Vertical Goodness and Other Batshit Craziness

[1oldfart]

Update; playing with camera angles a bit for fun and dramatic effect!
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lovin the growth and the growing upwards!

 

[ttystikk]

Today's update;

 

[ttystikk]

lovin the growth and the growing upwards!

I think transplanting them this weekend will be just in time.

 

[ttystikk]

The kids are all right.

 

[ttystikk]

Heyyyyyyyy it's transplant time! In fact it's the one and only time I ever transplant, even though I'm growing them six fuckin' feet tall!

They were starting to fade because they ate all the nutes in their baby cups so it's not a moment too soon.

 

[ttystikk]

The girls faded a little bit from lack of nutrition last week but that's a temporary setback. They're getting fresh sauce from the flood table twice a day.

Upgraded the light; this one is a square pattern 4 COB LED fixture, 240W, something like 3500K color temperature. It makes excellent veg light evenly spread across the 3x3.

 

[ttystikk]

The fade is going away visibly just a day after they've started getting fresh hydroponic nutrients!

 

[ttystikk]

@Joebud I think we may have miscalculated when to transplant but it's not much of a setback.

I'm just really surprised at how much they ate and how fast they're growing!

 

[Joebud]

You maybe right. I am glad they are adjusting to the hydroponics quickly.

 

[ttystikk]

You maybe right. I am glad they are adjusting to the hydroponics quickly.

They're just hungry. Notes for next time; don't wait! Lol

 

[ttystikk]

Well it's been another day in the life and I'm not happy with how the kids are looking. Any ideas on how to get them back on the lead lap?

 

[Joebud]

Flood four times a day?

 

[Joebud]

Hans says you flood once for thirty minutes then drain, wait till the plants tell you they need water by drooping/wilting. If it has been seven hours then flood every six hours. If it has been nine hours then flood every eight hours. Hope this helps.

 

[Zaphod420]

I'm loving this grow @ttystikk I now know what I'm gonna do with those 10," netpots of mine that I never use. I'm going to fill them with some nice fresh clean soil and run them in a tray like you and @Heisen does with his new Boss as shit hybrid system. You might could try his watering schedule 1 1/2 mins right b4 lights on, and then once again for a quick 30sec 8hrs later. He does it using Flora flex feed lines though so I don't know what that would equal for flood and drain.

 

[ttystikk]

Flood four times a day?

They still have that 2x2" coco plug and I didn't want to drown them. As they get bigger I'll definitely flood more often. Right now it's twice daily.

 

[ttystikk]

Hans says you flood once for thirty minutes then drain, wait till the plants tell you they need water by drooping/wilting. If it has been seven hours then flood every six hours. If it has been nine hours then flood every eight hours. Hope this helps.

If there was nothing but clay pebbles in the netpots then this makes sense. However, I kept the 2x2 coco plug that the roots were in. That gives the plants a great buffer and reservoir. I probably don't even need to water more than once a day.

 

[ttystikk]

Well it's been another day in the life and I'm not happy with how the kids are looking. Any ideas on how to get them back on the lead lap?

Quoting myself because I realized it had been awhile since the last time I calibrated my pH meter! LET THIS BE YOUR REMINDER.

Discovered my pH was around 6.3, which explains why they weren't taking up nitrogen too quickly. I added some acid and diluted the solution down to 1.7 and we'll see how they like it. I'll top feed some nutrient water to rinse and soak the plants to ensure they're getting the right nutes and the right pH.

 

[ttystikk]

The kids are already looking better, so what I did must have helped.

 

[ttystikk]

Today's update; The kids are greening up and I see at least one root tip sticking out the bottom of a netpot. Growth has slowed a bit due to the change in circumstances but I think they'll be picking up again soon! I think I waited a week too long to transplant and they needed time to recover from going hungry.

 

[ttystikk]

They've had a bit of a rough go transitioning to hydro and some of that may have been self inflicted with a bad pH meter but they look like they're coming around. New growth looks good;