Cubes15128
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Yea I didn't start feeding them till not too long ago. They've had 2 feedings so far. The reggie plant sprouted July 2 and the other one July 8th
First grow :D
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Cx2H
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Cool, even by everyone's opinions on days, it's feeding time.
Definitely use the voodoo juice. I firmly believe root zone is most important, especially in Dwc.You're on the right path though.
Cubes15128
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AwesomeCool, even by everyone's opinions on days, it's feeding time.
You're on the right path though.
I changed Rez water tonight and mixed in nutes with voodoo juice and b-52 for additives. Ppm is around 250, jumps around a bit on my pen. Rez temp is 75f. Will see how it does over the next few days and I'll increase nutes bit by bit every couple of days. I'm very pleased so far with the AN ph perfect! Didn't have to ph up or down after mixing nutes 5.76
Cubes15128
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So I ordered a few extra things I needed, well wanted lol cal+mag, sensizyme, rhinoskin(silica) and rooting hormone and all I have left to get for now is the soil I'll use when I repot again. I got some ffof soil, but I wasn't sure if it'd be a good idea to use for my final repots since it's a organic "hot" soil from what I've read. Would it be ok to use? If not what would you guys suggest? I can order if it's not around me thanks for all the kind replies guys!
thanks for all the kind replies guys!
Rollinituptoo
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It's will be prime for final potting, most people say the nutrients will last close to a month after repotting... I think it will be shorter if your plant is larger.So I ordered a few extra things I needed, well wanted lol cal+mag, sensizyme, rhinoskin(silica) and rooting hormone and all I have left to get for now is the soil I'll use when I repot again. I got some ffof soil, but I wasn't sure if it'd be a good idea to use for my final repots since it's a organic "hot" soil from what I've read. Would it be ok to use? If not what would you guys suggest? I can order if it's not around me
NugHeuser
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FFOF should be fine. Some say it's hot, some say it isnt... for brand new seedlings it could be a little hot, if the plants are already 4 plus nodes in I wouldn't be worried.So I ordered a few extra things I needed, well wanted lol cal+mag, sensizyme, rhinoskin(silica) and rooting hormone and all I have left to get for now is the soil I'll use when I repot again. I got some ffof soil, but I wasn't sure if it'd be a good idea to use for my final repots since it's a organic "hot" soil from what I've read. Would it be ok to use? If not what would you guys suggest? I can order if it's not around me
FFOF is overall great soil and has enough food in it for 3 to 4 weeks growth, after that you would need to begin supplementing your own.
Also I would be easy with how many leafs you're pulling off. Especially for seedlings. The photosynthesis process they use to grow relies on those leafs gathering co2 and light, it all starts with the leafs.
Some believe in defoliating for better growth and yields but there's a technique to it, it will stress your plant, period. So if you do it you want to do it all at once and not continuously be plucking and dragging it out. I've read of a lot of growers defoliating SOME leafs before flowering, after the plant has gotten fairly bushy, and again around early flower, week 2 to 3.
Some others are not fans of it at all.. a lot of this, as you learn and become more experienced will become your own recipe, whatever seems to work for you and your setup. Until then with this specific topic of defoliating I personally don't think you could go wrong with either technique(taking leafs or leaving them) AS LONG as you don't go too overboard. I made the mistake of taking too many on my first grow that I just finished and it had slowed down growth quite a bit. The reason I bring this up is I noticed you have a seedling that was stripped pretty good.
Less is more buddy
I hope this helps, good luck 
Cubes15128
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Sweet! Really glad to hear lol picking soil has been a pain xD
Rollinituptoo
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It's really not that big of a deal, you just don't want contaminated soil. Be it bugs,fungus, fertilizer or filler (like sand or clay). You also want to avoid nuking seedlings with hot soil... I literally go to the hardware store and buy seedling soil... This grow I'm running 30% del Mar trio mix ( it's technically not soil) 60% coco coir and about 10% perlite, I top dress diatomaceous earth for pest prevention.
Cubes15128
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Nice info man!FFOF should be fine. Some say it's hot, some say it isnt... for brand new seedlings it could be a little hot, if the plants are already 4 plus nodes in I wouldn't be worried.
FFOF is overall great soil and has enough food in it for 3 to 4 weeks growth, after that you would need to begin supplementing your own.
Also I would be easy with how many leafs you're pulling off. Especially for seedlings. The photosynthesis process they use to grow relies on those leafs gathering co2 and light, it all starts with the leafs.
Some believe in defoliating for better growth and yields but there's a technique to it, it will stress your plant, period. So if you do it you want to do it all at once and not continuously be plucking and dragging it out. I've read of a lot of growers defoliating SOME leafs before flowering, after the plant has gotten fairly bushy, and again around early flower, week 2 to 3.
Some others are not fans of it at all.. a lot of this, as you learn and become more experienced will become your own recipe, whatever seems to work for you and your setup. Until then with this specific topic of defoliating I personally don't think you could go wrong with either technique(taking leafs or leaving them) AS LONG as you don't go too overboard. I made the mistake of taking too many on my first grow that I just finished and it had slowed down growth quite a bit. The reason I bring this up is I noticed you have a seedling that was stripped pretty good.
Less is more buddy
and the plant I believe you're talking about is over a month old xD thinking about it now tho I probably should have waited another week before I started manifolding lol I just chopped the lower fan leaves off my reggie plant last night because they were dwarfed by the new growth and weren't getting any light lol and I still am worried about my smaller soil plant that I snapped the branch off cuz the leaf curling is getting worse :/
Cubes15128
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Sounds like a good mix
I'll be experimenting Alil with different soils on my next set of plants and also thinking about doing a couple plants all organic through the whole grow beside my other plants that aren't organic and see which comes out better for me
NugHeuser
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If it's the bottom picture the new growth looks okay so the plant should live but it's going to take a bit longer for it to get going again, it should be fine thoughView attachment 3995906 View attachment 3995907 View attachment 3995911
Nice info man!
Cubes15128
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Well I looked at it a bit ago and the new growth looks like it's starting to curl also.
New info, my reggie plant that is doing good is in a smaller pot and almost ready for water again, the plant that is curling in soil is in a bigger pot 9in tall 10in wide idk how many gallons lol but it's still pretty wet even directly ontop. The last watering I watered it till there was runoff so I got all the soil wet, and stopped right when I saw the runoff and let it drain a bit in the sink. Sooooooo maybe it's a combo of overwater and too big of pot? But overwatering the leaves would droop right not curl? And also the leaves aren't crispy, I can easily unfold them and they feel normal? Also the runoff of it was 6.3 so I'm good there. I noticed parts of the fan leaves are starting to curl also, you can see it in the pics
Rollinituptoo
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Let her dry out before you start treating her. Point a fan right at the soil and leave her be.its called weed for a reason don't smother her. Over watering leads to nutrient lockout. Over watering also ruins the balance of oxygen in your soil. If you happened to use mycorhizes and are also feeding to many nutrients to your plant, they can become parasitic, stealing sugars from your plant but not returning anything.
don't smother her. Over watering leads to nutrient lockout. Over watering also ruins the balance of oxygen in your soil. If you happened to use mycorhizes and are also feeding to many nutrients to your plant, they can become parasitic, stealing sugars from your plant but not returning anything.
Cubes15128
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that makes sense, I probably should have mixed in some perlite to help with breathing.all I have is MG perlite that says there's fertilizer in it so I was afraid to use it..Damnnnn and now that you said that I just realized when I watered I was trying to speed up the process of it draining by lifting it up and down a few times, which I now realize probably compacted the soil a lot.. well guys think that solves it? fml how do I fix that? Lol
Rollinituptoo
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Time my friend. Give her time. Don't worry go smoke a reefer and come back to it in 2 days
NugHeuser
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Yeah the leafs could be curling for many different reasons, it's hard telling.. If your lights are too close or too intense for a young plant they will do that to try to shed off some of the over powering light, for example. But like rollinituptoo said, it is a weed and they are survivors, I don't see anything that looks like it's kicking the bucket, give it a couple days. Also be a little more light on the waterings until it gets a little bigger the roots are going to have a tough time keeping up with taking in all that water at the size that it is right now
Cubes15128
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That sounds good lol i was thinking last night when I repot my reggie plant how far up the stem can I cover it with soil? It's Alil tall for me to use the garden stakes I've seen around here but if I could cover it to about where the cotyledon leaves were at it'd be a lot easier for me to use stakes
Cubes15128
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Well I had it a good distance from the light to begin with but now I've got it 40" away lol all this started shortly after the repot and watering :/ but next watering I'll go with half the water I used lol
Rollinituptoo
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Yep up to the cotyledon leaf area, not to worry either your roots won't grow in the top inch or so of soil so you can always remove some if you find it to be too much.
Cubes15128
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Sweet, thanks for all the great help guys!
I've got some seedlings going that will be much better off now. learning everyday! 