Bodhisattva
New Member
Si here aka Bodhi / Bodhisattva,
Its my First Grow. Thanks for your comments, feedback and support. Stop by and say hello.
SETUP
SEEDS: All 4 seeds from Royal Queen Seeds per Title. All Feminised. Just the Royal Jack is an AUTO.
HOUSING: Stealth wardrobe (approx 1 x 1 metre growing space excluding pots lighting, filters etc)
METHOD: Hydro; DWC ------------ / RDWC ------------
LIGHTING: 138W LED, 38W LED, 4 * 23W CFL, 2 * 125W CFL (200w to 500w approx varies)
PLANT FANS: large 4 FAN Black Tower, Mid size grey tower
BUCKET COOLING FANS - 2 SMALL Floor Fans
BUBBLE AIRLOW - 3 Air Pumps supplying 4 lines (2 to each bucket) with airstones (some spilt into 2 outputs)
WATER PUMPS - the triple plant bucket has a pump which recirculates water to the top 4 times a day for 15mins.
INTAKE FAN - Inline Fan into base of cupboard
HUMIDIFYING - 3 HUMIDIFIERS - 4.2Litre, 2 X 3.2Litres
DEHUMIDiFYING - Small 500ml humidifier, various small products
ODOUR CONTROL - Two CARBON filters (5 inch and 4inch) with inline fans, Onastop outside room, Door Tapes....
PH = 5.9
HUMIDITY = 65 to 75%
TEMPS - Approx 26c / 80F.
NUTES for entire grow: CANNA (Rhizo / Hydro vega / Cannazym / Canna boost / Hydroflores / PK 13/14)
GOALS
1st - Bud quality / Ideal High / Good smoke and Flavour / Well cured / THC rich
2nd - Experience and Learning - keep them alive, learn about strains, learn about problem and solutions.
3rd - Yield
4th - Value for money (I am terrible at overspending and just buying stuff because some dude said it was a good idea)
BEGINNER LESSONS LEARNED
1) Do not overwater. My previous seeds died due to too much water.
2) Dont over analyse every tiny little dot on each seed but do reaserch on diagnosing issues
3) Wish i had learned about EC earlier
4) Do no over purchase equipment and dont keep changing your approach or changing the medium. Research, pick a method and stick to it. My room is full of nutes / lights etc that i am not using.
5) White and Silver reflective Duct tape (strong tape) are very useful
6) Buy a pippete for adding PH Up and Down - difficult to get precise measures
7) PH monitor essential. EC monitor very helpful
8) Dont buy cheapest - Cheapest PH monitors and Cheapest Humidity monitors may break (mine did)
9) Heat is hard to control in wardrobe setups on warm days (70F) - even with CFL
10) LED lights seems to be very effective in early VEG
11) HYDRO seems easier and less messy than Soil.
12) Get the basics right and then get fancy. I was deep into research (20 hours plus , 4 books etc) but still managed to mess up watering and PH levels (while messing about with less important things like adding Tea Tree Oil into air)
13) Early seedling stage is the hardest and its normal to kill a few. Dont be too upset, its normal.
14) Stop messing around with seedlings - moving them etc - shock can occur. Sometimes leaving things alone is better than too much fiddling.
15) Do not overreact when you get a problem. Calm down, check the forums then react. Knee jerking can make it worse.
16) Huge amounts of bad advice online - do not accept the first thing you read - trust the experienced and respected.
QUESTIONS and UNRESOLVED ISSUES (please help)
1) Is there any scientific research that I can get hold off. I have read all Jose books, Elite Growing Guide, several other books, all the basics like "grow easy". I consider myself to be a total noob, but i keep waiting more info and more advanced info. I had a look on google scholar - but you need to pay for these articles. has anyone paid to join a journal. Also applies to books - i really want to read "Weed, Need, Greed." Are there any cannabis libraries that can be visited. I know that once i start buying books ill be likely to get obssesed and spend too much money.
Question - Whats is the single best ADVANCED book that anyone has bought or article they have downloaded?
What about articles and publications - there are so many out there - i dont know where to start.
Kind of thing i am interested in (just quick examples) :-
How is yield affected by temperature of 25c versus 28c
How is yield affected by humidity of 50% versus 75% in veg
How is yeild affected by PH of 5.8 versus 6.2
At seedling stage - which strains are most heat resistant
Grower profile typing, approach and advice (eg yeild seeker , taste seeker, economic, fast bud seeker, resilience seeker (easy to grow, most resistant)
Scientific evidence / proof of effectiveness of topping versus non topping autos (not just opinion or anecdotal evidence)
Detailed , evidence based, strain information. More detailed and scientific information that you can find by googling or checking places like Leafy. Royal Queen Seeds do provide feedback but its not in great detail. For example i have already discovered that my Royal Jack Auto is much more resilient that my other strains to overheating and too much nutrients. It was drinking like crazy and the EC rocketed overnight. I made a mistake and discovered it at 4.5 (only briefly) - big whoops - i was aiming for 1.0 . My other plant (granted it was about half the size with less roots) showed nutrient burn at 1.5 (yes this was a mistake - i didnt want my EC anywhere near this high). Huge difference.
Investment to Yield ratio - How can you get the highest yield for the lowest spend.
For example - i dont know why but im obsessed with optimum humidity in vegetative stage and have ended up buying three different humidifiers. Probably this is not that clever. I am available to mist often.
Be great to have a challenge like - each grower gets say 600 dollars to buy everything (seeds to fans / nutes etc) - the winner is the one who gets the highest yeild? has this been done?
2 FINAL QUICK QUESTIONS:-
1) In Veg stage - Would you choose A or B (this is my real situation. I have loads of airflow and intake in out of cupboard)
A) Humidity at 55% and temps at 26 degrees (cupboard door open a bit so perhaps a tiny bit less light)
B) Humidity at 70% and temps at 27.5 degrees (cubboard door closed)
2) How to seal the light around edge of cupboard around hinges etc? Tried light reflective tape plus black out cloth - even tried wedging cable down the edge on the outside. Its seems totally sealed inside but i still get a line of multicolored LED light escaping. Got a bit impatient with this. Id love a cupboard total light sealing guide.
Thanks readers
Look forward to your feedback and giving you plenty of info about these strains.
Si
Apolgies if this information is in the wrong place or i have not followed guidlelines.
this is my first post so please help me if i did anything wrong.
Its my First Grow. Thanks for your comments, feedback and support. Stop by and say hello.
SETUP
SEEDS: All 4 seeds from Royal Queen Seeds per Title. All Feminised. Just the Royal Jack is an AUTO.
HOUSING: Stealth wardrobe (approx 1 x 1 metre growing space excluding pots lighting, filters etc)
METHOD: Hydro; DWC ------------ / RDWC ------------
LIGHTING: 138W LED, 38W LED, 4 * 23W CFL, 2 * 125W CFL (200w to 500w approx varies)
PLANT FANS: large 4 FAN Black Tower, Mid size grey tower
BUCKET COOLING FANS - 2 SMALL Floor Fans
BUBBLE AIRLOW - 3 Air Pumps supplying 4 lines (2 to each bucket) with airstones (some spilt into 2 outputs)
WATER PUMPS - the triple plant bucket has a pump which recirculates water to the top 4 times a day for 15mins.
INTAKE FAN - Inline Fan into base of cupboard
HUMIDIFYING - 3 HUMIDIFIERS - 4.2Litre, 2 X 3.2Litres
DEHUMIDiFYING - Small 500ml humidifier, various small products
ODOUR CONTROL - Two CARBON filters (5 inch and 4inch) with inline fans, Onastop outside room, Door Tapes....
PH = 5.9
HUMIDITY = 65 to 75%
TEMPS - Approx 26c / 80F.
NUTES for entire grow: CANNA (Rhizo / Hydro vega / Cannazym / Canna boost / Hydroflores / PK 13/14)
GOALS
1st - Bud quality / Ideal High / Good smoke and Flavour / Well cured / THC rich
2nd - Experience and Learning - keep them alive, learn about strains, learn about problem and solutions.
3rd - Yield
4th - Value for money (I am terrible at overspending and just buying stuff because some dude said it was a good idea)
BEGINNER LESSONS LEARNED
1) Do not overwater. My previous seeds died due to too much water.
2) Dont over analyse every tiny little dot on each seed but do reaserch on diagnosing issues
3) Wish i had learned about EC earlier
4) Do no over purchase equipment and dont keep changing your approach or changing the medium. Research, pick a method and stick to it. My room is full of nutes / lights etc that i am not using.
5) White and Silver reflective Duct tape (strong tape) are very useful
6) Buy a pippete for adding PH Up and Down - difficult to get precise measures
7) PH monitor essential. EC monitor very helpful
8) Dont buy cheapest - Cheapest PH monitors and Cheapest Humidity monitors may break (mine did)
9) Heat is hard to control in wardrobe setups on warm days (70F) - even with CFL
10) LED lights seems to be very effective in early VEG
11) HYDRO seems easier and less messy than Soil.
12) Get the basics right and then get fancy. I was deep into research (20 hours plus , 4 books etc) but still managed to mess up watering and PH levels (while messing about with less important things like adding Tea Tree Oil into air)
13) Early seedling stage is the hardest and its normal to kill a few. Dont be too upset, its normal.
14) Stop messing around with seedlings - moving them etc - shock can occur. Sometimes leaving things alone is better than too much fiddling.
15) Do not overreact when you get a problem. Calm down, check the forums then react. Knee jerking can make it worse.
16) Huge amounts of bad advice online - do not accept the first thing you read - trust the experienced and respected.
QUESTIONS and UNRESOLVED ISSUES (please help)
1) Is there any scientific research that I can get hold off. I have read all Jose books, Elite Growing Guide, several other books, all the basics like "grow easy". I consider myself to be a total noob, but i keep waiting more info and more advanced info. I had a look on google scholar - but you need to pay for these articles. has anyone paid to join a journal. Also applies to books - i really want to read "Weed, Need, Greed." Are there any cannabis libraries that can be visited. I know that once i start buying books ill be likely to get obssesed and spend too much money.
Question - Whats is the single best ADVANCED book that anyone has bought or article they have downloaded?
What about articles and publications - there are so many out there - i dont know where to start.
Kind of thing i am interested in (just quick examples) :-
How is yield affected by temperature of 25c versus 28c
How is yield affected by humidity of 50% versus 75% in veg
How is yeild affected by PH of 5.8 versus 6.2
At seedling stage - which strains are most heat resistant
Grower profile typing, approach and advice (eg yeild seeker , taste seeker, economic, fast bud seeker, resilience seeker (easy to grow, most resistant)
Scientific evidence / proof of effectiveness of topping versus non topping autos (not just opinion or anecdotal evidence)
Detailed , evidence based, strain information. More detailed and scientific information that you can find by googling or checking places like Leafy. Royal Queen Seeds do provide feedback but its not in great detail. For example i have already discovered that my Royal Jack Auto is much more resilient that my other strains to overheating and too much nutrients. It was drinking like crazy and the EC rocketed overnight. I made a mistake and discovered it at 4.5 (only briefly) - big whoops - i was aiming for 1.0 . My other plant (granted it was about half the size with less roots) showed nutrient burn at 1.5 (yes this was a mistake - i didnt want my EC anywhere near this high). Huge difference.
Investment to Yield ratio - How can you get the highest yield for the lowest spend.
For example - i dont know why but im obsessed with optimum humidity in vegetative stage and have ended up buying three different humidifiers. Probably this is not that clever. I am available to mist often.
Be great to have a challenge like - each grower gets say 600 dollars to buy everything (seeds to fans / nutes etc) - the winner is the one who gets the highest yeild? has this been done?
2 FINAL QUICK QUESTIONS:-
1) In Veg stage - Would you choose A or B (this is my real situation. I have loads of airflow and intake in out of cupboard)
A) Humidity at 55% and temps at 26 degrees (cupboard door open a bit so perhaps a tiny bit less light)
B) Humidity at 70% and temps at 27.5 degrees (cubboard door closed)
2) How to seal the light around edge of cupboard around hinges etc? Tried light reflective tape plus black out cloth - even tried wedging cable down the edge on the outside. Its seems totally sealed inside but i still get a line of multicolored LED light escaping. Got a bit impatient with this. Id love a cupboard total light sealing guide.
Thanks readers
Look forward to your feedback and giving you plenty of info about these strains.
Si
Apolgies if this information is in the wrong place or i have not followed guidlelines.
this is my first post so please help me if i did anything wrong.