Hi all - I thought I would attempt to journal my first grow - first of all, I welcome constructive feedback, and feel free to give any valuable advice you might have here!
A few details -
Really only trying to provide for myself, so this is small scale. I'm starting with PPP and Snow White for this first attempt... Gonna dive in and try hydro.
Using a BC Northern Lights Mothership with Roommate upgrade (Roommate upgrade allows flowering in the cabinet as well - hps bulb). Cab uses 400 watt MH for veg and 400 watt hps for flowering... Similar to the bloombox, but with out the separate chamber, and a bit smaller.
Germination - 5 seeds total (2 SW and 3 PPP) Papertowel method: folded paper towel into 4ths, used distilled water (PH around 6) to keep the towel moist, almost completely wrung out. Put seeds in middle. 1st SW seed showed taproot within 24 hours, 3 others within 36 hours. One PPP didn't show taproot. Used large plate with bowl covering damp towels with seeds and set this on cable box. Measured temperature fluctuated between about 79 and 83 degrees. Mostly around 82... Worked great
I'm using rapid rooters to start seedlings under dome, and then thinking I'll put them into hydroton afterwards.
More info and pics to follow...
A few details -
Really only trying to provide for myself, so this is small scale. I'm starting with PPP and Snow White for this first attempt... Gonna dive in and try hydro.
Using a BC Northern Lights Mothership with Roommate upgrade (Roommate upgrade allows flowering in the cabinet as well - hps bulb). Cab uses 400 watt MH for veg and 400 watt hps for flowering... Similar to the bloombox, but with out the separate chamber, and a bit smaller.
Germination - 5 seeds total (2 SW and 3 PPP) Papertowel method: folded paper towel into 4ths, used distilled water (PH around 6) to keep the towel moist, almost completely wrung out. Put seeds in middle. 1st SW seed showed taproot within 24 hours, 3 others within 36 hours. One PPP didn't show taproot. Used large plate with bowl covering damp towels with seeds and set this on cable box. Measured temperature fluctuated between about 79 and 83 degrees. Mostly around 82... Worked great
I'm using rapid rooters to start seedlings under dome, and then thinking I'll put them into hydroton afterwards.
More info and pics to follow...