First grow! Gorilla Glue #4

bud_rick

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After doing a ton of researching online I have noticed this forum has the most active and informative group of growers out there! So I figured this would be a good place to have a grow journal along side my growdiaries.com thread. This thread is starting about 2 1/2 weeks late but I will get everybody caught up in this first post.

My setup consists of a 4x4 tent with a HLG 600r light which I'm hoping will push these plants to their limits once they are in flower.

8/5/22 These are the clones their first day in soil. Decided to go with ocean forest soil in 2 gallon smart post to begin with, and gave them 4 days under a 40w led to allow them to get through the shock from the transplant. (They did fine after a little funky twisty leaf action) These plants went under 600r on day 5
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8/16/22 A week and a half later and they were doing awesome! I placed them in the 4x4 tent under the HLG 600r at about 20% on day 5 and they absolutely loved it. I have topped the plants 2 times at this point and will be doing a little bit of lst training before switching to flower. I have not fertilized at all due to the ocean forest being a little on the hot side for clones to start with.

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8/20/22 Got the LST trainers in the mail from engineered essentials and got to work. Not gonna lie, I definitely snapped off 2 decent sized branches off one of the plants. My feelings aren't hurt though, it'll probably be the highest yielder lmao! Please comment on the lst job if anybody has any pointers!

The plants have also got their first dose of cutting edge solutions full line of fertilizers about 2 days ago. They seem to be doing fine with no burnt tips or anything that would cause concern. I also have a exhale homegrown 360 in the tent which everybody seems to hate lol. I plan on getting a co2 meter to see if it makes a difference.

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bud_rick

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Week 3

This week I learned that you can not properly ph ro/di water with a blue lab ph meter. When I decided to ph my tap water which I have not been adjusting before using it tested at 7.9! That quickly explained why my plant has been showing signs of deficiencies even while using the full line of cutting edge solutions nutrients. To fix the problem I transplanted the plants from their 2 gallon smart pots to 7gallons (which needed done anyways) using 1 part ocean forest and 2 part happy frog. I will be going without nutrients for the next week or 2 and using properly ph'd water from now on lol. The plants look like they are recovering well after just 1 day in the new pots.

Amazingly these plants have had excellent growth even with the nutrient lock. Almost time to switch them over to 12/12 after they fully recover from this hick up!

Below are pictures from today 8/25 after the plants have recovered from nutrient lockout for a day in new bigger pots with properly ph'd water and no extra nutrients.

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bud_rick

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bud_rick

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Not sure. Either way I switched to tap water. I only used the ro/di water because I had the system for my old saltwater tank.
 

RottyRzr

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Not sure. Either way I switched to tap water. I only used the ro/di water because I had the system for my old saltwater tank.
Wow. I've got more research to do. I have well water and have been dealing with chasing ph up and down. My water is acidic to begin with and after adding nutes it drops even further. I add ph up to correct it then sometimes the ph will continue to rise until it gets too high. I have had to add ph down to correct that. And this is not consistent. The amount of rise isn't the same day to day.
I've been considering getting a ro/di unit. I see that htg supply has a 100 gal./day unit for 149.00 which isn't too bad. I figured that starting with zero water would solve my well water problem.
 

bud_rick

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Installed the ac infinity fan/carbon filter with controller 69 today. This things cool as shit and totally worth the money! Being able to control everything from my iPhone through Bluetooth is a beautiful thing.
 

bud_rick

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Things are starting to come back together after my ph/nutrient lockout issue! After repotting them into 7 gallon smart pots I gave them a watering with about a 1/2 dose of CES nutrients (The entire professional line) and now things are looking up! I will post pictures below from the time I repotted til today so you can see the difference. They have exploded in growth and all the leaves are starting to darken up with the nutrient uptake!

At this point the only reason I haven't switched them over to 12/12 yet is because I wanted to get them healthy first. I think I'm gonna set up the scrog net and switch them by the end of the weekend.

Please comment with any suggestions. I'm all ears since I'm a bit of a rook.

9/27 The day of transplant. Lookin a little wonky.
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9/1 After ph correction/repotting
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DrDukePHD

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Just a small update after installing the SCROG net. I think tonight is the night to switch them over to 12/12. Hopefully I'm not flipping too early. I'm hoping for a decent yield. Next grow I might have to throw 4 plants in there to fill up that extra space in the net.

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Looks great, when you flip those plants will double in size & i bet will easily fill in that empty space.
 

Flash63

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Wow. I've got more research to do. I have well water and have been dealing with chasing ph up and down. My water is acidic to begin with and after adding nutes it drops even further. I add ph up to correct it then sometimes the ph will continue to rise until it gets too high. I have had to add ph down to correct that. And this is not consistent. The amount of rise isn't the same day to day.
I've been considering getting a ro/di unit. I see that htg supply has a 100 gal./day unit for 149.00 which isn't too bad. I figured that starting with zero water would solve my well water problem.
Use 10-20% tap water it will keep your ph stable.
 

RottyRzr

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Sorry bro Im not getting you. I fill my reservoir with my tap(well) water, then add nutes, then ph up. My well water(tap water) is under .2ec. Its 53ppm. Are you saying to add more tap water after the nutes?

You can pm me if you want. I hate to occupy bud_ricks thread with my problem.
 
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