So the autopots arrived and I finally whittled the three plants down to two. We're left with the ZE and the HBSS that is 13 days old.
HBSS is looking really lovely. Shes a little on the yellow side, so im slowly increasing their feed. Right now im at 2.5G/Gal and im aiming to be at 3G/gal by the end of the weekend and slowly increase until i reach 4G/Gal.
The ZE on the other hand, is giving me grief and i have no idea why. The leaves feel kinda papery/crispy. Does this mean shes underwatered? Her new growth looks malformed and odd...her growth has also slowed down. No bugs (ive checked). The only other thing i can think of is that her roots suffered a little trauma while they were still in the solo cup -- i noticed that they had grown out the bottom holes and had kinda been squished by the weight of the cup.
Temps are at 79 F / RH @ 60%. Leaf surface temps are between 69-75 F. Lights are 31.5" from the canopy and at 21.5-23.5K Lux.
Feed today: 2.5 G of Mega Crop / gal and 0.5 tsp of Great White / gal. Each plant was fed 1 quart (.25 gal) of water.
Help meeeee..
Zamaldelica Express
HBSS
HBSS is looking really lovely. Shes a little on the yellow side, so im slowly increasing their feed. Right now im at 2.5G/Gal and im aiming to be at 3G/gal by the end of the weekend and slowly increase until i reach 4G/Gal.
The ZE on the other hand, is giving me grief and i have no idea why. The leaves feel kinda papery/crispy. Does this mean shes underwatered? Her new growth looks malformed and odd...her growth has also slowed down. No bugs (ive checked). The only other thing i can think of is that her roots suffered a little trauma while they were still in the solo cup -- i noticed that they had grown out the bottom holes and had kinda been squished by the weight of the cup.
Temps are at 79 F / RH @ 60%. Leaf surface temps are between 69-75 F. Lights are 31.5" from the canopy and at 21.5-23.5K Lux.
Feed today: 2.5 G of Mega Crop / gal and 0.5 tsp of Great White / gal. Each plant was fed 1 quart (.25 gal) of water.
Help meeeee..
Zamaldelica Express
HBSS
ZE Day 20 & HBSS Day 16
So I’ve come to the conclusion that my problems with these plants very very likely stem from pH levels and overwatering. I haven’t watered for 3 days now and don’t plan on watering until my Hanna pH Meter arrives on Tuesday. It turns out the pH Meter I have right now is a giant piece of shit that refuses to stay calibrated. The coco around both plants is still damn to the touch anyway.
Both plants are growing fine-ish. The ZE is somewhat growing out of the dark green marbling that the leaves were suffering from as well as the deformed leaves. And the HBSS is still growing a node every day or two despite the fact that I’d really like to see her leaves a much more lush green and less of a yellow tone.
Zamaldelica Express Day 20
Hubbabubbasmelloscope Day 16
Both plants are growing fine-ish. The ZE is somewhat growing out of the dark green marbling that the leaves were suffering from as well as the deformed leaves. And the HBSS is still growing a node every day or two despite the fact that I’d really like to see her leaves a much more lush green and less of a yellow tone.
Zamaldelica Express Day 20
Hubbabubbasmelloscope Day 16
ZE Day 26 & HBSS Day 21 (Autpot on, Airdomes on)
Things are really turning around for the better for the Zamaldelica! All of the new growth is progressively looking more and more healthy. Shes showing a tiny bit of N-excess but i remember from last time, she is super sensitive to Nitrogen, so ill probably just let her freak out a little. As long as the Hubbabubbasmelloscope is looking good, im happy. I also noticed little pre-flowers on the ZE, so that means HBSS isnt too far behind! Now with the res on, and the airdomes, i have noticed growth speed up a LOT, its amazing. The reservoir has a funky smell, but im told thats to be expected from using Megacrop so now that i have an airstone (it hasnt changed my pH over the last two days) going in it at a schedule of 2 hours on, 2 hours off -- i feel much better. And the airstone is definitely helping minimize the smell. I think organic nutes start to get funky if you leave them sitting.
I did a round of LST a few days ago, and i think this coming week ill do another round. At res-change im going to raise my MC from 2.5g/gal to 3.5g/gal and see if that brings by EC to at least 1.10. Right now its hovering at around 0.92 (and drops as the res gets used up). Not gonna integrate Bud Explosion yet -- i think ill wait till both plants are properly flowering before adding this. I also add 2ml/gal of silica and 0.5ml/gal of Flying Skull Z7.
I did a round of LST a few days ago, and i think this coming week ill do another round. At res-change im going to raise my MC from 2.5g/gal to 3.5g/gal and see if that brings by EC to at least 1.10. Right now its hovering at around 0.92 (and drops as the res gets used up). Not gonna integrate Bud Explosion yet -- i think ill wait till both plants are properly flowering before adding this. I also add 2ml/gal of silica and 0.5ml/gal of Flying Skull Z7.
ZE Day 34 & HBSS Day 29
Things are continuing on smoothly -- im still trying to find the sweet spot for feeding my plants. The Zamaldelica is a LOT more finicky than the HBSS so i either have to overfeed one or underfeed the other lol. Ive also started giving cal-mag (which now im going to just give until two weeks from harvest) and Bud Explosion. Both plants are now in stretch/flower. With training i've managed to give myself as many tops as possible.
Zamaldelica (left) and HBSS (right)
Zamaldelica (left) and HBSS (right)
