Ordered seeds from a far away land with high hopes to be on my way to cannabis freedom. I decided to go with a hydro setup, I also am building my own lights and power supplies. Here are some facts about the setup:
What strain is it?
Northern Storm AF
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages?
no Clue
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Veging for now
If in Veg... For how long?
first true leaves showed up 5 days ago
Indoor or outdoor?
Indoor
Soil or Hydro?
Hydro!
Size of light?
~30W LED
Is it aircooled?
Hell no
Temp of Room/cab?
Probably around 73 degrees F
RH of Room/cab?
Unsure, it is climate controlled
PH of media or res?
No clue
Any Pests ?
not yet
How often are you watering?
about 20oz/day
Type and strength of ferts used?
General Hydro, ~0.25 strength
Now that thats over with, my reason for posting here is not only to document, but to receive feedback on my plants. Considering the fact that I am using my own light designs, and this being my very first grow I dont have a lot of experience and almost no idea what to expect from this setup. I am however relatively fluent in electronics and should be able to tweak things in that department with confidence.
I have uploaded some pictures of my setup:
Currently I am using a 12VDC, 1A power supply that was stolen from some other device, I am gathering components to build a constant current PS so I can optimize the efficiency of my panel.
As far as whats going on below the panel, I have chosen to use a modified hempy design, 8 5/16" holes around the bucket 2" from the bottom for drainage. My medium is straight perlite...MIRACLE GROW PERLITE!, I have rinsed it thoroughly using a system that I believe removes all of those terrible(from what Ive read) ferts.
I have mixed one gallon of nutes, almost gone. I used a syringe to measure accordingly to the following ratio:
I use walmart spring water with a Ph of 8+ adjusted with lime juice to 5ish
1mL/gal Floramicro (5-0-1)
1mL/gal Floragro (2-1-6)
0.5mL/gal Florabloom (0-5-4)
I usually water with tap water every third time
I am concerned with slow leaf growth and stretching, my plants dont seem to be developing as fast as I expected.
Please take a look!
Thanks!
What strain is it?
Northern Storm AF
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages?
no Clue
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Veging for now
If in Veg... For how long?
first true leaves showed up 5 days ago
Indoor or outdoor?
Indoor
Soil or Hydro?
Hydro!
Size of light?
~30W LED
Is it aircooled?
Hell no
Temp of Room/cab?
Probably around 73 degrees F
RH of Room/cab?
Unsure, it is climate controlled
PH of media or res?
No clue
Any Pests ?
not yet
How often are you watering?
about 20oz/day
Type and strength of ferts used?
General Hydro, ~0.25 strength
Now that thats over with, my reason for posting here is not only to document, but to receive feedback on my plants. Considering the fact that I am using my own light designs, and this being my very first grow I dont have a lot of experience and almost no idea what to expect from this setup. I am however relatively fluent in electronics and should be able to tweak things in that department with confidence.
I have uploaded some pictures of my setup:
Currently I am using a 12VDC, 1A power supply that was stolen from some other device, I am gathering components to build a constant current PS so I can optimize the efficiency of my panel.
As far as whats going on below the panel, I have chosen to use a modified hempy design, 8 5/16" holes around the bucket 2" from the bottom for drainage. My medium is straight perlite...MIRACLE GROW PERLITE!, I have rinsed it thoroughly using a system that I believe removes all of those terrible(from what Ive read) ferts.
I have mixed one gallon of nutes, almost gone. I used a syringe to measure accordingly to the following ratio:
I use walmart spring water with a Ph of 8+ adjusted with lime juice to 5ish
1mL/gal Floramicro (5-0-1)
1mL/gal Floragro (2-1-6)
0.5mL/gal Florabloom (0-5-4)
I usually water with tap water every third time
I am concerned with slow leaf growth and stretching, my plants dont seem to be developing as fast as I expected.
Please take a look!
Thanks!