Easy Ryder T5/HPS Grow

WEEK 2
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Mon, October 05, 2009
-Changed solution to G:B:LQ = 1mL:1.5mL:2.5mL/2L of water
-Added the bloom for extra phosphorus to see if P deficiency caused slow growth
-No more fish water
-Continued use of peroxide for root development
-Observed increased size in first true leaf set after 4 hour dark period
-Installed fan into case; testing it with HPS for heat buildup
-Plant is now under HPS
Tue, October 06, 2009
-Fan is constantly blowing on plant even during dark cycle
-Plant has yellow patch on one leaf
-Started using fresh order of nutes and added a few epsom crystals to solution
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-Yellow patch more pronounced but did not spread
Wed, October 07, 2009
-Fan is off during dark cycle now
-Prepared epsom salt spray with a minute amount of detergent
-Younger leaves on top look pale
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-Slight residue from spray, plant seems to be recovering
-Nutrient solution at 30drops/2L and nutes are now at dosages indicated on bottles (Grow and LQ)
-Regular epsom salt spritzes instead of in solution
-Added drop of molasses for K
Thu, October 08, 2009
-Continuing with B:LQ=(3mL:2.5mL)/2L with a drop of molasses and epsom salt solution foliar spray
-New growth appears very healthy
-Slight chlorosis on other first true leaf but otherwise very healthy
-Vigorous growth in last 12 hours; plant must be focusing on vegetative growth at this point
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-Plant seems stable now but with curled down leaves
-Odour noticeable when smelling the plant up close
Fri, October 09, 2009
-EVerything is great, plant is responding great to nutes and hps
Sat, October 10, 2009
-Leaves are getting bigger although looks like they're curled in on themselves to try to absorb th[e ambient light
Sun, October 11, 2009
-New node develops everyday; currently at 4 nodes
-Sprayed with epsom salt solution

Residual epsom salt spray plus close proximity HPS could be a good reason you are getting chlorotic spotting. The water acts like a lens on the leaves focusing them like burning ants as a kid. Just a thought, what's your goal with the epsom spray?

thanks for the reply, pretty much, before, i've always had problems with interveinal chlorosis and a good old simple epsom foliar spray fixed everything. plus ph levels, after i brought it down lower everything went perfectly. now, if only my stupid sd card reader would fix itself :(

So I finally got a USB SD card adapter and here are some new updated pics!
here's looking at the private parts of my plant/future budsites
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regular snapshot to show off size and progress of growth
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and the obligatory canopy shot
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day 16 - come on preflowers!!!! :( i'm getting so bored, i think im about to explode in pictures. that's what everyone likes to do anyways, look at pictures then just leave lol losers j/k :P last time i grew autos they started flowering just at about 20-21 days, i hope the ak 47 doesn't prolong that function

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new growth directly in the middle of the pic worrying me:
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Just stopped in to see how things are coming along! Looking good my friend! :thumbsup:

thanks! i've been reading your post too, lookin at your pics really makes the wait seem a whole lot better, you should definitely post some more pics lol

I GOT PREFLOWERS!!! i just checked out my plant's nodes and i see tiny little white hairs, so exciting XD

when do i change my nute formula to bloom???

check out the middle just to the right of the stem, you can just barely see the hair but it's that long white wisp jsut beside the stem:
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