Citral Grow...Starting From Day 3 until I harvest!

[tinytoon]

dam nice looking plants :thumbsup:

[martyrprojekt]

PROBLEMS:

*I am getting one plant that is droopy
*I am getting this canoeing effect upward from the vein in my fan leaves, no downward drooping. But, something that needs to be watched.
*I am still noticing some lingering calcium and magnesium issues, which is probably the main issue that is causing all of these symptoms.

Note: It seems like I am seeing the beginning stages of lockout, only time will tell with this one!

PLAN OF ACTION:

* I am going to see if I can get the plants to perk up with the new nute schedule first. My PH is staying at 5.8, and that seems good since I flushed the res yesterday.

* If I continue seeing signs of these issues, I will be flushing with distilled water and cal-mag only. I want to see if the new nute regiment works prior to flushing the res again and using just distilled water and cal mag.

* I raised my lights today. I think I was burning the tips of the larger plants...too close to T5 light.

* I am considering putting the plants into pots with the hydrotron instead of just sitting in the tray. I think this will make things easier in moving the plants to flower later this month.

* I have decided to flower all of the these plants when the time is right and I get these issues under control. Tweaking these hydro systems is proving to be a bitch, I miss the simple nature of soil sometimes. (LMAO)....But, I know this shit smokes soooo much better. :jointsmile:

WHAT I NEED FROM THE FORUM:

* Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong here would be helpful. At 30 days I should now be able to use full strength veg nutes to get these girls exploding with growth.

* I am wondering why growth in some of the plants seems stagnant. The plants are getting super dense, and I am not seeing much height from these girls. I raised the lights in hopes to correct this problem, as I think that might have been the case. :wtf:

* Should I flush now, or wait?

[martyrprojekt]

So...I flushed the res...again. Distilled water with Cal mag. Ph level is at 5.8...

I also did a foliar spray of water with cal mag.

This was necessary. I could not avoid it, and I did not want to cause potential damage because I failed to act quickly. I need to get this lockout over with, and move onto some growth.

Also, I am considering tying down two of the plants later this week...to let the rest of the plants catch up to the canopy I want to develop.

So, With all of this being said...it is time to continue the flush. I let the new water run for 30 minutes after the flush during its normal watering time. I wanted to make sure the nutrients were being worked out of the tray.

We shal see the girls buck up after a couple days...and the canoeing issue will be totally gone. I am positive of it.

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Happy Growing

-Martyr Projekt

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[martyrprojekt]

Flushing the res with distilled water and calmag did the trick. The growth today was good, along with the plants correcting themselves from the lockout. There is a light at the end of this tunnel. :jointsmile:

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Happy Growing :hippy:

-Martyr Projekt

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[tinytoon]

raising lights should help with height and full str nutes no doubt :thumbsup: sorry I running a little late hehe. what is light height at now? if already stated I appologize and must have missed it. seperate buckets would make the move to flower alot easier I am sure. I do my whole grow in a tray so I dont have to move them but can tell you the entire tray is a root mass at the end

[martyrprojekt]

So...What has gone down the last two days!

Course of Action taken for Nute Lockout:

* Flushed res for 2 days with distilled water and Cal Mag, Watered for 30 minutes when I changed the res to water with Cal Mag.

* Watched the girls like a hawk, making sure canoeing effect disappeared, and discoloration was clearing up.

* sprayed distilled water and cal mag solution as a foliar spray for plants. 3 times per day over the 48 hours. (have continued to do so 2 times per day since)

Results:

*Plants became really bushy...which is the point of aggressive growth nutrients.

* 48 hours after flush and with plants showing signs of full recovery...I added full strength nutes again.

Notes:

- The mistake I made was not correcting the nutrient imbalance of calcium and magnesium deficiency before continuing with my aggressive veg nute schedule. If not corrected your plants will lock out quickly...and not absorb the nutrients needed to sustain growth.

- This imbalance caused the plants to show signs of nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, and iron imbalances. This can throw off the beginning grower...Always revert back to the original symptoms the plant was showing. Flush your system for 48 hours and address the imbalances first shown. THIS WILL SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM...95% of the time.

This strain is very resilient, as I have killed less resistant strains with far less issues. I have attached some pictures for you all to see the result of my troubleshooting this problem. A big thank you to everyone who has provided feedback and advice...Especially LocNar, Italiano, and TinyToon...Thanks a million.

26 days to clone. The countdown begins. :jointsmile:

Oh yeah...Raised my lights to get some vertical growth...not just bushy plants, I want these bitches taller!

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Happy Growing :hippy:

-Martyr Projekt

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[LOC NAR on probation]

Looking awsome. Yea just a little stretch to take cutting is good.

Can't wait to see some buds. I will be following for sure. Maybe I can sneek a pic of mine if I can get a camera that works. We got just about 3 weeks till finish.

[martyrprojekt]

SO the girls are averaging about 1 inches in height...I raised the everyday the last two days to get more height out of them.

They are back on aggressive growth and doing quite nicely. Huge difference in growth and vegging.

Changed res again...they sucked up tons of my water the last couple days. I am thinking about adding a fourth feeding every day. We shall see.

Leaves underneath the fans leaves were showing canoeing...Probably why my ph was so high before I changed my res...The little girls wanted more nutes. 4th feeding should do this! Fixed ph by flushing res, and adding nutes. At this rate these girls are gonna make me poor with how thirsty they are.

Here are some pics...let me know what you think...Oh yeah...seedlings are looking good too...Not leggy at all!


LOC...post some damn pics I wanna see your work.


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Happy Growing :hippy:

-Martyr Projekt

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[LOC NAR on probation]

My 800 dollar fuji camera took a crap on me but I barrowed one and maybe I can get some good pic's. The fuji took awsome pic of tric's close up. Have to play with the camera for close ups. I will post this evening as the lights don't come on till about 8 east coast time. I think I have a few when they first started too.

Just remember when you start drooling so am I. No meds here untill they finish. LOL

[LOC NAR on probation]

I had to try 2 times and then had to turn the lights out. The crappy camera does not have a flash. Oh well here they are. Maybe not too bad. I will get a better camera or get mine fixed.