Mixed Strains Summer Indoor Harvest

[Shovelhandle]

Problems... WTF, over?
I guess it wasn't hot soil after all. The new seedlings went tits up and they didn't have the same soil or any nutes. The older plants are going necrotic. I took the chance of emptying all the cups, dipping the roots in clear water and transplanting into new soil mix. Maybe they will recover enough to continue this grow.
I believe the problem is my Ph corrected water. I used hydrochloric acid, according to instructions on the web; 8 oz acid to the gallon of water. This put the Ph at 6.0. My tested says 6.0, I checked it with a reagent test and it agrees, 6.0. Hopefully I can get back on track with my usual 7.0 well water, which has served well in the past. Then I'll get out to pick up some proper Ph 'down' and try that out. Meanwhile, I've started 10 more Ak-47 seeds in the event that things don't turn around.

[Shovelhandle]

OK, over a week later and most of the plants have new healthy growth. Today I put 8 plants into 3 gallon bags and mixed and filled another 20 or more bags. I have a 2x4 T5HO over a bunch of younger seedlings and a 400 w MH over the 3 gallon planters. I have to re-arrange things before I transplant any more into bags. Probably looking to get another 400 watt light in there too. 30-50 plants to start and may see as many as 25 females in bags and pails so I'll need the second light if all goes well.

[Shovelhandle]

Plants are making a come back. There are about 47 seedlings all together. Mostly are topped and in 3 gallon bags and the rest are in 16 oz cups. Many different flavors. Some outdoor feminized indicas doing very nicely too.

[Shovelhandle]

I'm at week seven for the older plants and week two - three four the replacements. All the older plants are looking great and many of the younger plants are catching up.

Bad news...We've had the wettest Spring in history and I've been pumping the grow area out daily, if not twice a day. This morning I found the first plant with signs of p.m. I sprayed them all down with Safer fungicide spray (sulphur). I'll keep an eye out and I've increased the ventilation.

[rattlingdags]

That was kind of a bitter - sweet post A bit of good news and a bit of bad. I hope your weather picks up quickly and summer rolls in
We need some pics here too Shovel!

[Shovelhandle]

Ok, it's been unusual for me not to keep a running photo journal but it's been rough going. Plants are settled in nicely, some are seven weeks old and some in the center of the grow area are only three to four weeks old. I hate to start looking for signs of sex on the earlier plants as I'm sure they are mature enough to flip. This is probably the most difficult kind of grow, a sea of green with a dozen different strains and ages. They are arranged six by six. I will be training the plants with a final trim and LST to keep things even and of course I'll be cutting the bottom branches (lollypop).
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[Shovelhandle]

I took each plant fed and topped it and used sticks to help support them. The tap roots seem to be pretty shallow and the plants tend to fall when watered. I'll give them another week to recover from the topping before I flip them all. Most will be at week nine and a few replacement plants only at week five.
The SSH were particularly stretchy and were cut back to try and get the canopy somewhat closer to even. I took a couple of cuttings of it just to work on my cloning 'skills'.
Outdoor plants are looking great, too bad they are in an insecure place. I was hoping to gift some of them before they got going too big. They are feminized indica dominant hybrids.

[DTRave420]

Nice Shov!!!

Glad to see ya keepin' busy...Acually,I knew you were as I've lurked your grows at MN's...
Is that NorCal Daddy'sGirl ImageReapers???
Yep,the SSH is usually quite the strecher...

I just finished up a small grow...Taking a break for a bit as I'm having a hip replacement next month...

Hope all is well man,

Stay cool,

DTR

[Shovelhandle]

Good luck with the repair. Hope you have a rapid, complete recovery, Bub!

Week 8 for most of the plants, four weeks for the substitutes. Many of the sativa doms were stretching out of control, even after the topping. So, I trip heavy and start week one of Bloom Cycle tomorrow.
Some of 'em look pretty skinny, after going through the stress of low Ph and trying to keep the 'subs' directly under the lights, to help 'em catch up. The older, sativas were stretching for the lights a lot. The root systems appear to be filling out nicely

Happy Brother x Choc Chunk X AK-47, AK-47, Z11 x Neville's Haze, AK-47, Super Silver Haze x Blueberry X Neville's Haze


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[Shovelhandle]

Afghani Dream x BOG Medley (purple trait), Super Silver Haze, Super Silver Haze x Blueberry, ChemD x AK-47, Z11 x Neville's Haze

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