CrvenaZvezda
Well-Known Member
Greetings Everyone,
I’m experiencing some intense dropping on some of my crop.
I’m a first timer and looking back I should of definitely started with a smaller garden as it would have been easier to manage.
Plants in question are currently experiencing some serious drooping which i am attributing to my recent environmental changes.
Beans were germinated 7/22 and sprouted 7/25 in small starter trays. They were Transplanted into (about) quart size containers where they lived until 8/9. From there they were transplanted into 5 gallon containers.
Up until 8/9 lighting was provided by one HLG 100 V2 at 4000k. Height of the light was variable from 10-30 inches but overall plants seemed happy.
Temps up until 8/9 were between 72 and 83 and humidity fluctuated between 50 and 80.
Medium is a soil/coco mix around 60/40 respectively.
Upon transplanting to 5 gallon pots I also changed lighting to 4 QB288 Rspecs at 3500k. I currently have the lights as high as I can get them in the tent and although I’m uncertain of the exact height (above crop) it’s safe to say it’s around 3-4 feet.
When I switched the lights the following also changed:
Temps - before 72 to 83 now 86 to 94
Humidity - before 50 to 80 now 32 to 44
Light intensity - increase of about 200 umol/s/m2
The biggest change besides the light intensity has been the drastic change in humidity and less so but still significant change in temp. Where as before I had issues controlling humidity I am now having hard time keeping temps down.
I also noticed that the soil dried out in less than 48 hours after complete watering which was about 2 gallons of water for a 5 gallon container with about 10-20 percent runoff. This was slightly baffaling considering the size of the container and my experience with smaller containers so far but I’m assuming this is due to the high heat low humidity enviorment.
I am slightly afraid to overwater consider they are newly transplanted and still somewhat small for their containers. That being said I watered one today as a test subject. It seemed to respond well and perked up hours after watering but slightly began to droop toward the end of the day/light cycle. Although I would not say it fully recovered there was definitely noticeable improvement.
Another thing that seems odd/charteristic to my drooping from other material I have examined is that mine seems to be affecting the plant in an uneven but symmetrical manner where two sides of the plant are drooping (parrallel to each other) but the opposite two seem to be perky/somewhat normal.
Looking back I realize that I may have been feeding slightly hot at this stage considering my medium and amendments.
Currently using Jacks and following the 3-2-1 formula.
Soil is FFOF FFHP COCO Perlite with slight dry additions of azomite, lime, kelp and great white myco.
I have been feeding Jacks at every watering besides the initial 2 waterings which equates to about the first week. I have been using great white since first watering.
I am planning to halt all nutrients for the next 3-5 watering cycles to see how the ladies react.
I am also contemplating going back to the HLG 100 although i feel it’s insufficient to cover the area I am currently running (4x4)
Side note:
5 GMO x Wedding Cakes - Most affected by recent switch in enviorment. 1 severely affected 2 are somewhat affected and 2 have only minor symptoms.
2 Random Bag Seeds - Seem to be unaffected by the enviorment and changes. Slight signs of excessive nutrients but perky and happy with by far the best growth and development.
3 Autos - Honeslty can’t remember if these were zskittles or forum stomp. Started a crop of 15 over the span of a week and amongst other obligations fell off on proper documentation towards the end of my planting cycle. These are just seedlings at the moment but seem to be doing well showing no stress or abnormalities.
I’m experiencing some intense dropping on some of my crop.
I’m a first timer and looking back I should of definitely started with a smaller garden as it would have been easier to manage.
Plants in question are currently experiencing some serious drooping which i am attributing to my recent environmental changes.
Beans were germinated 7/22 and sprouted 7/25 in small starter trays. They were Transplanted into (about) quart size containers where they lived until 8/9. From there they were transplanted into 5 gallon containers.
Up until 8/9 lighting was provided by one HLG 100 V2 at 4000k. Height of the light was variable from 10-30 inches but overall plants seemed happy.
Temps up until 8/9 were between 72 and 83 and humidity fluctuated between 50 and 80.
Medium is a soil/coco mix around 60/40 respectively.
Upon transplanting to 5 gallon pots I also changed lighting to 4 QB288 Rspecs at 3500k. I currently have the lights as high as I can get them in the tent and although I’m uncertain of the exact height (above crop) it’s safe to say it’s around 3-4 feet.
When I switched the lights the following also changed:
Temps - before 72 to 83 now 86 to 94
Humidity - before 50 to 80 now 32 to 44
Light intensity - increase of about 200 umol/s/m2
The biggest change besides the light intensity has been the drastic change in humidity and less so but still significant change in temp. Where as before I had issues controlling humidity I am now having hard time keeping temps down.
I also noticed that the soil dried out in less than 48 hours after complete watering which was about 2 gallons of water for a 5 gallon container with about 10-20 percent runoff. This was slightly baffaling considering the size of the container and my experience with smaller containers so far but I’m assuming this is due to the high heat low humidity enviorment.
I am slightly afraid to overwater consider they are newly transplanted and still somewhat small for their containers. That being said I watered one today as a test subject. It seemed to respond well and perked up hours after watering but slightly began to droop toward the end of the day/light cycle. Although I would not say it fully recovered there was definitely noticeable improvement.
Another thing that seems odd/charteristic to my drooping from other material I have examined is that mine seems to be affecting the plant in an uneven but symmetrical manner where two sides of the plant are drooping (parrallel to each other) but the opposite two seem to be perky/somewhat normal.
Looking back I realize that I may have been feeding slightly hot at this stage considering my medium and amendments.
Currently using Jacks and following the 3-2-1 formula.
Soil is FFOF FFHP COCO Perlite with slight dry additions of azomite, lime, kelp and great white myco.
I have been feeding Jacks at every watering besides the initial 2 waterings which equates to about the first week. I have been using great white since first watering.
I am planning to halt all nutrients for the next 3-5 watering cycles to see how the ladies react.
I am also contemplating going back to the HLG 100 although i feel it’s insufficient to cover the area I am currently running (4x4)
Side note:
5 GMO x Wedding Cakes - Most affected by recent switch in enviorment. 1 severely affected 2 are somewhat affected and 2 have only minor symptoms.
2 Random Bag Seeds - Seem to be unaffected by the enviorment and changes. Slight signs of excessive nutrients but perky and happy with by far the best growth and development.
3 Autos - Honeslty can’t remember if these were zskittles or forum stomp. Started a crop of 15 over the span of a week and amongst other obligations fell off on proper documentation towards the end of my planting cycle. These are just seedlings at the moment but seem to be doing well showing no stress or abnormalities.
