Hey Mono the clones are looking good bro. On the plant with issues, I wonder if they are now staying too low in pH since you are in soilless and not hydro. In a hydro system you have to set the reservoir at one end of the pH spectrum and allow it to drift several days to the other end of the pH spectrum. But you are in soilless which will not drift nearly as much. I would say to set the pH of your watering solution at 5.5-5.7 for watering the plants. Even if it drifts up in the soil, when you water it again, it will bring it back down. You also may want to get some cal/mag to add to the feeding regimen at about 2ml per gallon of water/solution. I wouldn't use the lime in a synthetic grow as there is no microbe action to help the plants take in the cal/mag from the lime. I would also be feeding them around 700-800ppm by 7weeks. I hope this helps my friend :-)

i thought that using GH means that I should follow hydro ph. On the soil I am a complete dits. I honestly went with what I thought was the easiest for me to go with and went with it.

So, I should not use lime in the mix? Just promix bx and perlite? stick with the gh nutes and ph my water to 5.5-5.7 without drifting? Buy some cal - mag and add 2ml per gallon. I am at 700-800 ppm, so I should be good there. My ph i was at about 6

I have another question too. On this auto, should I cut the wild branches and just let three main ones do what they do?

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i thought that using GH means that I should follow hydro ph. On the soil I am a complete dits. I honestly went with what I thought was the easiest for me to go with and went with it.

So, I should not use lime in the mix? Just promix bx and perlite? stick with the gh nutes and ph my water to 5.5-5.7 without drifting? Buy some cal - mag and add 2ml per gallon. I am at 700-800 ppm, so I should be good there. My ph i was at about 6

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i need to get the solution to calibrate my ph pen. i think its off. I have been using the drops and its really hard to tell what my ph is by it. the colors are so dang close, idk how anyone could tell a 6.0 to a 6.3 to a 6.5.

...all this time talking about ph and ppm's just makes my love for organics even stronger.


I think that maybe its a lot to deal with at first, but once you get a good formula down it probably is easier then dealing with ph and ppm.

it would be nice to be able to have a watering wand and just water the plants lol

I find organics to be more of a headache than constantly pH'ing the solutions. I think everyone has their likes and dislikes. That is why growing methods are so subjective as there is no single best way to do things, and MJ is a very dynamic plant that requires a dynamic environment :-)

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I find organics to be more of a headache than constantly pH'ing the solutions. I think everyone has their likes and dislikes. That is why growing methods are so subjective as there is no single best way to do things, and MJ is a very dynamic plant that requires a dynamic environment :-)

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How close to the 1000w light should I be? Put some plants in to show.

Put a temp probe at the level of your canopy and raise or lower your light depending on what temp you want ,my 430 watt is about 12'' away from top of plants for a temp of 75 ish. You can use fans to regulate heat

does this look like alt nodes?

Yes, on the second picture, can't see the first.

Yea, i deleted it because it didnt come out good.

I keep my 1000W about 12" away from the canopy.

Yes, you do have alternating nodes.

Like Hush, I find organics to be more of a headache than hydro too. The organic super soil I use has about 12 different ingredients. You need to mix everything up, let it cook for a month or so turning it every day. I found that even with super soil that mj is such a high energy plant that I have to supplement the super soil with organic teas. They have 4 or more different ingredients, too that need to bubble for a day or 2 and then strained so you can use them. I like the things I consume to be organic, but for my inside garden, I personally have found hydro to better for me. So, don't go organic because you believe it will be less work--because it isn't. Keep in mind that this isn't like growing tomatoes and there is always going to be a lot of work involved if you want to have good harvests.

Here is a pic of the kali 47. bushing out nicely. I would like to see it get taller.

I find organics to never be a headache. I admit i have never grown marijuana any other way, but it isn't hard, or I wouldn't do it.

LOL--just wait until you put it into 12/12....it will get taller. Your plant looks great, nice and bushy with close intermodal growth, just the way you want it to. You will get some stretch in flowering, so I wouldn't worry at all about height. You are doing a great job.

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I find organics to never be a headache. I admit i have never grown marijuana any other way, but it isn't hard, or I wouldn't do it.

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i like my synthetic nutrients...i have to say it..they are easy..tons of buffers...and hey its just water..toss it and flush and start over if you have to...
a good cure and nobody calls me on the synthetics....
sold out is common....maybe i should learn to grow more.. maybe....

i made this for each of my veg'ing plants. lets see how it goes.

fits good

looks perfect..well done..

I do have a question. Should I be trimming back some of the bigger leafs, to let more light on the nodes?