Houston, We have a Problem
Have you ever unzipped your tent and something just didn't look right? It happened to me today and I'm thankful it did. Ive been sailing along here with this grow but as things go I am seeing a issue rising and if I don't act now it will probably really wreck these plants.
See them sagging leaves. Not good. Especially when the lights came on hours ago. They aren't praying. More like pissed off..
What's the problem? Reservoir temperatures.
I've been ramping up the lamps a little and have noticed droopy girls not reaching for the light. I checked the res temp and it was 75.4. The roots don't look good at all. I thought maybe the silica I added had slightly changed the root color but after looking deeper I see and feel slime. I should be seeing Pearl white root. They are a healthy green above and appear healthy but her legs are damaged and unhappy. I don't have the money for a chiller so on to plan B.
So, with these being so early in life and heading for deaths door. I have taken a hopefully life saving step and pulled them from the netpots. Transplanted then all into a 5gal bucket per plant with Promix HP Myco.
I ran to home Depot and picked up what I needed. Bought 3 5gal buckets and drilled holes on bottom and underneath. 2" of clay pebbles line the bottom of the buckets. They sit in a large catch pan. Overflow can just sit there and wick back up as needed. Shouldn't have to water them for a while. I've also backed off some light intensity to give them some rest to repair and grow some good legs.
They've folded up a little bit that's expected. I've put them through a lot today.
Let's take a look at these uhhhh roots. More like a slimy mess. This didn't take long to develop. Just the other day they were acting normal. Reaching for the light. Today I noticed that was not happening. Something just wasn't right. I pooped up the lid and gooey, slimy, off colored roots greeted me. Ugh...I knew I'd been hugging the top end on res temps. Obviously I lost..lol. Look at this nasty mess.
What a fucking mess..
I'm sure they will recover. Cannabis is a pretty tough cookie. All I can do is sit black and see how they do. I've caught the problem. Now let's see how the solution works. Update soon.