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Shackleford.R

Shackleford.R

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As I've been talking about the past few days, she had some sort of issue, but she seems to have made a VERY respectable recovery.. No more necrotic development, overall she is looking healthier!! After a nice little haircut, her buds seem to be happier as well, spreading more vigorously along the branches. Definitely has restored my hopes for a good harvest!



there she is after her haircut! trimmed back quite a bit, but its more focused at the top less of the bullshit below robbing energy and nutrients from the canopy near the light.

here is a little taste of what she was covered in just a few days ago..



it is hard to look at, i know. what was more bizarre was this distinct nearly "i'm dead" plant smell she had, its finally cleared up, a little fresher in the closet i'd say. she seems happy again. :( SORRY FOR NEGLECTING YOU LAURA!!

attached is some bud pr0n. she is FINALLY starting to fill out, i think between the haircut, and the more appropriately blended nutrient solution, she has what she needs to provide me with a good harvest sometime early october.. late august.. also attached a bit of the main stalk, to check out the trim.

your thoughts, questions, and comments now. especially pertaining to why some of her hairs are shriveling and changing color, i expected the color change but the shriveling?? is that related to the deficiency/pH problem she suffered?

:peace:
Shack
 

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GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Shack, can we see a picture of all of her...?

As for the hairs... it seems a little premature, but they will keep doing that...

As long as there are new hairs being pumped out, I would not worry...
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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A picture of the whole plant... that first picture does not show the whole plant, only the bottom part...

Take a few steps back...;-)
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Sorry Shack.. for some reason I could only see the attachments...

I did not see the "first" picture before....

my apologies...
 
Shackleford.R

Shackleford.R

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topped off the res.. still 12/12 yadda yadda..

one question though, if my ppm spikes say to... 1620... is that a bad thing... does it NEED to be lower?

:peace:
Shack
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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The rule of thumb is that if your PPM rises, your res is too small...

If your ppm remains constant, your res size is just right...

And if the ppm lowers, your res is too big...

It's all got to do with water consumption vs nutrient uptake...

Your res is small, so they drink water faster than they take up nutes.. (proportionally speaking)

Now... to answer your question...

Critical point for nute burn is different in every strain...

Some fast growing Satives may handle up to 1800 ppm... I've done that in DWC before...

But I also have strains that will not tolerate that...

Juicy fruit for example likes 1200ppm... anymore and it hurts the yield BIG TIME...

So it depends on your strain...

BUT... since you are talking about a spike... it makes me think that things may be out of wack.. and if that is the case, it is a bad thing...

pH imbalance can cause nutrient lock up, which would cause the plant to drink water, but not use nutes...

Hope this helped... but there is no clear cut answer...;-)
 
Shackleford.R

Shackleford.R

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well i did switch from the organic back to chemical nutrients.. so the roots may be adjusting to the switch. also she stills recovering a little from the recent nutrient burn.

pH is steady however, i'm keeping it balanced between 5.6 - 5.9 (fill at 5.9 after about 3-5 days it lowers to 5.6)
so i think it is holding steady enough..

:peace:
Shack
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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See... that's weird...

Normally the pH goes up... and wee use pH down... I didn;t even buy a bottle of pH up until I went organic...

I bet you have the same organism I had in my op... it PLUNGED my pH every day...

If you are back on non organic nutes... use a little h2o2 and you will be golden...

What strength do you have access to?

I use 1ml/L of the 50%...

The 35% goes in at 17ml/L but I would have to double check to be sure...
 
Shackleford.R

Shackleford.R

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not sure which H2O2 i can get my hands on... probably whatever the strongest OTC at the drug store would be.. haven't seen it at my hydro store yet.

i uh...forgot to mention... when i was moving things around... the main node where the two tops branch off... SPLIT! IN HALF!! i used gardening ribbon, and wrapped it back together tightly... i'll be pissed if this kills my girl.. such a stupid accident.

:peace:
Shack
 
Shackleford.R

Shackleford.R

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i can't believe i didn't think about that... H2O2 would OBLITERATE what remnants of organic crud is left in the root zone... would probably clean up the color too!! thanks gypsy.. that will be going tomorrow for sure!!

:peace:
Shack
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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You need to find at least 35% (food grade) h2o2..

over the counter 3% will do.. but it will cost you an arm and a leg...

In my res.. I would need about 30 bottles of 3% h2o2 every 3 or 4 days...

Find the right stuff...

Look up industrial chemical suppliers on your yellow pages... same people that sell chlorine and shit like that ... they have it...

I paid$110 for 15 gallons of 50%... it will last me for a loooong time...;-)
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Shackleford.R said:
i uh...forgot to mention... when i was moving things around... the main node where the two tops branch off... SPLIT! IN HALF!! i used gardening ribbon, and wrapped it back together tightly... i'll be pissed if this kills my girl.. such a stupid accident.

:peace:
Shack
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she'll be fine....

and h2o2 is usually a behind the counter item, it's kinda dangerous... very corrosive....
 
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