DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
Just a quick update. I moved some of my GDP??s around. I switched GDP #1 with BD#3, and now GDP is in the most lit part of the garden:
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3927.jpg
Long, stringy roots have exploded on all of the plants, with the mutant BD#1 having two distinct root balls coming from the net pot where ONE clone was planted. These are my tallest babies (BD #1 and #3):
BD #1:
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3921.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3922.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3923.jpg
BD#3:
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3926.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3925.jpg
Entire Crop:
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_3927.jpg
I??ll use the better camera for tonight??s update.
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
Looking good still. Now that the light is closer just keep an eye out for leaves getting crispy and such, also can check by hand at plant height to check for how much heat.
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
Tinytoon, thanks again for the tips. The light, thanks to the cool tube, is surprisingly cooler than I thought it could be. The GDP's have almost instantly responded to the lower lights and the switching of positions. I cant wait to post updated pics tonight.
One thing I'm slapping my head over: my partner and I had no choice but to cut our new access panel while the plants were in the room. With limited space, we had to do it that way. Sawdust got everywhere, but we managed to protect the plants and they barely noticed. However, like an idiot, I neglected to turn my intake off and now theres a very light dusting of sawdust inside my cool tube. To take it apart and clean it would mean taking apart my entire vent system. I know the dust reduces the light output, but I'm going to have to wait until this grow is complete before I can get in there, take everything apart, and really clean that room up. This grow has been amazingly educational, so I'm not upset about the errors that have occurred: this just means my next grow will avoid those same errors :-)
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
Your learning :thumbsup: and on your way to being a grower!!:weedpoke:
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
DAY 10
Came home today to a new digital pH tester and some happy ladies. After calibrating the tester (which arrived .8 off, as is) I tested each of my reservoirs and all of them tested from 6.0 ?? 6.2. A little high on the acceptable range, but I??m very satisfied with the GH hydro pH testing kit which was right in the ballpark when I used it this entire week (dropped the old digital pH tester and broke it).
The pH solution took a while to ??get? as the instructions basically say ??experiment and find out what works?, which I did. I now don??t need a measuring cup for the pH, it just takes a little doing (and a digital pH tester for time??s sake) to get the hang of it. And boy, does a little pH down/up go a long way. Anal as I and my partner are about this stuff, I added a drop or two of pH down to the near perfect reservoirs and now every single one of my babies is sitting at exactly 5.8 pH. I realized that since the babies tend to raise .1 in pH over night, they'll be within the perfect range tomorrow morning. In case anyone is interested in what I??m using (or will be using as some of those nutes aren??t being added yet), here you go:
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01379.jpg
The GDP??s have really come to life, although these pictures don??t do them justice. Even my cranky ol?? BD#2 is beginning to sprout new foliage on her top (again, I couldn??t get my wife??s complicated camera working properly so these pics kind of suck). I took these pictures before I clipped off a dead leaf from one of the GDP's and a dead leaf from my BD#2.
My other two BD??s continue to rocket upwards on onwards. Each one now ??towers? at 8 ¾ inches tall, and the mutant BD#1 has two side by side plants growing at nearly the same rate.
My area is going to get a little warmer over the next few days, so I may need to find cheap methods for cooling the reservoir. I thought of chucking in pHed ice cubes into them, but it seems that if the roots touched them that might not be a good thing. I??m also thinking of freezing a water bottle and letting that sit in the bucket, but the root touching frozen object problems emerges again. I think a compromise might be to buy some cheap ice gel pads or something, freeze them, then let the buckets sit on them during the 5 ?? 6 hour hot period. Any tips on homemade/DIY/economical reservoir cooling techniques for DWC? I see the appeal of a single reservoir hydro system during the summer months as it must be much easier to control the water temps.
DAILY UPDATE
Sorry for the quality of this picture set, my wife was using her camera today and adjusted her settings. She promises to set it up for me tomorrow so that tomorrow??s picture set will look better.
BD #1
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01362.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01363.jpg
BD#2
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01367.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01368.jpg
BD#3
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01375.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01376.jpg
GDP#1
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01369.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01370.jpg
GDP#2
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01371.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01372.jpg
GDP#3
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01373.jpg
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01374.jpg
Entire Crop: http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/DSC01374.jpg
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
Just like the energizer bunny ........................................ still going :jointsmile:
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
Tinytoon, yessir! I checked this morning and all my babies were doing excellent! BD#2 is making a fantastic comeback. The pH was a little high this morning, but I'm assuming that since I'm only 2 - 3 days out from changing the water out, the babies are sucking up the fresh new nutes (which if I understand correctly, should also change the pH of the water). This would explain why my pH levles tend to level out as the week drags on, but raise overnight for a few days after I switch the reservoir. More pics tonight :D
DWC GDP/Blue Dream grow log.
yup you in the ballpark about the PH
