maiden diy uc voyage

[Snickerdoodle]

got it pegged at 680 & 5.83 for couple days now & in a.m. its flip time. i fear im late on that but had to find what they wanted.

phenos are in order w, x, y, z

These are really looking good. I know that you'll have a much easier time on your next grow. I think each strain needs a little something different and you have to get to know the system and the strain first go-round.

Your other Q's... I am only micro-growing now and am using 1 gallon capacity mini system that I designed for PC growing. I just don't need that much and want to stay in the legal limits. Also, enjoy being able to grow constantly and that smaller yield works for me.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

thanks SD. yes each strain will need special attn but these girls are heavy feeders in soil. the donors that are in "dirt" are in bloom 2wks now & are being feed 1500ppms. ive seen several UC GJ's & most were maxing out around 600ppm's while im few days in & @ 700. although one guy was hitting 1100. anyhow pics in a few days.


i also noticed dan, @ current culture, posted on FAQ's to ramp up nutes to full strength for the 2nd trimester. kinda leary about that. will def try slowly increasing though.

 

[Hushpuppy]

I just checked up on yer grow here and see that the girls look like they are doing real good. I think flippin at 12-14" should work well for yer grow. I feel yer pain with adjusting nutes for hydro. It's a challenge (I think) because the nutes are already chelated for uptake and so it all happens fast and that seems to make the ph swing a bit until everybody gits leveled out. I think also that the more water that yu are dealin with at any givin grow will sort of multiply the ppm/ph issues (until yu get it all leveled out). On all of my girls I had to start out at 1/4 strength (about 400ppm) for a week or so then was able to double it to about 800ppm. I bumped up to 1100 for the week b4 we flipped then this week we bumped to 1400 but I haven't seen them in a few days to see how they r doin at that level. Its almost like everybody (me, plants, and rez) has to get used to the nutes in hydro b4 moving up to recmmended levels I can't wait to see them flower.:farm: Good grow mojo to ya

 

[docfishwrinkle]

ok so heres a few pics from couple days ago. im up to 735ppm & 5.82pH. high room temp 80, low is 62. highest rh is 50%. rez is 67-69. all was looking great until i noticed random burns in margins of some plants. burning is occurring in the "hot spot" of the lights & i wrote it off as IR burn, but now it seems to be looking worse from yesterday. i will update w/ those new pics in a mo. lights are a good foot off the plant tops so dont think so, but......


indie pics are w-z. then theres the good ol slip of the scissors pic....lol. thinned plants & took cuts.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

more pics & of course a fat bowl of bubble to make the time spent just that more fun.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

well my odd burn is popping up more. mainly on just one plant, but is found on other 3 also. all pics are of the worst plant. the burn is mostly directly under the light. few days ago i added pre mix nute solution that has been in my 55g drum since i started bloom cycle. it is heavily aerated & has a 700gph pump moving water also. ppms are at 736 & ph 5.82 w/ ~5g of water being used every day. i usually replace 10g every 2 days.

then theres the spider web curling this leaf. the curling is what caught my eye. its a big ol spider in there, but left when i moved the leaf. then theres maximus, the weimaraner & gracie the american bulldog loving the plants as much as i do. it looks like shes eating them but she was speaking to me & a blade went into her mouth...lol.

 

[TheKlonedRanger]

Doc take a pic of the underneath of the second pic. Or at least look and describe it. I had an issue with some insects my first grow that left some damage similar to that. I was growing in soil, so I'm not sure if that would make a difference. I don't know what they were, but they died fast with some bang.

The other pics look like it could be PH issues. I'm having a ton of ph issues in my hydro grow right now.

And you have some beautiful pets. I'm a boxer lover. My last 3 dogs have been boxers. Weimaraners are the only other dogs that I've been around that are as spastic, goofy, cute, hyper and intelligent as boxers are.

 

[Hushpuppy]

Hey Doc; the girls look soo nice. Yu probably already know this but there is a hot spot disperser tha yu can put on yer hps bulbs to prevent that hot spot that occurs directly beneath the bulb. I put them on all my lights and it made a HUGE difference on how close I could run my fixtures. IDK if that is indeed the problem there though. I find it hard to believe it would be ph as yu said it is staying at 5.8, that's on the money. Yu could have a cal/mag issue startin for that particular plant if yer nutes are on the edge (given the relatively low level yu are at at this point. When mine were right there I was holding at about 800-900ppm (of course I'm using different nutes so its hard to say)

 

[bho_expertz]

your american is a beautifull girl ... The ladies are hot stuff !!! Very good. :aok:

 

[docfishwrinkle]

KR, i had thought that also & no such luck. no poop, no bugs, nothin'. thanks for the insight though. im ruling ph out as ive been mid to high 5's. thanks for the words about my pets & yes boxers, weimies, german shorthairs, & vislas(sp) are by far the most spastic but so damn smart. he loves anything & everything outdoors. she does too but def likes the couch just as much.

HP, yeah i just had same issue w/ the donor plants that are maxed. those however, as a quick fix i took 2 pieces of 1/4" hardware cloth & aligned em to make 1/8" squares & it really is working. have to buy some to have on hand. as far as calmag i hope it were that easy, but when hps isnt on they are def not lacking mag(so so dark green) & cal isnt popping up as a def in any of the leaves.

whats up BHO? thanks for the compliments

i have noticed a film on the uniseals. i sloughs off, dont smell, my roots are very white & slime free w/ no smell also. thinking possibly a rez swap but i only have 12g of pre mix left. i guess i know all my #'s of my nutes, so would it really hurt if i mixed & adjusted in 55g drum then swapped? i know ideally 3 days mix is best, but....

 

[docfishwrinkle]

so weve finally got budsets. i do know that tomorrow i have to take maybe 6" off the height of the trellis so i spread these girls out. only thing i dont really like so far is i believe you need vert lighting w/ this system or really splay the girls out & have some good reflectors that have a wide throw. next run at new location i will run 2-1k's vert w/ 6 tubs.

okay heres where im at: ph 5.75 & ppms 735. the mysterious burn is one of 2 things: 1. poss from add back straight nutes into epicenter, only did once as was in rush & will try not to do again. or 2. which i think it is, hot spots from light. thinking back on past 2 runs i had this same weird burn & the other plants were in that same area of the room.

pics: 1st 4 are donors @ 4wks & are bangin along. 5-9 UC pics w/ indie pics of w-z in order.

 

[4u2sm0ke]

not sure what I like best...you plants or that bubble hash pipe

pass that sucker over here man...I need a hit

 

[docfishwrinkle]

haha! thanks man i got it in CO almost 2 yrs ago.:48: :cool2: :bolt:

 

[thomas 11111]

Very nice setup. I like your gaurd dog.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

Thanks thomas

 

[docfishwrinkle]

ok so i chopped 6" off trellis & now splayed the gals wide. def need some ocho hoods right about now. so get this, i finally firgured out my weird burn situation. WIND burn! so as im crouching in corner of room where intake is above my head i notice +1000cfm wind path ripping a straight path to the exhaust opposite corner. so i shot the supply to the floor & raised fan to circ the canopy. man im glad it finally hit me. so i smashed the gals down about 9" w/ the trellis today. one more thinning & i think its time to let em ride. also on a side note swapped my cloner today & have calcification like a mother so any day now should be seeing roots. stats are: ph 5.75 ppm 731 room temp 75 rh 55

 

[docfishwrinkle]

short & sweet tonight.

UC ph 5.9 & 746 ppm
cloner 5.8 & 426 ppm, 1st taste of nutes today as roots are now popping. keeping best of each pheno (4) & donating the rest (12) to someone.
donors runoff 6.75

 

[docfishwrinkle]

couple more

 

[smokingjoe]

holy chit :watchplant:

 

[docfishwrinkle]

LOL, its def a jungle. im loving this system & only thing im doing different next time is 6 tubs & 2-1k vert. we'll see how that does.