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[DWCocha]

UPDATE -- :smokebuds:

Blue mammoth in DWC - DAY 6

PH was up to 6 again this morning so 2 drops of down to get 5.8

EC stable at 1.1 (550ppm) ..

Temps - cab 80oC .... res 24.2oF :no:

RH - 50%

She's looking happy & 2nd set of leaves are coming through:buds:but .... bit worried about her tap root , it came through the net pot & then went back in it again .would rather it was hanging down in res i think.I removed 1ltr from bucket as cube was a bit wet as well ,topped up the pot with hydrotron ,set the PH & opened a window to let some cool air in ..... will get some insulation of the bucket i think,when i was using the homemade resies there temps where between 16 + 20 . Res change tomorrow ,If I remember right i want to keep EC at 1.1 / 1.0 but reduce the Canna rhizotonic to 1ml/ltr & make up the EC with Formulex ??.or does the EC go down a bit more in week 2 ??. ANY comments advice ect ,would be awesome !.


White dwarfs in 6ltr airpots --- DAY 20.

Not much growth from these two...one is looking greener still,but the smaller one with crazy ph is not lookin so good.Im hoping the blue mammoth in soil does better than these & they may have to go..

Will water tomorrow with PH 5.0 ammended & check runoff again :thumbs:


Blue mammoth in 10ltr airpot - DAY 6

Looking quite good i think ?!, same growth as her sis in DWC. gave another small drink this morning at 5.8 ph with rhizo(full strenth) & formulex(1/4 strenth) .Will just water next time with 6.5 ammended again & check runnoff ...im guessing the PH will be high like the others? but theres proper soil in this pot so maybe not...havn't had runoff yet as iv'e only given her small waterings/feedings upto now...

I probably messed this mix up but heres whats in her 10ltr airpot....

50% Plagron lightmix.
20% Worm castings.
10% Perlite.
10%Vermiculite
10%Hydrotron ???.

pics to follow

 

[DWCocha]

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[Kush T]

What up Vira??

For your DWC mammoth you wanna be building her EC up buddy.. What EC does your base water sit at?

You want to be raising her EC by .2 every week.. Keep her pH at 5.8 & below in veg. I'd also keep her on full dose of Rhizo for another week yet, then drop down to half strength when you switch to proper veg nutes.

Hope this helps a bit Vira.
:smokebuds:

 

[DWCocha]

What up Vira??

For your DWC mammoth you wanna be building her EC up buddy.. What EC does your base water sit at?

You want to be raising her EC by .2 every week.. Keep her pH at 5.8 & below in veg. I'd also keep her on full dose of Rhizo for another week yet, then drop down to half strength when you switch to proper veg nutes.

Hope this helps a bit Vira.
:smokebuds:

Sup Dog , K,So i go 60ml of rhizo again & then up it too 1.2 / 1.3 with Formulex ..... maybe a bit of sillica ??. What do you think about the tap root mate??.
:smokebuds:BIG help,,tvm Kush

 

[Kush T]

My mazar taproot has done the exact same thing bro..(check my mazar thread)... Don't sweat it.. It'll work itself right.. You'll see.

Yeah up your EC to 1.2-1.3 but keep an eye.. If she stays nice & green & growing EC & pH stable then all is cushty dog.
If she suddenly stops growing then lift a L out of your res & replace with plain pH'd water to lower your EC a point.. Then monitor.. You should see progress everyday.. If you don't then something's up!!

What is your water's base EC?

It's up to you if you wanna add silica.. But remember its one more thing to throw off your pH... Silica is highly alkaline & when you add it the pH of your res will fly up! Then it's a lot of added pH down in there.. If I was you I'd not bother.. Do you have any cal/mg supplement.. If you are using any cal/mg supplement make sure to dissolve it in your res FIRST before ANYTHING else goes in there ok..

Kush.

 

[DWCocha]

Yup i got sensi cal/mg grow & bloom ... thanks for heads up putting it in first dude:thumbs: 5ml per res ?. My background EC is just under 0.2(70-80ppm) after a 24hr bubble & PH 7 (goes upto 10 after rhizo ect,so will leave out silica for now)...... quick recap ...60ml per res Rhizotonic ... 5ml per res Sensi cal/mg grow ... & upto 1.2/1.3 Formulex ?..... keep a close eye for any unhappyness !... lower EC if needed .?

Ideal ... now i got a week 2 plan !

 

[Kush T]

Sounds sweet dude..

Your water is exactly the same as mine dude... Exactly!!

Up your sensical over the weeks as well dude... I'm at 8ml per res... Thats seems all I need so with your water the same as mine I'd say that'll be the most you'd need as well... of course your the grower so it's up to you to keep an eye..

Another thing Vira if you see cal def don't just bump up the sensical... Consider raising your EC .1... Ok... & watch... Cal def appears like a little dark spot... Almost like a little bruise.. Then stays kinda dark but shiny then eventually copper... You probably know all that but just in case you don't bro.... Just trying to give you a little heads up mate..

If you see it... Change your res ASAP... Up the EC .1 etc.

Good luck.

 

[DWCocha]

Sounds sweet dude..

Your water is exactly the same as mine dude... Exactly!!

Up your sensical over the weeks as well dude... I'm at 8ml per res... Thats seems all I need so with your water the same as mine I'd say that'll be the most you'd need as well... of course your the grower so it's up to you to keep an eye..

Another thing Vira if you see cal def don't just bump up the sensical... Consider raising your EC .1... Ok... & watch... Cal def appears like a little dark spot... Almost like a little bruise.. Then turns copper... You probably know all that but just in case you don't bro.... Just trying to give you a little heads up mate..

If you see it... Change your res ASAP... Up the EC .1 etc.

Good luck.

nice one bro:smokebuds:can't tell ya how f@@kin happy id be if i can pull off some canna porn & final weight :head:

 

[DWCocha]

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Blue mammoth in DWC. DAY 7 (RES CHANGE DAY)

PH -5.6

EC - 1.3 (660PPM)

In in 13/14 ltr bucket went..... 5ml sensi cal/mg (first thx Kush)..... 60ml Canna rhizotonic .... & about 20ml Formulex ... to get the EC 1.3 .
Looking good :booya: got a good tap root in the res now & has shown some steady growth even in the last 24hrs.No signs of any under/over feeding yet,leaves all green & healthy :thumbs:

Set the water level just below net pot so i can top up if need be & encourage more roots down !.I hope EC 1.3 is ok ?.She did seen to love the last res which is a new thing for me hope week two goes as well as week one .


White dwarfs in airpots -DAY 21.

Ok ....Not sure if i did the right thing here but they got another feed of full rhizo & 1/4 formulex at PH 5.8 straight out of the Blue mammoths DWC bucketim probably going to get told this is not good & i wouldn't have thought it if there was anything other than what i happen to be feeding them atm & at about the right quantity lol .... i dilluted a bit to get EC 1.2 . The runoff from both was PH -7.3/7.4....SOthanks Goauto6 i know my PH for these is 9.0 still ,next time i will flush with PH 6.5 water & see what i get like you mentioned or should i keep going with a low ph?.:smokebuds:
They Have both shown sex as well !.Another 1st for me ever .they have grown a bit i guess !.will check after pic update .Even a mini white dwarf sounds good to me right now so i hope i can make these happy soon !. going for AN jungle juice veg & bloom with some hydro stuff later in flower ect :thumbs:


Blue mammoth in airpot DAY 7

Looking good as well...a lot like her sis in DWC slightly smaller maybe?.seen some good grows of this strain & would love to try it for myself !... did not water yet as the soil was still a bit damp & the pot quite heavy so will wait a day or two longer,& then just ammended water at 5.8 i think?.... i did feed/water the 2 bagseed in the other 10ltr pot with exactly the same medium & got a runnoff of 6.3 .So a PH of 6.8 .hope the BM is the same .

The 2 bag seed are growing for sure but showing similar simptoms as the WD's did so got a feed as i said :buds:these are plan C lol cos things can go south damn quick with me!(& theres just room for now).... if i dont have another place for 1 or 2 of these then there will be a cull when 1 gets big enough to take over the tent bow:i wish,i wish).

pic update to follow .... any comments ect,be as harsh as you like !.& THANKS EVERYONE FOR HELPING

 

[DWCocha]

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