Crystal White Kush DWC
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futurebanjo
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I think I might turn my light down a bit.. any thoughts on that?
FmSwayze
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Would a few foxtails justify creating a bunch of larf on the lowers? Food for thought.
I call that a "Maytag repairman" grow, from the ads on US TV back in the 80's.
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No huge updates... other than they are DRINKING water like crazy so I'm gonna up them food/EC a little bit, as PH allows.
Bud development has slowed down a bit, but damn do they smell pretty...!!!
EDIT..I Know the monitor in the pics shows low temps and high humidity, but that's my under canopy monitor, temps and humidity are much better in the 'bud zone'
Bud development has slowed down a bit, but damn do they smell pretty...!!!
EDIT..I Know the monitor in the pics shows low temps and high humidity, but that's my under canopy monitor, temps and humidity are much better in the 'bud zone'
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futurebanjo
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I actually think I'm under-feeding them at the mo...
They look great in the photos. Why do you think they're not getting enough nutrients?
futurebanjo
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yup..just checked my rez, and PH is 6 and EC is 1.0...
So they've just had a big dose of food...hopefully when I check again tomorrow, the ph will be more like 5.9 or 5.9 and my EC will be something like 1.2, if thats the case, I'm gonna feed them more, along with more fresh water.*
I'm kinda lucky as my tap water is really soft, EC 0.1 and PH 7, so I kind of have a feel for it now.
So they've just had a big dose of food...hopefully when I check again tomorrow, the ph will be more like 5.9 or 5.9 and my EC will be something like 1.2, if thats the case, I'm gonna feed them more, along with more fresh water.*
I'm kinda lucky as my tap water is really soft, EC 0.1 and PH 7, so I kind of have a feel for it now.
futurebanjo
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I'm no expert, but my feeling flowering development has slowed right down in the last few weeks.
My feed is quite weak, really on the safe side and PH is rising, so I figure it's time for more food.
The water level really has dropped also, I use the yellow warning sticker on my tank as a guide for water level, and it's on the low side in the the above pic, so theyve got lots of water and food just now.
I'll test again tomorrow to see where I'm at.
Man I love DWC, once you get it 'dialled' it's so predictable... you can literally ignore the grow for 4 days at a time and then make adjustments.
Yet another picture!
If you keep plants in the sufficiency zone, they will reach their genetic potential. More nutes may get you into the toxicity range but the good thing about hydro is that you can "flush the medium" just by changing the water.
Re. nutrient levels - in flower, my grows will get up to about 800/500. I will allow PPM to drop to 400 or so before I swap out the rest. I
I've attached two papers that have helped me develop my res maintenance processes.
Absorber
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Hello looking good so far
,i dont do ec what does that work out to in ppm .
One thing i have learnt is 500-600ppm is plenty high enough and the plants will take up more food instead of just plodding along at a slower pace taking up more water than neutrients .
futurebanjo
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EC 1.0 could be PPM 500, 640, or 700 depending on what scale you are using for PPM...
amneziaHaze
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Doesnt matter how much you have each strain has huge differance.what matters is today and yesterday/tommorow did your ppm raise or fall.that tells you everything.and if its stable after 3 days you are perfect
futurebanjo
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interestingly, some of the lower side-buds seem to be maturing faster than the three or four 'donkey dicks' 
futurebanjo
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For sure.. I keep a spreadsheet as im a total geek... I dont measure every day, more like once every 3 days and take an avearge.
I'm starting to get a tiny bit 'burn' on some leafs, but I have given them a lot of food in the last week, and the EC is quite high for DWC, so I predict it will just be a case of topping up the rez with fresh tap water for the next 5-10 days... we shall see!
I'm starting to get a tiny bit 'burn' on some leafs, but I have given them a lot of food in the last week, and the EC is quite high for DWC, so I predict it will just be a case of topping up the rez with fresh tap water for the next 5-10 days... we shall see!
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amneziaHaze
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10 days of water could lead to nutrient imbalance as usually nutes are not perfectly made for the plant.what i like to do is suck out some nutes and make a fresh batch of weak nutes.
futurebanjo
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No real changes.. buds slowly growing, I think I have about 4 weeks to let them fatten up?
Still lot's of fresh white pistils...but plenty of orange ones, maybe 6 weeks?
Still lot's of fresh white pistils...but plenty of orange ones, maybe 6 weeks?
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Just a few more pics... I've had to tie up a few branches as they were starting to flop over.
