LUI DAY 27 And Day 28

DAY 27

though the plants appear to be looking great overall they did show some minor transplant stress . . . the mushroom compost/FFOF mix actually seems to be a little bit rich in transition from the seedling mix . . . a couple of the babes showed the slightest bit of burn on their leaf tips . . . as these plants moved up in containers they also moved under a different light array . . . we’ve got about 300 watts of bright white fluorescent growlight at this stage . . . it’s something a growing friend passed us recently in trade . . . a 6 x 54 watt T-5 4 Foot fluorescent fixture . . . covering a 4′ x 2.5′ or 3′ footprint that’s something like 27-32 watts per square foot . . . a couple of the plants show a slight sign of heat stress on the leaves . . . it looks somewhat like a radiant heat/light burn . . . this isn’t logical since these plants are actually short and squat examples . . . they actually sit slightly below and further away from the light source than their siblings who show none of same “burn” symptoms . . . probably this is a reaction to the stress of re potting . . . the lights were raised far enough that heat should not have been an issue . . . and siblings next to them and higher than them in the canopy look perfect . . . so it’s probably nothing of concern . . . likely we’ll give a light folair feeding tomorrow to ensure continued vigor . . . as you can see from the attached Day 27 pic . . . we are being somewhat hyper-critical . . . the plants look great at a glance . . . once these babes get over any stress associated with transplant . . . this will be the the stage where we expect most strains to really “beef up” . . . the 5 quart containers support strong growth to more than a foot in height . . . and the strong white light will promote good vegetative growth and short inter node length . . .
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LUI-Day-27

LUI Day 28

. . . . due to a uncooperative camera battery and a limited schedule we don’t have an “in progress” shot for this day (which marks the end of their fourth week) . . . the battery is now fully charged . . . and soon we’ll be purchasing a back-up battery so this won’t happen again since the babes were a little stressed from transplant we did raise our light array for 24 hours . . . we only raised it a foot and lowered it again to a normal height as soon as a day had passed . . . the 6 x 54 watt T-5 fluoro array is by far the brightest fluorescent light we’ve ever seen . . . so we decided to give our freshly transplanted babes a lil break from the intense light . . . the lights were raised part way through day 27 and lowered on day 28 . . . our normal height for this light array is something in the range of 6″ to 10″ from plant canopy (depending on air circulation and room temp) . . . so we raised the whole array up to about 18″ for a day to give the babes a little break in intensity . . . we did water with plain tap water yesterday . . . since the soil mix was a rich organic base they should have plenty of available nutrients to support vigorous growth without any added nutrients for a watering or two . . . when we say “tap water” we suppose we’d better clarify . . . we’re talking water from the cold water tap that has been allowed to sit for a minimum of 24 hours . . . hot water heaters tend to concentrate mineral content . . . so water from the hot water tap is avoided . . . we work hard to build and maintain healthy populations of beneficial microbes in our soil . . . so using water with chlorine isn’t on our agenda . . . that’s part of why we suggest that water sits at least 24 hours before use . . . the chlorine gas which is dissolved in many water supplies will disappear within 24 hours if allowed to sit uncovered . . . the other reason is to allow the water to moderate to room temperature . . . during the winter season some tap water can come out cold enough to shock plants and their roots . . . some nutrients become unavailable at colder temps so we try to use water that’s near room temperature . . . we want to add that letting the water sit on a cold cement floor is only a little better than cold winter tap water in most cases . . . if your water is standing on cold cement we suggest sitting it instead on a cheap plastic mat or similar insulation.

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Table of contents for Growing LUI /the3LB

  1. Growing LUI W/ the 3LB - Intro
  2. Growing LUI W/ the 3LB - Soil & Seed
  3. LUI Day 2
  4. Growing LUI W/ the 3LB - Day 1
  5. Growing LUI W/ the 3lb - Planting/germination
  6. LUI Day 3
  7. LUI Day 4
  8. LUI Day 5
  9. LUI Day 6, Day 7
  10. LUI-Day-8
  11. LUI-Day-9
  12. LUI Day 10
  13. LUI Day 11
  14. LUI Day 12
  15. LUI Day 13
  16. LUI Day 14
  17. LUI Day 15
  18. LUI Day 16
  19. LUI Day 17
  20. LUI Day 18
  21. LUI Day 19
  22. LUI Day 20
  23. LUI Day 21
  24. LUI Day 22 And A Lesson in Cloning
  25. LUI Day 23
  26. LUI Day 24
  27. LUI Day 25
  28. LUI Day 26
  29. LUI DAY 27 And Day 28
  30. LUI Day 29
  31. LUI Day 30
  32. LUI Day 31
  33. LUI Day 32
  34. LUI Day 33
  35. LUI Day 34
  36. LUI Day 35
  37. LUI Day 36 And Friends
  38. LUI Day 37
  39. LUI Day 39 - the Backup Clones
  40. LUI Day 40 - Day 1 Flowering
  41. LUI Day 41
  42. LUI Day 42
  43. LUI Day 43
  44. LUI Day 44
  45. LUI Day 45
  46. LUI Day 46
  47. LUI Day 47
  48. LUI Day 48
  49. LUI Day 50
  50. LUI Day 51
  51. LUI - Day 52
  52. LUI Day 53
  53. LUI Day 54
  54. LUI Day 55
  55. LUI Day 56
  56. LUI Day 57
  57. LUI Day 58
  58. LUI Day 59
  59. LUI Day 60
  60. LUI Day 61,62
  61. Legend’s Ultimate Indica
  62. LUI Day 63
  63. LUI Day 64
  64. LUI Day 65
  65. LUI Day 66
  66. LUI Day 67 And Clones
  67. LUI Day 68
  68. LUI Day 69
  69. LUI Day 70
  70. LUI Day 72 - Day 33 of Bloom
  71. LUI Day 73
  72. LUI Day 74
  73. LUI Day 71
  74. LUI Day 75
  75. LUI Day 76
  76. LUI-Day-77
  77. LUI Day 80
  78. LUI Day 78
  79. LUI Day 79
  80. LUI Day 81
  81. LUI Day 82
  82. LUI Day 83
  83. LUI Day 84
  84. LUI Day 85
  85. LUI Day 86
  86. LUI Day 87
  87. LUI Day 88
  88. LUI Day 89
  89. LUI Day 90
  90. From the 3LB Archives - Canopy of LUI
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