Newbie DWC GSC Auto Grow: Please Help Me Get It Right

[Northern Hydro]

Thanks bro!

Thats what I have been doing. And its been great!

Awesome
PS - Mrs. Or Sister , born and all natural ....stay lit bro !

 

[sid]

PS - Mrs. Or Sister , born and all natural ....stay lit bro !

Apologies Mrs.!
Kicking my own chauvinistic ass!

 

[Northern Hydro]

Meh ...no worries just didn't want to mis represent !

 

[sid]

Hey folks! Hope all ya spirits up!

So this GSC is seemingly still growing... and im having to train her horizontally now! Some supercropping required, im sure shell be fine. She drinking a fair bit, and im having top off with bout 5L of solution every 2-3 days at least.

The past week has been a little tricky, the EC has been going upwards, pH seems stable... Im trying to dilute it adding plain pH water, lets see where it goes over the next few days!

Looking good elsewise, unless you ppl spot something I havnt!
And strangely, it does not look half as messy in real!

Take care folks!

 

[sid]

Hey folks!

So I got tired of trying to train the plant, and structured a stand to raise the lights. Think its a lot better now.

A few leaves here and there are curled in from the sides ? Heat or Lights stress while the LEDs were too close ? Or something else to be concerned about ?
I think she is healthy elsewise, please advise.

Im having trouble keeping the EC stable, its inching upwards, and as per the bible, lower EC.
Now running a pH of 6, and an EC of 1.35, will continue to dilute with plain water till something happens I guess.

Cheers!

 

[sid]

Hey folks!

The lockdown is easing here, and its going to get scary for a bit. Hope you all safe and well.
From today, she continues to grow, though a lot slower, some of the branches ill prolly have to tie off in a day or so.
Hope she looks fine elsewise ?

Running a lower EC of 1.37 and pH @ 6, will prolly have to drop pH lower as it still keeps rising...

Take care!
Cheers!

 

[sid]

Hey all!

Took the wifes camera our for some pretty.

i think the EC has now stabilized at 1.36 and a pH of 6.1

I was wondering, should I add a bit of MKP to the res during this what seems to me mid flower ? Or is it late flower. Bout 5 weeks into flowering.

 

[sid]

I hit , hopefully, a defficiency.

So I was a bit lax over the past few days, and was only topping up with plain water. I think this looks like a calcium def ?
Mostly only on the top leaves.

Now running a pH of 5.8 and EC of 1.4

Edit : Im thinking Pottasium now.

Super thanks!

 

[Listersmeghead]

I hit , hopefully, a defficiency.

So I was a bit lax over the past few days, and was only topping up with plain water. I think this looks like a calcium def ?
Mostly only on the top leaves.

Now running a pH of 5.8 and EC of 1.4

Edit : Im thinking Pottasium now.

Super thanks!

Hey sid, thought I'd come over and have a nose at your ladies. They're looking mighty fine, gonna be big girls by the end.

 

[sid]

Thank you meghead!
You just made my day!

This lady started a very troubled life, with my just not knowing what I was doing (i thought i knew, wrongly, and am still mostly confused.)
And now she is getting back at me. I need her to stop growing, this was supposed to be a small cabinet grow, and the lockdown forced her out. At my mums house now, and im already outta space and light!

Be safe folks!
Its not pretty from where I am.

 

[sid]

Hey all!

Res change today. Upped the EC to 1.8 and pH settled at 6.1, breeder says feed a tad high. let us see.
Also needed to do a fair bit of training, some super too.
Looking at these pics, can we get a sense on time to harvest ?

Take care folks!

 

[sid]

Hey folks!
Hoping alls well.

Think she is doing fine. EC keep rising, but im not too stressed. Wonder why though.
Best!

 

[Listersmeghead]

Hey folks!
Hoping alls well.

Think she is doing fine. EC keep rising, but im not too stressed. Wonder why though.
Best!

Morning Sid. Looks like it's eating less.
The last round of clones I did in hydro (purple skunk mass) wanted less food in flower, compared to what they were eating in stretch. The clones also preferred a higher ph in flower 6.1. The plants have subtle differences in each stage.
As long as the roots are in good condition and it's feeding, all good.

What light schedule are you running?

 

[sid]

Cheers meghead!
Sorry for the slow response, im having a hard time putting my small business in cold storage.

Im running a 20/4 schedule. The roots look good, Ill try and get a pic out for you. The plant looks healthy I think, some leaves are yellowing and drying but I think its to be expected now ?
Some pics from now attached, Ill try and get a few better ones tomorrow.

Be safe folks!

 

[Listersmeghead]

Cheers meghead!
Sorry for the slow response, im having a hard time putting my small business in cold storage.

Im running a 20/4 schedule. The roots look good, Ill try and get a pic out for you. The plant looks healthy I think, some leaves are yellowing and drying but I think its to be expected now ?
Some pics from now attached, Ill try and get a few better ones tomorrow.

Be safe folks!

Sorry to hear you're having some agro with the buisness, hope you get it sorted bud.

The tops of your plant seems to be trying to re-veg at the same time as flower??
It's throwing out single leaves and won't stop growing upwards.

 

[sid]

Hey Meg!

Thanks for your kind words. Its a collective human clusterfuck, spare the kiwis I would suppose.

Yeah.. Ok. It is still growing a bit upwards, a lot lot slower now than what it was a couple of weeks ago. I dont know if it is trying to reveg. Its an auto, so why would it do that I thought ?

I still do have it throwing out newer single (sugar?) leaves it seems. hmmm...
So growing conditions are obviously nowhere close to ideal. Right now with lights on im running an ambient temp of 32c with RH of 78%. Lots of air to hopefully keep rot out. Res temp @ 18c using a chiller.
My lights rig is a home made contraption as you can see.

One of the reason my wife supposed could be for the rising EC, is the plant transpiring a lot to fight the heat.. Makes sense ? I am close to 5L a day, needing to top up almost every 2/3 days. The res holds bout 20+ liters.

Please advise. Thank you!

Best!
Sidhu

 

[Listersmeghead]

Hey Meg!

Thanks for your kind words. Its a collective human clusterfuck, spare the kiwis I would suppose.

Yeah.. Ok. It is still growing a bit upwards, a lot lot slower now than what it was a couple of weeks ago. I dont know if it is trying to reveg. Its an auto, so why would it do that I thought ?

I still do have it throwing out newer single (sugar?) leaves it seems. hmmm...
So growing conditions are obviously nowhere close to ideal. Right now with lights on im running an ambient temp of 32c with RH of 78%. Lots of air to hopefully keep rot out. Res temp @ 18c using a chiller.
My lights rig is a home made contraption as you can see.

One of the reason my wife supposed could be for the rising EC, is the plant transpiring a lot to fight the heat.. Makes sense ? I am close to 5L a day, needing to top up almost every 2/3 days. The res holds bout 20+ liters.

Please advise. Thank you!

Best!
Sidhu

Yeah, knowing it's an auto is why I mentioned it, it maybe to do with the heat. 32° is a bit warm, but not dire, they seem to be handling it.
Yes ,big plants will transpire loads. If my ec is raising then I reduce the amount of ec next res change.

 

[sid]

Thank you Meg!
So nothing to really worry about now ? This plant has had a tough upbringing, huge amount to stress till bout Mid march before I finally understood a fair bit.

I had to resort to some serious supercropping during flower to train her, I was not prepared for a plant this size! Maybe that caused the extra spurt in growth ?
Like I have this one brach where the calyx (?) mid brach, seem to have not opened ?
@Northern Hydro here did ask me to switch over to a 12/12, but this plant is not in an isolated room or tent, so that would be challenging.

Lemme know please. Also, any clues how far we are from harvest, ill try and take a poor pic with the loupe.

 

[Listersmeghead]

Thank you Meg!
So nothing to really worry about now ? This plant has had a tough upbringing, huge amount to stress till bout Mid march before I finally understood a fair bit.

I had to resort to some serious supercropping during flower to train her, I was not prepared for a plant this size! Maybe that caused the extra spurt in growth ?
Like I have this one brach where the calyx (?) mid brach, seem to have not opened ?
@Northern Hydro here did ask me to switch over to a 12/12, but this plant is not in an isolated room or tent, so that would be challenging.

Lemme know please. Also, any clues how far we are from harvest, ill try and take a poor pic with the loupe.

When I look at the bud, it looks like it's still got many weeks to go.

 

[sid]

Thank you.
Thats ok. But it needs to stop bloody growing!