Stupidface
Well-Known Member
Hello and thanks for stopping by. I recently completed my first grow with this setup and thanks to some awesome people on this forum it was a smashing success. Yielded around 17 ounces from two Crop King White Widow autos. I dont imagine i will be getting anything like that on this grow but my focus this time is to repeat what worked last time, and fix the mistakes i made. Hopefully in the end i will have beautiful healthy green plants covered in frost. If they yield a lot that is just a bonus. I'm going to break this post up into two categories. First will be what is the same as last grow so people who followed along on the previous one can probably skip this part. After I'll talk about what is going to be different.
Ok, so here's what is staying the same:
Tent: 2x4x5 by IDAODAN. Almost wore out the zipper checking my plants so often last grow, but otherwise happy with it.
Soil: Promix Organic Moisture formula. Last grow i was convinced at times this soil was getting too acidic but the results were amazing and i had another bag of it, so lets use it again. Added a bit more perlite to this mix this time. Maybe 20-25%.
Pots: 5gal plastic pots with holes drilled for LST. Smart pots or air pots might be better, but I'm sticking with what worked.
Lights: I have two 600W LEDs, one by viparspectra and one by meizhi. Each pulls around 275W at the wall. Vipar is the brighter light but seems to have more blue and less red then the meizhi. However the bud from the plant under the vipar was higher quality. Will be watching on this grow to see if that happens again.
Climate control: Oil filled electric heater, humidifier, de-humidifier, 3 fans, 440 CFM exhaust fan, passive intake vent.
Nutes: Fox Farm trio, calmag, Great White, ph up and down, Flawless Finish.
Pest control: Sticky traps, Safers soap and neem oil. Had some gnats last grow and will probably see them again. They are manageable and i have new trick up my sleeve for them that i will mention in the next section.
What is new this time:
Seeds: Both from Mephisto's Illuminauto lineup. These are their new crosses that havnt been fully tested. Means a lower price per seed. I went with Creme Bubbly and Gold Glue. You can click on either strain name to go to the website if you are curious about the genetics.
Nutes: Added Silica Blast to the mix. Didnt have any issue with weak stalks last grow, but it cant hurt.
Pest control: Will be adding nematodes to the soil that should kill any gnat larvae. Hoping it works because the sticky traps were the most annoying part of the last run. I like the idea of releasing my own bugs to kill the bad bugs.
Ph and PPM: I have a better ph pen now and will be watching things more closely than i did last grow. Will aim for 6.5 in veg and 6.8 in flower. Going to stick to the Fox Farm chart this time at 1/2 strength. Tried to free-ball it for a bit last time and combined with ph issues i almost killed my plants.
Environment: Going to keep temp in the tent around 80F while seedlings. Humidity capping out at 30% with the humidifier running. Not much i can do in the middle of winter.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff but that will do for now. Seeds are in paper towel right now. Update and pics when they have tails. If you read all of this you are awesome.
Ok, so here's what is staying the same:
Tent: 2x4x5 by IDAODAN. Almost wore out the zipper checking my plants so often last grow, but otherwise happy with it.
Soil: Promix Organic Moisture formula. Last grow i was convinced at times this soil was getting too acidic but the results were amazing and i had another bag of it, so lets use it again. Added a bit more perlite to this mix this time. Maybe 20-25%.
Pots: 5gal plastic pots with holes drilled for LST. Smart pots or air pots might be better, but I'm sticking with what worked.
Lights: I have two 600W LEDs, one by viparspectra and one by meizhi. Each pulls around 275W at the wall. Vipar is the brighter light but seems to have more blue and less red then the meizhi. However the bud from the plant under the vipar was higher quality. Will be watching on this grow to see if that happens again.
Climate control: Oil filled electric heater, humidifier, de-humidifier, 3 fans, 440 CFM exhaust fan, passive intake vent.
Nutes: Fox Farm trio, calmag, Great White, ph up and down, Flawless Finish.
Pest control: Sticky traps, Safers soap and neem oil. Had some gnats last grow and will probably see them again. They are manageable and i have new trick up my sleeve for them that i will mention in the next section.
What is new this time:
Seeds: Both from Mephisto's Illuminauto lineup. These are their new crosses that havnt been fully tested. Means a lower price per seed. I went with Creme Bubbly and Gold Glue. You can click on either strain name to go to the website if you are curious about the genetics.
Nutes: Added Silica Blast to the mix. Didnt have any issue with weak stalks last grow, but it cant hurt.
Pest control: Will be adding nematodes to the soil that should kill any gnat larvae. Hoping it works because the sticky traps were the most annoying part of the last run. I like the idea of releasing my own bugs to kill the bad bugs.
Ph and PPM: I have a better ph pen now and will be watching things more closely than i did last grow. Will aim for 6.5 in veg and 6.8 in flower. Going to stick to the Fox Farm chart this time at 1/2 strength. Tried to free-ball it for a bit last time and combined with ph issues i almost killed my plants.
Environment: Going to keep temp in the tent around 80F while seedlings. Humidity capping out at 30% with the humidifier running. Not much i can do in the middle of winter.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff but that will do for now. Seeds are in paper towel right now. Update and pics when they have tails. If you read all of this you are awesome.