Trala’s Tent

[Roy Growin]

Are you joking or is this serious advice?

Nay, My Lord, I shit ye not
Citric acid binds Chlorides etc and easier to dose than Phosphoric

 

[Jungle Joseph]

Heeeee brew!

It’s funny coz it’s true!



I know it makes me sound a bit mental, which is fine coz I am defs a sprinkle of nuts, sick, or droopy, or unhealthy plants make my heart feel sad. I have been this way ever since I can remember. I think this is why I hate this part of the grow so much. They just look so wrecked. Foliage that was so green and lush now looks tired and shabby. They just look more tired after every day that passes. Then just when they think their suffering can’t get worse, I cut them up and hang ‘em LOLLLINGGG

Ah, the memories of a fleeting youth and the harsh realities of life.
Don't feel bad, you've given them a wonderful life, like free range chooks.

 

[Trala]

Not a joke - I use white vinegar(pH down) or baking soda (pH up)
But you'll also need a good pH tester if you choose to start pHing your water.
I wouldn't bother with it this late in the game- they've done fine on the water you've been using...

You can’t even imagine how much I don’t want to pH. It just sounds so. fucking. boring.

What do you think C Song? Should I just chill or do I need to start squeezing lemons or do I need to suck it up an pH.

Oh another thought. I wonder if because my plants seem to drink so much more than regular 420 grows, I wonder if I should maybe 2 part Tega Brop *taps nose* one part H20. Coz if they get 6L in a day, that’s 7.5mg/6L of TB. Do you think it could be the meem oil mixed or what ever it’s called mixed with the heat of my sun?

 

[Trala]

Citric acid binds Chlorides etc and easier to dose than Phosphoric

Omggggggg! That level of boring letter formage offends my eyeballs, Growing.

Why must science ruin everything?!

Oh and you keep dodging my chess question!

Side note: how is formage not a word?

 

[Roy Growin]

I'm still playing @chess.com Trala

 

[Trala]

I'm still playing @chess.com Trala

Where are you in the world?

Coz I’d love to play you if you ever have the time.

The only person in my life who can play is my son. And we only play on family holidays.

 

[Trala]

@Growings

I joined. In fact I think I already had a log in. But I don’t remember playing on that app. I had a chess buddy who used to play with me but on a different app.

Trala-la-la.

Hopefully the stars will align and we can have a game.

Oh I’m not good by any means, but I’m not a beginner either. I understand the game and I love to play it even if I lose every game lolllll

 

[Emilya Green]

If you can be bothered giving me 3 minutes of nasally Aussie accent time you’ll never get back I’d so appreciate any advice.

Your plants look wonderful! I think I see a similar thing that happened to the tired old girls, where some of the upper sun leaves started to take a bit of damage toward the end of bloom. A similar thing is happening now in the newer girls, a bit of yellowing along the leaf margins near the top. Part of this looks also to be a bit of wind damage, especially that which seems to be just along one side, but that single side thing could be explained as the side that faces the water or the concrete... one of them might reflect more light than the other, making that side more photoreactive and therefore nute dependent.

It looks like a slight potassium deficiency, certainly not enough to be worried about, but its there, and we would all prefer not to be doing that to our plants. Looking at it from the perspective of pH management, potassium is available from 6.0-9, so if you are anywhere in that range you should be fine picking it up. I just think that given the intense sunlight they are enjoying, they have very strong needs for potassium here in bloom, and they want more. This is why we have supplements like Terpinator... I bet your girls would love it. Banana peels fermented down make a great K supplement too... just still 3 or 4 of them in a jar of distilled water for about 20 days and start supplementing your hungry plants with a tablespoon of that with every watering.

 

[Trala]

Your plants look wonderful! I think I see a similar thing that happened to the tired old girls, where some of the upper sun leaves started to take a bit of damage toward the end of bloom. A similar thing is happening now in the newer girls, a bit of yellowing along the leaf margins near the top. Part of this looks also to be a bit of wind damage, especially that which seems to be just along one side, but that single side thing could be explained as the side that faces the water or the concrete... one of them might reflect more light than the other, making that side more photoreactive and therefore nute dependent.

It looks like a slight potassium deficiency, certainly not enough to be worried about, but its there, and we would all prefer not to be doing that to our plants. Looking at it from the perspective of pH management, potassium is available from 6.0-9, so if you are anywhere in that range you should be fine picking it up. I just think that given the intense sunlight they are enjoying, they have very strong needs for potassium here in bloom, and they want more. This is why we have supplements like Terpinator... I bet your girls would love it. Banana peels fermented down make a great K supplement too... just still 3 or 4 of them in a jar of distilled water for about 20 days and start supplementing your hungry plants with a tablespoon of that with every watering.

Thank you Em

I actually didn’t consider water reflection and wind. It has been windy here too.

Do you think I should pH. Coz the thought of it doesn’t make my heart sing

I will start with the fermented banana peels. I always prefer supplements that don’t hurt my hip pocket as much lol.

Their colour on the whole is on fleek. Should I nip off the affected leaves or leave them?

Oh and I know my watering technique would cause you to swoon in horror but question. Should I give some just straight water? Like 4L Tega Brop *taps nose* 2L H20? My environment is so different to yours. My wet dry cycle is literally 24 hours.

 

[Emilya Green]

Thank you Em

I actually didn’t consider water reflection and wind. It has been windy here too.

Do you think I should pH. Coz the thought of it doesn’t make my heart sing

I will start with the fermented banana peels. I always prefer supplements that don’t hurt my hip pocket as much lol.

Their colour on the whole is on fleek. Should I nip off the affected leaves or leave them?

Oh and I know my watering technique would cause you to swoon in horror but question. Should I give some just straight water? Like 4L Tega Brop *taps nose* 2L H20? My environment is so different to yours. My wet dry cycle is literally 24 hours.

not phing has not hurt you so far... why give in to peer pressure now? I never nip leaves ... I let the plants make the decisions. Your plants are sort of show plants out there by the pool though, so it could be justified to clean them up. And if you leave them be, then when you start giving the supplement, you can directly see how it affects the affected leaves. Because of your intense sunlight, I would consider doing f/f/w, upping the feed by at least that much. The only thing plain water is going to do is starve them more... I would try to avoid that. f/f/w will do that, and still give you one water only round to keep things from building up in the soil.

 

[DeeBoy]

How old was I when I was told I sound way too posh for swearing you ask?

I was today years old.

L O L L I N G

WILLE is phat as fuck. Her buds are next level. She will punch your brain gently I just know it.

It is worrying. I hope they don’t get worse.

Punch your brain gently…. You have the best fucking lines!

 

[Trala]

not phing has not hurt you so far... why give in to peer pressure now? I never nip leaves ... I let the plants make the decisions. Your plants are sort of show plants out there by the pool though, so it could be justified to clean them up. And if you leave them be, then when you start giving the supplement, you can directly see how it affects the affected leaves. Because of your intense sunlight, I would consider doing f/f/w, upping the feed by at least that much. The only thing plain water is going to do is starve them more... I would try to avoid that. f/f/w will do that, and still give you one water only round to keep things from building up in the soil.

I will get some bananas today.

So I'm clear, is that no to plain water? Continue with the Tega Brop *taps nose*?

The big girls have slowed with drinking. I'm at 2L every second day for them. The monstercropped clone is at 6L per day and the regular clones are at 4L per day.

My sun at 0900. And this is 2 weeks into Spring!

PS I literally have zero idea what lux or fc even is. A poster told me to download the app to measure my light. But I'm guessing it's good light.

 

[DeeBoy]

Not a joke - I use white vinegar(pH down) or baking soda (pH up)
But you'll also need a good pH tester if you choose to start pHing your water.
I wouldn't bother with it this late in the game- they've done fine on the water you've been using...

What kind of measurements do you use for the vinegar and baking soda?

 

[Emilya Green]

yes, its a good number. above 85k lux is considered lethal indoors

 

[Roy Growin]

Where are you in the world?

Coz I’d love to play you if you ever have the time.

The only person in my life who can play is my son. And we only play on family holidays.

I am UK, Nayfkincloo
Going there now to look for Trala

 

[Roy Growin]

Omggggggg! That level of boring letter formage offends my eyeballs, Growing.

Why must science ruin everything?!

Oh and you keep dodging my chess question!

Side note: how is formage not a word?

Formage is not a word because you can't take a noun and make it an adverb or adjective by adding -age since that suffix suggests the adding of something or a quality, such as 'hermitage' (that of a hermit) - if you mean fromage, that's cheese
Note to self: must sell the weed

 

[Carcass]

What kind of measurements do you use for the vinegar and baking soda?

Hi, DeeBoy-
Good question- while vinegar is not the "approved" way to lower pH, but it's been working for me for a few years now..
My tap water is pH 8.0- adding 7ml of white vinegar per gallon, brings it down to 6.6- so each ml of vinegar brings the pH down .02 in 1 gallon of water.
Since my water is pH 8, I've never had to use the baking soda- I'll just have to guess how much if I ever have to raise the pH...

 

[DeeBoy]

Hi, DeeBoy-
Good question- while vinegar is not the "approved" way to lower pH, but it's been working for me for a few years now..
My tap water is pH 8.0- adding 7ml of white vinegar per gallon, brings it down to 6.6- so each ml of vinegar brings the pH down .02 in 1 gallon of water.
Since my water is pH 8, I've never had to use the baking soda- I'll just have to guess how much if I ever have to raise the pH...

Thanks! My well water is right around 7.8 consistently. I can get a big jug of that at the big box store. Excellent money saving tip. And, it’s got to be organic… right? Not that I care that much…

 

[Carcass]

Vinegar is vinegar when it's used to adjust pH. I do use white vinegar, as opposed
to the apple cider stuff, just because that's what I always have "in stock"

 

[Trala]

Because of your intense sunlight, I would consider doing f/f/w, upping the feed by at least that much. The only thing plain water is going to do is starve them more... I would try to avoid that. f/f/w will do that, and still give you one water only round to keep things from building up in the soil.

I’m not sure I know what f/f/w is. I took it as being feed feed water, and thought it was about the 6L feed. I do them in 2L containers so I took that to mean 2x 2L Tega Brop *taps nose* and 1 x 2L of water to make up the 6 L but after rereading again, you say to avoid water, so I don’t think that’s what you are saying.

omg I’m sooooo confused.