Time for a wee update! Man i am learning a lot during this process
This week, I splurged a bit on some kit, i bought a PH pen (and calibration standards PH+/- etc), an Inkbird controller (what a thing that is!) and a proper digital thermometer hygrometer.
Having bought those pieces of kit, around £100 in total, i've found a few issues that i would not have known about which are now thankfully sorted out
Firstly, i suspected my temperatures were way too high as my PP was exhibiting some curling leaves, i was right, during the day it was hitting 30°C with my extraction running for an hour every other hour. So i set the inkbird to turn on my extraction at 25°C and now my max is around 26.5°C. We're having a heat wave at the moment so i'm expecting this to go down slightly over the next week or two.
Secondly, the PH of the blend of nutrient i am feeding my AF was too acidic, reading around 5.1 when freshly blended, so some PH+ has sorted that out, now feeding 1L every other day at PH 6.5. I'll post my feeding schedule, based on the biobizz but a little "smoother" in its EC jumps between weeks.
Thirdly, i need a bigger tent! my photoperiod is turning into a monster, roll on four(ish) weeks time when it can have the whole tent to itself!
A few photo's for your perusal and delectation, let me know your thoughts, im a little underwhelmed but there is another 4 odd weeks to go so hopefully some bud fattening
This week, I splurged a bit on some kit, i bought a PH pen (and calibration standards PH+/- etc), an Inkbird controller (what a thing that is!) and a proper digital thermometer hygrometer.
Having bought those pieces of kit, around £100 in total, i've found a few issues that i would not have known about which are now thankfully sorted out
Firstly, i suspected my temperatures were way too high as my PP was exhibiting some curling leaves, i was right, during the day it was hitting 30°C with my extraction running for an hour every other hour. So i set the inkbird to turn on my extraction at 25°C and now my max is around 26.5°C. We're having a heat wave at the moment so i'm expecting this to go down slightly over the next week or two.
Secondly, the PH of the blend of nutrient i am feeding my AF was too acidic, reading around 5.1 when freshly blended, so some PH+ has sorted that out, now feeding 1L every other day at PH 6.5. I'll post my feeding schedule, based on the biobizz but a little "smoother" in its EC jumps between weeks.
Thirdly, i need a bigger tent! my photoperiod is turning into a monster, roll on four(ish) weeks time when it can have the whole tent to itself!
A few photo's for your perusal and delectation, let me know your thoughts, im a little underwhelmed but there is another 4 odd weeks to go so hopefully some bud fattening
ppp
