usul
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Hi Folks,
Grow #3 is underway so I've started this new journal to document the progress. In a nutshell I'm growing the same strain in essentially the same way as my previous grow with what I hope are some important improvements.
I'm working with very limited space so the focus of my grows is to yeild as much bud as possible from a zero-odor ultra-quiet setup that fits in a closet. My previous grow yielded just over 3 ounces and I'm hoping to do sigificantly better this time. Will experience, improved growing technique and some fine tuning of the gear get me up into the 4 or 5 ounce range? We shall see.
Here are the details:
Strain: Barney's Farm Red Cherry Berry - mostly indica mix
Medium: Soil - a premium organic mix similar to FFOF with 33% perlite
Lighting: 100W T5 HO flourescents for the first 2 or 3 weeks of veg then a 250W HPS with an Eye Hortilux enhanced spectrum bulb for the rest of the grow. There are also a pair of 25W T5 side lights that will be used throughout the grow.
Nutes: Fox Farm trio plus Hygrozyme and Cal-Mag Plus
Enclosure and environmental: Plants are grown inside a DR60 24" x 24" x 54" tent. Fresh air is drawn up from my home's crawl space and boosted by 2 small fans. Circulation inside the tent is provided by a similar pair of fans directed at the airspace between the light and the plant canopy. For exhaust a small carbon filter is mounted at the top of the tent, air is pulled through it using a 200cfm fan and exhauted back into the crawl space. A space heater is added to the closet to control ambient temps during the cooler months and I'm considering replacing it with a mini air conditioner during hot weather.
All of that goes in a closet in my entryway - about 8 feet from both the front door and living room sofa, which is why I want the setup to be as unobtrusive as possible.
Here's a picture of the tent inside the closet, along with some other stuff:
And here's a picture of the inside of the tent. Note that the 100W T5 fixture is removed before turning on the 250W HPS. Also note that the T5 has been raised for this shot - it's normall positioned about 3 or 4 inches above the plants.
New for this grow are:
o New carbon filter - the previous filter was just barely working by the end of the grow. I'm going to hack away at it and see if it can be made refillable.
o Fresh air intake fans - I'm not using these now because the T5s don't generate enough heat. They'll be needed when the HPS comes online, especially in warmer weather.
o New circulation & cooling fans - the fans previously in this position were AC powered: too powerful and too noisy. These new DC fans have a more appropriate airflow and are whisper quiet.
o Eye Hortilux enhanced spectrum bulb - should run cooler than a MH and work for both veg and flower.
o 50 watts of T5 side lighting - I had two 25W fixtures just laying around and decided to put them to use. I'll install warm color bulbs for flowering.
I'm hoping those last two items will improve yield. That, and the assumption I have a clue what I'm doing this time around
Finally, here's a shot of the plants at 5 days old:
Grow #3 is underway so I've started this new journal to document the progress. In a nutshell I'm growing the same strain in essentially the same way as my previous grow with what I hope are some important improvements.
I'm working with very limited space so the focus of my grows is to yeild as much bud as possible from a zero-odor ultra-quiet setup that fits in a closet. My previous grow yielded just over 3 ounces and I'm hoping to do sigificantly better this time. Will experience, improved growing technique and some fine tuning of the gear get me up into the 4 or 5 ounce range? We shall see.
Here are the details:
Strain: Barney's Farm Red Cherry Berry - mostly indica mix
Medium: Soil - a premium organic mix similar to FFOF with 33% perlite
Lighting: 100W T5 HO flourescents for the first 2 or 3 weeks of veg then a 250W HPS with an Eye Hortilux enhanced spectrum bulb for the rest of the grow. There are also a pair of 25W T5 side lights that will be used throughout the grow.
Nutes: Fox Farm trio plus Hygrozyme and Cal-Mag Plus
Enclosure and environmental: Plants are grown inside a DR60 24" x 24" x 54" tent. Fresh air is drawn up from my home's crawl space and boosted by 2 small fans. Circulation inside the tent is provided by a similar pair of fans directed at the airspace between the light and the plant canopy. For exhaust a small carbon filter is mounted at the top of the tent, air is pulled through it using a 200cfm fan and exhauted back into the crawl space. A space heater is added to the closet to control ambient temps during the cooler months and I'm considering replacing it with a mini air conditioner during hot weather.
All of that goes in a closet in my entryway - about 8 feet from both the front door and living room sofa, which is why I want the setup to be as unobtrusive as possible.
Here's a picture of the tent inside the closet, along with some other stuff:
And here's a picture of the inside of the tent. Note that the 100W T5 fixture is removed before turning on the 250W HPS. Also note that the T5 has been raised for this shot - it's normall positioned about 3 or 4 inches above the plants.
New for this grow are:
o New carbon filter - the previous filter was just barely working by the end of the grow. I'm going to hack away at it and see if it can be made refillable.
o Fresh air intake fans - I'm not using these now because the T5s don't generate enough heat. They'll be needed when the HPS comes online, especially in warmer weather.
o New circulation & cooling fans - the fans previously in this position were AC powered: too powerful and too noisy. These new DC fans have a more appropriate airflow and are whisper quiet.
o Eye Hortilux enhanced spectrum bulb - should run cooler than a MH and work for both veg and flower.
o 50 watts of T5 side lighting - I had two 25W fixtures just laying around and decided to put them to use. I'll install warm color bulbs for flowering.
I'm hoping those last two items will improve yield. That, and the assumption I have a clue what I'm doing this time around
Finally, here's a shot of the plants at 5 days old: