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Re: Phenominawesome Family First Grow Tries Aurora Indica, AK48's - 1KW MH/HPS - 5x5
Day 50 from Seed, "The Darkness Cometh"
All plants have been watered since their first feeding with RO water PH'd to 6.6-6.8 I learned to let the mix sit before retesting. I didn't realize how much PH-Up can continue to rise after what seems a thorough mixture.
The Female AK48 #4 is showing N toxicity. I fed this one, AK#5 and I think Aurora Indica 1 a second round of nutrients after one water. This time mixed at 50% instead of 25%
I used Fox Farm soil feeding schedule veg week 4 with some open sesame.
The femalee AK showed signs of N toxicity but after her next watering I doused her good, leached the medium with about 1/2 gallon of RO water with Seawead and Cal-Mag both 1ml/gal. Should have done it plain as the nitrite nitrogen in the Cal-Mag (4-0-0 all nitrate) is like a shot of N straight to the plant without help from living soil.
Here is a document from Cornell university that sums up the type of nitrogen and how it affects soil PH. Most people likely do not consider this.
This can be important for a few reasons I think. I have soil with runnoff testing from 6.4 to 7.1 because I didn't premix the soil all at once like I should have.
Sounds ominous right? How about, "Day 50, set for the 12/12 flip" I'll try not to ramble.
Questions for anyone out there:
- I had to water one of the plants and I caught it about 2 hours before lights out and I plant to keep the lights off for 35 hours before turning them back on again.
Is this dangerous to have wet medium in the dark that long with the plant looking a little wilted until it can drink up some (I may have over-watered but I still don't get it. I can water until 1-2% runoff and the damn plants look over-watered for a day then they spring back like it's time to shine!!
- should I use my MH bulb for the first while in flower? I want to use the HPS as I can turn it up to 1000w and raise my light up to give them some room but the MH bulb I believe gets hotter. Not sure how though as 1000W == 1000W but we'll see.
I can always kick the lights on tonight 12/12 at 7PM. Would be a first night of 11 hours. Tomorrow would be the official 12 hours on off. 4th of July! Gotta research quickly!!
My jewelers loupe with UV light showed up yesterday, right on time along with the Mosquito bits. The loupe was cheap, like 10 bucks or less made of stainless steal and works wonders at a 40X magnification. I may get a 60X also by the same brand now that I know how well it is made.
40x Illuminated Jeweler LED UV Lens Loupe Magnifier with Metal Construction and Optical Glass, with Dlisten Retail Package (40x Metal Construction)
Now that I have the loupe, I can see the pre-flowers much better and I think that I was correct in my assertion that both "Hearty" AK's appear sexually female. The Auroras are Female, AK4 is Female and this would make AK5 so 5 out of 8 I'm pretty sure of.
**SIDE NOTE, PLEASE LOOK BACK AT THESE NOTES TO SELF LATER**
-Premix all of the soil/Amendments first and let it settle in nice or cook someplace for a bit with some microbe brew before potting. Might not matter doing DWC soon if not next grow.
Remember what you read about Hermies and bag seeds, keep close eye on Grapefruit. Apparently bud can create a small little polen sac and fertilize itself!! I was wondering how in many ounces of weed we ended up with about a dozen seeds. I know they are feminized now because of how they formed, but if the parent was genetically predisposed for that I don't want these genetics for all but smoking.
Candyland is my favorite hands down. Something about the Bay Platinum Cookies and other Cookies line of hybrids just kick my ass in the best way possible. I want some of a friend of a friend's specific pheno cut as it's great for everything.
I might have talked him into it
, however the rule is, I come to the grow, take some cuts and it's on me from there. I need my cloning skills down so I have a science expirement. Took a cut from an AK and have it rooting in RO/cal-mag/kelp water in a humidity cup. laugh but it's working damn thing is growing roots and is still green! lol.
The good thing is both AK's are about this big before flipping. They look identical really.
This is the unconfirmed larger plant.
I've inspected lower leaves from all plants and no bugs or signs of eggs. The UV luminescence shows a spec or two per a couple of leaves but it could be dust as far as I know. Most bugs lay a TON of eggs so there would be more.
What is more interesting is the look up close at the pre-flowers. One that I F.I.M.ed has one shoot with some crazy polyploidy shit going on. The important part is at the junction is a few female calyx with hairs so I know the plant is biologically female (yes they are biologically one sex -normally of course, but have the ability to change sex do to environment.
The plants haven't had but one adult gnat in the last few days but I've been keeping the soil dry on top.
It's in the roots that they do their damage so if they are there, this should keep them in check through flower.
I'm concerned about white flies now lol. I saw one adult in the tent (not confirmed it was sucked in the ventilation before I could see it.
That's what happens without the filter, the fans blow them around and the vent sucks them out into the room. However when I open a flap they can get back in!!
Next Steps:
My panda film arrived today, it's easier to light tight the room than find all of the pinholes in my tent. Now I have a double layer of protection. Off to make the room light proof!
*Will raise light, change bulb if I think good idea and turn up the ballast. It will be good to finally let them have some room.
Day 50 from Seed, "The Darkness Cometh"
All plants have been watered since their first feeding with RO water PH'd to 6.6-6.8 I learned to let the mix sit before retesting. I didn't realize how much PH-Up can continue to rise after what seems a thorough mixture.
The Female AK48 #4 is showing N toxicity. I fed this one, AK#5 and I think Aurora Indica 1 a second round of nutrients after one water. This time mixed at 50% instead of 25%
I used Fox Farm soil feeding schedule veg week 4 with some open sesame.
The femalee AK showed signs of N toxicity but after her next watering I doused her good, leached the medium with about 1/2 gallon of RO water with Seawead and Cal-Mag both 1ml/gal. Should have done it plain as the nitrite nitrogen in the Cal-Mag (4-0-0 all nitrate) is like a shot of N straight to the plant without help from living soil.
Here is a document from Cornell university that sums up the type of nitrogen and how it affects soil PH. Most people likely do not consider this.
This can be important for a few reasons I think. I have soil with runnoff testing from 6.4 to 7.1 because I didn't premix the soil all at once like I should have.
Sounds ominous right? How about, "Day 50, set for the 12/12 flip" I'll try not to ramble.
Questions for anyone out there:
- I had to water one of the plants and I caught it about 2 hours before lights out and I plant to keep the lights off for 35 hours before turning them back on again.
Is this dangerous to have wet medium in the dark that long with the plant looking a little wilted until it can drink up some (I may have over-watered but I still don't get it. I can water until 1-2% runoff and the damn plants look over-watered for a day then they spring back like it's time to shine!!
- should I use my MH bulb for the first while in flower? I want to use the HPS as I can turn it up to 1000w and raise my light up to give them some room but the MH bulb I believe gets hotter. Not sure how though as 1000W == 1000W but we'll see.
I can always kick the lights on tonight 12/12 at 7PM. Would be a first night of 11 hours. Tomorrow would be the official 12 hours on off. 4th of July! Gotta research quickly!!
My jewelers loupe with UV light showed up yesterday, right on time along with the Mosquito bits. The loupe was cheap, like 10 bucks or less made of stainless steal and works wonders at a 40X magnification. I may get a 60X also by the same brand now that I know how well it is made.
40x Illuminated Jeweler LED UV Lens Loupe Magnifier with Metal Construction and Optical Glass, with Dlisten Retail Package (40x Metal Construction)
Now that I have the loupe, I can see the pre-flowers much better and I think that I was correct in my assertion that both "Hearty" AK's appear sexually female. The Auroras are Female, AK4 is Female and this would make AK5 so 5 out of 8 I'm pretty sure of.
**SIDE NOTE, PLEASE LOOK BACK AT THESE NOTES TO SELF LATER**
-Premix all of the soil/Amendments first and let it settle in nice or cook someplace for a bit with some microbe brew before potting. Might not matter doing DWC soon if not next grow.
Remember what you read about Hermies and bag seeds, keep close eye on Grapefruit. Apparently bud can create a small little polen sac and fertilize itself!! I was wondering how in many ounces of weed we ended up with about a dozen seeds. I know they are feminized now because of how they formed, but if the parent was genetically predisposed for that I don't want these genetics for all but smoking.
Candyland is my favorite hands down. Something about the Bay Platinum Cookies and other Cookies line of hybrids just kick my ass in the best way possible. I want some of a friend of a friend's specific pheno cut as it's great for everything.
I might have talked him into it
, however the rule is, I come to the grow, take some cuts and it's on me from there. I need my cloning skills down so I have a science expirement. Took a cut from an AK and have it rooting in RO/cal-mag/kelp water in a humidity cup. laugh but it's working damn thing is growing roots and is still green! lol.The good thing is both AK's are about this big before flipping. They look identical really.
This is the unconfirmed larger plant.
I've inspected lower leaves from all plants and no bugs or signs of eggs. The UV luminescence shows a spec or two per a couple of leaves but it could be dust as far as I know. Most bugs lay a TON of eggs so there would be more.
What is more interesting is the look up close at the pre-flowers. One that I F.I.M.ed has one shoot with some crazy polyploidy shit going on. The important part is at the junction is a few female calyx with hairs so I know the plant is biologically female (yes they are biologically one sex -normally of course, but have the ability to change sex do to environment.
The plants haven't had but one adult gnat in the last few days but I've been keeping the soil dry on top.
It's in the roots that they do their damage so if they are there, this should keep them in check through flower.
I'm concerned about white flies now lol. I saw one adult in the tent (not confirmed it was sucked in the ventilation before I could see it.
That's what happens without the filter, the fans blow them around and the vent sucks them out into the room. However when I open a flap they can get back in!!
Next Steps:
My panda film arrived today, it's easier to light tight the room than find all of the pinholes in my tent. Now I have a double layer of protection. Off to make the room light proof!
*Will raise light, change bulb if I think good idea and turn up the ballast. It will be good to finally let them have some room.
