Dutch Passion Objective; Medical CBD | Dutch.P. | Ortega Indica | Night Queen | LED&CFL | Airpots | Coco
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Heavy looking notes, you are a scientist!!!
haha, yes I am... I want frankenstein looking bud!! :hot:
what's funny is that in true honesty, I hate numbers! But I do love variables... Anyways, I think I've finally finally found my "near perfect" formulation.
I've been doing a well balanced nutrient mix, but I've always had to add a couple of liters of base water to get the EC in place, then pH correct.
With these amounts I got very close to 1.6 without adding water to lower the EC.
From here it should be quite easy to move quantities around to accommodate to their best taste! Shame I don´t have a uniform genetic garden, will have to take it very slow from here on. Night Queen 1 has a little bit of tip burn on the very top leafs. All the rest are fine. They've come up from a very low EC to a quite high in a very short time! Will keep it @ 1.6 for now.
I've diluted some pH(-) into a 1L spring water bottle, so correcting pH is ALOT easier
. Next step, formulate pH - (diluted ) and find exactlyhow much is needed. This serves 2 functions. pH (-) does nothing for the plant, yet check how high the EC % is. This must be minimized
to 1 final precise pH drop. The second is being able to leave someone do it without a pH meter in case of an emergency.
Upon some accidental reading, I've also re-ordered the mix. First Liquid Silicon should go first, as recommended by an article (sorry, lost the link). The second
thing I realized was to add the enzymes and rhizo so they're nice and comfy, starting to chat with the local water people. Next, Canna A then Cal Mag, so the
chelated chemicals of the same type mix up. Finally, Canna B, then pH (-)
So the pH goes way way up, but some of the "uppers" actually bring the pH down due to buffering strengths. That saves a couple of drops of pH (-). For instance,
people usually refer to Cannazym and Rhizo as like "be careful, it really pushes the pH up!". I always had put Cannazym first, Rhizo at some other point, Liquid Silicon between Canna A&B to give time
between them to dissolve well. Also, Cal Mag would usual pitch up the pH a little.
In this case, Cannazym and Cal Mag and Canna A (yes A!) are buffering agents down. Canna B knocks it down even further and the mix became pH stable twice as fast.
Unkown amounts of diluted pH(-) took it to pH 5.80. The whole process just took alot less time.
I love making these chart because visually you really see things under another perspective. For ex, on my next feed I'll experiment with increasing Canna B a little, so I use less pH acid, and lessen the disproportion of feed from using Cal Mag (4-0-0).
You think maybe I'm being too much of a nutter? Drool
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I really like the super accurate examination of the grow! I have also taken very specific notes of my grow to track growth rates and trends.
Well done sir! Wowsers
Well done sir! Wowsers
Rough start but a spectacular grow. I especially like how you have 2 different light sources. I think this is key in my opinion. Best of luck with that and with your dad.!
Not nuts as long as you're enjoying what you're doing, that is the key!! not too mention with your note taking and reasoning, you're making alot easier for your next grow, and takng alot of the guess work out of it too!!
Indeed... here is another mistake I found out I made
Never wash coco (at least Canna's) with plain water, be it tap water or pH'ed water. Coco has trichoderma which is essential to kick start bacterial life in the medium.
This is essential for rootlings/uptake. So for anyone thinking going coco and following, don't "wash out" the coco, you should ideally give a first feed of regular pH corrected A & B, so the trichoderma gets going.
And of course, now I see that planting from seed to final 10L pots doesn't make sense at all with coco.
Never wash coco (at least Canna's) with plain water, be it tap water or pH'ed water. Coco has trichoderma which is essential to kick start bacterial life in the medium.
This is essential for rootlings/uptake. So for anyone thinking going coco and following, don't "wash out" the coco, you should ideally give a first feed of regular pH corrected A & B, so the trichoderma gets going.
And of course, now I see that planting from seed to final 10L pots doesn't make sense at all with coco.
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Captain's log, Stardate 25112012.1. Our destination, Planet Bud. Our journey enters the unofficial and
unbiological cronogram of Week 3
The passengers are restless. The journey has been long and troublesome. To further distract and entertain
the cabin crew, another LED light was installed for their pleasure.
One of the passengers, Ortega 2, living in the center quadrant, is exhibiting signs of LED addiction.
She's trying to sneak out to grab some extra Bridgelux candy.
Despite the hardship, morale is very high in general. Night Queen 2 from sector A1 (top left) has shown valiant
efforts to maintain the forefront of daily duties, but some signs of overwork are present. Some tips curl up,
other down, slightest nute burn on new leaves and a paler tone of green than her sisters. Zero depression present.
Must seek medical council, but I believe some time-off, lower EC and higher % of Cal Mag may
put her back on her feet. Curly tips worry me though.
Captain Night Queen 3 has a firm grasp on the order of things. But very shy to show her most inner
thoughts and perspectives on the mission.
A fight broke out in the canteen some time ago. CBD Skunk Haze 1 was seriously injured.
She was attacked with preemptive indulgence.
No witnesses came out and none seem to clearly remember the ramblings, but I feel I haven't been told everything. SH1 did not report
it so it was no brought to my attention. Injuries have long healed, but a strange and eerie feeling of intrigue overwhelms me.
Will keep my eyes open, especially during water rounds... and enforce a zero violence tolerance act.
Our Fimming project seems to be a success! SH1 is ravishingly happy.
A possible reprise of it might be performed on Night Queen 4. As Alpha Team Leader B, she is a prefect candidate,
and will also boost morale for the rest of the team, so they don't feel so, well, overshadowed... by her highly competitive nature.
In her own words, Lady CBD Skunk Haze 1 of The Dutch-a-gu-gag Passionics Clan, said
The captain also has time for leisure, so I hit the canteen and ordered my favorite moonshine, called for a lap dance from one of the finer dancers. After a little this and that, she let me peek inside really quick. I almost had a heart attack, though I would be raped by a transvestite-plant-transforming-alien-spy! A huge, circularly elongated and red tipped intimidating object stood there. I paralyzed assessing my options... feel a rush... swing my eye left and right... I look up and OMG!... I see its LADY SH 1 voluptuously leaning over me ...
The strange object was of intimate female nature, so it shall remain unlogged.
Haven't seen Purple Haze (Sensi Clan) for some days. She's failed to attend her duties and meetings. hmmm.... strange... must find out what is happening in the galleys.
unbiological cronogram of Week 3
The passengers are restless. The journey has been long and troublesome. To further distract and entertain
the cabin crew, another LED light was installed for their pleasure.
One of the passengers, Ortega 2, living in the center quadrant, is exhibiting signs of LED addiction.
She's trying to sneak out to grab some extra Bridgelux candy.
Despite the hardship, morale is very high in general. Night Queen 2 from sector A1 (top left) has shown valiant
efforts to maintain the forefront of daily duties, but some signs of overwork are present. Some tips curl up,
other down, slightest nute burn on new leaves and a paler tone of green than her sisters. Zero depression present.
Must seek medical council, but I believe some time-off, lower EC and higher % of Cal Mag may
put her back on her feet. Curly tips worry me though.
Captain Night Queen 3 has a firm grasp on the order of things. But very shy to show her most inner
thoughts and perspectives on the mission.
A fight broke out in the canteen some time ago. CBD Skunk Haze 1 was seriously injured.
She was attacked with preemptive indulgence.
No witnesses came out and none seem to clearly remember the ramblings, but I feel I haven't been told everything. SH1 did not report
it so it was no brought to my attention. Injuries have long healed, but a strange and eerie feeling of intrigue overwhelms me.
Will keep my eyes open, especially during water rounds... and enforce a zero violence tolerance act.
Our Fimming project seems to be a success! SH1 is ravishingly happy.
A possible reprise of it might be performed on Night Queen 4. As Alpha Team Leader B, she is a prefect candidate,
and will also boost morale for the rest of the team, so they don't feel so, well, overshadowed... by her highly competitive nature.
In her own words, Lady CBD Skunk Haze 1 of The Dutch-a-gu-gag Passionics Clan, said
The captain also has time for leisure, so I hit the canteen and ordered my favorite moonshine, called for a lap dance from one of the finer dancers. After a little this and that, she let me peek inside really quick. I almost had a heart attack, though I would be raped by a transvestite-plant-transforming-alien-spy! A huge, circularly elongated and red tipped intimidating object stood there. I paralyzed assessing my options... feel a rush... swing my eye left and right... I look up and OMG!... I see its LADY SH 1 voluptuously leaning over me ...
The strange object was of intimate female nature, so it shall remain unlogged.
Haven't seen Purple Haze (Sensi Clan) for some days. She's failed to attend her duties and meetings. hmmm.... strange... must find out what is happening in the galleys.
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... hehe no kidding, look at the Ortega 2, isn´t that a tilted "half growing" plant? She is much much denser on LED side of life... or am I dreaming?
She does have a 600HID MH right above her
Also... by height and all, what do you guys think - Tony, you out there?
I'm thinking that maybe at this growth rate, the flip to 12/12 might have to come next week?
She does have a 600HID MH right above her
Also... by height and all, what do you guys think - Tony, you out there?
I'm thinking that maybe at this growth rate, the flip to 12/12 might have to come next week?
