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Operation Reservoir Clean Up ... and more
P91 x Jack the Ripper, Tester - Irie Genetics - Fall 2023
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Reservoir Math
The second part of my Reservoir Makeover included stair-stepping my 200:1 concentrated liquid nutrients in various increments … Starting with the “A” mixture and followed by the same amount of “B” mixture.
Starting with 15 gallons of water at 6.4 pH, the following happened:
Round 1 -------- pH --- EC
100 ml of A ---- 6.2 --- 0.51
100 ml of B ---- 5.8 --- 0.71
Subtotal A & B: 100 ml each
Round 2
100 ml of A ---- 5.8 --- 1.20
100 ml of B ---- 5.5 --- 1.32
Subtotal A & B: 200 ml each
Round 3
50 ml of A ---- 5.5 --- 1.34
50 ml of B ---- 5.4 --- 1.58
Subtotal A & B: 250 ml each
Round 4
35 ml of A ---- 5.4 --- 1.73
35 ml of B ---- 5.3 --- 1.79
Subtotal A & B: 285 ml each
Interesting Observation:
This is where the experiment proved exciting. The nutrient recipe program I used to design my fertilizer elemental PPM claimed that I needed 19 ml per gallon at my concentrated rate, and it would result in an estimated E.C. of 1.80. 15 (gals) x 19 ml/g = 285 ml of A & B.
I hit 1.79. That was awesome to see.
I continued adding nutrients since I wanted to get to between 2.1 & 2.2 E.C..
Round 5
5 ml of A ---- 5.3 --- 1.81
5 ml of B ---- 5.3 --- 1.82
Subtotal A & B: 290 ml each
Round 6
10 ml of A ---- 5.3 --- 1.87
10 ml of B ---- 5.3 --- 1.89
Subtotal A & B: 300 ml each
Round 7
20 ml of A ---- 5.3 --- 1.93
20 ml of B ---- 5.3 --- 1.95
Subtotal A & B: 320 ml each
Round 8
20 ml of A ---- 5.3 --- 2.05
20 ml of B ---- 5.2 --- 2.12
Subtotal A & B: 340 ml each
So, in the future, I know if I start from scratch, I’ll need 340 ml of my A & B concentrates to get 15 gallons to my typical sweet spot.
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Day 80 - Flower 40
Good Day in the Garden
Good Day in the Garden
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Another Self - Inflicted Wound
Recently, I lowered the light percentage from 100% to 40% to cut down on some photography glare.
The following day, I remembered that I needed to change it back. That's no big deal; they can survive a "cloudy" day up there.
The problem is that this light has a dumb safety feature in that it starts its internal timer to zero. That means the light ran a lot longer than it should have. Still, no big deal. It takes a lot to re-veg.
All of this meant my 12/12 went from 0800-2000 to what I thought was 2200-1000.
Except, when I went up there at 4 AM (I couldn't sleep), the lights were out. This freaked me out because I had no clue how much light or dark these plants had since Friday.
Like I said, Re-Vegging shouldn't be an issue, but Hermorphaditing could be.
I'll keep an eye out. Lessons learned, and onward we go.
Note: I've been trying to open the tent less as we wind down in flower—that way, the carbon filters can do their jobs.
Recently, I lowered the light percentage from 100% to 40% to cut down on some photography glare.
The following day, I remembered that I needed to change it back. That's no big deal; they can survive a "cloudy" day up there.
The problem is that this light has a dumb safety feature in that it starts its internal timer to zero. That means the light ran a lot longer than it should have. Still, no big deal. It takes a lot to re-veg.
All of this meant my 12/12 went from 0800-2000 to what I thought was 2200-1000.
Except, when I went up there at 4 AM (I couldn't sleep), the lights were out. This freaked me out because I had no clue how much light or dark these plants had since Friday.
Like I said, Re-Vegging shouldn't be an issue, but Hermorphaditing could be.
I'll keep an eye out. Lessons learned, and onward we go.
Note: I've been trying to open the tent less as we wind down in flower—that way, the carbon filters can do their jobs.
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I hate timer issues.
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Here's the thing, this is an awesome light for a bar-type LED.
Having said that, the only way to take advantage of the sunrise and sunset feature is to use the internal time.
I know; running it at 100% with an external timer would be fine without on/off tapering light intensity.
Even so, I don't know if it is Bro-Science when it comes to the benefits of the gentle lights on and off, period.
I suspect most folks do just fine with instant on and instant off lights.
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Day 84 - Flower 44
P91 x Jack the Ripper
by Irie Genetics
Cinderella 99 (from Fem Seed)
by Brothers Grimm
Genius Juice
Brothers Grimm
Family Portrait
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Day 88 from Seed
Flower Day 48 for P91 x JTR
Flower Day 44 for Genius Juice
Flower Day 48 for P91 x JTR
Flower Day 44 for Genius Juice
Coming to the end of Week 7 of Flower and they are:
- Frosting up
- Swelling up and
- Drinking up nutrients
P91 x Jack the Ripper
Tester from Irie Genetics
Genius Juice
(semi) Tester from Brothers Grimm
Day 88 Olin Mills Family Portrait
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Day 90 - Flower 50
They are still drinking like sailors with less than 2 weeks to go.
They are still drinking like sailors with less than 2 weeks to go.
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Day 92 from Seed
Day 52 Flower
Week 8
- Nothing special going on.
- More and more cloudy trikes.
- The ambers are a pale color for now.
- Company is in town until Sunday - so no photo dumps
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Day 95
Flower 55
Flower 55
Group Shot
Left and Center Back - Irie Genetics (Tester): P91 x Jack the Ripper
Right Back - Brothers Grimm: Genius Juice
Right Front - Brothers Grimm: Cinderella 99 (from Fem Seed)
P91 x JTR
Genius Juice
Cinderella 99
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Day 100 - Flower 60
Notes:
These dates represent a correction to my number above this post.
Somewhere along the way, I started jumbling dates.
I have 3 almost-ready plants (P91 x JTR). However, at F60, I have some clear trikes left and no amber.
These photos are meant to focus (primarily) on the 2 different flower formations that dominate.
Conditions:
I have lowered the EC to 1.8 and the light to 80% on 12/12.
This weekend, I will convert to RJ's 18/6. That should ride out the last 10 days or so.
Rasta Jeff is a proponent of finishing the flower's last 2 weeks on an 18/6 light cycle. So, I am giving it a try.
P91 x JTR
Genius Juice
Cinderella 99 from Fem Seed
Notes:
These dates represent a correction to my number above this post.
Somewhere along the way, I started jumbling dates.
I have 3 almost-ready plants (P91 x JTR). However, at F60, I have some clear trikes left and no amber.
These photos are meant to focus (primarily) on the 2 different flower formations that dominate.
Conditions:
I have lowered the EC to 1.8 and the light to 80% on 12/12.
This weekend, I will convert to RJ's 18/6. That should ride out the last 10 days or so.
Rasta Jeff is a proponent of finishing the flower's last 2 weeks on an 18/6 light cycle. So, I am giving it a try.
P91 x JTR
Genius Juice
Cinderella 99 from Fem Seed
Chrondocious
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Great shots! Rasta Jeff putting out some pretty girls! Love that leaf twist on the first girl.
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Day 101 - Flower 61
It's been a while since we had an Olan Mills family picture. ; )
Left front and back and back center: P91 x JTR
Back Right: Genius Juice
Front Right: Cinderella 99
It's been a while since we had an Olan Mills family picture. ; )
Left front and back and back center: P91 x JTR
Back Right: Genius Juice
Front Right: Cinderella 99
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Photography Update
Since much of my grow diaries are around the plant's growth through images, I'll share with you something I am learning as of today.
The one area of photography that has frustrated me is macro photography. The super tight depth of field (DoF) constantly tormented me. Usually, you can improve DoF by changing the F-Stop. Not so much with macro lenses.
I was today's year old when I learned about "Focus Stacking."
Focus Stacking is when you take a series of photos at various focus points while the camera is on a tripod with little to no subject movement.
I was considering buying a high-end Canon Macro lens to replace my Chinese Laowa lens after the sale of a fancy watch that I no longer use. Then, I discovered this $50 program called Affinity Photo 2, which does many things, but Focus Stacking is what I wanted.
Here is my first attempt. I took 13 pics (only 12 are seen here), slightly moving each photo's focus point.
The program takes those photos and crushes them into one, which you then do your final developing.
It's pretty cool, but it is not complete. If you look closely, you will still see the out-of-focus area in the foreground.
This softness is because I made no effort to correct competing overlays. By competing, I mean when 1 or more of the layers combine in-focus areas, they actually soften the focus where they are alike. The program offers a fix, but this is just Day 1 - I'm Learning on the Fly. The other 2 images show 12 (of 13) photos that went into this final pic. This little $50 program may have just saved me $1000. We'll see.
Since much of my grow diaries are around the plant's growth through images, I'll share with you something I am learning as of today.
The one area of photography that has frustrated me is macro photography. The super tight depth of field (DoF) constantly tormented me. Usually, you can improve DoF by changing the F-Stop. Not so much with macro lenses.
I was today's year old when I learned about "Focus Stacking."
Focus Stacking is when you take a series of photos at various focus points while the camera is on a tripod with little to no subject movement.
I was considering buying a high-end Canon Macro lens to replace my Chinese Laowa lens after the sale of a fancy watch that I no longer use. Then, I discovered this $50 program called Affinity Photo 2, which does many things, but Focus Stacking is what I wanted.
Here is my first attempt. I took 13 pics (only 12 are seen here), slightly moving each photo's focus point.
The program takes those photos and crushes them into one, which you then do your final developing.
It's pretty cool, but it is not complete. If you look closely, you will still see the out-of-focus area in the foreground.
This softness is because I made no effort to correct competing overlays. By competing, I mean when 1 or more of the layers combine in-focus areas, they actually soften the focus where they are alike. The program offers a fix, but this is just Day 1 - I'm Learning on the Fly. The other 2 images show 12 (of 13) photos that went into this final pic. This little $50 program may have just saved me $1000. We'll see.
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Practice Pic 2
The first thing I noticed in Pic 2, Amber is all about.
I swear I can't see it with my jeweler's loop, but here it is.
The first thing I noticed in Pic 2, Amber is all about.
I swear I can't see it with my jeweler's loop, but here it is.
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Yeah. Even with a top notch lense, that depth is all in the stacking. My wife does some photography. I'd keep the Chinese lense. For a first go, that looks fuggin sweet!Practice Pic 2
The first thing I noticed in Pic 2, Amber is all about.
I swear I can't see it with my jeweler's loop, but here it is.
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Day 103 - Flower 63
End of Week 9 of Flower
End of Week 9 of Flower
For anyone who checks this post out, please tell me which plants look ready to you (if you can tell by these photos).
P91 x JTR
Genius Juice
Cinderella 99
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Cindy looks the most done. Could go another week tops. Genius another week, and the first pic, a couple weeks.
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Day 103 - Continued
Family Photo
It's difficult to see in this photo, but support wires are everywhere.
Family Photo
It's difficult to see in this photo, but support wires are everywhere.