Its brewski back here with another update. Spring is just around the corner(hopefully) and I for one am glad.
Environment:
Temp: 82°
RH: 47%
It has been a couple weeks of uncertainty for the girls as we weren't sure what the hell was going on with them. Let's just say some lessons were learned, and it's definitely a good thing. I am happy to report things are ALOT better.
The R/O filter:
came and we did not hesitate to hook it up and toss the old one,which gave it's last reading at 435 ppm. That's completely ridiculous and unhealthy. The old one was over a year old anyway so what else would I expect (duh). The new one of course instantly read 0 ppm. We dumped and changed buckets immediately.. much much better, and I'll be more vigilant on that from here on out. It did however manage to clog up and trash out a couple of our air stones faster, so I cleaned the ones we could save and threw out the ones we couldnt. I have some (including a fancy glass type of one called: "the bubble bubba")coming in the mail as I type this.
Humidity differences:
We've also learned that some cannabis in their younger stages want more humidity than others, and won't respond as well to anything less than a certain percentage in order to grow to their maximum potential.
I happened to see another post on here talking about getting cake plate lids from the dollar store to cover their girls up. I happened to drive by one last week sometime, when I remembered so I dropped in.
I didn't find a cake plate lid but I did find containers that will work just as well, and they come in various sizes. We put those on top of the ladies, and overnight it brought dramatic results. I'm talking 2 inches of growth on AvT and GWK was praising the heavens again. They had some heat stress, but corrected themselves shortly after we took the lids off. So now that we know all of this, these containers will probably be utilized from here on out, unless we get genetics that can withstand slightly lower amounts of humidity without any issues. The only precautions we need to take is to make sure the outside or ambient temperature isn't too high or else they could get cooked.
water levels:
we have come to figure out not to get too crazy on keeping the water level up too high. Let the roots chase the water, and have a bit more of an air gap in the res. Plus with the airstones pushing the amount of air out, there will be water bubbling up to the bottom of the basket anyway. Any risk of roots drying out I feel for us, is kinda slim. So from here on out we will probably keep the water at a lower level unless they happen to be drinking like crazy.
Anyway, without further ado....
AvT :
She's been stretching almost an inch everyday after improvements were made. I was scared at first but feel things will work out now. We're just letting her keep stretching until she slows down, then we will flip her into bloom.
425ppm
5.6ph
GWK:
Has not shown sex yet but at one week younger, is around half the height of AvT. She's also alot healthier than she's ever been since she was first born. I feel she may outgrow AvT but that remains to be seen. We still keep a cover on her overnight for now, but take it off when the lights are on.
420ppm [emoji6]
5.6ph
Both have already been introduced to silica blast by now.
The learning process is constant and never ends. It feels good to see a problem, address it, and see the results pan out for the best. I couldn't be happier about it.
That's all I got for this week. Sorry about the long read. Hope everyone has a great weekend. And remember to:
