Big Bang Powder Feeding [Completed]

[McRadikal 371]

They look great these small, keep it up ..

Smoke and Love

[Gfarmer 1,068]

NICE SOG big bang is such a nice plant for that kinda set up. may your harvest be bountyful my friend and keep up the good work!!!!

[Newfriend 208]

Happy1st week bloom birthday (7 days flower)

Not so small now, tallest in the back is 22 inchs.

They look nice and green, seem to really like the Powder Feeding so far.

No bugs other than a few Gnats, the yellow sticky paper seem to control them,

I don't have the experience to tell what level of health they are in, but,

They feel good to me and I get goose bumps just looking at all those bud sites right on top in the lights.

Some of them seem to have already started tiny bud sites.

Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement, I am Humbled.

[Dust 6,284]

haha yeah not so small in the end and it's only beginning of stretch

Thanks for the pics man, indeed they have beautiful amount of top per plants you can be proud

Keep the news coming

Cheers

[Newfriend 208]

Day 9 of bloom 12/12

Feed plants 60 ltr (16gal)

Tap water EC 0.51 PH 7.9 Temp 70deg F

Feed water

6 x Powder Feeding packets 60g EC 1.51 PH 5.9 (AN PH down)temp 70deg F

No additives.

Room temp 74deg humidity 49%

Runoff (one plant in a 5gal bucket to catch the runoff)I got approx 100m runoff (Guess)

EC 1.7 PH 6.2

It may be of interest to some:

I water each pot with half the required water/feed.

Wait for 30 min and water/feed the rest.

I have read that doing it this way may stop the formation of any dry pockets.

I have not seen any problems except, gnats, plants are nice and green.

Some small bud site visible.

[miminexus 708]

hi,

very good job quickly see the bloom with this big growroom.

nice jungle PEACE

[lamsbread 1,369]

Nice grow there buddy

Nice uniform short plants.

Nice to see you have lightened you soil mix, after you first couple of grows. Having a light airy soil is good for oxygen to the roots, as it is easier to add more water to a light soil, than it is to get more oxygen into a heavy wet soil.

I have really enjoyed reading your journal, good descriptions and info as well as, sharing learned experience from past grows.

This looks like it will be a bumper crop for you and I look forward to following your grow throughout the bloom phase.

Keep it green, keep it keen

have a good grow

peace bro

Lams

[Dust 6,284]

nice man thanks for the update and little details I like to do the watering in twice too, but i don't wait 30mibute, more 15mn,but the way i do it and with your amount of plant would probably take me 30 minutes too lol And yes girls like it, only "negative" point is that you have a little less runoff so we got to be more carefull on salts building up, but beside that it's good tech

Girls looks nice, looks like the buds will soon start to form

Have a good grow

[Newfriend 208]

Your right miminexus, it is a jungle, but, as I have nothing underneath that requires any light, I hope it will be a sea of BUDS

Thanks Lams good advice as usual.

Dust!!! What would be a reasonable runoff to have, considering I have a 3 gal (10tr) pot(s)?

[Dust 6,284]

one of the basic law says you must have between 10 20% of the amount of water you give, so for 1l you need 1 to 2 dl of runoff for example.

But you know it's just a rule, nothing that as to be followed to the letter, like i say if you are careful and pay atention to your girls you will know when you need a flush or anything, and in worst case we are here too to watch after your girls

Good luck man

[T_Farmer 114]

I'm curious to see results you have beautiful girls ..

peace

[Newfriend 208]

Thanks Dust,

sure I read that somewhere just forgot so much to remember, got me a list of things to remember now

Welcome Tuga, Me 2 and yes they are.

[lamsbread 1,369]

What can I say - I want more hehe.

Look forward to your next update and to see more pics of your wonderful grow.

have a good grow

Peace brother

Lams

[Newfriend 208]

I will update tomorrow when I FLUSH, even tho this is the 2nd birthday today

[Newfriend 208]

Week 2 day 14 of flower

Flush

55 gal (208 ltr) drum water Sit for 3 days to get of rid chlorine. EC 0.45 PH 7.6

Flush water EC 0.86 PH 6.2 temp 69.7 deg F. added only PF

Aerated for 2 hrs prior to watering, watered \plants

Separate 10gal (18 ltr) water x 3 days, PF and added Great White Mycorrhizae and 20 tbl spoons unsulphered molasses from the local grocery store and watered all plants again with this.

As per reading this site I mixed the molasses in 1 ltr of warm water and then added it to the 10 gal res.

Placed 1 plant in a 5gal bucket to catch runoff.

Initial runoff EC 2.32 PH 5.7 (strange the PH so low? Expected it to be higher?)

Runoff from last 10 gal res watering. EC 1.97 PH 5.9 (Guess I needed more flush water)

QUESTION: I would need 288 gal of water to flush as recommended by FRANCO.

My tap water is loaded with chlorine and no way could I store that much water.

Would it be feasible to go ahead and flush with straight tap water

and then finishing flushing with my 55 gal stored and charged EC and PH water?

I am thinking that the chlorine would kill all my Mycorrhizae?

PS: the tap water is EC .57 and PH 7.7 (right now)

Tallest plant 26inchs smallest 18inchs.

Plants look good,

I don't know what to call it, but if a leaf has 7 fingers(?) is there a name for what I call a finger?

there are a few fingers with some discolor on 1 side of a finger, causing it to curl sideways.

ANSWER: Answered my own question thanks to Wikipedia The first pair of leaves usually have a single leaflet, the number gradually increasing up to a maximum of about thirteen leaflets per leaf (usually seven or nine), depending on variety and growing conditions

Tried to take a pic, camera just not up to it.

Not worried as it I only saw 4 leaves like this.

Have not thinned any fan leaves, as I don't need any light below.

Thanks for looking at my grow. My grow hell, its Dust, Lams, Toaks. and many others

[Dust 6,284]

Hey man! Thanks for the news girls are getting big ,ow; canopy doesn't seem that small anymore

YEs you can flush with direct hard water and finish with let's say 2 3L of modified water to balance your soil in the end.

Is the chlorine level in your water dangerous for drinking? If not i could suggest to you to stop aerating your water for a few waterings and see by yourself but chlorine is an importnt element of the osmotic presure and will help you keep straight steady leaves and girls

For the curling leaves, i think your plants were starting to lock nutes a little with 2.32 runoff EC and PH so low it means PH is starting to lowell because the nutes/salts in the soil modify it more than usual that's why it was so low.

I would maybe give them only water for a little week if you think they can handle it? they have dark green and should be able to handle it

Best of luck man thanks for the news

[Newfriend 208]

Hey man! Thanks for the news girls are getting big ,ow; canopy doesn't seem that small anymore

YEs you can flush with direct hard water and finish with let's say 2 3L of modified water to balance your soil in the end.

Is the chlorine level in your water dangerous for drinking? If not i could suggest to you to stop aerating your water for a few waterings and see by yourself but chlorine is an importnt element of the osmotic presure and will help you keep straight steady leaves and girls

For the curling leaves, i think your plants were starting to lock nutes a little with 2.32 runoff EC and PH so low it means PH is starting to lowell because the nutes/salts in the soil modify it more than usual that's why it was so low.

I would maybe give them only water for a little week if you think they can handle it? they have dark green and should be able to handle it ;)Best of luck man thanks for the news

The water is very safe for drinking according to the Water Board here.

I just know that they put chlorine in the water to kill all the little critters.

Another problem with using straight out of the tap is the water temps at around 60deg F.

Not sure what (chlorine is an important element of the osmotic presure is), but will google it asap

I thought the more oxygen you get to the roots by a aerating the water is good for the plants?

I did have a brain storm this morning. If i only flush half the plants on day 1 and then the other half on day 2, should be enough.

I reduced the EC by (About) 0.35 with what i flushed with, by doubling it I should drop it by 0.7 or more?

I will water with a mild EC and PH of 6.4 when the plants dry out and check the EC again.

Thanks Toks,

The Humidity right now is 55% but it was down to 30% for the last week.

I put a humidifier in the room but would only raise it about 5 points to 35%.

Thanks men, got to get googling LOL

[Dust 6,284]

yes if you wanna wash straight from tap best is shower, so you can manage your temperature perfectly.

sorry but i Didn't get the part with the EC 0,35 lol ^^

good luck

[Newfriend 208]

I have found out that chlorine varies from place to place and there is no blanket answer.

LOL I don't understand myself most the time Dust Ha

I used 55 gal to flush 32 plants and lowered the EC runoff from 2.32 to 1.97, (0.35) so using 55 gal on 16 plants should flush more out?

Then fill my 55 gal drum, let it sit a day and do the next 16.

I don't think i will worry so much about my Microherd at this point, either the roots are ok or there not.

Thanks

[Dust 6,284]

ok now i get it ^^

Yes same amount of water on less girls should do a better flush ^^

If you flushed them not long ago make sure they dry reaaally well before reflushing and maybe even wait a week to do it on those girls already flushed, it's still a little stress so we don't wanna stress those girls too much ;à

Good luck man

[Newfriend 208]

LITTLE UPDATE:

I have removed and cut down the AK48 and Big Bud.

I suspect that they were not getting enough light sitting on the side.

The AK40 just looked to stretchy and not much bud formation, cut her down.

The Big Bud, I had grown one from the seed (Took cutting for this one) anyway had it curing in a glass jar.

Tried it last night, it really sucked, very little high and no pain relief.

Gave some a friend to try, he did not like it either.

Said he saw signs of “Nanners” that's what he called it.

I am thinking that may have been the source of all my seed in the big bang.

Anyway cut her down.

RIP little children.

Upsss: Got the names on the post mixed up, Oh well you know what i mean

[Newfriend 208]

Dust: Remember me telling you about some leaf curl?

Well I found 5 leaf prior to the last Flush Feed.

Have only found 1 sense Flushing thats 4 days ago.

Guess I should not be to worried, but will do as you advised and only water in approximate 3 more days.

Leaves are nice and green thanks to the PF, my last grow there were a lot of yellow leaves by now.

Here is a pic

[Dust 6,284]

that leaf just look like a leaf that was pushed by something and took weird shape, could it be this?

Where are the pics of the lil bigbangs?? we wanna see them too

Sorry to hear bout the bigbud disapointing

Have a good grow!

[Newfriend 208]

Hi

Just a few pics for kicks: at day 17 of Bloom

Dust: I think the turned leaf is in its make up (sort of) I had a whole lot of these leaves on my last/first grow.

I am guessing, but around 100 turned leaves and much yellowing at this stage of Bloom.

Thanks to the moderators and others for turning me on to the EC meter and all the info on this site.

Enjoy

[Dust 6,284]

nice pic man thanks, looks more vigorous than last weeks.

For your leaves from what i see in your room girls are very tight and touch each others a lots, so you will have lots of deformed leaves, spots on the leaves on the contact zone, and yelllowing yes probably, not necessary cause they re hungry ( they could still be but here doesn't look like it yet ) but i noticed in dense canopies plants had tendancies to get rid of the leaves in the dark themselves.

If you have time you could do your self a little defoliation on those babies, i think they would benefit greatly from it, specially the lower buds would love it ;) For more info on defoliation, you can look at Lamsbread grow journla or Greenomatic, and we have a few thread about it too

Have agood grow thanks for the pics