Damn I'm glad to hear you're on the other side of whatever that was! Plants are looking great though, and I hope the docs guide you well through the healing process.
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Your plants are looking good and I hope you are feeling ok.Hello everyone! Unfortunately I experienced a medical emergency last week and have been unable to put together an update since then. Between appointments, work, and being zonked on medication, I finally feel well enough to do more than just water the plants.
Which, by the way, I've already mentioned it several times so you're probably sick of it but here I go again: I would have had a much harder time if I needed to do more to this grow than what's been needed this past week. Because of the nature of the SIP containers, I just feed or water every few days and clip some fans or troublesome nodes every now and then and bada bing bada boom it grows itself. This capability has helped immensely over the last two weeks.
Back on track, the entire tent was flipped last Sunday, on Day 61. There has been quite a bit of upward growth since then, as you can see in the pics. What worked for me last time was to flip the tent and allow the plants to grow up from 18" away from the light to 12" from the light. At that point I'll start moving the light up as need be. In another few days I'll also be ramping up the ViparSpectra KS2500 from 75% to 100% as suggested. The canopies are not even (flat) at this moment in time, but it's on my radar. I just need to get the energy to find something in the house to put under the buckets or go get something. I'm not terribly concerned with it today, but perhaps this weekend.
Thanks for stopping by and reading! Nothing terribly exciting going on, which in some ways is a good thing! It makes for a boring journal, sure, but I'd rather have a boring journal with no pests/problems then frantically trying to diagnose stuff!
Damn I'm glad to hear you're on the other side of whatever that was! Plants are looking great though, and I hope the docs guide you well through the healing process.
Your plants are looking good and I hope you are feeling ok.
Glad I do not have that.I'm sure it's not this but could be worth a read if you've never heard of it!
What’s Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)?
CHS causes cycles of severe nausea and vomiting after long-term marijuana use. You can learn more here.my.clevelandclinic.org
I'm sure it's not this but could be worth a read if you've never heard of it!
What’s Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)?
CHS causes cycles of severe nausea and vomiting after long-term marijuana use. You can learn more here.my.clevelandclinic.org
Glad I do not have that.
As long as they're getting a handle on it!Thanks for the link! Happily (or unhappily?) that's not it. There's something in my colon that's been identified to be causing the issue. It may require surgery, not sure yet.
Damn. Not sure what that is, AC.
Phosphorous deficiency?
I guess it could be light burn but I don't have enough experience with grow lights to say for sure.
Good luck!
Boy, that seems to be limited to just the tops of the highest buds. Seems like that should point to environmental. If you're sure it's not light burn (which would be my first guess) do you have some weird air flow pattern at just that height?
I do that. It not only helps keep the heat down in summer, but raises the temps during the cold night of winter. Also, some utilities have lower rates in off peak hours like nights. A win all around.I had a eureka moment and remembered someone on these forums switched the lights to be on at night and off during the day. Since doing that just an hour ago, the temp is already down to 80F from 90F, and it's the hottest part of the day. I'll monitor over the next few days (if they stay alive!) but I'm assuming the heat shouldn't be as much of a problem as I initially thought.
I do that. It not only helps keep the heat down in summer, but raises the temps during the cold night of winter. Also, some utilities have lower rates in off peak hours like nights. A win all around.
The only downside for me is scheduling the 12 hour lights on around a reasonable schedule for me to check on them. But a 7-7 type schedule works pretty well there.
And I don't control for temps. Yes, there are ideal temperature ranges in which canna grows, but I've been getting triple digit highs for a few weeks now and they handle it ok. A few curled leaves as they try to avoid it, but I haven't had any herms yet from it.
You're a trooper Aspen. Maintaining critical priorities when dashed expectations careen into complex stress events is where a lot of people fall down. Nice work. Really hoping your health holds up for you too.
I suspect some nutes require a flush once before flip, so I think every fertigated SIP should have one done for safety. My timing is to flush one week-10 days before flipping so plants recover. Replenishing the reservoir with a normal nute level after flushing is my recommendation at this point. Still learning to fly these SIPs, by the seat of our pants.
Having an exit tube on the SIP instead of just a hole really helps with the mess, and you can use a siphon to pour the water on the plant so you don't have to stand there. I also find (mostly from reading anecdotal info by growers on other forums) that the level where potential salts build-up takes place is only about an inch or so above the false floor. As a result, plugging the drain hole and then overfilling the reservoir with straight water a few times can really help soak some of that stuff out of there - as it attacks the problem area more directly.
I really recommend SIP growers pick up one of these https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gas+pump+battery&crid=J0VCKV0SO3TY&sprefix=gas+pump+battery,aps,183&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
It will change your life! Make sure to get rechargeable AA's!
I've found that because the plants have constant access to ferts, that I can easily use 1/2 -2/3 of max recommended ferts in flower and veg, and achieve the same results as 100%. I tend to max out at about 1000 ppm (500) or, always well below 2.0 EC. This is in peat/perlite (Sunshine #4 or ProMix).
I think you had an issue with the ferts; yeah, maybe your lighting was a wee bit aggressive, maybe, and I'm not there to really know what happened, and importantly, in what order, so can't be sure. But you really had some life stuff happen and for me this can really hiccup a grow. I have to learn to accept it, on some level, or quit. Super impressed by you, please hang in there with me mate.