That was pretty high tech. Mine didn’t have timers.
It’s that little bit of “good stress” they like. The same goes for veg stage. The wind resistance causes tissue damage inside the plants triggering the boost in hormones to repair and strength that causes the improvement. 
Shade happy to hear you are mapping out this years grow. I have one photo about 2 weeks old. 2 weeks ago today we got 10 inches of snow. Right now it is 75 degrees and will reach 80 later this week. I have my photo outside right now soaking up the sunshine and had been giving her extra hours of light with my cheap grow light (30W) which I’m not sure it did anything. I went ahead and bought a spider famers SE1500 light. My plan is to use it to start plants out this time of year since we are not getting 12 full hours of sunlight. I also tried an auto. I like that it doesn’t take as long but like you said they don’t keep the stash trey full, but I do like having the variety. Hope all goes well for you. Yes I am on Facebook but my screen name is different.
@DEEPDIVERDAVE thanks again on the reading material. Spring is my favorite time of year. Can’t wait to get started.
@Mr.Mr.Limelight My light came in and I am playing with it already. Got my husband to hang it and will start supplementing extra hours of light for my new plant. I assume I need to purchase the GGS strip to be able to use the app to monitor the light.
Happy growing everyone!
Glad you’re light came in
It’s Wi-Fi & Bluetooth strait out the box out the box just download the spider farmer app and plug the light in and it should pair thru the app
The power strip also comes with soil moisture gauge
It’s made if you had older clip fans & ventilation fan with out the phone jack plug each power outlet can be set on there own individual timer
Ok…that is pretty dope. 
Lime you were right I set up the light, dowloaded the app and now I can turn the light intensity up and down and also turn it on and off with the app. Thanks so much, I love this. Our weather here has been pretty warm for this time of year, temps in the 70-80 so most of the days my plant is outside but I give her extra hours with the lights to make up for the short days. I’m also using the light to get a head start on my vegetable garden. I have tomatoes and cucumbers that I have started from seeds and using the light to give them extra hours each day.
Thanks so much for the tip on the light.
Happy growing!
I’m glad it’s working on your phone now
The temp where like that here until Monday night temps dropped back in the 50’s
And it’s probably heading your way next week shows it might drop below freezing
It tends to do that here when the temperature gets warmer than usual in January and February so only transplanted the cold hardy vegetables like lettuce and onion bulb
My daughter has her veggie seedlings started in trays and solo cups she’s eager ready plant them outside
Lime, @Shadegrown @DEEPDIVERDAVE @anon34311147 Hey guys, hope y’all are doing well. I need your thoughts on my plant. She broke soil 1/19 so almost a month old. She’s been doing good, still in her original pot. I have been doing a combination of sunshine (8:00am - 5:00 pm) and Spider Farmer lights (5:00am-8:00am), (5:00pm to midnight) I started feeding her 2/2 very diluted fertilizer (400 ppm) and she was growing well. This past Wednesday I feed her and then on Friday morning she was drooping. On Saturday morning still drooping, I gave her plain water, her runoff was 375 ppm. I thought maybe I was feeding her too much too soon but when I saw the 375 ppm runoff I doubt that is the case. So then I thought it may be overwatering (I have done that before). Saturday was pretty warm and windy here (high 70s) and I kept her on a heat mat in the sun. I thought that may dry her out quicker. Her soil seems pretty dry now but the droopiness has not gotten any better and I noticed she is not growing as much as she had been. I did find a couple of spider mites on her bottom leaves on Saturday and those leaves look to be turning yellow. I did remove the spider mites and sprayed the plant. Been checking everyday and pretty sure they are gone. What are y’all thoughts on what might be wrong with her? I think I need to give her water because her soil is very dry, on bottom as well as the top. I also think I need to feed her since her run off numbers were so low. But I have made some wrong calls in the past (over feeding and over watering) and wanted to get some other opinions. Please let me know your thoughts .
Friday morning
Today (Monday evening)
If it could be saved, you will be lucky.
I would immediately un-plant that soil and discard the plastic container.
I grow in cloth bags.
I overwater and have learned FFHF/perlite (70/30) drains well, if watered less.
I use BigFoot mycos and unsulfured molasses.
I use Jacks RO mixed in dehumidifier/city water.
Target 6.4 PH with 700-1200 PPM.
@Coco27 you don’t mention PH numbers ?
She will recover, if she wants.
@Coco27
Do you have your own thread for further discussion?
DDD
1-2-2025
I would hold up with the watering and keep inside in the warm till recovers and if you have to water let it wick from the bottom in a saucer
All my pant are drying out slow with the weather
Lime @DEEPDIVERDAVE thanks for the reply. I think I got her figured out for now, I think it wasn’t over watering but that she is hungry. I should have been gone up on the amount of nutrients since she was growing at a good pace. She has depleted the soil of nutrients and I should have been increasing the ppms I give her. Gave her a feeding (Advanced Nutrients and Myco Jordan) yesterday (pot was bone dry) and today I am seeing a positive change, still drooping some but not as much as previous. Continues to improve as the day goes on. We got rain last night and this morning and the temps are in the 40s with us dropping below freezing tonight She has been under grow light all day and will be for the next couple days till weather warms up. I’ve been having her on a heat Matt, the kind you use for seedlings. I think it has helped dry her out faster which is a good thing if I was overwatering and also good that she will need to be fed again sooner.
Dave, I grow in fabric pots too, just started her off in the plastic pot. If she continues to do well I will probably transplant into a bigger pot this weekend. This is my second year using Advanced Nutrients. One of the things I really like is the fact that as long as the ph is between 5.0 and 8.0 you do not have to adjust. Right now her ph is coming out at 6.1. I noticed your ppms coming out was 1200 for your one month plant. I have been told by some that is too high (not to exceed 1000) but your grow looks great. That really makes me believe I was under feeding her. I’m also doing something I’ve never done before, a combination of grow lights and sunshine. Dave, when you feed your plants what is your ppm going in, with the 1200 run off? I’m trying to figure out how much I should feed her on her next feeding. I fed her 400 yesterday which is low but I was afraid to give her too much when she was drooping so much, but since I believe she is under fed I definitely need to go up.
Thanks again guys, I appreciate your help. Have a great day!
Glad you gotem back on track coco
Good soil starts high price and numbers.
Without pre-washing, especially.
I wanted to grow specifically without measuring run-off.
I want to grow by SWAG, not pharmacology.
Forum reading supports some of my growing goals.
Experimenting and sharing good for all.
I want to re-use the soil I like and make for better in the yard.
My grow looks great, yes.
Thank you.
The unsulfured molasses sure helps the microbes and make white pistils bloom.
To answer your question about feeding.
I have done this grow with
City water PH 7.3 with less than 50 PPM
Dehumidifier water LOW PH and no PPM
Jacks RO at PH 6.2 and 500-1300PPM.
The only measured run-off was when over-watering claw leaves appeared.
bag/tote/tote designed for measuring run-off. Number was 6.1 and PPM high. No worries. slight “painted nails” appeared last week. Jacks RO helps hit target desired for PH/PPM. This week, watering 6.5, recharge, molasses, Jacks RO 2-teaspoons (hits 6-2 to 6.8 depending on source of water, mixed).
Epson salts used once.
Multiple meters utilized to double checking all numbers.
Temps under 80 desired.
RH handled with dehumidifier (runs 24x7) makes 1-2 gallons a day.
@Lostgirl is the feeding numbers guru. She and forum contributors helped me understand the numbers game. All water/feed numbers are checked with two separate similar devices. (Catches mistakes faster).
Feeding is a requirement. Numbers are the goal.
FFOH soil starts at 3500PPM (others too).
FFHF starts lower.
Perlite helps my soil protect from me.
Washing to charge the soil is good, but any washing is wasteful.
Previous grows have had issues some soil but mostly equipment or me.
Baking cookies and cakes is a skill too.
Watch “Kids Baking Championships” and teach your kids to bake.
DDD whatever you are doing works great. Your girls are beautiful. Sounds like you have been experimenting and obviously with great results. I have followed some of Lostgirl’s grows. I learned a lot from her forum with Capt. Ron. I was having a problem last summer with over feeding and she told me not to let my runoff get over 1000 ppm. She definitely is the feeding numbers guru and a great teacher. Thanks for sharing this information with me about your grow. I have learned so much from reading different forums but I still have a lot to learn. Every little bit helps Have a great day!
DDD one more question. Did I see a couple of lady bugs in your picture? I have used those too but my grow is outside in the summer and eventually they all flew away.
Plant fennel to keep lady bugs around one of the companion plants I plant marigolds are another
Not today.
Lost one, sadly but got too many others to worry about one.
All others do not show the the same or similar symptoms.
Life is too short.
They actually had bio char at my local Walmart this year I think there realizing people don’t want that miracle grow chemicals or human manure in soil
He has had a few days outside.
I am not happy with the weather out there, but he survived, a few nights.
He is too big and bushy for the tent, unless I trim and WHACK, down.
Outside won’t freeze, this week.
May drown though.
