Tryan2grow1 Second Time Grow - Autos In DWC With Mars-Hydro LED

The numbers from each res tonight reflect it is time to change. Each res was drained and filled with 1/4 strength nutrient rich water, full bloom 1 2 3 from GH. PPM was lowered a bit and the ph raised to accommodate the trend given over the last week. Full strength Hydroguard and Z7 added. The ladies look good. Thanks for following along.
 
All the ladies wanted photos tonight. So here they are in all their wonder.
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The canopy is very even. Bring on the stretch. The NL has some stretch going on with the newest growth. Grow babies grow.
 
It is almost like I have two different grows going on. At 54 days the Northern Light is performing to my expectations of an auto. Little buds growing like mad to make me proud. Then there is this beauty of a plant the Blue Mystic. As she showed pistils at the same time as the NL it was thought she’d be in full bloom also. Instead this plant has gone all veg mode in her grow space. Daily or more like hourly she is checked to see if the stretch is on and bud manufacturing under way. Still she is prepping for this stage of life. In hopes of making the Blue Mystic jealous pics of the Northern Light main top will take the lead.
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Thank you for looking in.
 
I'm impressed by the level of detail you guys keep in your records. Here's how I water my DWC system. The reservoir is 40 liter. Whenever it is half full or so, I fill up a 20 liter bucket with water, then I add nutes from 1/4 to 4/4 depending on the strain and how strong they want their nute solution to be. New strains I always start with 1/4 of the recommended dosages and work my way upwards.

Anyway - After this I pH the water in the bucket to 5.5-5.8 and then I just pour it into the reservoir until it's full. I never empty the reservoir. Never happened. Only between grows. As the plants drink the pH will raise slightly, so usually when I fill, the water in the reservoir will be around 6.0-6-2 somewhere. That's why I usually pH the new water below 5.8. That way the mixure usually ends up being near 5.8 that way. I hardly ever test the pH between fillings. I never test the PPM, but I probably should start doing that since all my grows are getting converted to hydro these days.

I don't know - I never followed feeding schedules. If the plants drink 30 liter, I give them 30 new liter and I keep it that simple
 
Ah - in DWC, when I want to change from vegg to bloom, I do it the same way, only this time I will replace the water they drunk with water that contains bloom nutes. That way the levels of vegg nutes get lower for every feeding while bloom nutes will increase until it's all bloom nutes
 
Knowing that autos are to be under 18/6 the entire grow some changes need to be made. Perhaps one of the plants (BM) has forgotten it was an auto. Today marks day 55 since these babies were put to germ and the Blue Mystic still has not gone full bloom. Today the lights were changed to 12/12. Now this may compromise the yield but if they never bloom or worse yet outgrow the space no yield will be received at all. So on to 12/12 it is to get the BM to go full bloom. These plants are on their second round of res water that is full bloom nutes. Yet the Blue Mystic still has not gone full flower. Let us see what transpires now that the environment has gone to the flowering light cycle. Thanks to all for following along. Comments welcome please.
 
tryan2grow1 said:
Knowing that autos are to be under 18/6 the entire grow some changes need to be made. Perhaps one of the plants (BM) has forgotten it was an auto. Today marks day 55 since these babies were put to germ and the Blue Mystic still has not gone full bloom. Today the lights were changed to 12/12. Now this may compromise the yield but if they never bloom or worse yet outgrow the space no yield will be received at all. So on to 12/12 it is to get the BM to go full bloom. These plants are on their second round of res water that is full bloom nutes. Yet the Blue Mystic still has not gone full flower. Let us see what transpires now that the environment has gone to the flowering light cycle. Thanks to all for following along. Comments welcome please.
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You could try a 10-off 14-on (or 11/13) cycle. I read a lot of strains flower under 10hrs darkness. Its mainly the Sativas and sativa hybrids that need the full 12. Might help balance for the yield for you? Not sure, but may be worth a go.

I'm growing an auto 12-12 from seed at the moment. Will be interesting to see what happens with yours. Might give me an idea of what I could expect.

 
GlaucomaMeds said:
You could try a 10-off 14-on (or 11/13) cycle. I read a lot of strains flower under 10hrs darkness. Its mainly the Sativas and sativa hybrids that need the full 12. Might help balance for the yield for you? Not sure, but may be worth a go.

I'm growing an auto 12-12 from seed at the moment. Will be interesting to see what happens with yours. Might give me an idea of what I could expect.
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Thank you GM for your ideas. As of now since the NL is going gangbusters on buds but the BM, no joy. So it can't hurt the NL that much to go to 12/12. Besides her yield is not expected to be all that much. But she may surprise me yet. With the BM I am afraid that if she goes much longer in the veg state she'll out grow the space. The scrog is all but full with her tops. So the learning curve continues. Let's see what this mad scientist comes up with having made change 100 to change 101. The only constant is change. Carry on team. Thanks again GM.
 
Haha I'm finding that to be so true too. The only thing that stays the same for me is that its always changing. I've also found I'm never done with building my setup . I said to myself a month or more ago "I just need these last 2 or 3 bits and I'm done buying stuff for the grow." About 25 more purchases later I'm learning I'll never be done. It is fun though, I don't think I've learned so much in such a short space of time with anything else I've ever done. Finally found something that doesn't feel like work to do and I love it.

Such a great thing, to nurture tiny little seeds into 1st class medicine and sticking it to the 'big man' in the process.

As long as you are enjoying your plants you can't ask for more .

I've seen some good yields come from friend's NL grows so you may be surprised yet
 
GlaucomaMeds said:
Haha I'm finding that to be so true too. The only thing that stays the same for me is that its always changing. I've also found I'm never done with building my setup . I said to myself a month or more ago "I just need these last 2 or 3 bits and I'm done buying stuff for the grow." About 25 more purchases later I'm learning I'll never be done. It is fun though, I don't think I've learned so much in such a short space of time with anything else I've ever done. Finally found something that doesn't feel like work to do and I love it.

Such a great thing, to nurture tiny little seeds into 1st class medicine and sticking it to the 'big man' in the process.

As long as you are enjoying your plants you can't ask for more .

I've seen some good yields come from friend's NL grows so you may be surprised yet
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We be brothers from another mother GM. You nailed it with each statement you made. And BTW one can never have enough toys. Be prepared to get more....lol. And as far as a fun, enjoyable, keep one interested hobby to have, cultivating one's own meds is the bomb. Never did I back in April of this year think that this would consume me wholly like it has. My first grow set the bar for what to expect. So future grows have some living up to do. Thank you for following along. May we both continue with thumbs of green. Rock on!
 
Scoooter said:
I feel your frustration Tryan. My one oddball auto hasn't shown even a hair yet. It's a different strain. If nothing happens in a couple weeks I am going to try 12/12 for a couple days. Since they are on the clock so to speak I hate to deprive the others of 8 hours a day for too long. Can't get that lost grow energy back.
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At least the BM has shown pistils already, but that was weeks ago. And until someone can convince me that these plants won't go hermie with an ever changing light cycle I reckon 12/12 will be it for my girls the rest of the way. The light change for me will only be 6 hours loss of light instead of 8. At least this Blue Mystic is one gorgeous plant. It would be more frustrating if she was a runt or poor performer but she shows the potential to be a great plant and producer. Just need to nudge her in the right direction and the 12/12 should do it. Thanks Scoooter for looking in.
 
Oh - I give the auto's light 24/7- is that wrong?

tryan2grow1 said:
Knowing that autos are to be under 18/6 the entire grow some changes need to be made. Perhaps one of the plants (BM) has forgotten it was an auto. Today marks day 55 since these babies were put to germ and the Blue Mystic still has not gone full bloom. Today the lights were changed to 12/12. Now this may compromise the yield but if they never bloom or worse yet outgrow the space no yield will be received at all. So on to 12/12 it is to get the BM to go full bloom. These plants are on their second round of res water that is full bloom nutes. Yet the Blue Mystic still has not gone full flower. Let us see what transpires now that the environment has gone to the flowering light cycle. Thanks to all for following along. Comments welcome please.
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DeVille said:
Oh - I give the auto's light 24/7- is that wrong?
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Wrong?....no way....let me see what I can find on this subject. Here is what I found....

"Do auto strains needs a special light schedule? Autos Should Get 18-24 Hours of Light a Day for the Best Yields".

This tells me you are good with going 24 hours. It was read somewhere that plants do get some benefit out of a period of dark but cannot find it at this time.

Thanks for looking in.....puff, puff, pass!

Google this team......How Much Light to Give Autos Each Day
 
Here is a quick thought about the Blue Mystic. If it were truly to be an auto, it should have been in full flower by this time. Now it still may be an auto but needs persuasion to get to producing meds. And if it does just so happen to be a photo that's ok too for she has vegged for 55 days and has nice tops all over the scrog. Her first new light cycle day will end up being a 15/9, then on to 12/12. The timer has been changed. May all our plants flower em up!
 
DeVille said:
Oh - I give the auto's light 24/7- is that wrong?
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I remember reading that 18/6 and 24/0 will yield basically the same amount, as what the plant gains in light, it loses in 'sleep' if that makes any sense. For that reason 18/6 would be less electricity, however that's only what I've read I have no hands on experience with it.
 
Lights on. Ladies are posing.
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There is some stretch going on with the Northern Light
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Nice bud
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The canopy on the Blue Mystic side has military alignment.
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From above both plants have beauty in their different ways.
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