Hey all... thanks for all the info. I havent been on in awhile but I thought I would check in and see whats up.. I would like to thank every Senior member and Expert for answering my noobish questions and offering great advice.. I would like to respond to acouple things in this post tho..
1st.. OCD about rockwool drying out.. I'm not particularly worried about about it.. The reason it may sound OCD is I had to explain my reasonings and what I meant by not having a regulated feeding schedule in my other post as well as this one.. The reason why I only feed my plants every couple days is to make my nutes last longer which sounds pretty crappy and cheap (and it is), but I am starting school and I won't be able to work full time anymore so I have to cut corners in veg.. And I am testing my belief that any more feeding than what the plant needs is a waste and unecissary (sp?). Perhaps after a yield or two I'll be in the black, but for now gardening on a smaller budget is a reality..
2nd.. 6.5 is too high to be starting with.. This is perhaps true, I actually went in and lowered it a little since I last posted, it sits now at about 6.4 - 6.3ish.. There may be a slight Mg deficiency in one plant as only 2 out of all of her leaves have a slightly yellow tip. Nothing I am concerned about at this moment though.. But it should be noted that the Ph I am using is working.. Perhaps on my next round of plants I will make sure that I start a little lower in ph so that I can maximize my growth and have flowering plants in the shortest amount of time possible.. (Also I am using RO water..)
3rd.. Why am I chasing PH? Why stress it.. Good point.. After reading this post I probably wont stress it anymore.. After seeing how my plants are doing.. You are right.. there is no need to stress over the drift..
My plants look green and happy and I have only been watering every couple of days.. They are approx a month and a couple days old.. Lots of new growth. I have been FIM'ing them every other node to try to increase my yield a little.. So growth upward has been a little diminished. But new stem growth and stalk growth are thick and green. They have developed steadying root structures.. And have moved on from their 3point fan leaves, to their 5 pointers.. They have a faint sweet skunky smell to them if I smell close enough to the leaves..mmmm. They are approaching 5 inches tall and about 9 inches wide from fan tip to fan tip... Got me a used dehumidifier for 49 bux from some old people last night.. My HID system is ready to go, got a bottle of Bloom.. So as far as I know I'm ready for flowering in hopefully a month or 2.. Still working on a way to get some pics up.. Well I'm off to learn about the art of pruning and when it is safe to start doing so, so that I can stay one step ahead of my children.. Their growing up so fast...sniff..:cry: :banana:
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