1stgrow DWC 400watt growbox HELP?

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alright sweet, well im trying to decide right now as to whether i want to pull the one thats almost dead because i want to put the other 2 into flowering by like oct 10th or 17th. not sure exactly. because i need my harvest to come before christmas time (going out of town)

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So i decided to add this kind of funny story to my journal about how i came upon getting my new clone from LA while i was down visiting (to replace the dying one if it were to die). As of right now i have 3 plants. the newest being the Hindu Skunk, now i was SUPPOSED to be getting white widow from a clinic, me and the budtender were looking at the plants choosing from 2 (thinking they both were white widow) i chose the best looking one. as i got home, i realized the label said hindu skunk. -_- . mistake on our parts right. so well im growin this now lol. upon looking into the genetics, seems i have a reallly good plant on my hands . better that the widow i think. because i remember smoking this same strain from the same clinic, and everything online says its extremely good, (hindu kush X skunk #1 =master kush nirvana) so i think im in for a treat later on, more than i expected at least

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Would starting some lst on my other plants be ok at this stage, anyone?

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Unclenugs, question. The leaves on the plant that had the problem before the one that has the dried spots the look like nute burn, those leaves are now curling down, why is this? some how over or underwaterd? again? its not much. The rockwool down below is staying pretty moist but all being maintained by the bubbles.

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is anyone following along? im gettin kinda lonely here.
Unclenugs im working my way through your mighty journal. taking a while. hehe.

both plants seem to becoming along well now. I'm changing out the water in the res. today and new nutrient solution i started lst yesterday so they've been died down for like 12 hours now. one thing though, i found a few little bugs in my grow space, idk what they are. there was like 4 i killed them tho, they were these weird little reddish bugs hanging out in there in random places. i only found one hidding near the plant. what do i do?? keep an eye out for them?

photos!
Hindu Skunk


All tied up


Bogglegum

[Unclenugs]

Good LST job man. I don't think your bogglegum is nutrient burnt, I think thats all from when it dried out, again, watch the new growth to know for sure.

I don't know what kind of bugs those are, If you do see another one, get the best picture you can of it.

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thanks alot. that was last night. theres new growth this morning. but lights out just happened like 45mins ago. so hasnt been under a full 18hours of light with the lst yet. im excited to see how much it grows.
the new growth on that plant. (alot above the lowest big fan leaves) looks really awesome. very healthy!

they are like little insects or something. idk. i think they are going into my box to get warm cuz its pretty darn cold here in Nor CA

[Unclenugs]

huh, well, as long as they aren't going on the plants, I wouldn't worry too much.

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well i found one at the base of the stem but i think it was just hiding or liking the moisture from the rockwool. dumb bugs.

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Just used 14 gal of RO water from the store.
3ml/gal of Cal-Mag Plus (recommended says 5)
8ml/gal Pure Blend Pro Grow (recommended is 10)
7.5ml/gal Liquid Karma (recommended is 10)

PH 5.5

So im doing it a little low, trying to see where it takes the PH what the plants take more of, water or food. plan on letting the PH drift up to 6.0.
better have too little than to burn them right?
one of the plants (the bogglegum that has been with me longer) has 2 little roots comming down into the water! YAY! im sure the other isnt far behind. im using same water level (1inch into the pot) until more there is more roots down.

picture update comming later on. gotta go to a great elctro show tnight!

[LittleGreenMan1]

I gotta pull up a chair, this is getting interesting.

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mike wazoski.... welcome aboard. thanks alot

unclenugs, here are some pictures of the little bugs. i found it hiding in my hydroton. other than that. PH has balanced. everything is looking smooth so far. here is some pictures also of the LST progress right before lights went out. im going to re-tie them when the lights come back on later today.





I've got roooots. theres more coming out the side too. the other plant hasnt got em yet, but i know i will SOON


until later. thanks questions and/or comments are welcomed.

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How's it goin guys?

So I haven't had much of a chance to update for the last 2 days. But the good thing is, LOTS OF GROWTH! The plants seem to be coming VERY well. They are loving the nute levels as far as I can tell. Drank a gallon between thursday and today, so I refilled the the res level today back to the mark, When I change out the water in the res. later this week I think I will be lowering the level now completely out of the pots. I've been monitoring the growth and re-tying the LST as needed. Side growth is getting crazy. Especially since so many roots have came out of the pot now. The bogglegum has more roots as it has been around a few days longer than the Hindu Skunk, BUT the Hindu Skunk finally has roots out of the pot and i expect ALOT to be out in the next day or 2. Once one hits that water they start coming out like crazy! literally within a day they double maybe even more. PH level has been stable at 6.0. only had to adjust today to 5.5 because I topped off the res. and this way it can float up as the plants eat food. Plan on switching to flower oct 11th or 18th. stay tuned.

Well now for some pics so you can see whats up.

Questions or Comments? I love talking to people dont leave me hangin!
check my babies out as i enjoy some fine herbs. :rastabong

Bogglegum (after re-tying):



Hindu Skunk (after re-tying):


My ROOTS:

The Box:

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there has been more excessive growth and now 3 long roots comming out of the hindu. so things are looking gooood! i will post pics tomorrow as the lights have only been on for 3 hours today. so in the morning tomorrow before lights go off im sure i will have lots more growth! things are starting to move really fast.

i have a feeling my res isnt completely light proof. so im going to fix that this week when i change out the water. some of the longer roots are getting some dirty stuff on them thats in the res. not alot but i dont what to get root rot.

how is everyone doing?

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Ok, so i just check all my stuff before lights just went out. PH was a little high, meaning the plants are eating lots of food. I think the older plant with more roots is hogging all the nutes right now. the hindu skunk is slowly catching up though! It is showing a slight N Deficiency, which is why I figure the one with more roots and nice solid dark green is taking all the food right now, SO the nute level was low so i refilled the res with a gallon of 100% nute solution, ive been cutting it low, but i think they can handle more. especially since the hindu skunk needs a little extra since the bogglegum is being a hog right now. PH is set back at 5.8 now. everything is looking good.

Do you guys thing I did the right thing in order to help out the hindu?