Indoor DWC/Fog LED/CFL/ HPS (Maxi, JH, blueberry x ak47)

[gearbear]

12/12 Day 11:

Changed Res. I Can see ph clearly again.

5.6ph, temps at low 80s high 70s tonight, ppm back up to 820ppm (flower, thrive, and 1tbs molasses) (900 is what I aim give or take up to 200 ppm)

I also turned my whole box around flipping the girls and giving my prolifically budding lil bee more of that HID light right now and maybe that'll change the growth lean a bit too. Maxi and Jill are now 17- some 18" Branches, Lil bee is at 15" at highest right now. I know it's probably just genetics but ya never know, I want her getting the most HID right now bc she's putting on the most bud right now anyway.

I'm also collecting pollen in 2 ways
one, I gathered some balls and place d in envelope in dry location.
two, I waked the top part of the plant off leaving some branches and what not in case I screw up, and put in little vase with water to drop some pollen on paper.

I plan to get a little show box and dwc Lil Bee when she's ready to be flushed, so I can keep her in the room without taking up extra space.

Pics:


Roots as longs as your forearm and root bottom balls larger than two fists. You can Really make out the height difference in pic 5.

 

[gearbear]

My take on Ultrasonic Foggers and Cannabis grows:

Note Roots do not have Root Rot or other problems, they have been inoculated with beneficial fungi:


*My take on a Ultrasonic Fogger: It works amazingly well up to 3rd or 4th node, and gives a great nutrient mist that does not burn and keeps them growing big and making a lot of fine hair roots, that will become the vines later. After the 4th set, the plants act like they are looking for something more than fine small roots that they have at the beginning, they want vines. At this stage DWC (or something continual water soakage with high oxygen) is wanted by the plants. The fog continues to support the upper fine root hairs but seems unessential (I've left off the fogger once or twice for a full cycle and noticed no change in the plants behavior). If you are running a DWC system I see the fogger working great for the plants beginnings (better than, putting roots straight into the water. It allows a gap space with super high oxygen to water environment to really stimulate new root growth (great for younger developing plants). But unessential, or does little after the roots begin to really develop once they get to the water as you see suggested from my root structure in the pics above. I will continue to use it for developing plants and roots, but after a certain age I will begin to take it out of my grow, and leave a smaller gap between water and net pot as to maintain a still moist roots dropping into the water created by popping bubbles from airstone maybe 5" or so.

*The only thing I can see that would work as well as a fogger in a complete DWC system for the beginning stages, Is a micropore airstone with a very large (about $70-100 or more!) air pump to create the super high oxygen (Boiling water effect). It may work even better than a fogger for beginning roots (not tested only theorized). However, current big air pumps for large aquariums cannot create the same amount of airflow. So, you can get the big louder air pump or a quieter fogger with both similar effects. Not saying that either is "Needed", but I can see the real benefits in small plants trying to develop a root system but after a certain age not needed or really that beneficial.

 

[Cave Dirt Cody]

I have a new hydro plan. Keep an eye out tonight are in the morning. The simplest idea I have come up with.

 

[gearbear]

@ CDC
My eyeballs are peeled ready to see. Can't wait!

 

[gearbear]

12/12 Day 12:

ppm 810 (holding about that at the moment), decided not to add any water, ph 5.6, 65 res, temps 83

Jill is now 20" tall HPS is only about 6" away (ok for now with temps and fan as they are but will HAVE to move up soon, it needs to stop growing now)
Maxi is 18"
Lil Bee is holding 14-15"

*If you didn't get a chance to read on my Ultrasonic Fog Thoughts, go back a page or two and have a look if your interested in Fogging.

 

[gearbear]

12/12 Day 13:

ppm 680 after added a gallon of water, ph 5.5, temps low 80s, 65 res.

 

[Northern Grower]

Nice man!!! They are looking great.

 

[gearbear]

lol, thanks Bailer. The JH in the picture is nearly 20"now .she is and still growing. Does that count as amazon? Not sure what the qualifications are on that yet?

Just noticed how bad that pic looks with all the trash in the background. Sorry, I had it all collected to take out bc trash day was tomorrow. I was gonna dump my res. water and take out the trash at the same time bc it was cold and was trying to keep me and my backroom warm.

 

[gearbear]

12/12 Day 14:

680ppm, 65 res. 79 temps, ph 5.5 plus?

Jill-22"
Maxi- 19"
Lil Bee- 14or 15" (she stopped)

Raised light about another 4", that's it, that's all I got.

 

[gearbear]

12/12 Day 15:

820 ppm, 97 temp, 68 res, ph about 6?