Renaissance Man's Second Grow

[Farmer Reading]

Grateful for the invite and always love the soil grows.

5% THC and 8% CBD, Critical Care CBD sounds like the most relaxing strain in the world.

 

[Renaissance Man]

Grateful for the invite and always love the soil grows.

5% THC and 8% CBD, Critical Care CBD sounds like the most relaxing strain in the world.

We'll see.. I have no idea what to expect

 

[StoneOtter]

High RM, this sounds like a tasty grow! Bon Voyage!

 

[Renaissance Man]

Hey gang, well here is an update. Not a whole lot going on. The monstercrop clone still has not started to veg. I'm just being patient. Not sure how long that typically takes but it's been a few weeks at 18/6 light and still nothing.

The Critical Cure is doing great. There was a little nitrogen deficiency after the first set of leaves. I was hoping the soil had enough nutrients to get me through a couple of weeks but evidently not. I added a couple of tablespoons of top dressing and I fed with pH'd water and all looks good now.

I am having a temperature control issue. The light seems to be putting off a lot of heat from the driver. I think this is going to be challenging as my tent stays in the garage. I do not have an A/c unit and am having a hard time managing humidity (or lackthereof)

Side note: Thinking about something in advance. I could use some input. I have a 7gal and a 5gal cloth pot that I'll be using for the two plants. I'm not sure which plant to put in the bigger pot yet.. suggestions?

Also, I think I'm going to be scrogging this grow. Going to pick up a net at the hydro store later this week but I'm still a month away from installing it. Should I top the plants if I'm going to scrog or just let them grow? My understanding is that when you scrog, there is no need to top as I won't have an issue with height.

 

[StoneOtter]

I haven't scroged un topped but the idea of it sounds fine. Topped may mean just an orderly way to get it done? Stoned musing

 

[bluter]

I haven't scroged un topped but the idea of it sounds fine. Topped may mean just an orderly way to get it done? Stoned musing

can do it without topping but it's a bent over lst start. best to start training prior to the net.

 

[LKABudMan]

I have four untopped clones in veg that I plan on taking over to the flower tent and scrogging in a couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes. Good luck.

 

[bluter]

I have four untopped clones in veg that I plan on taking over to the flower tent and scrogging in a couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes. Good luck.

if it's clones you can tip them anytime. no need to lst beforehand for a scrog.

 

[InTheShed]

Have you considered a Vick's Vaporizer to raise the RH? It also will raise the temp a bit because it's pumping out steam. Not in a garage though...

it's been a few weeks at 18/6 light and still nothing.

Months. Reveg can be measured in months even at 24/0!

Should I top the plants if I'm going to scrog or just let them grow? My understanding is that when you scrog, there is no need to top as I won't have an issue with height.

What bluter and Otter said. It's easier to evenly fill the net if you have growth coming from all directions after breaking the apical dominance by topping.

 

[bluter]

Have you considered a Vick's Vaporizer to raise the RH? It also will raise the temp a bit because it's pumping out steam. Not in a garage though...

a cheap way to raise rh is put a vaporizer on a timer. only need to run it once or twice a day once you dial in the time.

 

[InTheShed]

And put yourself on a timer to remember to refill it!

 

[bluter]

And put yourself on a timer to remember to refill it!

lol check it daily. it depends on how long you have to run it. the idea is to get enough in the air but avoid it condensating on any surfaces.

 

[bluter]

i should add i've stopped trying to add rh. over the years i found it wasn't worth it.

none of my grows falls in line with a vpd chart. i've always found you harm your grow more by trying to create perfect conditions. instead of living by the chart i adapt to what i'm given. it always results in less stress and better grows.

 

[InTheShed]

i should add i've stopped trying to add rh. over the years i found it wasn't worth it.

Aren't your leaves getting an RH boost from evaporation up from the res? Like a micro-climate just above the perlite?

 

[bluter]

Aren't your leaves getting an RH boost from evaporation up from the res? Like a micro-climate just above the perlite?

essentially yes. we didn't add rh in the larger soil grow either. at a certain point you're pulling more out that adding no matter how low the background rh is.

 

[Renaissance Man]

Thank you everyone for your input. I already have a small humidifier in their that helps but I like @bluter's style of not worrying about rh too much. Everything seems to be growing smoothly now.

The monstercrop appears to have some new green developing. I hope this turns to new growth soon. I do not have a separate tent so they will both be flowering at the same time. That just means the Critical Cure will be vegging longer.

The @ViparSpectra XS2000 seems to be doing well. I'm anticipating 2 plants to fill a 2x4 scrog net. Should be no problem

 

[Krissi Carbone]

Thank you everyone for your input. I already have a small humidifier in their that helps but I like @bluter's style of not worrying about rh too much. Everything seems to be growing smoothly now.

The monstercrop appears to have some new green developing. I hope this turns to new growth soon. I do not have a separate tent so they will both be flowering at the same time. That just means the Critical Cure will be vegging longer.

The @ViparSpectra XS2000 seems to be doing well. I'm anticipating 2 plants to fill a 2x4 scrog net. Should be no problem

Going well? Did you move the driver out of the tent?

 

[Renaissance Man]

Going well? Did you move the driver out of the tent?

Hey! No I did not, however, I have been opening the tent door more and it has been working. I may have issues once June and July comes around but we will see.

 

[LKABudMan]

I love the reveg project RM. I have one of those going as well. I took a bud off of Lorraine, one of my first plants, in flower. I put the bud in my DWC cloner on 12/18, rooted and planted in a solo cup on 12/30.

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• LKABudMan
• Mar 29, 2022

Lorraine clone 1/1/22

She's been shuffled around from tent to tent, at one point being left in the flower tent for a week, and is still in that same solo cup If you look closely at the pictures for my second grow you will see her in the background of a lot of them.

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• LKABudMan
• Mar 29, 2022

Lorraine clone on front-left on 1/26

Lately she's been in the bottom of the veg tent, stretching to find light past the clones in there. In a week or two I'll have a tent dedicated to mothers and projects and she'll get a permanent home

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• LKABudMan
• Mar 29, 2022

Lorraine mc clone 3/29

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• LKABudMan
• Mar 29, 2022

Lorraine mc clone 3/29

Happy Growing.

 

[StoneOtter]