[Mr.Jones]

Originally Posted by johnny drama

what i always do is transplant them into the dwc net pot as soon as i see 3to 4 roots coming through the rockwool. i have the water level about 1" above the bottom of the net pot. once i have the nutes mixed in the bucket i just use a plastic beer cup to dip in the bucket and then hand water the plant 1-2 times a day until the root grow down into the water and then i lower the water level till there is about 3-4" between the net pot and water level(i use 5gl dwc buckets). if your ppms are rising its probably too high try diluting it they don't need much when little. its probably not the hydroton pellets cause those tend to cause PH swings. not sure if I would go with dripper system just cause the roots will grow down and explode soon enough.

agree

your plants look nice and healthy (nice big bud by the way)

you gonna love the shiva skunk! its one of the most unique smokes in my opinion - keep us updated

[erwingruber]

Thanks for passing by johnny drama & Mr.Jones .

Yes i follow the exact instructions of johnny drama and i am waiting for roots to apear .

Mr.Jones Respect for you Vertical Sog

[erwingruber]

Ok i have some updates .
Nutes GH three part , GH seedling feeding schedule for RDWC 2,5 2,5 2,5 GMB / gallon @ 580 ppm(.7)
Ph @ 5.8
tank temp 23 Celsius / 74 F

I have two close ups from my almost finished outdoor BigBud





Also a picture of the development from the bigger and better seed planted in soil for mom.
Unfortunatly Florocents can fry a seedling that almost touching the bulb and you can see how bad my 110W neon hurt the leaves before i save her ,Anyway the Shiva mother recover fine and moved to her new home.



The RDWC seedlings is far behind , they germinate together with the Shiva mother but they watered with 200ppm drain to waiste.I belive that they will race once the roots touch the water . Take a look.







I can spot some roots coming for the water it is behind clay and i cannot take a photo i think it is matter of time 1 or 2 days maybe to get out from the net pot.

[erwingruber]

Ok , even i do not get many replies i will continue my regular updates with the issues that came up and my newb solutions for them.
I learned everything from here reading journals and posts and i will try to give back posting here one crop from seed to harvest.

As i imagine the roots make it to the water rapidly and the grow rating of the seedlings explode ,
With the GH's RDWC schedule @ almost 600ppm(.7) i spot some slight nute burns , I have 80 litre (21 gallons) running in the system
i replace 10 litres (2,5 gallons) of nutrient solution with pure R/O water and i drop ppm @ 530.

I also have ph drifting from 5.8 to 6,1 in less from 24 hours & the ppm readings stay constant.
I cannot find solid information for the reason that this is happend and if it is normal or not.
After the water exchange i ad 2ml GH ph down and set the ph from 6,2 to 5,5 i will let it drift up again to 6,1 - 6,2

The roots develop RAPIDLY in 10 12 hours i found some roots over 1+ inch (3-4 cm)longer.
I am waiting the root mass to grow and to see the ppm reading movement as a sign that my girls drinking up nutes.

The Shiva mother is fine in her new room and grow fine ,
she is bigger drom the hydro ones and much deeper green why this happend any clues ??
(I imagine cause the nutrient solution is more reach in N)

I will post some pics

The nute burns i notice


Root development if you can spot in undersized image


Hydro Girls team picture


And the Shiva mother



ppm 530(.7)
ph 5.5
Water temp 22,7 celsius

That's it for now , any help for my ph updrifting , ppm constant and for the color difference between mother and hydro girls be very helpfull

[morrisgreenberg]

plants look great, i am actually suprised at the health of the seedlings while running GH's label dosage, always felt it was too strong.

[5th]

Good luck erwingruber. A very clean set up. I'll be watching the show.

[erwingruber]

@ morrisgreenberg

Thnks for passing by indeed GH's feeding schedule from their website it slightly strong at least for Shiva Skung
seedling if you notice some posts before i notice slight nutburns
I replace 3 gallons (10 litre) of nutrient solution with pure R/O from 600 ppm(.7)
to 530ppm(.7) and seedlings look like they like it.
Here is GH's feeding schedule
GMB 2,5 2,5 2,5 ml per gallon

https://www.generalhydroponics.com/ge...irculating.pdf

@ 5th

Thanks for passing by , hope this grow to be a show for the moment i try to find some balances in the system

I make a new thread yelling for help for my ph updrifting issues i lower my water level 1 inch from the net pot's just to conclude if the clay causing the ph issues here is pic



My balcony Big Bud is full of milky trichromes but the amber ones coming toooo slowly i am waiting for them to appear over a week now , if nothing happens soon i will chop it down in the next 3 or 4 days

[tricky1]

Your plants look good, the roots are white and spreading around.
What is the maximum pH reached, 6.1? Other issues from the ph updrifting?
PH 6.1 should not scare you too much, I think.
Have a nice day

[erwingruber]

@ tricky1

Hi thanks for passing by my higher ph is today @ 6,4.
6,1 is acceptable but it did not stay there .


Well i have an update first of all i will give you a link
from another post where i was yelling for help for my ph updrifts
cause it have some usefull answers.I did not manage to control my ph
yet and if i did not make it i will switch to Lucas or Useless formula.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=191537

The girls look almost fine and the roots are getting bigger and bigger
every hour.The Shiva mother in unfertilized soil is way helthier and
biger from the other 4 ladies that germinate the same time.
I have some pictures

Some captures of the ladies




And look @ the Shiva mother i think i miss my soil runs


My outdoor (balcony) Sensi BigBud is excellent and i am waiting some more
amber trichromes before chop it down.Maybe a week or two.Take a look i
think that this one will outyield my hydro pain closet

[tricky1]

I saw that thread, useful indeed.
I like your "balcony", very sticky.
Do not despair, you will succeed.I think they will beat the mom, just a little patience.
Good luck
edit: I see you changed the bulb to 400W, now they will grow wild (i think )