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i don't think they're done for. if the yellowing progresses to consume 50%+ of leaf area, then they're probably goners. keep up the misting as often as possible. the finer the mist, the better. i also spray the interior of the dome, and thats keeps it moist-er longer. i'm crossing fingers for your lil ladies! i'm sure it'll work out. all chalks up to learning!
stay safe
-GG84
thanks for the words of encouragement GG84. I was sitting there re-reading some of your posts about your cloner and thinking about what I could have possibly done wrong. Then it hit me. pH!!
I checked the pH in the bubbler. Off the fucking charts. Like 8+ (I know, terrible noob mistake). Got my pH down, and it took a ton, but I got it down to around 6 or a little lower. Hopefully this saves my little babies. I figure I will be able to tell in the next 4-5 days if there is hope still. It will be quite a comeback to say the least!
Other then that I LSTed the big lady a bit. I never realized how much fun it can be to put the girls in bondage! I think it will allow a lot more light into the middle :thumbsup:
Any ideas on "autowatering"? Going to be away for approx 9 days in 2 weeks. Very very nervous.
Take care all and keep posting!
- Secret
ah, yes. the often-forgotten but oh-so-important pH. you'll want to check/adjust pH after adding your superthrive and thrive-alive (i'm actually not sure if they're pH buffered or not, but testing pH right before you give the water to the plants is a good habit to get into) and check it often enough at first to get an idea of when you will need to change your reservoir. <---holy run-on sentence, batman
ph 5.8-6.2 will be good for the bubbler. i may just be a little too high, but thoughts that i've heard something about clones prefering a higher (or maybe lower) pH are creeping into my head. i'll research that and get back to you... anywhos, 5.8-6.2 has worked for mine.
ha ha! bondage... funny... hope the LST proves effective for you. i want to see the before and after of when you leave for those 9 days! speaking of that, have you seen the little hand-blown glass globes with a little stem coming out of them? I HAVE NO IDEA IF THESE WORK WELL, LET ALONE FOR CANNABIS, but it might be something to look into. lets see if i can find a link...
Aqua Globesā?¢ watering bulbs Plant Watering System.
now (as i am an eternal skeptic), keep in mind that this is the company-run site, and i didn't bother to look for any reviews. thats up to you! i've also seen these sold at my local gardening store. perhaps someone else on the forums has tried them...? hope it helps!
stay safe everyone.
-GG84
We've got roots!! On both clones! One of them is pretty yellow on the lower leaves, so if she makes it I'll be pretty impressed. The other one is looking pretty good though. Either way, probably on Sunday or so (depending on root growth of course) I will put them in soil and see if I can give them a fighting chance.
My plan is to shut down the cloner and use the clone box as a veg room. I'll probably only use 1 - 105W 6500K CFL in this one for the moment and use some major LSTing / clone cutting to keep 'em short of the moment (I know, cutting clones would infer that I need to restart the cloner, but I'll deal with that when I get there). The box is only 20" high I think so the max I can probably get is 12"-14" before I put her in the flower box.
I'll take some pics either tonight or tomorrow and let everyone see how things are going.
Peace all,
-Secret
the ol' pH theory proved correct. nice one, secret :thumbsup:
haha, what up GG84.
damn pH theory. i tell ya it's the root of every f-ing problem from soil to hydro. Either way, I am glad I got it figured out.
see ya around buddy,
-secret
Just snapped some pics for the lady and the clones roots so I thought I'd throw them up. As follows:
1) Entire big lady
2) A little closer. The main colas are on the far right and left (from LSTing)
3) Main top close up
4) More Close ups
5) Close up again
Let me know what you think of her.
Just a few not so great pics of the roots from the cloner. How do I know when the roots are ready to move on to soil?
The pics are pretty self-explainatory. I didn't even put picks of the plants because one looks like total shit (probs a goner) and the other one doesn't look all that pretty. Wish I had figured out the pH thing at the beginning! Oh well ...
Peace all,
-Secret
wow she looks great and the clones too.
make sure to wate and transplant the clones after they have grown around 1 inch of roots.
thats how I was told how to do it. thats was 5 years when I first started trying to clone my plants.
the 1 inch roots will get a hold of the medium better thus keeping the plants healthyer.
:thumbsup::jointsmile:
Thanks hydro, i appreciate the advice and compliments.
Today was rather productive. The clones were rooting amazingly well so I put them into soil and watered them with a tiny bit of SuperThrive, ThriveAlive and veg nutes to help them get going. And I do mean a tiny ... I don't want to burn these babies.
I converted the clone box into a veg room and put the 105W 6500K in there. With the exhaust and passive intake it is actually staying plenty cool in there which is a nice surprise. I think around 72 last time I checked. Let's just hope these girls perk up in their new home.
I just got my flower nutes and will be watering with them today. I have FF Tiger Bloom (2-8-4) and Dr. Hornby's Bug Bud (0-10-40). Hopefully that will start to fatten up those buds (not that I am complaining).
The clones are ugly so I'm going to wait until the grow a bit before snapping pics.
Stay safe everyone,
-secret