300 watt Hi-Intensity LED in Mini-Me F & D

[PetFlora]

I have been keenly aware that one of the 2 revegs is not sprouting new leafs except a few tiny leafs at the very base

Although I initially cut the old roots back, the roots growing outside the net pot are still dark and old, even after adding DM Zone

I just finished a semi-replant, first cutting back the necrotic roots then taking the smaller net pot out of the larger.

I then removed and cleaned the stone imbedded in the roots

Next I moved to a larger net pot and back into the tote

I also put the 2 WH x G13 into larger net pots

 

[PetFlora]

I just couldn't wait until tomorrow to post new pics

First, I wanted a marker for the reveg with teeny tiny leafs at the base. Will it, or won't it ? Pic #3

Compare these to the pics 4 days ago

The Silver Skunks look amazing under the 260. I lowered the panel a few inches late yesterday (pic 1 & 2)

And so do the 2 WH x G13s. (pic 4 & 5) Even the retarded Silver Skunk that started out with twisted leafs. New leafs are looking more normal


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[PetFlora]

Staring at the 2 SS phenos, and wanting taller plants than the one on the right, I tossed 10 more beans into h2o this morning

Hoping no more cockroaches will foil my efforts

 

[yesum]

never mind

 

[PetFlora]

CXA1520 LED. Anyone using this yet? An alternative to cmh for high intensity white light?

What does this have to do with my thread?

SUCH QUESTIONS BELONG IN DIY THREADS

PLEASE DELETE

 

[PetFlora]

Housekeeping day

Cleaned algae build up in each tote

While there I trimmed a bunch of lower primary leafs opening up the canopy

Placed the 2 Silver Skunks (under the SS 260) into 4 liter air pots that I cut in half. Placed whole bundle of ornamental stones between the AP and the tote to provide lowest roots (were sticking outside the 6" net pots) a dark environment. Should help with more root development

Pics tomorrow

 

[PetFlora]

Lots to report

Silver Skunk 260

Yesterday I placed the Silver Skunks into 4 liter air pots that I cut in half as the full height is not necessary when used with F & D

Pics show a number of smaller net pots, which in the future I will reduce to 2, including the Air Pot

Silver Skunks look a bit droopy, perhaps due to placing them directly on top of bags of stone, and perhaps due to dropping the SS 260 a bit too close yesterday. This morning I raised it ~ 4". Also temp in that tent has been ~ 89*s for a few days, though nights ~ 72*

I opened one bag of Dollar Store polished stones and spread the stones around the 6" net pot of the smaller plant, effectively lowering the root ball to better allow nutes to flood higher up

WH x G13 + 2 SS 150s

The 2 plants (one in each tote) are doing quite well. Note leafs reaching toward the 150s, which seems the perfect veg light

The reveg on the left tote is probably not gonna make it. Unlike the reveg in the right tote, which has a fair amount of lower leafs + new branch sites appearing all over stems/branches

Silver Skunk Seeds

Already 9/10 cracked with tip of tap sticking out

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[PetFlora]

WooHoo

11/11 Silver Skunk seeds cracked with tongues all sticking out

Hoping to finally find phenos closer to the original back gross so I can begin cloning for larger plants. ~ 35 grams per is not where I want to be

Soaking the Starter cubes now.

Added some HR +Size to invigorate root development

 

[PetFlora]

Silver Skunks sprouted on 11/30

WWxWH: G13 sprouted on 12/19 are growing really fast, but leafs are light green. Bleaching? I just raised the lights a few inches

Silver Skunk 260

Being Indica dom, it's time to drop light schedule (currently 13 hrs) and increase nute ppm (Friday's next nute change from ~ 450 to 550 HR V+B + ~ 300ppm Mg) to accelerate sex and stretch

The SS on the right has a great shape. Depending on how it stretches might be good for clones. The short one on the left is very stacked

New SS seeds beginning to pop out of starter cubes. The clear egg crates have clear lids, which I close during lights on to increase humidity


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[PetFlora]

Where I wanted to see whether I could get another BIG Big Mex (200+gms), as I did first time, due to small harvest this time ~ 35gms each BBCC and Big Mex, which are already going fast, I need to push these plants into flower mode ASAP

Be looking toward the 11 seedlings for a BIG Big Mex that I can nurture and clone

 

[PetFlora]

Silver Skunks making a big growth spurt thanks to inserting them into 1/2g air pots. My hydro store owner urged me to do so, and he is correct

9 seedlings opening up. I had to double netpot them so I could add a layer of stones between them to raise the starter cubes up a bit as the cubes were getting too much water. I tried to pump the excess, but the water level was too shallow, and removing the netpots and dumping some water would be a PITA.

Once root system develops more I will remove the second net pots

BrandX plants are doing well also. Weird thing happened over night- the tote on the left fell, traumatizing that plant, but nothing serious. I did not take a pic of it

Fresh nutes today bumped to ~ 550 + ~ 200ppm Mg

Pic colors are not actual. I keep forgetting to turn off the reds when taking pics. I then try to adjust using color tools




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[PetFlora]

I probably found the answer to the necrotic leafs

About 10 days ago I was making up fresh nutes, and as always checked the ppm after adding the Epsom Salts (first ingredient), which I shoot for < ~ 300ppm (new growth is fine)

I use an electric hand mixer to assure a complete mix

Well, I got a false reading. Seems the top of the water was >50% diluted from the bottom. Actual ppm > 600

That would leave a mark, and likely cause some yellowing

The Med-man seeds under the SS 260 handled it no problem, but the BrandX (different strain) not too well

Took 2 clones from the biggest plant under the SS 260- popped them into the seeding bubbler (see new thread in hydro- [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bubble Bath For Seedlings and Clones[/FONT]

 

[PetFlora]

Since i took pics for a new Hydro thread I started Bubble Bath For Seedlings and Clones

I decided to take more pics of the plants.

I added the Cube around the biggest Silver Skunk so I can start opening up the canopy. Also if this is a Big Mex the side branches can get a couple feet long and will benefit from training and support

Once again I forgot to turn off the reds before taking pics


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[PetFlora]

This morning I took 2 clones from the largest BrandX plant

No idea yet whether either of the strains are female

Fingers crossed

 

[PetFlora]

Great news,

so far the bigger of the 2 Silver Skunks is a female. Noting how much she has grown in 7 days, most likely the Big Mex pheno, though the leafs are very Indica

1/2 BrandX WW x G13 is big enough that I 'Cubed' it.

Sigh, the bifurcation point from the main stem, ripped apart when I tried to stretch each branch toward the cube sides. No worries, tied it snug and will let it heal before spreading again. Damn, neglected to turn off the reds before taking pics

Seedlings and Clones

I need to take the new seedlings out of the smaller net pots and drop them into the slightly larger net pots, then fill higher up the stem with small rock

So far, all clones are looking good. No wilt at all

Temps here have been low 70*s day and low 50*s nights


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[PetFlora]

More Great news

The large BrandX WW x G13 is a female

My 2 biggest plants of each strain are females

Took 2 clones of each

PLUS, i have 9 healthy seedlings to further choose from

 

[PetFlora]

Update

Weather has been really good with low 70*s day and low 50*s nights

Nutes is ~ 200ppm Epsom Salt + ~ 600 V + B

I finally remembered to turn off the reds

WW x G13

Both are doing well

Wish I could begin to train the bifurcated branches on the big one, but the knuckle needs to heal first

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Silver Skunk

These are ~ 2 weeks older

The taller one (on the right) is stretching really fast (very sat like) but the leafs still look more Indica


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Seedlings & Clones

It's crowded in the bubble bath

Notice the bleaching? The seedlings a recovering from me adding a cap-full of DM Zone.

Not enough water to support even that little bit of H2O2

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[PetFlora]

The 2 short plants (one in each tent) are males. So hasta la vista boys

I may put the 2 females together in one tent as I will be needing a veg tent for the 9 seedlings and 4 clones, which currently are under the 2 ufos, which are fine for rooting- early veg

 

[PetFlora]

Now that I eliminated 2 plants from my Mini-Me F & D, it occurred to me the tubs might be much better options for the seedlings (clones may need bubbler until they root), which have been holding too much moisture in the starter cubes in the bubbler



Pics tomorrow

 

[PetFlora]

SS 260

I removed a bunch of lower primary leafs to get more light into the middle secondary branches.

Her left branch is 30" tall


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Solar System 300 (2 x 150)

Each bifurcation was long enough to spread wide, which opened the canopy where there are ~ 6 branches which are stretching and have buds

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Seedlings/Clones

Where I had been feeding them 24/7, due to the starter cubes being too wet for the seedlings, I began cutting it back at night to 1/4 hours, with light cycles @ ~ 1 hour, but may extend until seedlings develop more roots

The clone stems had turned to mush, so I cut them and put together a more controllable bubbler

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