Ok so I'm surprised nobody ask but what's the ventilation like in your closet? Carbon is probably one of the most important elements in growing anything as the plant is made of more than 80% carbon...Having some minor problems with some plants. I grow in hawaii we get 13 hours of light basically year round from what i understand so i bring my ladies inside at night under a t5 They get about 18/6 roughly. Temps are high in the closet 85-90f 55r h at canopy and about 80-85 on my porch where they spend the majority of the day in direct strong sunlight : ). The plants are 27 days out of the ground. One lady the one i will show a picture of i overwatered a bit and she's been struggling to come back ever since however she is coming back i think i may have some kind of calmag problem? I just fed her before this photo with a super mellow strength calmag foliar feed. Anyway
subcool supersoil in bottom 3 inches of 10 inch high pots with sunshine mix 4 as the top soil i transplanted into.
No ferts thus far just good organic soil
t5 about a foot above the canopy when they come in
ph 6.5 water and runoff
thats all the details my stoned ass can think to be important right nowB)
ALSO her serrated edges were curling up like heat stress earlier today? but chilled out after i had her outside for a good 3 or 4 hours. to hot in the closet? '
Shoots
Over watering a seedling is a top killer. Don't water a seedling until you have runoff. At this point it doesn't have any roots to suck the water up. Drenched seedlings will damp off and mold. Sunshine 4 is probably ph buffered to a point. You should be able to start feeding after three weeks maybe four. As far as drying out the pot goes slight breeze lower the humidity. Find a tea recipe in the organics section of RIU.ok thats makes a lot of sense. I have some regular seeds supposedly good genetics they just sprouted there coming out of the ground yellow? I've never seen this before. there in sunshine mix 4 and have received nothing but water. ph 6.5 runoff about the same any thoughts? Also at what point would it be appropriate to start feeding them? any good tea recipes ? also the girl in my photo ever since i had to flush her her pot has been drenched and i haven't watered it for probably a week any tricks to dry that pot out faster its plastic
Overwatering can be bad yes, but it's nothing to do with the plants ability to take up water. As someone who has years of experience growing commercially in water using aquaponics I can tell you that u can never give too much water. What most people do while using soil is cut off oxygen which kills roots. This can be remedied in many ways, for you it would be drainage in your pots.Over watering a seedling is a top killer. Don't water a seedling until you have runoff. At this point it doesn't have any roots to suck the water up. Drenched seedlings will damp off and mold. Sunshine 4 is probably ph buffered to a point. You should be able to start feeding after three weeks maybe four. As far as drying out the pot goes slight breeze lower the humidity. Find a tea recipe in the organics section of RIU.
aquaponics is nothing like growing in soil or a soilless mix which is what the op has. adding drain holes is a good idea yes.Overwatering can be bad yes, but it's nothing to do with the plants ability to take up water. As someone who has years of experience growing commercially in water using aquaponics I can tell you that u can never give too much water. What most people do while using soil is cut off oxygen which kills roots. This can be remedied in many ways, for you it would be drainage in your pots.
For seedlings use h2o2 (hydrogen peroxide) this prevents and kills molds as well as adds an insane amount of oxygen to the roots making them explode with growth!
First plant just looks a little N deficient.Having some minor problems with some plants. I grow in hawaii we get 13 hours of light basically year round from what i understand so i bring my ladies inside at night under a t5 They get about 18/6 roughly. Temps are high in the closet 85-90f 55r h at canopy and about 80-85 on my porch where they spend the majority of the day in direct strong sunlight : ). The plants are 27 days out of the ground. One lady the one i will show a picture of i overwatered a bit and she's been struggling to come back ever since however she is coming back i think i may have some kind of calmag problem? I just fed her before this photo with a super mellow strength calmag foliar feed. Anyway
subcool supersoil in bottom 3 inches of 10 inch high pots with sunshine mix 4 as the top soil i transplanted into.
No ferts thus far just good organic soil
t5 about a foot above the canopy when they come in
ph 6.5 water and runoff
thats all the details my stoned ass can think to be important right nowB)
ALSO her serrated edges were curling up like heat stress earlier today? but chilled out after i had her outside for a good 3 or 4 hours. to hot in the closet? '
Shoots
The point I was trying to make is no matter what your set up roots need oxygen + water........water filled pots become depleted of oxygen fast!aquaponics is nothing like growing in soil or a soilless mix which is what the op has. adding drain holes is a good idea yes.
I mean it started to grow white hairs not flower so I started it under light and some are males I tossed a male out this morning for having the little sacks.Jelly jag said they were showing preflowers. If the bag seeds were self pollinated (it can happen btw) then the seeds wouldn't have a male chromosome making them all female seeds. Supposedly with regular seeds you can pick out the females. One thing that I have noticed is when you don't have a male the females will sense the lack of male pheromones and that will stress them causing normally the best one to go hermaphrodite.
Dont use h202 with organic soil.the closet ventilation is a bit stuffy but once the sun goes down and i get air pulling into my window and into my closet with simple box fans they get some fresh air. A lot of times when the sun goes down on my porch ill take them inside rip a bong have em on the table under my inside regular lights just chilling spray em if need be then eventually move them into the closet under t5 for 4 or 5 hours then they return to the porch to sleep. so there not in the closet for to long. As far as hydrogen peroxide what dosage with my watering?can i foliar feed with it and with what does? Will it effect my ph? will it effect or cause problems with my super soil?
heres some pics this morning after the foliar feed the one plant seems to be doing much better and all others are not complaining.
Random thought. Foliar feed with seltzer water? pics coming in a second
Yes seltzer water w/I sodium can be used throught the whole grow.the closet ventilation is a bit stuffy but once the sun goes down and i get air pulling into my window and into my closet with simple box fans they get some fresh air. A lot of times when the sun goes down on my porch ill take them inside rip a bong have em on the table under my inside regular lights just chilling spray em if need be then eventually move them into the closet under t5 for 4 or 5 hours then they return to the porch to sleep. so there not in the closet for to long. As far as hydrogen peroxide what dosage with my watering?can i foliar feed with it and with what does? Will it effect my ph? will it effect or cause problems with my super soil?
heres some pics this morning after the foliar feed the one plant seems to be doing much better and all others are not complaining.
Random thought. Foliar feed with seltzer water? pics coming in a second
Yes you can use h2o2 w/ Organics! I wouldn't recommend watering with it as it will kill good and bad bacteria...but with that being said 5ml in a pint sprayed on the surface lightly and one the leaves and young buds keeps mold away as well as cleans the plant...h2o2 is found naturally in rain and snow, everything I use and suggest is organic....I would try to avoid the 3% variety as it is known to be stabilized with heavy metals...but the 35% and 29% diluted to 3% is what is recommended. I've used all of them with no issuesDont use h202 with organic soil.
Yes just back off to straight seltzer and or h2o2 diluted towards harvest....herbs and vegetables are often washed like this also to keep them mold and pathogen freeya it loved it. I'm gunna mix a foliar feed in every 9 days or so tip flower. thinking little bit calmag liquid karma in seltzer water? can mix the food with the seltzer you think?
Whoops, thought he was asking about watering h2o2 with super soil. To the op. Top spraying doesnt mess with soil. If you are on oahu im willing to help you out. You might even know more than me as this is only my 4th year growing, if so then maybe you could help me lolYes seltzer water w/I sodium can be used throught the whole grow.
Yes you can use h2o2 w/ Organics! I wouldn't recommend watering with it as it will kill good and bad bacteria...but with that being said 5ml in a pint sprayed on the surface lightly and one the leaves and young buds keeps mold away as well as cleans the plant...h2o2 is found naturally in rain and snow, everything I use and suggest is organic....I would try to avoid the 3% variety as it is known to be stabilized with heavy metals...but the 35% and 29% diluted to 3% is what is recommended. I've used all of them with no issues