SmokinRasta
Well-Known Member
This is a NOT TO DO REPORT - I messed it up!
I decided to post it to share my mistakess with you.
I used to grow on soil about ten years ago. Now, since it is legal to grow over here, I decided to get out my old equipment and start a new run. I decided to go this time with hydro! I wanted to try it already years ago.
They legalized growing over here, so I ordered some seeds to start with the legalization, beginning this month.
The seeds came just in time on 04/01 and I started directly.
Strain/s: Tropicanna Poison XL auto (Sweet Seeds)
Genetic Makeup: Auto Hybrid
Pot/Bucket Size: 7.9 Gallon
Tent Size: 3.5' x 3.5'
Grow Space:
How Many Plants: 3
Environment: Indoor
Stage: Vegi
Medium: hydro, DWC
Lights: 250w MH vegi, 400w HPS bloom
Nutrients: F-Max
Room/Tent Temperature: 78°
Relative Humidity: 65%
Germination (03/30/24)
Here I did my first mistakes:
I was used to grow on soil and so I decided (for any reason) to germinate them in Jiffies. I overwatered them, so they needed more time and grew slower. I started 4 Tropicanna with 5 Dutch Blue and have now only 3 broken Tropicannas and 0,5 Dutch Blue left cause I was that stupid! It was definately to wet for them. Next problem was the germination medium - don't know why I didn't choose Rockwool! I wanted to go DWC and have them now in soil... so I decided to get them out to put them with expanded clay in net pots. While I was washing the roots I dropped some in the spout and the others were root damaged/ rotted through the overwatering.
Equipment/ setup
During the meantime I checked my old equipment. Had still refelctors and ballasts (250w, 400w, 250-600w digital).
So I bought a 3.5 x 3.5 grow tent, a filter & fan with humidity and temp control, bluetooth thermo- and hygrometer, PH and EC meter, air pump,.... I decided to run with a 250W MH for vegi and with 400W HPS for bloom and bought new bulbs. - If I'm back in business and want to grow continuously, I will buy a LED.
With our new law, I'm allowed to grow just three plants in flower at a time - so I will just put three ladies in my tent. (...with this 3 plants you are allowed to grow a total of 50g - guess they will have to work on that law again...)
Actually I wanted to put my box in the cellar. Fortunately I recieved my thermo-/ hygrometer before my tent! I placed one in the basement place and was shocked! We had a huge flood this year and it looks like we still got water in the walls: humidity 99% - so I had to make some room and put it in my hallway. Wanted to put it in my sleeping room, but the air pump is too loud.
I decided to post it to share my mistakess with you.
I used to grow on soil about ten years ago. Now, since it is legal to grow over here, I decided to get out my old equipment and start a new run. I decided to go this time with hydro! I wanted to try it already years ago.
They legalized growing over here, so I ordered some seeds to start with the legalization, beginning this month.
The seeds came just in time on 04/01 and I started directly.
Strain/s: Tropicanna Poison XL auto (Sweet Seeds)
Genetic Makeup: Auto Hybrid
Pot/Bucket Size: 7.9 Gallon
Tent Size: 3.5' x 3.5'
Grow Space:
How Many Plants: 3
Environment: Indoor
Stage: Vegi
Medium: hydro, DWC
Lights: 250w MH vegi, 400w HPS bloom
Nutrients: F-Max
Room/Tent Temperature: 78°
Relative Humidity: 65%
Germination (03/30/24)
Here I did my first mistakes:
I was used to grow on soil and so I decided (for any reason) to germinate them in Jiffies. I overwatered them, so they needed more time and grew slower. I started 4 Tropicanna with 5 Dutch Blue and have now only 3 broken Tropicannas and 0,5 Dutch Blue left cause I was that stupid! It was definately to wet for them. Next problem was the germination medium - don't know why I didn't choose Rockwool! I wanted to go DWC and have them now in soil... so I decided to get them out to put them with expanded clay in net pots. While I was washing the roots I dropped some in the spout and the others were root damaged/ rotted through the overwatering.
Equipment/ setup
During the meantime I checked my old equipment. Had still refelctors and ballasts (250w, 400w, 250-600w digital).
So I bought a 3.5 x 3.5 grow tent, a filter & fan with humidity and temp control, bluetooth thermo- and hygrometer, PH and EC meter, air pump,.... I decided to run with a 250W MH for vegi and with 400W HPS for bloom and bought new bulbs. - If I'm back in business and want to grow continuously, I will buy a LED.
With our new law, I'm allowed to grow just three plants in flower at a time - so I will just put three ladies in my tent. (...with this 3 plants you are allowed to grow a total of 50g - guess they will have to work on that law again...)
Actually I wanted to put my box in the cellar. Fortunately I recieved my thermo-/ hygrometer before my tent! I placed one in the basement place and was shocked! We had a huge flood this year and it looks like we still got water in the walls: humidity 99% - so I had to make some room and put it in my hallway. Wanted to put it in my sleeping room, but the air pump is too loud.