New Grower Perpetual Auto Grow By The Trifid..

[Trifid]

A Perpetual Auto Grow by The Trifid - Smurfberry, Blueberry, Pineapple Express, Purple Mazar..

Welcome to my perpetual grow report..

Introductions

The grow-scheme encompasses a dual spectrum 250/125w CFL, air-exchanged cabinet setting no greater than 1/2 mtr^2. Project is currently at week 5 (Day 39) with four automatic female varieties approaching early stages of bloom. The objective here is to trial several organic approaches to cannabis cultivation on a small scale for the continuous production of fine medicinal grade products and provide an insight into a variety of methodologies and techniques for the intermediate level horticulturalist .. I will provide a quick update to summarize the last 5 wks prgress and give information regarding feeding schedules. During this time various adjustments have been made in an attempt to stabilize grow space parameters in order to provide an optimal growing environment. If at any time you'd like to provide helpful insight or suggestions to this project please feel free to do so, i value the judgement, opinions and experiences of everyone here, so please feel free to share your knowledge. Also if anyone has questions i'm happy to go into the details as necessary - Discussion is encouraged. I want to be as informative as i can about the project in hopes that people may benefit from this report as i have from so many others here.

Specifications -Grow space

Grow space dimensions - approx. 1m^2 closet (1 x 250w and 1x 125w mixed spectrum CFL) with 120cfm intake and 120cfm ambient air flow. Stealth is imperitive under my current circumstances; odor elimination - ONA gel and carbon filter scrubbed. Light leaks have been sealed and fans optimized for silent operation. ti02 coated 21w CFL fixtures have been installed outside the grow room and throughout the apartment to eliminate odor leaks..

Strains/genetics

Current seed stock;

15 Purple Mazar - Flash seeds
10 Smurfberry - Sagamartha
5 Lowboldt - Sagmartha
5 Auto Blue Himalayan - Short stuff
5 My Indoor #5 - Short stuff
3 Pineapple express - Barney's Farm
5 Snow ryder - Short stuff
10 Mossys Gem - Crazy x seeds
10 Bluematic - Royal Queen ... 10 Blue mystic - Nirvana

Instruments

Digital pH/EC meter
Thermometer
hygrometer

Media

Stock contains;

2L Bone Meal
1L Blood Meal
1/3 cups Epsom salts
3-4x cups dolmite lime
1x tsp ionized trace elements

Organic base media ... Vermicompost (worm-castings)


I usually combine the above base media to the following in a 2:1..

2-4x cups volcanic ash and perlite
1/2 - 1 bag matured chicken manure

15L plant magic organic medium
5L coco husk
4 cups kelp meal (P.Mazar only)
1 cup Algae meal (P.Mazar only)
2kg bag pure worm castings

Plant magic plus organic

- Mixed thoroughly, moistened an allowed to sit for a few weeks

Soil additives and cultures

@ week 2 Mycorhizzal fungi inoculant
@ week 3, 5 + 6 Active yeast inoculant
@ week 4 Bat/mother's earth seabird guano mulch for flowering..

Great White Mycorrhizae


Nutrition

Canna Rhizotonic clone - algae extracts [0.6 - 0.2 - 0.6]
Fish emulsion concentrate [5 - 1 - 1]
veg boost - plant magic
seaweed extract -mother's earth organic clone;
(Seaweed Extract 18% ...
Amino Acid 10% ...
N-P-K: 5-2-4 ...
containing Mg, Ca, Fe)

ripen [0 - 5 - 5]
Canna Boost - marine algae extract

Supplimentation/trace elements

Mollasses - Unsulphured and granulated
B vitamins + yeast extracts
calcium with vitamin d
Active bakers yeast supernate (home-brew)
BC amino acids
tryptophan, arginine and gutamine - amino acids
green tea extract -triacontanols/cachichin supernate (home-brew)
pk 13/14 equivalent (home-brew)

copper sulphate (lab grade CuSO4)
manganese/magnese 2+
ferrous iron
copper turnings
Zinc (lab grade)

Sundries

Hydrogen peroxide (17%) for cleaning/damping off
Pk up/down
Bicarbonate soda

 

[surffreak23]

Where are the pics? I'm along for the ride...

 

[Muddy]

Welcome to the New Growers Forum. Looking forward to watching your grow. If you need any help, Joe Dirt and I are the moderators here and will be glad to lend a hand.

 

[slightlystoopid]

Awesome selection which breeder is your auto blueberry and welcome

 

[The Medicine Man]

Hmm, I might be missing something but I don't see anything in the original post. Just a pot stirrer. Anyhow, welcome!

 

[Northern Grower]

yep i don't see pics ether.. Welcome to the site, none the less. :thumbs:

 

[Trifid]

 

[Trifid]

Thanks Muddy :howdy: That's very kind mate, glad to have you on board indeed. Its going to be a long story once i have it rotating :buds: i'm sure i will learn plenty from you guys..

 

[Trifid]

Week 1

Wk one in cabinet, plants approx 14 days old.. Beans poped at various times over a three day period. Germination by paper towel method with 0.001% H2O2. Humidity closely monitored at this time was at most 40% / temperature 78F.. Seedlings were fed few teaspoons water daily (0.001% H2O2) with avg run-off 6.7. for first seven days - then transplanted into larger containers.. The pineapple express is developing quickly and is showing some serious vigour :booya:

Strains chosen for the initial layer were selected by friends (few of my favorites in there too);

2x Mi5
2x Blue Himalayan Kush
2x Pineapple express
1x Blueberry
1x Smurfberry
1x Purple Mazar
1x lowboldt

I'd not tried the Smurfberry or the Purple Mazar up till this point so was exciting time

 

[realcarlos]

Looks nice. How much would you like to pull of each week/month etc..