sound rude or out of place but have you ever thought of growing in a "supersoil" or seed to harvest soil mix?
This would completely take out any mixing of nutrients and (I'm sure I'll get slammed for this) the Ph'ing.
Without trying to hijack this thread please let me know if you'd like me to suggest any soil blends that can get you from seed to harvest with only water.
Have a great day and happy growing.
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Pm me I'll take one for next years out door grow lol
 
OT...the fan is blowing 24/7 and it is blowing the air out. I have checked around the 10th, I can't find any openings on the bottom. I'll check again later tonight, but regardless will take your advice and at least place it on the opposite side of the fan. Hopefully, I just missed the bottom vents...
 
Eyes4grandpa said:
OT...the fan is blowing 24/7 and it is blowing the air out. I have checked around the 10th, I can't find any openings on the bottom. I'll check again later tonight, but regardless will take your advice and at least place it on the opposite side of the fan. Hopefully, I just missed the bottom vents...
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Usually its a screened flap that is attached by velcro and will be 6" x 12" , I looked back at the beginning when you posted pictures of the tent and did not see anything on the back wall, but the pictures were not that detailed or something was in the way.

If it doesn't have a flap, you should have some round drawstring sleeves for ventilation that you could open up, or if the room it is in is the dark during lights off you could leave the tent open...you are growing autos, so a little light leakage really won't matter much.:circle-of-love:
 
Do yourself a favour grandpa, and read a book called True Living Organics. That will give you great insight into how organics works.
 
OT...thanks! I found it. I opened it about 1/2 way. The way we have to place it in the room precludes putting the humidifier close by. So we have it as close as we can. Hopefully that'll help. :thumb:
Blaze...thanks for that book referral. I'll see if I can find it in an audiobook.
 
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