Aztros
Well-Known Member
I don't mean to offend anyone in saying this, but please only post a reply if you are 100% positive you are giving me accurate credible information. I have seen a lot of stuff posted through different sites that I have used and really learned a lot from... On the other side of the coin, I've seen complete bullshit posted that I can only shake my head at. I just need some honest advice to help me get through some of the shit you deal with when your just starting off as a grower.
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Here are a series of questions I have that I am finding vague information regarding when searching for answers in the sources I have here at home. I really appreciate anything information wise anyone can throw my way. I know some questions may be strand specific, but any information I can get will help a lot!
Ok so here we go...
We bought our seeds online (un-feminized); 10 White Widow (Sativa/Indica blend) and 10 Northern Light (Indica). We germinated 6 of each strand in 12 rockwool plugs until they were mature enough to place inside bigger cubes.
The system we are using is the Flood and Drain simple hydroponic setup that holds 14 plants with a 600w HPS bulb. As stated earlier, the soiless medium we are using is rockwool.
The plants sat under the light for a 24/0 cycle during their vegetative state. At about 3 weeks of growth we realized that we had made a mistake in growing two different strands at once. The White Widow being a Sativa blend is growing to be an overall taller plant than the Northern Light is. Due to the space we had, we were required to induce the plants into flowering.
Now we have 6 clones sitting in the tray under the 24/0 cycle fluorescent lighting with the main plant in the soil to the side under the same light. We arent flooding the tray to feed the clones; rather we mixed a diluted solution of food for the plant and let the rockwool soak up food/water mix when we see they are getting dry. The T5 light is sitting approximately 1 foot above clones while they try to take root and 2 inches above the mother. I was told that once the clones take root, to drop the light 2 inches above them like I already am doing with the mother.
Now the shitty part, both the clones sitting in the tray and the mother that is sitting to the side do not look good at all. The clones dont seem to be taking root at all and the leaves are droopy and on some of the clones turning yellow. The mother plant is very droopy and has many yellow leaves as well. When the mother plant sitting in soil needed water for the first time we poured the same diluted plant food/water mix to feed her and have been feeding her regular regulated pH water there after.
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Here are a series of questions I have that I am finding vague information regarding when searching for answers in the sources I have here at home. I really appreciate anything information wise anyone can throw my way. I know some questions may be strand specific, but any information I can get will help a lot!
Ok so here we go...
We bought our seeds online (un-feminized); 10 White Widow (Sativa/Indica blend) and 10 Northern Light (Indica). We germinated 6 of each strand in 12 rockwool plugs until they were mature enough to place inside bigger cubes.
The system we are using is the Flood and Drain simple hydroponic setup that holds 14 plants with a 600w HPS bulb. As stated earlier, the soiless medium we are using is rockwool.
The plants sat under the light for a 24/0 cycle during their vegetative state. At about 3 weeks of growth we realized that we had made a mistake in growing two different strands at once. The White Widow being a Sativa blend is growing to be an overall taller plant than the Northern Light is. Due to the space we had, we were required to induce the plants into flowering.
- What is the normal amount of time that a plant should stay in vegetative state (24/0 Cycle) with a hydroponic setup going from rooted clone to becoming being ready to flower (12/12 Cycle)?
- If the previous question is strand specific for the appropriate amount of time you should veg a crop, what signs should you look for that would tell you that the crop is ready to be sent into flowering?
- Did we induce flowering too soon? Could that cause some of the plants to become hermaphroditic?
- What is the normal amount of time a plant should stay in flowering (12/12 Cycle)?
- If the previous question depends on the strand I am growing, how do you know through observing the plant when it is ready for harvest?
- If the clones (once rooted) are transferred to bigger rockwool cubes can they still sit in the shallower tray where the water reaches about halfway? (compared to when they are in the flowering room where the water can reach ¾ of the way before it hits the drain). Should I get rid of the tray I bought for the veg room and get one that is consistent with the flowering system or does it not matter?
Now we have 6 clones sitting in the tray under the 24/0 cycle fluorescent lighting with the main plant in the soil to the side under the same light. We arent flooding the tray to feed the clones; rather we mixed a diluted solution of food for the plant and let the rockwool soak up food/water mix when we see they are getting dry. The T5 light is sitting approximately 1 foot above clones while they try to take root and 2 inches above the mother. I was told that once the clones take root, to drop the light 2 inches above them like I already am doing with the mother.
Now the shitty part, both the clones sitting in the tray and the mother that is sitting to the side do not look good at all. The clones dont seem to be taking root at all and the leaves are droopy and on some of the clones turning yellow. The mother plant is very droopy and has many yellow leaves as well. When the mother plant sitting in soil needed water for the first time we poured the same diluted plant food/water mix to feed her and have been feeding her regular regulated pH water there after.
- Should I have waited for the mother plant to adjust to the change in light going from HID to Fluorescent before taking a clone from it? Do you think maybe the plant is suffering from shock?
- What is the proper technique in transferring a plant from one light spectrum to another without causing shock damage?
- When taking clones should I put them in the cylindrical inserts with the slit in the side or should I just cut small blocks out of a slab of rockwool for my clones?
- Should I be using powder rooting hormone for hydroponics or should I us the gel rooting hormone when trying to root my clones?
- What growing conditions should clones be in while they are attempting to take root? How should I be feeding clones?
- Can I immediately start flooding once all of the clones have taken root?
- Will my plants revert back to vegging within a few days? What kind of problems am I up against?
- Should I continue to keep the plants in the rockwool cubes and put them in the T5s tray letting them veg with the clones? The problem I see with that is my lighting situation I dont see how I would keep the light 2 inches from the clones with a 2-3 foot mature plant in the tray.
- Would it be smarter for me to take the two selected females I will be using as mothers and drop the rockwool into soil and let them grow through the rockwool into the soil or will that cause more problems with shocking the plant?
- Is it smart for me to want to have my mother plants in soil or should I be keeping them consistent with hydroponics like the rest of my crop?
- Is it ok for me to take clones from a flowering plant and put them under a completely different spectrum of light while they take root and veg? Will they grow correctly when put under the T5 light with a 24/0 cycle even though they have for all their life been under the HID light source?
- Should I have a completely different setup for rooting my clones, vegging, and flowering? Or is a veg room and flowering room adequate enough for my intended purpose?