4x4 600w HPS Blue(berry) Cookies *first post/GROW
- Thread starter BeLowKey
- Start date
Zspy1985
Well-Known Member
Tell me about it!! All my clones died LOL
I have a portable AC unit I've moved throughout the new house we are in as it doesn't have central heating/cooling I could use for the garage. But for $100 less rent then our previous home, giant front and back yard, can have dogs now plus I get a man cave garage grow area again....it was a no brainer lol
horribleherk
Well-Known Member
I would lower ppm to about 400 you're symptoms (leaf mutation) were the first thing my grow did I don't know how big your res is but pull out nutes & add water until your ppm is no higher then 400 no lower than 350 you should get some new growth shortly after that over feeding really screwed me up once I reduced the nutes my stuff straitened out my plants have only recently got their grow pattern back these plants are @ 450 ppm. Using gh nutes & simple recirculating schedule they give away at the hydro shops a few weeks ago these looked worse than yours
pinner420
Well-Known Member
Not supposed to really chase ph as fluctuations are OK but that is a huge swing. Ionic is really stable.
horribleherk
Well-Known Member
770 is way too high for those small plants
BeLowKey
Member
@horribleherk how does 430 sound? Did a fresh res today.
I also redid my drip emitters to make everything perfectly even length wise. I also redid the rings with only 2 main steady holes opposed to holes all around the ring (only 2/6 usually worked per ring)
I bunched the plants up closer and slightly moved my light up because I felt all my plants along the edges were noticeably smaller.
Starting to feel like things are smoothing themselves out with my first grow.
I also redid my drip emitters to make everything perfectly even length wise. I also redid the rings with only 2 main steady holes opposed to holes all around the ring (only 2/6 usually worked per ring)
I bunched the plants up closer and slightly moved my light up because I felt all my plants along the edges were noticeably smaller.
Starting to feel like things are smoothing themselves out with my first grow.
Attachments
BeLowKey
Member
Temperatures have been 75* on average.
Humidity 55-60%.
PH has been no higher than 6.4. Typically ranging from 5.5-6.4
I felt as if 24/7 drip with a 400gph pump was too much so I set the plants to be on a timer 30 min off 15 on. Not sure why i picked these numbers but the plants are less droppy and twisted. Not sure if this was because the change in nutes or watering schedule but im happy.
I also did this thing today. Tested supercropping on 4 plants. Anyone have any experience with this?
Thoughts on carb products?
Humidity 55-60%.
PH has been no higher than 6.4. Typically ranging from 5.5-6.4
I felt as if 24/7 drip with a 400gph pump was too much so I set the plants to be on a timer 30 min off 15 on. Not sure why i picked these numbers but the plants are less droppy and twisted. Not sure if this was because the change in nutes or watering schedule but im happy.
I also did this thing today. Tested supercropping on 4 plants. Anyone have any experience with this?
Thoughts on carb products?
horribleherk
Well-Known Member
430 sounds good to me I can only tell you what happened to me & I had a tough time getting it straitened out & there is a lot of truth to what pinner says about the ionic nutes I got lucky & my stuff straitened up but sometime in the future I'm gonna switch nutes in your case I would see how they act in the next 4-5 days I think you're on the right track I feed @ ph. 5.6-5.8 & let it creep up to 6.4'ish & then take it back down (ph. Takes about 4 days to climb that high) I'm hoping all goes well
Zspy1985
Well-Known Member
Might be coming down from the high ppm? I run soil and it looks like a nute issue almost.
BeLowKey
Member
I actually just found some people with common issues and you're right it is usually a high ppm problem or ph problem. Ever since I changed my nutes and got my ppm down the new growth has been healthy.
horribleherk
Well-Known Member
my plants are finally starting to feed in 5 days my ppm dropped from 450 to 390 & drank a few gallons of water I'm in the Sierra gold country & it's been hot I've only just got my over feeding damage corrected now I gotta get this screen filled its only trial fitted I hope yours is cured that's a nice strain I've got pinkpanties on the right & mkultraXbubblegum on the left I made some major boo- boo's but it's turned around
BeLowKey
Member
@horribleherk Nice! just a thought, if water is lost due to evaporation, are nutrients left behind increasing PPM? Im just trying to get the perfect level of nutrients by seeing if my ppm stays steady however if nutes are left behind it would be a good sign if ppm slightly increased.
BeLowKey
Member
It's been a little bit. Safe to say they've grown a small amount. They're up to 22 inches. No real issues, just 1 or 2 runt plants out of 16 which I think is good.
Ph steady around 5.5-5.8
Ppm 750+ (broke my meter before adding a light amount of liquid Kool bloom and flora nectar. Getting a new one today).
Adding a 16" oscillating fan above the canopy and sticking the 2 6 " fans under the canopy.
Ph steady around 5.5-5.8
Ppm 750+ (broke my meter before adding a light amount of liquid Kool bloom and flora nectar. Getting a new one today).
Adding a 16" oscillating fan above the canopy and sticking the 2 6 " fans under the canopy.
Attachments
horribleherk
Well-Known Member
Yeah you've got the general idea I generally top off in the morning & then let the nutrients circulate all day at that point I take a ppm reading & compare it to the previous reading water can evaporate & it can also be used by the plant at a faster rate than the nutrients thus causing a rise in the ppm.
horribleherk
Well-Known Member
Good idea!