my first ever diary

[BigPete]

Seeds are mazar sharif x mandala #1 cross I made a couple years back, not sure what will happen here but here we go. Everything you see is home made apart for the fan & filter.

 

[BigPete]

 

[BigPete]

not so hot at posting pictures. I threw 17 seeds into a diy DWC and they all came up, culled 4 weakest. Last pic is at 12 days. Under a 70 watt CMH.

 

[KGB~Dragon]

Nice start up post and pics are fine.
Keep them coming and I'll keep an eye out for sure.

 

[BigPete]

Well it all went tits up, right off the bat. Had a nematode problem in the roots see my other post. Going to try neem oil, if that doesn't work I'll start over. Plants are still alive but haven't shown any signs of growth.

 

[Synthesis]

Ooh this is an interesting idea. It's almost like SOG/DWC hybrid set up

Hope you can sort out that issue with the nematodes. Keep us posted.

 

[BigPete]

 

[KGB~Dragon]

Nice BigPete they are looking very healthy and growing up fast.

 

[BigPete]

Yes they do look healthy but its a different story in the root zone, there are now no roots coming out of the large upper netpot. I removed all the brown worm infested roots 3 days ago. Still waiting for the neem oil to arrive. Lets hope that they can hold out till then
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[KGB~Dragon]

Good luck man. You'd never know they had issues by the looks of the pics.

 

[Synthesis]

Nice. I wonder if you can try some diluted H202 (Hydrogen Peroxide) and add in some root stimulant ?

It may help keep the strengths down/mild and it should assist your roots out. Good luck bro.

 

[BigPete]

Nice. I wonder if you can try some diluted H202 (Hydrogen Peroxide) and add in some root stimulant ?

It may help keep the strengths down/mild and it should assist your roots out. Good luck bro.

Thanks Synthesis, I have the ec at .6 ATM

The neem oil arrived, I mixed 1 ml with half litre water and a couple drops of detergent and sprayed the plants thoroughly, do I put any in the water?

 

[KGB~Dragon]

I have read about neem oil/water direct to the soil but would check on the forums for sure or maybe a more seasoned expert can answer for you. Buhler, Buhler, anyone...
Good Luck!

 

[BigPete]

Well things haven't gone well, I have still got these tiny worms in the reservoir, no matter how many times I flush they're still there, neem doesn't seem to effect them. I pulled some of the weaker plants out and their roots were brown with a tiny bit of new white growth here and there. It was a bad idea to put so many seeds in there in the first place as I would have had to cull the males and leave the roots to rot. I have 6 plants left in there, if I see no improvement within a week I'll be starting over.

 

[KGB~Dragon]

Sorry to hear it man.
Any updates on your remaining 6 plants?
Sometimes starting over is the best way to go. Hang in there man.

 

[BigPete]

The remaining 6 plants have been removed and put in soil. I've bought a new 25 litre bucket with 4 4" net pots in the lid. I've washed and baked the clay pebbles and will be having a go at growing 4 automatic blueberries. They are in rockwool cubes right now.

 

[BigPete]

Well all of the plants that were in the DWC survived being transplanted into soil and have started to grow new leaves and roots, they are 8 weeks old but dont look it, and 4 out of 5 automatic blueberries are just starting to put roots out into the water.

If I put the cupboard into 12/12 the autos wont flower so well but I have no choice as I have no space to split them up. So within the next few days they will all go 12/12.

 

[BigPete]