I'm now on my second crop of MK and I have a few questions. I'll get to those at the end but first I'll explain my setup and how I've been doing things.
I learned quickly that there is a lot more to it then just putting the plants in dirt under some light and feeding them.
This being my second crop I picked my clones from the one known producing plant from my first crop. The plant i cloned from produced 5oz of dried/cured bud by itself while the remaining 5 only produced 10oz combined. (Atleast I think all 6 came from that plant, due to a mixup)
My first crop of 6 plants produced 15oz once dried/cured. 5oz came from one plant alone. Trichomes are 50% red at time of harvest.
Clones are started in small Rockwool cubes and are under T5 lights (24/7) until moved into the main room.
Plants are watered with tap water until roots are spotted and they are put into PROMIX HP.
(Typically 2 weeks) I start feeding a low dose of super nutrients grow by ab fertilizer.
https://www.abfertilizer.ca/products.html
-cheap and easily available locally, rep said it contains all micro and macro nutrients.
I top/fim the plants at node 4/5.
Plants continue to grow under the T5 lights in 6" pots until roots are spotted in the drain holes. Nutrients are increased to full strength as time progress and plants are put into 5 gallon pots at this time.
Shortly after I will move them under the 1000w mh light on an 18/6 cycle for 3-4 weeks approx. by now the plants are 14-18 inches high and are very bushy.
Once the light is switched to 12/12 (HPS) I continue to feed veg nutes for extra N during the growth spurt they experience during the first 2 weeks of 12/12.
Soil is flushed with tap water and I begin the flowering nutes, again, at a low dose increasing to full strength within about 7-10 days.
Once signs of flowering are spotted I'll begin feeding bud blaster at half strength working my way up to full.
After about 8 weeks of 12/12 the plants are almost finished with cloudy trichomes so I stop nutrients completely and use just water.
-during the whole cycle I water with nutrients every other time and flush the soil every 2 weeks or so thuroughly.
-room is ventilated using an 8" inline fan which moves a TON of air, an oscillating fan is used aswell 24/7 temps with lights on are around 80f and 70f off.
-light is typically 14" from the plants
Now for my questions:
-should I be adding anything the the PROMIX HP w/ mycorrhizae?
-is my nute/ watering program sufficient? Or lacking? Leaves typically have 5-9 leaflets.
-I do not have a working ph meter but I plan on getting one. No nute problems present, just the odd dead leaf which is removed.
-is a 5 gallon pot sufficient for plants of this size? Typically 36-44 inches when finished. Plants are trained around the cages to reduce height aswell.
-I now water using the "lift the pot method" watering every few days at this time 3/4-1 gallon per plant.
-I was told to talk to my plants, but my dad thinks I'm going insane when he checks in on me. Anybody else do this?
I have one picture I plan to post once I figure out how which was taken yesterday, 4 weeks into 12/12.
Any comments are appreciated, more info can be provided aswell. Thanks in advance and for all the knowledge I've gained from the stickies.
I learned quickly that there is a lot more to it then just putting the plants in dirt under some light and feeding them.
This being my second crop I picked my clones from the one known producing plant from my first crop. The plant i cloned from produced 5oz of dried/cured bud by itself while the remaining 5 only produced 10oz combined. (Atleast I think all 6 came from that plant, due to a mixup)
My first crop of 6 plants produced 15oz once dried/cured. 5oz came from one plant alone. Trichomes are 50% red at time of harvest.
Clones are started in small Rockwool cubes and are under T5 lights (24/7) until moved into the main room.
Plants are watered with tap water until roots are spotted and they are put into PROMIX HP.
(Typically 2 weeks) I start feeding a low dose of super nutrients grow by ab fertilizer.
https://www.abfertilizer.ca/products.html
-cheap and easily available locally, rep said it contains all micro and macro nutrients.
I top/fim the plants at node 4/5.
Plants continue to grow under the T5 lights in 6" pots until roots are spotted in the drain holes. Nutrients are increased to full strength as time progress and plants are put into 5 gallon pots at this time.
Shortly after I will move them under the 1000w mh light on an 18/6 cycle for 3-4 weeks approx. by now the plants are 14-18 inches high and are very bushy.
Once the light is switched to 12/12 (HPS) I continue to feed veg nutes for extra N during the growth spurt they experience during the first 2 weeks of 12/12.
Soil is flushed with tap water and I begin the flowering nutes, again, at a low dose increasing to full strength within about 7-10 days.
Once signs of flowering are spotted I'll begin feeding bud blaster at half strength working my way up to full.
After about 8 weeks of 12/12 the plants are almost finished with cloudy trichomes so I stop nutrients completely and use just water.
-during the whole cycle I water with nutrients every other time and flush the soil every 2 weeks or so thuroughly.
-room is ventilated using an 8" inline fan which moves a TON of air, an oscillating fan is used aswell 24/7 temps with lights on are around 80f and 70f off.
-light is typically 14" from the plants
Now for my questions:
-should I be adding anything the the PROMIX HP w/ mycorrhizae?
-is my nute/ watering program sufficient? Or lacking? Leaves typically have 5-9 leaflets.
-I do not have a working ph meter but I plan on getting one. No nute problems present, just the odd dead leaf which is removed.
-is a 5 gallon pot sufficient for plants of this size? Typically 36-44 inches when finished. Plants are trained around the cages to reduce height aswell.
-I now water using the "lift the pot method" watering every few days at this time 3/4-1 gallon per plant.
-I was told to talk to my plants, but my dad thinks I'm going insane when he checks in on me. Anybody else do this?
I have one picture I plan to post once I figure out how which was taken yesterday, 4 weeks into 12/12.
Any comments are appreciated, more info can be provided aswell. Thanks in advance and for all the knowledge I've gained from the stickies.
