Breezy's Blowin in the Wind Grow

[Dino Party]

Day 20 - Tuesday 09/22/2020 730pm
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are these the autos? That one on the left has a really desirable structure, I love it! nice and even spacing, plenty of room to fill in but not too gappy, really good stuff ya got going there!

 

[BreezyB330]

are these the autos? That one on the left has a really desirable structure, I love it! nice and even spacing, plenty of room to fill in but not too gappy, really good stuff ya got going there!

Thanks friend! Yes,those are the autos! Been fairly smooth sailing so far with them. Got me considering keeping at least 1 auto going constantly ?. I'll defiantly keep the thread updated and let you all know what they yield! They're both in fabric 5 gallons.

 

[BreezyB330]

Pics as promised...

 

[LittleDabbie]

Flowers are looking very healthy and very happy! Keep it up!

What nutes are you using in bloom right now??

 

[BreezyB330]

Flowers are looking very healthy and very happy! Keep it up!

What nutes are you using in bloom right now??

The taller one is getting Dr Earth dry amendments. 5tbsp veg, 2tbsp all purpose, and 3tbsp flower girl. Topdress every 3-4 weeks(twice so far). The other is in Nature's Living Soil Autoflower amendment which is added at the beginning and supposed to be water only for the rest of the grow. Been giving then both Real growers recharge every 7-10 days.

 

[BreezyB330]

Day 45...46???? Friday - 10/15/2020 530pm
Evening friends! Been a while since I've updated...life had me running in circles for a minute,but I'm back to mess things up(as usual ?). Everything is moving. 1st run is about 7 days into drying. Nurple ladies are at the finish line on day 64 from breaking ground, and wrapping up nicely. The Dr Earth lady(shorty) is the green leaf/green flower pheno and has some really fat,rock hard buds that look like little green,orange,and white Xmas trees. She smells a little like new tennis shoes,or a rubber kickball when i put my nose to it and stem ribs smell almost like an auto mechanics garage but the scents are not overpowering. The Nature's Living Soil lady(stretch) is the green leaf/purple flower pheno and has small compact buds that are an "ashy" looking deep purple with dark/burnt orange hairs. She has a strong berry scent when you get close to her that leads to addictive sweeter dark berry smelling stem rubs.
I ended up topping 5 of the 6 plants that went into 1 gallon pots a few weeks back. Ask were done at the 4th node. The 2 autos are song well and have been transferred into 5 gallon bucket sip's with dr earth dry amendments. Which leaves my 2 focal point plant Cherry Chem and Black Zafiro,who are hurting right now due to improper ph of the res water. I noticed an issue Tuesday after watering Monday.checked the res ph and it was on the mid 7s. I waa attempting to ph water and adjust it when the meter became useless and i was unable to complete the adjustment. I believe they have phosphorus deficiency due to the improper ph and am awaiting the arrival of a meter to correct the res ph and hopefully resolve the issue. Pics below as always. I believe it's phosphorus deficiency...any ideas? And also,if i fix the ph and the issue does not get fixed,how can i add phosphorus if I'm using the probiotic method? Are they too far gone to rescue?
Good to be back and i will be posting regularly again for those that care to watch. I will be starting an auto project. I'm still new to growing but am captivated by the process and the endless breeding possibilities and would like to start with autos... Planning it now,but looking to start in late Dec/early Jan... Anyone have any advice,or know anyone around here that's knowledgeable on autos&their breeding and wouldn't mind introducing me??? Thanks in advance friends! Happy Harvesting everyone!

 

[BreezyB330]

Day 49 - Monday - 10/19/2020 - 11:45pm

Earthboxes are in trouble... Ph Meter arrived and was not working properly when i attempted to calibrate it. Startedrefund process same night and received replacement today and had the same issue. Using the ph test drops, i believe the res of the earthboxes is between 6.8 and 7.2. I am going to drain all the water from the res and add water with em1 that i believe is ph'd at 6 even using the drops as a guide until i can get something that is functioning properly to verify the ph accurately. I do not know if i should leave them be at that or attempt to top dress them to fix the deficit(s). Thinking about trying out and if it doesn't turn around by end of the month scratching the 2 of them and starting over.it's really a shame because they looked promising.(pics below)
The other 6 photos that i started with them are doing well in their once gallons on the closet chilling for the moment. The most vigorous appears to be @HydroRed 's Sin-n-Juice, followed by @Amos Otis double banana dub in a close 2nd. Autos are at day 69 and finishing up nicely, Nurple is looking quite promising and is starting to frost up. Trichomes on both are almost all cloudy,i would say about 90%at the least. Pistils are at about the same percentage orange/brown to white. Noticed what i thought was a little "bleaching" on the taller branches of the"purple flower pheno".
Tough lesson learned with the earthboxes though ? ? ?crazy how quickly things go from good to bad, to worse, to almost wanted to give up...but got a bunch of ? ? ?to bounce back with!!! pray for us...will update with pics of Sin-n-Juice and Double ? Dub when the wife and them get up!

 

[LittleDabbie]

Bro go down to the pool store or something and get some fucking PH indicator and maybe even some test strips.. Pull a water sample and get a chemical read out on what your PH is..

I hate those fuckin pens with a passion from the cheap ass 7$ ebay/amazon ones to the fuckin bluelab specials that ran 60$ IT WAS A POS !

There all POS! lol

Chemicals are never wrong.. ph pens are.

 

[HydroRed]

Day 49 - Monday - 10/19/2020 - 11:45pm

Earthboxes are in trouble... Ph Meter arrived and was not working properly when i attempted to calibrate it. Startedrefund process same night and received replacement today and had the same issue. Using the ph test drops, i believe the res of the earthboxes is between 6.8 and 7.2. I am going to drain all the water from the res and add water with em1 that i believe is ph'd at 6 even using the drops as a guide until i can get something that is functioning properly to verify the ph accurately. I do not know if i should leave them be at that or attempt to top dress them to fix the deficit(s). Thinking about trying out and if it doesn't turn around by end of the month scratching the 2 of them and starting over.it's really a shame because they looked promising.(pics below)
The other 6 photos that i started with them are doing well in their once gallons on the closet chilling for the moment. The most vigorous appears to be @HydroRed 's Sin-n-Juice, followed by @Amos Otis double banana dub in a close 2nd. Autos are at day 69 and finishing up nicely, Nurple is looking quite promising and is starting to frost up. Trichomes on both are almost all cloudy,i would say about 90%at the least. Pistils are at about the same percentage orange/brown to white. Noticed what i thought was a little "bleaching" on the taller branches of the"purple flower pheno".
Tough lesson learned with the earthboxes though ? ? ?crazy how quickly things go from good to bad, to worse, to almost wanted to give up...but got a bunch of ? ? ?to bounce back with!!! pray for us...will update with pics of Sin-n-Juice and Double ? Dub when the wife and them get up!

What are you using to calibrate the pH pens? Also, what kind of pen did you purchase? I'd just get a pH test strip kit from your local wally world/home improvement/garden center or pool store etc just to get a ballpark if you believe all of your pens are incorrect. It looks like you have a nutrient lockout by the yellowing from top to bottom. I'd guess that you are on the right path by getting the pH corrected. From what I've read that you are feeding, there should be no issues with pale/yellowing plants with the amount of dry N you feed.

 

[HydroRed]

@BreezyB330 Also, I read that you were wanting to learn more about autos. @Twenty20 Adam is especially knowledgeable in that area of breeding.

 

[BreezyB330]

What are you using to calibrate the pH pens? Also, what kind of pen did you purchase? I'd just get a pH test strip kit from your local wally world/home improvement/garden center or pool store etc just to get a ballpark if you believe all of your pens are incorrect. It looks like you have a nutrient lockout by the yellowing from top to bottom. I'd guess that you are on the right path by getting the pH corrected. From what I've read that you are feeding, there should be no issues with pale/yellowing plants with the amount of dry N you feed.

I was using the buffer solution packets that come with the pen. I also have an extra box of them. I have attempted to better diagnose the ailments,and through a little research and testing found more than just ph as an issue...will explain in upcoming update...

 

[BreezyB330]

Bro go down to the pool store or something and get some fucking PH indicator and maybe even some test strips.. Pull a water sample and get a chemical read out on what your PH is..

I hate those fuckin pens with a passion from the cheap ass 7$ ebay/amazon ones to the fuckin bluelab specials that ran 60$ IT WAS A POS !

There all POS! lol

Chemicals are never wrong.. ph pens are.

Think i found my problem(s)...will explain in my update...

 

[BreezyB330]

Day 50 -Tuesday - 10/20/2020 3pm
Good news and bad news...I've got the ph of the earthboxes' res to register between 6.5 and 7 by draining it and adding h20 with em1 that was ph adjusted after its addition to between 6.5 and 7 using lemon juice and baking soda. As @HydroRed suggested the plants were not getting any nutrients. I believed this was due to ph and since it began last Monday i watched the steady, and painfully depressing decline in their appearanceand health as I waited on supplies and attempted to correct the ph of the res. After emptying and refilling the red with properly ph'd h20&em1, i tested the soil of each by lightly moving the compost aside trying not to destroy any roots that were near. I removed enough soil too fill the 8 robes for the soil test(4 tubes for each earthbox),added water and the powder for each test to the tubes, capped em and then shook em. The results showed that there was almost no nutrients in either box(pics below)...idk wtf happened...it isn't nutrient lockout because there's no nutrients ?. I didn't topdress with compost and kashi last week because i wanted to correct the ph issue. Never thought the soil not having nutrients could be the issue because they we're put in the Coast of Maine stonnington Mix that is supposed to be water only. In any event i top dressed with compost and grokashi and 3 total tablespoons of Dr Earth, 1.5 veg, .75 all purpose, .75 flower girl underneath the new layer of compost.
I trimmed down the closet crew today(pics below, Sin-n-Juice is in the middlele of back row ?) and finally topped number 6(front left). Going to start training em and move em into the tent when i take out the 2 autos in a few days. They're on day 69 from breaking ground and 72 from being popped into the water.
Speaking of autos...saw and entered a contest somewhere for an "Auto Wellie Grow" and then an auto solo cup grow, so I'll be posting some pics of that and updating on it as well. I'm popping night owls head Cheeze and foot Cheeze for the solo cup and 2 of mandalorian's the forge f2 for the Wellie. Trimmed my firstsmall plant i cut down from my first harvest(only 25g but I'll take it). Smells like lemon and pine. Hope all is well with everyone!!! Pray for my sick ladies ?✌?✌?✌??✊?

 

[Frimpong]

Day 50 -Tuesday - 10/20/2020 3pm
Good news and bad news...I've got the ph of the earthboxes' res to register between 6.5 and 7 by draining it and adding h20 with em1 that was ph adjusted after its addition to between 6.5 and 7 using lemon juice and baking soda. As @HydroRed suggested the plants were not getting any nutrients. I believed this was due to ph and since it began last Monday i watched the steady, and painfully depressing decline in their appearanceand health as I waited on supplies and attempted to correct the ph of the res. After emptying and refilling the red with properly ph'd h20&em1, i tested the soil of each by lightly moving the compost aside trying not to destroy any roots that were near. I removed enough soil too fill the 8 robes for the soil test(4 tubes for each earthbox),added water and the powder for each test to the tubes, capped em and then shook em. The results showed that there was almost no nutrients in either box(pics below)...idk wtf happened...it isn't nutrient lockout because there's no nutrients ?. I didn't topdress with compost and kashi last week because i wanted to correct the ph issue. Never thought the soil not having nutrients could be the issue because they we're put in the Coast of Maine stonnington Mix that is supposed to be water only. In any event i top dressed with compost and grokashi and 3 total tablespoons of Dr Earth, 1.5 veg, .75 all purpose, .75 flower girl underneath the new layer of compost.
I trimmed down the closet crew today(pics below, Sin-n-Juice is in the middlele of back row ?) and finally topped number 6(front left). Going to start training em and move em into the tent when i take out the 2 autos in a few days. They're on day 69 from breaking ground and 72 from being popped into the water.
Speaking of autos...saw and entered a contest somewhere for an "Auto Wellie Grow" and then an auto solo cup grow, so I'll be posting some pics of that and updating on it as well. I'm popping night owls head Cheeze and foot Cheeze for the solo cup and 2 of mandalorian's the forge f2 for the Wellie. Trimmed my firstsmall plant i cut down from my first harvest(only 25g but I'll take it). Smells like lemon and pine. Hope all is well with everyone!!! Pray for my sick ladies ?✌?✌?✌??✊?
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Hope they are ok

 

[BreezyB330]

Here's the autos

 

[BreezyB330]

Hope they are ok

Me too, but if not I'll start em over this summer...i have 1 more cherry chem and a few of the black zafiro...they we're looking pretty good till last Monday

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Only pH pen I'll use

Bluelab Soil PH Pen

A handy solution made easy! The Bluelab Soil pH Pen provides a pH and temperature reading of soils and media, so you know that the right nutrients will be made available to your plants. In soils or growing media, pH strongly influences the availability of the microorganisms to plants in the...

midwestgrowco.com

Otherwise litmus paper or the drops. Every time I've cheaped out on a pH been I regretted it and just went back to the litmus strips

Anyways, hope you get everything straightened out! Those autos are look chunky man!

Edit: site is killing my amazon link so here's the pH pen somewhere else

 

[BreezyB330]

Only pH pen I'll use

Bluelab Soil PH Pen

A handy solution made easy! The Bluelab Soil pH Pen provides a pH and temperature reading of soils and media, so you know that the right nutrients will be made available to your plants. In soils or growing media, pH strongly influences the availability of the microorganisms to plants in the...

midwestgrowco.com

Otherwise litmus paper or the drops. Every time I've cheaped out on a pH been I regretted it and just went back to the litmus strips

Anyways, hope you get everything straightened out! Those autos are look chunky man!

Edit: site is killing my amazon link so here's the pH pen somewhere else

Looks dope! Thanks for the suggestion! Definitely gonna invest in one,like the fact that it tests soil and liquids! However,i am feeling like it's a losing battle for these 2 this time around ?. Still not quite sure what i did(didn't do) to bring it about,but everything happens for a reason,and I've still got 8 healthy vegging plants and 2 autos that ate finishing up Saturday. Not to mention the milestone of my first harvest!!!

 

[Kold Kasiz]

Do you have a water softner for your house water? That can cause nute lockout pretty quick with too many salts. I’d also only recommend blulab pens.

 

[BreezyB330]

Do you have a water softner for your house water? That can cause nute lockout pretty quick with too many salts. I’d also only recommend blulab pens.

No,no softeners. I don't have a clue what's going on...