Closet Doms in Water.... An Ad Hoc Log of Black Dominas in DWC Hydro

Upon studying post # 203 I discover your ratios of Cal Mag come pretty close to a 60/40ratio........about a 65/35 percent with no problems that I can see. This is about what I have had good results with as well.....AFTER I stopped using the hydroton.

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

Upon studying post # 203 I discover your ratios of Cal Mag come pretty close to a 60/40ratio........about a 65/35 percent with no problems that I can see. This is about what I have had good results with as well.....AFTER I stopped using the hydroton.

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I might bump it up just a wee bit next time as I am seeing a very minor CA def, but it is likely due to a funky PH that spends more time dropping this entire grow than it does rising... :wtf: It showed up only in the last week or so and there are a few P or K def signs as well.

This late and looking this frosty, with the def only on old large leaves, I'm not gonna change anything at this point.

And yes, amazingly, I am still growing in Hydroton somewhat successfully...

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

The back of my bottle says 4 tablespoons (60ml) per liter....not per gallon. Approx 4 liters to a gallon......approx 4 cups to a liter.

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My bad, liter.

Now I'm pissed. I got no lighter with my samples.

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Originally Posted by Opie Yutts

Now I'm pissed. I got no lighter with my samples.

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Boy did YOU get ripped off!!! :eek:

Wow, things are happening in the closet. The BDs are exuding a strong mouth-watering aroma. It is a sweet, sticky jungle in there!

Right now the trichs are close to 70 percent cloudy, 30 percent clear, a couple of ambers here and there but not ready for the chop. I'll be checking trichs again in 3-4 days. I'm planning to let them go at least 8 weeks, or even 9 if that is what it takes to get to 10-20 percent amber.

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Changed nutes tonight, running 1140 PPM 5.9 PH...

Here is the recap including PPMs for the Hound et al.

5.0 gal RO water = 15 PPM
+ 2ml/gal Zone = 17 PPM
+ 10 ml/gal EJ Microblast = 165 PPM
+ 12 ml/gal CalMag = 620 PPM
+ 12 ml/gal PBP Bloom = 1070 PPM
+ 5 ml/gal Liquid Karma = 1150 PPM
+ 10 ml/gal Doc Hornsby's Sweet Leaf = 1150 (no shit, doesn't raise PPMs!!)
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Added to res, adjusted PH, final = 3.25 gal each res, 1140 PPM, 5.9 PH

We are heading down the home stretch, hold on for the finish!

MVP :jointsmile:

Harvest was last night. Here are some photos of the adventure. I am not sure of the weight or anything. That will come in a week or so when I start the curing process...

For your viewing pleasure:

looks like a nice harvest. so how many weeks of flower did U let them go?

Looks like a very nice harvest.

I can't WAIT to try this strain myself!

I let them go 9 weeks this time...

Looks good. Any news on the weight yet?

Well they were ready for the curing jars so I packed nine glass half-gal widemouths with bud and will proceed to burp and tumble for a week or so. Gotta wait for the weight until dry and final manicure is complete in about 2 weeks. No rush on my end, plenty on hand.

EXCELLENT! Way to FILL THOSE BABIES!! :thumbsup:

mmmm....lovely mason jars...

couple things.

first WOW, nice harvest, NICE jars!
mom's cannin never looked that good, hehehe.

2nd, on the Liquid Light.
I am more convinced than ever that the bleaching i experienced was due to LL.
i strongly recommend 1/2 strength, as my experinces are near full strength.
i also strongly recommend caution with young sprouts from beans.
my experience and thinking leads me to theorize the chemical maturity of a plant will have an effect on how the plant reacts from LL. My sprouts were in early week 3 when i first gave LL. the newest leaves after that had bleached out areas. these recovered slightly, and the leaves grew in size, but the spots are still there on otherwise healthy leaves.
it scared me a lil when it happened.
and it happened more than once, like again in late week 4.
as i have done no corrective actions to soil or any other conditions, other than reducing the strength and frequency of use, i attribute this bleaching to the LL.

just a word of caution.:cool:

I definitely agree with Rock on most of his LL disertation....:D I use full strength but burned a 2 week old Nexus with the stuff even following directions to the letter and in fact using less light than recommended on the bottle instructions.

In speaking to my hydro guy awhile back he mentioned that he thought using LL twice a week "was plenty" despite the company's stating it can be used every other day and that it was perfectly safe on any rooted plant over a week old. I've definitely found those two statements NOT to be in "the plant's best interest." ;)

Thanks for the words of advice. I am hesitant and conservative in a small number of things in life, but definitely in my garden. So far the Strawberry Cough and GDP have been on an LL-free diet. Now that they are almost a foot tall they will likely get a 1/2 strength "trial spray" of the LL... I will update in a while as my new job has me tied up 10-12 hours a day.

No complaints though, work is good for me and so is a paycheck... it funds experiments. Speaking of such look at the Cranberry recipe again soon, I'm baking a larger, more aggressive batch tonight! :jointsmile:

Go get em Betty Crocker!! :D

Funny how stuff changes and plans go out the window. Had to speed up drying for a couple of uninteresting reasons and weight estimate is 248 grams from the grow. That means I was getting just short of 9 oz with an efficiency of ~ 0.60 gram/watt. Not bad but not badass either. Still trying to achieve 0.80 or better. Maybe next time...

i'm pretty sure that's better than i have done....Well send me those nine ozs and I'll strainghten them out for you. :D