your well water is excellent if it’s 53 ppm….. I would just use tap and be done …my water is 190 ppm that’s why I use RO….. if using RO gotta add something to it to get a correct reading if it’s strip the meters be all over the place cause it’s not getting a “charge “ per say .
First grow! Gorilla Glue #4
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your well water is excellent if it’s 53 ppm….. I would just use tap and be done …my water is 190 ppm that’s why I use RO….. if using RO gotta add something to it to get a correct reading if it’s strip the meters be all over the place cause it’s not getting a “charge “ per say .
bud_rick
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These things are getting gnarly after just 3 days of flowering! I kiiiinda wish I went about 2 weeks shorter on the veg time. I have a feeling this is going to turn out to be a little more serious grow than I was expecting lol. I've always loved seeing pics of peoples plants during the stretch phase when the leaves turn that light green from growing so fast. Now I'm experiencing it and it's a beautiful sight!
At this point I have switched over to half strength flowering nutrients (CES) and half strength veg nutrients (CES) to help it through its 2 weekish stretch phase. Also I don't seem to be getting any negative reaction to the uva bar which is good.
It makes me happy seeing the progress on these ladies after having such a big issue with nutrient lockout in the beginning. Glad the forums were here to point me in the right direction.
At this point I have switched over to half strength flowering nutrients (CES) and half strength veg nutrients (CES) to help it through its 2 weekish stretch phase. Also I don't seem to be getting any negative reaction to the uva bar which is good.
It makes me happy seeing the progress on these ladies after having such a big issue with nutrient lockout in the beginning. Glad the forums were here to point me in the right direction.
Mos Eisley
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dont switch the nutes yet
bud_rick
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I am following the CES feeding schedule for the transition week. Does anything stand out to you that I should be concerned about?
Mos Eisley
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throw that thing in the garbo
bud_rick
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It's a good starting point for me to modify as needed. This is my first grow and if I didn't have a schedule to guide me a bit I'm pretty sure my plants would be dead by now lol.
Mos Eisley
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bud_rick
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Agreed. Is there a way to delete posts from the thread that are just kinda useless and taking up space? Just wondering.
nope , unless they delete it.
bud_rick
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Things are looking good on day 4 of flower! I did notice this morning that there was just a little sign of nutrient burn on the tips of some of the leaves but I will NOT be skipping a feeding, Instead I will be dialing the nutrients back 25% and continuing with feeding. I'm looking to push these plants to the limit so I will be looking to ride the edge on maximum nutrients and light until the flush.
bud_rick
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So a couple weeks ago I decided to order this Urban Worm Bag off build a soil and 250 red wigglers from uncle jims. The bag came in today and I was way more excited than I thought I ever could be about an indoor compost project lol. The plan is to go organic within the next year after I get the hang of growing the easy way. I filled it 1/5 the way up with moist coco coir and dumped the worms along with about 1/2 ounce of dried/ground up gg4 leaves I trimmed off the girls. I'd like to feed the worms a diet that aims toward the requirements for either veg or flower, but I haven't figured out which one yet.
Anybody that has experience with this please chime in with any tips!
Anybody that has experience with this please chime in with any tips!
DrDukePHD
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when you say day #4 flower, is that including the "transition week"... in other words is it 4 days from flip or 11 days from flip
plants look gr8 btw!
bud_rick
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Thanks! Day 4 from turning lights to 12/12. So 4 days into the transition week.when you say day #4 flower, is that including the "transition week"... in other words is it 4 days from flip or 11 days from flip
DrDukePHD
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Dude you are killin it for your first grow, seriously. I'm like 4-5 days ahead of you & your plants look more advanced.
bud_rick
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I also started from clones though. So there's that. Everything with the grow right now is pretty on point. I have the vpd dialed in and I'm pushing the light and nutrients about as hard as I can with what little co2 I have available with the co2 bag. Honestly I wish I had a co2 meter though since I am growing in a basement with a pilot light on the hot water heater about 8 ft away. I'm ordering one now. If my co2 is higher than I think I'm gonna push harder.
bud_rick
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Woke up this morning to some not so peppy plants lol. I didn't expect to be watering these plants every 2 days in 7 gallon pots. Next grow I will have to bump up to something a bit bigger. Hopefully it's a sign of some solid roots and good growth. Is it normal to water with 2/3 gallon every other day or should I be doing a full gallon each?
DrDukePHD
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Not sure but my first grow I was watering 2/3rd - 3/4th gal per plant every 48hrs in flower with 5gals fabrics full of FFOF.
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