New Grow: Gonna Need Some Assistance Here Please

[West Hippie]

At least you survived, it didn’t mess anything at the shop ? Girls are coming along under the portable sun . The gorilla tent same one I have but it’s six years old. Still zips up just fine .

 

[gr865]

At least you survived, it didn’t mess anything at the shop ? Girls are coming along under the portable sun . The gorilla tent same one I have but it’s six years old. Still zips up just fine .

Thanks buddy, no problems with the shop and no pest as far as I can tell. The Autos should start their flower in the next week. The C&C regulars need a week or two then they will go under 12/12 to flower and discover any males.
Yes I had a GGT Lite for about 5 years zipper began to rip at the bottom, but it is still a sturdy tent.
This was a plant that I put outside a few years ago, tried to grow it out but whatever it was shut down the transpiration system and she did not succeed.

All is good so far with this grow.

 

[West Hippie]

We’ve got a northern wind coming Sunday night that’s gonna put us in the low 50s . Looks like fall is on time this year . I’ve got around six days I’m considering the flip before the purple punch gets too big .
Plus the lakes were flooded no stripe bass in the freezer. You catching anything ?

 

[Nine Toed Hippie]

LUX Meters are helpful & only about $25 - $30. I have one; but seldom use it. The leaves on my plant are my LUX Meter now. If they are Praying to the Gods (pointing upward at about 45 degrees) I know I'm where I need to be.

GOLD

NTH

 

[Nine Toed Hippie]

We’ve got a northern wind coming Sunday night that’s gonna put us in the low 50s . Looks like fall is on time this year . I’ve got around six days I’m considering the flip before the purple punch gets too big .
Plus the lakes were flooded no stripe bass in the freezer. You catching anything ?

Love the freezer part and miss some fresh fish. Peace!

NTH

 

[gr865]

Weekly update!
9/18 Just after the power came back on.

9/25, Not seeing root growing from sides of pots yet.

10/2 Roots growing from both the sides and bottom of the pots, very active growth now.

The Auto Gelato is days ahead of the two Critical XL, which are just now showing their sex.

Under the new Scorpion Diablo the 5 regulars, on the right, seem to have Cal/Mag issues, but under regular light I don't see it. Have been misting them with Cal/Mag and Epson a few times a day.

Just increased the irrigation to 4 cycles per day at 25 sec's each from three cycles at 30 seconds. Have been getting low runoff and thinking that is where the issue is. Increasing the cycles and lowering the run times give me 100 total sec's per day instead of 90 sec's and will monitor the runoff. Will increase the run times by 5 seconds till I get the desired runoff.

Normally run lite runoff per each 24 gallon rez and when it's down to 2 +/- gallons at the end of a rez two to 3 gallons of straight RO is added, which lowers the ppm by 250 to 350. Then after pH'ing, 1 mins cycles are run with about a 10 minute lag time between cycles until the rez is empty. A gallon plus, of the water from the rez, is saved and at the end of flush the plants are hand watered with Great White. Trying to run GW through my irrigation plug the inline filters.

 

[West Hippie]

Girls are looking great . That new light wants more calmag I understand that. I have the Perfect Sun Led Goliath V2 needed extra calmag immediately, I was at 4 mL a gallon . In your top off water do you add 15 mL of phosphorus a gallon ?

 

[gr865]

Girls are looking great . That new light wants more calmag I understand that. I have the Perfect Sun Led Goliath V2 needed extra calmag immediately, I was at 4 mL a gallon . In your top off water do you add 15 mL of phosphorus a gallon ?

That's good advice, thanks buddy.
Been adding two to 3 ml of Cal/Mag and 0.75 to 1 gram Epsom Salts. I will increase the Cal/Mag.

If you are talking about the end of the rez flush, no I only add Cal/Mag and Epsom. Have never added phosphorus. Should I be adding it. Need to do a bit of research.

 

[West Hippie]

That's good advice, thanks buddy.
Been adding two to 3 ml of Cal/Mag and 0.75 to 1 gram Epsom Salts. I will increase the Cal/Mag.

If you are talking about the end of the rez flush, no I only add Cal/Mag and Epsom. Have never added phosphorus. Should I be adding it. Need to do a bit of research.

That’s what we’re hearing in hydro that the plant will take it almost immediately when used in the top off ro water for the reservoir . I was hoping you knew something about it .

 

[gr865]

And I was hoping to learn something new from you.

 

[West Hippie]

And I was hoping to learn something new from you.

It’s under “hydroponics nutrients and phosphorus”.It’s outside 420 and I don’t know how to get it here ! Google it

 

[gr865]

Things are looking a bit better than earlier this week, lowered the light intensity to 60%, raised the lamps to 29 inches, and increased the cycle times to 45 secs to get adequate runoff.
Do believe it was my error for not calibrating the pH meter.
And I took @@rocket Soul 's advice and upped the fan blowing on the plants to aid in transpiration, although my humidity seem ok. The plants have responded some and the leaves are lifting up some, with the exception of the Critical which if a bit behind the others as far as leaf lifting, but they are improving.

Group shot

The Cookies and Cream regulars, be sexing them soon.

I am guessing that the taller plant on the right in front of the fan will be a male, the others are more squat and darker in color. Just my guess.

The Autos, Gelato in the front and the two Critical XL's are toward the back.

 

[420BudzFreak]

Definitely a sweet set up, I like it. Tweaking things is always the fun part.. for me anyways. I'll hang around for the show if you don't mind! I'm looking forward to seeing how they do. Happy growing!

 

[Krissi Carbone]

Looks good over there! I'll tag along for the rest of your ride if you don't mind!

 

[gr865]

Looks good over there! I'll tag along for the rest of your ride if you don't mind!

"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We’re so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!"

 

[Krissi Carbone]

Will do!

 

[gr865]

Well one thing I have learned on this grow is keep you pot size consistent. I used three gallon fabric pots for the three Autos and two gallon for the 5 regulars. Too much hand watering.
I just did some minor defo and found this on the largest plant, was really expecting it to be a male but:

Interesting!

I am going to give them a couple more days then at 8 pm will take them out of the tent and put them in the garage in the dark till 8 am the next day then put them back in the tent for 12 hours and the repeat till all 5 plants are sexed.

 

[Mdlroad]

Three Auto's in the 3 gallon fabric pots, two Critical XL and one Gelato. at 8 days since emergence.

In the 12 solo's there are Cookies and Cream regular's gifted to me.

Did not realize I got two in this cup.

Overall I got 10 C&C's sprouted and going to give the other two cups a couple more days. Going to leave them in the Solo's till I sex them in a few weeks then transplant them into one or two gallon fabric pot to cuttings for the winter grow.

I purchased an HLG Scorpion Diablo but have not set me new 5 x 5 Gorilla Grow tent up yet, still working in my shop getting it ready.

I know some of the questions I have now.
1. Distance from the lamp during veg and flower.
2. How much do you lower the intensity with the dimmer.
3. I know you don't do anything but LST to the Auto's but what else do I need to know about them.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer me.

Are autos and photos going to be in same environment

 

[gr865]

Well, they moved my thread to Journals in Progress, don't like it but have to play by their rules.
So welcome to my new journal!

 

[Nine Toed Hippie]

Well, they moved my thread to Journals in Progress, don't like it but have to play by their rules.
So welcome to my new journal!

Hey as long as you’re here why sweat it? Going to be a great day bro! Peace.

NTH