I did the neem thing before flipping and waited three weeks or so before starting 12/12. They had started to recover nicely by that time.
Right after the neem.
and this is right before the switch to 12/12. They had been in the hydro totes for about 3 weeks at that point.
This is my frst ever hydro grow, but it seems to be going very well - other than the nanners. There have been zero signs of burning, or starvation, or discoloration, etc. I over fed at first and they got kind of dark colored, but no other signs of bad health. At the max I was at was around 2.2 EC right around the switch time. Ive been keeping it in the 1.1-1.3 range since then and they look much better. Im using Mega Crop and it seems like it is very forgiving as far as concentration ranges that the plants will tolerate.
It didnt occur to me to ask where he got them. He has been advertising on Craigs List for quite a while. He did say he guaranteed no bugs, mold or pathogens.
Im going to try to keep the extra two alive until this fall when it cools off. I have no AC in my grow room and tent temps go ballistic when it gets hot, so no growing for me during the summer. This will be my last grow until fall.
These plants will be used to make RSO, tincture, and capsules - I dont smoke. My soil grow also had hermies and those seeds came from Nirvana. I did light stress them with too much light too close plus all the usual newbie errors - over/under fed, over/under watered, light leaks, etc etc. Some of the buds did have a bunch of seeds, but the RSO/capsules came out potent enough for my uses. I ended up with almost a pound of dried product from that grow and it will last me maybe 1 1/2 years easily, so Im not hurting for product at all.
Thanks for the offer of seeds, but I have plenty on hand to grow for next fall thanks to lucking out on two other seed give-aways here on OG.
If I like the RSO I get from these plants, AND if these two ‘extra’ clones survive the summer in my tub, I plan to take some fresh clones from them this fall. I will then switch these two to 12/12 and do as you suggest - see if they go nanner or not. If they dont nanner, then I will try growing them from the fresh clones again in my next hydro setup.
This hydro grow is more of an experiment to see which of the three types of hydro works best. I really dont NEED the product and it wont kill me if they all die. I picked this strain - Blue Dream - because its mostly Sativa and I want to try that type of RSO to see if I like it for day time use.
Oh - Im in the middle of Wa state, so southern Oregon is a bit of a drive.
Thanks for all the help and tips!!!