I am currently running three different experiments (LOL); this journal is to chronicle the indoor cultivation of cannabis using the Prepara "Power Plant Mini" Hydro/Aero units (prepara | products | power plant) and ascertain it's usefulness.
Prepara "Power Plant Mini" units: Foam/sponge medium. 32 oz. capacity reservoir which houses a filter and small water pump from which jets of water are emitted into the medium.
Strain: Two "Train Wreck" clones... allegedly...
Lighting: One 400W MH (6500K), one 400W HPS (2100K). Both on a 12/12 cycle now
Nutrients: One unit will receive Schult'z Bloom Plus (10-50-10) and the other will receive Ionic Bloom (3-2-6). Both units will receive OregonismXL (Roots Organics) once during flowering and Botanicare CalMag+ either on an as needed basis or every other watering. Schult'z is administered at 1/3 strength and the Ionic at half-strength. Both are pHed to 5.8.
Situation: Clones transplanted (from soil) and put into flowering as soon as they rooted; both at the fourth internode. One was transplanted a day before the other and it was decided that it would receive the Ionic Nutrients
Environment: 5' x 5' x 11' area with one entrance. Currently room temps are in the low to mid 80's during the "day" and in the mid 70s at night.
Notes: Both units are directly under the 400W MH at a distance of 22" as the clones are under 4" tall (rooted under a 6500K CFL) and don't have sufficient foliage to shade the units, which is necessary to keep the units (and the nutrient solution within) cool. The small size of the reservoir invites medium stress if too close to the HID.
I have established a feeding schedule that floods the medium for fifteen minutes every hour-and-a-half during the day and 15 minutes every three hours during the night. The regimen seems to work; the first clone recovered from transplant shock the very next morning! I am currently awaiting the second one's (on the Shultz' Bloom Plus nutrient) recovery as I just transplanted her today.
I would appreciate if someone could offer me any suggestions pertaining to my feeding schedule regarding the foam/sponge medium. Thanx
Soon, I will also do a comparison of soil v. coco and Ionic Bloom v. Schultz' Bloom Plus in both soil and coco.
Will post Pics as soon as I'm able. Bear with me as it's only a cell phone cam...
Prepara "Power Plant Mini" units: Foam/sponge medium. 32 oz. capacity reservoir which houses a filter and small water pump from which jets of water are emitted into the medium.
Strain: Two "Train Wreck" clones... allegedly...
Lighting: One 400W MH (6500K), one 400W HPS (2100K). Both on a 12/12 cycle now
Nutrients: One unit will receive Schult'z Bloom Plus (10-50-10) and the other will receive Ionic Bloom (3-2-6). Both units will receive OregonismXL (Roots Organics) once during flowering and Botanicare CalMag+ either on an as needed basis or every other watering. Schult'z is administered at 1/3 strength and the Ionic at half-strength. Both are pHed to 5.8.
Situation: Clones transplanted (from soil) and put into flowering as soon as they rooted; both at the fourth internode. One was transplanted a day before the other and it was decided that it would receive the Ionic Nutrients
Environment: 5' x 5' x 11' area with one entrance. Currently room temps are in the low to mid 80's during the "day" and in the mid 70s at night.
Notes: Both units are directly under the 400W MH at a distance of 22" as the clones are under 4" tall (rooted under a 6500K CFL) and don't have sufficient foliage to shade the units, which is necessary to keep the units (and the nutrient solution within) cool. The small size of the reservoir invites medium stress if too close to the HID.
I have established a feeding schedule that floods the medium for fifteen minutes every hour-and-a-half during the day and 15 minutes every three hours during the night. The regimen seems to work; the first clone recovered from transplant shock the very next morning! I am currently awaiting the second one's (on the Shultz' Bloom Plus nutrient) recovery as I just transplanted her today.
I would appreciate if someone could offer me any suggestions pertaining to my feeding schedule regarding the foam/sponge medium. Thanx
Soon, I will also do a comparison of soil v. coco and Ionic Bloom v. Schultz' Bloom Plus in both soil and coco.
Will post Pics as soon as I'm able. Bear with me as it's only a cell phone cam...
