Okay everyone, I have a small update on the widow in flower, as well as a few photos.
I am going to post my nutrient recipe that i have concocted so that i do not have to add any water to my mix to dilute it cause the PPMs are too high. This particular recipe i have come up with is just bang on! PPMS are at the optimal range for what i want!
I am using the General Hydroponics 3-part Flora Series. IN addition to my base i mention below, i also am using General Hydroponics Rapid Start and General Hydroponics Floralicious Plus. I will be purchasing some General Hydroponics Liquid KoolBloom and KoolBloom Dry in the coming week or two and adjust my recipe accordingly.
I have this broken down into 6 stages of growth. Early veg, Late Veg, Transition, Mid-Bloom, Late Bloom and Ripening. I have a base of additives that go into the nutrient mix in the same amounts every time, with the exception of Late Bloom and Ripening. In these stages, i drop a couple ingredients that i will go over.
Base:
4ml/gal Botanicare Cal/Mag +
10ml/gal Botanicare Aquashield
1ml/gal GH ArmorSi
** Add ArmorSi FIRST to fresh water and mix well **
** Add FloraBlend AFTER all nutrients and mix well ** (see recipe below for amount of FloraBlend)
I will be using abbreviations for each ingredient in the recipe.
G = FloraGrow
M = FloraMicro
B = FloraBloom
RS = Rapid Start
FL+ = Floralicious Plus
FLB = FloraBlend ** Remember, this is added VERY LAST **
** All the following measurements are PER GALLON. **
** Always add FloraMicro before FloraGrow or FloraBloom and mix well **
Early Veg:
G ---- 4ml
M ---- 3ml
B ---- 1ml
RS ---- 2.5ml
FL+ ---- 1ml
FLB ---- 5ml
After mixing PPM should be approximately 400-450 depending on PPM of your water (my tap water is below 15ppm). My PPM was 430 after mixing this.
** Dilute to 200ppm for young seedlings and freshly rooted clones. Keep at normal PPm for fully rooted clones **
Late Veg:
G ---- 5ml
M ---- 4ml
B ---- 2ml
RS ---- 2.5ml
FL+ ---- 1ml
FLB ----5ml
PPm should be in the range of 475-550
Transition: 1 Week before, and 2 weeks into Flower
G ---- 4ml
M ---- 4ml
B ---- 4ml
RS ---- 2.5ml
FL+ ---- 1ml
FLB ---- 5ml
PPM should be 550-700. My PPM came out at 650.
Mid-Bloom:
G ---- 1ml
M ---- 4ml
B ---- 6ml
RS ---- 0
FL+ ---- 1ml
FLB ---- 5ml
PPM should be 650-800
Late Bloom:
G ---- 0
M ---- 4ml
B ---- 8ml
RS ---- 0
FL+ ---- 1ml
FLB ---- 0
PPM should be 700-1000
Ripening:
G ---- 0
M ---- 2.5
B ---- 9ml
RS ---- 0
FL+ ----1ml
FLB ---- 0
PPM should be 500-800
Flush:
Clean, PH balanced water for 7-14 days, depending on Ripeness of plant.
**NOTE**
The PPMs in Mid-Bloom and Late Bloom, i left a little higher, since i plan to use Gen Hydro's Liquid KoolBloom and KoolBloom Dry during those stages of growth. I just haven't gone to the hydro store to pick them up!
And there you have it Folks, My nutrient feeding schedule.
Each week i also brew my modified version of Heisenberg Tea. In replacement of the Ancient Forest, since it isn't available in Canada, i use Floralicious Plus for my humic acid supplement to the tea. Also, instead of Plant Success' Great White, i use Gen Hydro's Subculture-M.
My Tea Recipe:
In 10L of water I add:
30ml Gen Hydro FloraBlend
30ml Botanicare Aquashield
20ml Botanicare Pure Blend Tea
6ml Gen Hydro Rapid Start
2.5 teaspoon Gen Hydro Subculture-M
1 tablespoon Blackstrap molasses
I put an airstone in the bucket and let aerate for a minimum of 24 hours. I waited i'm sure closer to 30hrs before pouring it over the base of the stalk of each plant.
So now that i have that out of the way, lets get up to speed with the Widow and the grow box and its progess.
White Widow:
Today/tomorrow morning-ish, marks day 21 of 12/12 for the Widow. The tricomes are starting to really cake up. Gave her a fresh reservoir change in the Transition stage recipe, because i want a little more N in the mix right now as some of the newer growth was coming in light in colour.
heres a couple photo's of the White Widow:
Grow Box:
Yesterday one of my ballasts that power one of the two lights malfunctioned and now needs to be replaced. Which i will do tomorrow!
Other than that, the grow box is running great. The 5 plants what are in there are so damn bushy!!
The Grow box is on day9 of flower, hopefully they dont grow into the lights again.
Heres a couple photos just after the lights went out:
Very Even canopy
That is all for the evening folks! Time for bed. Will update the LED journal in the morning!