Quick update, things are looking good overall.
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From top-left clockwise: Fruity Chronic Juice, Vanilla Kush, Jack Herer, Critical Kali Mist.
I put the MH back in, only I switched the Lumatek Ballast to its 250SL setting since the 400 position was putting off too much heat... Come on FedEx!!
A couple of things I noticed though that may or may not be cause for concern:
All of them are slightly yellowing from the tips, and I mean just barely, but it is noticeable, especially on the Vanilla Kush.
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Also, as can be seen, her second set of leaves look pissed off for some reason. I've been trying to narrow down the possibilities but I'm still at a loss as to the cause.
Q-Overwatering? A-I can't see how that's possible because up until yesterday I've only been misting the soil, twice a day. I've steadily increased the amount from Day 1. Yesterday I gave them all enough to have water dripping out of the drain holes in the bottom. The soil feels moist to the touch and in between the fingers (not wet). Plus, this is the only plant with the symptom.
Q-Underwatering? A-Perhaps. but the soil has remained relatively moist from Day 1. Only plant with symptom.
Q-Too much light? A-Not likely with one CFL. Again, only plant with symptom.
Q-Not enough light? A-Possible, but all have maintained a steady growth pattern.
Q-Humidity? A-Up to yesterday was steady between 60-70%. Yesterday a cold front came through and RH levels dropped down to 20% inside the tent. I poured some water into that tray to no avail. I'm not really worried about this because I live in a tropical region. We'll be back up to 70-80% when this cold front goes away. I WILL have to worry about high humidity in the near future though, so a dehumidifier will be on almost constantly.
Q-PH Issue? A- I honestly don't know. I've been trying not to concern myself at all with pH. The tap water I get is RO from the city and I've been letting it sit for 24 hrs before putting in my spray bottle. Again, only one plant is affected.
Q-Shitty Genetics? A- Fuck, I hope not.
Q-Nutrient Deficiency? A- Aaah, so this is what I've settled on as being the most likely cause for concern.
The current soil is 60/40 Light Warrior/Roots Organics, but only in the bottom half of the cup. The rest is LW. About 3 days ago, when I first noticed the symptom, I did a little top-dress with some EWC and misted thoroughly, but honestly I'm not too sure how effective that technique is since it's such a small amount and the roots have no contact with it. I think that if I were not keeping it organic I would have already started feeding them a bottled Veg nutrient, but I am so I won't, and I don't have the cash to pick up anything more than I already have right now. What I do have is this:
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Those are all of the amendments that went into the Super Soil mix I have sitting in a 30 Gal. can right now. There should also be a box of DTE Oyster Shell in that pic but they forgot to ship it; should be here any day though.
So my short-term plan is simple. I'm thinking of making a holdover mix for them until I transplant in 10 days or so. The mix would be 2 parts Blood Meal(
N), 1 part Bat Guano(
P + Ca), 1 part Fish Bone Meal(
more P than N, + Ca), and a small amount of Humic Acid and Epsom Salt(
Mg). In total I'd probably give each plant 1/2 Tbsp of the mix and then mist generously, let sit for 24 hours, and then do a full watering again, since they should be ready for that anyway.
Questions I don't have answers to:
Am I being a little paranoid here?
Should I just let them ride it out until I transplant?
Would doing this bring more harm than good?
The other girls look pretty happy but look close and you can probably see that all have the same minute amount of yellowing from the tips inward.
Fruity Chronic Juice (looking mighty fine)
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Jack Herer (weird wrinkly thing going on with the bottom set)
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Critical Kali Mist (I have high hopes for her)
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