My First Grow 400W CMH with 3x strains

[the.rise]

ok lets get all this bad plant growth fixed.

The ICC TEA METHOD. Has never shown any kinda of growth problems that you are seeing. I have used it for yrs with the Peace of Mind line of Ferts and 3 times with the new Happy Frog as Fox Farm swares it is the same thing. I feel the Happy Frog is close but it has differences,, TheRise, please answer these Q's so we can figure this out.

Are you using the FoxFarm Ocean Forest Soil mix?
How are you keeping the miosture Level of the soil? Wet, Semi Wet, damp, dry?
When you transplanted did you water the soil heavily to get some run off?
How much water are you giving them and how often?
What is the pH and PPM of the plain water you are using?
Did you prep the soil by adding some of the Happy Frog to the soil before planting?

From what I can see it is Lack of Moisture Stess, either from letting them get too dry between waterings, or not giving them enough water when watering. Every time you water you sould cover the entire top of the soil making sure there is never any dry spots. Some run off is ok every time you water, but when you feed you need at least 12-16 oz of Run Off for each pot. I have never seen the growth problems you are experiencing with this system, as I designed it to be idiot proof. There is definitely enough N in your TEA and in the Soil itself. The next step would be to add some of the Happy Frog to your soil before planting. The Happy Frog Fert has both Fast Release and Slow Release N in it there is no reason for you to have N def. If you look at the pics in the AF SOG Im doing now, I didn't feed them the Medium TEA at day28, I stuck with the MILD TEA as the plants where showing very healthy growth and I didnt want to over do it. Watch your plants and feed accordingly. Something else is causing your problems, weather it be Newt lockout from pH of water or extreme PPM of the tap water you are using. Fox Farm OF soil is very well drained the only way you could over water it would be to totally soak them everyday. If you have the proper drainage holes you should be fine. Please give me more info so we can get you some nice growing plants. If we can't get it to work with the HAPPY FROG you will need to try the Black Gold Rose and Flower, as it is by far a better product and the best substitute for the Peace of Mind Fruit and Flower Fox Farm discontinued (JERKS!)

I will try and make a small video of the watering process, and show you how it is done to make sure you get them wet enough evenly.
I use a water wand I made myself and I will show you how to make it, total cost of it was 50$ or less, that includes the pump and parts. Takes me only 10 mins to water 48 plants, in the 5.5 in pots.

Merry Christmas!
ICC

im using fox farm ocean forest potting mix
im letting the soil dry out for a span of 3 days between waterings
i only transplanted one plant, and shes doing really well surprisingly, no deficiencies as of yet.
im using approx 51fluid oz of water over 6 plants for watering, usually getting a little runoff from each pot.
the water i used is bottled water (gallon jugs) since i dont have r/o water to work with.
i dont have a ppm or ec or even ph meter for that matter, i bought a ph kit but it was for testing soil before planting not for runoff water.
i did not add the happy frog to the soil before planting because i had no viable way of mixing the 1.5cu foot bag
i missed the first tea, used a mild tea for the second run and a step between mild and medium for the third tea.




honestly guys/girls i really appreciate the karma and interest youve taken in my inability to grow these beautiful plants. this was my first time, it got ugly. im currently preparing a shopping list for my second run in this cabinet which is going to be 30+ seedlings again and hopefully nicer, stronger plants.




on a happier side note, the white russian hindu kush has started putting off this faint sweet candy like odor mixed in with a deep skunky dankness. im excited that i even have odors sneaking out from this cabinet at this stage.

 

[the.rise]

ill update with some pictures when i apply the next tea (day 42) but the girls are recovering great from their lack of water stress. this peace of mind soil seems to go dry in only 2 days time, while i was letting the girls starve for a day since i was watering every 3.

 

[data]

would love to see how its all going for you my friend.

 

[dargo]

Have you hit the rapid growth stage yet?

 

[the.rise]

i ruined my rapid growth stage by under watering through days 18-31 pretty much, the girls may not be as big as i wanted but the WRHK are recovering well and are frosting up fast. they seem to be maturing at a much faster rate than the regular hindu kush, and at the same rate as the lemon skunks.

the hindu kushes are looking beautiful though, almost like plastic. lots of oils bein produced =D

 

[the.rise]

applied the day 42 tea yesterday, just waiting for the camera to make its way back to the homestead.. people seem to borrow things without telling me

 

[the.rise]

well the memory card is currently MIA for the camera, great timing eh? well ive got a cellphone pic as an update but ill prob just go buy a new card soon.

http://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?albumid=11393&pictureid=267961

thats a white russian hindu kush at day 49, starting to bring on a sweet coffee candy smell. i cant wait for the final cure because this bud is going to be unreal!

 

[Helis]

Any updates?
Shouldn't you be very close to chop-chop time?

Helis

 

[the.rise]

since the lack of water stress slowed vegetative state, all these girls are going to be taken down around day 75.. well to be more accurate theyre going to be chopped at intervals to see what % cloudy/amber i prefer.

at the moment theyre at about 90% cloudy 5%amber 5% clear i took one girl down at 60% cloudy just to see how her smoke will be. ive got cellphone pictures but nothing exciting. since ive been watering with pure water for 12 days and getting a bit more runoff than normal the first signs of chlorosis and the plant eating itself have set in. the WRHK actually took on a strange red hue which could be from cold nights (sub 65 a few times) or just ripening. Im really ready to just finish this grow and go onto my next. ive learned so much and have so much to fix i wish i was doing a staggered grow