Indoor HSO Auto's: A Kind adventure with the Misty and Silverback.

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Prelude: This is will be a detailed orientated log of sorts. Times, dates and figures will be accurately kept for the sake of bookkeeping. In conjunction with observing these two strains I will be journaling the quality and performance of the associated equipment used in this grow.

Strains Lost Coast Skunk & Lemon Juice Express

Soil/Medium Kind soil & Coco Loco in 1 gallon Maxx yield air pots

Water (source) *Evaporated water PPM 10 / PH 6.5-6.8

Light source Growboxusa duo drive 180w (seedling/vegatative) Kind k5 750 (Flowering)

Grow space: Growboxusa "Misty" & "Silverback EC (environmental control)

Germination: Rapid Rooter plugs

* water is collected from air conditioning unit inside the silverback box

Grow overview: I Will be germinating the seeds in rapid rooter plugs. Once they break ground they will be transplanted into 1 gallon pots. The pots are setup as per Kind soil recommendations with a slight altercation. A small 1/8" layer of coco Loco was placed as a barrier to minimize soil loss thru the bottom screen, 5 cups of Kind was then placed, then coco Loco. Seedlings will be placed in the Misty-which is the seedling/ vegetative chamber. Once preflowers are seen or size dictates, the plants will be placed in the Silverback to flower.

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

October 20th 2016

Seeds were placed in Rapid rooted plugs on Oct 15. Plugs were moist by evaporated water periodically. 5 days had passed until they showed their face. I attribute the lower than usual humidity (40%) to the sluggish rate of germination. However, we don't ask how but how many and we are 100% for germination rate. Originally I used Kinds 5 cups appx: 1lb rule. After backtracking I found that in my soil, 1 cup is appx 50 grams. Once this was learned I carefully pulled the seedlings out, dug back the coco and added two rounded cups in the pots. I then back filled with coco Loco. I used this time to also add hydroton to the top layer for future irrigation purposes.

Lemon juice plug had a dozen roots poking out of plug. Very hearty looking seedling.
Lost Coast skunk did not appear to have the same rooting but a single long taproot about 1.5" long.

Misty box temp/humidity: 84F 42%RH
Light: 24/0, white/ blue spectrum. 18" clearance

 

[Rapha El]

I am intrigued, stalking

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Oct 24 2016
Little update... Everything is chugging along since the transplant. A tiny bit of nute burn on Lemon Juice.
Temp: 83F @ 35%RH
Water: 1 shot every 48H

 

[bxkid]

Looking forward to this...

 

[bxkid]

October 20th 2016

Seeds were placed in Rapid rooted plugs on Oct 15. Plugs were moist by evaporated water periodically. 5 days had passed until they showed their face. I attribute the lower than usual humidity (40%) to the sluggish rate of germination. However, we don't ask how but how many and we are 100% for germination rate. Originally I used Kinds 5 cups appx: 1lb rule. After backtracking I found that in my soil, 1 cup is appx 50 grams. Once this was learned I carefully pulled the seedlings out, dug back the coco and added two rounded cups in the pots. I then back filled with coco Loco. I used this time to also add hydroton to the top layer for future irrigation purposes.

Lemon juice plug had a dozen roots poking out of plug. Very hearty looking seedling.
Lost Coast skunk did not appear to have the same rooting but a single long taproot about 1.5" long.

Misty box temp/humidity: 84F 42%RH
Light: 24/0, white/ blue spectrum. 18" clearance


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Question....about how many inches across is the filter? Or the light, whichever measurement you have.

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Question....about how many inches across is the filter? Or the light, whichever measurement you have.

Are you wanting to know the dimensions of my seedling/ veg box

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Oct 28
Yesterday I was anxious to fire up the silverback and get these girls under the Kind LED. As my common sense side of things told me not to I forged ahead like any true rookie. After a few hours I noticed both plants dropping and showing signs of "rams horning". At first glance it was exhibiting textbook overwatering symptoms, obviously this was not the cause. The LED, or K5 as I like to refer, was appx 32" above canopy. Settings were as followed: A (red) 15% B (blue) 30%, and C ( blue) 30%. Also, a digital thermometer was reading a canopy temp of 74F @ 40%RH. I was following Kinds suggested seedling settings and otherwise providing a normal environment for my girls. Instead of reinventing the wheel I placed the girls back in the Misty and 12 hours later they are perky.

Temp: 86F 35% RH
Light: White/blue @ 18"; 24/0
Water: Shot every 24 hours: PPM 16, PH 7.3

Both plants are looking normal with no deficiencies. Lemon juice is growing at a faster rate than the Lost Coast skunk. Rubbing the leaves of lemon juice provides a pungent smell with a slight lemon or citrus scent. Rubbing the leaves of the skunk provides a genuine body odor smell.


In my earlier entries I wrote about how I collect the water from the silverbacks A/C unit. Every AC unit accumulates water in the part they call the evaporator. The condensate drain line is fed to a sump, once the sump fills its then discharged into a tank in the growing chamber. I am noticing a slow increase in my PH. Both my digital and manual PH tester are showing 7.3, this is roughly a .8 increase in the last several weeks. I will continue to monitor and inspect for any possible contamination.

Lemon juice


Lost coast skunk

 

[bxkid]

Are you wanting to know the dimensions of my seedling/ veg box

Not the whole box...just how much space the filter takes up....for instance if i had a light that was 14' wide would it fit next to the filter.

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Not the whole box...just how much space the filter takes up....for instance if i had a light that was 14' wide would it fit next to the filter.

No, you have 12" of clearance. If you have more questions I would be glad to help, but thru private messages please