Every new setup has a learnin curve DH.....Try not to over think yourself and just pay attention to the girls.....after all , you`re usin new lights as well as a new PPK system so don`t beat yerself up too much.....
All things in time Bro......Happy Holidays and good luck.....
Peace....DHF..........
thanks for the pick me up. i put a lot of faith into untested genetics that were supposed to turn solid purple but i havent seen a speck of color and they are soon to be coming down. a couple of the phenotypes look decent but quite a few look like they are headed to the closed loop lol. its all good. nothing gets wasted here.
i still have a post of yours saved on my pc after all these years with your 10 commandments. i think i must have veered off somewhere along the way.
i would like to post a few things here in the hopes that it may help someone. some of it sounds like criticism or me being cynical but sometimes you have to take a step back to see things for what they really are......
some things are learned this round....
1. VPD is king. learn it, live by it or suffer the consequences.
2. warmer temps arent always bad as long as you FOLLOW THE VPD AND HAVE A TON OF AIRFLOW.
3. proper air movement. DJM had a quote about adequate airflow that he posted in his thread. "when you think you have enough, double it" if your plants are dancing youre probably good. NO STAGNANT AIR POCKETS. people worry about wind burn but in a humid environment its a non issue with oscillating fans.
4. stop chasing the next best nutrient line. pick one and master it. they are all pretty close. you will do better by mastering your environment than chasing magic bottles.
5. master your room BEFORE adding CO2. co2 makes things go fast, the good and the bad. if your shit isnt well tuned best believe its gonna exacerbate underlying issues.
6. pay attention to your roots! i was overwatering in the beginning which stunted the roots and never encouraged them to spread and grow. now i have pots of media with underdeveloped weak root systems which lead to poor performance. wet/dry cycles in the beginning until they are well rooted and then bump it up.
7. test genetics before running them full swing, if and when possible. sometimes this cant be avoided, but if youre gardening for maximum potential dont take unnecessary gambles.
these are all the mistakes staring me in the face at the moment. good thing is this room is coming down soon and the next one up where i will be able to implement everything ive learned. i think the biggest things you could take away from this is VPD, airflow and roots. i had been chasing what looked like a deficiency for a while and i kept bumping the feed up to no avail. what finally happened is that i dug up a few plants to check their roots. i had some sort of issue caused by overwatering and or some sort of bacteria. what finally fixed everything is household bleach a a couple mls per 10 gal of nutrients.
first pic is of the dead/dying roots. after treating with bleach now they are all healthy and white. i now add it to my cloner and all my reservoirs. it breaks down quite rapidly and needs to be added back in weekly.
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