NL at 3 weeks, BG at 2 weeks, PK at 1 week
I watched some videos on light, importance of, measurements (PAR, PPF, PPFD, DLI). So I installed a free app that measures PPFD and calculates DLI to see if my girls are getting what they need. No wonder they're behind schedule, they needed a lot more light! I had been putting them inside under LED boards when it was rainy or cloudy out. Now it's a routine: full sun when available (8am-8pm), and 130w of LED's @14 inches to complete an 18/6 light/dark schedule. Here's the daytime setup:
Heidi, miss Northern Lights Auto, is 3 weeks old today. She seemed a bit stunted compared to what I've seen on other journals. She seems to be liking the new 18/6 light schedule though, so she might catch up. I might up it to 20/4. I gave her a Greek Oregano companion plant. Her pH was up to 7.5 yesterday, even though I watered her with pH 6.0 on Tuesday. I sprinkled the soil with 1 tsp. of "fast acting sulfur" to see if that helps get the pH down. All the girls will get water today. I've been gauging water status by sticking my finger in the dirt to see if it feels moist. The burlap soil enclosure seems to dry out the soil pretty quickly even though the plants can't be using much water yet:
Hannah, miss Bubble Gum Auto, is 2 weeks old today. She has been on the increased light intensity and schedule most of this week, so maybe she's ahead of Heidi (NLauto). She's due for a good watering, which I hope will uncurl the lower leaves:
Magnolia, miss Purple Kush Auto, is 6 days old today. I'll round it off to 1 week, since I started this journal based on weekly posts about her older sister:
Here are the ladies at their night job under 130w LED's (2x65) at 14":
That's all for now. I'll continue to post weekly, if life endures. I don't know what happened to the posts for NL day 7 and day 14. They've disappeared. Was it something i said? Or maybe I put them in the wrong place? I've been clicking "add page" for each weekly update...
Heidi, miss Northern Lights Auto, is 3 weeks old today. She seemed a bit stunted compared to what I've seen on other journals. She seems to be liking the new 18/6 light schedule though, so she might catch up. I might up it to 20/4. I gave her a Greek Oregano companion plant. Her pH was up to 7.5 yesterday, even though I watered her with pH 6.0 on Tuesday. I sprinkled the soil with 1 tsp. of "fast acting sulfur" to see if that helps get the pH down. All the girls will get water today. I've been gauging water status by sticking my finger in the dirt to see if it feels moist. The burlap soil enclosure seems to dry out the soil pretty quickly even though the plants can't be using much water yet:
Hannah, miss Bubble Gum Auto, is 2 weeks old today. She has been on the increased light intensity and schedule most of this week, so maybe she's ahead of Heidi (NLauto). She's due for a good watering, which I hope will uncurl the lower leaves:
Magnolia, miss Purple Kush Auto, is 6 days old today. I'll round it off to 1 week, since I started this journal based on weekly posts about her older sister:
Here are the ladies at their night job under 130w LED's (2x65) at 14":
That's all for now. I'll continue to post weekly, if life endures. I don't know what happened to the posts for NL day 7 and day 14. They've disappeared. Was it something i said? Or maybe I put them in the wrong place? I've been clicking "add page" for each weekly update...
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