Day 2 of 12/12... Finally getting on with the show. Gonna hit the ones that's dried out enough tonight with Bud Blood and the rest as they dry. Trying to keep the "lights on/off" temps synchronized the best I can to help prevent a whole lot of stretching.
Had 2 out of 4 ballasts blow out when the lights kicked on lastnight, had already replaced a different one a few days ago. That set me back another $200... and I had purchased all new bulbs a couple weeks ago and several other things...
Last photo I posted someone had mentioned they looked thirsty as fuck lol, they were. Guess that was a bad photo to throw out there and the HPS lighting always throws things off. I will say that I have 5 plants out of 32 (3 severely) that are pretty badly overwatered, the root mass had not developed on those particular ones as much as all of the rest and i gave them them the same amount of water as the rest of them... big mistake. I'm using my drip system currently selectively, checking all plants before I flip the drippers on and removing the spikes from the girls that are still holding water. Within a couple of weeks of flower, the root systems by then will be fully established and thick, they will all be equally thirsty and will be able to be quenched at the exact same time, everyday. So for now it's a little complicated.
I will say that I truly believe it was meant for the 5 that got over watered, to be in the condition they are in. My room is absolutely packed to the max and over vegged as usual. By removing those 5 I will be able to make more room for the rest to spread out, more air flow, more even light distribution, more focus on all the other plants which in the end we all know, will increase the final outcome of the product quality and yield. I have not pulled the trigger and removed them yet, was going to give them a chance to recover but might only keep the 2 that looks the best. The sad part is, 2 of them are the only Birthday Blues that I have, so will probably definitely keep those 2. I cannot stress enough, always be careful watering in peat/soiless medium. It is a bitch to get them to recover and dry out, takes an eternity to see progress. One of my best looking Cookie Dough Sundays are also over watered but not too bad. Looks like it will dry out within a couple of days.
I started out with around 80 plants, ended up with around 60 or a little over females (very good F to M ratio), from there I got down to keeping 32 females by selecting the best phenos and structures. You dont realize how hard it was for me to kill off the ones I did, every time it comes to culling and thinning out plants you're always thinking (well what if it's a keeper? An all out elite unique pheno). That's why I'm gonna hate to cut out even more, that got over watered. Even if I kill all 5, that's gonna leave me with more than enough plants.
Long ass rant, forgive me for such depth. I am a very detailed, deep person in general. Anyway, heres what they looked like this morning about 15 seconds after lights out. Some are scooted out of their locations to make room to walk thru so it looks a little off but they are healthy and green.
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Heres 2 of the over watered ones, they don't look as bad as they do beneath the HPS. Never diagnose plant symptoms or issues beneath a HPS!
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