1st Try: Dbl Grape, Straw Nugs, Samsquanch & Mango Smile Day 1 - 65

[BII]

Maybe next grow consider skipping the soil, worm casings, etc. - to me just adds too many uncertainties and uncontrolled aspects. And if you mess up, unlike with soil the problem can generally be diagnosed and addressed fairly quickly. Maybe use coco or other non-soil media with a simple base feed regimen, such as 2-part MegaCrop or other proven popular feed [vs. using "compost tea (water, worm castings, molasses, and a bit of chicken manure & powdered eggshells)" for which you have no real idea what it actually contains, whether it's consistent from batch to batch, whether your brewing and introducing microbial pathogens or imbalances in your soil, etc.

Or if you stick with soil use just 1 product as your media (avoid mixing different products), such as use a widely available soil with proven feeding regimens/schedules using commercial (vs. homemade) base nutes.

Also, with your AC Infinity wicking bases consider adding more wicks/ropes. I have 5 or 6 wicks/ropes vs. the 2 you are using (which is what the co. instructs). I get better wicking with more wicks; and otherwise I found top layers (of 5 and 7 gallon bags) to dry out too much, get hydrophobic, with just a measly 2 wicks. And I can add a good amount more perlite than normally (better media aeration) and still get good wicking throughout the bag. Most any woven cotton or nylon rope will work, but if you want rope sold for plant wicking it's readily available such as on Amazon.

 

[VitaMan]

I am far from an expert and there are way more knowledgeable people here....

I started simple and slowly added as things got dialed in. It's really the only way to know how the plants are responding to what you do.

 

[KingRatt]

Greetings, all.

In July of 2024, I took a stab at growing inside after the two prior summers were wasted trying to make it happen outdoors here in southern New England, USA. Bud rot and limited sunlight exposure had damned my previous attempts with both outdoor photoperiods and autos (all ILGM), so I endeavored to minimize variables by coming indoors and by using the best genetics I could get my hands on. In my case, that meant setting up a tent in the boiler room of my basement. The plan was to have four smaller plants of different cultivars (in order to sample different flavors/highs), to maintain a level canopy, and to learn.

Equipment utilized include a 2x4 AC Infinity tent and exhaust, a Migro Aray 4, four self-watering pots, and a compost tea bubbler setup.

Four seeds were soaked and successfully sprouted in 3-gallon fabric pots filled with 40-40-20 Ocean Farm-Coco Loco-worm castings and some perlite. Cultivars involved were Double Grape, Mango Smile, Samsquanch OG and Strawberry Nuggets.

Temps inside the tent hovered in the low 70's to upper 80's during the hottest days of July and August, whereas September is averaging low-mid 70's. Humidity throughout the grow ranges 65-80%. Light schedule has been 20/4 at 100% intensity. Fixture is typically hung 12" above the canopy, per Migro recommendation. Exhaust fan set at 4/10. There is an oscillating fan blowing down from above the light fixture, and another fan circulating at floor level.

Here they are at day 13, everything is fine so far:

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Plants were given only water from a dehumidifier until day 25, at which point they were switched to compost tea (water, worm castings, molasses, and a bit of chicken manure & powdered eggshells) fed top-down. All plants but the Strawberry Nuggets were topped at the 4th node on days 17 -20. All four plants received LST to the extent possible with my schedule and ability. Broke a main stem off the Mango Smile on day 23.

Here they are at day 25:

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All four plants began flowering by day 30. By day 40 the leaves on a couple plants began to show signs of stress, most notably Samsquanch and Double Grape. At day 48, Cal-Mag and Fox Farm Big Bloom were incorporated into the tea.

Here they are at day 48:

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Plants have remained smaller than expected throughout the grow, with smallish leaves and tight spacing between nodes. I expected them to be small, but not THIS small. I suspect a combination of HST/LST stress, over watering, light fixture hung too low, high temps in the tent, or nutrient deficiency. Basically, I probably made ALL the mistakes that could have been made. I don't have the experience or expertise to make accurate diagnoses, so I just kept doing what seemed correct at the time.

To be continued...

Sounds pretty complicated and advanced way to grow. During my research i kept coming across fox farm happy frog for autos and i use their soil trio of nutrients at between 25-75% depending on plant stage. Add in some mycos and a decent bloom booster and keep your nutrients in the right ph range and things should go pretty easy. Alot of people have great success with megacrop 1 and 2 part nutrients as well with autos. I used to get pretty complicated and found simplicity makes the process alot less stressful and i get better results. Early on i was fooled by all the advertisements and bought every additive and supplements and found it was just too much, i started getting alot better esults when i simplified the process and only gave supplements when the plants showed deficiencies.