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Your not having fun? Here's the soil ph testing directions again: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=32760 I think I saw somewhere that you were using 2 tablespoons dolomite lime per gallon of soil. This seems like the common rate going around. This is probably too much and you will end up with a high ph. Remember, in soilless mixes you are aiming for ph 5.6-6.2 and not maybe 6.5 like outdoors in the ground. Too high a ph and your plants get less phosphorus and micronutrients (except molybdenum) Ideally, you should add some lime (maybe only 2/3 tablespoon per gallon) to your soil mix and stir up well. Wet. Let sit for a week. Test the ph of the mix. Then add more lime if needed. You can add calcium and magnesium to your water to supplement the lower level of dolomite lime used. Gypsum and epsom salts are good sources that don't affect ph plus they add needed sulfur. Use about 1/4 teaspoon powdered gypsum + 1/4 teaspoon epsom salts per gallon of water along with the regular fert. you are using to boost cal/mag levels.pieceofmyheart said:
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I'm having a blast sproutco....just getting to be a bit much. Did I say I have not been using R/O water? I am on well water and have been using that.
Ok my first ever cuttings. I took one from a11 and one from WR, then there was this accident where I broke a stem so I did the same thing to it.
Cut the end at a slant, dip in water and then rooting medium, then I put my in wet vermiculite. I placed the top back on the bottle to keep it moist, and then it goes into my veg cab.
Wish me luck.
Ok my first ever cuttings. I took one from a11 and one from WR, then there was this accident where I broke a stem so I did the same thing to it.
Cut the end at a slant, dip in water and then rooting medium, then I put my in wet vermiculite. I placed the top back on the bottle to keep it moist, and then it goes into my veg cab.
Wish me luck.
Spray the clones with water and the domes asap. Well water shouldn't matter. Ph is probably odd. You should dilutely feed your plants with every watering. You will control the ph after mixing your ferts. in: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31294&highlight=sulfuric+acid
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Yates
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POMH, I've been taking page after page of mind-notes on your micro grow in that rubbermade tub, and am completely jealous to see that you've matured to a HPS!! My situation only permits a small grow, and I've essentially copied your rubbermade (I hope thats alright 
), although I used a bigger tub and made a frame for the top to go under the lid, a kind of light shield of sorts...
Keep on posting your posts, even though I'm not a regular poster in your threads I sure am a regular lurker and could even go as far as to say student!! You seem to have a definite green thumb, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that your posts teach a lot, and are greatly appreciated, so keep 'em commin
Stay safe and may the green come a flowin' to you soon POMH
Yates
), although I used a bigger tub and made a frame for the top to go under the lid, a kind of light shield of sorts... Keep on posting your posts, even though I'm not a regular poster in your threads I sure am a regular lurker and could even go as far as to say student!! You seem to have a definite green thumb, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that your posts teach a lot, and are greatly appreciated, so keep 'em commin
Stay safe and may the green come a flowin' to you soon POMH
Yates
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I see it's a little late, but when you take cuttings, you dont need to cut off the 'knuckles' of the leaves. The only time it's really necessary is if you have any fungus/disease that might potentially catch and then you can cut off the infected parts. However, by not cutting the leaves it will allow the plant to concentrate on root growth.
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What???? is the new avatar?duggy said:POMH--has your voice changed? yr swiggin a little less Jack D or eating some more veggies or something. . .
ps grow looking good, too!
duggy
I like taking pics every Monday, this is the start of week 3 in flower. When you look at them everyday I think it's hard to tell sometimes how much they have grown.
Well it will be a week tomorrow. They are still green and don't look dead or anything.
Don't see anything yet, I am so tempted to pull on one and check, but I won't........I won't....someone stop me! HAHAHA
Don't see anything yet, I am so tempted to pull on one and check, but I won't........I won't....someone stop me! HAHAHA
Things are going great guys, thanks for asking. I take a pic every Monday to compare their weekly growth so I'll post it.
I made the room smaller by adding another windshield thing and now I added two cheap, McGyver type reflectors so the actual grow area is more like 6 square feet now instead of 9. All that extra space though around it seemed to help so much with heat. My temps never go above 85.
Only one of my cuttings was rooting. I made a bubble cloner today, easiest thing I've ever made. So the cuttings are in it now.
I made the room smaller by adding another windshield thing and now I added two cheap, McGyver type reflectors so the actual grow area is more like 6 square feet now instead of 9. All that extra space though around it seemed to help so much with heat. My temps never go above 85.
Only one of my cuttings was rooting. I made a bubble cloner today, easiest thing I've ever made. So the cuttings are in it now.
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Despite what others say, you may have more success by having one node below the media (soil). A node is where a set of leaves come out. You remove the leaves and bury it. Good luck with the bubble cloner. I think soil will get you better results because you are using a rooting hormone.
Ya know what? My White Rhino is looking an awful lot like that OPt Lowrider I grew last time.
There is a distinct possibility I got the seeds mixed up. Anybody know?
This is what I have growing now, thought was WR.
These two are the OPT Lowrider from a previous grow.
There is a distinct possibility I got the seeds mixed up. Anybody know?
This is what I have growing now, thought was WR.
These two are the OPT Lowrider from a previous grow.
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sproutco said:
all i can say is that if she's using the bubble cloner right..and i know she is
she will never get better results from soil
i do however agree about having one node below the water line in the cloner
my personal results say ...soil cloning 70% or so....bubble cloning about 99-100%
Weekly update ( I know it isn't Monday but I was bored). Gave them bat guano tea today, beginning 4 week in flower.
buds looking good
a-11
....and....The white rhino I thought I grew from seed looking more and more like lowrider everyday. hahahahahahaha Seed mixup, ya think?
I have one LST'd and the other is au naturale...hehehehe
buds looking good
a-11
....and....The white rhino I thought I grew from seed looking more and more like lowrider everyday. hahahahahahaha Seed mixup, ya think?
I have one LST'd and the other is au naturale...hehehehe
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Remember that despite what people think, adding phosphorus will not increase flowering unless it was deficient in the soil to begin with. Phosphorus, unlike other elements, "hangs around" and does not wash out of the soil easily. You can easily get too much phosphorus. This leads to problems like micronutrients not being available in the plant such as zinc. Your guano may not contain enough micronutrients for good plant growth. Why are your leaves so narrow in width? Here is a picture of leaves being fed proper nutrients. http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/6054SD_V3_s_day_6_flower_3:5:2006_9.JPG I also noticed that some of the leaves seem like they were being pinched together...becoming even more narrow than normal. This means a deficiency of some kind. This is probably a micro problem but as to which one I am not on top of that like 2 years ago.pieceofmyheart said:
Take 45 minutes and read my thread (and follow links) on how to make your own nutrient solution. You will find how to make the popular (around here) lucas fert. formula for flowering. http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31505&page=1 Don't cheat. Read it all.
Maybe in your "down time" you should rethink your nutrition stategy.
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