LifeHacker589
New Member
Hello people of 420M!
New guy here. I have been reading these forums for years to pick up tips and such but i decided to start a Grow Journal here so hopefully i can get better advice from experienced growers.
So to start, here is what I am working with....
I have currently 3 small grow spaces (only using 2 right now)
one is a dresser that i modified myself to use as a stealth grow box (made it back when i was living in an apartment when stealth was a concern).
then I received a 2x4x6 closet that i also modified as a grow cabinet, which turned out very well.
then i had a little extra cash one day and bought a 2x4x5 tent with new lights and a new fan and filter.
Stealth cabinet is temporarily out of commission. So i am currently using the 2 2x4s.
I received some seeds that a good friend got for me online. one of them, the ak-47, sprouted but did not make it. not sure why. It was under the same conditions as the White Widow auto i sprouted at the same time and the white widow is now doing great.
anyway, currently i have the cotton candy kush and white widow auto going strong. But lets focus on the cotton candy kush.
So the larger 2x4x6 cabinet has a
-300cfm exhaust fan with filter
-1000w LED light (will check what brand later, I forget...)
-Hydroponic (run-off) with perlite grow medium.
It will surely look odd so i might as well explain, but i read a lot about root space and decided to do a little experiment. my previous grows used pretty small pots and they got root bound pretty quickly. this time I decided to try a rubbermaid storage bin as my pot being that i have more space to work with this time around. It probably provides far too much root space but i wanted to see how the added root space would effect bud size/density etc. if at all. so this plant has an 18 gal pot. No problems so far and it is growing like a monster.
In the tent:
-1000w LED light (same brand, same light as cabinet)
-190cfm exhaust fan + filter
-Also hydroponic with perlite grow medium
If i had to guess I'd say first question you will all ask is "why perlite?"
well.... I find it easiest to work with. First of all, you do not have to condition perlite in any way to adjust the pH like you do with rockwool.
also, it provides excellent aeration for the roots and it retains water quite well.
only problem i have to deal with using perlite is algae. but putting covers over my pots to block the light and using H2O2 once in a while and this is never a problem.
also I should add, I am starting this journal a little late. my cotton candy is already about a month into veg and 2 days ago i cut 2 small clones from her and put them into the tent with the White Widow auto.
I had some difficulty as usual in the seedling phase which i believe is a minor nutrient problem but I have dealt with it almost every grow and now i think i know how to avoid it. I suspect that each time i start nuts either too late or too early. this obviously slows the rate of growth as i have witnessed. But I think now I have that problem solved for the future, and i have mapped out the feeding schedule she likes so now she is doing great!
I am using general hydroponics nutrients; micro, grow, and bloom
also I have been using small amounts of silica 7.8 concentrate and my plants seem to LOVE it!
My watering schedule is typically every 3-4 days. Every other watering they get only pH adjusted, RO water with added H2O2. besides that they just get regular nutrient doses with added silica.
Currently I am using (per gallon):
micro: 3ml
grow: 3ml
Bloom: 1.5ml
Silica: 2ml
For the vegging cotton candy.
Healthiest plant i have seen so far in my growing experience.
My temps stay roughly between 75-78F
and my leaf surface temps usually read out to 75F.
These 1000w LEDs I'm using are new, and no they are not a name brand. went with the cheap stuff, but they seem to be working very well. So bright i have to wear sunglasses just to check out my plants or it hurts my eyes. And these lights do include UV as well as IR spectrum's.
My pH is always at 6.0 to the best of my control.
By that I mean I check and adjust the pH immediately prior to each watering, even if it is water that i have already used 3 days ago, I still check pH every time before watering as pH (as i have read anyway) can fluctuate.
I think that is all.....
cut the two clones 2 days ago and they are already starting to stand up on their own. Used Clonex rooting gel- never fails me.
Ill leave some more pics if it will let me and I look forward to informative and constructive feedback. This is literally only my 4th grow ever and soon to be 3rd harvest. so obviously I am new and trying to learn as much as possible. If you see something wrong with my setup or have suggestions for things i could do better please let me know. That is after all why I am here haha.
keep smoking -
LifeHacker
Edit: for some reason it will not let me post more pics on here. Is there a limit? Ill try to post more later on. gotta crash. peace!
New guy here. I have been reading these forums for years to pick up tips and such but i decided to start a Grow Journal here so hopefully i can get better advice from experienced growers.
So to start, here is what I am working with....
I have currently 3 small grow spaces (only using 2 right now)
one is a dresser that i modified myself to use as a stealth grow box (made it back when i was living in an apartment when stealth was a concern).
then I received a 2x4x6 closet that i also modified as a grow cabinet, which turned out very well.
then i had a little extra cash one day and bought a 2x4x5 tent with new lights and a new fan and filter.
Stealth cabinet is temporarily out of commission. So i am currently using the 2 2x4s.
I received some seeds that a good friend got for me online. one of them, the ak-47, sprouted but did not make it. not sure why. It was under the same conditions as the White Widow auto i sprouted at the same time and the white widow is now doing great.
anyway, currently i have the cotton candy kush and white widow auto going strong. But lets focus on the cotton candy kush.
So the larger 2x4x6 cabinet has a
-300cfm exhaust fan with filter
-1000w LED light (will check what brand later, I forget...)
-Hydroponic (run-off) with perlite grow medium.
It will surely look odd so i might as well explain, but i read a lot about root space and decided to do a little experiment. my previous grows used pretty small pots and they got root bound pretty quickly. this time I decided to try a rubbermaid storage bin as my pot being that i have more space to work with this time around. It probably provides far too much root space but i wanted to see how the added root space would effect bud size/density etc. if at all. so this plant has an 18 gal pot. No problems so far and it is growing like a monster.
In the tent:
-1000w LED light (same brand, same light as cabinet)
-190cfm exhaust fan + filter
-Also hydroponic with perlite grow medium
If i had to guess I'd say first question you will all ask is "why perlite?"
well.... I find it easiest to work with. First of all, you do not have to condition perlite in any way to adjust the pH like you do with rockwool.
also, it provides excellent aeration for the roots and it retains water quite well.
only problem i have to deal with using perlite is algae. but putting covers over my pots to block the light and using H2O2 once in a while and this is never a problem.
also I should add, I am starting this journal a little late. my cotton candy is already about a month into veg and 2 days ago i cut 2 small clones from her and put them into the tent with the White Widow auto.
I had some difficulty as usual in the seedling phase which i believe is a minor nutrient problem but I have dealt with it almost every grow and now i think i know how to avoid it. I suspect that each time i start nuts either too late or too early. this obviously slows the rate of growth as i have witnessed. But I think now I have that problem solved for the future, and i have mapped out the feeding schedule she likes so now she is doing great!
I am using general hydroponics nutrients; micro, grow, and bloom
also I have been using small amounts of silica 7.8 concentrate and my plants seem to LOVE it!
My watering schedule is typically every 3-4 days. Every other watering they get only pH adjusted, RO water with added H2O2. besides that they just get regular nutrient doses with added silica.
Currently I am using (per gallon):
micro: 3ml
grow: 3ml
Bloom: 1.5ml
Silica: 2ml
For the vegging cotton candy.
Healthiest plant i have seen so far in my growing experience.
My temps stay roughly between 75-78F
and my leaf surface temps usually read out to 75F.
These 1000w LEDs I'm using are new, and no they are not a name brand. went with the cheap stuff, but they seem to be working very well. So bright i have to wear sunglasses just to check out my plants or it hurts my eyes. And these lights do include UV as well as IR spectrum's.
My pH is always at 6.0 to the best of my control.
By that I mean I check and adjust the pH immediately prior to each watering, even if it is water that i have already used 3 days ago, I still check pH every time before watering as pH (as i have read anyway) can fluctuate.
I think that is all.....
cut the two clones 2 days ago and they are already starting to stand up on their own. Used Clonex rooting gel- never fails me.
Ill leave some more pics if it will let me and I look forward to informative and constructive feedback. This is literally only my 4th grow ever and soon to be 3rd harvest. so obviously I am new and trying to learn as much as possible. If you see something wrong with my setup or have suggestions for things i could do better please let me know. That is after all why I am here haha.
keep smoking -
LifeHacker
Edit: for some reason it will not let me post more pics on here. Is there a limit? Ill try to post more later on. gotta crash. peace!
