Res was empty finally so I took this opportunity to raise it up in a temporary fashion until my yard is clear of snow and I can make a well suited/ sized lift for the Res. It was so barely off the ground the far plants would only get a trickle, and it worked but I feared low pressure would mean it would be easy to get a clog /sediment build up.
So that’s fixed as seen below.
5.8 ph and 1100 tds, gave them a quick shot of the new feed and shut the valve. I would like it to stabilize over night before I leave it open.
Oh and the little guy is taking the high ppm’s like a champ the lights nute burn but I bumped it another 100tds for now.
The oldest is starting to bud up, so I’m sure the rest arnt behind it as all but the youngest are 32 inches tall from bottom of pot to top of canopy.
I have to go back and look at the timeline while also watching these guys to see when defoliation should happen, timeline is good but I really want to be watching the buds for when they start to build then I know the stretch is over and bud o’clock has just started to get serious.
I love being home all day and my wifey loves it to.
Got some flash pictures so everyone can see in true light.
First is the oldest lemon AK auto
I would be careful feeding. I can only speak for me. But even though they will take more nutes. Mine always hit a point where it slows things down. Autos do a lot better underfed than over fed. Other than that. every one is looking great. I still need to try a NL my self. I hear it is a good one. And I have a lot of those seeds waiting in line
You might have a valid point, the scedule I have been given is of course for photo cannabis… I never really stopped to think about that @Not2SureYet
General consensus on autos is they are lighter feeding version of our photo friends.
You know what the scedule has a few markers on it like **feed when flowe sets in. ***feed when heavy flowers set.
So maybe I will just look at the ratios the 3 part is using and keep the ratios correct for the time period but focus more on watching the plants for how much food they Want.
I wish I could read plants better but i am always so limited with my plants until now that I’m not a good leaf reader as far as food goes.
Whats your thoughts a out how each plant looks right now?
I feel like that one in the second picture is wanting more nitrogen but I’m sorta limited… I can’t do anything because they are all on the same Res
Just a thought the plant you feel needs more nitrogen. Couldn’t one shut that pot off let the level drop add a fish fertilizer mixture which is 5.1.1 turn the pot back on.
They do look like they could use a little more food. I adjust my plants to the weakest ones needs. Even when I top feed. I don’t want to mix nutes for every plant individually. looking at your feed schedule there. It looks like it is about double of what I use with GH. So gives me an idea where you are at.
This is my plan for issues since I will have 2 to 4 plants fed together. If I see one needs more of some thing compared to the others. I am going to try and correct it at that plants pot. Say I need a little more N for just one. i will lift the lid off that plants pot. And add it there. That will feed just that one plant. And will only run through for a day or 2. If I see it correct the issue. I can then change the main reservoir. If it doesn’t do any thing or causes an issue. In a day or so. It will be back to the normal feeding. This will be my first round with these too. I think the only issues I see I may have to deal with is how much cal mag to use. I cut mine down to 1.25ml per gallon for the start. Thinking since I am not top feeding. They may not need more. This first run will be a test for me to as to how to correct issues too.
Yeah feeding from the tray to do a bump up is what I was thinking to funny you say for a day or so I was thinking 2 or 3.
I think I’m starting to see nute burn on the youngest so I’m gonna hold off.
Mine are so different in age it was definitely a realization that is not ideal with this setup.
This brings in the issue of if you do plant the amount of seeds then how long do you wait before dropping more? It easily can take a close to a week from the time you have another successful seed after soaking and getting your first two leafs.
So I’m just going to keep watching my youngest plant and keep my ratios in Lue with what the plants need for flowering. Even if it’s lower on the ppm scale I think it’s the best bet.
I did thin out a bit today for those of them that are past the stretch, or at the tale end of it.
The oldest NLA has been so bushy but I really noticed how much thicker it is then the lemon AK today.
I gave it a good thinning but don’t think I went to aggressive, I am thinking this is going to work better off then not touching them because they grow so well in these autopots/coco compared to the soil grows I’ve been running (at least that’s how I feel). So I’m not to worried about stunting growth because stretch is over and I elft alot of leafy material, less fsj leafs for sure but the buds need light exposure in order to grow so I think this will work.
Now ideally I would have low stress trained but I’m not normally home this much and the wifey just doesn’t have the time for that.
She doesn’t mind picking at them though so this may end up working again better but we will see if it becomes our new regular and if the wifey feels she cares to do it in the fall and onward.
They are looking great. Just my 02 but stunting is not an issues in coco. In soil, i see it happen all the time. I have super cropped right before they flipped, topped them as well and they never miss a beat. I ordered my a pots in pairs. That way. I got a reservoir with each one. now I will have 3 reservoirs. I can keep one set with ve, pre flower and flower nutes each. I bought a 100’ roll of tubing. So I can un plug one plant and by pass it if I need to change it from one nute to another. I now see. It would be super easy to convert a kitchen trash can into a reservoir. You can buy the bulk head fittings you need or I think the auto pot site sell them too.
I have plants that are in ore flower and veg right now. And more seedlings on the way.
Glad to hear that’s your experience on coco, makes me feel alot better.
Yeah if I was home everyday normally I would set it up like you have it but our plan is to plant 4 at the same time going forward and feed off my 25 gallon reservoir. I’m in the process of finding out how long it will last as I won’t be filling it until I find That out instead I will just adjust it when needed and see how long it remains at good PH.
That’s what I have is the 30 gallon tank, I just have to be careful the cat doesn’t climb it and rip holes in it lol.
Okay update, I turned the valve off yesterday and forgot to open it so they were a bit droopy this morning and a bit more yellow showing.
I opened it asap, gave them a drink and then added more calcium nitrate to the mix in hopes of bumping up the N level all in we are sitting at 1220 tds today so I will let them eat that for a couple days and watch them twice a day closely.
Ohhh and the fan fell again last night! Dono wtf happened but I had tied the cord so if it did fall it couldn’t fall far and it did zero damage. Woot woot!
No pics right now because I already did everything.
Maybe tomorrow I’ll turn the lights off and give another flash set of photos for true color.
The 2nd youngest lemon ak auto is going more yellow… I added some cal nitrate to the mix still sitting at 5.8-6 ph & 1150 tds.
Not sure why it is yellowing and the larger plants arnt… Makes me wonder was it the hungry one or is it getting lock out.
I’m gonna wait a couple more days and see if it gets worse or better if it’s worse I’ll hook it up to a straight water Res and then bump it up with its own mix
