Queen's Sophmore Grow F - Lemon Skunk - Big Bang - Along With Some Bag Seed Sprouts

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Miwa I now know how I'm going to check the moisture in my pots!!! I have been pondering on a better way to check them rather than sticking my finger in the soil!! Thanks
 
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miwa said:
My next grow I'm going to drill some holes in the side of my pots...about 1/2 way so i can check moisture...
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I have holes on the side that I made and the ones normally on the bottom.

Mark--I do that too. But it seems like now that I am using the 3 gallon pots its a little hard to tell. So I do the finger thing, it has worked so far, had no problems with overwatering. And when I see it draining from the bottom, I figure they have gotten enough. But a meter is on my wishlist.

I transplanted the lemon skunk and big bang to a bigger container. I started them in a half gallon milk containers, tonight I put them in 3 liter soda bottles. I am actually out of pots except for a 3 gallon one. I know that is too big for either of them right now. But I don't have the room either. I do have a few other bigger containers than the 3 liter bottle so I'll prolly end up transplanting again. I just wanted them out of there when I saw how long their roots were and how they were making swirls at the bottom. Just beginning to start working their way up the side.
 
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The plants seem to be doing well, coco is moist, will probably give a little water tomorrow. As for the clones, c1 seems to have perked up just a little bit and clone 2 has drooped just a little bit. It's like they changed places. So maybe I just did do something right..Temp is at 79 and humidity is at 50 for the moment. I have door closed, they are going to sleep soon.
 
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I guess I will keep up with the clones in this journal...They seem to be doing good. Looks like they are beginning to stand straighter. I think I will check to see if there are any roots showing in a few days. It has only been 2 days for clones 1 and 2 and just one day for clone 3. I am doing the third clone with just cutting and sticking in the coco without root gel, scraping, splitting or anything. The rest of the plants are doing just fine, gave them a little bit of distilled water when lights came on. Room temp is at 78 and humidity is at 45.
 
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I normally see roots start to poke through the plugs in 8-12 days. I bet ya they will root, I have rooted clones with a cup and soil, no dome. It did take like 3 weeks, but they rooted.
 
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miwa said:
the bigger the pot...the bigger the plant...the better the yield...:slide:
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I am using 3 gallon pots so I truly hope I do have a big yield. I know for a fact that it will be better than my first grow...

Mark--So you really don't have to have a dome to clone? Just that w/o one it takes longer? And because it is a clone, they will flower quicker, right?
 
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Clones can be put to flower as soon as they root, if that's what you want... I veg mine for 1-2 weeks.

You can clone with out any of it, I read a grow journal were the dude only uses a cup of water. He cuts the clone and places it into a cup of water, then he placed the cup in a window. 2-3 weeks later (can't remember) he had roots. Crazy!

HOWEVER I would use a dome! I have a whole process for cloning, including an almost air tight dome. I will normally get roots in 8-12 days with no wilting.
 
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Hey Queenie,

I see you're using coco for some of your plants. I just bought some myself today and am curious to see how it goes. Not sure if you remember I posted a long time ago to ask what were those weird orange balls that appear in a lot of coco coir pictures?

Turns out they're used to keep the coco from drying out too quickly. Someone or somewhere I saw a post that said adding vemiculite over the top of the coco will keep it from drying out so quickly.

Probably not relevant anymore, but I think the deficiency you had a week ago may have been a Magnesium deficiency. If it crops up again, just add one tbsp per gallon of Epsom salts to your next watering or fertilization.
 
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ggrant said:
Hey Queenie,

I see you're using coco for some of your plants. I just bought some myself today and am curious to see how it goes. Not sure if you remember I posted a long time ago to ask what were those weird orange balls that appear in a lot of coco coir pictures?

Turns out they're used to keep the coco from drying out too quickly. Someone or somewhere I saw a post that said adding vemiculite over the top of the coco will keep it from drying out so quickly.

Probably not relevant anymore, but I think the deficiency you had a week ago may have been a Magnesium deficiency. If it crops up again, just add one tbsp per gallon of Epsom salts to your next watering or fertilization.
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Yeah, Ggrant, I am and I like it a lot better than dirt. Thought I would never hear myself say that. It's confusing though because I have heard people say mix dolomite lime for calcium...or perlite and now you say vemiculite. Combining the 3 would work or be too much? And if you can use all 3 then how much? Yes, I was told that it was Mg deficiency and I did give them epsom salt before I had flushed them. I don't see it on all the plants just one, just spotted it tonight. I will give more salt on their next feeding.
 
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Hey QTL,

Actually, I wasn't suggesting mixing the perlite with the coco, but putting it on top of the coco.

The idea is to provide a moisture barrier to prevent the coco from drying out so quickly. Mixing it with the coco wouldn't do any good, I would think. I believe some people use pebbles.

What happens to the moisture when you water a plant? Some of it evaporates from the top layer of soil (coco in your case), and the rest is respired through the plants pores and leaves. (A minimal amount evaporates from holes drilled into the pot.

So. basically, you want something to sit on top of the coco, something that will retard the evaporation from the surface of the soil. This way most (or at least a good part) of the water will go to the plant.

Chime in, coco fans! Don't leave me twisting in the wind.
 
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I don't know whether to consider this an issue or not since it is bagseed that it is happening too. The stem and leaves of 2 of them are really purple. This has me a bit stumped because I have been told it can be 3 things...cold...dna trait or needs salt...I don't believe that it is due to cold because the closet stays well in the 70's...dna, well since its bagseed it is possible has anyone seen this deep purple before? And I gave them salt with watering this evening since I noticed it...Here are some pics so you see what I mean...

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The clones seem to be doing well, looking good. Lemon skunk and big bang are also doing well...room temp is 76 and humidity is 60. I will prolly post updated pics of them all tomorrow sometime...But appreciate if someone could give me some feedback on the purpling issue...It would be nice if it was a dna trait but that's prolly wishful thinking.
 
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looks normal to me, though a pic of the whole plant would help a bit. But if your not seeing any real health problems and the plants are growing fine and looking happy, don't worry about it. its more than likely just genetics. You shouldn't add salts unless you are 100% sure that its required, since salts can build up quickly in soil/soiless mediums and cause serious problems.
 
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miwa said:
i had that on my bag seed plant..i was told it was genectic or temp....since the plant was in the ground..in the fall..i think it was temp...yours i think ITs IN THE GENES...
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Well it figures after I gave them some salt. I guess it won't hurt them none. It's not like I have done it over and over. Think I need to flush or just wait and see?
 
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