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[MassMom]

Yes, the cal mag seems to really fluctuate the ph in RO water. I did find that the Earth Juice OilyCann "organic" calcium does the best in not much fluctuation....

I decided it is best to mix everything up, ph it, and let it sit overnight so that I can check ph again before adding to the res.

 

[MassMom]

3/18/2019
DAY 23

Ladies were back up straight again after the light LST yesterday, so I tightened up the line a little bit to open them back up. I did a touch of ponytailing also as the top leaves are so large. Here is my feeble attempt. They will just stay this way a few hours until I get home from work. Looks painful .

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Yes, the cal mag seems to really fluctuate the ph in RO water. I did find that the Earth Juice OilyCann "organic" calcium does the best in not much fluctuation....

I decided it is best to mix everything up, ph it, and let it sit overnight so that I can check ph again before adding to the res.

Be sure to aerate it overnight as that will precipitate some of the calcium carbonate and change the PH.

 

[MassMom]

Be sure to aerate it overnight as that will precipitate some of the calcium carbonate and change the PH.

I got home from work 4.5 hours after pony-tailing, and I can see great growth from the little leaves underneath.

(2) plants are not gaining much height though. I raised the lights over them a bit and see if they will stretch a bit. those 2 definitely have more indica than their sister, she has double the height they do.

 

[davisgirl]

I love ponytailing, I think it’s vastly underrated as a LST.

 

[MassMom]

I love ponytailing, I think it’s vastly underrated as a LST.

It works lovely! Just gather the top leaves gently, wrap a childs hair wrap or something around them and let the light do its thing for a few hours. wow, growth when I got home on those little underneath lost leaves was awesome! I must admit though, I prefer the way a sativa grows. All this foliage so low to the dirt...not my style. My daughter does better with sativa smoke, so that is all I have ever grown before this Auto Mazar. But when a wonderful friend sends you free seeds? Heck, you grow it!!!

 

[lunarman]

I dunno I always seem to be the odd guy. But I don't like pony tailing. I don't like tying up leaves like that as they transpire and if you keep them on too long it can make them a bit messed up. I prefer to just clip on clothes pins and on indicas like that quite a few of them. Some of my plants look like they got back from a hair salon and left the curlers in. I know PT's are more for LST at the top of the canopy so they are one tool to LST under some conditions. And I can see its working great for you mom. Looking great actually. Keep on keeping on.

 

[MassMom]

I dunno I always seem to be the odd guy. But I don't like pony tailing. I don't like tying up leaves like that as they transpire and if you keep them on too long it can make them a bit messed up. I prefer to just clip on clothes pins and on indicas like that quite a few of them. Some of my plants look like they got back from a hair salon and left the curlers in. I know PT's are more for LST at the top of the canopy so they are one tool to LST under some conditions. And I can see its working great for you mom. Looking great actually. Keep on keeping on.

You are not odd. You are a "Unique" You have your own ideas and style, and I think its awesome! Me? Im just "blonde". Ha Ha


I am actually going to pick up some clothes pins tomorrow as I saw them in your photos. They would allow me to clip back which leaves I choose and at what time. There are some leaves way down the bottom (which drive my OCD crazy for some reason. i am NOT used to all this low bushiness) that I want to get out of the way for a few hours, and you cant ponytail those.

 

[RivetGrrl]

Looks like you are doing well, trying new techniques and more important, having fun :smoking:

 

[lunarman]

You are not odd. You are a "Unique" You have your own ideas and style, and I think its awesome! Me? Im just "blonde". Ha Ha


I am actually going to pick up some clothes pins tomorrow as I saw them in your photos. They would allow me to clip back which leaves I choose and at what time. There are some leaves way down the bottom (which drive my OCD crazy for some reason. i am NOT used to all this low bushiness) that I want to get out of the way for a few hours, and you cant ponytail those.

But you're a smart, OCD blonde, ready to do get her grow game on. Not that many people actually ask for advice and then use it and follow up and keep the dialog open on progress or issues. You do that really well. Very well.

All my style and ideas come from slowandeasy. I just borrowed it all from him. Hopefully it wont get me banned though because he can be a bit of a cantankerous, call it like he sees it guy, which usually means someone is going to be banned eventually. But his advice is rock solid and easy for me to relate too and to distill down to something to work with and then pass it on to others and pay it forward. The weighing watering method is catching on too. A local guy, actually two guys, came over yesterday to do some bubble hash with me. They both use the solo cups in coco and weighing technique and swear it saved their grows kind of thing. And one of them uppped his game even further and got the larger postal scale to be used after transplanting and weigh final pots and he said its his "new favorite toy". LOL. I do love mine too. BTW, at day 40 in 1g pots, I'm watering enough to weight 2.3 KG a pot on average and I have to do this 3 times per day. The ladies are thirsty little gals right now. And it does not take long for them to dry out so you have be on your game and alert.

The clothes pins comes from someone else though. And I like it so much I bought two packs of pins. I used them on all my plants early on, but now its just the low lying jungle indicas that need it. Definitely a reliable and effective tool.