Yes it seems I have a phantom problem here that I haven't been able to identify. My hunch is overnute b/c i'm using that darn recipe for success from techna flora & like a dolt I used every damn product in there for 3 or 4 feedings in a row and burned 'em pretty good. After that, I found out that you're supposed to do a feed, water, water, feed type of regimen....yeah, I didn't do that either untill just about 4 weeks into flower so my newbie hunch is thinking it's the nutes. I was using awesome blossoms, sugar daddy, thrive alive b1-red, b.c. bloom, & b.c. boost, & cal-mag....scary isn't it? Now i'm only using the b.c. bloom, b.c. boost, & sugar daddy @ 50% strength. I do a feed, water (w/sugar daddy), water (w/sugar daddy), feed now. My batteries are charging on my cam now so i'll have some pics with the daylight cfl in the morning....that daylight spectrum really shows a lot more than that orange hps.
I have a Euro 6" for my 400w, and I like it. I have mounted mine to the top of the box which gives me more height (mine is only 4' high also
) and keeps more heat out. I like your idea for mounting both 150's in there as my 400 is a tad too much (9,166 lumens/sqft), at least directly below the bulb @ ~10".I have started using a Botanicare (grow and bloom are I think the power series, liquid karma, blast off, sweet, cal-mag and Blue Mountain Organics SPT, all at basically 1/2 strength. I switched from Fox Farm mid grow after my buddy trading me samples for cuttings. So I can not say from my own experience (only last 3 weeks) but my buddy's garden is very nice. Very thick stalks and tight bushy growth in coco/perlite and 1000w.
What kind of fan do you have cooling your 400? I'm really hoping i'll be able to control the heat with the 6" euro hood & my s&p td-125 (197cfm) blowing through it. I fed all 3 girls only distilled water w/sugar daddy 2 feeds in a row which took about 6 days (once every 3 days) so i'm hoping that washed away any residual salts that may have been causing issues. Today about 2 hours b4 lights out, I gave all 3 their final nute dose which is 6tsp sugar daddy & 1/2 tsp cal-mag per gallon. Each plant takes about a half gallon except my smaller 1....she only takes about a quarter gallon. The stuff smells absolutely putrid so i'm hoping it's doing something beneficial. Per techna flora's directions, they'll get 1 more of these doses (as long as they respond well), then they'll get 1-2 waterings of plain 'ol distilled water (if I can stand waiting that long). The buds on my smallest plant are rock hard...when you squeeze, they don't give at all. Waiting on my trich scope from ebay which is taking forever from hong kong...shoulda just gone to fucking radioshack but what do ya do eh. My 2nd largest plant I think has some root issues which is my fault. I was in a hurry to transplant way back when & in a frenzy I forgot to stock up on perlite so instead of 100% perlite or even 75% perlite / 25% vermiculite.....I did something like 40% perlite / 60% vermiculite. I'm sure you can imagine why i'm suspecting a root problem. My 1st watering I realized the error of my ways when I added about a gallon of nuted water & nothing came out my hempy hole....fucking vermiculite clogged up my rootzone & wouldn't allow any drainage. I basically had to dig my finger in the hole while pouring jugs of distilled water through the top as the vermiculite streamed out.....the more vermiculite that came out, the more perlite I added to the top. Obviously this wasn't a very good fix but at least i'll still get some nuggies off 'er....coulda been nothing if I had done nothing. I'll chalk that up to a good learning experience....NEVER SKIMP ON YOUR BABIES! My 3rd largest girl is exceeding my expectations....almost no signs of any nute burn with healthy & vigorous bud growth....i've still got new hairs growing allover the nodes. It just seems like it's never going to stop so I may let her go another 4 or 5 days after the 2 smaller ones. Next time I will go 100% perlite & ditch the vermiculite. I'm in & out of my cab 20 times a day so the water retention quality of vermiculite really doesn't matter to me. I think the negatives of throwing off ph & holding too much moisture are dealbreakers. Tonight i'll post some more nuggie pics w/my daylight cfl so you can see the colas more clearly. Some of the pics I posted i'm rather embarassed by....they really do not do the girls justice (don't we all say that?) so i'd like to post some better quality shots later to give my fellow micro-growers a bit of enthusiasmI have a Euro 6" for my 400w, and I like it. I have mounted mine to the top of the box which gives me more height (mine is only 4' high also
I have started using a Botanicare (grow and bloom are I think the power series, liquid karma, blast off, sweet, cal-mag and Blue Mountain Organics SPT, all at basically 1/2 strength. I switched from Fox Farm mid grow after my buddy trading me samples for cuttings. So I can not say from my own experience (only last 3 weeks) but my buddy's garden is very nice. Very thick stalks and tight bushy growth in coco/perlite and 1000w.
The product claims you can not burn your plants with it and recomends using EVERY watering. My buddy does this and has for some time. His plants show no deficiencies or stress. The coco holds so much air, he can keep the top of the soil constantly moist and with the help of mychrozae(sp) has a mesh of tiny roots all over the top of the coco. He likes to add a little nute solution twice a day, about a pint each in 2 or 2.5 gal of medium in 3 gal grow bags.
I have not fully switched to coco yet so I do not water daily, but I have started to use every watering (nervous as hell after the 1st gro/nute burn)
I am not recommending this to anyone yet...I am trying it as I trust my friend and his 15 years of experience, but things look pretty good.
Good luck on your upcoming harvest, it looks like your nugs will not suffer from the burn, looks nice!
Thanks for stopping by. I think the nute problem is my reckless feeding schedule throughout the more I think about it. It says feed, water, water, feed and I definitely was not following that schedule. Newbie mistake (more is better, right?) overfeeding when I should have been just watering. I'd say over the course of the whole grow i've followed the feed schedule maybe 1/3 of the time. Didn't have any problems untill I started using all the products in the bloom stage at full strength but again, I wasn't following the schedule. It's amazing though, no matter how many times you get the advice ,"just keep it simple and follow the directions" people like me still manage to goof up
