Date: 5/04 –6:30am
Room Conditions:
LIGHTS (400W MH) ON 18/6 (off time 8am to 2pm)
Distance from top of Growing Medium 19" (13” to top of canopy)
Temperature – 73.9F (78.9/69.4)
Humidity - 49% (50%/46%)
Room/Light vent running-YES (off 7am on 4pm / off 8pm on 12am)
Small room fan (on high, facing plants, timed off / on every 30 mins.)
Water Conditions:
Reservoir Aeration running-ALWAYS
Temperature – 66.2F
PH – 6.4 (adjusted back to 5.3 using 35 drops PH DOWN)
PPM – 1010
Nutrient Solution:2 GAL.
25.0ML Flora Nova GROW™
4.0ML Floralicious Plus™
30.0ML FLORABLEND ™Vegan Compost Tea
2 Tsp Epsom Salt
10.0ML PyroSol™ Silicate Clay
Foliar Spray:1 L.
30.0ML Dutch Master Penetrator™
5.0ML Van De Zwaan Magic Green™
1/8 tsp Epsom salt
Notes:
Tips on lower leaves of smaller plants [see images of No 1, 6 and 7] showed classic signs of slight nute burn
Larger plants did not show these signs
Flushed a little by running 1cup PH balanced water into each of the affected plants pots,
by pouring water right into pot at base of plant
This will 1- remove excess nutes from the grow medium for each affected plant
And 2- reduce strength of total nutes in reservoir
Foliar sprayed plants while outside reservoir during nute change/reservoir cleaning
Sprayed until solution ran from leaf tips being sure to reach the undersides of all leaves
PH went up quite a bit overnight, adjusted by removing plants one at a time
and adding several drops PH DOWN to each site
Total to bring solution back to target of 5.3 was 35 drops
Will check again when lights come on at 2pm
New Dutch Master Penetrator™ wetting agent looks to be working great
Absolutely no beading of spray on leaves. Leaves seem to take on a “waxy” shine while wet
All plants were completely dry before returning to reservoir
I only plan on using spray during reservoir changes at this point
New PyroSol is a nutrient additive that is composed of water soluble Silicate clay
This is to supply Silicate to plants which helps protect them from some stress especially heat,
by promoting a strengthening in plant cell walls, it is the only powder (other than Epsom salt) I am using currently
(Later during flower I will introduce KoolBloom™ which is also a powder)
Images:
1/7- day 24 6:23(AM)
8- overview (with some measurements added)
9- a properly calibrated meter is a good meter
No 2 is coming back with a vengeance, accelerated growth of newer leaf sets
In fact No 2 is the first plant to produce a full 9 point leaf set! WhoHoo
N0 3
(my largest by far) branches at first node are as thick as No 2 main stem
and are also on their own 2nd leaf set, competing with the main trunk of the plant in height.
Go Go No 3!
Note on PH meter:
Re calibrated with newly purchased solution
(was only off .2)
I folded a small piece of paper towel and placed in meter case
(where probe sits) and moistened with storage solution
to keep sensor moist as directed. Should keep it accurate and help make it last longer.
Thats todays report, enjoy the photos
Update on PH imbalance (remeasure) coming later
