[Sensi*]

I just got a new digital camera for christmas early so finally I can put up a grow journal. This is my second grow, my previous one was of 9 Sensi Star, in conditions I'm too embarassed to share.

My Setup:

4'x4'x7' HydroHut Orginial - modded to a 6" flange (4" was just not cutting it)
1kw HPS light with 6" Cool Sun Reflector
Vortex In-line 449CFM fan
3 Gallon square pots (not filled all the way)
2 50l bags of B`Cuzz coco - (not soaked... my first mistake)
1 42.5L bag of Coco, perlite, and some soil additives (I will get the name and ingredients once I go back to the hydro store.... I threw away the bag)
3 part Cutting Edge Solution nutrients ( I maybe switching these over to coco nutes now having read and experienced P, K, Ca, and Mg problems)
6" desk fan, non-ocsillating
6" ocsillating fan
9 C99 clones from Harborside Health Center ( They were listed in the strain book as Nirvana seedbank, but I'm guessing its Gypsy Nirvana )

I am handwatering every day right now I'm trying for about 15- 20% runoff. As I can pick up a book about drip systems I am switching to a system with a dripper or two per pot on top that goes to waste, a top-fed run to waste system?

I'm using 1/2 strength on the nutes with 2.5ml per gallon of Cal-Mag Plus. 11/16 I fed them one cup of OrganicsAlive directly and didn't water them the previous day in order to allow the bacteria and fungi to grow and not get flushed out.

One out of the 9 clones almost died because of the light being to close the first 2 days but just barely pulled through, but after pulling through lagged in growth, but has now almost caught up (Day 8 of flowering).

I tried my hand at some LST training in the begining veg, but many pulled up their stakes and easily pull out strings with tape.

[Sensi*]

Well I decided to train 2 more on day 11, they responded the best to it so far, although this is my first time training. I really like how second row all the way to the right came out. I think there are going to be some nice strong branches formed. The one just left to it came out well as well, very even but only 1 branch is really thriving.

I also got an ocsillating fan from bedbathbeyond for like $12... works fairly well even though it was a bitch to get it to bend to the angle I need and ocsillate without running into the side.

It's been cold here so the temperature has been easy to keep stable between 75- 81 and the humidity at 50 - 60%.

The last plant all the way in the back hardly has grown. I can tell that its the worst burned and it almost didn't make it when I brought it home. I wonder whats up with it.

I'm going to go to the local hydro store and get some CalMag. Hopefully I will pick up some OrganicsAlive today too.

The plants were fighting serious salt build up from me not washing out the coco with cal mag before use. I was watering them everyday with just Nitrogen, calicium, and magnisium and getting about 40 -50% run off trying to flush out the P and K

[Sensi*]

They have exploded with growth! At first I was thinking how can it get much faster but I was comparing the day 12 pictures from day 15 pictures and I was amazed.

I finally got some Cal-Mag yesterday and since then I've noticed a huge difference. I've also upped their feeding strength today as well I hope they respond well.

The runt plant in the back wasn't growing for so long, I couldn't figure it out, but the other day I pinched off its sickly yellow leaf its had the entire time and since its grown so much too.

I'm going to go into flowering in about 3 more days and I was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations for additives specifically for coco for flowering?

[-VT-]

Be interesting to see the club c99 cut...I was at SR71 today and almost went by harborside...

Will you be adding enzymes soon? I grow in coco/perlite....new also

Hey...lookin ' good...gonna tag along...

[Sensi*]

I switched over to flowering on Nov 16th, so this is the 6th day of flowering. They have grown so much. They blew up with growth; however, some are showing the "claw." So it's probably time for a good flush. Also some of the biggest/oldest fan leaves appear to be turning a shade of orange, I tried to get a picture of it here but the colors are off. Also there has been some really weird leaf damage, I'm not sure if its the wind in my box or pests.

The runt of the group has almost caught up to the other plants. It's the same size just the stems are thinner and the foilage is less thick. It's been getting the same amount of nutes and water as the rest and seems to be thriving on it. I'm considering upping the nute strength becaues of this. Would it be wise to up it?

Also does anyone have any recommendations as far as additives for flowering go, currently I'm just using Cutting Edge Soltuion nutes with Cal-Mag Plus

[Sensi*]

what enzymes exactly? I've heard from Bonecarver that vitazyme was the additive that he thinks boosted his plants the most but I can't seem to find a US distributer or an alike product.

The clones at Harborside are fairly reliable, I went and got mine 9 which were huge clones and a friend of mine went and got 9 of 3 different strains and every clone is in good health with no pest or disease problems so far. Also the staff was very friendly and one employee said that he had personally seen alot of the grows that these clones came from. All around great experience, classy joint.

[-VT-]

In the coco grower's thread there are good suggestions....I'd go with what Bonecarver suggests...if you can find it...his plants look pretty darn good

I use the Botanicare nute line....as for addtives...Sweet and Liquid Karma....I'm going to experiment with Hydroplex....also using Cal Mag Plus and Silica Blast....

I know Bonecarver uses canna nutes....but not sure on the additives...whatever it is it's working well for him

I use Cannazyme (enzyme)...but am going back to Hygrozyme because I want to run SM-90....

peace

[Sensi*]

Thanks for the info VT I'm gonna check out Sweet and Liquid Karma as well as Cannazyme and Rhizotonic, but I'm poor so I can probably only afford one.

Something very unfortunate has come about and I won't be able to turn on the light for a portion of the day
If I leave my plants in darkness for 16 - 18 hours will they be okay?

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Also, I pruned the runt and I noticed that now its the tallest plant of the bunch. Is it too late to prune? Will I just be cutting off future bud sites that could help or should I break out the scissors and give em all haircuts?

[i_score]

nice grow sensi*, it seems like you got it under control, your gall´s are loking nice.coco power!!peace