Grow Mediums Steely's first hydro grow. LED DWC.

[steelrat]

Day 43 in the HydroBox!

Thanks for stopping by fellas

Day 43 now and vertical growth seems to have topped-out at 68cm (3ft 3 inches), the tallest plant i've ever grown !

Temps are nice and cool now, in fact the res just went under 17C last night so may be time to get the heating on (for us humans, too!).

pH 5.9 - 6.2
EC 1.3

Can anyone tell me when to start giving her bloom boosters? The bottle (Plant Magic Bloom Boost) says from week 6 so not quite sure how that translates to autos ..

Also, when do we flush in hydro, just like soil - the last two or three feeds ?

Some bud shots :



May have to trim her skirt :



Blurry pistil shot :



Pistil-shot :




Cheers,

steely

 

[jackmc]

Nice Plant!

 

[steelrat]

Cheers Jack!

Like your avatar pic, are you doing explosive things !?


All the best,

steely

 

[Grim Reefer]

Looking great steely,From what i have seen with Bloom boosters they are generally added to the nutrient tank on first sign of flowers.

 

[steelrat]

Thanks Grim, that fits in with what i've read elsewhere, will be putting it in the tank next feed.


Cheers,

steely

 

[GMan]

Any update?

 

[steelrat]

Any update?

Yes!

Day 50 in the Hydrobox.

Did the weekly rez change today and added some bloom boost to the mix.

Rootball is now just ridiculous, won't fit in my 5L pot that i use to stand her in while doing rez changes.



Buds are coming along :











I think i'm definitely on for 3Oz here if not more

Res temp has been pretty steady at around 20.

pH 5.8 - 6.2
EC 1.3 - 1.4

Per litre she is having :

1.5ml bloom
1.5ml calmag
1ml bloom boost
0.5ml silicon
0.5ml rotstop


Cheers,

steely

 

[GMan]

Looking amazing Steely. How tall is she now? And how high in total from the floor?
Really want to try hydro but I'm limited on height.

 

[FreeLivin]

Damn, Very Nice very nice...

 

[steelrat]

Looking amazing Steely. How tall is she now? And how high in total from the floor?
Really want to try hydro but I'm limited on height.

Cheers G

She is 68cm tall from base of trunk to highest tip.

The bucket is 22cm tall so total height is 90cm =3ft.

My box is 4ft tall, the lamp hangs down 17cm and the filter 20cm so AKR is pretty much perfect for my space.

Damn, Very Nice very nice...

Cheers Free


All the best,

steely