Indoor My First DWC

[kingpin420]

Hey everyone....

So Im going to be doing my first DWC. I have a few questions before I start to make sure I get a good start. First here is what I have 3.5gal DWC kit that comes with everything you need. I will be growing a Dinafem Critical+ automatic. I will be using the 3 Fox Farm Nutes


Ok now I know I soak the cube in water phed at 5.5. do I soak the seed in the paper towel until cracked then into the cube or just into the cube??
For the bucket do I start with phed water or do I add nutes to the water at the beginning?

Im sure there will be more questions along the way

Thanks to everyone....

 

[kingpin420]

I need some help before I start.

Do I put just phed water,1/2 or full nutes into the bucket at the beginning?

Should I put the seeds into a papertowl until it cracks then put into the rockwool cube? or just soak the cube and put the seed into it?

thanks to everyone.......

 

[DWCocha]

Heres a post from Seymour buds ---- "cheers for the comments guys

dont get me wrong some people like to grow in their own specific medium but i do get loads of pm's asking this and that so its only fair that i try and answer all those questions in this diary

yeah big buddha i know what you mean but the internet does have its fair share of dickheads who dont know how to grow period, you will like it better over here as the people are great and their knowledge is also really helpfull


here we go with seymours step by step to getting started in dwc........ drum roll ........ lol


1st thing you need is plenty of o2 blowing into your buckets, i think most of you guys know that i use a 60ltr per minute pump divided between 2 buckets which looks like this

next job is to get your water levels sorted out from the start, use an empty net basket and fill the water about 1" above the bottom of the net pot, ill always keep my water level above the basket and never below, i know loads of growers like to have a gap of about 1" under the net pot which is entirley their choice but i like to encourage just feeder roots to be in the res and not corded ones, feeder roots are what help achieve big yields

once you have your water levels sorted you can add your nutrients, for this stage of the grow ill be using

rhizotonic, cal/mag and formulex that come to an ec of 1.0-1.2, ph is 5.8, its important to let your ph settle a bit once you 1st add ph down to the res, wait till it remains stable @ 5.8 before continuing

then add your clay pebbles or what ever medium your growing with so it just covers the water level, i know a lot of growers who like to soak their stones for 24 hours before adding them in ph 5.8 water, this is entirley up to you

rest your rockwool cube with your seedling in ontop of the pebbles and start to fill in around the edges so she is nice and secure like this

the next step is to wait for the roots to appear from outside the net pot and its all systems go

res temps wanna be between 16 and 24 degrees

i never ever top feed the seedlings purely because i want the rockwool cube to dry out so the roots go searching for food, if you are top feeding it may take longer for the roots to appear outside the basket, just my own personal preference"



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[DWCocha]

https://www.autoflower.org/f5/autoflowering-think-different-dwc-under-l-e-d-4467.html :thumbs:

 

[kingpin420]

Hey thanks Viracocha that thread helpped alot.....:smoke:......I will start My DWC in the next few weeks need to wait for some room in the tent

thanks again

 

[Griever]

ahh sweet bro should be sweet

 

[DWCocha]

good luck ... & unless your growing a Think different or another super auto then you prob want a lower starting EC than seymour had ?. dont know how he does it but i fryed my queen northern lights 1st try and am at 0.5 with some buddah white dwarfs now :thumbs: