D3monic's 2015 Glog. Lots of Pods.

D3monic · Mar 29, 2015

Bumper said:
Going to be an awesome season for you mate, that Roxa could not be a healthier plant.

Thanks, they really are resilient. Even while all the other plants where showing deficiencies the Roxas looked completly un-phased. It's an ideal candidate for some crosses.

Rairdog · Mar 29, 2015

Plants look awesome. Hopefully this was the last really cold front for a while. I need to break down and get an RO. Do you strictly use RODI water? Calmag every time? I have great well water except for high ph. I think it gives me a lot of lockout issues that lead to yellowing leaves. I plan to make some type of F&D watering trough. I spend way to much time bottom watering.

PaulG · Mar 29, 2015

Your grow is really coming along, Michael!

Cool to see the little Datil make a comeback!
They make a hot powder!

D3monic · Mar 29, 2015

Rairdog said:
Plants look awesome. Hopefully this was the last really cold front for a while. I need to break down and get an RO. Do you strictly use RODI water? Calmag every time? I have great well water except for high ph. I think it gives me a lot of lockout issues that lead to yellowing leaves. I plan to make some type of F&D watering trough. I spend way to much time bottom watering.

I started out using just tap water but it's city water and sometimes the chlorine is so high it stinks. There's times I turn on the shower and have to kick on the vent because the fumes are stinging my eyes. I started using the RODI water that I store for my fish tanks. I randomly calmag, Usually on the days i'm not fertilizing. If your well water is decent you can probably get away with just a little PH down mixed in with your plant water. Not sure on the quality of water in Nobelville but in most IL and IN the well water i've seen is really high iron and sulfer. Stinks like rotten eggs. When I first moved up here I got sick as hell drinking well water out of someones hose.

In Nebraska well water is all limestone filtered and tastes better than city so I wasn't expecting that level of nasty.

PaulG said:
Your grow is really coming along, Michael!

Cool to see the little Datil make a comeback!
They make a hot powder!

Thanks, Just another month or so to go!

PaulG · Mar 29, 2015

Another month seems like a long time. Hard to be patient!

D3monic · Mar 30, 2015

56 out and a little breezy. Put the plants out for a little sun. Wind's picking up so may have to bring them in soon though.

tctenten · Mar 30, 2015

They look happy playing in the sun. I hope to get mine outside sometime this weekend, we are finally supposed to see some 60 degree temps.

D3monic · Mar 30, 2015

Same here, was supposed to be 60 today but they changed high to 57, Wed going to be 66

D3monic · Mar 30, 2015

I couldn't remember if I fertilized last time I watered bottom rack so I only gave them weak nutes. quarter my normal amount of sensi grow a and b. A little bit of trace elements and fish emulsion and some roots big swell for a little extra potassium. Made my self a fert chart so I can remember better. Picked off a shit ton of flowers

tctenten · Mar 30, 2015

D3, in your opinion, if I use this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BYG6TIG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Should I feed them every watering? If yes, full strength or diluted? My seedlings look pretty good, but from what I am reading, I may not be feeding them enough. Thanks.

D3monic · Mar 30, 2015

tctenten said:
D3, in your opinion, if I use this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BYG6TIG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Should I feed them every watering? If yes, full strength or diluted? My seedlings look pretty good, but from what I am reading, I may not be feeding them enough. Thanks.

Depends on what your media is, If its inert like promix i'd feed every other time. If it's a soil mix it's hard to say... i'd say like once every two waterings. Really a lot of variables. Fox farm is a good product. I'd follow what the bottle says for the most part Garden Tip: Allow new plantings a few days to settle in, then begin using at the rate of two teaspoons per gallon of water every other time you water. You can also use Grow Big® as a foliar feeding, applying to both sides of leaves, preferably early in the morning. At the first sign of flowering, switch to Big Bloom® Liquid Plant Food. For more ideas, check out our complete Feeding Schedules here.

tctenten · Mar 30, 2015

Thanks. I have them in fox farms ocean forest mix. I have been feeding them every other watering, but not at full strength. I hear ya about so many variables. Usually I just buy the plants from my nursery, so I am a little green with how to treat them at this stage.

D3monic · Mar 30, 2015

Got some seeds in the mail from Cone9 Going to soak some cream fatalii

bpiela · Mar 31, 2015

D3,

I just read your glog and I have a question regarding the pH adjustments. Did you use lime and calmag to bring the pH up? Have you checked the pH since you originally posted a pic of your pH meter reading? Also, what are your opinions of the particular model of pH reader you have?

For the seeds you are starting today, do you think you will get enough of a crop to make it worth it or are you planning on OW those?

Thanks very much! Things look awesome over there.

D3monic · Mar 31, 2015

bpiela said:
D3,

I just read your glog and I have a question regarding the pH adjustments. Did you use lime and calmag to bring the pH up? Have you checked the pH since you originally posted a pic of your pH meter reading? Also, what are your opinions of the particular model of pH reader you have?

For the seeds you are starting today, do you think you will get enough of a crop to make it worth it or are you planning on OW those?

Thanks very much! Things look awesome over there.

I should still get some pods off the one's i'm planting without need of overwintering. Just not many most likely. I didn't think of cal-mag effecting PH much. Most the pots i've checked are in the 6.5 range now. I don't check that often anymore that the plants are showing significant improvement. Lime was cheap and will last until well after I plant out so I just keep adding a tsp to each gallon of water I use. Especially since i'm using RODI water now and that's more acidic. I like the model PH probe I have. It was kinda expensive , I wouldn't buy one again but at the time I had plenty of money. Not as bad as some the $200 models but $70 just to test soil ph is up there a bit.

Peter S · Apr 1, 2015

Your plants are looking awesome. I just started giving mine some sun this week too.

PaulS · Apr 1, 2015

D3monic said:
Thanks, they really are resilient. Even while all the other plants where showing deficiencies the Roxas looked completly un-phased. It's an ideal candidate for some crosses.

Hey dude, I just caught up with your glog, some really nice plants the Fidalga Roxa is a beaut, I've added it to next years list. I've also found that my roxa plants are the most resilliant, I overwatered and they were the only ones not crinkled. I'm also growing the cgn 2150xxx and that looked good too.
Good work with the lime juice! It looks like the plants are almost back to normal.

D3monic · Apr 1, 2015

You will really like them, worth it for the foliage alone. Make nice decorator plants and I hear the pods aren't so bad either.

It's 70 here in Illinois today. I stapled some window screen to my pergola to shade the plants a little and brought them outside for some much needed warmth and sun. My basement rarely get's over 69 and my wireless temp probe next to the plants is showing 79.5f

They look rather dark green, I may cut back on the nitrogen a little bit.

D3monic · Apr 1, 2015

Had to bring the plants in, a few was getting sad and droopy.

Not this little guy though. She was happy as hell.. Just doin the yoga stretch

can see upper left one the sad droopy plants.

PaulS · Apr 2, 2015

Like a small forest!