Banjobuzz's Winter Grow

[IRISH]

18 days veg. i fed with blackstrap molasses a few days ago. been out hunting over this past few days, and this is the growth since i've been out. they doubled in size. .

pic 1 - 3 white widows.
pic 2 - 2 ultimate indicas.
pic 3 - Group.

Enjoy...bb...

 

[IRISH]

hooked the 400w hps back up today. it's on now. i been messing with it all evening, trying to get it at the right distance. i think i found it's happy spot.:hubba: . 10 inches off tops, *75... tomorrow, the 19th., is 3 weeks veg.
...bb...

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

The young future ladies are looking great BB. :aok: They are gonna love that HPS. :hubba: GREEN MOJO:banana: GREEN MOJO:banana: GREEN MOJO:banana: GREEN MOJO:banana: GREEN MOJO:banana:

 

[HippyInEngland]

Hello Banjo

Looking superb :aok:

Has adding the 400w increased the temperature much?

 

[IRISH]

thanks TBG. i awoke this morning to that nice mj smell i love so much. there was no smell at all with the cfls' in the room. 24 hrs of the hps, and it smells great in there. .

 

[IRISH]

Hello Banjo

Looking superb :aok:

Has adding the 400w increased the temperature much?

>>>morning HIE. thanks. i was controlling the temp with a thermostatically
controlled heater with the cfls', and now with the hps, it's just a matter of
positioning it higher, or lower to reach the temp i need. awoke to *20 degrees this AM outdoors. my high today will only be *30F. w/o giving to many details, the room i grow in is pretty chilly, so i use the hps to my advantage. i can keep it in the 70-80 range easily by raising-lowering the lamp...bb...

 

[GMCORP]

good going on the temp control! Ours is always too hot because we use such a small space, but at least fans have knocked it down to 85.... (even in this weather)!

 

[Thorn]

Looking VERY good banjo!!!

 

[That crazy vancouver guy]

:lama: gl bb

 

[IRISH]

mornin' all. here we are @ 3 weeks veg with ww & ui.
i seem to have a little problem here. last evening, i watered with ph 6.5, they were completely dried out, from last water. the last water, was mixed with 1 tbsp molasses, and that was 3 days ago. can you see the wilting? wonder if this is just more bad genetics? also, look @ what appears to be signs of over-water ( the claw ). how would you guys' & gals' diagnose this problem? my temp is *78 F , RH is 30.
as of last night, they looked perfectly fine. here is what they look like now. ...bb...

 

[IRISH]

no takers??? ok, heres what i'm trying. i took out the 400w hps, and i mixed up 1 tsp. epsom in 1 qt ,ph'ed at 7, and i sprayed them down liberally. i also put the cfls back up , and bumped up my fan. i believe i'm looking @ a zinc def. any feed back???bb???

 

[Growdude]

Whats the temp of the root zone, it sounds cold where you are and even if air temps are high enough you could have cold roots?

 

[HippyInEngland]

Hello Banjo

You say they were completely dried out, how did you check this?

It looks like over watering, is the soil compacted? enough drainage?

When you think they are dried out try lifting 1 of them up, cut a small slit into the bottom of one of the grow bags just enough to poke your finger in, feel to see if its still wet.

A 3 gallon grow bag can hold a lot of moisture and the top can feel bone dry because of the light.

 

[IRISH]

this is how i checked them Hippy. i stuck my finger in the holes @ the bottom of the grow bags. check , on drainage. and check, on not compacted.
i awoke today to a very new problem. all the leaves are turning necrotic.
black/ with brown looking dried out spots. . i need help...bb...

 

[IRISH]

Whats the temp of the root zone, it sounds cold where you are and even if air temps are high enough you could have cold roots?

hey GD. i have nothing to measure this. it is cold here. very cold. this sounds very plausible. i will go and construct a wood pallet to raise the grow bags off the floor. this will allow for heat to get under them. good idea. these are in a rubbermaid closet, and the floor does get cold in there. thanks for that idea GD...bb...

 

[IRISH]

i've got a thread in sick plants w/pics from last evening, here
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34330.
the problem has gotten much worse overnight...bb...

 

[blancolighter]

I wish you the best of luck banjo. I don't really have much to help with, but last time my crop got real dry and I watered it heavy like that afterwards they drooped for like half a day before looking great again. I have no clue about the necrotic, I had the same thing happen and it was a nute lockout from a Magnesium def, but you already addressed that... I hope things turn aroound for ya!

 

[HippyInEngland]

I still think its water related, do you know your run off PH?

Lifting them up to keep the cold from the roots was a good idea Gd

How long between waterings?

Have you used blackstrap before?

Is it the first time you have grown these strains?

How old are the plants?

 

[andy52]

7.0 is a little high on the ph bro.lower it some and check your run off.jmo

 

[IRISH]

HIE, my run off is 7. i was watering every 3 days', 1/2 cup water, ph'ed at 6.5 for the past 3 weeks. in that time frame, i mixed up 1 gallon of blackstrap, and fed all 8 twice with that 1 gallon. two days ago, when they were completely dried out, i put up the 400w, and i watered each plant with 2 cups , ph'ed @ 6.5, and the run off was 7. it was in this 2 day period they began looking sickly. i have used blackstrap in each of the last 3-4 grows , and i've grown these strains before. they are 22 days' old today. i'm thinking cold root ball now. i'll post what i did about this in a moment. thanks for jogging my brain to the fast-trac. ...bb...