New Grower 60 day Wonder, 1st Auto and such a noob.............

[Noods]

... the test solution I was using just didn't show how low or how high the ph levels are in the water I use. ...

I don't understand that, slitherly. Did you calibrate your meter correctly by using just plain calibration solution? It sounds like you mixed it with water...

I don't check my run-off pH, but from what I've seen from those that do, If you put your next water/feeding in at 6.2, your run-off should come down to 6.5.

When feeding bottled nutes, I always check my pH before adding nutes, just to see where we're at. Then mix up everything, one additive at a time, always mixing very well, until the potion is done. Then check and adjust the pH as needed. Is that what you're doing? Sorry, you just have me confused.
:smokebuds:

 

[slitherly]

Thanks for checking in Noods!:howdy: Sorry for the confusion, I actually bought the ph meter, a bottle of calibration solution at 7.0, and another bottle of calibration solution at 4.0 and another bottle of solution to keep the meter electrode soaked in when not in use. I'm not sure i need the bottle of 4.0 calibration fluid, but I bought it just in case.:thumbs: So, I feel like a chemist. And I used the 7.0 solution to calibrate the meter. I thought that if i used rain water, it just had to be good for the plants, and I had a gallon jug of that left that I added my nutrients to. That water, after adding the nutes was 3.9. And, it took a lot of ph up to get it at 6.5. i used that liquid to feed my "60 Day Wonder".

I had another gallon jug of just regular tap water, and after leaving it out for 24 hours to disipate the chlorine, I checked it and the ph was at 9.:no: I wanted to water the priviledge, so I used ph down to lower the ph to 6.5. The runoff from that was 6.8. I'm sorry if I confused you, I have a knack for doing that, mostly confusing myself............lol.

If you don't check your runoff, how do you know what your plants ph is? Obviously your'e growing beautiful plants, so it must not be an issue. And i realize you know exactly what your ph is going in, so, is the reason you don't feel the need to check the runoff is because you know the ph of the dirt you are using and you control the ph balance on everything you give her? I really appreciate the advice, and i will lower the ph to 6.2 so as to get her ph right. Now I have another toy! :smokebuds:

 

[Firstmass]

Hey Slitherly,

Your plants look great, looking at your beautiful garden you clearly have very green fingers (it's nice to see some different pics on here as well)! I am a total novice but have experienced higher level ph run off, after a bit of research I think I'm right in saying it's nothing to worry about at just .3 difference, I read this is due to your plants taking certain nutrients out of the water thus changing its ph.

Hope I'm right if not I'm sure one of the very knowledgeable chaps from this sit will correct me.

Believe me I'll give you a good run for your money on fuck up of the month, it's almost unbelievable that mine are still alive!!

 

[slitherly]

:howdy:Hey Noods, I forgot to tell you I got a PH kit which is a test tube and a bottle of solution that you mix with the water you are testing to determine the ph by the resulting color. Trouble with it was the top of the graph was 7.6 and the lowest point on their graph was 6.0. I tried to use that till my meter showed up. Well, the ph kit may be great for aquariums but not cannibus.
Well, here is the lady at day 45:
View attachment 109064 We can see why ph is important View attachment 109065 nice buds View attachment 109066 but she's on day 45 and she is supposed to go to 70 days? View attachment 109067 Here is the international unit of measurement, the Bic! View attachment 109068 View attachment 109069View attachment 109070 My Priviledge is nice and green, I have learned to monitor that damn ph! View attachment 109071View attachment 109074 I lsted her also, so as to maximize bud sites. I pinched the very top and two bud sites grew out. So, i'm thinking of topping some more, so as to increase the bud sites even more and then I want to scrog her. View attachment 109072View attachment 109073 But I will wait till the "wonder" is done before I put the priviledge into flower. by then she should fill out my scrog net.View attachment 109075 View attachment 109076 Woo hoo exciting times

 

[slitherly]

Thanks, Firstmass, after the issues I had with my plant, I'm a lot more knowledgable about ph than I ever wanted to be. I appreciate you stopping in and taking a look. Yeah, if you see my poor plant, she still has nice buds, but what would she be like if I hadn't screwed up? From what I have gathered from this site and others, almost everybody screws up their first attempt, but i thought I was special. lol Oh yeah, I'm special all right! Next I'll try out for the Special Olympics.
Anyway, you have a thread yet?

 

[Firstmass]

No worries, yep I thought I was special as well, and have just proven it by totally flooding my spare room, I have a drip feed system and wasn't getting much run off so left the pump to make sure they were all well watered, forgot all about it! Now that's pretty fucking special!

My thread is "The story so far" in the new growers section.

 

[Noods]

That Priviledge looks great slitherly!! Good job man. :clap:

 

[Muddy]

Looking good. In spite of your pH troubles it still looks like a pretty good harvest from her.

 

[slitherly]

Thanks everyone, with the help and encouragement of the fine folk that subscribe to this website, I can only get better with each attempt. I can hardly wait till harvest, and the test........I am so sick of commercial shit!!!

 

[slitherly]

Hello fellow freaks! Day 50 View attachment 110518 As you can see, View attachment 110515 I had issues with this grow View attachment 110513View attachment 110512View attachment 110511Yet still have some pretty nice looking buds.
View attachment 110517 there is frost on the pumpkin, I tried to show it when I held my Jewelers loup in front of my camera. View attachment 110516Anyway, I am 10 days from where it is supposed to be ready, according to it's name, but I've been told it's usually about 70 days before she is prime.....I read where you can tell by the trichs when it is ready, with something about cloudy trichs, clear trichs?

Anyway, due to the Ph issue I finally accepted I had to deal with, I wont have to do a lot of trimming.

Question? Do I start cutting back on feed this soon? Do I shoot for the 20 days away situation or what...........