First Hydroponic Grow: Jedi Glue

[Poparo]

Hello, and welcome I just started my seed germinating yesterday.
Grow tent, 2 x 4 x 6.5
Buckets #2 5gal DWC
General hydroponics trio nutrients, micro, grow, flower
Cal mag, liquid koolbloom and GH Ph down
Rh % 40% to 70% controlled
Temp, 68deg to 80deg farenheit controlled
Bucket water temperature 65deg to 72 degrees Fahrenheit
Strain Jedi Glue from Nancy and Perry
Rapid rooter plugs
Hydroton clay pebbles

 

[Poparo]

My set up went through some changes, I am getting everything dialed in.
RH is coming up but not much ordered heat mat for my diy dome seed starter lol

 

[Poparo]

Well it's day 2 of germinate put the seed mat down last night and checked this morning and

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

Use Hydroguard or the like.

 

[Poparo]

Botanica hydroguard says I should use through the entire grow

 

[Poparo]

I have my exhaust and intake system shut off and the heat mat did the trick now I just need to watch and maintain feeding and not over watering

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

Botanica hydroguard says I should use through the entire grow

I would. I quit hydro because I lost 2 beautiful Blueberry plants to rot about the 6th week in bloom. Now I grow in peat/perlite hydroponic media. It's much more forgiving. Straight hydro is like driving a very fast car very fast. If you screw up in the least, you crash and burn.

 

[Poparo]

I would. I quit hydro because I lost 2 beautiful Blueberry plants to rot about the 6th week in bloom. Now I grow in peat/perlite hydroponic media. It's much more forgiving. Straight hydro is like driving a very fast car very fast. If you screw up in the least, you crash and burn.

I was going to use cococoir but I am disabled and in a wheelchair so I went buckets

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

I was going to use cococoir but I am disabled and in a wheelchair so I went buckets

I've never used coir, but that's not a very forgiving media. I ended up with peat/perlite as it is well buffered, so I don't need to pH or water as often. I am a big fan of KISS. Pro Mix and Sunshine #4 both work well. I just kind of mess around indoors. My greenhouse provides a huge harvest, and in there, I grow in Mother Earth. My pure hydro was in GH buckets. Lots of work changing nutes.

 

[Poparo]

Day 3 had to reorganize the grow tent the air pump vibrations and noise drove me nuts, using the excuse I wanted it off the ground turned light down to low strength that light at full strength is wicked bright I was not counting on all those seeds sprouting. I am not sure if they are getting enough light and stretching thats why they look like a single thread 1 have the light 18 inches away at low strength, following electric sky information as I have never done this, how do they look to.

 

[Poparo]

My next grow depending on how this goes I am going Geopots and soil and perilight mix

 

[Poparo]

End of week 1 begin week 2 ladies looking good, now I am seeing a little roots at the bottom

 

[Pennywise]

Ok found you, I’m in for the grow show.

 

[Poparo]

Ok update, girls are getting roots at the bottom of the rapid rooter, tomorrow I am going to pull the girl's out give tent a cleaning, finish making the 4 buckets are marked, the fill line. Get bucket tops ready for transition from home made germinate pod to the 5gal bucket dwc will post pics tomorrow after each phase and should have the grow tent completely set up and running. Wish me luck

 

[PaleSun]

Very cool @Poparo. I'm subscribed. I'd like to try DWC under LED soon and try an A/B comparison with Coco/sunlight. Cheers!

 

[Poparo]

Well one of the girls got knocked out of the rooter

 

[Poparo]

Well did my first nutrients swap out did okay, ladies are looking kinda ruff not sure going to try and diagnose and fix, temp 72f water temp 68f rh 41% light cycle 18 on 6 off. Lost one of the girls from a cord falling and ripped it out of the rapid rooter, so know have 4 girls left.

 

[Northern Hydro]

Well did my first nutrients swap out did okay, ladies are looking kinda ruff not sure going to try and diagnose and fix, temp 72f water temp 68f rh 41% light cycle 18 on 6 off. Lost one of the girls from a cord falling and ripped it out of the rapid rooter, so know have 4 girls left.

umm no
you should not grow more than one plant per bucket In my experience .
good luck!

 

[Poparo]

umm no
you should not grow more than one plant per bucket In my experience .
good luck!

I was just going to keep the best 2

 

[Northern Hydro]

Cool. But I wouldn’t be moving roots once they get going ..it’s bad juju to kill healthy plants !
.. be careful they take off quick !