Last time I grew hydro weed was 22 years ago! I was growing Dutch Hope in a hydro/airo set up, more like a DWC really, I had 3 plants growing in a 200 litre tub and 4 x 400 HPS lights with an 8" extractor which could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. They had huge flowers that often snapped the stem with their weight. Got 50 ozs from my final batch.
Times have moved on since then. I just built a tiny aeroponic type of set up 2 foot by 3 foot. 2 x 30 litre tubs stacked, the bottom tub has the solution, the top tub had jets of water spraying the 4" pot in the middle. Plant was started in a 1" Rockwool cube and then 4" pot filled with expanded clay. With all the agitation from the jets as well as dripping from the bottom of the top container, I figure that this should provide plenty of oxygen without any need for an air stone. Lights 20/4 nutrient pump on 15 minutes every hour.
I have planted an OG Kush Auto from seed stockers. Not sure of the genetics could be a Haze or an NL ruderalis for the auto genetics. Any information on this particular strain is appreciated.
Seed sprouted on 24th Sept (edited had Oct), and it was still trapped in the seed coat the next day so I carefully removed the seed coat. I think maybe it got too dry on the seed membrane. That was two weeks ago now and I have decided to follow the progress on this thread.
I'm using a viparspectra par 700W, at the moment seedling was white light only, after one week light is 50% White and 25% blue. Two Weeks today and I have moved the light to 18" and 100% White, and 25% Blue. Just put in some new nutrients (GH) ppm is 550 but I'll up that to 800 next week if all goes well.
I had a tube going into the side of the Rockwool cube until the roots emerged on the 10th day, that has now been removed. Will probably move up to 800ppm next week.
Observations so far is that leaves appear a little light instead of the darker green I'm used to. There appears to be some marks on the leaves although no damage to tips or anything.
Times have moved on since then. I just built a tiny aeroponic type of set up 2 foot by 3 foot. 2 x 30 litre tubs stacked, the bottom tub has the solution, the top tub had jets of water spraying the 4" pot in the middle. Plant was started in a 1" Rockwool cube and then 4" pot filled with expanded clay. With all the agitation from the jets as well as dripping from the bottom of the top container, I figure that this should provide plenty of oxygen without any need for an air stone. Lights 20/4 nutrient pump on 15 minutes every hour.
I have planted an OG Kush Auto from seed stockers. Not sure of the genetics could be a Haze or an NL ruderalis for the auto genetics. Any information on this particular strain is appreciated.
Seed sprouted on 24th Sept (edited had Oct), and it was still trapped in the seed coat the next day so I carefully removed the seed coat. I think maybe it got too dry on the seed membrane. That was two weeks ago now and I have decided to follow the progress on this thread.
I'm using a viparspectra par 700W, at the moment seedling was white light only, after one week light is 50% White and 25% blue. Two Weeks today and I have moved the light to 18" and 100% White, and 25% Blue. Just put in some new nutrients (GH) ppm is 550 but I'll up that to 800 next week if all goes well.
I had a tube going into the side of the Rockwool cube until the roots emerged on the 10th day, that has now been removed. Will probably move up to 800ppm next week.
Observations so far is that leaves appear a little light instead of the darker green I'm used to. There appears to be some marks on the leaves although no damage to tips or anything.
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