Skywalker grow day 1

[OldGrowerDude]

Hey I think I figured it out here goes! I can't wait to find out which one will make the leet-ist cloning stock

[OldGrowerDude]

Nice I got the hang of it heres another :

[babystarbud]

thanks for the comments , just to put your mind at rest, time scale aside...my plants were quite a bit bigger before they showed sex under 18/6 lighting...just keep em goin aslong as you have enough height to play with,
mine are now averaging 46inch from soil to tip.

what light are you using oldgrowerdude/

[babystarbud]

you might notice the two outer plants are leaning out, thats because ive used zip-ties in an attemt to keep them from growing into the lamp, the plant at the back shes also had her main cola tied down to its pot using some old speaker cable, resulting in more horizontal growth.

[babystarbud]

good point about the ferts, oldgrowerdude, i am raming them back up to 1.5x dose, but if i fail to mention it in future replies, i wil be phasing it down toward the end, especsially as is got a high "N" content (10-25-25)

[babystarbud]

i did manage to buy some pretty much pure "P" and pure "K" powder nutes, but they arnt the soluble type, more the type that you would mix into the soil to start with, so im just going to carry on with what ive got...

if it aint broke, dont fix it...lol

[OldGrowerDude]

It looks like the ones you tied back might be a bit easier to manage, I'm thinking about just topping mine early and making bushes, thats how I usually do it.

I have plenty of vertical, and horizontal room. I have a 100W flourescent tray for clones, a 250W mh for seedlings and moms, a 600W hps for vegging crops, and My Flower room is a 1000W mh and a 1000W hps all under Daystar reflector hoods.

Obviously looking at your plant pics they are massively heavy on the Nitrogen, and show lush green growth..... As far as your nutes go I would have to submit that they are broke, well wounded at the least. It's hard to imagine a nutrient that is not water soluble, it has to dissolve eventually for the plant to absorb it.... I am curious what the pure P and K nutes you have are, if you can make a Tea out of it, or soak it in warm water for a few minutes before feeding your plants you would be much better off that what you are using now. Toss in a pic or discription of those powder nutes you might just be better off with them.

[babystarbud]

hi, ones called potash ( 0-0-49 ), and the other is called superphosphate( 0-17-0 )

ive tried mixing a little with some warm water, but its just settles to the bottom so im a bit wary of it just sitting on top of the soil...
mind you, i only used a cup of water with a spoonfull of firt to test, so maybe with a full litre of water it will disolve better..will have to try..

and then theres the dosage to figure out, i guess the potash will be 1/2 or 3/4 a teaspoon per litre per plant, and thesuperphosphate 1 - 1.5teaspoon...should give me about what im currently giving, but without the N?

thanks for the interest and advice..

[OldGrowerDude]

If that stuff will dissolve (even partially) overnight at the correct ratio per litre I would go with it for sure. You could even add a drop or two of your other Nutes in for just a smidgen of Nitrogen to balance things out (not recommended on this case you have N overdose). Just remember not to mix concentrates straight together, add water first

If you don't feel comfortable with that do whatever you think you must, but I'm a big fan of mixing small amounts of various nutrients together (especially organic) to cover the spectrum of micronutrients.

Another option is to try diluting your tea and water just one plant and see how it responds, if it does well do the same to the others next feeding (I would always suggest using this method as opposed to risking an entire crop).

Here are my Best skywalkers, and a shot of the HPS in flower room (With about 24 misty clones right now, 12 get harvested every 2 weeks perpetually imp: ) where they will be budding in a few weeks. I cant wait to flower these Skys especially after seeing that fat cola close up pic you took please please please post more dank bud shots when you get a chance! And Have you pinched any off to see if it makes good smoke yet im literally salivating over here waiting to taste some of this Gear!!!

[babystarbud]

thats quite an army your rasing there!! looking nice

ive still got some ground bud left over from the last crop, so ive been able to refrain, though its hard... they smell really sweet