Runtz try three

12/12 began today. I also took cuttings for clones today.

The #1 Runtz is a runt and I think it's because there is a curlicue in the stem. I noticed the curlicue awhile back and don't know how that happened but it can't be corrected.

Now we eat snacks while we wait.

The tent had a humidity spike last night around 1:00AM, RH was 70%.

I turned the heater back on and RH went down. As the heat leaves the tent it takes humidity with it.

How are you growers dealing with humidity spikes? I could get more sensors.

TIA.

I put a cam in the tent aimed at the sensors. Now I'll be able to see/log.

Anyway I'm learning how to use the equipment so am cautious and had the light on lowest setting.

I thought the plants have been growing slowly so took detailed LUX measurements across the top of the canopy.

The measurements read:

Left - 6250.00
Center - 7350.00
Right - 6550.00

Frustrated I turned up the light then noticed the x10 in the corner of the LUX meter LCD screen pop on. What the hell? Those were the LUX!!!

The light is now dialed up so the plants are getting 40,000 LUX across the tops. Hahahahaha!!!! Now they should start growing.

The plants look great with less than 10K Lux.

rmax said:

Now we eat snacks while we wait.

Click to expand...

Hope yer buds turn out as fat as that rodent.

Great journal!

I connected a fan to vent humidity out of the tent.

The sensor is set to 47% with demand at 45% and dehumidification at 49%.

According to the VPD tool I should raise RH To about 55%.

Increased LUX to 50,000.

Dr. Earth makes the place smell like a sewer.

Good news all six look like females. I've got labeled clones so now hoping one of them is a juicy, magic pheno.

The plants are living. Today marks 14 days since flip, LUX has been moved up to 60,000.

In this stage all six have received one dose of Dr. Earth Premium Gold.

The first pic is of plants 6 & 5 with 4 off to the right. These get the AN trio, one dose of Tarantula and Sensizym - no Nirvana per directions.

The second pic is of plants 1, 2 & 3.

Plant 5 stem (trio) is in pic three while stem of Plant 2 (no trio) for comparison is in pic 4.

Pic five is of a bushy top.

rmax said:

The plants are living. Today marks 14 days since flip, LUX has been moved up to 60,000.

In this stage all six have received one dose of Dr. Earth Premium Gold.

The first pic is of plants 6 & 5 with 4 off to the right. These get the AN trio, one dose of Tarantula and Sensizym - no Nirvana per directions.

The second pic is of plants 1, 2 & 3.

Plant 5 stem (trio) is in pic three while stem of Plant 2 (no trio) for comparison is in pic 4.

Pic five is of a bushy top.

Click to expand...

Looking good! I like the curlicue on that one stem, crazy it grew out like that

weedstoner420 said:

Looking good! I like the curlicue on that one stem, crazy it grew out like that

Click to expand...

I think improving watering techniques will help. I've been erring on the side of caution/dryness and the plants look kinda flat - no 'praying hands'.

Perhaps temps should be upped. Right now temp fluctuates between 77°F (by the time heater starts heating) through 81°F (by the time ambient temp is reached after heater turns off).

rmax said:

I think improving watering techniques will help. I've been erring on the side of caution/dryness and the plants look kinda flat - no 'praying hands'.

Perhaps temps should be upped. Right now temp fluctuates between 77°F (by the time heater starts heating) through 81°F (by the time ambient temp is reached after heater turns off).

Click to expand...

I mean, at this point it probably wouldn't hurt to get them fully saturated once just to see how they react. Like, water a bit from the top, then fill the saucers with water and let them soak it up. If they soak it all up quickly, fill again, and repeat until they stop soaking it up. Then after an hour just dump whatever water is still sitting in the saucers.

Once they're at the size yours are, one big soaking event will not affect them. Overwatering is from having the medium too wet for too long, which is much easier to do with small plants.

weedstoner420 said:

I mean, at this point it probably wouldn't hurt to get them fully saturated once just to see how they react. Like, water a bit from the top, then fill the saucers with water and let them soak it up.

Click to expand...

The plants get a gallon each when watered with some run-off, but not a lot of runoff.

When dry the plants will feel light so I'll double check with a moisture meter. I've dug down with my finger and the dirt will look darker/feel moist, not wet and muddy. These pots get dry, dry.

One of those contradictions. From Dr Earth:

rmax said:

The plants get a gallon each when watered with some run-off, but not a lot of runoff.

When dry the plants will feel light so I'll double check with a moisture meter. I've dug down with my finger and the dirt will look darker/feel moist, not wet and muddy. These pots get dry, dry.

One of those contradictions. From Dr Earth:

View attachment 5286908

Click to expand...

Are you letting them soak up the runoff when you water with plain water? That's why I mentioned filling the saucer - if you water from the bottom and let them soak it up, then there's no way for water-soluble nutrients to get rinsed out. Maybe not the best idea if you're feeding liquid nutes, in that situation you may want to remove the excess runoff, but with plain water you can let them chill in the runoff for a while with no issues. Anyway just a thought I had - I'm always surprised by how much water they can take to go from dry-dry to fully saturated.

When the plant needs water I'll spill a 1/2 gallon in > wait about 10 minutes before spilling the other 1/2 gallon in. At this point there is run-off in the saucer so I'll let the plants sit in that for maybe an hour. Then whatever is left I'll soak up with a paper towel, but there isn't much.

I'm using Dr. Earth and their schedule indicates nutes every two weeks.

rmax said:

When the plant needs water I'll spill a 1/2 gallon in > wait about 10 minutes before spilling the other 1/2 gallon in. At this point there is run-off in the saucer so I'll let the plants sit in that for maybe an hour. Then whatever is left I'll soak up with a paper towel, but there isn't much.

I'm using Dr. Earth and their schedule indicates nutes every two weeks.

View attachment 5286932

Click to expand...

Nice sounds like you've got it down pretty good then, carry on