first indoor grow let me know what you think

Fl_twistinstank said:
Right now they're just getting straight water. They were all started in ffof the two snowcap plants were transplanted into roots organic 707 but still has some ocean forest from previous potting the gorilla glue is still is ocean forest. I ran into overwatering and overfeeding issues with the gorilla glue and since have just been giving all three water and a daily foliar of water with calmag. So far no deficiencies or nute lockout. I'm going to wait another 2 weeks before using nutes and will start around 400 ppm and work my way up if necessary. Would you suggest starting at a lower ppm or is 400 a safe start for plants this size. I really dont want to over feed them again
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I would stick with using FFOF through all your transplants. Buy a bag of perlite and a bag of worm castings. Mix 70% FFOF. 20% perlite. 10% worm castings and I've had steller results. The extra perlite will help immensely in preventing over watering and allowing the soil to dry quicker which in turn allows you to water more often giving the roots fresh oxygen as often as possible. Looking good so far man keep it up!!
 
growin-Jables said:
I would stick with using FFOF through all your transplants. Buy a bag of perlite and a bag of worm castings. Mix 70% FFOF. 20% perlite. 10% worm castings and I've had steller results. The extra perlite will help immensely in preventing over watering and allowing the soil to dry quicker which in turn allows you to water more often giving the roots fresh oxygen as often as possible. Looking good so far man keep it up!!
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Cool I'm just going to flower them in the 3g pots they're in now but I'll write this in my notes for my next grow
 
Fl_twistinstank said:
Cool I'm just going to flower them in the 3g pots they're in now but I'll write this in my notes for my next grow
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You could also just top dress with perlite and gently massage into the top couple inches of soil depending how big the root ball is. I did this when I forgot to add perlite and was getting fungus gnats at the top of my soil. Worked well for the time being . Same goes woth worm castings. Top dressing castings is never a bad idea IMO
 
growin-Jables said:
You could also just top dress with perlite and gently massage into the top couple inches of soil depending how big the root ball is. I did this when I forgot to add perlite and was getting fungus gnats at the top of my soil. Worked well for the time being . Same goes woth worm castings. Top dressing castings is never a bad idea IMO
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I'll try that. Funds are tapped for the time being but should be able to try that in a week or two. I've got about a week and a half of veg left
 
Just take a couple handfuls and spread it evenly onto top soil then gently massage it into the first couple inches.doesent need to be exact. Just put a thin layers worth and work it in. I usually do this the week im flipping to is 12/12 to help supplement extra nitrogen for flowering
 
But to be honest i wouldnt add any untill you get a bag of perlite. Dude you would be surprised how cheap a big bag of perlite can be at hydro store. Cheap enouhh you could probably scrounge enough from quarters laying around the house. Worm castings have zero perlite added to it. The fox farms comes with not nearly enough so if your top dressing fox farms or roots organics with worm casts , id make sure to mix perlite and worm cast together first then top dress it. Becauae if you didnt the worm castings would hold moisture around for way too long and on top soil is generally where fungus gnats thrive so it's best to have a good dry top layer
 
Update on the girls. All are sexed now. Looking like a slight n toxicity after adding 2 handfuls of worm casting and some perlite as top dress. I'm just going to continue normal watering and let them grow out of it. The gg4 in the back left is getting really bushy. Probably going to start defoliation this week. Any tips or pointers are greatly appreciated!
 

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Fl_twistinstank said:
Update on the girls. All are sexed now. Looking like a slight n toxicity after adding 2 handfuls of worm casting and some perlite as top dress. I'm just going to continue normal watering and let them grow out of it. The gg4 in the back left is getting really bushy. Probably going to start defoliation this week. Any tips or pointers are greatly appreciated!
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They look great man. You have a good mix of castings to perlite ratio. It takes 3 or 4 days for the worm castings to have any effect. They gotta break down and move there way down into your pot. Each time you water will help get them closer and closer to the roots.

Also I'm on my second try with gg4. I lost my first one due to russet mites and I have my second one flowering outside. Also made sure to cut a few clones before getting to far into flower. She grows sooo strong N her leaf structure is so beautiful 20170922_001914.jpg
 
Fl_twistinstank said:
Update on the girls. All are sexed now. Looking like a slight n toxicity after adding 2 handfuls of worm casting and some perlite as top dress. I'm just going to continue normal watering and let them grow out of it. The gg4 in the back left is getting really bushy. Probably going to start defoliation this week. Any tips or pointers are greatly appreciated!
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When are you planning on making the flip to 12/12?
 
growin-Jables said:
When are you planning on making the flip to 12/12?
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My gg4 was over watered and over fed. I cut off all dying vegitation and it came back twice as strong. I'm really impressed how well it grows. I'll be flipping to flower by Friday this week. They're already touching the sides of my tent. I'm hoping that won't have any effect on them. This is my first grow in this tent so it's not dirty or anything but I have a friend who's plants touched the wall in his closet and it affected them pretty badly in the spots that came in contact with the wall. What's your input on that situation?
 
Fl_twistinstank said:
Right now they're just getting straight water. They were all started in ffof the two snowcap plants were transplanted into roots organic 707 but still has some ocean forest from previous potting the gorilla glue is still is ocean forest. I ran into overwatering and overfeeding issues with the gorilla glue and since have just been giving all three water and a daily foliar of water with calmag. So far no deficiencies or nute lockout. I'm going to wait another 2 weeks before using nutes and will start around 400 ppm and work my way up if necessary. Would you suggest starting at a lower ppm or is 400 a safe start for plants this size. I really dont want to over feed them again
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This is good to hear. I've been over-feeding and I need to dial back as well. I'm hoping mine improve as yours have. :)
 
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