BlazedMonkey
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Well i would say youre doing well! Plants have recovered alot. Sorry to hear your having so much trouble with soil, what brand of organic potting soil did you use????
BlackMesa LED Grow, Paralyzer & Purple Widow
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BlackMesa
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Sorry anyone who was along for the ride but this grow ended in complete disaster. I hold myself completely responsible and know what went wrong and why. I made some very bad choices and cut corners I shouldn't have when choosing a soil based on price.
Not ashamed to admit it but....I suck at soil, sure using good soil is easy street to most but I could end up still screwing it up by overwatering or adding nutes at the wrong time. Soil is just not my thing!
It's not all a big sob story however as I am in day 9 of what I do know and that is how to grow in a hydro/dwc system, don't ask me why I can handle the complexitys of a hydro/dwc but suck at soil...I don't have a clue, maybe I should try again using good grow medium to prove it to myself that I can....
But hey let's focus on what I learned and go from there:
-I know how to not over water now and when to water.
-I know just how important choosing the correct soil is!
-I know that LED's have a impact on growing colored genetics (see the purple bud below as testament and note that temps had nothing to do with it)
-I know not to ever be over confident just because I have had success in the past.
So here is the deal, I have a few Purple Widow buds, I am reveging 2 of the survivors to clone in the future and I am reveging one of the stunted purple widows directly in my system and the root system is taking off.
I will repost a new journal that is worth watching and is well documented and organized. Below is a few pic's of the purple bud that I was able to get to and the a shot of one of the girls that are reveging.
See you on the next run! I hope to do it up right this time!
Not ashamed to admit it but....I suck at soil, sure using good soil is easy street to most but I could end up still screwing it up by overwatering or adding nutes at the wrong time. Soil is just not my thing!
It's not all a big sob story however as I am in day 9 of what I do know and that is how to grow in a hydro/dwc system, don't ask me why I can handle the complexitys of a hydro/dwc but suck at soil...I don't have a clue, maybe I should try again using good grow medium to prove it to myself that I can....
But hey let's focus on what I learned and go from there:
-I know how to not over water now and when to water.
-I know just how important choosing the correct soil is!
-I know that LED's have a impact on growing colored genetics (see the purple bud below as testament and note that temps had nothing to do with it)
-I know not to ever be over confident just because I have had success in the past.
So here is the deal, I have a few Purple Widow buds, I am reveging 2 of the survivors to clone in the future and I am reveging one of the stunted purple widows directly in my system and the root system is taking off.
I will repost a new journal that is worth watching and is well documented and organized. Below is a few pic's of the purple bud that I was able to get to and the a shot of one of the girls that are reveging.
See you on the next run! I hope to do it up right this time!
BlazedMonkey
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Dang some real purple bud there 
I know what you mean i have trouble with overwatering as well 
Ill be watching!
And what was the LED color thing? You're saying LED will bring out purple or colors of the bud????
I know what you mean i have trouble with overwatering as well Ill be watching!
And what was the LED color thing? You're saying LED will bring out purple or colors of the bud????
BlackMesa
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I believe that based on 2 Purple Widow that I have produced bud on that yes indeed that LED light or at least my LED light in particular has an impact on bringing out the colors on colored strains. My temps have been consistent so that was not a factor.Dang some real purple bud there
Ill be watching!
And what was the LED color thing? You're saying LED will bring out purple or colors of the bud????
I have started a thread on another forum to gather information regarding colored genetics and LED light. I had a feeling that the outcome was going to be interesting when I watched a journal that showed a side by side grow with different lights and all through the grow that Blackstar light had the darkest plants under them.
I don't know if its all LED light that play the role or just certain panels with certain spectrum's but one thing I can say for sure is that I'm able to produce purple buds indoors without messing with the temps. After watching countless grows of people growing colored genetics that produce green buds...this is pretty exciting! Any thought?