New Grower First Grow Newbie! 4X4 RDWC LED CBD

[rick-j]

Friends!

I'm tagging you here as we've had some short interactions in the last few weeks, and would love to share my grow with you - wheels are slowly in motion now

@ChroToker @Duckster @pop22 @GrowingAutos @Animatey @rick-j @Itisi @Vlad The Inhaler @woody @Wile e Peyote @Equatorial @stoney91 @HaZyLaZy

Appreciate your time, input, advice, sledging, mockery, piss taking and general entertainment!

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Good luck---- i'm right here with you----- Not many grows under my belt, but it sounds like you have got a lot of growing experience with those tag's! Waiten on the piss and pic's---- I'm just learning and having fun. Good to have you aboard!!!!!!!

 

[mattskeee]

I would keep nutrients as simple as possible. Base nutes plus cal mag (and maybe brew tea to prevent root disease) is a perfectly fine formula capable of growing healthy plants. I wouldn't personally use a rez heater as I have seen many ppl use beneficial microbes without one and keeping things as simple as possible will make for less opportunities for mistakes on your first grow.

Genetics, environment and method (in this case dwc) all make a bigger difference in yield than nutrients. Keep an eye on your temps, humidity, pH and EC and you'll be off to a good start.

Good luck!

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Thanks Animatey. I've got the Bluelab Guardian hooked up ready for the grow to sit in the res, and Inkbird temp and humidity controllers for the tent.

With the aquarium heater for the res, my mornings are getting down to 0°c already and it's not even middle of winter... right now as I type this it's 3.2°c, and I've been monitoring the temps in the garage, and in the tent, it only adds a few degrees.

I was just going to set it at the lowest of 20°c and let it keep it around there. I don't want to "heat" it, just don't want it to freeze!

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[mattskeee]

Subbed up. Pulling up a chair in the front row and having a bit of this. I love watching new growers fretting about equipment for their new hobby. I did the same thing. About half of the stuff that I bought for the first grow fell by the wayside in the first year or two. Seems like a constant evolution of gear and tweaking your methods to dial in for your space and style. Don't be too disappointed if you don't get it all right the first time. You're in the right place as there are lots of friendly willing to give a bit of advice. But it can be a bit confusing as sometimes the advice can be conflicting. A bit of this and this to get you started.

Haha thanks Duckster. I know - I'm like this with everything- sports, cars, technology, power tools, I'll research for weeks on end to find the "best" product or solution and change my mind 97 times and by the time I've decided, here's something new out!
Anyway, appreciate the support and guidance

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[mattskeee]

Heisenberg tea (my variation on it):

7-10 litres water (left out for 24 hours if it is tap water for the chlorine to dissipate)
1 dessert spoon full of Unsulfured Molasses.
1 Handful of Worm Castings
2g Great White.

With the water at 22 - 23C, mix everything and run an airpump/airstone through the mix for 48 hours.
After 48 hours, turn off the air pump and let it settle. Then filter the mixture and use the resulting 'tea' in your reservoir (poured into the mix through the hydroton in your net pots).
Store the tea in a fridge for a maximum of 10 days (you will know when it starts to go off as it will smell like week old Gym socks - normal aroma is just 'earthy').
Pour 200ml into your pots every 2 days and watch your roots develop beautifully.

*You can cut down on having to filter the tea by putting the Earthworm Castings into a pair of tights and putting the airstone in there with it (golfball-type airstone is best for this).

Here is one I have brewing currently:
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Roots today:
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SIDE NOTE:
I have just changed from Great White to THIS as it is a similar product but MUCH cheaper.

Sounds awesome and simple, thanks Boradan! And this is safe to use in seedling stage right? Like as soon as I've transplanted into the net pots? Or a week for them to settle and make sure no shock?

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[Vlad The Inhaler]

Jeez Matt! In at the deep end with RDWC!

Hopefully the hydro guys will help you through, I know fook all about this so don’t ask meeeee! [emoji23][emoji23]

Best of luck mate.

How are the seedlings today?

 

[mattskeee]

Good luck---- i'm right here with you----- Not many grows under my belt, but it sounds like you have got a lot of growing experience with those tag's! Waiten on the piss and pic's---- I'm just learning and having fun. Good to have you aboard!!!!!!!

Hahaha thanks Rick! No, this is definitely my first grow - I just roped all these poor bastards in because they so much as liked one of my posts... I guess you're all stuck with me now!

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[mattskeee]

Jeez Matt! In at the deep end with RDWC!

Hopefully the hydro guys will help you through, I know fook all about this so don’t ask meeeee! [emoji23][emoji23]

Best of luck mate.

How are the seedlings today?

Haha I like doing things the easy (hard?!) Way!

I reckon once you've got DWC figured out, it makes the whole thing easier... maybe that's just me.

I do love working with soil, but I dig every day for my job! Nice to see something different haha...

And the seedlings this morning, still a little stretchy, but seems the leaves are starting to show more since last might, obviously with the change of light.

Runty has grown a little, and still waiting for lucky [HASHTAG]#5[/HASHTAG] to germ.

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[Boradan]

The tea can(should) be started right away.
Takes a few days to make it though, but you have Great White, so that should be used until you have the tea made.

 

[mattskeee]

The tea can(should) be started right away.
Takes a few days to make it though, but you have Great White, so that should be used until you have the tea made.

Awesome I'll order some worm waste and grab some molasses today. Already have some water resting

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[mattskeee]

Im sure you guys are all well across this, but for anyone else - this guide is extremely thorough and from my research pretty spot on, when it comes to everything seedling related!

https://www.growweedeasy.com/seedling-problems

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