Indoor Dinafem Critical Jack and Auto Seeds Sucker Punch

[Ydijadoit]

Watering day today, and I fed them 3/4 strength Biothrive bloom, cmag, and bioroot. I still can't make heads or tails out of this organic plant food. Mixed in to RO water, it's acidic enough to refill a damn car battery (ph is around 4, according to my liquid test kit). It takes several ml of ph up to get it to 6.5.
Google provides the standard confusion on this 50% "Don't ph adjust Biothrive" 50% "Must adjust ph". A call to General Hydro was less than truly helpful, but the rep said to definitely adjust the ph.
Fuck sakes.
I'm glad I put the disclaimer in my first post of this thread that I suck at soil growing, as this grow is certainly proving that so far. I've seen better plants in a high school kid's closet, lit by two CFLs, and hidden from Mommy's view by 3 pairs of shit stained boxer shorts.
Sorry for the rant. A recirculating DWC and Flora nutes is on my drawing board, at the moment
Regards, Kyle

 

[Dudeski]

Qhat order are you mixing your nutes? Putting ca mg in first?

 

[Ydijadoit]

Qhat order are you mixing your nutes? Putting ca mg in first?

No specific order. I am using RO water at 6ppm, and carefully warmed to 70f, this time!
I added bloom, cmag, biobud, and bioroot.
I was not aware that cmag had to go first (?) If that's the case, and I somehow missed that it causes lockout or something, well, it might explain a lot...
Regards, Kyle

 

[Dudeski]

Not necessarily causes lockout, but i was told once ca mg first, then nutes, then add silica last if u use it. Mine always upped ph

 

[Ydijadoit]

That's how I have always used silica, as well, at least in dirt, as it is indeed alkaline. I used it in place of ph up, to the application limit. Example, my nute mix was at say 5.5, I'd add silica up to the max of say 5ml/gal, check the ph, and use ph up to get to 6.5, if the silica didn't get me there.
Now, everything I read says you must add silica to the water first. (Including the GH rep I had on the phone today).
What's a dumb old stoner to do?
If the critical jack doesn't look better in a few days, it's getting the axe, so I can focus on the sucker punch. It still looks like it will rally.
Pics in a few minutes...
Thanks for trying to lend a hand!
Regards, Kyle

 

[Dudeski]

Have you posted a pic in the infirmary?

 

[Ydijadoit]

Not yet, maybe I need to. I had enough of looking at the curled up CJ, so I chopped it. Now I can focus on the sucker punch. Organic crap is going in the dumpster as well. GH flora series on the way. I have run that for years, and get along with it pretty well.
Once I get un-pissed at myself, I'll post a few pics in the infirmary, and see what comes of that.
Thanks Dudeski!
Regards, Kyle

 

[Ydijadoit]

I hate incomplete journals, yet, mine has been untouched for nearly a month. This grow humbled me. I fucked up every element of tye environment and feeding of this poor plant for the first month of it's sad life. Too hot, too cold, starving it to death because I mistook LED light burn and some heat related leaf curl for nute burn. Long story short, I was damn near too ashamed to keep this thread going.
As things turn out, tye Sucker Punch is one resilient son of a bitch. (Daughter of a bitch?)
Day 57, and it's looking like I will have some quality smoke after all, in another week or two.
A lot of cloudy trichs, with no amber, as of yet. Hoping for 1.5 ozs, but anything over a zip would be A-ok with me, as that would last the Wife and I for at least 2 months.
Here are some pics as of ten minutes ago. Tomorrow is fan leaf removal day, but I am only going to take the crispy and light blocking leaves. Hoping to start a RO water only flush in a week, and chop in two weeks. Trichs tell the story though, so plans could change.

Thanks for looking!

Regards, Kyle

 

[Dudeski]

I hate incomplete journals, yet, mine has been untouched for nearly a month. This grow humbled me. I fucked up every element of tye environment and feeding of this poor plant for the first month of it's sad life. Too hot, too cold, starving it to death because I mistook LED light burn and some heat related leaf curl for nute burn. Long story short, I was damn near too ashamed to keep this thread going.
As things turn out, tye Sucker Punch is one resilient son of a bitch. (Daughter of a bitch?)
Day 57, and it's looking like I will have some quality smoke after all, in another week or two.
A lot of cloudy trichs, with no amber, as of yet. Hoping for 1.5 ozs, but anything over a zip would be A-ok with me, as that would last the Wife and I for at least 2 months.
Here are some pics as of ten minutes ago. Tomorrow is fan leaf removal day, but I am only going to take the crispy and light blocking leaves. Hoping to start a RO water only flush in a week, and chop in two weeks. Trichs tell the story though, so plans could change.View attachment 846079
Thanks for looking! View attachment 846080
Regards, KyleView attachment 846081 View attachment 846082 View attachment 846083

That is looking fantastic! If no pistils are turning don't starve the plant as it is still building buds. I don't see brown or red pistols. You will add as lot of weight at the end. Looks like well over an oz to me. Im glad you hung in there. Dont rush to finish

 

[Ydijadoit]

Thanks, Dudeski. I know what you mean about rushing a harvest. If you think I'm bad, I damn near need a leash, or maybe a shock-collar for Wifey, at this point. I will restrain her, and myself, and push through to a proper finish. Lol.
Regards, Kyle