Ill_Evan Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, CleanGreen said: @CleanGreen @Mambawana So today I tested both veg reservoirs, both in red ph. So what I realize is that instead of every week nutes change I did once every two weeks. Seems like the water looses stability after a week and I dont wanna be adding base everyday and mess with ph. I've never experienced such that sounds nuts to have to constantly balance your pH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 @CleanGreen yeah 2 weeks is too long. And you not supposed to be adding Nutes during the week because in dwc the ratios of each of the nutrient elements changes according to the plant feeding. They eat what they want and not equally. So in other words there could still be enough phosphorus in the solution and now you adding more by putting in more nutes. That extra phosphorus can drop the ph. Always top up with just plain water. Make notes of the ppm. If the plants are showing they need stronger Nutes dump that res and remix a fresh res. And wash your airstones everytime you change the res. The slime that grows on the airstone will also mess with ph and cause root problems. Hope you come right so you can flip that switch with confidence... Just on a side note so I know. Have you grown in dwc before or is this your 1st crack at the turbocharged form of growing weed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Just now, Ill_Evan said: I've never experienced such that sounds nuts to have to constantly balance your pH You don't want to really balance the Ph. You want it to gradually swing up 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mambawana said: @CleanGreen yeah 2 weeks is too long. And you not supposed to be adding Nutes during the week because in dwc the ratios of each of the nutrient elements changes according to the plant feeding. They eat what they want and not equally. So in other words there could still be enough phosphorus in the solution and now you adding more by putting in more nutes. That extra phosphorus can drop the ph. Always top up with just plain water. Make notes of the ppm. If the plants are showing they need stronger Nutes dump that res and remix a fresh res. And wash your airstones everytime you change the res. The slime that grows on the airstone will also mess with ph and cause root problems. Hope you come right so you can flip that switch with confidence... Just on a side note so I know. Have you grown in dwc before or is this your 1st crack at the turbocharged form of growing weed. @Mambawana I planted her seed 18 September 2019, that generation 5 clones, 4th harvest, on average 270g per reservoir/2 plants in one tank. I dont add extra nutes when refilling during the week, just good old tap water that I air out for 24hr. Just not sure what happening with the ph fluctuations, till now I did not had to do much to ph corrections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 minute ago, CleanGreen said: @Mambawana I planted her seed 18 September 2019, that generation 5 clones, 4th harvest, on average 270g per reservoir/2 plants in one tank. I dont add extra nutes when refilling during the week, just good old tap water that I air out for 24hr. Just not sure what happening with the ph fluctuations, till now I did not had to do much to ph corrections. Sorry I probably misread that you add nutes. Yeah it's a strange 1 then cos you have already ruled out what I've mentioned. Let us know what you find 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakstein420 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I have noticed that if I ph some tap water and leave if for a week that the ph rises. Not sure if this could be related. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ill_Evan Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I like to vary my pH between 5.5 and 6.5 during my grow, but the pH swings being described here sound outter-worldly to me, coming from only changing my res once during an entire grow with no issues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 @Bakstein420 interesting.. I find that CT water is in general ph7 when adding my nutes ph 6 and stays stable" used to" haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 @Ill_Evan only ONE res nutrient change!? I should defs get an ec/tds meter! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ill_Evan Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, CleanGreen said: @Ill_Evan only ONE res nutrient change!? I should defs get an ec/tds meter! In my current grow diary I haven't changed my res once yet I will only change my res when I switch to flower 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, CleanGreen said: @Bakstein420 interesting.. I find that CT water is in general ph7 when adding my nutes ph 6 and stays stable" used to" haha Here in kzn we have a little extra cloramite in our water. Our Ph is close to 8 & our ec is around 115ppm. It takes about 3 adjustments to stabilize Ph for long storage. @Bakstein420 run an airstone in the water for an hour(this is besides declorination). It's gets the Ph to rise quickly so that you can adjust it again and stabilize. Useful during flush when you not using nutes with buffering agents 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, CleanGreen said: @Ill_Evan only ONE res nutrient change!? I should defs get an You need to get an ec pen like yesterday for your type of growing. The cheap R115 takealot pen is all you need. So how do you know how much your plants are eating? You supposed to be checking your ec daily. If it rises it means your plants are drinking more water and less nutes(too strong solution).If it drops it means the opposite. Once you get it to stay almost the same... It means you have dialed in your plants without having to use the tip burn method which I currently have to use in coco. You already rocking very good yields but you still 100% need to get an ec pen. It will also help you diagnose your current issue. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ill_Evan Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 EC and pH pen my best investment DWC wise. Agreed with @Mambawana 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 K so after my scrog broke I have came up with the "Scrog rack" who can use a washing rack in windy Cape Town anyway?Bevok dude. That's some innovative thinking. Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, Smelly Joe said: Very interesting read. Mind has been meaning to give dwc a go. Still thinking about it. Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Once you go DWC you never turn back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 There is something about a dagga leave I love! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Week 5 of flowering and veg So far the flood light only veg seem to be bushing out nicely, just realized my timing not great as that my flowers still have about a month to go..... They are gonna be HUGE! lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyCLown Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Only a month on flower for those? Surely it would be a bit more time required? They look a bit sativa like too, which would def make me think they need more than a month to flower and mature still. Just my 2c though, do you check trichomes before harvesting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 It does look like a long shot but if it's in week 5 then I think it should be OK unless it has longer flowering time...Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 @PsyCLown I let her flower for 12 weeks, what I ment in my previous post is that my veg plants going to be 12 wks(inc cloning) which is a bit long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) Week 6 flowering done..... Nothing much to see or say Loving my new "scrog rack"! Left plant the Purple Haze..... So far she is a pleasure to grow.. Strong growth and nice straight branches with big leaves. I do have noticed that she is more sensitive to PH fluctuations than the other girl. Gave these a trim today and made some clones! Edited November 26, 2019 by CleanGreen I am stoned 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 I pollinated one branch on the 13th Nov with Purple Haze..... Cant wait to germinate them! She is a bush full! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 @CleanGreen 1 hour ago, CleanGreen said: I pollinated one branch on the 13th Nov with Purple Haze..... Cant wait to germinate them! She is a bush full! Always good seeing happy thriving plants. Looks like you going to need to put a net on top of that canopy to hold all those 100s of colas up so that you can have some support and penetration... It's going to be the difference between an okay yield and hitting it out the park. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGreen Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Spaghetti and meatballs tonight! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000Hills Nursery Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 @CleanGreen beautiful healthy roots. Well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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