Diary PCBuds mini-grow

[piramidon]

Newly weds:

I knew (seen) it was a male...
I don't need to take pics like you showed me, in this satellite photo you can clearly see the important features.

 

[PCBuds]

My window plant looks like shit.
It's two hours before lights out and she's flaked out with the lower leaves turning yellow.

I checked the PH of the reservoir and it was at 6.3 but I figured that the PH of the media might be higher, so I made more nute solution at 5.7 and poured it through at the stalk.
I figure it had nute lock, so we'll see how she does now.

 

[PCBuds]

Wow !! Is she ever tired !! Lol

She's on a 12/12 lighting schedule (plus some daylight during lights off), and she is 6 hours until lights on.

She'll be fine.
I'm just giving her a good workout. lol

 

[exploziv]

Maybe hungry or overwatered (maybe both?)? and not enaugh light?

 

[PCBuds]

Maybe hungry or overwatered (maybe both?)? and not enaugh light?

I think she was starving due to nute lock-out and then I watered her from the top before lights out so she she's wet.

There's the possibility that she has no roots because the fungus gnat larvae ate them all, lol, but I'm not seeing anything flying around the plant.
I wonder about the springtails and how they affect PH? but they are supposed to be good for the plant and provide nutrients.


I don't think lighting has much to do with it, because she's been fine up until now with the four bulbs so she should be used to it. (four 800 lumen 2700k bulbs)

I think that I will wait for 2-3 days and see if she perks up or croaks, then raise the light and screw in the 1,500 lumen 5000k center bulb.
She's well into flowering now so she can probably use the additional light.
I don't think she will outgrow her perch on the window sill. I'm beating the hell out of her, she's pretty stunted. lol

 

[PCBuds]

Ah,. What the hell,..

I raised the lights and screwed in a center bulb.
I went with an 800 lumen 3000k bulb.

She don't look like she wants it?
Oh well,.. 800 more lumens,..

 

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[nullo]

the plant seems overwatered IMHO

 

[PCBuds]

the plant seems overwatered IMHO

Yeah, she's pretty wet. Soaked even.

What the hell,..
I'll plug in the fan,..

 

[PCBuds]

Oops,..
She blowed over. lol

I propped her back up.

 

[PCBuds]

She's just fine . lol

 

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[PCBuds]

She's hurtin bad. Lol

I dumped the reservoir and I'll let her dry out.

I still think that she'll pull through.
It's turned into and interesting experiment. Lol

 

[PCBuds]

It's been 5 days since I started the new sticky trap in the closet.
I've caught 9 fungus gnats since then.

 

[piramidon]

She's hurtin bad. Lol

Yeah, looks like a severe lack of LITFA...
On a serious note: I water (almost) always by flooding the tray, letting the plants to pull water as they need.
So I set them a layer of pearlite or rubble on the bottom of the pot, high enough to just surpass the flood thus avoiding the "drowning", yet to reach water. Never had overwatering and never had issues with ph when growing indoor (this style).
Maybe that's... helpful?
p.s.
I only had issues with ph when planting on unknown soil and last year outdoor with Fish Mix, killed my baby...
Another observation is: whenever I use rubble, I never see microelements deficiencies in my plants, maybe they pull whatever they need from there... Exception is only Cal/Mag under SIL, of course.

 

[PCBuds]

Yeah, looks like a severe lack of LITFA...

It all started with too much LITFA and I didn't bother checking the PH of the reservoir.
Then, I ran out of LIFTA (but not booze) and did all kinds of stupid shit. lol

On a serious note: I water (almost) always by flooding the tray, letting the plants to pull water as they need.
So I set them a layer of pearlite or rubble on the bottom of the pot, high enough to just surpass the flood thus avoiding the "drowning", yet to reach water. Never had overwatering and never had issues with ph when growing indoor (this style).
Maybe that's... helpful?

I did all that.
I've got 2-3 inches of clay pellets at the bottom of the planter and the rest is coco coir and perlite.
The reservoir always has solution in it.
It's always worked for me before.

I should have just left her alone and just emptied and cleaned the reservoir ?

I did break the stalk though.
That's a serious injury.


I still think that she's going to make it.

We should place some bets. lol

p.s.
I only had issues with ph when planting on unknown soil and last year outdoor with Fish Mix, killed my baby...
Another observation is: whenever I use rubble, I never see microelements deficiencies in my plants, maybe they pull whatever they need from there... Exception is only Cal/Mag under SIL, of course.

I always have PH issues with my closet and window plants.
I noticed the yellowing bottom leaves more than a week ago.
I didn't check the PH until yesterday.

I don't really care.
I'm not going to smoke that plant anyway.
It's got pork chop grease on it. lol



30 minutes before lights on,..

 

[PCBuds]

Lights are on, let's see what happens?,..

 

[PCBuds]

She looks good to me,..
I'm betting she will yeild 25 grams.

 

[PCBuds]

My last window plant yeilded 35.7 grams.
I cut it on July 6th and jarred it on July 16th.