Okay, I ordered the 15 gal smarties. Hopefully that will take me thru flower! Guess I’ll need to pick up more base soil and castings because I don’t think I’ll be getting away with the 1/2 recipe for super soil anymore!
I am still tempted to do one 30-45 gallon plant just for kicks
Here are some shots of the bushier girls and the lst bondage going on underneath, as well as the pH issues I’m seeing pop back up now. IMG_20190603_184756|375x500
I’m not sure what Cac lime is exactly…if it’s quick lime I wouldn’t use it. You want a slow release long term peletized dolomite lime to mix into soil for long term buffering of the Ph. Should be readily available at hardware stores and farm supply etc and cheap too.
Google types of lime for growing herb etc.
I picked some up at Ace hardware for $5-$6 for a 40lb ? Bag
Hey @AAA hope all is well…
Yep Could be DTE…
Also could be the 1 part milk to 4 parts water to change the Ph on the leaves to more basic to fight the mildew…can look like that after it dries…
Or could be powdery mildew…lol
Only @growtus can tell us for sure…
That is, in fact, DE! Sorry, should have mentioned that since it looks bad.
Calcium carbonate it’s what I was referring to with CaC. I do have dolomite on the way but I’ve been toying with powdered CaC in rain water to adjust pH up. I have had success with it, so I hope to see improvement in those wrinkly plants new growth. I checked runoff yesterday and was in range all around where before I had pH dropping under 6 in some cases
So the dolomite lime I have on the way is powdered - is it essential to have granular? I imagine the powder would need amending over time - which id prefer to avoid. for some reason, I am having a hard time finding granular dolomitic lime on amazon. everything i seem to find is hydrated or fast acting.
is garden lime similar?
i want to be sure I have this right when its time to mix it up this weekend. (@Skydiver)
Jumping the gun here, and onto a different topic than repotting…
Light “leaks” in an outdoor grow.
I’ve always wondered if ambient or incidental light pollution would cause issues in a crop outside in a backyard or otherwise.
I live in a normal type neighborhood and there is the odd floodlight 50 -100ft around us that spreads minimal, even faint light thru the fence. We also have some of those garden type bulb string lights that go on when we take the dog out back. Very fast falloff but does slightly illuminate the plants area.
How much should I do to inhibit light penetration to the plants in flower to reduce the chance of stress and herms?
Here is my male that I’d like to isolate and collect pollen from…
I am thinking I might even just clone it and keep it as small as possible. Does that make sense or would it better to prune the hell out of it and leave one or two bud sites?
Clone or prune works. I would clone if it were me. You have plenty of time to get it rooted and growing. That way you don’t have to pot up on that male right now. Once clone is established, kill the male. Take 2-4 clones just in case.