Northeastern Dutch Passion Brainstorm and Blueberry Grow 2009

[AKickedBowl]

Yeah I guess I was quick to complain. I get so anxious waiting for replies I have no patience lol.

Quarteroy----- I'll definatly check at your grow soon. Thanks for the advice about the yellowing leaves.

Its pretty much obvious at this point the first internode of leaves on both plants are going to die but whatever everything else looks great. I checked them today and they reaching up for the light looking very happy.

I plan to repot them at some point today and I'll post more picture soon after.

[BeFree]

the plants are looking healthy for two weeks. Give or take. :thumbsup: Also a very good deal on the FF nutes. I was wondering if you have any air circulation? since you don't have dirt up the rim of the pot, stagnant air could build up and its not good for the plants at all. At seedling stage, if the stagnant air was an issue, could easily give your babies stem rot. normally turning a darker pale brown green and becoming squishy. After that, she dries up and nothing is connected to the root. :wtf: Just saying that air circulation helps the plants breath. also, pluck out those little useless yard weeds in the pots. They'll easily suck up your nutes and water.

besafe:jointsmile:

[AKickedBowl]

In the first pictures you can obviously see the three fans pulling out from the top (one is directly above the lights, I'm SURE this has a lot to do why my box has been staying so cool). In the fourth picture you can a rectangular object next to the closest plant: thats another computer fan.

All the fans are wired to a single 12 volt adapter

[BeFree]

I understand you pulling air through with the compy fans. But I'm now cleared up on the extra fan next to the plants as well. another thing. computer fans can operate at up to 13.6v, and you having four on one 12 volt output might not be running the fans at optimum performance. also, any drainage in the containers? roots like airflow as well. :hippy:

Just like to help others see more than just the few options they are working with.

beSafe:jointsmile:

[AKickedBowl]

The reason they're all wired to one is because I was pretty sure it would support them all at a pretty good speed and it made wiring a great deal less annoying. Theirs holes at the bottom of those cups and I pick them up many times a day so that moves around I guess.

[quarteroy]

what color temp cfl's you running? from the pics they almost look like soft white 2700k if so you may want to make a trip to the store for veg and buy some daylight cfl's other wise you will get some major stretch.

[syde00]

what color temp cfl's you running? from the pics they almost look like soft white 2700k if so you may want to make a trip to the store for veg and buy some daylight cfl's other wise you will get some major stretch.

I think he;s doing a 50/50 mix of cool and soft white's in the 6th picture of the first post.

not bad to give em a bit of a mix, but i'd probably go all out 2700Ks for flowering personally.

[headshake]

i Pretty much get the same thing too people are busy and stuff but your grow looks pretty cool ill be watching. lower leaves slowly turning yellow generally means nitro deficiency. and your plants look a little older than 2.5 weeks is that from when you put the seed in the ground or once you had leaves? i say it looks like they needed the nitro to me. :thumbsup: plants look good now. well ill be stopping in all the time you should stop by mine (first grow. led) maybe we can be posting buddies lol.:wtf:

peace.

the lower leaves are more than likely turning yellow due to lack of light. CFLs aren't very "potent" at penetrating very deep into a canopy (however small that canopy might be).

as long as the new growth is healthy there is nothing to worry about.

I understand you pulling air through with the compy fans. But I'm now cleared up on the extra fan next to the plants as well. another thing. computer fans can operate at up to 13.6v, and you having four on one 12 volt output might not be running the fans at optimum performance. also, any drainage in the containers? roots like airflow as well. :hippy:

Just like to help others see more than just the few options they are working with.

beSafe:jointsmile:

voltage is additive in series and the same accross each component. so as long as they are in parallel they should be fine.

current is additive in parallel.

I think he;s doing a 50/50 mix of cool and soft white's in the 6th picture of the first post.

not bad to give em a bit of a mix, but i'd probably go all out 2700Ks for flowering personally.

a mix of 75%, 2700K, 25%, 6500K is your best bet for flower. plants still like the blue end of the spectrum, just not as much.


good growing!


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[AKickedBowl]

I'm not flowering any of these plants inside this box. Sorry for the misunderstanding but there was a reason I entitled it "Northeastern". These plants will only be in here for another couple of weeks and then they're going outside and the log will continue like that. I'll have two more brainstorm and a blue berry soon though which will go out a few weeks after the first two.

[Shovelhandle]

Excellent! Me too, I hope to put out some DP Blueberry. Good Luck.