New Grower First Real Grow - Critical Orange Punch Auto / Mazar Auto / Cinderella Jack Auto

[CCBuds]

Can’t help you much on the lights, my guess is either veg or full spectrum would be fine for now. Not sure about in flowering. I’m on my first grow. What does the manufacturer say?

I’m subbed up :smoking: Sounds like some great equipment. Can’t wait to see the budbox all set up - those are beautiful grow tents. And the Critical Orange Punch! Well I’ve got a few of those set aside that I’m itching to grow. Can’t wait to see how they turn out.

Welcome to AFN. You came to the right place. My girls never would have made it this far without the members here.

Hey. Thank you, I can't wait to watch these babies develop either.
I'll have to do some reading of what the manufacturer says. At the moment I've gone with my gut and put it on full spectrum.
I've got up nice and early to go to my local grow shop to pick up a new timer for my light and a couple of plant pot drip trays. Then I can crack on and repot these bad boys into their final grow mediums.
I'm really intrigued to see the difference in results between soil and hydro, as I'm not totally sure which technique I'd like to pursue.
I'll post up some pics once I've done my gardening and tent maintenance for today.

 

[davisgirl]

Well I applaud you on trying both the soil and Autopots on your first grow! You are in for a wild ride!

I’ve always had the black thumb. Never had a houseplant that didn’t look dead within 30 days. I forget to water the little fuckers. I’m sure I would have overwatered in soil, kill them with care and all that. Not sure how I managed to luck upon the DWC but I’ve learned enough to get me to harvest (knock on wood!).

Looking forward to your pics, can’t wait to see the BudBox!

 

[CCBuds]

UPDATES:

Day 5:
I planned to pot all of them today but sadly life has got in the way.
I have managed to change up the water in the propagation tank. I have now changed the nutrients to Shogun Kanna Roots at 1.5ml/L at pH 6.6.
I have also now switched on both the veg and the bloom phases of the light at 20hrs on x 4hrs off.

Day 6:
I have transplanted one of the Critical Orange Punches and the Mazar into the Rhizopots with the Tropical Bat Mix (40% Coco 60% Peat).
I haven't managed to Transplant the other Critical Orange Punch (COP) and Cinderella Jack into the Oxypots, as I stupidly don't have a spanner large enough to screw up a water block. I will be getting one tomorrow and potting the Cinderlla Jack. The second COP still hasn't popped which is annoying as I wanted a side by side comparison between soil and hydro with the same strain, in the same environment. I haven't lost all hope yet, but am now leaning towards it being a blessing in disguise. I'm hoping for these to flourish and with 4 plants in my limited space, I could quite easily run into space issues later in the grow.

Here are a few photos of them.
You may notice some drouping on the Mazar (left) I'm hoping that is due to the light being turned back on after it's sleep, and it's not showing signs of stress.
Also the potted COP (right) looks awful and tiny. This is due to the way it popped. It got caught up in the seed casing and has only just come out of its she'll, so to speak. You can notice the same issue on the Cinderella Jack (centre). It looks like there is a deficiency, but this is not the case. It is just a part of the seed membrane still stuck to the leaf.

 

[CCBuds]

Day 7:
Today I have finally had the time to finish my initial tent set up. I was still to finalise the electrics and air filtration set ups and positioning.
I was also able to get a spanner the correct size for the Oxypot, and finally been able to transplant the Cinderella Jack into its final growing medium.
I've filed the pot up, to just below the bottom of the pebble cradle, using tap water and 3ml/L Shogun Kanna Roots, 0.4ml/L Shogun Samuri Hydrogrow A, 0.4ml/L Shogun Samuri Hydrogrow B at pH 6.8.
I have pondered over the positioning of my air filtration and have decided to place it at the top of the tent with acoustic ducting pushing air outside the tent. For now I am going to leave the need for a inlet fan and watch my levels, like a hawk. If the need arises I'll go and purchase one.
My humidity is quite high at the moment. I've been struggling to get it up past 55%, so I have place a hot bucket of water in there. Once the temp stabilises I'll put a heater in the water in the hope to continue to keep a stable 60-70%, for now, and slowly dropping to 40% as the plant reaches flowering.

Here are a few photos from today.

 

[davisgirl]

Day 7:
Today I have finally had the time to finish my initial tent set up. I was still to finalise the electrics and air filtration set ups and positioning.
I was also able to get a spanner the correct size for the Oxypot, and finally been able to transplant the Cinderella Jack into its final growing medium.
I've filed the pot up, to just below the bottom of the pebble cradle, using tap water and 3ml/L Shogun Kanna Roots, 0.4ml/L Shogun Samuri Hydrogrow A, 0.4ml/L Shogun Samuri Hydrogrow B at pH 6.8.
I have pondered over the positioning of my air filtration and have decided to place it at the top of the tent with acoustic ducting pushing air outside the tent. For now I am going to leave the need for a inlet fan and watch my levels, like a hawk. If the need arises I'll go and purchase one.
My humidity is quite high at the moment. I've been struggling to get it up past 55%, so I have place a hot bucket of water in there. Once the temp stabilises I'll put a heater in the water in the hope to continue to keep a stable 60-70%, for now, and slowly dropping to 40% as the plant reaches flowering.

Here are a few photos from today.

Looks AWESOME! Really nice tent. Congratulations on getting it all together.

 

[CCBuds]

Looks AWESOME! Really nice tent. Congratulations on getting to bell together.

Thank you! Its such a relief to be finally set up. Although being set up i can already see holes in my set up. The first being that ive positioned the electrics at the back of my tent, which in hinesite is going to lead to issues once the plants are at a reasonable size. You live and learn and thats what makes these projects fun, that and the obvious bounty at the end.

 

[davisgirl]

Thank you! Its such a relief to be finally set up. Although being set up i can already see holes in my set up. The first being that ive positioned the electrics at the back of my tent, which in hinesite is going to lead to issues once the plants are at a reasonable size. You live and learn and thats what makes these projects fun, that and the obvious bounty at the end.

I really like your DWC bucket. What brand is that?

Growing is awesome. You’ll never have it perfect. The more you do, the more you see that you can still tweek. It’s kind of an addicting hobby.

 

[CCBuds]

I really like your DWC bucket. What brand is that?

Growing is awesome. You’ll never have it perfect. The more you do, the more you see that you can still tweek. It’s kind of an addicting hobby.

Haha for sure! I can already see that. Im a week into my first 'real' grow and im already planning my second.

My DWC pot is an Oxypot, they come recommended (not by me, not just yet anyway). It comes ready made, all you have to do is place in the porvided airstone and connect the air tube to the supplied air filter. Fill her up and away you go!

 

[CCBuds]

Day 8:
The Cinderella Jack is struggling compaired to the other two. I am putting this down to inexperience using DWC. My guess would be the roots are working their way to the reservoir, they havent made it yet so the plant is struggling? I tried to fix this by watering the sponge with some feed and am spraying the plant with mist every 4-6hours.

I have fed the two plants that are in soil, with 500ml of feed. They both look heathly and are growing nicely.
The temp in the tent is pretty stable at 26oC, the humidity is stable at 67%.

Day 9:
Ive noticed the humidity rising to unacceptable levels during the night. The highest reading being 85%. So I think the time has come to turn the extracture fan on. I am going to start at 1/4 speed and see how it fairs. Hopefully this will bring the temp down slightly and get the humidity stable again.
The plants will probably benifit from the fresh air now too.

Ive also ordered a mushroom kit in the hope it will give the plants some vital co2 to breath in. It should be arriving in the next few days. Its a bit of a stab in the dark as i have some reservations about how beneficial it wilk actually be. That being that if the air filter is replacing the air in the tent at whatever rate it is, then surely the co2 generated by the mushrooms will also be removed and replaced with fresh air.

Does anyone have any experience or research about this?

 

[Mr Green Fingers]

Day 8:
The Cinderella Jack is struggling compaired to the other two. I am putting this down to inexperience using DWC. My guess would be the roots are working their way to the reservoir, they havent made it yet so the plant is struggling? I tried to fix this by watering the sponge with some feed and am spraying the plant with mist every 4-6hours.

I have fed the two plants that are in soil, with 500ml of feed. They both look heathly and are growing nicely.
The temp in the tent is pretty stable at 26oC, the humidity is stable at 67%.

Day 9:
Ive noticed the humidity rising to unacceptable levels during the night. The highest reading being 85%. So I think the time has come to turn the extracture fan on. I am going to start at 1/4 speed and see how it fairs. Hopefully this will bring the temp down slightly and get the humidity stable again.
The plants will probably benifit from the fresh air now too.

Ive also ordered a mushroom kit in the hope it will give the plants some vital co2 to breath in. It should be arriving in the next few days. Its a bit of a stab in the dark as i have some reservations about how beneficial it wilk actually be. That being that if the air filter is replacing the air in the tent at whatever rate it is, then surely the co2 generated by the mushrooms will also be removed and replaced with fresh air.

Does anyone have any experience or research about this?

Hey Bro, I'm running DWC and was running a Viparspectra led, just had a look through this thread, looks like you have everything set up nicely but just a couple things I would alter slightly, I think you said your res is 6.7 or 6.8? That's a good number for soil but a tad high for DWC, in Veg I try to keep it between 5.8-6.1, In flower I aim a bit higher at 6.5 and let it drift down but never below 5.6, also I would stop top feeding and let the roots find the water now, as long as the res is wicking the hydrotron you should be fine.
Good luck bro!