Can't wait till Sunday, they're so fiiiine!!
I dared to move them, but I think it worked out nicely. Now the 2 biggest ones are in the corners, with the tiny one in between and the other guy, well, right there also.
Pullin' those AG pods out was so painful! It hurt my soul having to tug at those lovely ladies, and oh how careful you gotta be... phew!
Went to Petco and got a thermometer, its showing my Res temp at a constant 85-90, and the AG surface temp at 90-95. Are those good temps, or do I need to cool things down?
Also bought some PH Up/Down, and my PH reading right now is 6.0. Should I try to lower it?
Now, I do have a couple concerns. When I first nute-burned my ladies, they got through it alright only because the big gal took the brunt of the damage. As you can see in the pictures, her lower leaves are all brown and droopy, and one of them looks more or less done-for...
Should I trim these brown leaves off?
Also, I'm concerned about my plants' water consumption. I almost never have to top off my AG, maybe every 3-4 days. Seems like they should be drinking more, right? How can I encourage them to drink more?
Maybe turn off the AG pump so the sponges aren't always wet?
Their root systems are long and water-ful, except for the little guy in the center, because he's still a wee little lad!
Also, how long do the AG nutes usually last? Should I re-nute and flush every 3-4 days, or do they last a full week? Only using 1/4 strength right now, only once so far(after the initial burn) a couple days ago.
Pics!
First few(3) are from a couple days ago. In the groupshots you can see the nute-burn damage, compared to the later pics from today.
"Snazzy Skunk" can be seen in the second picture.
Next set(4) are from yesterday, after their move to new housing on the West Side of AeroGardenVille.
Second pic in the set is my main lady, haven't named her yet. Her top half of leaves is green and lush, but the bottom half is brown and dying. I'm thinking of cutting these off...should I wait till she's older so she can handle the stress, or are they leaching nutrients and slowing her growth?
3rd pic is "Sexy Skunk", and you can see how one of her leaves curled a bit, I think from the stress of the move. Maybe she broke a nail...
Last set(4) is from just now. Group-pic first, of course. I decided to give "Sexy Skunk" the most room, and stuck an airstone near her as well.
Second pic is the big gal, again notice the brownage. Still growing nicely, I hope to be able to top her once that next leaf-set fills out.
Pic 3 is Sexy Skunk, Pic 4 is Snazzy. And the little guy in the middle of it all is doin' just fine, seems to be handling the nutes OK, maybe because his roots didn't reach to the bottom(where the damn stuff seems to always settle, probably because it's salt-based)