EastcoastArn
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Eastcoast Arn does a hydro grow
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I'm taking a Cannabis cultivation class Horticulture 295 Virginia Highlands Community College online. It's pretty cool. This is a project for it.Forgot to ask. What school and degree are you working towards?
Hi, because I have limited space and a small tent. I need to keep my plants short..2 to 4 ft.DWC is Simple with low cost and maintenance. Converted my rooms to only DWC several years ago. If you have a journal or any specific questions you can tag people in comments with #EastcoastArn and they will get a notice.
With DWC you need 2 gallons minimum of "water" per foot of plant. If your plant gets too big for the res it will cause havoc on your PH and PPMs. I veg in 5 gallon black buckets( 4 gallon res) up to 2 foot. Then flower in 27 gallon totes (13 gallon res) for up to 6 foot tall plants. Bucket gets filled twice during veg. They can drink all 13 gallons during the two week stretch. Then maybe one more fill mid flower.
Res size is a big factor. The smaller the res, the harder it is to keep pH in range.DWC is Simple with low cost and maintenance. Converted my rooms to only DWC several years ago. If you have a journal or any specific questions you can tag people in comments with #EastcoastArn and they will get a notice.
With DWC you need 2 gallons minimum of "water" per foot of plant. If your plant gets too big for the res it will cause havoc on your PH and PPMs. I veg in 5 gallon black buckets( 4 gallon res) up to 2 foot. Then flower in 27 gallon totes (13 gallon res) for up to 6 foot tall plants. Bucket gets filled twice during veg. They can drink all 13 gallons during the two week stretch. Then maybe one more fill mid flower.
If you don't have a light yet, look for a light that has a blue heavy spectrum. The Bugbee videos on YouTube are an excellent source of information on grow lighting and, to a lesser extent, on cannabis horticulture. For more detailed info, Google "bugbee" and "plant morphology". The mechanisms are not explained but the research clearly demonstrates the impact that the blue and red parts of the spectrum have on plant shape/growth. I've got a few research papers on that topic if you're interested in discussing that topic. (One of the impacts of a lot of blue is that yield decreases so a blue heavy light may solve one issue but bring about another. Life's like that.)Hi, because I have limited space and a small tent. I need to keep my plants short..2 to 4 ft.
I'm 55 with cerebral palsy, my wife has MS this is purely for our own medical use...that, and I just enjoy watching things grow. That's it. I'm taking the class just to learn.Are you doing it for personal edification, or carrier? If it is a career choice look into greenhouse management courses. Here in the Midwest cultivators are paid min wage for grunt work. GHM bumps you to supervisor so better pay and you actually work with the plants.
what strain are you growing? photo or auto?Hi, because I have limited space and a small tent. I need to keep my plants short..2 to 4 ft.
Super simple DIY project. 5 gallon bucket, air pump, a couple of mesh cups w Rockwool and clay stones. Cal mag solution.
what strain are you growing? photo or auto?
Spectrum will have a noticeable effect on plant growth. Blue (5500K) is the summer spectrum and red (2500K) is the fall spectrum. 5500K promotes leaf and branch growth during veg. 2500K promotes flowering. Using 5500k during flower promotes stretch, leading to wider spaced nodes and a taller lanky plant.
My Chemdog was vegged under a veg light for about 50 days and basking in the glow of a flower light for about 60+ days now and it's still a shrubbery. Not what I was expecting but much easier to deal with than the autos that were growing into the top of the tent, though.Using5500k2500k during flower promotes stretch, leading to wider spaced nodes and a taller lanky plant.
Similar age and I grow for me and wifes med needs. I donate all my extra to veterans and show them how to grow there own if interested. DWC is what I generally recommend because it grows fast, healthy, and eliminates the over/under watering and feeding issues.I'm 55 with cerebral palsy, my wife has MS this is purely for our own medical use...that, and I just enjoy watching things grow. That's it. I'm taking the class just to learn.
My Chemdog was vegged under a veg light for about 50 days and basking in the glow of a flower light for about 60+ days now and it's still a shrubbery.
I believe that your reference to 5500k was a typo and should have been 2500k. I don't think in terms of Kelvin, for light, so I turned to Google U. The graphic below, which I got here, is an example of a what I found as a guide.Looks like we are saying the same thing but using different scales. Veg at 450Nm AKA 5500kelvin AKA blue spectrum. Flower at 660nm AKA 2500 kelvin AKA red spectrum. Like comparing EC or any one of three PPM scales. Everyone not using the same scale can causes mass confusion. As for good budget lights I found the vipar spectras were good for both veg and flower.
Agreed. The new Vipar XS 1500 Pro is a really nice light.As for good budget lights I found the vipar spectras were good for both veg and flower.
These are photos from Mt. Zionwhat strain are you growing? photo or auto?
Spectrum will have a noticeable effect on plant growth. Blue (5500K) is the summer spectrum and red (2500K) is the fall spectrum. 5500K promotes leaf and branch growth during veg. 2500K promotes flowering. Using 5500k during flower promotes stretch, leading to wider spaced nodes and a taller lanky plant.
All I know is they are photo regulars from. MT. ZION SEED COLLECTIVE... I've grown the same batch before...pretty sure it's a Sativa hybridwhat strain are you growing? photo or auto?
Spectrum will have a noticeable effect on plant growth. Blue (5500K) is the summer spectrum and red (2500K) is the fall spectrum. 5500K promotes leaf and branch growth during veg. 2500K promotes flowering. Using 5500k during flower promotes stretch, leading to wider spaced nodes and a taller lanky plant.
Not trying to disagree, just trying to tell if you are doing something different. I have experimented with all types of lighting and schedules but always interested when I find something new to try. Many plants have suffered at my hand in the name of science. lol. Experimentation is how you learn and what keeps this hobby fun.I believe that your reference to 5500k was a typo and should have been 2500k. I don't think in terms of Kelvin, for light, so I turned to Google U. The graphic below, which I got here, is an example of a what I found as a guide.
Agreed. The new Vipar XS 1500 Pro is a really nice light.