Hydro Nute Problem with pics... Help Needed

[Weedhound]

MVP....are they growing? Have they taken a big growth spurt or something? A rising ph can be due to higher nutrient needs in some plants....mine starts rising pretty steadily from about week 4 on. If they are eating the numbers down.....that sure doesn't sound like burn.....what do they look like?

[Weedhound]

I hear the oakton ph meters are the way to go.....best value for money, accurate, last quite a while. Got that from TWO sources I trust.

[MVP]

Well, they started 12/12 light cycle on 10/1 and were due to finish in 8-9 weeks (tomorrow is 10 weeks - 70 days of flower completed). There is a little bud growth on the Skunk and BB, but MKs are about the same or very little growth. The leaves with the nute def still have yellow splotches on them and are brittle.

I am noticing the trich development is slow - just seeing hints of amber - and I feel like I might as well ride out the next couple of weeks for good measure. I will not get anywhere close to the yield I should have without the nute def, and the amber is slower to happen than I was expecting, but I will give it another 10 days or so to see if I can get what I have to finish properly.

[Weedhound]

Yes...may as well. Shame but its all done in the name of learning. I supercropped a BUNCH of my plants once and I know it cut the final yield by about 1/2.....just did too much pruning for too long and all the plants could think about was healing themselves from constantly being plucked rather than making buds.

[MVP]

Definitely some learning here. No doubt about that! Here's this morning's numbers:

PH 5.6
(down from 5.8)

PPM 1278
(up rom 1255)

Triches still not there yet. They are the only reason I have not chopped them down. Smell is pretty pungent in the morning since I shut the fan off at night to keep temps from falling below the 55 degrees.

[MVP]

Well, their time has come. My house is stinking too much from holding the BD's out of the vented flower room so this group has been harvested. The trichomes were mostly cloudy, between 5-10 percent amber. They stink quite a bit themselves and it took me 3 hours to harvest and manicure.

Due to the low yield and size, I built a drying contraption (DIY, McGyver style) and have them chilling in their right now. Basically I built a carbon scrubber, then inserted it into a storage tote, built a couple of screened shelves, then plugged it in and let it go...

No official weight, only a guess that I'll get somewhere between 1-2 oz. when it is dried. I'll probably use the entire harvest for baking edibles and maybe some cannabis capsules.

[Weedhound]

Those are yout MK's? Nice little drying contraption there. :thumbsup:

Ps....I'll update a little later but I got rid of Kushette....

[MVP]

Yeah, the MK's are on the top shelf, and the Super Skunk and Blueberry are divided 50/50 on the lower, smaller shelf.

I've got 4 little MK clones that you are welcome to visit since Kushette is no longer... and a Mom that has cuts every week or two.

I think I'll post a DIY thread on the dryer so that those interested can see how easy it was to build.

[MVP]

Well I was WRONG. Not a little wrong, but WAY WRONG. :wtf: And happy to be wrong - I should never try to guess their yield, but let's say I am pleasantly surprised by the outcome.

Final Yield:
3.0 oz of Master Kush (from 2 dirt ex-moms and 2 DWC clones)
.75 oz of Super Skunk from 1 SS clone (DWC)
.50 oz of Blueberry from 1 BB clone (DWC) - she was small as she started Veg later
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Final Yield 4.25 oz of what looks to be relatively decent buds. Lowers are light and fluffy, but uppers are tight and dense.

Biggest bummer is I have been interviewing and expect a pre-employment hair test so I can't sample the goods for another 30 days ... However they are in curing jars and should be perfect by the Superbowl!!

MVP :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Yeah.....my MK's weighed out MUCH heavier than I thought it would by sight as well. Good work. :thumbsup: