Indoor SPZ's Ultimate vs. Gorilla Showdown

[SPZ]

Never Nighttime Tents. That has a good ring to it. I hope the leggings for the ladies will please them happy and keep those gnats away. I just love the hand slap technique. It is, well, so basic and most times very rewarding. .

Well I wish I could say the leggings work, but now we all know that they don't, or that is not the right way to use them anyway

My humidity is 25 - 29%. I am in the final 2-3 weeks for the harvest. So I have decided to put the exhaust fan and filter on a timer. When it is on the humidity drops. So I will give it a try. Take care and the price of freedom from gnats is constant vigilance.

IDK, the low humidity near harvest is probably a good thing, helps prevent bud mold and mildew. Guess that is in the past now, how'd it go?

My RQ Quick one gave me 3.1 ozs.

THAT IS AWESOME NEWS ON YOUR QUICK ONE!!!!! Three ounces is a haul for a single plant and I know you vaping that must have made for a nice New Year, well done!

 

[Nosias]

Hey all, sorry it's been a few weeks without an update. Busy times around the holidays! Also the grow has multiple issues so where to start...

The nylons I put over the pots were not effective at keeping the gnats out and actually caused problems. Sigh. As I watered the plants the coco compressed and sunk down, and the nylons started to touch the leaves and stems of the plants. Anywhere they touched the plant looked like it got nute burn. One of the plants touched the nylon with its main stem and started growing sideways away from it. Also, the wad of nylons around the plants kept the coco from drying and breathing so I had overwatering issues despite only watering 3 times in the first four weeks.

On top of that we are experiencing a record-setting cold snap and my basement is no exception. I've struggled to maintain temperature down there. With the cold and wet conditions, one of the Gorilla plants died from damping off before she got any bigger than a seedling. The other three are small and stunted but still alive.

I did mention the bugs, right? The gnats don't seem to mind the cold and wet at all, they proliferated in this environment.

Fuck, is all I can say.
Just keep learning.
You know you can do it. All it takes is seeing solutions. Good to see some pics on this winter bounty. Damn I used to hate winters in Iowa as a kid. This "winter" in NOCO is ok. It will be in the 50's for another 6 days. So I am not going through a deep freeze as you are. My basement is part go my "finished" living area. So I do not have such a bad temps down here.

Give a hello to the boss and stay safe and warm.

 

[Nosias]

That was the bad news, here's the good news. I've switched to using the Microbe Lift BT for the gnats and it seems to be working well. It is extremely concentrated. I've been adding one drop per two liters of water I feed the plants and the gnats have reduced significantly. I will probably just keep up that regimen throughout the grow. Thanks @jelly0 for the recommendation.

For the temperature I've put to use a small space heater. I'm nervous about putting it in the tent because of the fire hazard but if I put it near the tent's air intake I can keep temps in the seventies. I'm using it about half time during the colder hours. Also I am keeping the lights on 24/7 and will probably do so the entire grow at this point.

Yes this is time for 24/7.

 

[SPZ]

Just keep learning.

That's the trick, isn't it!

 

[SPZ]

Day 35

Girls are looking great, all things considered. They really took to the hydro being turned on!

Gorilla 1, best specimen at the moment, started some leaf tucking on her

Ultimate 1

Ultimate 2

Group shot, you can see I've added a humidifier and some damp towels to bring up the humidity which is bombing out

 

[SPZ]

I noticed some cal-mag deficiency a few days ago. I raised the lights and upped the cal-mag to 2ml/L. I've read that super-low humidity can also cause apparent nutrient problems and slow growth, so I'm trying to keep the humidity up as well.

 

[SPZ]

I've created a bigger and better spreadsheet to log my feeding and other data as the grow goes along. Here it is....

 

[Nosias]

I've created a bigger and better spreadsheet to log my feeding and other data as the grow goes along. Here it is....

Sha-Zam I like those spreadsheets you put out. Adds a touch of class

 

[Dudeski]

Give me a ton of ideas! A spreadsheet is on my to do list. Nice work bud

 

[SPZ]

Sha-Zam I like those spreadsheets you put out. Adds a touch of class

Give me a ton of ideas! A spreadsheet is on my to do list. Nice work bud

Thanks, guys! Feel free to cut and paste it if you want to use it as a template or PM me and I'll send you a link to the google sheet.