Alright, following the fail with hydro here Vapoholic's Skunk 2016 - First Grow I took a short break and decided to try soil.
I don't know if it was the water or something else contaminating the water, but I simply could not get a clean reservoir, even with R/O water. I ended up having to clean it completely every week and keeping that up for the whole period would have been impossible.
So, I cut my losses and regrouped.
Admittedly, this grow has been very relaxed and I've been very busy with other things as well, so this journal didn't really start off as I wanted. But hey, better late than never right?
This time I am using RootTrapper II pots, Kind Soil super soil and Canna Terra Professional Plus.
For watering, I just pass it through a sediment filter, a carbon filter and then add some Earth Juice natural down to get to around pH 6.5.
Starting with day 1, I opted to start in plastics mugs. Using one clear and another black one outside, so I could check on roots and if they needed water.
I put about 1/4 cup of the super soil at the bottom and filled the rest up with the Canna soil.
I then put it into a small propagator in my tent.
Some time then passed, we are about 3 weeks later here, I decided to plant them into the big pots.
The pots are 3 gallons, I put 3 lbs of super soil in each and then filled up with the Canna soil.
As with my first grow, I wanted to try main lining, so I needed something to keep branches separated. I used the padded garden steel wire and attached electronics alligator clips. It was then very easy to fasten them to the pots and hook the branches into them.
Now, today, we are 2 months ahead and I think I managed to get a somewhat even canopy
Three plants have been topped three times, for 8 main colas each, while two of them only 2 times, for 4 main colas each. Basically this was becuase two plants were for some reason growing much slower. I believe I will have enough for this grow anyway
I think I will begin the flowering within a week. The strain should be of average height, so I have to assume they can grow max the double and I am soon out of space considering that.
I will keep you posted
I don't know if it was the water or something else contaminating the water, but I simply could not get a clean reservoir, even with R/O water. I ended up having to clean it completely every week and keeping that up for the whole period would have been impossible.
So, I cut my losses and regrouped.
Admittedly, this grow has been very relaxed and I've been very busy with other things as well, so this journal didn't really start off as I wanted. But hey, better late than never right?
This time I am using RootTrapper II pots, Kind Soil super soil and Canna Terra Professional Plus.
For watering, I just pass it through a sediment filter, a carbon filter and then add some Earth Juice natural down to get to around pH 6.5.
Starting with day 1, I opted to start in plastics mugs. Using one clear and another black one outside, so I could check on roots and if they needed water.
I put about 1/4 cup of the super soil at the bottom and filled the rest up with the Canna soil.
I then put it into a small propagator in my tent.
Some time then passed, we are about 3 weeks later here, I decided to plant them into the big pots.
The pots are 3 gallons, I put 3 lbs of super soil in each and then filled up with the Canna soil.
As with my first grow, I wanted to try main lining, so I needed something to keep branches separated. I used the padded garden steel wire and attached electronics alligator clips. It was then very easy to fasten them to the pots and hook the branches into them.
Now, today, we are 2 months ahead and I think I managed to get a somewhat even canopy
Three plants have been topped three times, for 8 main colas each, while two of them only 2 times, for 4 main colas each. Basically this was becuase two plants were for some reason growing much slower. I believe I will have enough for this grow anyway
I think I will begin the flowering within a week. The strain should be of average height, so I have to assume they can grow max the double and I am soon out of space considering that.
I will keep you posted