Tead's Indoor-ish, Winter, Hempy, OGK, SOG

[Tead]

So... Afgann reg popped.

The mix she's in already has a load of Osmocote+ in it. I doubt she'll continue to thrive, but I had to give it a try with a new plant after the last one died.

Here's a bonus shot of the Pineapple Chunk. I'm diggin her.

 

[SweetSue]

May the little one thrive and grow flowers that knock you out.

Question: how long do you wait before advancing to the next level of nute strength? How many waterings do you watch?

 

[Tead]

Question: how long do you wait before advancing to the next level of nute strength? How many waterings do you watch?

Ya know... it's more of an art than a schedule for me. I usually advance by 1/4tsp increments. On average, I'd say I bump it by 1/4tsp every 1.5 weeks. Of course, I draw outside those lines pretty frequently.
I try to do feedings in the morning. That gives me a chance to watch them for signs of overfeeding. The signs will show up very quickly in hydro.

 

[Weaselcracker]

I use rainwater and I have a 20 gallon barrel of it in the veg room. I add cal mag to this at 3-5 ml/gallon then balance the ph to 5.7 (ish). Ph at this point isn't super important because the mixture is so weak and doesn't have much ability to sway the ph of the growing medium.
Anyway... Because the calmag contains nitrogen, it's all I really need to keep young plants going till they have a few nodes and leaves. When they start gaining size and looking hungry I start adding some grow. It's pretty slapdash.

 

[AKgramma]

Tead: would it not be wise to flush the Oscoat out of the baby afghan's pot? Why kill it with the same stuff that killed the previous baby?

 

[Tead]

Man... I bought and used a hedge trimmer today. I don't know how I lived without it. The jungles down here can get out of control quick with all the heat and rain. That bad boy chewed everything up quite nicely.

 

[SweetSue]

I use rainwater and I have a 20 gallon barrel of it in the veg room. I add cal mag to this at 3-5 ml/gallon then balance the ph to 5.7 (ish). Ph at this point isn't super important because the mixture is so weak and doesn't have much ability to sway the ph of the growing medium.
Anyway... Because the calmag contains nitrogen, it's all I really need to keep young plants going till they have a few nodes and leaves. When they start gaining size and looking hungry I start adding some grow. It's pretty slapdash.

Thank you both for your responses. I have cal/mag, and I'd forgotten all about it. How often should one use this product?

 

[Tead]

You're going to need it with every feeding. I do 1/2tsp in every gallon.
Remember, you have to provide everything. Since Cal and Mag are the 2 nutes that are only marginally available at the normal hydro PH's, we supplement those specific nutes to boost the input.

 

[Light Addict]

Tead

I was reading along and read your hedge trimmer post and thought wow! He must be growing g some mammoth buds to need one of them!

Best of buds to ya!

 

[Tead]

Tead

I was reading along and read your hedge trimmer post and thought wow! He must be growing g some mammoth buds to need one of them!

Oh man... wouldn't that be wonderful!
Unfortunately, it's really just heavy work in the sun related. We can grow things quick down on the gulf coast and I have a rental property that's bordered by undeveloped land mostly resembling a jungle. Hell.... I gotta go pick up a chainsaw this weekend, but the hedge trimmer chewed thru tons of smaller stuff and made chopping up the cut stuff for black bags really easy and quick.

 

[Tead]

Photos and feedings....

PChunk continues to look good.... tho she looks a bit light to me. I want to boost her up a touch next feeding.

Here's an OGK blooming out...

And a parting shot of bud porn from the above girl...

 

[Tead]

Clipped a small bud this morning from my OGK. I was enjoying how pretty she was... thought I'd share some bud porn.

 

[Tead]

The next hempy pot in the making. Schedule 40 6" PVC. I cut a 1.5ft piece... and I kinda feel it may be too long. It's about as tall as a 5gal bucket.

 

[AKgramma]

Clipped a small bud this morning from my OGK. I was enjoying how pretty she was... thought I'd share some bud porn.

And this is how OGK is SUPPOSED to look! Are you growing these outdoors?

 

[AKgramma]

The next hempy pot in the making. Schedule 40 6" PVC. I cut a 1.5ft piece... and I kinda feel it may be too long. It's about as tall as a 5gal bucket.

A six inch diameter hempy? Is that big enough to make any difference between a hempy and a regular 6" pot?

 

[Tead]

A six inch diameter hempy? Is that big enough to make any difference between a hempy and a regular 6" pot?

I'm doing a touch of experimentation with the taller form factor. You can't usually find 6" pots that are 1.5' tall.

And this is how OGK is SUPPOSED to look! Are you growing these outdoors?

Nope... 400w HPS.
I've seen you speaking of your OGK woes on your thread. Happy I don't have the same issues. I've been growing the same cloned OGK strain for a very long time now.

 

[AKgramma]

I see the logic in taller hempys, to accommodate the roots, so they don't wrap themselves around the pot. My ladies sure like the tall kitchen trash cans (24" 13 gallons) I transplanted them to. I even got more growth out of my poor OGK clones.

If I get a chance, or if I can ground layer one of my last OGK ladies, I will put them under the LED and see if I can get a better leaf structure out of the clones.

 

[Tead]

Random OGK bud porn to feed the sea....

I've not seen Betty in her mini-skirt for many months now. Storms today have brought the temps way down.

 

[Tead]

Rainy day activities....

6" PVC Drain. Red plastic bottoms are the tops of strange plastic gift tubs. Tan goo is Liquid Nails. 18" tall. 1/4" hole 3 inches up from the bottom. Bonus dirty toe action.

 

[Tead]

My little Pineapple Chunk is working on her 7th leaf set. I'm getting very tempted to top her and start a clone.