Grow Update - Sept 19
Veg day 23, day 34 from seed (Flo N Gro)
Veg day 16, Day 26 from seed (Chocolope)
Well, plants are looking great. I'm already a big fan of the Flo N Gro/Ebb N Gro style of growing.
I am getting great veg development, and the roots look amazing. I pulled the pots up on each bucket to look at the roots, and they're all nearly bone white, healthy looking and abundant. They all have a
fair amount of roots coming out of the inner net-pot bucket sides and bottom. I'm thrilled with how great they look.
Plant sizes vary - The tallest is a Lucy that's about 9" at the moment, the rest are between 4-6". Aside from the one Lucy, there isn't a lot of height difference, though there is quite a difference in bushiness (some of this is how they were topped). The UBT plants are coming along great and are all working on their 4 main tops. Some are more uniform and even than others, but they're all developing nicely. Skywalker number 2 was topped one node higher, and you can really tell by how bushy it looks.
Picture of Skywalker #2's roots - not the best photo, as it doesn't quite capture how thick the roots are near and at the bottom - 4 gallon buckets:
Blue Planet Nutrients was kind enough to send me the ingredients to mix up a Cal/Mag supplement:
I took the powdered ingredients, and I mixed it up in a clear container until there was no visible particulate, and followed the instructions he gave me to the letter. After it was all mixed I put it into a cleaned and sterilized 1 liter (former) nutrient container that I had saved. It looks the color of urine, but doesn't have a bad smell. Blue Planet advised that I use 4-5 ml. per gallon.
According to Blue Planet: "...guaranteed analysis of 2% N, 1.2% Mg, 2% Ca, and .1% Fe. I used some stuff that Botanicare doesnt add to theirs. I included both calcium and magnesium chelate. The calcium of the mix I gave to you has only 2% Ca compared to 3% in the Botanicare but I think that is a better ratio (2% Ca). Too much Ca can interfere with Mg and you will do good with this."
Also, I had just done a reservoir/nutrient change a day earlier so I added about 20ml of this to the solution afterwards, and the PPM's went from 760 ppm (20 gal res.) to 820ppm using only a quarter of the recommended amount - so at least for this res. change, I'm going to leave it at that... After putting the first 20 ml in, I was afraid of the PPM jump putting more in might cause. I'm sure I could go higher with PPM's but I'm a little hesitant to make too big of a jump at the moment as they look so great right now.
Cal/Mag supplement, courtesy of Blue Planet:
Finally, here's a group shot of the gals - they're loving they're Blue Planet Nutrients 3 part diet!:
Finally sorry I haven't been around much last few days, super busy at home right now, and still having some health issues, but I feel great today so I'll focus on that!
and BPN 
the plants are really looking good and I'm really pleased. I took Magic Beans advice and had my wife help me shuffle some plants around that weren't getting as much light. He had a great idea I think.
