New Grow feminised grapefruit and easy bud from Female Seeds (Dr. Chronic seedbank)

GRAPEFRUIT/ EASY BUD GROW LOG
WEEK 1

JUNE 23- (THURSDAY) - SEEDS ARRIVE, SOAKED IN PH 6 RO WATER OVERNIGHT
JUNE 24- (FRIDAY) - SEEDS PLACED IN GERM. STATION W/ HEAT PAD, GROW PLUGS MOISTENED WITH RO WATER (NOT TOO WET PLEASE)
JUNE 26- (SUNDAY) - BEGIN 18/6 FLUORO, SOME SHOWING, NO HEAT PAD (TOO WARM WITH FLUORO)
JUNE 28- (TUESDAY) - 6/8 SPROUTED (4 GRAPE/ 2 EASY) ROOTS SHOWING ON SOME (SINGLE ROOT STRAND) light foliar spray DN
JUNE 29- (WEDNESDAY) - TRANSPLANTED INTO HYDRO UNIT (CLONE PHASE NUTES) 18/6 HPS (4 GF/ 3 EB) PH6 4.5 GAL RESEVOIR
LOW LEVEL CO2 INJECT

OBSERVATION: DO NOT FOLIAR SPRAY W/ DIAMOND NECTAR YET- LEAF TIPS GNURLING AND BURNING A BIT, MAY JUST BE SHOCK AND
ADJUSTMENT TO TRANSPLANT INTO HYDRO. POSSIBLY RECONSIDER CO2 INJECT THIS EARLY AS WELL.. POSSIBLY WAIT A
DAY OR TWO LONGER FOR TRANSPLANT, ALLOWING FOR MORE ROOTS TO SHOW AT BOTTOM OF GROW PLUG. DO NOT
SATURATE PLUG BEFORE ADDING SEED OR TRANSPLANT, WATER WITH SPRAY BOTTLE. ROOTS PROBABLY GROW FASTER
WITH MORE AIR IN THE PLUG. TAKE PPM READINGS DAILY FROM ONSET INTO HYDRO.

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JULY 1- (FRIDAY) - SLIGHT INCREASE IN PH (6-6.5), ADJUSTED TO 6. GROWTH SLOW SINCE TRANSPLANT TO HYDRO. TOPPING W/ FRESH RO WATER.
JULY 2- (SATURDAY) - PH STABILIZING (6-6.5) ADJUSTED TO 6. GROWTH SHOWN SINCE YESTERDAY. 6 PLANTS VIABLE (4GF/2 EB)

OBSERVATION: WHEN TRANPLANTING TO HYDRO, KEEP PLUG HIGH ENOUGH ABOVE FLOOD LINE AS NOT TO SATURATE AFTER A TIMED FLOOD EVERY 3 HOURS. HAND WATER AS NEEDED PERHAPS ALLOWING TOP OF PLUG TO DRY IN 18/6 HPS LIGHT/FAN SCHEDULE BEFORE REWATERING. REWATER WITH COMPLETE SATURATION AS TO WET ANY ROOTS GROWING BENEATH THE PLUG BUT ABOVE THE FLOOD LINE. THERE WILL BE A FEW DAYS WHEN THE FLOOD SCHEDULE WILL BE RUNNING WITHOUT ANY CONTACT TO ROOT OR PLUG. (GOOD TIME TO CHECK PH FOR STABILITY). DISCONTINUE HANDWATERING PLUG AFTER DEFINITE BELOW FLOOD LINE ROOT DEVELOPMENT IS PRESENT (10 days or so i guess??)

PERHAPS CHANGE FLOOD SCEDULE TO LESS FREQUENT FLOODS TO ALLOW PLUG TO DRY OUT MORE. PLUGS SEEM TO HOLD MORE WATER AND LESS AIR THAN ROCKWOOL ALTHOUGH ADVERTISE THAT THEY ARE TREATED WITH LIGHT GH NUTES AND PH ABOUT 6 OUT OF THE BAG. NO NUTES NEEDED AS YOUNG SEEDLINGS, BUT MORE RETENTION OF WATER.

JULY 5- (TUESDAY) - PH STABILIZING, 6TH DAY OF RESEVOIR.TOPPING W/ FRESH RO. GOOD STEADY GROWTH IN LEAVES IN 4/6 OF SEEDLINGS.
3 GF 1 EB LOOKS TO BE THE FINAL COUNT ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TWO OTHERS THAT MAY PERK-UP FOR OUTDOOR OR
TAKEDOWN DUE TO LACK OF SPACE. WILL PROBABLY BEGIN NEXT PHASE NUTES CLOSER TO 10 DAYS THAN 7.
FOLIAR SPRAY W/ DN TODAY, SLIGHT INCREASE IN CO2 INJECT. PPM READING OF 715 TODAY (CLONE PHASE NUTES).

JULY 6- (WEDNESDAY) - DAY 7 OF REZ. INSTEAD OF DUMPING AND BEGINNING NEXT PHASE, I'VE DECIDED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE PPM IN THE CURRENT REZ. I DOUBLED UP ON THE CLONE PHASE NUTE REGIME (EXCEPT FOR THE FLORASHEILD AND FLORALISCIOUS) WHICH IS STILL HALF STRENGTH OF NEXT PHASE NUTE REGIME.PPM READS ABOUT 1215 AT THIS LEVEL.(HALFWAY BETWEEN CLONE AND GROW) I ALSO BEGAN FOLIAR CHI SPRAY TODAY. BE SURE TO ADJUST PH ON FINAL SPRAY LIQUID.


JULY 8- (FRIDAY) - DAY 9 REZ. PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW ONE 1.5 HRS. LATE, NEXT 2.5 HRS LATE. TOO MUCH ON THE CIRCUIT. THIS DAY IS 2 WEEKS FROM SEED. GOING TO MIX NUTES TONITE AND ADJUST PH AND RETEST TOMMOROW BEFORE USE. MIXED 5 GAL. WITH "GROW" PHASE NUTE REGIME. ADDED 4 CAPFULS OF PH UP TO FINAL MIX FOR A READING OF APPROX. 6. PLANNING TO TOP REZ. DAILY WITH STRAIGHT RO WATER AS BEFORE IN LAST PHASE. (SEE NEXT OBSERVATION)


JULY 9- (SATURDAY) REZ CHANGED.

JULY 10- (SUNDAY) BAD FOAM AND MUCKY LUMPY REZ IN 24 HRS. REZ. CLOUDY UNCLEAR PH READING. REMOVING AIR STONES. I'VE ORDERED PH TEST STRIPS. NOT SURE HOW TO HANDLE THIS JUST YET. POSSIBLE NUTE BUILD UP, OR LOSS DUE TO SKIMMING FOAM ETC. ALLOWING TO SIT OVERNIGHT WITH AIRSTONES TURNED OFF.

JULY 11- (MONDAY) NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE REZ OVERNIGHT W/O AIR. ALL PLANTS RINSED IN TAP WATER AND REZ CLEANED THOROUGHLY IN TUB AGAIN. DUMPED REZ. RESTARTED WITH SAME NUTE REGIME ADDED 3 CAPFULS OF PH UP THIS TIME. POSSIBLY PH TOO HIGH LAST TIME, AND AIRSTONES NOW REMOVED.

OBSERVATION: I THINK WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IS INACCURATE PH READING DUE TO COLORATION OF REZ W/ NUTES OR POSSIBLE REACTION OF NUTES TO THE AIRSTONES. AIRSTONES ARE DEFINITELY CAUSING FOAM AND POSSIBLY TOO HIGH PH SINCE ACIDS TEND TO KILL FOAM. I WILL BE CROSS REFERENCING PH READINGS WITH PAPER TEST STRIPS ARRIVING IN A WEEK. i SHOULD THINK ABOUT DELAYING FLOWER TRANSITION BY AT LEAST 2 DAYS DUE TO THIS INTERUPTION AND POSSIBLE PH SHOCK IF THAT WAS A PROBLEM. DO NOT ADD TOO MUCH PH UP TO NEW NUTE/REZ MIXES.
PPM READING 1630 AT THIS STAGE (GROW STAGE NUTE REGIME)

JULY 11- (MONDAY NIGHT) - REZ LOOKS STABLE AND BIG IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLANTS. NO AIRSTONES, 3 CAPFULS PH UP FOR NOW ON.
ADDED HALF STRENGTH HYGROZYME (FIRST TREATMENT YET) FOR REZ PROTECTION AND ROOT TREATMENT.





JULY 13- (WEDNESDAY) - AGAIN UNREADABLE PH LEVEL DUE TO HIGH COLORATION OF FINAL NUTE MIX. ORDERED A DIGITAL CONSTANT PH METER LAST NIGHT. I THINK 2-2.5 CAPFULS OF PH UP WOULD BE BETTER SINCE PH SEEMS TO BE ON THE RISE AND BACK RIGHT PLANT ABOVE (EASY #1) IS VERY
SENSITIVE TO PROBLEMS WITH REZ. GRAPEFRUIT SEEMS TO BE STRONGER, AND MORE RESILIENT. GF NOT WILTING OR DROOPING LIKE EB. I RECEIVED A RETURN EMAIL FROM GENEARAL HYDROPONICS AND THEY TELL ME TO CONTINUE USING AIRSTONES, TO USE A DIGITAL PH TESTER, AND CUT BACK ON FLORALISCIOUS. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS RESEVOIR TEMPERATURE OPTIMUM IS 68-72. IN ALL OF THIS.

JULY 14- (THURSDAY)- 20 DAYS FROM SEED I WILL PROBABLY VEG FOR 4 WEEKS (8 MORE DAYS). GROWTH HAS SLOWED OR BEEN DISRUPTED DUE TO pH FLUCTUATIONS MOST LIKELY

JULY 17- (SUNDAY) 23 DAYS FROM SEED, DAY 6 ON CURRENT REZ (GROWTH PHASE) PH LEVELS SEEM TO HAVE STABILIZED AND LOTS OF GOOD GROWTH OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. TODAY I HAVE BROUGHT UP THE NUTRIENT LEVEL TO THE AGGRESIVE GROWTH PHASE BY ADDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO NUTE REGIMEN PHASES TO THE CURRENT REZ. I DID NOT ADD ANY PH UP IN FACT I ADDED A BIT OF DOWN (LESS THAN HALF A CAPFUL) IN FEAR OF THE FOAM, TOO HIGH PH, AND INSTABILITY. POSSIBLY IF YOU HAD TO TO BE TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW PH, TOO LOW WOULD BE BETTER (ACIID=BETTER). ADDING 1/4 STRENGTH HYGROZYME. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I ADDED THE SECOND HALF OF THE HYGROZYME AFTER ADDING HALF STRENGTH ON JULY 11. ALSO POSSIBLY LOW ON CO2 NOW. NEW PPM READING 1820 WITH ADDING DIFFERENCE.

23 DAYS FROM SEED END OF 2ND REZ/ GROW PHASE NUTES




JULY 18- (MONDAY) DIGITAL PH PEN ARRIVES TODAY. CALIBRATED IT AND SET IT UP. INITIAL REZ READING WAS 6.5. MY SUSPICIONS OF TOO HIGH PH ALL ALONG SEEMS CORRECT. I'M PRETTY SURE I READ THAT THAT AS PLANTS UTILIZE NUTRIENTS, THE PH WILL INCREASE SO START OFF PH AROUND 5.5 TO 5.8 EACH TIME AND ALLOW IT TO NATURALLY RISE TO 6.2 BEFORE KNOCKING IT BACK DOWN TO 5.5-5.8. FOLIAR SPRAY OF DN TODAY AND PROBABLY LAST SINCE APPLICATION CHART SAYS TO NOT USE DURING FLOWER STAGE. I HAVE MIXED CHI FOLIAR SPRAY FOR TOMMOROW. BE SURE TO ADJUST PH OF CHI SPRAY AFTER MIXING. IT'S VERY ACIDIC STRAIGHT UP.


first pic is 17 days from seed
2nd pic is 23 days from seed

JULY 19- (TUESDAY)- 25 DAYS FROM SEED. REZ CHANGED, AGGRESIVE GROWTH PHASE NUTES. PPM READING 1970. pH READING OF 5.68. I USED ONLY HALF STRENGTH FLORALISCIOUS AND NO HYGROZYME YET.i ADDED 2.5 CAPFULS OF PH UP TO THE REZ TO COME TO 5.7. 1 CAPFUL SEEMS TO RAISE THE PH BY ABOUT .5-.6 POINTS. WILL PROBABLY FLOWER IN 7 DAYS AT A DAY OR TWO LONGER THAN 4 WEEKS TOTAL VEGETATION INCLUDING GERMINATION TIME. PROJECTED FINISH DATE SEPT 20 AT 8 WEEKS FLOWERING. CO2 TANK CHANGED TODAY. 3 WEEKS OF CO2 AT 18/6.

JULY 21- (THURSDAY)- 27 DAYS FROM SEED, 3RD DAY OF REZ. pH LEVEL HAS BEEN KEPT BETWEEN 5.6 AND 6.0. IT WANTS TO CREEP UP BY ABOUT .5 PH A DAY. ADDING ABOUT A CAPFUL A DAY OF pH DOWN. ADDED 2ND HALF OF FLORALISCIOUS (12.5 ml) TODAY SINCE EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE UNDER CONTROL, NO UNUSUAL FOAM OR REZ CONDITIONS. ADDED FULL STRENGTH HYGROZYME YESTERDAY. SEEMED TO LOWER AND STABILIZE THE pH SLIGHTLY. YESTERDAY I ORDERED NEW FLOOR FAN, SILICA BLAST, MORE DN AND FLORASHIELD, HYGROZYME, AND A DRAIN EXTENSION FOR HIGHER FLOOD LEVEL FOR NEXT GROW. 2 SMALLEST PLANTS (1 GF 1 EB) REMOVED AND GIVEN AWAY.


JULY 24 - (SUNDAY) - 30 DAYS FROM SEED, 6 DAYS ON REZ. TODAY I HAVE BEGUN 12/12. EXCELLENT GROWTH. STABILIZED pH.

JULY 24 - (MONDAY) - 31 DAYS FROM SEED, 7 DAYS REZ. TONIGHT I WILL BE CHANGING REZ TO EARLY BLOOM PHASE AND ADJUSTING LIGHT CYCLE TO
ON AT 1 A.M. AND OFF AT 1 P.M.

Wow nice post, good reading thanks

I've supplemented my 250watt HPS bulb with a T5 Fluorescent ballast w/ 4 24 watt tubes for side lighting. When these girls get taller, they will need some extra light to their undersides. When the canopy gets filled, I will need it. I had that problem with my AK47 last grow, I could have had bigger secondary buds lower down on the plant if their was more light there.

heres some pretty cool macros if you look closely. 37 days from seed. 1 week on 12/12. The biggest one is Grapefruit, the short stocky one in the middle is Easy Bud, and there is another Grapefruit to the right of it. I am learning a lot and improving on things all the time. Check out gchydro.com, they have all kinds of free information about hydroponics and products for it.

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july 25 - (TUESDAY) - BIG UPSWING IN pH THIS DAY. WENT FROM 5.8 TO 6.6 IN 13 HOURS. SHOULD LEAVE pH AT 5.3 AFTER NUTE CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR SUDDEN RISE.

JULY 27 - (THURSDAY) - 34 DAYS FROM SEED, 3 DAYS ON REZ. STILL FAST RISING P.H. ADDED SILICA BLAST YESTERDAY. STILL GOOD FAST GROWTH.
NEXT REZ CHANGE I WILL ADD HALF STRENGTH FLORA LISCIOUS AGAIN, I WILL WAIT TO ADD HYGROZYME AT LEAST 24 HOURS, AND MAYBE HALF STRENGTH INITIALLY. CHI SPRAY RECENTLY

JULY 31 - (SUNDAY) - 37 DAYS FROM SEED, 6 DAYS ON REZ. 7 DAYS ON FLOWER. PH STABILISED, GOOD GROWTH.
prepared new batch of nutrients. ALLOWING TO LET SIT THE NEW NUTRIENT
JUG OVERNIGHT WITH AIRSTONE AND PH PROBE. READING 5.43. i'VE ADDED 1/3 STRENGTH FLORALISCOUS BLOOM, AND SAME IN hYGROZYME
WEEK 5 (4 VEG/ 1 FLO)

what lights are you using? also you are allowed to turn off your CAPS Lock key

I USED a 250Watt HPS and a 95 watt T5 HO fluorescent for supplemental and side lighting. THis grow is over and I yielded about 7 ounces.
Caps lock was because It was my grow log, and copied to the thread for public information. I stopped posting to the log when everything began to just
run itself without any surprises. THere are many more pictures and explanations under threads by stormcooker. Enjoy!!!