Update:
Day 14, End of Week 2
I clearly have deficiencies, so I am going to give a feed at full strength(A&B). From what I can interpret, my signs all point to the main three(nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, mostly the first two) and I have been feeding at 75-80% every other day. I was feeding/watering based on the "finger wetness" test.
Lower leaves started "burning" from the tips ... a problem I know I'd hate to have. Whole plant seemed more yellow... New growth had yellowing at the tips/ridges... it should be exploding right now, not stunting. I picked up the pots today and they feel light. Maybe they need feeding more often.
Heat situation: I made some sacrifices to lose the fan noise, and now I need to fiddle with light leaks. I'm still getting too much heat rise, and that's without the extra 35W of flowering. If an increase by 30% of power draw equals even 10% more BTU's, then I'm up a creek with no paddle. Ambient temps in the room run 68-80F depending on outside temps, direct sunlight(South facing wall), room ventilation(fan), etc. Temps in the cab are a minimum of 10F higher than ambient, when left shut/locked/unattended. This tells me that my airflow is insufficient for the heat output of my space. I already had to change it once in order to keep the noise down, I didn't want to modify it again. The scrubber has been removed for the time being, I need to make sure my heat issue is resolved before I tackle that project. Unfortunately, it might not happen until at least Sunday ... like I need the extra anxiety.
If any of you are familiar with the heat issues other people have had with the CLW SS400, I'm taking their design cues and making a "heat donut" to go around my light. DIY is my kinda thing, so this might get interesting. Things worth noting, there are TWO 73cfm 120mm fans on the light, two 45cfm 140mm fans aren't enough. I managed to miss this piece of pertinent information. Basically, I set myself up for failure because I missed a small detail. If it takes 140cfm to keep it cool, and my cab only exchanges 90cfm, obviously heat will rise. Next step is to set up said "heat donut" and pull air out at ~150cfm during lights on. Any radiant heat should be handled by the current fans, as well as air exchange for CO2/O2. (two 45's pull air in, two 45's pull air out, restrictions are a biotch)
Either way, temps have been a steady 75-77F at lights off, 80-84F lights on.
During construction Wendy and Wilma were put in a tote, and the tote covered by a thick cloth. I know they had darkness for 6hrs, but they didn't have airflow. They looked then about as they do now.
On a positive note, my timer actually works now. As in, it turns on AND off when I program it to... it's like magic, or what I paid for. I still don't trust it, but we'll see. I haven't heard back from the amazon seller yet either.
Light was raised to 21", I want them to stretch more than they have been. I want the fans to push away from the main stalk more.
I'm impressed by the stipule production so far, not sure if it's "feminized" thing, or I just didn't pay attention before. I'm also impressed with how indica-ish they look at this point.
Anyways, I'm sure you all want to see pics. These are before feeding, and a better look at leaf issues.
I lost some floor space, I'm still not happy about it, but I can use the space above it.
7.5L's in place, it's gonna get crowded in a couple weeks.
3L's in place, probably won't use these at all really.
This leaf is mad at me
Wendy:
Wilma:
Wilma has a deformed leaf, and too yellow IMO.
Wendy's tips:
... time to take a shower, and mix up some nutes before dinner.
. Keep it coming,
Keep up the good work.
