Gmo returns. Aero tent and Soil tent

[gmo]

Day 47 Aero Tent. Reservoir was ready for a top off but I decided on a reservoir drain/refill instead. GH nutrients at week 2 flowering levels, 900ppm, plus CalMag+ at 5mL/G, pH'd to 5.7. one of the Gelatos started dripping super tiny trichomes, nothing on the other 2 plants just yet.

Temp 65f, RH 50%, pH 5.7, res temp 65f (added 1 ice bottle to reservoir).


Day 35 Soil tent. The main-lined plant entering flowering at a pretty good pace. It looks to be only a few days behind the aero tent plants in its growth cycle. Both soil plants are showing fade on lower leafs like an N deficiency. This is something I always seem to struggle with in soil. I did feed yesterday with GH nutrients at flowering week 1 levels @ 900ppm and CalMag+. pH out seemed low at 6.2, but pH in was 6.5. I'll continue to monitor and would welcome any feedback.

Temp 75f, RH 60%

 

[gmo]

Day 48 Aero Tent. Just a quick bud shot today of one of the Gelato gals.

Temp 65f, pH 5.7, RH 50%, res temp 64f

Day 36 Soil tent. Starting to set in to flowering.
Temp 74f, RH 60%

 

[gmo]

Day 49 Aero tent. Res was down 3 gallons so added 3 gallons of nutrient solution at normal ratios (900ppm) + CalMag+ and pH down.

Temp 69f, RH 55% (high. Dehumidifier will arrive Monday), res temp 66f after top off, pH 5.8 after top off.

I did hit the hydro store today and purchased GH Floralicious, Kool Bloom and CaliMagic (will replace CalMag+ in future feedings), and needed to re-up on Flora Micro. They had the Flora Micro hard water blend so I purchased that to use for the remainder of this grow.

The tent is officially full. Lights are as high as I can take them. I did bend 2 of the colas over because they were getting too close to the lights for comfort.

Day 37 Soil tent. Seems to be moving right along. Nothing overly exciting happening. They were given a light feeding today at 800ppm + CalMag+. No pH down this time (pH going in was 6.8, pH out at 6.5).

Temp 72f, RH 60%

 

[gmo]

Day 51 Aeroponics tent. I kinda thought they had quit stretching, but it appears that I was incorrect. I may have to consider putting a net up top in the coming days to prevent them from growing in to the lights. For now, I'm just bending the colas as needed.

Res change yesterday using 6 part GH Flora series as directed. Geez, that Floralicious is potent stuff!

Hoping to see some bulking and trichome spillage this week.

Temp 65f, pH 5.8, res temp 64f, RH 52%. Dehumidifier will be installed tomorrow afternoon to get that RH down to appropriate levels.

 

[gmo]

Day 53 Aero Tent. Growing right along. I'm starting to see more flower production over the past few days. They're still consuming 5+ gallons every 48 hours. I did a reservoir change today with 6 part GH Flora line according to week 3 flowering schedule @ 900ppm.
Temp 74f, RH 42%, reservoir temp 65f, pH 5.8

Day 41 Soil tent. Picture update to come when lights come on. Discontinued humidifier usage today. Did get a bit of nutrient burn on one of the plants, I think I may have splashed some solution on it. Otherwise, it's moving right along and at this rate it wouldn't surprise me for this tent to finish before the aero tent.
Temp 77f, RH 50%

 

[gmo]

Soil Tent Day 41.

 

[gmo]

Day 55 Aero Tent. Alright, this is getting outta control . One of the Gelatos is still stretching. I'm bending over as necessary. Topped the reservoir with 6 gallons of solution this evening according to week 3 GH Flora 6 part chart. They've all started to develop trichomes at this point.
Temp 72f, res temp after top off 69f (added 2 frozen bottles to bring it down a couple degrees), RH 50%, pH 5.7

Day 43 Soil Tent. I'd noticed some burn on one of the plants over the past several days. I assumed that I'd splashed solution on it. I wanted to verify, so during today's watering I watered until runoff and measured pH and TDS. pH was 6.2 and TDS was 3.2k. I thought those numbers were funky so I watered with pH water until about 15% runoff was achieved and remeasured my metrics. Fresh runoff was 1.9k TDS and pH 6.5. Lesson learned and I know what to look for in the future, although I most likely won't be doing any soil grows after this run.

 

[gmo]

I spent some time in the aero garden this morning. The main colas being so close to the lights was becoming a concern, and constantly having to tie down branches was a major PITA. I took out the lights and rigged a new hanging system for them and rehung them. It bought me another 4-5 inches of headroom and I'm much more at ease. I got a good peak at what's going on in the back of the tent while I was in there and everything is looking just fine. Only dropped a fan on them twice during the whole ordeal. I can laugh because no damage was done and all branches remained unharmed.

 

[gmo]

Day 58 Aero Tent. Res top off of 5 gallons today. It's freaking hot outside, and the inside temp is reflecting that. 78f in the tent and well within parameters, but it is the hottest it's gotten since figuring out the AC unit. Bud shots for today's picture update, because it's Sunday and why not?

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[gmo]

Day 60 Aero tent. My PPM was pretty high last night so I went ahead and changed the nutrient solution to bring everything back down.
Dehumidifier did show up a few days ago and seems to be keeping the RH in check.
I'm noticing some weird growth in the top colas of one of the plants. I think the plant may have topped itself at the top of many of the main colas due to light intensity. That, or early signs of foxtailing. The affected areas are hard. Like stems. I've attached a picture if anyone has any ideas (picture #1 shows what I'm talking about best).
pH 5.6, res temp 65f, temp 75f, RH 45%

Day 48 Soil Tent. Not many trichomes yet, but that skunky smell that I love has shown up . Shouldn't be long before they get frosty.
The flush I did a few days ago has really made a nice difference. I fed once since then, and everything is growing as it should be.
Temp 79f, RH 45%

 

[gmo]

Day 62 Aero Tent bud shots.

 

[gmo]

Day 53 Soil Tent. ILGM Wedding Cake. 2 plants.
Alternating feedings and straight pH water. Watering until runoff. Using GH Flora 6 part.
Temp 77f, RH 45%

 

[gmo]

Day 65 Aero Tent. 2 ILGM Gelato and 1 ILGM Zkittlez.
Reservoir change today. For the past 2 weeks I've been changing the reservoir every 3 days when the PPM gets up to 2500. Sometimes I'm able to justify just a top off, but once it reaches 2.5k I change the reservoir because I don't want the roots sitting in that hot of solution. The plants seem happiest right after a solution change, so I'm doing my part to keep them thriving.
Fed at week 5 flowering light strength according to the feed chart.
pH 5.7, RH 45%, Temp 75f, res temp 69f after change (added ice bottles to bring down temperature).

 

[bibi40]

Hey !

Nice frosty buds coming here !

Good job .

 

[gmo]

As this grow comes closer and closer to the finish line I have to start thinking about the next round....

I placed an order today for a 4x4 tent, another ts1000 (gotta take advantage of Amazon Prime Day prices!), A 6" ac infinity fan and filter, and some super special seeds -- Top Dawg Seeds Fam 95.

My plan is to use my 2x2 for drying.
3x3 with 1 ts1000 (possibly upgrading to 2 in the future) for mom room and clone starting.
And 4x4 with 4 ts1000s for veg/flower.

Pretty stoked to be up and running again!

 

[gmo]

Day 70 aero tent. They're getting close, probably 10-14 days out from harvest. Moved to week 6 of flower nutrients which starts to taper off the strength, 600ppm instead of 950ppm.

The 1 plant that was affected by too much light intensity has put out some interesting flowers. Not the most desirable look, and not as dense as the other 2, but should still deliver some weight. Interestingly, it's the most resin covered of all of them. Maybe that's a defense response to too much light?

pH 5.7, res temp 65f, temp 75f, rH 50%

Day 58 soil tent. Lots of smells going on in here. The 2 plants are similar in structure and development, but the smell of each is very different. One is exhibiting gas smells and the other deep skunk smells. I enjoy both, so looking forward to the next couple of weeks to see how they finish. Probably another 3-4 weeks on these.

Aero tent pictures:

 

[gmo]

Soil Tent:

 

[gmo]

Soil tent day 62. Wedding cake looking sexy. Trying to push out those purple hues.

 

[Guest]

I would love to get an ID on the "gas" aroma people talk about from the soulless gross. I've tried locally but dispensary types call everything gas, I'm not sure what they mean. I'm guessing nitrile glove, offgasing plastic, etc; smells nothing like natural citrus or kerosene based fuel aromas?

 

[gmo]

I would love to get an ID on the "gas" aroma people talk about from the soulless gross. I've tried locally but dispensary types call everything gas, I'm not sure what they mean. I'm guessing nitrile glove, offgasing plastic, etc; smells nothing like natural citrus or kerosene based fuel aromas?

I think you hit it when you said nitrile gloves or kerosene aromas. That's a pretty good descriptor.

​​​I went in to my garden this morning to try to give you my nose of what I smelled, but they've both taken on a strong lemon pledge smell now.