Indoor 2nd Earthbox Garage Grow (Night Owl, Dark Owl, Gnome & Dream Beans)

[R Wayne]

We got life. Marathon og popped through this morning. Day 1

Not much to report on the others. Day 9 for them. Though everytime I check on the sprouts, I do me a bit of fungus gnat hunting. They like to land on the sides of the tent and are pretty easy to spot. I like to catch em with a sticky trap slap. Haven’t seen a lot of them, but I do enjoy catching a few here and there

BBB

Black strap

ZaMango

I also got my Mars Hydro FC 6500 today. Haven’t had time to set it up but the box came with a nice ding in it. I think it’s on the side with the driver and extras so I may have gotten lucky. They also pack all electronics pretty well now. But I can’t remember the last time I got a package without some sort of damage on it.

Happy growing!!!

 

[R Wayne]

Set up the FC 6500 today. Man it is a nice looking light with great coverage. Tested the dli on all 3 of the bigger plants and they were all sitting at about 22. Thanks @Marshydro got a great deal on this beast.

 

[WildBill]

Set up the FC 6500 today. Man it is a nice looking light with great coverage. Tested the dli on all 3 of the bigger plants and they were all sitting at about 22. Thanks @Marshydro got a great deal on this beast.

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I hope you have a meter with that powerful light!

 

[R Wayne]

I hope you have a meter with that powerful light!

Just the photone app which has served me well so far. No idea how accurate it is but it’s what I got.

 

[WildBill]

Just the photone app which has served me well so far. No idea how accurate it is but it’s what I got.

That phone app will work fine, if you're not pushing the limits. I kind of don't think I would trust it if I were doing some relatively high intense lighting for my girls.
With the flower footprint that that thing has, You'll knock it out of the park with a nice safe 700 ppfd measured with your phone app.

I did one grow without a meter and just used the published figures from the manufacturer. I bought a meter after that. They are really valuable and they're not that expensive, at least the one that I got. It's a very good one and quite a few people here use it. I love the hell out of it!

Amazon product

 

[Danielsaaan]

Set up the FC 6500 today. Man it is a nice looking light with great coverage. Tested the dli on all 3 of the bigger plants and they were all sitting at about 22. Thanks @Marshydro got a great deal on this beast.

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Nice light Wayne! Big fan of my FCE4800. Best of luck with the grow

 

[R Wayne]

They are really valuable and they're not that expensive, at least the one that I got. It's a very good one and quite a few people here use it. I love the hell out of it!

Thanks for the info @WildBill that’s significantly cheaper than other meters I’ve seen. Too broke to grab it now but I’ll keep this one saved.

Nice light Wayne! Big fan of my FCE4800. Best of luck with the grow

Thanks man I appreciate it I’m really excited to see what this light can do.

 

[R Wayne]

Day 14 for all but the marathon og. Decided to give the earthboxes a good watering, put a top dress on and cover them. I usually wait to top dress for the first time around day 30. I have two plants in the reg EB. Whenever I take the cover off, it pulls both plants towards each other and the stems are a little too flimsy around day 30. So we’ll see how the early top dress does.
I added calcium silicate, ful-power humic acid and quillaja to the water. I use a 1 gallon sprayer, the jr got 1L and the reg got 2L.
I mixed craft blend, kashi blend, and some mosquito bits in some buildaflower top dress.
Sprinkled some mosquito bits on top too. Haven’t seen many fungus gnats lately. Sticky traps and BTi. Works like a charm.

Blueberry breath seems to be a little sensitive to the light so I lowered the EB off the blocks

Black strap

ZaMango

Marathon og day 6

Covers on

I accidentally clipped a bit of new leaf off when I put the cover on the ZaMango. Not quite a FIM. But damn I missed

Thanks for stopping by. Happy growing!

 

[R Wayne]

Day 20 for ZaMango, blueberry breath and black strap. Day 12 for marathon og. The 3 that are ahead look great, I will probably start filling the reservoirs soon. I usually wait until the plant is as wide as the earthbox. I’ve also trimmed off the lowest nodes on each plant. The only training I do right now is leaf tuck.

Blueberry breath is looking much better. I think it was just light stressed before. Still light N tox

Black strap

ZaMango doesn’t seem to miss the leaf I clipped off. She’s also shown sex too.

Marathon OG is stressed. I think having to replant the seed almost 10 days after mixing the soil gave the microbes time to make the soil hotter. Underwatering could have done the same thing too, just my theories

Also got the tomato

Planted catnip and basil as well. More little sprouts.

Happy growing!

 

[R Wayne]

I love seeing the growth when you start filling the reservoirs up. They just start exploding. All ive done is add 1L of water with em1 to both reservoirs. I just filled the Blueberry Breath for a second time yesterday and will fill the regular EB again later today. Day 25.

Blueberry Breath, she’s taking off and not light stressed at all now.

Black strap, she’s looking a little light stressed now

ZaMango, both times I’ve run this plant she’s grown really easy and fast.

Marathon OG, looking a little sad but still growing. Since it’s the second seed out of a 3 pack I’m gonna let her do her thing. I’ve only watered with some recharge and calcium silicate so far. I will put the cover on her in a week or so. She’s on day 17 the little runt.

My training so far, leaf tucking. Usually give the lower nodes a chance to catch up. Sometimes I ponytail too, but havent done it on this run.

Happy growing!