My First Journal: GG#4 In DWC & Soil

Pennywise said:
I stop at dollar tree about once a week.
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My first grow ever before I actually started buying proper equipment, I used Dollar Tree soil, light bulbs, and so on. Let's just say the grow didnt go that well lol. I did get some flower out of it though. I buy trimmers buy the handfuls from there too.
 
BubbleBucketz said:
I have been following the Fox Farm Hydro schedule to the T. I have GH Flora series nutes but I did not want to switch midway through the grow and cause problems. I have had my PPM up in the 1400's this past week. She is drinking around a gallon of water a day too. My PPM level has been over 1000 now for about 3 weeks and now I am where the schedule decreases in PPM but the nutes dont change at all. If anything I may keep her where she is for the next 3 weeks and once I hit that final stretch of flower....I can then let that PPM level drop a little and let her leach a little if needed. I just dont want to starve her this early in as I am only about 3 and a half weeks into flowering.
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My lights just came on and of coarse I was looking...lol..I'm using the GH flora series/cal/mag/kool bloom. I'm actually thinking mine could use a bit more nutes. My GG plant is getting pale, while the others are just fine but I'm gunna bump it up a touch and see. I have 4 plants in a recirculating system so it's tough when one plant wants more. Next run will be all the same. I'm thinkin..Blood Orange Sorbet. DNA Genetics.
 
Ycfro said:
My lights just came on and of coarse I was looking...lol..I'm using the GH flora series/cal/mag/kool bloom. I'm actually thinking mine could use a bit more nutes. My GG plant is getting pale, while the others are just fine but I'm gunna bump it up a touch and see. I have 4 plants in a recirculating system so it's tough when one plant wants more. Next run will be all the same. I'm thinkin..Blood Orange Sorbet. DNA Genetics.
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My next run I am doing a same strain run. 4 soil and 4 DWC. I was going to do the same res as I am building a 4 site seperate system for the grow. My GG is eating pretty normal besides a little extra cal-mag. Other then that she's doing great. Fills my entire 3x3 tent easily. It's actually too small for her. This is her today. She is the only plant in there.
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BubbleBucketz said:
My next run I am doing a same strain run. 4 soil and 4 DWC. I was going to do the same res as I am building a 4 site seperate system for the grow. My GG is eating pretty normal besides a little extra cal-mag. Other then that she's doing great. Fills my entire 3x3 tent easily. It's actually too small for her. This is her today. She is the only plant in there.
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Very nice, good job.
 
Ycfro said:
Very nice, good job.
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Thank you. I have always been able to grow in soil. This is my first hydroponic grow and honestly I owe it to the members following along to help. if not for them, I would more then likely would have killed the plant by now. She is looking to be my personal record for heaviest 1 plant harvest.
 
I recalibrated my Ph pen this morning. I was running about .3 high. Got my Ph now at 6.0 Curious if the lower Ph caused the plant to lockout calcium?....still no visible progression of def.
 
Pennywise said:
Yes it’s very possible to lock out calcium if ph is too low.
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That's what I am thinking. Looking at the chart I use...I was right around 5.5ish after calibration, it shows that calcium starts to lock out in that area. Now that I am in flower, I am trying to keep the PH on the higher side though in the 6.1 area. According to the hydro bible, I am in a perfect situation too. She's eating and drinking like a horse lol.
 
Gotta take a mental note to recalibrate the PH meter more often. However, I have been eyeing the Blue Lab meters out too.
 
Pennywise said:
5.8-6.2 is a good range for hydro. Good idea to calibrate ph pens often.
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I have read, not sure if it's " bro science or proven fact " but I read that it's better to keep the PH in the 5.8-5.9 area in veg but then in 6.0-6.2 range for flower?
 
Usually my PH starts at 5.8 and rises a bit as the nutes get taking. I've read it's good to let your plants feed as the PH rises, they take different nutes at different PH levels. I try to keep it between 5.7 and 6.3 before I do anything about it. Not sure if this is correct, but the girls dont seem to mind... I think its the same through flower. If Ya find out different, please let me know.
 
Ycfro said:
Usually my PH starts at 5.8 and rises a bit as the nutes get taking. I've read it's good to let your plants feed as the PH rises, they take different nutes at different PH levels. I try to keep it between 5.7 and 6.3 before I do anything about it. Not sure if this is correct, but the girls dont seem to mind... I think its the same through flower. If Ya find out different, please let me know.
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That’s an excellent way to cover all your bases
 
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