Seating is now available 
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Finally right?
I have more lights too, but Iām working on getting them safely wired. Iām already looking at the electric tape on the point where the QB is powered and how close it is to steamā:sweat_smile: Iāll probably be spending any other cash I can manage to scrape together for the new soil on wagos and wire nuts. After that money goes to a rail to set these all up neatly without wires going everywhere. Also to get the tent ready for the eventual 16 QB 120 build. One day I get myself a par meter too, but priorities 
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Hit me up in PM Iāll get you an assortment of wagos and wire nuts bro.
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The 7 gallon pots arrived. Now I have to get that new soil soon. Zelda, GSC, and Indigo all need a new home soon. Good thing I have the home, and now Iāll need the rest.
Itāll probably take a week or so, but Iāll get it done ASAP. Hopefully before the 3rd as I can get 20% off my order and free shipping if I can get it. I may go to GameStop and see whatās worth anything. Itāll be at least a year before I bother to save up for my Xbox if by then I want to anymore. Tbh I only used it for shows the last 2 years, so I may just get a Roku or something instead.
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Pics taken. Growth definitely seems to not care much about the roots reaching the bottom.
Indigo is starting to grow again, so now that the focus isnāt on spreading the roots down Iāll be seeing growth pick up.
Can someone help me to understand whatās happening there? Was my VPD that bad that they stopped working on veg growth and went to roots? I assumed I had stressed them out, but now I see that growth never stopped at all in the soil.
Actually better question is how should I water them now? I feel like from the bottom may risk root rot, but IDK. I just want the soil to not get drenched to not be dry, and I donāt trust my soil completely yetā:sweat_smile:
Maybe one day after Iāve turned it into a supersoil, but rn itās just stuck with issues I donāt know how to fix.
I will say it seems removing the corncobs did stunt growth for a little bit. They had definitely gotten used to a environment with a higher blue light ratio.
Now itās white light with a blacklight glow. Took me awhile to recognize that color I havenāt used a blacklight in bright light in a long time.
I did notice that the light isnāt all blended yet or I managed to get a peek at the ratio of light colors reflected on a prism. So far I see each light color separated at the same width without one line larger than another. Apparently diamond pattern mylar will act like a prism sometimes, but I wouldnāt expect it to be accurate unless told otherwise.
Those are just white hairs that apparently got knocked off onto a leaf. Probably from yesterday when I was moving everything to take pics
Diana
Daisey
Zelda
GSC
Indigo
Group Shot
Hygrometer
Garlic
The garlic is probably going to die, but Iām not going to cry over it. Iāll just compost it in the soil and when itās finished I may do a test grow using my old soil with the knowledge I have now. Just veggies, but itāll let me have a outside grow and see how I can fix that soil without lab testing.
Tbh that soil is just for fun now as Iāve given up on it for cannabis any time soon. Maybe next year after Iāve worked with it better, but not this year.
Also thanks for the help everyone. I never expected Iād get where I am now with my shit soil. I just donāt have the budget to get new soil every grow, so Iāve been looking at living organics and other sustainable growing practices. Itās a initial investment, but it pays off not having to buy soil every few months. A bag of compost here and there is one thing, but 4 cubic feet of soil every few months will get expensive of I canāt get a way to cut costs without compromising much if at all.
Damn I havenāt smoked todayš I guess thatās just a part of me LoL. Just because I talk strange doesnāt mean Iām high. I wonāt call them out, but you know who you are. I get really excited and I canāt hold back the energy. Severe ADHD is a stronger energy boost than anything Iāve ever taken. For those who know meds 200mg Seroquel and 10mg Clonidine were my 2x daily regimen for nearly 18 years. Hopefully that helps explain why I lean towards indica over sativa. I donāt need the energy from sativa at all. Iād rather avoid it like the plague TBH as it just makes me feel uncomfortably energetic when thereās no CBD present. In the first place I smoke to mellow out not get high. Iām constantly high from a energy boost. My ADHD is qualified as autism now according to the new classification they did a couple years ago on it and the effect it has in cb2 receptors.
So again just because I seem high AF doesnāt mean Iāve smoked that day at all. Maybe Iām one of the few who just are high by default, but itsote likely I eat, drink, and interact in just the right way to feel that sensation in my temples nearly always. As a whole without cannabis this just gets worse, so Iāll cut myself off here and dab. I have to shut off the rapid thoughts before I say something stupid from talking too much.
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Multiple thingsā¦
The tent is too big for the equipment you have
The corncob lights were too far away to really do much except teasing them so they are effectively stunted
There are too many plants for the amount of light you currently have, yes even with the upgrade
Their soil may be ideal for veggies though not for cannabisā¦kinda like trying to grow cucumbers in cactus soil
Quadrupling the Megacrop locked out whatever available nutrients they have
They are now in repair mode appreciating the most recent changes and are reflecting that
Typically, roots will grow 1st before top growth is seenā¦these not only feed the plant but also help anchor it so the plant will stop growing and/or shed the leaves it cannot sustain if the issue isnāt promptly corrected. When you see roots elongating like they are instead of spreading out, they usually are in search of water and/or foodā¦this isnāt always a bad thing 
More roots = more fruits 
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Good sign for indigo I guess. My only saving grace Iād that these are photos. Just Daisey and Diana are autos. Itās definitely clear I didnāt end up with the impossible f1 auto with Zelda. Once I have them setup Iāll do what I can. I know I donāt have enough light intensity TBH. As is itās not any different for watts used from the corncobs, but at least the light is directed at the plants this timeš
Seriously though. Murphyās lawā:sweat_smile: I should have gotten a smaller tent, but then Iād need to buy a new one after that Iād wager. As annoying as it is Iād rather work out a large tent issue over not having a tent again once they got too big
If I start going AWOL for a few days I probably found myself a job to get shit done. Soon I wonāt need to use the humidifier anymore and I can just LITFA once the environment isnāt the worst possible one I could give themš
Still Iāll have to leave the city to look for work. I burnt my bridges here for anything Iām close to
Iām learning how to tune my environment in my apartment and not just my tent. If itās too dry in here theyāll only get dry air coming in the tent. If the floor is ice cold from the weather theyāll get cold roots like they had up until this week. I donāt remember if I mentioned it, but warm environment or not the floors are ice in here with no hot water pumping through my pipes. Apparently everyone who has hot water has no idea that it also warms your floors usually too just buy the nature of not being a frosty cold pipe with 40f and below temp water making the area around it cooler. Thermodynamics people never forget your elementary science lessons.
I measured the water at itās coldest from my tap and itās around 57f in my pipes rn. Not bad at all, but I had to set my heat to 70f for that. It was at 75-77f while the plants were growing. Iām actually about to figure out a way to add a blanket under my tent when I find one that wonāt cause issues with leveling knocking over anything.
Currently my floors are 68.8f so that may explain why Iām seeing better growth also. Too many things this grow went wrong, but thatās what this grow was about. Learning lessons is priceless and I canāt do it without first-hand experience.
My personality type does stupid things when Iām stressed. At peak stress I actually reach a near fugue state. Idk whatās wrong with me thereš seriously though in that state of mind Iām one trigger away from just breaking. Itās already bad enough in those times I canāt think at all. Youād think Iād welcome that, but no itās actually scary having no ability to hear your own thoughts. So far itās happened when someone has been able to help, but when the day comes I donāt have someone there I canāt even think of whatāll happen when I reach full desperation and snapš
Iāve already hit the invalid stage once. I donāt want to go through that again.
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Absolutely!
The intensity is better for what your spending in electricity
No needā¦ tarps make excellent walls to section off areaās - Iāll show ya a bit later today when I section off my available space and give the dimensions we will be working with
Honestly, that would be awesome for you to lower stress levels with so much happening at once
((((fingers crossed))))
See, when I am stressed my thoughts speed up which usually leads to insomnia nights though not always. I welcome the times my mind is blank then I can set my emotions to the side, focus and get shit done though not too much as it worries my boys when I attack the house deep cleaning itā¦cannabis allows me to find that balance
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see wish it was that simple for meš I at least knowy pattern though. I get to the racing thought stage pretty fast and since my thoughts are already pretty fast by default Iām looking at instead of 5 racing thoughts I canāt focus on at all anyways and they just get out of control, I instead wind up with idk how many strings of thought going so fast I swear my internal voice inhaled helium. The best way to describe it is fast forward while on play. Same thoughts, but way faster and I canāt hear them once I get overwhelmed and effectively become a potato. Emotions ate still fully present, but no longer can I use my head to process them and I get anything at full blast with no wall to stop the flow.
Cannabis helps a lot, but thatās because it can clear my mind without taking away my ability to think for myself. If I was in a different era Iād be considered clinically insane. Iād for sure be one of those people who shut down and just never talk or do anything. People usually need heavy meds to become a Ritalin zombie. I just have to have a panic attack cycling into severe depression.
And people wonder why some autistics donāt speak. Coming from someone who does understand and have been there itās sometimes from being overstimulated to a point your brain canāt process all the stimili without shutting down non-essential function.
My narcoleptic tendencyās stem from this BTW. If I donāt sleep Iāll try and kill myself or burn a bridge I canāt repair. though occasionally I just pass out from overload standing up. One time I hugged someone and just passed out immediately with no warning.
If I donāt smoke Iām like Chris Farley, but I donāt do coke at all or any hard drugs. My brain is just wired that way and the depression makes me find any way to enjoy life in denial of my worsening mental health.
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Tbreaks suck, but Iāll just keep from talking about my drama as Iāll just hit a lot of nerves and say too muchš
Iāll be up for the next few days with a couple hours of sleep a day at best while my body remembers how to sleep again. There has got to be a gas station hiring at least until I can lift more than 40lbs with my legs again without an adrenaline rush I wonāt be able to work manual labor. My lower back makes my legs freak out for a week after I lift something 80lbs or more. Even when I can get my random boosts of strength it still takes its toll on my body. Bones will still compress with a minimum amount of weight on my body. The weight still travels through the back even if you lift with your legs. I canāt control the muscles near my tailbone and that makes it impossible to not lift with my lower back no matter what. I have to workout when I can get more food to force that section to be permanently tense or Iām stuck at easy jobs I donāt need to lift more than 20lbs forā:sweat_smile: they donāt pay well. Iāll need to work on that ASAP. Before I was working at the job I had in 2017-2018 I could lift 90lbs without much effort. Now that much makes my vision fade from the edges if I try. Iāve had MRI and a x-ray, but no hint at whatās wrong. If I had to guess itās my muscles and ligaments and not the bones, but what do I know? Iām only dealing with the pain of a constantly shifting spine that makes my legs not receive signals properly when I get a flare-up.
Wow apparently I canāt stop even if I try toā:sweat_smile: when Iām not stressed so much I canāt handle everything I try to work through what I can. I think after putting it in words I really have to figure out what I can do to keep my back from warping too bad and get the muscles defined. Luckily Iām halfway there and stress gives me abs and back abs. Squats next to work on the area thatās in constant pain. Itāll be the worst until theyāre realigned my lowest column sorta vanished one day and I can feel my spine. I donāt touch that area anymore and itās always covered up from the column above to keeps pressure off the area or I risk biting my tongue
Okay drama aside now that my edible I didnāt finish last night has kicked in Iām feeling much better. Too bad itās not reliable or Iād always have them.
As you can see I have issues Iām not able to work on safely without cannabis. Itās actually the only reason Iām allowed to grow here other than the electricity cost is negligible. That spike they noticed I can guarantee isnāt from me LoL if they see a spike when they use 40-80 kwh a day without trying Iām not taking no for an answer when itās my only electricity cost thatās basically the same as it always was when I played Xbox all day to escape my problems for a couple hours at a time. Maybe the one whoās arc welding could be why the usage speed just saying. Throughout the grow heās been in the garage working on shit down there. Also the pool runs on my breaker. Nothing I use is above 300w until I need to use my 1650w microwave/convection oven. My fridge is clearly not pulling whatever amount it used either anymore, so effectively with all the electricity use I canāt use if I wanted to anymore Iāve more than offset my usage to even lower than before I started growing. With the fridge off Iām looking at about 15 a month now instead of 30 a month. Before I started growing I was sitting at 50-200 a month. I could always be spiteful and go back to energy inefficient lights, but thatās a dick move and wonāt get me anywhere.
The reason they were hesitant to let me grow this time was because I did too well last time as far as the smell goesš those 4 plants stunk up a 7,914 square foot lot area including the 2,040 square feet the house itself is. My apartment is just around 350 square footage in this house. Very small overall, but bigger tann the tiny apartments around here and itās free, so I shouldnāt really complain outside of when Iām not allowed to shower that day and I can smell my sweatš I canāt wait for summer. Cold showers will feel so niceš
Anyways hereās the update for lights out. Darker pics are 3000k white balance to see what the zmeans are adding on top of the QB 3000k.
Diana
Daisey
Zelda
GSC
Indigo
Group Shot
Hygrometer
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I forgot to take lights on pics.
Instead hereās the 12 hours after lights on picsš
So I made note that Indigo is definitely making trichomes. Either female or frosty male.
GSC is starting to make the shiny dots tooā¤ļø
Garlic might just end up decomposing in the soilš could be worse. Garlic should feed it well.
Diana
Daisey
Zelda
GSC
Indigo
Group Shots
Hygrometer
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I removed the garlic from the tent and filled the pot with soil from the soil outside that just defrosted the permafrost layer. I mixed it up with a tablespoon of gypsum, a tablespoon of Epsom salt, some ewc, and some fish fertilizer. I mixed it all up and itās sitting near my windowsill to settle and show me what Iām working with when itās warm. This is just an experiment for me as I love garlic and if this works Iāll just let it fill the 3 gallon pot. If not ah well I tried.
Still working on new soil, but when I head out tomorrow I can see what I can do to earn some extra cash.
The soil outside has been behaving completely different than the soil in the tent and itās the same soil, but Iāve noticed that the one in the bin does appear to drain well, retain water to moist level, and the topayer dries slowly. I really wish that soil wouldnāt be a wasted purchase as it looks so dark and anything I put in the bin outside just grows regardless. I did mix in leaf mold and poured in my excess nute water in the bin over the last few months. It feels and looks like the soil microbiology is alive and well in it. I just wish I knew why itās not the same in my pots. Itās not like itās not in a container out there itās in a storage bin with some holes in the bottom for drainage.
Itās a mystery to me why itās not even close to the same indoors, but Iāll get this fixed one day. Iāll just let it continue to break down and decompose the materials inside it. Maybe in a few years once itās all amended and loamy, but not any time soon for another cannabis plant if I can help it.
Anyways hereās a pic of the garlic. First tbreak day sucksš
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On a better note my w2 came today. I forgot I even qualified to get a return well I guess I have a few extra bucks, bit not really much Iāll bet. Iāll be lucky if I get 100 this time.
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Every little bit helps 
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Iāll be using it to get soil, more megacrop, and if I have enough left Iāll get the aluminium L bars to make a rack.
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Itās time to clean my fan. Itās caught a decent amount of dust before it reaches my prefilter for the carbon filter.
I moved the fan away from the plants as I was uncomfortable with a big fan however low power almost touching them while blowing air directly on them. Itās facing the wall now and the humidifier is in front of it also.
Charging up my phone before pics per usual.
Iāll be watering Indigo and GSC from the bottom of the container now as they work better that way and theyāre small enough I can do it. I have no idea how to do the same with the fabric pots though 
I donāt have a dish big enough and Iām sure I canāt soak more than 1 pot in the same mix. Idk, but anyone who can chime in and help, itās much appreciated. Iām tired of watering from the top to find out it all left the pot until I soak it too wet.
Actually I might be able to fit a pot in a old Vegetable crisper drawer Iām clearly not needing in my fridge anymore
The soil is almost dry enough to water, but Iāll give it another day. Soaking indigo and GSC at lights on and LITFA from there until Iām needed again.
Daisey has started to enter flower officially. Finally getting little strawberries finally 
Indigo has already drank up the water I gave her earlier. It wasnāt a lot. Just enough to soak up to 2" up from the bottom before I poured the water out to free up oxygen on bottom as Iām unsure how long I can safely let the bag sit in water in its dish.
Zelda is still working on her tops even now. Iām not sure if sheās trying for a 5th top or another leaf stem, but something green is bubbling between the 2 smaller tops.
Diana is looking close to the finish line finally eating her fan leaves. Iāve only been giving her water since that last heavy feed. Sheās gone on for awhile and based on the initial estimate of the 27th sheās not behind by a mile at Least. No Amber trichomes visible to the naked eye yet, so Iām not expecting to harvest on the 27th, but who knows. She could surprise meš
GSC is pretty much just the same as always. Not much change in the last couple weeks it seems.
Idk if the garlic kicks it Iāll probably just toss her in the 3 gallon pot I have here in the next few days and if they like it Iāll put them back in the tent after Iāve made sure theyāre not going to die on me.
Iāll wait for new soil before I transplant indigo. GSC is a bagseed, so Iām not going to freak out if I have to feed her to Daisey now that Iām out of leaves to medicate her when needed.
Diana
Daisey
Zelda
GSC
Indigo
Group Shots
Hygrometer
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Oh yeah how should I go about flipping to 18/6? I think I remember being told to do it 30 minutes at a time until itās at 18/6.
Trying not to stress out the photosš
They need more sleep now. This is already longer than I had planned to have them in 20/4
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Perspectiveā¦ I would kill to get even a dollar back as I pay thousands every year come April.
Is it me or does that tall one in the pic seem pissed at the top like itās getting burned or something?
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