New Grower Need an experienced grower advise please.

This light is so frustrating, all the manufacturer specs show PPFD at 1m, but the highest value is like ~300 micromoles per meter square seconds. That's not enough energy for flowering, so you definitely need to hang it inside of 1m, but the manufacturer provides no details about intensity within 1m. So it's like if you want to flower correctly with their light, you're on your own to figure it out...lame.

I'm just following the manufacturers recommendation for hanging height, but I guess its just on average. I'm gonna try it a little higher for the time being but since I'm in the middle of week 7 im running out of time as well.. Need to fix this nute and light issue asap. ;/
 
I'm just following the manufacturers recommendation for hanging height, but I guess its just on average. I'm gonna try it a little higher for the time being but since I'm in the middle of week 7 im running out of time as well.. Need to fix this nute and light issue asap. ;/
Actually, I disagree....since you're in week 7 there's not much to be done now, just sort of in recovery cruise control. It might not end up being your dream grow, but you'll get a totally usable crop even if the plant limped along on only water from here. Keep in mind we're all aiming for a performance grow, but you'll get something yummy to smoke regardless, just maybe not at some wildly high efficiency-to-inputs.

Not telling you to give up hope, but it's not like a person dying during a heart transplant...plants tend to self-correct more so than animals do in this regard.
 
Actually, I disagree....since you're in week 7 there's not much to be done now, just sort of in recovery cruise control. It might not end up being your dream grow, but you'll get a totally usable crop even if the plant limped along on only water from here. Keep in mind we're all aiming for a performance grow, but you'll get something yummy to smoke regardless, just maybe not at some wildly high efficiency-to-inputs.

Not telling you to give up hope, but it's not like a person dying during a heart transplant...plants tend to self-correct more so than animals do in this regard.

Yeah, and maybe the best of all it has been a great learning experience. I came into this knowing absolutley nothing. I know alot more now, and what fallpits to watch out for in my next grow. And because of that I'm very happy with my grow. :) And my blue dream one, shes still producing some thick A+ buds if u ask me, but then again I only have access to black market crap so anything thats not popcorn nugs and cured for at least 4 weeks are A+ for me hehe..

Hopefully you can tell me something when I post some new pics, what course to take for the last few weeks!
 
What is 'pushing the rope'? Thank you.
It's a metaphor...grab a big old rope, and then get it to move forward by pushing it....impossible, you pull ropes. That's the point, it's sort of like saying, "ice skating uphill," it's a metaphor for doing something inefficient and futile by attempting brute force.
 
Now i'm even more confused.. I did a slurry test on the soil with batterywater (EC=0, PPM=0, PH=7.0) and it came out good. PH was around 6.5, PPM was around 150 and EC was 0.3..

Should I keep flushing or resuming feed? At this point im worried they are underfed? @low_and_slow @Arthur @Olderfart @Builder0101
Slurry tests at this stage in a grow can be tricky, you can't safely get a good sample from the important part of the root zone. Was your last runoff the one you reported already? If so, I would leave them dry out normally and check the runoff again before deciding. If your runoff is good then, you could start balanced feed at ~1000-1100EC.

As @low_and_slow says, hang in there and you will be surprised what the plant will produce even if she finishes in tough shape. One of my current plants is certainly an example of that. :biggrin:
 
Update
Plants are getting close to dry, 12 more hours or so but here are a few pictures of them in their current state with lights on, lights off and with flash. @low_and_slow @Olderfart

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Canopy BD Flash.JPGCanopy BD Lights of flash.JPGCanopy BD Lights on.JPGCanopy GSC Flash.JPGCanopy GSC Lights of flash.JPGCanopy GSC Lights of.JPGCanopy GSC Lights on.JPGCanopy GSC No flash.JPGLights of front BD Flash.JPGLights of front BD.JPGLights of front GSC Flash.JPGLights of front GSC.JPGLights on front BD.JPGLights on front GSC.JPG
 
Slurry tests at this stage in a grow can be tricky, you can't safely get a good sample from the important part of the root zone. Was your last runoff the one you reported already? If so, I would leave them dry out normally and check the runoff again before deciding. If your runoff is good then, you could start balanced feed at ~1000-1100EC.

As @low_and_slow says, hang in there and you will be surprised what the plant will produce even if she finishes in tough shape. One of my current plants is certainly an example of that. :biggrin:

Yeah the one reported, I will check again after next watering, hopefully the ppm and ec are back to normal then... I'm glad to hear, it gives me hope. ;D
 
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