So I have noticed that the oldest calyx's are now starting to swell up, I didn't know what to think about this, so I did some research and apparently they start to swell oldest to youngest and this is where the bulk of the THC is produced? Anyway some shots of the plant water and the latest from this morning before they went to sleep.
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The resin smells like nuts and oranges.
When I first saw them last night, getting big, I freaked out and thought all my buds where seeded. I quickly picked one off and dissected it and found what resembled a tiny tiny green seed. I spent about 3 hours looking into if this meant they had germinated or not, it took me awhile to reassure myself it was fine but I still thought what if. It did provoke me to discover more about flower development in general.Calyxes are cribs (seed pods). They swell, whether pollinated or not. The crystals on the surface are what gets us high
Now that I have stopped adding the bacteria to the soil, how long do you think it will be lingering around for? I suppose the warmer soil temp will have a beneficial effect in regard to that bacteria staying around for the finally?Warm tap water also has a much higher TDS level than cold.........a cold root zone will stunt your plants though. Adding H2O2 will destroy all the beni bacs that you just added so keep that in mind Pico, also humic acid is useless without bacteria. That's why hydro guys run only fulvic acid(same source but a smaller molecular level===penetrate the cell walls without the aid of bacteria)
Girls look healthy pico.......keep it up
So a slight contradiction there from you two, I am not sure I will experiment with the H2O2 just yet, I dont know what the plants would work better with, really good bacteria or high levels of oxygen? From the information you guys have given me, it seems like it is more difficult to provide the plant with good bacteria at beneficial levels VS an abundance of oxygen. I like the idea if these little photo-active cells making their way up into the leaves and helping with the canopy growth but on the other hand, with out healthy roots nothing will grow!I run a sterile res in my hydro but I don't use H2O2 to keep it bacteria free because it doesn't work well enough as a sterilizer. Be judicious with the H2O2 if you depend on bennies because at high concentrations it will kill bacteria. A weak concentration won't kill bacteria. In fact, it helps them thrive because of the added free oxygen molecule. H2O2 is classified as an oxidizer and it is in anything but a weak solution. As a very weak solution it acts as an added oxygen source. If you're worried, just don't use H2O2. Cold water, as in <50f, can slow root growth. 68f is not cold and if you look up temperature and dissolved oxygen levels in water you will find that cold water holds lots more oxygen that warm does.
^^^this is also true.......I just wouldn't chance it at all in a organic "living soil",........ If your using synthetics ferts, oxidizers have a definite benefit. Wanna be clear that I'm also not recommending warm tap water due to the possibility of high TDS levels^^^ as I stated aboveI run a sterile res in my hydro but I don't use H2O2 to keep it bacteria free because it doesn't work well enough as a sterilizer. Be judicious with the H2O2 if you depend on bennies because at high concentrations it will kill bacteria. A weak concentration won't kill bacteria. In fact, it helps them thrive because of the added free oxygen molecule. H2O2 is classified as an oxidizer and it is in anything but a weak solution. As a very weak solution it acts as an added oxygen source. If you're worried, just don't use H2O2. Cold water, as in <50f, can slow root growth. 68f is not cold and if you look up temperature and dissolved oxygen levels in water you will find that cool water holds lots more DO that warm does.
Oh, and DO can't be measured as TDS since oxygen is not a dissolved solid. There are DO meters but I'm to cheap to buy one. I miss the lab where I had access to some great toys like that.
The TDS level you are talking about makes an interesting point but to give you some more insight into how I was watering before. I started off in the begging using cold tap water and I would fill the three Bubba Gump Shrimp cups (1/2 liter) up all the way the night before and use the water in the morning. I would only mix nutes just before using the water. When they started getting bigger I would fill the 1 liter glass beaker up with the hottest water I could get out of the tap and let it cool for a few hours and then that would be the second water. Now I have switched about 2 weeks ago and I am only using hot tap water to fill the Bubba Gumps the night before and then use them the next day, they sit for about 24 hours.^^^this is also true.......I just wouldn't chance it at all in a organic "living soil",........ If your using synthetics ferts, oxidizers have a definite benefit. Wanna be clear that I'm also not recommending warm tap water due to the possibility of high TDS levels^^^ as I stated above
I can't tell you why your meter reads a higher TDS on hot water than on cold. Maybe, as with PH meters, temperature of the solution affects the meter reading. Or...maybe it's the chlorine and fluoride evaporating overnight.The TDS level you are talking about makes an interesting point but to give you some more insight into how I was watering before. I started off in the begging using cold tap water and I would fill the three Bubba Gump Shrimp cups (1/2 liter) up all the way the night before and use the water in the morning. I would only mix nutes just before using the water. When they started getting bigger I would fill the 1 liter glass beaker up with the hottest water I could get out of the tap and let it cool for a few hours and then that would be the second water. Now I have switched about 2 weeks ago and I am only using hot tap water to fill the Bubba Gumps the night before and then use them the next day, they sit for about 24 hours.
These TDS do you think they would be coming out of the water when it cools? Even so, if I was starting with cooler water and letting it warm, there should be a difference then starting with hot water and letting it cool?
I am trying to develop a closed loop system in my head at the moment, very complex yet simple, but I will elaborate on it soon.PICO, IMO if one is growing hydroponically, that is, using mineral salts to fertilize, RO water is the best option. Keep it simple and they'll thrive.
Bad mojo chloramine is but for growers it's supposedly pretty simple to get rid of. I think the recipe for removing it is 1 to 2 tablespoons of compost per 5 gallons, put it in a nylon stocking for the hydro crowd, and agitate. It will dissipate but it takes weeks and trace amounts are probably still in it. My state refuses to use it but they do use a fuck ton of chlorine. I grew up with a pool and I use a pool kit to test for chlorine/ph levels and I'm surprised how much is in NY's drinking water.Keep in mind that most water suppliers are switching over to chloramine to disinfect the water. Unlike chlorine, chloramine does not dissipate from the water, no matter how long you bubble it/let it sit out.
I think it would be helpful to look into what my municipal water supply consists of and how they treat it. Even in the first few weeks of growing these ladys I thought to myself, I hope I have some good water coming out of my taps. Somehow I like the idea of using the tap water, maybe it has some of those special trace elements that the plant does not need to grow but if they are there it helps produce compounds and chemicals more easily?
I just check on them, and I have to say there seems to be a lot more fulling in since this morning! They are just waking up from the dark period, I have it flipped so my night is their day, even know Pet told me to do the opposite lol