celticlyle
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CRAZY set up dude, destined for some good there! <3 
Here's My 1st Grow
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AuntieKush
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There seems to be a ton of "bro science" around. Hard to discern what's what, and there are very few good experiments conducted and documented! A shame really, but definitely leaves a lot of opportunities to improve.
I'm going to look into some fans - do you have any recommendations for something small that I can mount on the tent poles?
CRAZY set up dude, destined for some good there! <3
Thank you!
Try this one - you can clip it and it comes with a stand too. Can remove it from the stand and clip on frame or lamps. I've put them just about everywhere. I usually buy a 2 pack. The Holmes brand seems to last the longest for me.
Holmes Convertible Desk & Clip Fan, Black HCF0611A-BM
Holmes Convertible Desk & Clip Fan, Black HCF0611A-BM
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AuntieKush
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Hi everyone, Auntie Kush here w/ another update!
So first things first, my plants were looking pretty happy and based on some advice, I went ahead and topped them.
This is what they looked like after the top:
I was worried I didn't take off enough. However pretty soon, this was the least of my worries. I go in my tent to check on how they were doing a couple of days later, and discovered THIS:
MOLDDDDDDDDDD
Anyway, I found a recipe for a mold spray (1 tbsp baking soda, 1 tbsp cooking oil, a couple of drops of dish soap to 1 gallon of water) and sprayed my plants after tearing off any affected leaves.
They're looking okay after spraying, but then I went in to check on them 12 hours later and the tips were all greyish/brown on a couple of the plants. I realized that I made the spray way too strong. I used 1 quart of water rather than a gallon.
I was worried when i noticed, but they've since bounced back. I plan on spraying once a week (with a more dilute spray) to prevent the mold from coming back.
Here's how things are looking:
I dropped my RH a bit (from about 65% to 60%), bumping up my VPD from around ~1.0 to about 1.3. The line is jumpy because of the controllers ticking on & off. The plants are a bit bigger, so they can probably tolerate it.
I've been a bit busy, so I'm trying to catch everyone up. More updates to come!
So first things first, my plants were looking pretty happy and based on some advice, I went ahead and topped them.
This is what they looked like after the top:
I was worried I didn't take off enough. However pretty soon, this was the least of my worries. I go in my tent to check on how they were doing a couple of days later, and discovered THIS:
MOLDDDDDDDDDD
Anyway, I found a recipe for a mold spray (1 tbsp baking soda, 1 tbsp cooking oil, a couple of drops of dish soap to 1 gallon of water) and sprayed my plants after tearing off any affected leaves.
They're looking okay after spraying, but then I went in to check on them 12 hours later and the tips were all greyish/brown on a couple of the plants. I realized that I made the spray way too strong. I used 1 quart of water rather than a gallon.
I was worried when i noticed, but they've since bounced back. I plan on spraying once a week (with a more dilute spray) to prevent the mold from coming back.
Here's how things are looking:
I dropped my RH a bit (from about 65% to 60%), bumping up my VPD from around ~1.0 to about 1.3. The line is jumpy because of the controllers ticking on & off. The plants are a bit bigger, so they can probably tolerate it.
I've been a bit busy, so I'm trying to catch everyone up. More updates to come!
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AuntieKush
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Hi All,
Auntie here with another update.
Plants are looking happy after topping. Interesting to see how the leaves turn out after being cut, and to watch all of the new growth!
I got a spray bottle from home depot for my anti-mold spray. Definitely beats having to use a spray bottle and only $10. Highly recommended.
I also set up a new drain hose. I think I got too big of a hose, I might have to look for some sort of fittings and adapters. It sure does make watering easier. I had to get a bit of a siphon going to get it started, but I just put the end submerged in a container outside of my grow, draining into the earth once the container overflows. I might have to get a little pump because I don't want to keep having to re-start the siphon. Will post more details next time I water. Letting them get a bit dry now.
Things have been looking pretty good in the tent lately. The jerky lines are from the exhaust fan coming on and the air changing over. Pretty happy with my averages! 76F, 60% RH and 1.3 VPD.
Auntie here with another update.
Plants are looking happy after topping. Interesting to see how the leaves turn out after being cut, and to watch all of the new growth!
I got a spray bottle from home depot for my anti-mold spray. Definitely beats having to use a spray bottle and only $10. Highly recommended.
I also set up a new drain hose. I think I got too big of a hose, I might have to look for some sort of fittings and adapters. It sure does make watering easier. I had to get a bit of a siphon going to get it started, but I just put the end submerged in a container outside of my grow, draining into the earth once the container overflows. I might have to get a little pump because I don't want to keep having to re-start the siphon. Will post more details next time I water. Letting them get a bit dry now.
Things have been looking pretty good in the tent lately. The jerky lines are from the exhaust fan coming on and the air changing over. Pretty happy with my averages! 76F, 60% RH and 1.3 VPD.
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AuntieKush
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Been a bit under the weather, but i'm finally feeling better. Just realized I messed up the pictures in my last thread.
Here they are:
Post topping:
My new spray gear:
My babies before spray:
My babies after spray:
My drain hose:
How things are looking:
And my funky leaf:
Anyway, sorry about messing that up before. Still getting the hang of this!
Here they are:
Post topping:
My new spray gear:
My babies before spray:
My babies after spray:
My drain hose:
How things are looking:
And my funky leaf:
Anyway, sorry about messing that up before. Still getting the hang of this!
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AuntieKush
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Hey Ya'll,
Auntie here with a quick update.
So when I was under the weather, I didn't tend to my babies quite as well as I should have, and they got a bit too dry, or perhaps I didn't do a good job watering one of them. Spot the problem child:
Here's a closer look:
Poor baby:
I'm gonna give her a bit of extra water and hope she perks up!
The rest of my girls are looking great though:
More updates coming soon!
Auntie here with a quick update.
So when I was under the weather, I didn't tend to my babies quite as well as I should have, and they got a bit too dry, or perhaps I didn't do a good job watering one of them. Spot the problem child:
Here's a closer look:
Poor baby:
I'm gonna give her a bit of extra water and hope she perks up!
The rest of my girls are looking great though:
More updates coming soon!
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AuntieKush
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Hi Ya'll,
Auntie here w/ an equipment update! I've been pretty excited to share this. I got a bit of new equipment, and totally re-did my tent setup. Things are SO MUCH BETTER. Check it out:
1. I got a carbon filter, and the correct sized exhaust hose (6").
The hose now perfectly snaps into this exhaust vent that was already on my garage, sitting flush with the grate, with no additional hardware, tape, etc. It has great flow going directly outside.
2. I moved all of my controls outside of the tent. It definitely feels like the right way to have things set up, it's much easier than having to dig around in the tent to set things up, it removes some light pollution from the tent, and it looks cool. Love it.
3. I redid my fan setup, and moved where my pulse grow monitor and my controller sensors are. I've got 4 fans in there now. Two oscillating and two non-oscillating.
4. I also moved around some of the electrical cords, so things are much neater. Still not amazing, but way better than they were.
Seems like it's paying off a bit. My VPD has been much more stable after all this work, except for when the humidifier ran out of water. Oops!
Auntie here w/ an equipment update! I've been pretty excited to share this. I got a bit of new equipment, and totally re-did my tent setup. Things are SO MUCH BETTER. Check it out:
1. I got a carbon filter, and the correct sized exhaust hose (6").
The hose now perfectly snaps into this exhaust vent that was already on my garage, sitting flush with the grate, with no additional hardware, tape, etc. It has great flow going directly outside.
2. I moved all of my controls outside of the tent. It definitely feels like the right way to have things set up, it's much easier than having to dig around in the tent to set things up, it removes some light pollution from the tent, and it looks cool. Love it.
3. I redid my fan setup, and moved where my pulse grow monitor and my controller sensors are. I've got 4 fans in there now. Two oscillating and two non-oscillating.
4. I also moved around some of the electrical cords, so things are much neater. Still not amazing, but way better than they were.
Seems like it's paying off a bit. My VPD has been much more stable after all this work, except for when the humidifier ran out of water. Oops!
Nice set up auntie. I like the controllers, I’ll have to look into the app you are using to track your environment.
the plants look a little droopy and light colored to my eye. something says theyre not exactly happy. I don’t know all the details to be sure what it could be. I’ll keep reading and following along.
I did just like you. My RH was right at 50% with temps in the high 70’s low 80s. I put a good humidifier in there and use during daylight hrs to bring it up. It uses a full gallon of water in 12 hrs.
the plants look a little droopy and light colored to my eye. something says theyre not exactly happy. I don’t know all the details to be sure what it could be. I’ll keep reading and following along.
I did just like you. My RH was right at 50% with temps in the high 70’s low 80s. I put a good humidifier in there and use during daylight hrs to bring it up. It uses a full gallon of water in 12 hrs.
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AuntieKush
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Thanks - yeah i dig the controllers and love the pulse. I'm a bit worried about the plants, wondering if my PH is a bit off, and causing some problems.
Thanks - yeah i dig the controllers and love the pulse. I'm a bit worried about the plants, wondering if my PH is a bit off, and causing some problems.
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What’s your water like? Has the soil been drying out between watering? They look to me maybe like they were overwatered a bit early on and the roots are not completely filled out. I could be totally wrong. I learned a lot of things I was doing wrong with watering after reading emilyas thread about watering to encourage root growth in veg.
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What’s your water like? Has the soil been drying out between watering? They look to me maybe like they were overwatered a bit early on and the roots are not completely filled out. I could be totally wrong. I learned a lot of things I was doing wrong with watering after reading emilyas thread about watering to encourage root growth in veg.
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AuntieKush
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My water in the house is slightly acidic (ph 6.6, 6.8 or so according to test strips).
I've been waiting for them to dry out between waterings. I just repotted, and the roots filled the 2 gal pots. I'll have some pics up shortly.
My guess is the issues i've been having have to do with me spraying the baking soda spray.