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Hey Growmies,

So I've stopped the autos for now and cleared out my grow space. I've been vegging a slurricane clone and a tart pops clone that will get all of my attention now. 

Flipped to 12/12 light cycle on 7/01/2021 and watered at pH 6.4. 

Medium - Orgasoilux living soil 

Nutrients - biobizz grow, biobizz bloom, molasses, banana and mango FFJ 

Lights - QB75 and QB130 from @growopz

Each in 20litre fabric pot 

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2 hours ago, Tee_Aitch_See said:

Hey Growmies,

So I've stopped the autos for now and cleared out my grow space. I've been vegging a slurricane clone and a tart pops clone that will get all of my attention now. 

Flipped to 12/12 light cycle on 7/01/2021 and watered at pH 6.4. 

Medium - Orgasoilux living soil 

Nutrients - biobizz grow, biobizz bloom, molasses, banana and mango FFJ 

Lights - QB75 and QB130 from @growopz

Each in 20litre fabric pot 

What's going on with that soil in the right-hand side pot? Is that tree bark I see? That's a no-no. 

It looks like you're using two different types of soil there between the two pots. 

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1 minute ago, Ill_Evan said:

What's going on with that soil in the right-hand side pot? Is that tree bark I see? That's a no-no. 

It looks like you're using two different types of soil there between the two pots. 

Same medium. I just covered the one with mulch to see if I can get the soil to hold moisture a bit longer. My topsoil dries out like a day and a half after feed or watering 

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1 minute ago, Tee_Aitch_See said:

Same medium. I just covered the one with mulch to see if I can get the soil to hold moisture a bit longer. My topsoil dries out like a day and a half after feed or watering 

Hmm it may cause more problems than what it may solve. Mulch with bark can be quite acidic and drop your water pH significantly, especially if it's on top and the water runs over it and through your soil. 

I see your temp is sitting at like 29C and humidity is below 50% so understandable that your soil is drying out quite quickly. See you got a nice little ice pack hanging there to try help. 

Seeing as it's just two plants I'd rather just water more often than have the mulch. Maybe add some coco on top instead of the mulch to hold more moisture if you really need a solution in that regard. 

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1 hour ago, Ill_Evan said:

Hmm it may cause more problems than what it may solve. Mulch with bark can be quite acidic and drop your water pH significantly, especially if it's on top and the water runs over it and through your soil. 

I see your temp is sitting at like 29C and humidity is below 50% so understandable that your soil is drying out quite quickly. See you got a nice little ice pack hanging there to try help. 

Seeing as it's just two plants I'd rather just water more often than have the mulch. Maybe add some coco on top instead of the mulch to hold more moisture if you really need a solution in that regard. 

Aaah, I didnt know that. Thanks for the heads-up. 

I just grabbed some mulch from a stockpile in our estate and washed it then packed in on my soil. 

I was planning to get some perlite but perhaps I'll just get some coco over the weekend. Fortunately, I watered before I placed the mulch on top of my medium

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On 1/8/2021 at 5:32 PM, Tee_Aitch_See said:

Aaah, I didnt know that. Thanks for the heads-up. 

I just grabbed some mulch from a stockpile in our estate and washed it then packed in on my soil. 

I was planning to get some perlite but perhaps I'll just get some coco over the weekend. Fortunately, I watered before I placed the mulch on top of my medium

If you want to keep using mulch then I would recommend Hydroton aka clay pebbles, does help quite a bit to retain moisture and an added benefit is the top soil does not shift around when watering the plants.

Try to get the smaller pebbles so they pack tighter together than the larger pebbles.

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@Tee_Aitch_See Perlite is actually great at creating humidity as it has a large surface area due to it's structure - not sure that will help keep the moisture in.

Coco could possibly work as a layer taking the knock, otherwise I have seen people use hydroton and that should be fine to use. Never used it myself.

 

I personally just water more often when its hot and when the plants are big.

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Not sure if this will work but an idea that can also help is by placing excess water in pot tray. The soil and fabric will slowly absorb the water and thus creating more moisture. Not sure if that would create a situation that can cause mold/algae forming underneath your pots though. 

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Hey all,

The ladies are in flower. I flipped them 2 weeks ago. 

The tart pops showed pre flower signs within the first few days. 

The slurricane was a bit slower though. And there is some discoloring with the older leaves. From the leaf diagnosis charts available online, I reckon perhaps a nitrogen or zinc or Sulphur deficiency. Not entirely sure. 

I noticed the leaves late last week. This was before I top dressed with enormous bud soil. Their last feed was 2 days ago. 2ml bloom per litre RO water. pH 6.4. Four days before that, I watered them with RO water at pH 6.3. 

I'm thinking perhaps a flush and just light bloom nutes and a drop of molasses with their next feed. 

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Grow update: 

The slurricane appears to be turning purple. Starting to put on some frost now too and super sticky. 

Tart pops, getting frosty AF. 

Last feed was Monday (3 weeks since flip) 

2.5ml bloom, 1ml top max, 1ml grow as per the biobizz feeding schedule. Those are the only products I have though. 

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