Justcozz 6,681 Report post Posted October 2, 2019 Looks like it’s coming along great. Damn good job bro, can’t wait to see them buds stacking up. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 5, 2019 I have increased irrigation to 3x / day at 4 hours apart. So at lights on, 4 hrs later and 4 hrs after that. I reduced my irrigation time to 3 minutes each as it is more than enough to get decent drain. I might reduce even further. Today begins flower day 22 and I think the veg phase is almost if not completely finished. I will take some pictures as soon as the sun rises. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 5, 2019 Here are the pictures. It's flower day 22 now. The tent actually filled up quite nicely except for the some patches. I have algae buildup on every rockwool cube. Other than that and besides some slight heat stress and high humidity at night everything is under control. I have found a way to combat high humidity at night though so things should work out just fine. I am actually very happy with the budding so far. How do you like the pictures? Algae buildup 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifish 1,478 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 looks like the first sign of BUD FEVER in there lol glasses pic is cool too : ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snydgrow 357 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Looking really healthy they have really filled out to your going to have some big buds for sure Keep up the good work. Snydgrow 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 8, 2019 I spotted some calcium deficiency so I will be grabbing a calcium additive from the shop tomorrow. I have Metrop CalGreen here but I don't like that there is so much Nitrogen in it. I will get Calcium from the Canna Mono series as it has only calcium. Also I have noticed the plants are too dark green and have tip burn. My nutrient solution is too strong. I was feeding with an EC of 1.86mS and getting a drain EC just short of 2.0mS. I added a bit of tap water to dilute my nutrient solution to 1.66mS. I will dilute it further down to 1.4 - 1.5 mS tomorrow. I dont want to make too big of a jump at once. Not all plants are showing calcium deficiency. Here is a picture of a leaf that is particularly nute burnt and shows clear calcium deficiency. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 9, 2019 Day 26 just before lights on. I think the pink pistils are due to camera flash 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifish 1,478 Report post Posted October 9, 2019 Your hard work is showing : ) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamme Hydro 4,837 Report post Posted October 9, 2019 Wow, they look healthy as a horse, beautiful grow! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snydgrow 357 Report post Posted October 10, 2019 @RooftopStonerbeautiful plants you should be proud hard work is paying off How much calgreen are you using if you wouldn't mind explaining your nutrient mix starting with your tap EC. ive always found calgreen to fix any calcium problems only calmag supplement id use after 10years nearly of using it i use it at 10ml per 100ltr of water sometimes 20ml for them hungry strains. Keep up the good work im currently putting a new room together have plenty of pics and will start a journal soon Snydgrow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 @ifish@Hamme Hydro Thanks a lot for the praise :) @Snydgrow I stopped using calgreen as it has 30% Nitrogen. I am afraid to prolong flowering time or prevent maturation. I have used myself though and had a great grow but I'm always looking to optimize things. That's why I dont want to be adding any more N than is already in my base nutes. I believe calgreen is ment to be used with Metrop's MR1 and MR2 which are low in nitrogen. When I did use it I added it at 1ml / 10L strength. During this grow I have not been using a calcium additive up until a few days ago. I decided to go with Canna Mono Calcium which purely consists of 11.6% calcium and the rest is distilled water I guess. My tap water is around 0.4 mS and thus far I have only been adding base nutes A+B up until total EC of up to 1.8mS. Also rootstim the first 3 weeks. A few posts ago I have written that I noticed the feed is too hot and spotted some marks on the leaves due to calcium deficiency. I don't mind explaining my nutrient mix. My new feed from now is: →0.4mS base EC tap water →1.4mS after adding A+B components of flower nutes →1.5mS after adding calcium → I add 1/2 strength silica additive as an experiment. It does not raise EC much (if at all) but raises pH →I also add some myco and bacteria powder. I am not sure if it can work in a high P environment. I only started adding it after I switched to bloom nutes so I might be wasting money here. →I add AtaClean to my mix to make sure drippers dont clog. I use it according to instructions. Maybe a little bit more generous :) →Finally I add diluted pH- solution to adjust the pH to 5.8-6.0 and let my pH pump do the rest. This way my nutrient solution has an EC/pH of 1.5/5.8. I plan to leave my nutrient mix as is until EC rises over 1.7 mS from the recirculating drain. Then I will dilute with tap water to 1.5mS Hope this helps :) RTS 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snydgrow 357 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 @RooftopStoner Yes i understand your thinking for me using it all the way through has been very successful normally gpw or slightly over i would yield some times i would stop using it round week 5 or 6 flower others i use all the way through. I've played around with salts and feeding like that but i think why change what works and works well :). your nutrient mix sounds similar to mine what brand of silica are you using the one i use needs to be added to water first then ph down to 7.0 then add nutes probably i have when have like 100ltrs left in my 700ltr tank and needs fill when add silica it makes like film type stuff in the water was looking for another brand because of this. Keep up the good work. Snydgrow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 13, 2019 @Snydgrow I just got the silica additive recently so I cannot say anything about it's effectiveness. It's Silica Blast by botanicare. It's a clear liquid with no smell. You might want to consider a biofilter if you have issues with film and foam. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maria sanchez 202 Report post Posted October 16, 2019 @RooftopStoner -- beautiful grow! Could almost use this as a SoG guide. Glad the space filled out. How long did you root / veg the clones for? Or just straight to 12/12 after rooting? Hope you can break 3 elbows here... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 17, 2019 @Maria sanchez Thank you I didnt veg at all. The clones went straight to 12/12 after rooting. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maria sanchez 202 Report post Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 7:05 PM, RooftopStoner said: @Maria sanchez Thank you I didnt veg at all. The clones went straight to 12/12 after rooting. Thanks. More pics pleeze! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 25, 2019 Day 42 I took the first pictures before light turned on using flash. The other three I took as the HPS was turning on giving me different colors. It looks pretty cool in my opinion. I had a little accident causing nute burn and upward clawing leaves. I have used the iron foliar feed and not thinking I used the recommended dosage frying my plants. Note to self: use 1/4 of the recommended dosage. I look forward to harvest day I'm thinking to grow the same clones again but without making the mistakes I did this run. RH too low first 2 weeks included mycos and trichodermas too late started supplementing calcium too late too high EC foliar feed too strong All in all I am still satisfied how things are coming along and really like the ease of use of my current setup. I definitely need to change my charcoal filter before next run and add another fan for better circulation. Also I might need a heater for cold nights. RTS 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifish 1,478 Report post Posted October 25, 2019 them colas look fat and solid : ) love your shows : ) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gardenartus 13,805 Report post Posted October 25, 2019 Glad you said something ifish, I Miss so much here, gorgeous plants you have, just gorgeous 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted October 27, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 9:49 PM, gardenartus said: Glad you said something ifish, I Miss so much here, gorgeous plants you have, just gorgeous I think I made the mistake to start this thread under "hydro" instead of "grow reports". More people follow the threads there. Glad you found your way here though 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justcozz 6,681 Report post Posted October 27, 2019 Damn nice grow, picture perfect.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maria sanchez 202 Report post Posted November 2, 2019 Gonna be some phat buds! Looking so healthy and happy. How many days you think they'll need until chop chop? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted November 7, 2019 I have been busy the last few days so I didnt post any updates. I have actually decided to chop them at 7 weeks since I have been noticing mold issues in many buds and there seemed to be 2-3 new affected buds every day. Currently the buds are trimmed and drying. I will update with pictures soon. It's a bummer I had to cut them early but I think its for the better. I learned a lot from this grow and look forward to the next. Pictures will follow 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maria sanchez 202 Report post Posted November 8, 2019 7 hours ago, RooftopStoner said: I have been busy the last few days so I didnt post any updates. I have actually decided to chop them at 7 weeks since I have been noticing mold issues in many buds and there seemed to be 2-3 new affected buds every day. Currently the buds are trimmed and drying. I will update with pictures soon. It's a bummer I had to cut them early but I think its for the better. I learned a lot from this grow and look forward to the next. Pictures will follow Bummer. But better early than the dreaded that-which-shall-not-be-named. What was the issue? You have super high RH (like me)? Still, with the Wappa, it's pretty fast, right? So 7 weeks....? Those earlier photos at 6 weeks are already pretty damn chunky. I guess the chunky makes the rot more risky, too, huh? More pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RooftopStoner 377 Report post Posted November 8, 2019 yeah growwise it seems to be more of an indica leaning hybrid with very hard and dense buds. my RH had spikes of up to 70% at night. in my opinion the biggest factor was me spraying a foliar feed on the buds despite high humidity. the humidity lodged in the buds and couldnt escape causing mold and budrot. fortunately i could cut around the affected areas and the damage was not that big. allegedly the wappa clone i have is done in 8 weeks but some people like to harvest it at 7 1/2 weeks. I harvested half a week earlier. i didnt have the chance to flush the medium so thats also a thing. buds are currently drying ready to jar for some curing in a day or two. i will upload pics tomorrow 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
