I'm Gonna quit dickin around now and actually Journal my first grow.
INGREDIENTS:
4x4x7 tent
600W air cooled, fully ducted with both MH and HPS bulbs. Also 600W
Thunder fan with reostat (finally got the timer to work with this) Capable of 420 CFM
5 Gal Smart Pots
Coco Noir (or peat) rinsed the shit out of it then soaked in 6.0 PH distilled water.
GenHydro Water Buckets (part of a Water Farm used as stand alone units, drip style, airlift recirculators with reservoir, 2 Gal pots, 4.5 gal rez) (extras of everything, as its part of 8 unit Water Farm)
Hydroton, washed, boiled, steeped with 2TBSP vinegar, rinsed again, washed again. Never used but they sat in storage for 12 years.
Rapid Rooters
4 manifold air pump (GenHydro)
Truncheon EC meter
digital PH meter
Temp/RH wireless transmitter
GenHydro nutrients trio Micro/Gro/Bloom along with CalMag
Hydroguard root inoculant
4 Jock Horror Auto nuts (Nirvana)
METHOD:
All four seeds started in Rapid Rooters and placed in their final destinations. In the tent with MH at 25% at furthest distance possible above seeds. Unfortunately, no rooting stimulant was used. 2 seeds went into the Smartpots with coco. 2 seeds went into the drip systems with hydroton. Rapid Rooters kept moist with mister using distilled water PH'ed at 6.0 and covered with clear plastic domes. All four seeds sprouted (3 days) on NEW YEARS DAY. 3 were good solid sprouts. 1 MUTANT. All four plants were overfed due the excitability of grower. The two plants in coco were windburned by a drunken gardener. First leaves damaged. The one viable plant in the drip system was damaged by wild swings in PH coupled with overfeeding. I did not have an EC meter at this point.
and the mutant
this was day 15. Increased lights to 50%. 3 feet from canopy.
On day 16 damaged first leaves removed from both Jocks in coco. Flushed with PH'ed distilled water at 6.0. Runoff PH measured at 6.1 The damaged plant in drip/hydroton transplanted into a coco/drip system simillar to Truu's. Also switched to tap water as wild swings in PH had been experienced since day 1. The PH using tap water has proven to be much more stable and manageable. Lights increased to 100% roughly 24" above canopy.
Day 17: Read C.E.'s (easy) Coco guide and What Truu know's about coco, (both versions). Add CFL's to increase growth below canopy.
Day 18: Mixed very light nutrients and added root inoculant. Also used foliar misting with ultra-light nutes twice daily on all plants. Added 1/4 tsp of diametaceous earth to the damaged plant in drip/(now)coco. EC of all nutes around 740. PH 5.9. Runoff PH at 6.
Days 19 and 20. The 2 Jocks in Smartpots showed significant improvement! Jock in drip greened somewhat, but definitely a damaged and stunted plant. I'll maintain this plant to use as an experiment in attempt to mimic what Truu has going on. Fed all plants and EC of 840 with a ton of runoff. 5.9. Temperatures and humidity have been kept at optimum levels to this point.
Day 21: Another feeding at EC 840. All plants. Raised lights to induce stretch. Adjusted fans to maintain temp. Considering the rough start, I'm not unhappy with the progress of the girls. I've compared them with other plants at 21 days, and I'm not outta the ballpark.
INGREDIENTS:
4x4x7 tent
600W air cooled, fully ducted with both MH and HPS bulbs. Also 600W
Thunder fan with reostat (finally got the timer to work with this) Capable of 420 CFM
5 Gal Smart Pots
Coco Noir (or peat) rinsed the shit out of it then soaked in 6.0 PH distilled water.
GenHydro Water Buckets (part of a Water Farm used as stand alone units, drip style, airlift recirculators with reservoir, 2 Gal pots, 4.5 gal rez) (extras of everything, as its part of 8 unit Water Farm)
Hydroton, washed, boiled, steeped with 2TBSP vinegar, rinsed again, washed again. Never used but they sat in storage for 12 years.
Rapid Rooters
4 manifold air pump (GenHydro)
Truncheon EC meter
digital PH meter
Temp/RH wireless transmitter
GenHydro nutrients trio Micro/Gro/Bloom along with CalMag
Hydroguard root inoculant
4 Jock Horror Auto nuts (Nirvana)
METHOD:
All four seeds started in Rapid Rooters and placed in their final destinations. In the tent with MH at 25% at furthest distance possible above seeds. Unfortunately, no rooting stimulant was used. 2 seeds went into the Smartpots with coco. 2 seeds went into the drip systems with hydroton. Rapid Rooters kept moist with mister using distilled water PH'ed at 6.0 and covered with clear plastic domes. All four seeds sprouted (3 days) on NEW YEARS DAY. 3 were good solid sprouts. 1 MUTANT. All four plants were overfed due the excitability of grower. The two plants in coco were windburned by a drunken gardener. First leaves damaged. The one viable plant in the drip system was damaged by wild swings in PH coupled with overfeeding. I did not have an EC meter at this point.
and the mutantthis was day 15. Increased lights to 50%. 3 feet from canopy.On day 16 damaged first leaves removed from both Jocks in coco. Flushed with PH'ed distilled water at 6.0. Runoff PH measured at 6.1 The damaged plant in drip/hydroton transplanted into a coco/drip system simillar to Truu's. Also switched to tap water as wild swings in PH had been experienced since day 1. The PH using tap water has proven to be much more stable and manageable. Lights increased to 100% roughly 24" above canopy.
Day 17: Read C.E.'s (easy) Coco guide and What Truu know's about coco, (both versions). Add CFL's to increase growth below canopy.
Day 18: Mixed very light nutrients and added root inoculant. Also used foliar misting with ultra-light nutes twice daily on all plants. Added 1/4 tsp of diametaceous earth to the damaged plant in drip/(now)coco. EC of all nutes around 740. PH 5.9. Runoff PH at 6.
Days 19 and 20. The 2 Jocks in Smartpots showed significant improvement! Jock in drip greened somewhat, but definitely a damaged and stunted plant. I'll maintain this plant to use as an experiment in attempt to mimic what Truu has going on. Fed all plants and EC of 840 with a ton of runoff. 5.9. Temperatures and humidity have been kept at optimum levels to this point.
Day 21: Another feeding at EC 840. All plants. Raised lights to induce stretch. Adjusted fans to maintain temp. Considering the rough start, I'm not unhappy with the progress of the girls. I've compared them with other plants at 21 days, and I'm not outta the ballpark.
