Runtz try three
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Anyway I'm learning how to use the equipment so am cautious and had the light on lowest setting.
I thought the plants have been growing slowly so took detailed LUX measurements across the top of the canopy.
The measurements read:
Left - 6250.00
Center - 7350.00
Right - 6550.00
Frustrated I turned up the light then noticed the x10 in the corner of the LUX meter LCD screen pop on. What the hell? Those were the LUX!!!
The light is now dialed up so the plants are getting 40,000 LUX across the tops. Hahahahaha!!!! Now they should start growing.
The plants look great with less than 10K Lux.
I thought the plants have been growing slowly so took detailed LUX measurements across the top of the canopy.
The measurements read:
Left - 6250.00
Center - 7350.00
Right - 6550.00
Frustrated I turned up the light then noticed the x10 in the corner of the LUX meter LCD screen pop on. What the hell? Those were the LUX!!!
The light is now dialed up so the plants are getting 40,000 LUX across the tops. Hahahahaha!!!! Now they should start growing.
The plants look great with less than 10K Lux.
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Hope yer buds turn out as fat as that rodent.
The plants are living. Today marks 14 days since flip, LUX has been moved up to 60,000.
In this stage all six have received one dose of Dr. Earth Premium Gold.
The first pic is of plants 6 & 5 with 4 off to the right. These get the AN trio, one dose of Tarantula and Sensizym - no Nirvana per directions.
The second pic is of plants 1, 2 & 3.
Plant 5 stem (trio) is in pic three while stem of Plant 2 (no trio) for comparison is in pic 4.
Pic five is of a bushy top.
In this stage all six have received one dose of Dr. Earth Premium Gold.
The first pic is of plants 6 & 5 with 4 off to the right. These get the AN trio, one dose of Tarantula and Sensizym - no Nirvana per directions.
The second pic is of plants 1, 2 & 3.
Plant 5 stem (trio) is in pic three while stem of Plant 2 (no trio) for comparison is in pic 4.
Pic five is of a bushy top.
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weedstoner420
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Looking good! I like the curlicue on that one stem, crazy it grew out like that
I think improving watering techniques will help. I've been erring on the side of caution/dryness and the plants look kinda flat - no 'praying hands'.
Perhaps temps should be upped. Right now temp fluctuates between 77°F (by the time heater starts heating) through 81°F (by the time ambient temp is reached after heater turns off).
weedstoner420
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I mean, at this point it probably wouldn't hurt to get them fully saturated once just to see how they react. Like, water a bit from the top, then fill the saucers with water and let them soak it up. If they soak it all up quickly, fill again, and repeat until they stop soaking it up. Then after an hour just dump whatever water is still sitting in the saucers.
Once they're at the size yours are, one big soaking event will not affect them. Overwatering is from having the medium too wet for too long, which is much easier to do with small plants.
The plants get a gallon each when watered with some run-off, but not a lot of runoff.
When dry the plants will feel light so I'll double check with a moisture meter. I've dug down with my finger and the dirt will look darker/feel moist, not wet and muddy. These pots get dry, dry.
One of those contradictions. From Dr Earth:
weedstoner420
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Are you letting them soak up the runoff when you water with plain water? That's why I mentioned filling the saucer - if you water from the bottom and let them soak it up, then there's no way for water-soluble nutrients to get rinsed out. Maybe not the best idea if you're feeding liquid nutes, in that situation you may want to remove the excess runoff, but with plain water you can let them chill in the runoff for a while with no issues. Anyway just a thought I had - I'm always surprised by how much water they can take to go from dry-dry to fully saturated.The plants get a gallon each when watered with some run-off, but not a lot of runoff.
When dry the plants will feel light so I'll double check with a moisture meter. I've dug down with my finger and the dirt will look darker/feel moist, not wet and muddy. These pots get dry, dry.
One of those contradictions. From Dr Earth:
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When the plant needs water I'll spill a 1/2 gallon in > wait about 10 minutes before spilling the other 1/2 gallon in. At this point there is run-off in the saucer so I'll let the plants sit in that for maybe an hour. Then whatever is left I'll soak up with a paper towel, but there isn't much.
I'm using Dr. Earth and their schedule indicates nutes every two weeks.
I'm using Dr. Earth and their schedule indicates nutes every two weeks.
weedstoner420
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Nice sounds like you've got it down pretty good then, carry on