09/21/2022 21:30 - Rockin' along. Getting to predictable swings on pH and EC.
450ppm @ 6.4, down 2 quarts (Falling/Falling/Rising)
Added 2 quarts of res juice plus 25 drops pH DOWN, which brought it to:
540ppm @ 5.7
HAVE to make some more juice tomorrow. Will go for 900ppm (1.8) for refill juice, at 5.2. That should bring the overall EC back up to roughly [email protected] (let's see how close we get).
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09/22/2022 17:15 -
470ppm @ 6.2pH, down 1.75 quarts (Falling/Falling/Rising)
Added last of res juice + 25 drops pH DOWN, which brings us to:
520ppm @ 5.7 pH
Mixed new batch of res juice, using:
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09/23/2022 21:15 - OK, she took in 2.5 quarts in 28 hours. Buds are developing well, stretching hard. Leaves looking good. Only interesting thing is that the pH dropped this time. Going to keep a close eye on the pH, as I think it's starting to do the "swing down during flower" thing, which isn't surprising now that I think about it.
Anticipating pH swing down to 5.6 and 490ppm 24 hours from now. I need to up the pH on the res juice, maybe.
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09/24/2022 22:00 - She grew 2 inches taller today. Had to move her to the big tent (complete overhaul in prep for the upcoming PA Hydro setup (RDWC 2X8gal+chiller). She's now under 2 NextLight 150h LED lights.
She's still eating and drinking, so I'm going to ignore the falling pH for now, and just read the plant. The top was a little pissed from the emergency and temporary LST I did to keep the top from the light, but outside of that she's looking great.
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09/25/2020 2000 - Man, is she hitting! Drank 2 quarts (at least) in the last 20 hours. She looks great, and took the move in stride.
I did manage to break one small branch near the top (1.5 inches long), about .25" above the node. Almost certainly happened during the emergency LST on the top. Oops. I kinda jammed the break back in place (it was barely attached), and I think it actually took, as the little leaves on it started perking up during the day. These things are resilient!
In at: 610 @ 5.9 (Falling/Barely Falling/Almost Static)
Fed 2 quarts of res juice (no pH drops!)
Out at: 640 @ 5.8
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09/26/2022 20:15 - Things moving along well. Added humidifier last night to adjust the VPD. Sitting at 82* (air), 80 (leaf), 65% at the moment.
One interesting observation: The top fan leaves are "closing up", where they were definitely not before. Not sure if it's reacting to the amount of light I'm dumping at them (2X Nextlight 150H @ 100%). Dialed the lights back to 75% to see if that alleviates that.
Falling/Rising/Static indicates that I might need to dial back the EC. Hmm. Let's see what she does tomorrow.
Mixed new batch of res juice, using:
In at: 680 @ 5.9
Fed 2.5 quarts of new res juice
Out at: 710 @ 5.8
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09/27/2022 21:30 - Moving right along!
In at 710 @ 5.8
Fed 2 quarts res juice
Out at 750 @ 5.8
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09/28/2022 19:00 - Starting to see signs of Cal Mag deficiency again. And EC is rising, while level is falling and pH remains Static.
Mixed 2 liters of RO with 2.5ml of CaliMagic, and fed with that.
In at 780 @ 5.9
Fed 2 quarts CaliMagic juice
Out at 690 @ 5.9
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09/29/2022 19:00 - Manganese deficiency, perhaps? According to GrowKush, that's what it identified.
EC raised again, from 690 up to 800ppm (1.4 > 1.6). pH stayed flat, level dropped 2 quarts.
Mixed 2.5ml Flora Micro with 2 quarts RO (300ppm @ 7.0pH), and replenished reservoir. We'll see what happens. A little hotter on Nitrogen than I'd like (5-0-1).
In at 780 @ 5.9
Fed 2 quarts Flora Micro juice
Out at 700 @ 5.8
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450ppm @ 6.4, down 2 quarts (Falling/Falling/Rising)
Added 2 quarts of res juice plus 25 drops pH DOWN, which brought it to:
540ppm @ 5.7
HAVE to make some more juice tomorrow. Will go for 900ppm (1.8) for refill juice, at 5.2. That should bring the overall EC back up to roughly [email protected] (let's see how close we get).
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09/22/2022 17:15 -
470ppm @ 6.2pH, down 1.75 quarts (Falling/Falling/Rising)
Added last of res juice + 25 drops pH DOWN, which brings us to:
520ppm @ 5.7 pH
Mixed new batch of res juice, using:
- 2 gal RO water
- 10ml CaliMagic
- 6 grams Maxibloom
- 10ml Hydroguard
- 10 drops pH UP
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09/23/2022 21:15 - OK, she took in 2.5 quarts in 28 hours. Buds are developing well, stretching hard. Leaves looking good. Only interesting thing is that the pH dropped this time. Going to keep a close eye on the pH, as I think it's starting to do the "swing down during flower" thing, which isn't surprising now that I think about it.
- In at: 490 @ 5.4 (Falling/Falling/Falling)
- Fed 2.5 quarts res juice + 35 drops pH UP
- Out at: 550 @ 5.9
Anticipating pH swing down to 5.6 and 490ppm 24 hours from now. I need to up the pH on the res juice, maybe.
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09/24/2022 22:00 - She grew 2 inches taller today. Had to move her to the big tent (complete overhaul in prep for the upcoming PA Hydro setup (RDWC 2X8gal+chiller). She's now under 2 NextLight 150h LED lights.
She's still eating and drinking, so I'm going to ignore the falling pH for now, and just read the plant. The top was a little pissed from the emergency and temporary LST I did to keep the top from the light, but outside of that she's looking great.
- In at: 570 @ 5.6 (Falling/Falling/Falling)
- Fed 2 quarts of res juice + 24 drops pH UP
- Out at 620 @ 6.0
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09/25/2020 2000 - Man, is she hitting! Drank 2 quarts (at least) in the last 20 hours. She looks great, and took the move in stride.
I did manage to break one small branch near the top (1.5 inches long), about .25" above the node. Almost certainly happened during the emergency LST on the top. Oops. I kinda jammed the break back in place (it was barely attached), and I think it actually took, as the little leaves on it started perking up during the day. These things are resilient!
In at: 610 @ 5.9 (Falling/Barely Falling/Almost Static)
Fed 2 quarts of res juice (no pH drops!)
Out at: 640 @ 5.8
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09/26/2022 20:15 - Things moving along well. Added humidifier last night to adjust the VPD. Sitting at 82* (air), 80 (leaf), 65% at the moment.
One interesting observation: The top fan leaves are "closing up", where they were definitely not before. Not sure if it's reacting to the amount of light I'm dumping at them (2X Nextlight 150H @ 100%). Dialed the lights back to 75% to see if that alleviates that.
Falling/Rising/Static indicates that I might need to dial back the EC. Hmm. Let's see what she does tomorrow.
Mixed new batch of res juice, using:
- 4 gal RO water
- 20ml CaliMagic
- 12 grams Maxibloom
- 20ml Hydroguard
- > 80 drops pH UP
In at: 680 @ 5.9
Fed 2.5 quarts of new res juice
Out at: 710 @ 5.8
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09/27/2022 21:30 - Moving right along!
In at 710 @ 5.8
Fed 2 quarts res juice
Out at 750 @ 5.8
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09/28/2022 19:00 - Starting to see signs of Cal Mag deficiency again. And EC is rising, while level is falling and pH remains Static.
Mixed 2 liters of RO with 2.5ml of CaliMagic, and fed with that.
In at 780 @ 5.9
Fed 2 quarts CaliMagic juice
Out at 690 @ 5.9
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09/29/2022 19:00 - Manganese deficiency, perhaps? According to GrowKush, that's what it identified.
EC raised again, from 690 up to 800ppm (1.4 > 1.6). pH stayed flat, level dropped 2 quarts.
Mixed 2.5ml Flora Micro with 2 quarts RO (300ppm @ 7.0pH), and replenished reservoir. We'll see what happens. A little hotter on Nitrogen than I'd like (5-0-1).
In at 780 @ 5.9
Fed 2 quarts Flora Micro juice
Out at 700 @ 5.8
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