Grape Krush 3 Root Report 5-10-12
Day 80
Stem cut:
Healthy looking vascular system ,Well formed.
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I thinking due to the high moss content and lack of micro nutrients and poorly vented 5 gal bucket.
Same as before. There was no root groth beyond 6".
This was my 2-3nd try at soil set up and seems to have gotten worse at letting go of the water.
Higher perlite % didn't help and I'm convinced it is the moss that is killing me here.
Over all :
I waited a couple extra days to check the root because even though I have not water for a
week almost 2 weeks. It is still heavy.
Sure enough as I look at the roots. There is almost none deeper than 6" and what there is
looks weakly formed.
The bottom layer looks to have been wet since day 1, Almost a slime type feel to it.
No smell or anything,Yet I'm surprised I don't have root rot.
Guess no root- No rot--lol
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From what I know of Grape Krush this is probably close to the worse kind of
soil mix I could have given her. ops...
Now I can see why she looked good and then almost over night
looked like I left her in a hot oven for a day.
She wanted to take off and ran into the wet soil, she could go no further.
From what I have read on GK.
If she is over watered. Her leaves will wither like crazy. I can at least to this...lol
I cut her a little early because she was hard to look at...lol
The real reason was she looked like she wanted to grow yet just couldn't
and I started worrying about bud rot or a becoming a good place to feed bugs.
Over all:
Makes me want a lot more control over watering and feedings.
I need to play with coco in my next grow.
Though I really like organics and feel this is my way to go I still have
a lot to learn about drainage and so much more...lol
Im hoping She will make good Honey oil...
Side note:
Even though I have to shut down after this grow for a few months.
I have a few different soil mixes and some test pots set up for
strawberry's, red wheat and some things I can grow outside over the summer.
I have had a Bonsai tree collection for years and have great soil ( by luck )
In my plants. I have been breaking up soil and collecting fat, I mean really fat earth worms
from my other trees and collecting them in the strawberry 30 gal container for the summer.
Should make for worm casting for my next try. maybe...lol
Either way these strawberry's are going to be monsters...lol <-- Off topic--ops--
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lol
