First Grow - 2 x 1000w

[alotaball]

filter has something inside it raising ph..

Not trying to be MR. I TOLD YA SO lol.. but before I told ya I highly doubted the tap water was the problem.. I can tell you right now.. when I use to run R/O water.. there is 2 machines within a mile.. one came out at 6.8.. the other 8.5 .. Just because its filtered doesn't mean the ph isnt phucked. One other thing that is basically just my opinion.. I have LESS problems since giving up on R/O water and moving to tap water.. I bubble it for a day .. and I dont have to use Cal Mag anymore.. or anything like I did when I was using the low PPM waters like R/O.

I think if you get a nice sized container to let your tap water set for a day.. to de-chlorinate... ph the water you will be home free.. and now you can diagnose your deficiencies as just that .. not ph lockout

Simply said.. Your life is about to get a whole lot easier

This is all just my opinion .. take it or leave it..

PS .. maybe the filter will get better once you run a few gallons through it.. maybe its just the material its made of and it will lower once its been ran for a while... kinda like rockwool once you soak it

 

[alotaball]

There is a special 7.0 calibration solution that should be used to calibrate. I'm not sure what came with the pH meter. You can find the solution @ hydro shops and pool supply places. Also, most hydro shops do it for free. Also, make sure you are storing it properly and rinsing with distilled water.

Pretty sure he mentioned it came with 2 calibration solutions.. which im sure is the 7.01 and the 4.01

 

[Dubbz0r]

Yea I used both solutions that came with the tester. The first was a 7.86 solution and the second was 4.0. I made a slight adjustment as suggested by the instructions. As far as I know the thing is calibrated. It makes sense since my tap water reads at 7.2 and thats the same reading my shitty two prong tester shows.

Made up a 100% nute solution for my cheese ladies and adjusted the ph from 6.6 to 7.0. Going to give it to the ladies right now. *Fingers crossed*

 

[alotaball]

6.5-7.0 is good in soil.. I would bounce around between waterings within those numbers.. that way you have no lockouts

 

[Lanternslight]

Cool. I didnt get solutions when I got my meter. I didn't know if they just sent you pH up and pH down haha. Your life is going to be so awesome with that pH meter. I really cant explain how much it tells you about the plants. Just dont play the pH rollercoaster. Stay within alotaballs range and dont try to hit a specific number on the head. If that makes sense, sorry if it doesn't.

 

[alotaball]

Lantern how your girls doing.. you get that feed timer thing done.. or you still having to do it manually? Im about to play with some hydro myself.. prob get it going tonight or tomorrow Are you still in veg?

 

[Dubbz0r]

I tested the nutes for the cheese ladies just before I fed them and it read 7.1-7.2. I threw down some worm castings in each pot, about 2-3 nice handfuls. The cheese ladies got their full strength nutes and the run off tested at 6.7-6.8! That is a sight for sore eyes let me tell ya...

I'll try not to play on the ph rollercoaster lol The less work I have to do the better at this point. I want to just sit and watch them grow.

In a few hours I'll be feeding the kush ladies with straight water, ph tested of course! This is awesome. I feel like I won't have to do much guessing anymore. After this grow is finished and I make a few dollars I'll pick up a better ph tester. For now the el cheapo one will do fine. Not sure what ever gave me the idea that I wouldn't have to worry about ph but damn was I stupid for thinking that. ph is looking like the key I've been missing all along.

 

[Dubbz0r]

I almost went to sleep but didn't... and it's a good thing too. My fucking chhc-4 blew it's 2nd power supply. Who knows how long it was off for. My hoods inline fan was plugged in to it so the temp was at 96. What's fucked is that controller is on a 20A circuit with only the sentinel c02 regulator and 1 baddass blower plugged in to it, nothing else. Another crucial week with no c02 controller is not what I needed. If it's not one thing... damn I'm tired of saying that.

 

[mugan]

hehe its all good they will be fine a few days with out co2

 

[Lanternslight]

Lantern how your girls doing.. you get that feed timer thing done.. or you still having to do it manually? Im about to play with some hydro myself.. prob get it going tonight or tomorrow Are you still in veg?

Yeah, flipping the girls soon. I want them to recover a bit and see how they do. Got the timer fixed awhile ago but it wasn't getting very high on the pot so I converted to drip system. Which is what my partner and I wanted in the beginning anyways.

 

[Dubbz0r]

hehe its all good they will be fine a few days with out co2

I know they'll be fine bro, it's just... well it's my most expensive piece of equipment and it's failed on me twice. That's what has me so frustrated. The guys at growgps.com are awesome and will most likely have me back up and running before the weekend. Its just a pain in the arse!! lol

 

[Dr.Amber Trichome]

Hi Dubbz0r! thanks for checkin out my lemon skunks and the bear clawing. My bear clawing has gone crazy on one girl. the claws have turned to spirals. I will get some photos tonite. I really do think we have the same pheno!!!! how strange is that! your girls are sooo big and beasty and beautiful. I wish i had time to grow mine out like you are, but i needed to get this grow done by the end of Aug. so went with the 12/12 from seed. have a sunshiney day Dubbzy! peace amber

 

[steeZz]

I almost went to sleep but didn't... and it's a good thing too. My fucking chhc-4 blew it's 2nd power supply. Who knows how long it was off for. My hoods inline fan was plugged in to it so the temp was at 96. What's fucked is that controller is on a 20A circuit with only the sentinel c02 regulator and 1 baddass blower plugged in to it, nothing else. Another crucial week with no c02 controller is not what I needed. If it's not one thing... damn I'm tired of saying that.

damn I didn't understand half of this but it doesn't sound good. why couldn't we have been some noobs who got lucky and had an amazing problem free first harvest?
ugh.


wow I just clicked your signature and thought I went back in time and your plants were small again, was trippin out.
then realized I was on page one.
putting the bong away.

 

[Dubbz0r]

Hi Dubbz0r! thanks for checkin out my lemon skunks and the bear clawing. My bear clawing has gone crazy on one girl. the claws have turned to spirals. I will get some photos tonite. I really do think we have the same pheno!!!! how strange is that! your girls are sooo big and beasty and beautiful. I wish i had time to grow mine out like you are, but i needed to get this grow done by the end of Aug. so went with the 12/12 from seed. have a sunshiney day Dubbzy! peace amber

Hey there! Thanks to you as well! It's very cool that we have the same pheno and we probably don't live near one another. It sucks that we're having the same issue but this could benefit both of us. How far along are your girls? Did you notice any slowing of growth when the clawing started?

My ladies got big and bushy from all the supercropping and low stress training I did. There's a height restriction in their room so I couldn't let them grow straight up. We're both pushing for a harvest around the same time, very cool also. We should be smoking some really good skunk real soon! Can't wait to see how your ladies turn out. So far they look good, minus the stupid clawing!

damn I didn't understand half of this but it doesn't sound good. why couldn't we have been some noobs who got lucky and had an amazing problem free first harvest?
ugh.


wow I just clicked your signature and thought I went back in time and your plants were small again, was trippin out.
then realized I was on page one.
putting the bong away.

ahahah Chhc-4 is my sentinel c02 controller. The thing cost me 600 bucks and has gone dead twice!! So yeah, it's not good. Hey look on the bright side bro... at least our plants are still alive (for now haha)

 

[Dr.Amber Trichome]

hahah, hi dubbzie, i hope i can get this post through without any finger issues.. you know what im talkin about.. must be the lemon skunk vibe thingy going down.. haha..
I did no supercropping or any stress tech to my lemon skunks..and each girl is so very different from another. Im stoked we crossed paths here with our lemons, same pheno, same harvest time .. yeah thats really cool! i have never smoked lemon skunk so im really looking forward to it because there seems to have an amazing reputation. I was gifted these beans and really new nothing about them before. Its been a lovely experience to meet all my fellow lemon skunk gardeners here, everyone has been really nice and helpful.
This whole bear clawing thing is really wierd for me. I have never had any girl do this on me before. I think its a nute issue because my bear claw girls are the only ones in the tent that have ALL green leaves! the others actually look nute deficeint. As far as growth is concerned, i really did not notice anything in particular coisideing with the bear clawing. I have so much going on with different strains it a bit overwhelming.
im at day 53 from seed and will harvest in the next 3-5 weeks.. strain dependent...
shit im long winded today.. sorry.. hahaha
take care buddy.. have a sweet lemony sunshiney day!

 

[ru4r34l]

Lemon Skunk growers unite.

regards,

 

[Dubbz0r]

Kinda bummed tonight. I noticed some leaves on my kush plants turning red. This is a sign of a molybdenum deficiency. There are a few ways to treat it I guess. One way is by flushing, the other is transplanting. Looks like they're getting flushed... ugh. They're getting so big it's going to be a pain, and I was hoping to go to bed early tonight! lol I might have to sleep for a few hours then mess with them. Im having a hard time keeping my eyes open. :tiredasfuck:

 

[Philosophist]

thats sucks to hear..... Imho do it now then sleep rested and assured that the work is done..... best of luck man^^

 

[bekindbud]

Your health should be 1st, last and always! Do it tomorrow after a good night sleep.

 

[Lanternslight]

Do a little tonight and a little tomorrow. The best of both worlds.