Keffka's Stonington Soil, Bag Seed, 2022 Setup Indoor Grow

[Gee64]

Here you go G

Thats looks like really mild nute burn. Likely a liquid feed of tea or cal-mag. Tea I would guess. This tip may still brown a bit as it dries out but not likely. It looks mild.Watch it. See what it does in the next week. Don't pluck it. Study it.

 

[Mikedin]

Thats looks like really mild nute burn. Likely a liquid feed of tea or cal-mag. Tea I would guess. This tip may still brown a bit as it dries out but not likely. It looks mild.Watch it. See what it does in the next week. Don't pluck it. Study it.

Exactly what I was thinking, at worst it’s a tool for you to gauge your response from, I always get a bit of tip burn, I look at it as I’m right at the limit for neuts, next feeding I usually back the neuts down 10%ish and see how it responds

 

[Delps8]

You got it backwards. Warm air holds more moisture not less, thats why the RH drops. There is more room in the air so the moisture can spread out causing rh to drop. Its important you dont get it backwards. If you warm the air the plant will rev faster because with more room to hold more moisture the air in the room sucks the moisture out of the plant faster. That revs the plant. If you cool the room there is less room in the air to hold moisture as the water vapors move closer together and its harder for the plant to push the cooler harder air so the plant slows down. This is all based on the belief your plant is healthy so the leaves naturally stay 2 degrees cooler than the air.

Agreed - not a knowledge issue, just sloppy writing.

 

[Keffka]

I went back over all my notes to see if there was any thing that jumped at me and found a problem. When I transplanted into my 3 gallon soil, I top dressed with plant food the following week.. I don’t know why I did this or how the timing got messed up but that means that 7 days after transplanting I was throwing ferts in the dirt when it says to wait til week 4 to fertilize. I imagine that’s where this burn came from. The soil was still providing nutrients when I threw even more on top of it. That explains how it’s lasted so long as well.

Edit: thinking more about it.. I must’ve estimated that at 3 gallons (more like 2 since my rootball was 1 gallon) my soil was going to need to be fertilized at 14 days instead of 30.. I then took the knowledge that dry organic ferts take a little bit to breakdown, and smashed it with my poor math skills and thought “I should fertilize a week before so it’s breaking down by the time I need it”

I like identifying the thought patterns that lead to my mistakes so I can attempt to fix those as well

 

[JoetheChro]

I went back over all my notes to see if there was any thing that jumped at me and found a problem. When I transplanted into my 3 gallon soil, I top dressed with plant food the following week.. I don’t know why I did this or how the timing got messed up but that means that 7 days after transplanting I was throwing ferts in the dirt when it says to wait til week 4 to fertilize. I imagine that’s where this burn came from. The soil was still providing nutrients when I threw even more on top of it. That explains how it’s lasted so long as well.

Edit: thinking more about it.. I must’ve estimated that at 3 gallons (more like 2 since my rootball was 1 gallon) my soil was going to need to be fertilized at 14 days instead of 30.. I then took the knowledge that dry organic ferts take a little bit to breakdown, and smashed it with my poor math skills and thought “I should fertilize a week before so it’s breaking down by the time I need it”

I like identifying the thought patterns that lead to my mistakes so I can attempt to fix those as well

It’s good you’ve got the notes. I done the same on last grow. Ended up feeding an already nute burned plant a big fat juicy bucket of nutes, bloom and molasses in flowering. Wrong bucket. Just about limped home

 

[Keffka]

I think she’s making a break for the light now.. she’s also side branching like crazy and is also becoming too tall to photograph in landscape

 

[Keffka]

Picked up some black strap molasses while shopping today.. I’ll be adding a tbsp/gallon to start.. She’ll get it with every watering up until 2 weeks before harvest. Should give the microbes quite a boost.. the nutrient levels aren’t enough to offset my current program so there’s no change there, just a nice supplement.

 

[JoetheChro]

Picked up some black strap molasses while shopping today.. I’ll be adding a tbsp/gallon to start.. She’ll get it with every watering up until 2 weeks before harvest. Should give the microbes quite a boost.. the nutrient levels aren’t enough to offset my current program so there’s no change there, just a nice supplement.

Have you used it before?

 

[Keffka]

Have you used it before?

Personally no I haven’t.. I figured a tbsp:gallon to start should be decent.. it’s short of the 8-10 ml per L average by a comfortable margin but should still provide some oomph.

 

[Keffka]

She grew a half inch during the day making for a full inch grown since yesterdays full inch

 

[Keffka]

It’s good you’ve got the notes. I done the same on last grow. Ended up feeding an already nute burned plant a big fat juicy bucket of nutes, bloom and molasses in flowering. Wrong bucket. Just about limped home

Oof lol.. that’s rough.. I’m glad I learned my way instead of yours.. The realization is the worst “….uh oh”

 

[Keffka]

She’s really turned up her water demand.. She’s refusing a wet dry cycle and wants constant moisture.. I’ll post pics after I’ve prepped the water for today

 

[Keffka]

She was looking sad before water today.. this is the 3rd day since I gave her a gallon and she looked pale and sad.. She’s far more sensitive to water needs now than she has been the whole grow. I originally planned on 3 days but I may already have to move to 2 days per watering.. we’ll see how she behaves and call it on the go.

Here she is just a few hours after being watered.. today she got a gallon of dechlorinated tap water which consisted of CalMag, BTi, and a tbsp of black strap molasses.. she almost immediately rewarded the molasses
She currently measures 24 inches from soil to tallest top.. she has put on an inch per day since Saturday. 3 days after initiating flower she began her ascent

 

[Keffka]

For general knowledge.. black strap molasses brings PH down.. Im not sure the exact measurement but a tbsp took my ph to 6.5 and it’s usually 7.8 without adjusting it

 

[Mikedin]

For general knowledge.. black strap molasses brings PH down.. Im not sure the exact measurement but a tbsp took my ph to 6.5 and it’s usually 7.8 without adjusting it

Hmm, so what you’re saying is I can use blackstrap molasses as a organic ph down… that I’ll remember

 

[Keffka]

Hmm, so what you’re saying is I can use blackstrap molasses as a organic ph down… that I’ll remember

Jeez apparently that is exactly what I’m saying

 

[StoneOtter]

It's always a pat on the back when they ask for water more often Keffka!

 

[Keffka]

This mornings pictures.. She’s looking strong.. deep green colors, bright growth spots, thick pistils, strong branches. She’s looking so good I brought her 2 inches closer to the light.. she’s now taking 32 DLI avg across the top.. I’ll be attempting to slowly push that higher while accounting for stretch growth.

She’s in at 24 inches at her very top.. I’m in a 3 gallon smart pot so I’m not sure how much taller she can get but we’ll see.

I spent some time pulling the main branches away and shaking them a little bit to loosen up new branches and growth tips that have come in.. it helped increase penetration to the lower leaves by tens of percent. You can look at the first picture(s) and the final one and see the difference it made

 

[Keffka]

Flower Day 10.. Woke up and she was already asking for water.. 2 days after her last watering.. she won’t let me let her get dry without throwing a fit..

So I prepped my water and started watering.. I gave her the same amount I’ve been giving which she’s taken no issues but today she kicked back 2 cups worth of runoff which is a lot when I usually have no more than 100 ml runoff. She perked back up after the watering. I am slightly confused now though.. I was under the impression she was going to continue building roots with a wet/dry cycle up to day 21ish then would want constant moisture.. she seems to have just started wanting constant moisture

Measures in at 25 inches from soil to top.. brought her 2 inches closer to the light so she’s now 28 inches from the light total.. I’m gonna try my hardest to get her as close to the light as possible. I’ll be happy with 40 DLI across the canopy.

 

[Keffka]

Flower Day 11.. She shot up a bit over night:

Yesterday 6PM followed by this morning 1030AM

She seems to really appreciate being moved closer to the light. We’ll see if she wants to be moved closer.. I’d prefer to get as much light as low as possible into the bush.

She’s also officially too tall for landscape shots that aren’t backed away