Updates and think I’ve messed up again haha

[Harryh24]

Hello everyone, hope you’ve all recovered from 420?

I’ve got a grow going not done one for a good 6 years and kinda forgotten most of what I needed to buy plus how to do it!

Wondering if can get any help as I’ve made a few errors that’s for sure!

I’ve got a small tent 80x80x200, and got a 400w hps on a digital ballast with a cool tube. Got decent intake and exhaust, but even with the cool tube temps seem high but think it’s the crappy temp gauge I bought (waiting for new one) as says temps when lights on get up to 31 but can’t see any burning or damage.

I’ve got 3 barneys farm pineapple autos in there which currently got some big skunk autos which will be getting moved as was a temp thing.
They started off quite well but don’t seem to be gaining much in size. I topped once they had 4 nodes and responded well to the topping at first. They don’t seem to be gaining much in size or height. I did some lst on them a week after topping and they seemed to respond ok but since then not too much is happening. Didn’t really get huge amount of veg or growth.
I’m running the canna coco plus soil with all canna products coco a and b, cannazym, riztonic, and boost. Adjusting ph accordingly to around 5.7.

Main problem i think is humidity but if an oversight by me as for some reason didn’t take it into account. When lights are on it’s like 16% which is low that’s for sure, lights off it goes up to 50%. Currently running 18/6 for lights.

I’ve got a humidifier today so will be testing to see if I get any improvement!

Thanks guys!

 

[PotPatriot]

Is that coco (medium)? Looks quite dry my friend.

 

[Geordiejesus]

How much water and nutrients have you been feeding? Looks underfed too me there's no signs of heat stress or burn. You can always turn your lights down... The grow medium does look dry

 

[Free Flow]

I agree with the above posts. Coco is a hydro medium which requires you to find the sweet spot of having it constantly moist. I find that watering it daily yielded best results with a pure ph water flush once a week to avoid lockout. I also did coco in my flood and drain and it preformed way better than hand watering.

You can get a cheap pump on amazon for 20 bucks a few drip fittings some lines and a timer and automate the watering if watering constantly is an issue.

 

[Harryh24]

Thais for the reply’s, I had been watering daily but they responded badly to it (that was before extra humidity) top of soil is dry but just under is moist. When I was watering more the leaves were always drooping so I changed letting them dry out a bit. I

I’d been following the canna chart, can’t remember amounts of nutes but they have a formula you enter the water amount soil type etc and it tells you quantities.
I’ll give them a good water today and see how they respond as willing to give anything a go.
T

 

[Harryh24]

I agree with the above posts. Coco is a hydro medium which requires you to find the sweet spot of having it constantly moist. I find that watering it daily yielded best results with a pure ph water flush once a week to avoid lockout. I also did coco in my flood and drain and it preformed way better than hand watering.

You can get a cheap pump on amazon for 20 bucks a few drip fittings some lines and a timer and automate the watering if watering constantly is an issue.

yeah this might be an option hoping with the extra humidity will help as last time I met soil moist leaves drooped badly

 

[Jimmythenugg]

Just my 2 cents worth, nobody mentioned the leaves yellowing...!
Flush weekly for sure, but make sure you feed enough.
Regardless of feed calcs those yellowing lower leaves look hungry to me.

 

[St. Tom]

Hello everyone, hope you’ve all recovered from 420?

I’ve got a grow going not done one for a good 6 years and kinda forgotten most of what I needed to buy plus how to do it!

Wondering if can get any help as I’ve made a few errors that’s for sure!

I’ve got a small tent 80x80x200, and got a 400w hps on a digital ballast with a cool tube. Got decent intake and exhaust, but even with the cool tube temps seem high but think it’s the crappy temp gauge I bought (waiting for new one) as says temps when lights on get up to 31 but can’t see any burning or damage.

I’ve got 3 barneys farm pineapple autos in there which currently got some big skunk autos which will be getting moved as was a temp thing.
They started off quite well but don’t seem to be gaining much in size. I topped once they had 4 nodes and responded well to the topping at first. They don’t seem to be gaining much in size or height. I did some lst on them a week after topping and they seemed to respond ok but since then not too much is happening. Didn’t really get huge amount of veg or growth.
I’m running the canna coco plus soil with all canna products coco a and b, cannazym, riztonic, and boost. Adjusting ph accordingly to around 5.7.

Main problem i think is humidity but if an oversight by me as for some reason didn’t take it into account. When lights are on it’s like 16% which is low that’s for sure, lights off it goes up to 50%. Currently running 18/6 for lights.

I’ve got a humidifier today so will be testing to see if I get any improvement!

Thanks guys!

harry try not to let them dry out my friend i also have i think its about a 10ltr Humidifier that i use sometimes through the year also i would buy myself a temp gun there about 10 quid off eBay i just check my leaf temp as with a cool tube you shouldn't get hotspots

 

[Harryh24]

Just my 2 cents worth, nobody mentioned the leaves yellowing...!
Flush weekly for sure, but make sure you feed enough.
Regardless of feed calcs those yellowing lower leaves look hungry to me.

yeah thanks I’ve watered early this morning and given them more nutes still within the ec level recommended. I had messed up ph a bit at the start as like a noob I forgot to test ph and it was around 7.5, but now I bring it down to 5.8. I had some rusty marks and slight burning on leavesbefore I adjusted ph so was cautious with feeding them again.

 

[Harryh24]

harry try not to let them dry out my friend i also have i think its about a 10ltr Humidifier that i use sometimes through the year also i would buy myself a temp gun there about 10 quid off eBay i just check my leaf temp as with a cool tube you shouldn't get hotspots

yeah watered today and with the humidifier it stayed a consistent 55% since I put it in so hopefully will help! Thanks