Bloomin' In A Box

Sonora;2843990 said:

Woohoo! Let me tell you a story - the story of Genesis, as told by a stoney Jew:

In the beginning, there was nothing but God. And the spirit of God hovered in the void. And God thought this was bullshit, so he wanted to get high. And God said "Let there be weed!" And LO!!! Weed plants sprung into existence, so that they could bring forth their bounty unto a stoney God. But the weed plants brought forth no bounty, because they had no light to power them. So God said "Let there be light!" And LO!!!!! A friend did cometh to my home, and in exchange for beer he did spot-weld and repair a rip in the flower area, and the parts that were needed to repair the pump manifold did arrive, and the flower area with it's high intensity discharge metal halide is LAYING THE SMACKETH DOWN, and God saw that it was good, and he took the biggest bong rip in the history of the universe (because, you know, God lungs), and fuck was he high.


Maybe that's not exactly what happened, but it's my story and I'm sticking to it. BEHOLD! The Bloom Box's bloom chamber, in action!

That's a full 55 gallon reservoir serving 3 1 week old seedlings, with 6 micro-air-stones feeding the roots, an automated drip system that rinses the rockwool in nutrient solution for 20 minutes a day, a 9" air circulator to keep those seedlings a-shuckin' and a-jivin' in the breeze. A 400 watt metal halide light absolutely BOOMING from above, with two T-5 fluorescents singing from below. Active intake, active exhaust through a can of carbon, and DAMN am I a whole lot more impressed with this box's bloom area.

Pics of the girls:

WW1 - the star of the show

WW3 - the baby of the bunch, cracked last, but doing well.

WW2 - she's got an issue - she has scoliosis. Her stem is bent and s-shaped. I'm leaving her alone - she'll either work it out, or she won't. I'm hoping for the best.

Temps are under control for now, but in the hot desert summers, I'm guessing this is going to be an issue, so I'm investigating res chillers now.

Only one week ago, here's we were:

Now that we're under the MH and in the bloom segment, we should see some explosive growth. Let's light this candle!

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