Day 50, 10/28/2021: Bam!! Got my Sweet Gelato (Sweet Seeds) ordered today. My growmies are always, always buying seeds. One friend and I have been holding out, and like a fucking bobbit worm, I got the ones I've been waiting for today. 
Now I'm not sure if my next grow will be Skywalker or Gelato...
pH of the reservoir is holding, no adjustment necessary. Outside of that, I didn't really have anything I needed to do, so I took some glamor shots. Bearsquanch is finally on the mend, and Forum Stomper is doing pretty well.
Look ma, no macro lens
Day 51: pH in the reservoir still looks good. Nothing else is new tonight.
Day 52: pH is holding, no other issues.
Day 53: I noticed some browning tips and edges on Seed 1 showing up today. When I checked the soil pH, both girls were really low--Seed 2 was at 6.2 and Seed 1 was at 6.0. The soil has been amended with both lime (raises pH) and sulfur (lowers pH), but I don't have a handle on how much of each to add. (I know now that I should use considerably less sulfur, haha.) Both had difficulty producing a steady read which leads me to think that there's not much buffering capacity in the soil. Any suggestions on improving that? In the meantime, I pHed the reservoir a little high (6.8) to help bring the soil pH up a little, and I'll be checking soil pH daily for the rest of the week.
Day 54: Keeping the reservoir pH a little high has helped bring the plants' soil back into a safer, nutrient-ready range with Seed 2 being at 6.6 and Seed 1 being 6.3. I don't want to boost Seed 2 any higher or drop Seed 1 lower, so hopefully I can continue to keep up the balancing act.
Day 55: Seed 2 pH: 6.8. Seed 1 pH: 6.2. FUCK! Added some crushed up sulfur pellets to Seed 2's soil since it works much more quickly than the lime. I really ground the shit out of it before adding it, so I hope that improves uptake.
Day 56, 11/3/2021: Seed 2 pH: 6.3. Cool, I'm cool with that for now. Seed 1 pH: 5.9. I ground up some lime pellets and added it to the top ~1" of soil. Reservoir pH: 6.3. Adjusted to 6.7. I fucking hate these wild changes they're experiencing, I'd never have let my fish go through this. Who here has tried adding a high-CEC medium (like Seachem Flourite or CaribSea EcoComplete) to their soil mix? I'm thinking that, for next grow, I'll throw down a layer of pea gravel, then a mix ofOF +10% perlite +15% Flourite/EcoComplete and maybe a lighter layer with a higher perlite content (like +20). Planting should include a myco supplement on the germinated seed's taproot or, if planting straight into dirt, put some myco supplement on a q-tip and push it into the dirt up to the widest point before dropping the seed in and pushing it another 6 mm (1/4") in.
Current
Week 8, start
Now I'm not sure if my next grow will be Skywalker or Gelato...pH of the reservoir is holding, no adjustment necessary. Outside of that, I didn't really have anything I needed to do, so I took some glamor shots. Bearsquanch is finally on the mend, and Forum Stomper is doing pretty well.
Look ma, no macro lens
Day 51: pH in the reservoir still looks good. Nothing else is new tonight.
Day 52: pH is holding, no other issues.
Day 53: I noticed some browning tips and edges on Seed 1 showing up today. When I checked the soil pH, both girls were really low--Seed 2 was at 6.2 and Seed 1 was at 6.0. The soil has been amended with both lime (raises pH) and sulfur (lowers pH), but I don't have a handle on how much of each to add. (I know now that I should use considerably less sulfur, haha.) Both had difficulty producing a steady read which leads me to think that there's not much buffering capacity in the soil. Any suggestions on improving that? In the meantime, I pHed the reservoir a little high (6.8) to help bring the soil pH up a little, and I'll be checking soil pH daily for the rest of the week.
Day 54: Keeping the reservoir pH a little high has helped bring the plants' soil back into a safer, nutrient-ready range with Seed 2 being at 6.6 and Seed 1 being 6.3. I don't want to boost Seed 2 any higher or drop Seed 1 lower, so hopefully I can continue to keep up the balancing act.
Day 55: Seed 2 pH: 6.8. Seed 1 pH: 6.2. FUCK! Added some crushed up sulfur pellets to Seed 2's soil since it works much more quickly than the lime. I really ground the shit out of it before adding it, so I hope that improves uptake.
Day 56, 11/3/2021: Seed 2 pH: 6.3. Cool, I'm cool with that for now. Seed 1 pH: 5.9. I ground up some lime pellets and added it to the top ~1" of soil. Reservoir pH: 6.3. Adjusted to 6.7. I fucking hate these wild changes they're experiencing, I'd never have let my fish go through this. Who here has tried adding a high-CEC medium (like Seachem Flourite or CaribSea EcoComplete) to their soil mix? I'm thinking that, for next grow, I'll throw down a layer of pea gravel, then a mix of
OF +10% perlite +15% Flourite/EcoComplete and maybe a lighter layer with a higher perlite content (like +20). Planting should include a myco supplement on the germinated seed's taproot or, if planting straight into dirt, put some myco supplement on a q-tip and push it into the dirt up to the widest point before dropping the seed in and pushing it another 6 mm (1/4") in.Current
Week 8, start
