Alkhemist
Well-Known Member
greets all!!
welcome to my first grow journal!
pls excuse any cumbersome effort on my part to make this journal efficient for everyone to follow/read.
i have only just joined this wonderful community here at 420mag and have decided to include my present soil grow as a journal.. more for the experience of it and to share my own system etc.
i am growing a big bud x super skunk #1 (ordered from amsterdamseed bank) here in Soil, the mix is:
70percent indoor potting mix(includes wetting agents etc)
20percent worm castings
5percent compost(more as a mulch albeit indoor)
5percent perlite/clay(for better drainage)
i also add a tablespoon of boost fert throughout mix, rake blood and bone into top soil and sprinkle a further half tablespoon fert around edges of topsoil surface area.
dolomite lime if needed to balance ph
i start plants in any old container i can, that can accommodate their early rooting(half milk bottles-plastic, cut halves of soda drink bottle etc etc) im not fussy when it comes to such containers at this stage, i transplant into 10 litre buckets when ready, with a mix of the above proportions.. and after a good stretch of 2-3 weeks i transplant into 30 buckets(cheap flexi plastic laundry buckets) where they remain for the duration of the grow.
during the first stage and part of the 2nd stage veg(before being transplanted to main vegetation room) i use 1-2x 400W MH lights with a medium size white reflector. my early veg room is a larger space so im not so concerned with extraction or intake but i do use a medium oscillating fan to move co2 and air. i also use 2litre milk bottles with thin rubber irrigation tubing sticking out of the lid-filled with yeast mix to produce co2.
im presently moving into a 12/12 cycle, using 2x 600W HPS lights with my own made wing reflectors(made from factory tubular ducting halves) after 3 weeks of being in the main vegetation room and roughly 2 weeks in my 'first stage' veg space- all up 5 weeks veg. i have 12 plants this cycle and they are all approx 5 foot at this moment(in the past grows of this room i have grown upto 8-9 at approx 7 foot as the roof allows it)
here are some pics of the different stages upto present(from early cuttings to now):
early stages gearing up for main vegetation room
excuse blurry shot...
moved to main vegetation room-most have been transplanted to 30 litre buckets
the two reflectors measure approx 1200 x 1200
home made winged reflectors with 600HPS lights
all ladies now transplanted and ready to pump!
a light prune to remove old shade leaves and open bud sites, and tied down to allow more light penetration, air flow. can also see milk bottle rigged to create co2 using yeast
after 3 weeks pumping in main veg room- ready to turn over to 12/12 i reckon! can just see milk bottle co2 generators
lights off to show true colour of foliage
another with lights off
in the main vegetation room i have 3 metres of ducting(ribbed ducting not ideal but sufficient) with one fan at end and one inline fan in middle of ducting length, i have 2 oscillating fans to move air(not shown sorry, next pics), i keep room at approx 40-60% humidity, room temp is usually around the high 20's celcius and never drops below 20 degrees celcius ever, at this stage i will be using only 'odorlok' triple layer carbon socks to filter air through extraction fan but want to move to ozone generator with next room, any advice/feedback on ozone generators is more than welcome!!
ok all! my first journal post for now! hope i have done all the right things loL
any feedback is more than welcome! and happy growing!!
regards
Alkhemist
p.s.
am presently doing a top feeding drip hydro- 4 pot system so want to start a journal on that a little later.
welcome to my first grow journal!
pls excuse any cumbersome effort on my part to make this journal efficient for everyone to follow/read.
i have only just joined this wonderful community here at 420mag and have decided to include my present soil grow as a journal.. more for the experience of it and to share my own system etc.
i am growing a big bud x super skunk #1 (ordered from amsterdamseed bank) here in Soil, the mix is:
70percent indoor potting mix(includes wetting agents etc)
20percent worm castings
5percent compost(more as a mulch albeit indoor)
5percent perlite/clay(for better drainage)
i also add a tablespoon of boost fert throughout mix, rake blood and bone into top soil and sprinkle a further half tablespoon fert around edges of topsoil surface area.
dolomite lime if needed to balance ph
i start plants in any old container i can, that can accommodate their early rooting(half milk bottles-plastic, cut halves of soda drink bottle etc etc) im not fussy when it comes to such containers at this stage, i transplant into 10 litre buckets when ready, with a mix of the above proportions.. and after a good stretch of 2-3 weeks i transplant into 30 buckets(cheap flexi plastic laundry buckets) where they remain for the duration of the grow.
during the first stage and part of the 2nd stage veg(before being transplanted to main vegetation room) i use 1-2x 400W MH lights with a medium size white reflector. my early veg room is a larger space so im not so concerned with extraction or intake but i do use a medium oscillating fan to move co2 and air. i also use 2litre milk bottles with thin rubber irrigation tubing sticking out of the lid-filled with yeast mix to produce co2.
im presently moving into a 12/12 cycle, using 2x 600W HPS lights with my own made wing reflectors(made from factory tubular ducting halves) after 3 weeks of being in the main vegetation room and roughly 2 weeks in my 'first stage' veg space- all up 5 weeks veg. i have 12 plants this cycle and they are all approx 5 foot at this moment(in the past grows of this room i have grown upto 8-9 at approx 7 foot as the roof allows it)
here are some pics of the different stages upto present(from early cuttings to now):
early stages gearing up for main vegetation room
excuse blurry shot...
moved to main vegetation room-most have been transplanted to 30 litre buckets
the two reflectors measure approx 1200 x 1200
home made winged reflectors with 600HPS lights
all ladies now transplanted and ready to pump!
a light prune to remove old shade leaves and open bud sites, and tied down to allow more light penetration, air flow. can also see milk bottle rigged to create co2 using yeast
after 3 weeks pumping in main veg room- ready to turn over to 12/12 i reckon! can just see milk bottle co2 generators
lights off to show true colour of foliage
another with lights off
in the main vegetation room i have 3 metres of ducting(ribbed ducting not ideal but sufficient) with one fan at end and one inline fan in middle of ducting length, i have 2 oscillating fans to move air(not shown sorry, next pics), i keep room at approx 40-60% humidity, room temp is usually around the high 20's celcius and never drops below 20 degrees celcius ever, at this stage i will be using only 'odorlok' triple layer carbon socks to filter air through extraction fan but want to move to ozone generator with next room, any advice/feedback on ozone generators is more than welcome!!
ok all! my first journal post for now! hope i have done all the right things loL
any feedback is more than welcome! and happy growing!!
regards
Alkhemist
p.s.
am presently doing a top feeding drip hydro- 4 pot system so want to start a journal on that a little later.