My first grow log. ALL ADVICE WELCOME

Rezman2115 said:

So I am thinking about not updating this anymore on THIS site. As a "noob" I wanted the best chance to obtain as much knowledge and advice that I possibly could, so of course I am a part of multiple sites. And it is starting to become too much work to maintain a log when nothing comes from it.

I have had a few very helpful tips. It could be argued that those few pieces of advice is worth the extra work, but I would disagree. In the past 2 weeks I have had TWO people comment or give me some tips compared to SIXTEEN people post either a sarcastic remark or just plain rude. Compared to others, those numbers are horrible.

It sucks because there are a few very knowledgeable and considerable people that are members to this site, but they are severely over shadowed by all the ignorant douche bags.

Do I care about the rude and obscene comments? Not at all. And THAT IS MY POINT! If all I will receive is comments that I do not care about, then why would I spend an extra 15+ minutes at a time to update all of this? All of you that are as busy as I am understand the value of an extra 15-30 minutes.

However, I will probably continue to put the work into updating this log because if this eventually helps just ONE person or just ONE person gives some advice that saves a possible loss of my plants, then all the extra work would be worth it. (BTW if I spend only 15-20 minutes every 2 days for the entirety of the 5 month cycle, although you all can see I have posted much more than every other day, that equates to AT LEAST 1,125 minutes which equals just under 19 hours)

I just want anyone who follows or reads this log to know that there is an overwhelming amount of inexperienced trolls here. My advice is to keep trying until you find a person who DOES know what they are talking about and not pay attention to ANYONE ELSE. Here is how you can spot a good grower:

- The person will give constructive criticism (yes, they will tell you what you are doing wrong because THEY ARE ARTISTS)
- They will either tell you how to fix your problem or they will point you in the correct direction so you may figure it out for yourself
- THEY WILL ALWAYS ASK FOR PICS (Too many different ways to describe any single thing. An experienced grower will gain an exponentially larger understanding of an issue if they can see pics)
- They will provide a "when I did it this way" response to ensure their knowledge comes from experience

Those are only a few ways to tell. Sure, a fake could still do all those things, but then I would feel sympathy for the individual since they are apparently seriously mentally handicapped and has an extreme issue with lying.

Anyways, I needed to get this all out there and I am much lighter because of it. And of course I made sure to put some helpful advice mixed in there lol.

To anyone this may help and to anyone that helps me or anyone else, I thank you and as always....STAY GREEN!!

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Eloyd said:

Hey rez what going on man hope all is well with u and the babys. If u dont mind me askong whay other sites do you frequently vist and don't let these fools get to you....

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Rezman2115 said:

Here are pics from today.

I frequent 3 others. I will send u the names later when I remember lol. As for the fools, I am big on stats and numbers. It was mindblowing when I realized the concentration of douche bags here. But the shrinks were right after all....it does help to write your frustrations down haha

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Rezman2115 said:

Here are pics from today.

I frequent 3 others. I will send u the names later when I remember lol. As for the fools, I am big on stats and numbers. It was mindblowing when I realized the concentration of douche bags here. But the shrinks were right after all....it does help to write your frustrations down haha

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Eloyd said:

Here's mine the big one holy grail kush the little one sour diesel

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Rezman2115 said:

I have a question and it is driving me insane.

How do you measure your PH? I have been cross checking with a meter (hanna), the drips, and paper. My question is referring to the actual PROCEDURE. For example:

Do you add all the nutrients into your water and immediately check pH? Do you check PH in between each nute? Do you wait a certain amount of time after adding the nutes before you check pH? Do you shake/stir the solution after adding the nutes, then check pH immediately or do you wait for a particular amount of time? It is driving me insane!!

I am VERY familiar with pH (after all I do have chemistry and biology degrees and I AM a bio engineer), but I do know pH is very sensitive and methods of testing can vary based off of 1)chemicals/elements in the solution 2)volume of solution being tested 3)Concentration/ppm of solution.

Since just transplanted into FFOF, I am not adding any N-P-K. I am adding CalMag, root magic, and silica blast (once or twice). This is my procedure:

Test the distilled water.
Add the "nutes"
Shake for about 10 seconds
Allow to set for 5 minutes
Test Ph
Add PH up/down as needed
stir solution
Allow to set for a few minutes
test pH

This is when it is crazy. After adding CalMag, my Ph is usually around 7-7.5. I would add some Ph down and then my ph would read 8.2 (not contaminated because I have went through 4 bottles now in case they were. THEY ALL DO THE SAME) However, if i let it sit for a bit more, the PH could be as low as 5.8 the VERY NEXT READING WITHOUT ADDING A SINGLE THING!!

So please.....help me out!! I am posting this here because, well, you all already know my opinions about majority of the people here.

Thanks

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Rezman2115 said:

For soil.....you check the run off after watering. Capture some of the runoff water in the test tube (try to make sure not to get any clumps of soil) and drip a few drops in there and VOILA!!

I know how to do that and I have been getting extremely lucky (mainly due to extreme detailed observation of my plants). Since I cannot seem to get a steady pH reading of my solutions, I have been measuring the run off EVERY TIME I WATER. I check the plants twice a day and if I see stunted growth or any deficiencies I create a weak solution and pH it to try to get everything correct. I have only had to "ph flush" my plants once so far. But I have a feeling my luck will run out very soon

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Eloyd said:

So to pH soil you pH your water and then give it to plant and that will drop pH of your soil is that correct.... Also I'm not sure of your soil make up but people swear by lime keeping their soil pH just right just a after thought.

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Rezman2115 said:

Thanks. They r loving life, but I think I am holding them back. They don't seem to br taking off much

Pics from 11 hours ago

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Eloyd said:

When you lst it looks like they not growing but they are the lower nodes as you know grow more rapidly in my opinion..how old are they .

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Rezman2115 said:

Also, they were slightly root bound when I transplanted.

I have also decided that I will transplant one more time when I finally flip to flower. I will (unless learn otherwise) transplant into 7 gallon smart pots (I have heard that they natural prune roots for healthier and better nutrient uptake. I do know that feeding can be a bit trickier so I was thinking of making use of my sprayer and moisten the perimeter everyother day. I will learn more before then I am sure).

Either way I am sure another transplant will be necessary. I have no seen, so far, a 5-6 month old plant thriving in just a 5 gallon pot. I have seen a 5.5 gallon, so transplant will be necessary.

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