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Issue #511 - Sunday, January 30, 2022
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- If you're at least a little lazy (like me), you're probably excited by the idea of being able to mix your nutrients in advance so you don't have to do it later. But how long in advance can you make nutrient water before it goes bad? Today, we're going to give you the low-down on the shelf-life of you pre-mixed nutrient water. Plus learn how to make it last for weeks!
- My last harvest has been dried and jarred. I'm letting the humidity stabilize for a day before I take the dry weight but I've got a sneak peak of the harvest in jars!
- The "Trophy Pics of the Week" section you know and love is back to normal after a week that was essentially an insect showcase. This week, you can prepare a cup of coffee and relax as these pics are nothing but beautiful plants and great color. Everything is right with the world this Sunday!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous, insane, obsessiveness for practice and preparation."
~Will Smith
How Long Can I Store Nutrient Water?
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How long before nutrient water goes bad?
If you’re growing cannabis plants with nutrients, you may wonder, “How long does a nutrient solution last before it goes bad?” Will old nutrient water hurt your plants?
Making nutrient water can be time-consuming so you might want to make extra for the future. How long can it be stored before it needs to be tossed?
A few factors determine how long your nutrient water lasts before you should make more.
- Lasts a long time in a closed container with minimal air – Nutrient water is best stored in a container that’s filled to the top (as little air as possible) with the cap is on tight
- Countdown starts when nutrient water is stored with air – Once you’ve used up some of the water, there will be air in the container even if you close it tight. This closed environment with air and nutrient water creates a perfect home for microorganisms that make your water go bad
- Mineral-based nutrients last longer – Organic nutrients tend to go bad faster than mineral-based nutrients, but all nutrient water will go bad once the wrong environment is formed (microorganisms like nutrient water too!)
As long as your container is filled to the top and closed tight, nutrient water acts a lot like milk. It stays fresh a long time before you open the container. But just like milk, once it’s opened you’ve started a countdown until it goes bad. Also like milk, if nutrient water smells bad or looks different, it’s bad regardless of the “best by” date or how long it’s been stored.
So your nose and eyes are the final judges. If nutrient water looks weird or doesn’t pass the smell test, it’s time to make more.
Plants react poorly to bad nutrient water
How to maximize nutrient solution storage
Mixing nutrient water is time-consuming but making 1 gallon takes a similar amount of work as 5 gallons. That means you can save time by making a lot of nutrient water, then water plants as needed. This section will teach you how to make your nutrient water last as long as possible so you don’t have to make it as often.
1.) Cap on or off?
It may not seem like this would matter much, but the cap of the nutrient container actually makes a difference when storing nutrient solution. Here’s what to do to maximize...
Don't miss the rest of today's article! Improper storage can cause nutrient problems like this
Grow Journal Update: Buds in Jars!
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I grew two tents with identical autoflowering strains under ES300 LED grow lights. The plants in one tent got topped and trained, while the other was left untouched (plants only got water from seed to harvest)
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At harvest they looked like this....
The untrained tent went CRAZY! These plants got nothing but nutrient water from seed to harvest. Otherwise I didn't touch them. This is how they naturally grew. The Sour Diesel Auto plant on the right was taller than me!
In the other tent, I topped and trained all the autoflowering plants to keep them short and flat. The purpose of this type of training is to control height
and increase the bud density and size. All the plants are in 6 foot tall tents but there was over a foot of extra space above the light in this one. That means these plants could have been grown in a smaller 2'x4'x5'
foot grow tent (60 cm x 120 cm x 150 cm) with extra room to spare. If height is a concern, make sure to top and train your plants!
The question is, which tent yielded more? At the time of this writing I have just taken the plants down from drying, trimmed them, and jarred all the buds. Before the weigh-in, I like to wait at least a day or two to make sure the humidity
stabilizes in every jar at 60% RH or lower to ensure buds are fully dry (I don't want extra water weight to skew the weight results).
I have to say the yields looks remarkably even so far... However, the buds from plants that were topped and trained (jars on the right in this picture) seemed a bit more dense and thick while trimming overall. As a result they may have better bag appeal.
I'm really curious to see what the final weights end up being. I have a feeling the trained tent is going to edge the untrained tent out for weight since the buds are more solid and they filled the same number of jars.
I'll have the weights for you next week, and after that I'm going to send all the buds to a lab to get tested for THC, CBD, and terpene levels. Stay tuned!
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"Thanks for all the great content, many of us would be lost without you guys!"
~Kam
We love cooking up content for you guys! 👩🍳 ~Sirius
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"You guys have been my go to since I started 2 years ago. Couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you thank you thank you."
~Mark
I'm glad we can keep you coming back; that's the real test! 🏆 ~Sirius
"Thanks for everything. Much love and keep toking."
~BenjE
Keep toking you say? I think I can do that. If anyone asks, I'm only toking because BenjE said so. ~Sirius
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"Thank You! I really appreciate all the help that You have given me. I have grown outdoors for over 30 years. Then started growing indoors, hydroponics first, way to much work. It is a whole different animal growing indoors. Again, Thank You."
~JerBear
Your experience growing outdoors definitely shows in your indoor plants. Good work! ~Sirius
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This is P9 pinkerton9. Purple piro valley X mendobreath f2 X berry pink.
Makes beautiful flowers dense with a unique floral / old-school earthy type smoke. Again thank you for Sunday news, makes for a good start."
~Dusty Roads
I would say that PINKerton is an appropriate name! 😲 ~Sirius
"I admit that this my first attempt. I don't know what to do next. I am hoping that you can give me some advice. Thank you."
~Ed
Here's my advice: Keep up the good work and let us know how they turn out! 👍 ~Sirius
Quick Guide to Plant Problems
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Beware the ol' Scam & Scram!
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Actual footage of a cute little thief stealing roughly $27,000 worth of bitcoin.
They ride off into the night with bags of stolen money...
The year is 2022 and scamming is big business. How big, you ask? Let me drop just two stats:
- Valuation of entire legal weed industry in 2021: ~$20 billion
- Amount lost to phone scams alone in 2021: ~$30 billion
I don't want to scare you, but I hope that seeing these numbers will help to illuminate why these scammers are willing to go through such crazy lengths to trick you. If something seems scammy to you, have someone else take a look at it.
A couple of weeks ago, I found out that someone close to me was in the midst of being scammed by someone via Facebook. They thought something was fishy and luckily, they told me about it before anything really bad happened. Their pride was bruised a bit, but at least they didn't lose a bunch of money and personal information, too.
Remember when it comes to buying seeds: Real seed businesses don't contact you. They let you contact them. If anyone messages you to sell you seeds on social media, look out! It's possible they will take your payment and send nothing. Always take a second to think before sending money to anyone, especially if they contact you (whether by DM, text message, phone call, email, etc.).
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- Seed Supreme – California, United States
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- Herbies Seeds – Europe (seemingly out of the UK and Spain)
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Nebula Haze:
When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to!
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Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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