Overwatered Drowns In It (first grow)

overwatered

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This is my first attempt to grow. It is only possible thanks to the kindness of others. This grow is currently on day 55 (28 as seedling, 24 in veg, 11 in flower ; I also started a second plant which is just 10 days into veg now). So here is what I have and a brief outline of what I am doing:

Veg: 2.5'x2.5'x5'
From 13w-276w cfl in homemade hood, using mix of 13-23w @ 6500k, 5000k, 2700k bulbs as mood suits

Flower1: 2.5'x2.5'x5'
Mars ii 400 (draws 185w) led
(Crop king seeds) cb-dutch treat in drip system bucket in hydroton.

Flower2: 2.5'x2.5'x5'
Mars ii 400 (draws 185w) led
Currently empty - have a (crop king seeds) regular Blueberry currently in day 10 of veg, in soil.

Will add pics when I can upload
 

overwatered

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Dutch - 12/22/2016
Seedling Day 1

In 10L (2 gal) added:
3/10ml per 2l. Flora Micro - 41ppm
0.5/10ml per 2l. Flora Gro - 7 ppm
0.5/10ml per 2l. Flora Bloom - 5ppm
0.10/10ml per 2l. Calimagic - 14ppm
0.10/10ml per 2l Floralicious+ 7ppm
Subculture M - 1/8 tsp
pH down - 1 drop / 25ml added 5ml

Total: pH 5.87, ppm 25

Transplanted cb dutch treat from soil (cleaned roots off in 20 degree RO water) into drip bucket and hydroton
 

overwatered

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12/28/2016
Seedling Day 7

Other than refilling reservoir as needed, been leaving her alone. Bit of yellow spots building, draining reservoir and refilling:

Used same nutrient ratio as day 1, but added calimagic to 0.50ml/2l.

Totals: pH 5.97, ppm 61
 

overwatered

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01/01/2017
Seedling Day 11

Lookimg very droppy this morning. She has drifted her pH up to 7.7, ppm up to 120(? Weird)

Changing res, filtered hydroton with RO water.

Micro 2ml/10l
Gro 2ml/10l
Bloom 1ml/10l
Armor Si 1ml/10l
Calimagic 1ml/10
Floranlend 1ml/10l
Fliralicious+ 1ml/10l
pH down (as needed)

Totals: pH 5.56, ppm 102
 
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overwatered

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01/11/2017
Seedling Day 21

Happy looking girl! Been adding plain RO water (ph 7.? dont care) @ 0-1ppm as she needs. Been through 7 litres. Changing reservoir:

Micro 1ml/10l
Gro 1ml/10l
Bloom 1ml/10l
Armor Si 1ml/10l
Calimagic 2ml/5l
Subculture M - 1/8 tsp
pH down as needed

Totals: pH 6.02, ppm 137
 

overwatered

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01/21/2017
Veg Day 3

Happy ass plant. Only about 6" tall but the shades of green are mesmerising. Course... I did just smoke one...

Think there algae wtf growing on my hydroton! Shit! Changed reservoir. Scrubbed reservoir out. Added a fan to move air. Rinsed hydroton w RO & peroxide mixed 10/1.

Despite it all, huge stretch on her this morning. Happy girl!

Micro 1ml/10l
Gro 1ml/10l
Bloom 1ml/10l
Armor Si 1ml/10l
Calimagic 3ml/10l
Florablend 1ml/10l
Floralicious+ 1ml/10l
Subculture M 1/8tsp
pH down - not needed

Totals: pH 5.6, ppm 170
 
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overwatered

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01/28/2017
Veg Day 10

Wayer temp way up :(
Fluids down another 10%, have already replaced 60% of her fluids since last reservoir change. Recalibrated pH meter, changed reservoir.

Micro 2ml/10l
Gro 1ml/10l
Bloom 1ml/10l
Armor Si 1ml/10l
Calimagic 4ml/10l
Florablend 1ml/10l
Floralicious+ 1ml/10l
Subculture M 1/2 tsp
pH down - not needed

Totals: pH 5.9, ppm 205
 

overwatered

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2/3/2017
Flower Day 1

Other than filling her with RO, leaving her the fuck alone till now. Topped every single node as she goes into 36hrs sleep to enter 12/12 flower cycle.
 

overwatered

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2/7/17
Flower Day 5

Up to almost 13" tall. Tons of branching. Room averages 24-26 degrees. Water temp roams between 19-21 deg. Humidity varies between 50-65%. Changing reservoir today:
****these measurements were done one at a time per litre to get a baseline then mixed together.

Micro 2ml/l = 360ppm, 6.4pH
Gro 1ml/l = 153ppm, 6.22pH
Bloom 3ml/l = 399ppm, 5.5pH
Armor Si 1ml = 60ppm, 10.25pH
Calimagic 4ml/l = 1000ppm, 7.12pH
Fblend 1ml/l = 33ppm, 6.34pH
Flora+ 1ml/l = 47ppm, 4.8pH
Subculture M 1/8tsp / 10l
Subculture B 1/8tsp / 10l
Liquid koolbloom 1ml/l = 152ppm, 7.11pH
FloraNectar 1ml/l = 47ppm, 5.25ph
Rapidstart 1ml/l = 50ppm, 4.86pH
pH down - 1 drop

Totals: 251ppm, 5.89pH
 
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overwatered

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2/12/2017
Flower Day 10

Pistils forming, smells great! Stretching...

Put her into a trellis this morning. Trimmed the lowest 4 fan leaves that are useless now.
 

WolfieLee

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Welcome tp RIU! Glad to here about the kind landlord....that is awsome. Sorry to here of your debiltating condition for sure. check out the Medical section with your symtoms and you should find some great info.

Sounds like you got a nice little set-up there. Great job so far, sounds like, as well...

Will add pics when I can upload
Guess what? They are back up, if you didn't know, so....

Let's see those ladies, huh?

Subbed up and watching...
 

WolfieLee

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Without you telling on yourself, I would not have thought that you were a first-time grower... it's clear you havr done your homework... Also, if you will interupt your light cycle for a natural/white light picture, don't worry too much about it, I was not trying to to boss ya around lol...

Great job so far, can't wait to see what these gals can do for you, peace!
 

overwatered

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Wow, thanks! I'll take that compliment cause it has a hundred nights of passing out at the keyboard or with youtube blathering on grow vids behind it! I been doin homework, im stuck at home so... I have so much time I wish I could give it to someone who needs it...

This is my first grow, but dutch is my 2nd plant... Here is white widow, my first plant. I realized early I had fucked her up;

Too much water, too much light, too many nutrients, too much time fucking with her, and today she looks like:

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So researching what went wrong I found videos from The Grow Boss on youtube. For (very early) christmas my wife bought me his book, The Grow Book & Equipment Guide.

So I took that and on December 22nd I started Dutch Treat with a new mindset; LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE! Less is more. It's a weed, not my wife.

I still over nuted dutch as a seedling... ((Rinse the fucking hydroton MORE!!!))

When Dutch was ready I started blueberry (soil) and as a quick fix I also planted a Dwarf Low Flyer, pic of her today:

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That was to get some med's asap. This is a time sink and a cash whore when you need to get this piece for that tent, that piece for that hydro system, a pump for the... And it goes on and on.

Im a very methodical person, and I plan ahead as best I can. For the most part I have learned, I hate soil, love hydro (easier to correct issues and packing dirt up 3 flights of stairs is ass when RO water comes from a tap 15 feet away...

Here is my 3 light rotation:

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And my wife and I made this little cabinet for our first (sad) cuttings / clone attempts:

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Go ahead, laugh. It's my first go at this, and I'll be fucked if I dont get some smoke out of it!!!! And if I het smoke out of it I have done better than most who start and fail.

So, I firmly believe:

The more you fuck with your WEED, the more fucked your gonna get...

Not sure if advanced nutrients, humboldt or general hydroponics sell a lube to go along side that...?

Heres my "stash"
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So, I am on my first grow :). My widow n dwarf should tie me over unril dutch us ready... Eventually I want to cross dutch / blueberry and grow a single strain cause the math behind a 9 and a 10 week flower in a 3 light rotation is ugh
 

WolfieLee

Well-Known Member
You are welcome... credit where it's due, and all.

it has a hundred nights of passing out at the keyboard or with youtube blathering on grow vids behind it!

LOL...........Been there, doen that, bought the Tee-Shirt AND ripped the sleaves off of it!
 
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