K, I'm starting this thread as I have become the Grim Reaper for seedlings and I wish to lose the title. I'm starting a very small grow and managed to kill all but my one girl who is now doing fine. I killed the others through two simple methods; impatience and rushing. Without getting into that part I decided it would be best to seek help from those who know best.
Grow Room: Secret Jardin DR80 Grow tent (2.7 ft x 2.7 ft x 5.3 ft (80cm W x 80cm L x 160cm H) )
System: (2) General Hydroponics WaterFarm
Bucket Size - 4/2 gallon Resevoir / Grow
Medium - Easygreen clay pebbles
Lights - (1) 250W MH, (2) 4' Sunblaster T5, (1) 250W HPS
Nutrients - House & Garden
Strain(s) - #18 OG Kush S1 (female seeds)
Flowering - 8 - 9 weeks
# of Plants: 1
Yield : 3 - 7
After introducing nutes too early, stretching and generally stressing her, my last female has managed to start growing quite well. She's now starting her third week of Veg and I've been following the H&G formula. Aside from her curvy stalk she seems to be doing ok. Today she's about 9" tall. I've placed a piece of dowel in the medium as a stake. She's starting to lean and I don't want her to collapse under her own weight.
There's a few things I'm concerned about with my system as I plan for the future. First, did I make a mistake with the 250 Watt lights? The grow area is small and lined with very reflective material. For vegitative I've got the Sunblasters strapped vertically adding more light to the underside of the canopy.
Second, I'm not crazy about the GH Waterfarm system. While the ring soaks the medium nicely it also splatters grow-juice onto the ring, bucket rim, floor and most importantly - the base of the stalk. It's easy to wipe up the floor every day or two to keep it nice and shiny but the build-up on the stalk base looks dangerous. I've used a spray bottle with fresh water to rinse it off but I don't like that solution.
Another issue with the ring is that it wets the surface of the clay pebbles. This has lead to algae build-up which I'm not sure how to deal with.
I'll use this thread to keep you posted on the progress and to listen to your feedback. Thanks for listening!
Grow room pic
Growing well but you can see the algae build-up
I'm starting to see purple threading through the stalk. I don't think this is good.
Grow Room: Secret Jardin DR80 Grow tent (2.7 ft x 2.7 ft x 5.3 ft (80cm W x 80cm L x 160cm H) )
System: (2) General Hydroponics WaterFarm
Bucket Size - 4/2 gallon Resevoir / Grow
Medium - Easygreen clay pebbles
Lights - (1) 250W MH, (2) 4' Sunblaster T5, (1) 250W HPS
Nutrients - House & Garden
Strain(s) - #18 OG Kush S1 (female seeds)
Flowering - 8 - 9 weeks
# of Plants: 1
Yield : 3 - 7
After introducing nutes too early, stretching and generally stressing her, my last female has managed to start growing quite well. She's now starting her third week of Veg and I've been following the H&G formula. Aside from her curvy stalk she seems to be doing ok. Today she's about 9" tall. I've placed a piece of dowel in the medium as a stake. She's starting to lean and I don't want her to collapse under her own weight.
There's a few things I'm concerned about with my system as I plan for the future. First, did I make a mistake with the 250 Watt lights? The grow area is small and lined with very reflective material. For vegitative I've got the Sunblasters strapped vertically adding more light to the underside of the canopy.
Second, I'm not crazy about the GH Waterfarm system. While the ring soaks the medium nicely it also splatters grow-juice onto the ring, bucket rim, floor and most importantly - the base of the stalk. It's easy to wipe up the floor every day or two to keep it nice and shiny but the build-up on the stalk base looks dangerous. I've used a spray bottle with fresh water to rinse it off but I don't like that solution.
Another issue with the ring is that it wets the surface of the clay pebbles. This has lead to algae build-up which I'm not sure how to deal with.
I'll use this thread to keep you posted on the progress and to listen to your feedback. Thanks for listening!
Grow room pic
Growing well but you can see the algae build-up
I'm starting to see purple threading through the stalk. I don't think this is good.