New Grower First Auto Grow Journey!

[JM]

them in a semi shaded area for the first 2-3 days so they can get used to the UV and IR before putting them in full sun.

right... so this doesn't happen:

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see the bleaching in the leaves? I dumpoed these right into straight sun from the GR....
the process is called acclimatization .... there are 2 types...
1) for moving plants out into outdoor condx from indoor (this is usually 3 days to a week or 2 dep on what you're doing)

slowly adjusting them to the new envrio conditions...

2) the other type is used in breeding where a grower grows strains not native or acclimitized to an area for usually 3 years to get the strain used to the local weather / enviro conditions.




the only time I'd reccomend 24/0 lighting is if you are breeding autos from photo / auto crosses.... then its used to determine for sure which is auto and which is photo....


glad to help mate...

somewhere on here if i can find it theres a whole nother article on "what do plants do at night" very interesting...

 

[pher]

JM, it hurts to see those bleached plants :cry: Just the right motivation to be extra cautious when acclimating them! thanks again for the advice and info. if you do come across that article on what plants do at night, i would love to read it. thanks again!

 

[JM]

the bleaching isnt a big deal... but it makes them more suceptible to diseases / issues if they arent properly acclimated... the ones in that pic started getting bud rot later on in the wet weather.... some of that is just the weather... but they might have resisted it if they had been properly acclimiztized....

I'll dig that up late for ya... gotta roll atm..

 

[pher]

Hey everybody. I thought i had my ph under control but i guess i was wrong. my runoff was 5.5 at last watering (yesterday) and the lower leaves dont look too healthy and are rapidly getting worse. I have a question for all of you auto geniuses out there... do i want to fully correct this problem or correct it slowly? There seems to be some different opinions out there but i would like to know what you all think. Thanks

 

[pher]

Could really use some help with this ph. Don't want to correct it too fast if its going to hurt them more but I really want to fix them up. Hate to see them this way! Thanks.

 

[Noods]

Hey pher, I'd imagine going in it was about a healthy 6.5? I don't check my run off, so I don't do any adjusting, but from what I see the others doing, you just raise it up next feeding/watering. Maybe 7.0?

 

[pher]

Thank you much Noods. I figured as much but was concerned about raising it up too fast since I read on here somewhere to raise it slowly. I'm going to water them tomorrow with 7.0 water and check the runoff. Thanks again! :thumbs:

 

[Noods]

No sweat, I hope it's the right way to go.

 

[Alter Ego]

Hey Pher. I was also having the same exact issues when I first started out. From the pics, it looks like you may have a combination of a few problems. 1, the plants look *very slightly* over watered with the semi drooping/paleness on some of the plants. 2, make sure you don't add anything to the soil like pH up/down to combat the soil pH just quite yet. I learned that the hard way, trust me. Try and get some distilled water, they usually have a pH of around 7. If it is too high or too low in the pH department, let it sit out in the open, after a day or 2, the pH neutralizes. Make sure to supplement that with some cal/mag or molasses though. Second option, which is my preferred method, is to get a few buckets out on your balcony and start collecting rainwater. I have found that everytime it rains, I check the pH and it is always on the money as far as pH goes, like between 6-6.7. Mine is always usually at 6.5 on the dot. Another benefit with rainwater is that it is highly oxygenated and that helps prevent root rot and over water due to the abundant oxygen in the water. That in turn also help in the uptake of nutrients available in the substrate. Have you ever noticed how sexy and happy plants look after a good rain shower?! You're doing good though, keep it up!













P.S: Still waiting for my Ko Chang landrace seeds.

 

[Muddy]

You don't say what your pH going in was, only what the run off is. I imagine it was somewhere around 6.5 - 7? So if it's coming out at 5.5 that would indicate it's even lower. If it's that low, just feeding at 7 won't be enough, you need to add some lime to your mix. You'll want to get your pH up as quickly as possible. Dolomite lime is safer but slower acting. Hydrated lime will bring it up faster, just be cautious as too much can harm the roots. Dolomite is mixed into the soil but hydrated is a fine powder and can be mixed with water. In cases like this I use hydrated at the rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon with no ill effects.