First time grower - Northern Lights Autoflower - Lumatek Zeus 600w Pro

Week 3 Summarize
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This week we battled alot of deficiencys and also 1 toxicity, we gave them a first time LST and watched how they grew fast!


Video update :

Day 24
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 65
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h
Water : 400ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.2
Video update :
No real update today, we watered them 3 times, but with the middle watering we gave an extra dose of calmag at 1ml/L just to make sure they are getting enough calmag because runoff keeps being low.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow B : 2ml/L
Nirvana : 1ml/L
Calmag : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 0.5ml/L

Tangerine_ said:

Enzymes work very well in coco and other soilless mediums. They're def. not just for living "soil".

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I'm calling total BS, tell me what they're 'breaking down' then?

sarahJane211 said:

I'm calling total BS, tell me what they're 'breaking down' then?

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Enzymes assist with bioavailability, especially for growers using nutrients chelated with organic acids.
Tons of growers use products like SLF-100 to leech their coco. This is pretty basic stuff so I'm not sure what it is you're "calling bullshit on"

Day 25
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 65
Light : 50% @ 60cm for 18h
Water : 400ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.2
Video update :
Again not a real update, I lowered the lights back to 50% because I want to give them same conditions in week 4, and I will change at start of week 5.
Today we gave same feed as yesterday, and changed 1 feed with an extra calmag dose (we left out the nirvana, b52 and bud candy, and replaced with 1ml/L of calmag).
Almost all the girls are in pre-flower, just a few are left behind, hoping they will be there by the end of week 4, so we can switch nutes.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow B : 2ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 1ml/L

Day 26
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 65
Light : 50% @ 60cm for 18h
Water : 400ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.2
Video update :
A sad day today, we snapped 1 girl during the LST, I literally broke off her main cola, she was still hanging by just a thread. I put some ducktape around her, hoping that she will recover, however I doubt that very much.
We will see by tonight or tomorrow if there is any chance of her healing the branch, but we atleast set her back by 3-5 days. Which sucks big time
All the others got another tie down, and only 5 girls left to show their gender. So yeah, very sad day today.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow B : 2ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 1ml/L

Day 27
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 65
Light : 50% @ 60cm for 18h
Water : 400ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.2
Video update :
Today we made the decision to cut of the broken stem that we snapped yesterday while doing LST, she was hit to hard, and it wasnt worth it for the plant putting her energy in something that won't heal anyway. So this way we can also see a small experiment of what would happen if we top an autoflower We are still sticking to the schedule where we feed 3 times a day, but the last feed is a feed with extra calmag instead of nirvana/bud candy/b52

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow B : 2ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 1ml/L

Day 28
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 65
Light : 50% @ 60cm for 18h
Water : 400ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.2
Video update :
The plant we topped, doesn't seem to have any stunting in growth, as a matter of fact she is growing at the same pace as u she was doing before, so I think they can handle it?
Today I also changed my humidifier setup, so I can have more room in my tent. It needs some more tweaking, but the base is there as usual we feed twice a day the formula down below, and last feed the b52/nirvana/budcandy get replaced by 0,5ml/L of calmag.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Grow B : 2ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 1ml/L

Day 29
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 300ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.2
Video update :
Today we entered our fifth week, and all girls are showing their pistols except for 1. We intensified the lights to 75% (average of 30.000LUX) and still at 60cm from canopy. We switched to bloom nutrients, and introduced TARANTULA, BUD FACTOR X & SENSI COCO BLOOM A/B. We also did some LST again, and I tried supercropping 2 girls to see as an experiment. So big update today! Also our root growth is EXPLOSIVE its insane.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 1ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Day 30
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 300ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.3
Video update :
We did alot of LST again, and I also did some defoliation at the bottom of a few girls. It was very hard to water them because of the leaves, so they had to go. Now its much cleaner.
We also upped the nutrients a little to 1.3EC twice a day, and the last watering again with Calmag instead of bud candy/b52/nirvana (@ 1.2EC)

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Day 31
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 300ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.3
Video update :
No real update today, since most of my day was occupied installing the drip system. One girl is starting to show signs of a defiency, so I need to keep an eye on her. All the girls are growing fast and need LST yet again.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Day 32
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 300ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.3
Video update :
Today we spend most of our time figuring out to get even distribution on the dripping system without success, so I ordered some pressure regulated valves hoping it will solve my problem. Other than that, I started doing some LST again and some heavy defoliation on 6 of the girls. There were so many leaves that it was hard to water them, and they were so stacked, that it was compressing some budsites. However in the process of doing that, I broke another main cola of of reference plant, broke off 3-4 nodes. Its sad, but nothing we can do about it now. We still feed them 3 times a day, with the last feed being a calmag feed.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Day 33
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 300ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.3
Video update :
Today we gave another 6 girls a big trim. We did alot of LST/HST/DEFOLIATION on these 6 girls. They can handle it without a problem. We also had our first day without run-off. The girls are starting to drink more, so we have to give a bigger amount of water during each feed from now on. I will up the watering amount from 300ml to 500ml per plant, 3 times a day. We still keep our last feeding as a CalMag feeding.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Day 34
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 500ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.3
Video update :
Today we defoliated our last 6 girls. The first 6 girls we did are fully recovered and again packed with leaves, and the ones from yesterday are also again fully bushed!
I'm really starting to see the stretch now. Today we only defoliated the last 6 girls, and I made a contraption to get the heater elevated in the tent and out of the way.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Actually did this and taped it and I swear it healed. Its still growing lol, have the scars to prove it

Day 35
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 75% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 30.000 LUX)
Water : 500ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.3
Video update :
Today I trimmed away a few leaves, fixed my heater position and found out, that EC is very low in run-off. Also 1 plant is starting to show signs of calmag issues, so the last feed of the day I gave them at a higher PH (6.1) instead of the normal 5.8ph.
Hopefully that solves our problem in the morning.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1ml/L
Tarantula : 1ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L

Day 36
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 100% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 35.000 LUX)
Water : 500ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.4
Video update :
Today we upped our EC from 1.3 to 1.4. We also increased the nutrients Rhino skin, Senzizym, Tarantula, Piranha & Bud Factor X to 1.5ml/L and we added a new nutrients called Big Bud Coco. We also increased lighting to 100% today.
However we are seeing some weird coagulation in our solution after adding big bud coco & bud factor x...is one of these maybe bad?

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1.5ml/L
Tarantula : 1.5ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1.5ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Big Bud Coco : 1ml/L

Day 37
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 100% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 35.000 LUX)
Water : 500ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.4
Video update :
So today we did some defoliation again on the last row of girls. We also measured some EC, and I was suprised that the big girl allready drinks 1 to 1,5L each time I water her.
We also had to calibrate our meters today.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1.5ml/L
Tarantula : 1.5ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1.5ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Big Bud Coco : 1ml/L

Day 38
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 100% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 35.000 LUX)
Water : 700ml of nutrient mix three times a day
EC : 1.4
Video update :
Today we tried installing the irrigation system, which again had alot of setbacks, but 1 got 1 side of the tent to work atleast now. They feed anywhere between 500-800ml a plant now depending on the size. So I really need this irrigation system setup asap.
I also made 1 mistake today, when I was mixing the nutes, and watered my girls, I forgot to check EC, and therefor I gave them one watering at very high 1.7EC which I hope will get solved tomorrow.

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1.5ml/L
Tarantula : 1.5ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1.5ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Big Bud Coco : 1ml/L

Day 39
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Temp : 24-26C
RH : 60
Light : 100% @ 60cm for 18h (average of 35.000 LUX)
Water : 800ml of nutrient mix twice times a day
EC : 1.4
Video update :
Not much of an update today, we only watered our girls and checked run-off

Nutrient solution
Rhino Skin : 1,5ml/L
Sensizym : 1,5ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom A : 2ml/L
Sensi Coco Bloom B : 2ml/L
Voodoo Juice : 2ml/L
Piranha : 1.5ml/L
Tarantula : 1.5ml/L
Nirvana : 2ml/L
B-52 : 1ml/L
Bud Factor X : 1.5ml/L
Bud Candy : 1ml/L
Big Bud Coco : 1ml/L