First ever grow, dwc, succeed, fail.. what ever it will entail

limp biffskit said:

So my plants are now 3 weeks old and I've managed to keep my plants alive so far after some root problems from light leaks coming through the net pots However! After some invaluable advise on another thread, I've managed to clear it up and move forward thankfully

However I've managed to drop ph down on one leave that's now toast and on some other leaves I've dripped nutrient solution on them while moving between tanks testing and not wipes it off....noobie mistake, it'll be the last time I do that so I do have some marking on the leaves.

Now my plants are all developing the 6th node although the 5 hasn't fully emerged but my plants are so small... Left and right are 80/20 indica/sativa and the middle one is 70/30 but they just look so compact I'm not sure if this is normal because I've looked at a lot of plants and they're not quite as developed as mine but they're so much bigger. I'm not sure if I'm doing to something wrong (too much light maybe) but they look happy as far as I can see with my limites experience what do you guess think is it me or is it genetics?

Grow room temperature 24c - 75f
Nutrient temperature 20c - 68f
And room humidity is 60-70f

TIA

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GreenGenez421 said:

I think your doing perfectly fine for you first ever grow. And.... you did it right by researching first, so kudos to you dude! Welcome to the life!!!!
Stay diligent and focus on maintaining a steady environment. Watch those ppm and pH, and remember less is more with DWC. The roots are in constant contact with the nutrient solution, you want to keep her taking in elements so you should Welcome a daily reduction of ppm. Your ppm should never rise, if it does, she ain't eating. Also a pH will drift naturally depending on what elements she is taking up at that given time, as long as your still in range for all elements to be available, your good. Let them do their thing and you'll be generously rewarded.
Best of luck and all the success that comes with it!!

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limp biffskit said:

Thanks brother! I did so much research before I even attempted this grow because I know how many problems can happen.. and I've already had a few! It's been a very fast and very steep learning curve I have my fans and humidifier set to maintain my environment and keep it range which is great(one less this to try control).. my pH is rising from around 5.7 to 6.3 over a week and my ec has and dropped around 0.5ec and the water level has dropped around 1.5 litres per bucket during the same period. New reservoir change tomorrow. I have a long way to go yet but as long as 1 plant survives and I get some decent smoke until I can start another grow and eliminating the problems I've already had I will be very very happy!

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GreenGenez421 said:

At the rate your going, all 3 will survive, the only problem i anticipate you'll have is running out of room from all that sticky dank your about to reap. Lol, but that's not a bad thing.

Also, plants can do some weird shit sometimes, especially when your running new strains and aren't familiar with them. Don't fret, and make corrective measures before a through troubleshooting, which brings me to my next tip.... always keep a record of what you do and how the plants are responding. When in doubt, just look back on your notes.
And lastly, you can expect robust growth in a DWC, implement some form of training to make the best use of the footprint you have, and don't be afraid to prune your plants, they will replace whatever you remove with new growth.

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