Vertical Goodness and Other Batshit Craziness

[Heisen]

Yeah I would drop the ec to 1.3 and dim.the lights a little , they'll bounce back quick

 

[ttystikk]

Yeah I would drop the ec to 1.3 and dim.the lights a little , they'll bounce back quick

Ok I'll need to find another tub for the excess nutes but I can do that. What's the target EC?

They're already looking happier but I definitely want to get them back up to speed.

You'd mentioned reducing light levels the other day and I did; how much less are you suggesting? Right now it's 240W spread across a 3x3' table, raised up quite a bit to reduce intensity.

 

[Heisen]

Ok I'll need to find another tub for the excess nutes but I can do that. What's the target EC?

They're already looking happier but I definitely want to get them back up to speed.

You'd mentioned reducing light levels the other day and I did; how much less are you suggesting? Right now it's 240W spread across a 3x3' table, raised up quite a bit to reduce intensity.

I use a ppfd meter I downloaded from Google play and it's actually really accurate. Measure what u normally run and get it down to just above good and over low

 

[ttystikk]

I use a ppfd meter I downloaded from Google play and it's actually really accurate. Measure what u normally run and get it down to just above good and over low

Which one? I'll give it a shot!

 

[Heisen]

Which one? I'll give it a shot!

It's for.android

PPFD Meter - Grow Light Meter - Apps on Google Play

Effortless PAR Meter: Elegant, Accurate, Feature-Packed & Insightful

play.google.com

 

[ttystikk]

It's for.android

PPFD Meter - Grow Light Meter - Apps on Google Play

Effortless PAR Meter: Elegant, Accurate, Feature-Packed & Insightful

play.google.com

I'm going to need to calibrate it somehow. There's no way I have as much light as it says.

 

[Heisen]

I'm going to need to calibrate it somehow. There's no way I have as much light as it says.

I compared mine to.a buddy's 400 dollar meter and it was almost dead nuts

 

[treefarmercharlie]

I'm going to need to calibrate it somehow. There's no way I have as much light as it says.

Check the setup info in the app. I know the Photone app I use on my iPhone says you have to wrap a strip of typical printer paper around the top of the phone to act as a light diffuser.

 

[ttystikk]

EC 1.3, pH 5.8, water temp 64, air temp 70, added a fan for a slight breeze. They are growing, just not going gangbusters.

 

[NoWaistedSpace]

I redid the nutes and flushed with the new solution. They have been growing, just slowly. Currently, pH is 5.9, EC 1.9, water is 64F. They are not drying out being flooded once a day. I did raise the light a bit. I removed some yellow leaves near the bottom, maybe 2-4 per plant.

Today's pic;
View attachment 130933

They look much better now. I was in the same court with some of the other members, looked "waterlogged" in those earlier pics.
You might have had light issues, and shocked them and it took a week or so to acclimate to their new home.

 

[ttystikk]

They look much better now. I was in the same court with some of the other members, looked "waterlogged" in those earlier pics.
You might have had light issues, and shocked them and it took a week or so to acclimate to their new home.

They still aren't quite as green as I'd like but they're growing again.

 

[NoWaistedSpace]

You got it now, they will be fine.

 

[ttystikk]

They're growing nicely, they're just not dark green.

 

[Fiddler's Green]

Are they going to get topped or trained?

 

[ttystikk]

Are they going to get topped or trained?

Absolutely! However, they'll be trained for a 6' tall by 4' wide vertical trellis- so they need to get a bit taller before I start whacking at them.

The first thing to do is label the individuals, take cuttings and sex them so I can toss out the males. I'm not breeding so they're just wasted space.

 

[ttystikk]

No pics lately because... Girlfriend problems. Anyway, the sauce adjustments didn't take and by the time I noticed the flocculation in the tubs some of the leaves had gone crispy critter. Soooooo it's a setback but the plants aren't dead, they're just delayed.

Dumped the tubs, sluiced them out real good to get rid of any residue, mixed a fully fresh batch of stock solution and then made nutes again. Watching carefully to see how they respond.

 

[Joebud]

@ttystikk

 

[ttystikk]

@ttystikk

LMFAO

Thanks for making me feel better!

 

[Fiddler's Green]

Damn @Joebud
You surprised me with that one vato.

 

[Joebud]

Damn @Joebud
You surprised me with that one vato.

How so?