Scott42012
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Hello everyone.
I'm new to growing and my garden is having some issues. I've done a bit of research and can't figure it out. I have help from friends who have a lot more experience than me and we can't narrow it down either. I'll be as descriptive as possible. If I leave out any information let me know.
We are using Botanicare Readygrow Aeration. My friends and I are in agreement that the medium isn't drying out very fast. I didn't feed for 6 days and the dirt still felt moist and inch down. One friend who has had more than a few successful grows with it says he's never seen it drain this slow.
We are using CO2 with levels of 1100ppm during the day and off at night. We had the levels at 1500ppm for a couple of weeks, then we dropped them to 1100 on advice from other growers.
The temps in the room are 73-76 during the day and 70-73 during the night. We dropped the humidity down to around 35-40% to try and dry them out. They still dry out super slow.
We are using well water that is high in iron but everything I've read said that shouldn't be a problem. I don't have enough experience, but if the water was the issue wouldn't they stress when we watered them in the cubes prior to transplant? We watered them for a few days in the cubes and they were that nice green color with no yellow.
Then we transplanted them moved them from a tent to a room. Put them under 3 600watt bulbs that were 60" away. They started to yellow after 2 or 3 days. I wasn't keeping a proper journal at that time. So the exact time isn't known.
We fed them this recipe the first week. Some friends said it this that stressed them.
40gal water 320ml Micro(cutting edge)
100ml Grow
100ml Bloom
80ml Liquid Karma
200ml MaxiCrop
80ml Protech
40ml RootsExcel
160ml CalMag
20tsp Great White(misread directions and used the soil mixture instead of hydro. called manufacturer and they said it wouldn't hurt anything)
40tbsp B-1
240tps Tappin Roots
320ml Hydrazene
40oz Maxicrop
ph 5.8
We fed with this over the course of 11 days before switching to another recipe on advice from a more experienced grower. Growth seemed slow to me and the coco wasn't drying out fast at all. Water wouldn't soak into it very fast either... Sometimes 20 seconds or so before it would drain down into the pot.
The new recipe is 40gal water
360ml micro
40tbsp B-1
40ml CalMag
40oz Maxicrop
240tsp Tappin Roots
50ml Verde
20ml RootsExcel
ph5.8
We fed them going by weight of the pots for 5 days and they bounced back. Greened up some and seemed to grow faster. We added in the more nutrients on the sixth day.
120ml Bloom
80ml Liquid Karma
80ml Protech
40ml RootsExcel
4tsp GreatWhite
120ml CalMag
ph5.8
We let them dry out really good before we fed them heavy with that and they loved it. Greened up and seemed to lose weight quick over the first night. It's been two days since then and they look like they are going back to yellowing. The coco is also not drying out.
Any advice would help. Any criticism too. They've been in the room for 21 days and seem a bit short. The Grape Ape I know is a short strain. The Dream Queen is a a little taller. Growth is slow if they are stressed and they are very stressed it seems.
I'm new to growing and my garden is having some issues. I've done a bit of research and can't figure it out. I have help from friends who have a lot more experience than me and we can't narrow it down either. I'll be as descriptive as possible. If I leave out any information let me know.
We are using Botanicare Readygrow Aeration. My friends and I are in agreement that the medium isn't drying out very fast. I didn't feed for 6 days and the dirt still felt moist and inch down. One friend who has had more than a few successful grows with it says he's never seen it drain this slow.
We are using CO2 with levels of 1100ppm during the day and off at night. We had the levels at 1500ppm for a couple of weeks, then we dropped them to 1100 on advice from other growers.
The temps in the room are 73-76 during the day and 70-73 during the night. We dropped the humidity down to around 35-40% to try and dry them out. They still dry out super slow.
We are using well water that is high in iron but everything I've read said that shouldn't be a problem. I don't have enough experience, but if the water was the issue wouldn't they stress when we watered them in the cubes prior to transplant? We watered them for a few days in the cubes and they were that nice green color with no yellow.
Then we transplanted them moved them from a tent to a room. Put them under 3 600watt bulbs that were 60" away. They started to yellow after 2 or 3 days. I wasn't keeping a proper journal at that time. So the exact time isn't known.
We fed them this recipe the first week. Some friends said it this that stressed them.
40gal water 320ml Micro(cutting edge)
100ml Grow
100ml Bloom
80ml Liquid Karma
200ml MaxiCrop
80ml Protech
40ml RootsExcel
160ml CalMag
20tsp Great White(misread directions and used the soil mixture instead of hydro. called manufacturer and they said it wouldn't hurt anything)
40tbsp B-1
240tps Tappin Roots
320ml Hydrazene
40oz Maxicrop
ph 5.8
We fed with this over the course of 11 days before switching to another recipe on advice from a more experienced grower. Growth seemed slow to me and the coco wasn't drying out fast at all. Water wouldn't soak into it very fast either... Sometimes 20 seconds or so before it would drain down into the pot.
The new recipe is 40gal water
360ml micro
40tbsp B-1
40ml CalMag
40oz Maxicrop
240tsp Tappin Roots
50ml Verde
20ml RootsExcel
ph5.8
We fed them going by weight of the pots for 5 days and they bounced back. Greened up some and seemed to grow faster. We added in the more nutrients on the sixth day.
120ml Bloom
80ml Liquid Karma
80ml Protech
40ml RootsExcel
4tsp GreatWhite
120ml CalMag
ph5.8
We let them dry out really good before we fed them heavy with that and they loved it. Greened up and seemed to lose weight quick over the first night. It's been two days since then and they look like they are going back to yellowing. The coco is also not drying out.
Any advice would help. Any criticism too. They've been in the room for 21 days and seem a bit short. The Grape Ape I know is a short strain. The Dream Queen is a a little taller. Growth is slow if they are stressed and they are very stressed it seems.