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Post by nick on Oct 18, 2018 16:01:15 GMT -5
I wasn't on these but only because I had already done an R&R and switched to AG nutes in an attempt to save them. It was too late though.
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Post by MaryL on Oct 18, 2018 18:17:36 GMT -5
Bummer. Especially after all the excitement and buildup of getting your new units and setting them all up. Well, onward. The future is bright!  |
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Post by nick on Oct 20, 2018 8:48:11 GMT -5
Restarted this unit with one Extreme Bush pod and one Golden Harvest pod.
The experiment continues!
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Post by MaryL on Oct 24, 2018 19:52:47 GMT -5
The experiment continues! Yay! |
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Post by nick on Oct 28, 2018 5:35:29 GMT -5
I first saw sprouts on these restarts this past Monday. In fact, the Golden Harvest pod had four sprouts. Thinned those out and took the domes off a couple of days later. Here’s where they are today. Extreme Bush  Golden Harvest  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 9:31:32 GMT -5
I am eyeballing that Extreme Bush. I so hope this works! I would love to start this indoors for the Spring garden.
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Post by nick on Nov 3, 2018 11:41:50 GMT -5
Here’s this week’s update on these replants. Yesterday the tank got an R&R with a feeding of 16ml of AG nutes. The Extreme Bush plant seems to be doing well, though I am seeing a little leaf curl that I’m wary of. We’ll see.  The Golden Harvest plant looks great. It had one iffy leaf as a sprout (visible in the photo), but it doesn’t seem to have hampered it at all.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 15:56:44 GMT -5
I dunno, nick...I don;t own a Farm, BUT 16ml seems a very high a dose for such young plants. I wouldn;t be surprised if you saw more leaf curl and signs of mottling down the road. JMO...but, as I said...i don;t own a Farm.
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Post by nick on Nov 3, 2018 19:18:50 GMT -5
I dunno, nick...I don;t own a Farm, BUT 16ml seems a very high a dose for such young plants. I wouldn;t be surprised if you saw more leaf curl and signs of mottling down the road. JMO...but, as I said...i don;t own a Farm. 16ml is what AG specifies for Farm models on 1st and second feeding. Keep in mind that’s 16ml for two gallons of water. TDS measures between 550 and 625ppm with that dose. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 21:13:53 GMT -5
yeh. I realize that, and I suppose not owning a Farm I should just stick to suggestions for what I own.  But I have burned or weakened a few projects just with the suggested amount over the years and tend to warn others when I see them having trouble. Sorry about that, nick.  |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 4, 2018 4:23:35 GMT -5
@cornne , i also thought about that. I know with lettuce and some herbs the AT amounts are too strong .  |
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Post by nick on Nov 4, 2018 6:27:36 GMT -5
@cornne, i also thought it alot. I know with lettuce and some herbs the AT amounts are too strong .  For lettuces I’m just feeding 10-12ml every feeding. So, 5-6ml per gallon. They seem to do just fine with that. I could probably even cut it back more but since they’ve all looked so good I probably won’t mess with it. I do appreciate the advice. You all have experience I don’t. I was just assuming following the AG recommendations with their nutes was probably pretty safe. I’ll keep an eye on the toms and see how they respond this week. |
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Post by nick on Nov 11, 2018 10:49:45 GMT -5
This one continues to be interesting. The Extreme Bush plant is very unhappy while the Golden Harvest is growing well. I’m willing to believe it’s nute burn, but if that’s true it’s extremely sensitive. I guess if I really want to figure out the Extreme Bush, I’ll have to start it in its own tank at some point. For the sake of the experiment I’m going to let it keep going until it gives up. Extreme Bush, Day 24  Golden Harvest, Day 24  |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 12, 2018 4:17:11 GMT -5
Hmm, that one tomato is an oddity. But the other looks great.
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Post by MaryL on Nov 14, 2018 23:09:24 GMT -5
Extremely interesting disparity. I agree it would be useful to try the Extreme Bush in its own garden with different nutes. Who knows what you could find.
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Post by nick on Nov 15, 2018 19:19:38 GMT -5
Terminated. I killed this ugly thing tonight. I couldn’t stand to look at it anymore. Here’s where it was when I cut it down.  I may revisit this when I can give it a tank of its own and really work on how it responds to nutes. For now I’m letting the Golden Harvest have this tank. I’ll move it into my cherry toms post and end this one here. |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 16, 2018 5:45:05 GMT -5
It looks like nute burn  |
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Post by Happy on Nov 16, 2018 13:02:19 GMT -5
Sometimes tough love is the best way to go.
I had some ugly gardens that I just terminated over the weekend as I don't want my Thanksgiving visitors to see them. And now I'll have some cute babies to show, instead.
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Post by nick on Nov 16, 2018 14:08:51 GMT -5
It looks like nute burn  I don't disagree but it's still really weird to me. If that's the case that plant has to be pretty sensitive to overfeeding. Someday I will find out! |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 16, 2018 14:15:09 GMT -5
Yes, it will be a future project. But I am sure you may have others you want to still try. Always fun trying new things whether they work out or not. The fun is trying and if you have results it makes it better.
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But I have burned or weakened a few projects just with the suggested amount over the years and tend to warn others when I see them having trouble. Sorry about that, nick. 
