SSSC White Widow Creeps an Elephant

[Mañ'O'Green]

I finally got the RH up where I want it <60% but some damage has been done. The plants are a little shorter than they should be but the bud formation still looks good. So the 8/4 experiment should run until harvest.

 

[VERNEDOG]

For sure, this is an ongoing battle. I can make little adjustments. What is happening is the Elephant is growing a little faster and this causes it to uptake more water and hence more nutrients. I have been feeding a little on the high side also at ~500PPM nutrients. The RH is still on the low side. This humidifier has always worked better than this run? I am going to add a pump and distribution system and an inkbird controller so I do not have to deal with this in the future. I will make it a swamp cooler

I see in the chart the total ppm = between 600-700 . Do you dilute that down based on age and how they are taking it? Thanks

 

[bearhair]

Very nice..

 

[Orion]

Man, tomato cages. I should have done this with my plants.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Man, tomato cages. I should have done this with my plants.

They are bent on the bottom and set in concrete like rebar. If I were to make them again I would encase them in plastic resin. I may still do that in the future. It would make them easier to clean between grows. The bottoms are smooth so they slide around in the flood tray, this way I can move them if needed. I had to add bamboo stakes when I grew some big ass photoperiod plants.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Week 7 (49 days) update. I went back to week 6 nutrients with a big P-K boost because the girls just looked like they wanted it. They started stacing well again. The Auto Widow on the right had a clogged dripper, that is why she was droopy and exactly why each plant has two.

I gave her a proper shot of nutrients and replaced the dripper.

 

[Mizzo81]

Killin it as usual.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

I see in the chart the total ppm = between 600-700 . Do you dilute that down based on age and how they are taking it? Thanks

No the chart includes the water PPM of 100. There is a target and an actual PPM listed. I don't actually hit the target most of the time because the res has more than 12 gallons to start.

Yes I base the strength of the actual mix based on looking at the plants. It is better to have them a little on the hungry side than the overfed side.

Running 8/4 light schedule is new and the plants look a bit different than expected, smaller and should have had more N. I am sticking with it though. I cannot tell for sure but I think they are running a little faster?

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

The buds are progressing well but the plants look haggard under the 8/4 60 days since transplant 63 since germination.

 

[DCLXVI]

Neat experiment. Do you think they aren't looking good because they don't have enough time for certain plant functions to operate correctly? I know you had mentioned not to water until a couple hours after lights on so nutrient absorption. Is it possible the short day/night doesn't leave them enough time for some of those processes?

EDIT: Just thinking if progressing to a 12/6 cycle would add additional "days" but leave a long enough window in each period.