Hi all,
This is my 3rd proper grow and first grow journal, I'm really excited to document the progress.
For the Strains:
I'm growing 3 x OG Kush (from Green Smoke Room Seeds)
And 1 x White Widow (from G13 Labs)
For the DWC Buckets:
I've got a single 25 liter bucket system for each plant, each plant has their own air-compressor each putting out 25l of air per minute and each bucket has a small water pump + drip system for top feeding the plants. The buckets are covered in Mylar to reduce heat (except for one which still needs to get covered) Im using Hydroton in the netpots. The buckets are also each on separate wheeled platforms to make training easier. Two of the buckets have their screens already mounted on 10cm above the bucket, the other two will get their screens within the next 2 weeks. The screen size for each plant is 60x60cm.
For the Environment:
I have a tent which is 2.4m wide, 1.2m deep and 2m tall. In the tent I have one large bird wing reflector with a 1000w hps hortilux bulb hooked up. I've got an extractor fan blowing in cool air from outside onto the bulb with some ducting, and then another extractor fan on the other side of the reflector sucking out the hot air and venting into the attic. This is basically a diy air cooled reflector without the glass in front.
Because of venting into the attic I am not concerned over smells venting out there. I do however also have a carbon filter hooked up that vents filtered air out of the window.
I've also hooked up a small PC fan under the bulb (some extra airflow) and an oscillating fan blowing directly under the reflector.
The temps have gotten a bit high on warm days (up to 29 degrees) so I may invest in some more cooling options, right now though we are still in winter here so temps are staying around 25 degrees with the lights on.
For the Nutrition:
I'm using the Lucas formula with cal/mag for feeding the plants and also supplementing with some beneficial bacteria into the reservoirs and some silicone twice during veg and twice during flower.
I'm trying to upload some photos of the setup but can't seem to figure it out, maybe somebody experienced on the forum can guide me with that.
The 3 OG kush were germinated on the 14th of July and the White Widow was germinated on the 17th. Germinated by soaking overnight and then dropping straight into the Hydroton. So far so good, the plants are looking good, the OG Kush has its first set of serrated leaves and the White Widow is showing its Cotyledons. I've got them under 90w of LED currently and will move in with the HPS when they are a little bigger (using the HPS for the entire grow)
I will upload Pictures as soon as I figure it out.
This is my 3rd proper grow and first grow journal, I'm really excited to document the progress.
For the Strains:
I'm growing 3 x OG Kush (from Green Smoke Room Seeds)
And 1 x White Widow (from G13 Labs)
For the DWC Buckets:
I've got a single 25 liter bucket system for each plant, each plant has their own air-compressor each putting out 25l of air per minute and each bucket has a small water pump + drip system for top feeding the plants. The buckets are covered in Mylar to reduce heat (except for one which still needs to get covered) Im using Hydroton in the netpots. The buckets are also each on separate wheeled platforms to make training easier. Two of the buckets have their screens already mounted on 10cm above the bucket, the other two will get their screens within the next 2 weeks. The screen size for each plant is 60x60cm.
For the Environment:
I have a tent which is 2.4m wide, 1.2m deep and 2m tall. In the tent I have one large bird wing reflector with a 1000w hps hortilux bulb hooked up. I've got an extractor fan blowing in cool air from outside onto the bulb with some ducting, and then another extractor fan on the other side of the reflector sucking out the hot air and venting into the attic. This is basically a diy air cooled reflector without the glass in front.
Because of venting into the attic I am not concerned over smells venting out there. I do however also have a carbon filter hooked up that vents filtered air out of the window.
I've also hooked up a small PC fan under the bulb (some extra airflow) and an oscillating fan blowing directly under the reflector.
The temps have gotten a bit high on warm days (up to 29 degrees) so I may invest in some more cooling options, right now though we are still in winter here so temps are staying around 25 degrees with the lights on.
For the Nutrition:
I'm using the Lucas formula with cal/mag for feeding the plants and also supplementing with some beneficial bacteria into the reservoirs and some silicone twice during veg and twice during flower.
I'm trying to upload some photos of the setup but can't seem to figure it out, maybe somebody experienced on the forum can guide me with that.
The 3 OG kush were germinated on the 14th of July and the White Widow was germinated on the 17th. Germinated by soaking overnight and then dropping straight into the Hydroton. So far so good, the plants are looking good, the OG Kush has its first set of serrated leaves and the White Widow is showing its Cotyledons. I've got them under 90w of LED currently and will move in with the HPS when they are a little bigger (using the HPS for the entire grow)
I will upload Pictures as soon as I figure it out.