Stardawg17, Dutch Bucket, Cookie Wreck, Auto, 2022

[PGA Caddie]

She’s looking healthy. Keep doing what your doing. I been in DWC buckets for the last few months but am itching to set my Dutch buckets back up. So much easier.

 

[InTheShed]

Every time I stop by I feel like I'm flying an airplane!

That plant looks very much on the mend. Well done.

 

[stardawg17]

My first grow I attempted to start 5 out of 10 seeds. This grow I used the remaining 5 seeds. So I expected this plant to grow to roughly the same size (seen below). I've made changes to my setup and don't have as much vertical space now...so...yesterday I did this...

My first grow

 

[InTheShed]

This one should be much more under control now!

 

[stardawg17]

This one should be much more under control now!

yeah...being my first grow I just wanted to see what happened with no training. This one will get some training

 

[stardawg17]

Just putting these here for reference

 

[stardawg17]

A little late w/ this week's report...

Report Date	Seed Drop	Days Old	Week
5/1	3/30	32	4

Tent Temp (F)
max	min	avg
86.09642857	66.26428571	73.75134156
Tent RH (%)
max	min	avg
80.21428571	40.10714286	71.33670386
pH
max	min	avg
6.324814815	5.319245283	5.994288519
TDS (PPM)
max	min	avg
516.0470833	434.1366667	465.7091532
Reservoir Temp (F)
max	min	avg
73.91959184	69.29617021	70.92449793

Nutes	ml/gal	gallons	Total ml	Schedule 4
FloraMicro	1.875	6	11.25
FloraGro	1.875	6	11.25
FloraBloom	1.875	6	11.25
KoolBloom	0	6	0
Floralicous+	0	6	0
Armor Si	0.625	6	3.75
CaliMag	1.25	6	7.5
Flora Nectar	1.25	6	7.5
Silica Gold	0	6	0
FloraKleen	0	6	0
Hormex	2.5	6	15

 

[stardawg17]

Current State:

 

[stardawg17]

She still looks unhealthy. I had several issues going on and I'm not sure which one was causing the problem, but, hopefully it has been remedied.

First was pink mold in the humidifier. To remedy I cleaned out the mold and added peroxide to the tank. I'll be adding some with each refill from now on.

Next the drip emitters were too close to the rockwool...so I moved those back to the slits in the lid so the nutrient feed is further away from the roots.

The drip regulators appeared to be not regulating the flow so I replaced those as well. I also measured how much feed I'm pumping each cycle...right at 1 gallon in 15 minutes. I scaled back from feeding every 2 hours to every 3 hours.

The last possible issue I haven't remedied yet because we're under a boil order and I thought I'd wait until we're clear before replacing my filters in the RO system.

I also changed out the reservoir today so the nutrients should be at the proper levels.

She has started the transition to flower so we'll see how much she starts stretching. The last plant of this strain I grew started growing like an inch a day at this point so we'll see how she responds.

 

[stardawg17]

That said, it is beneficial to foliar spray with hydrogen peroxide solution, and on the buds, if you have a mold-prone situation. I have found no down side to doing this. What I use is 12 tbps (6 fl. oz.) of 3% drugstore peroxide in 1/2 gal of distilled water or at least very pure water, liberally applied with a pump sprayer. You can spray the entire plant every day with this, if needed.

Just found this from another thread... @cbdhemp808 I'll be starting this regimen tomorrow

 

[cbdhemp808]

Just found this from another thread... @cbdhemp808 I'll be starting this regimen tomorrow

Hi Unless you are expecting mold, or maybe see some initial signs of it, I don't think it's necessary. I would let your plant grow some more... see if it gets healthier. Mold tends to effect my plants in the flowering stage. If I see persistent signs of mold, I will start using this peroxide spray. Be careful with the ratio... too much peroxide can burn leaves.

 

[stardawg17]

Late again on the weekly report...

Report Date	Seed Drop	Days Old	Week
5/9	3/30	40	6
5/2	In Flower	7	1	harvest
	Remaining	63	9	7/11

Tent Temp (F)
max	min	avg
77.64285714	71.63272727	74.88878612

Tent RH (%)
max	min	avg
74.42307692	46.875	64.9311975

PH
max	min	avg
8.541578947	5.068076923	5.939004466

TDS (PPM)
max	min	avg
621.5168889	351.9017143	475.9471556

Reservoir Temp (F)
max	min	avg
73.81791667	69.69	71.98076412

Nutes	ml/gal	gallons	Total ml	Schedule 5
FloraMicro	1.875	6	11.25
FloraGro	0.625	6	3.75
FloraBloom	2.5	6	15
KoolBloom	0.25	6	1.5
Floralicous+	0	6	0
Armor Si	0.625	6	3.75
CaliMag	1.25	6	7.5
Flora Nectar	1.25	6	7.5
Silica Gold	0	6	0
FloraKleen	0	6	0
Hormex	2.5	6	15

 

[stardawg17]

Current State

 

[stardawg17]

I got a little over-aggressive with the super cropping and had to hack off one of the top colas...

but she appears to have recovered so I did some more...

I'll give her a day or two to recover and then I switch to the higher powered lights for bloom and I'll start the LST. I also discovered another issue...ants!!! Ants have invaded the tent. I had a small bottle of peppermint essential oil so I sprinkled that stuff all over the inside of the tent especially around the plant. Tomorrow I'll go pick up a bottle of mint spray. I forget the name of it but it works wonders for ants.

 

[InTheShed]

Looks pretty well recovered to me! And a line of diatomaceous earth around the tent will kill whatever walks through it.

 

[stardawg17]

Finally got around to swapping out the lights last night...

Before

After:

 

[stardawg17]

She did respond well to the super-cropping:

 

[InTheShed]

Pretty puff balls! Won't be long before you'll need something to hold up the branches to keep them off the floor.

 

[stardawg17]

Yeah...she's got me excited!

I'll be leaving her on her own for a week while I'm out of town so hopefully everything goes well

 

[InTheShed]