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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/400W
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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/400W
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Room Type
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weeks Technique
Soil
Grow medium
1
Week 1. Vegetation
7 years ago
24 hrs
24 °C
6
No Smell
627 PPM
60 %
20 °C
20 °C
17 °C
1180 PPM
Nutrients 4
Hygen Veg part A 1.5 mll
Hygen Veg part B 1.5 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
Wanted to test the efficiency of soil compared to coco so am conducting a side by side grow with the same strained seeds and same nutrients, the seeds broke surface on the 20th august and since have been switching 12 hours under 400watt LED and 12 hours under compact CFL to minimize stress.
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Week 2. Vegetation
7 years ago
24 hrs
24 °C
6
No Smell
627 PPM
60 %
20 °C
20 °C
17 °C
1180 PPM
Nutrients 4
Hygen Veg part A 1.5 mll
Hygen Veg part B 1.5 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
There has been consideral growth on both plants over the past week, both have been receiving 3/4 dose nutrients since their seeds broke, the plant in regular potting mix (the one in the white pot) has stretched to double the height of the coco plant (black pot)
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 years ago
24 hrs
24 °C
6
No Smell
913 PPM
60 %
20 °C
20 °C
17 °C
1180 PPM
Nutrients 4
Hygen Veg part B 3 mll
Hygen Veg part A 3 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
Plants are both exhibiting great growth, one of the phenos has less leaf nodes yet is 10cm taller than her sister in coco she has also exhibited some unique leaf growth, 3 main main leaves that resemble strawberry leaves, this speciafic plant also has a very deep and sweet aroma, both plants have received the exactly same nutrient doses in thier feedings.
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Week 5. Vegetation
6 years ago
24 hrs
24 °C
6
Strong
913 PPM
60 %
20 °C
20 °C
17 °C
1180 PPM
Nutrients 4
Hygen Veg part B 3 mll
Hygen Veg part A 3 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
the PE in soil is an absolute monster at 30 days, the coco PE however isnt faring quite the same, both plants are showing preflowers as they enter the flowering stage, cant wait to see how massive the soil one gets once it starts its stretch
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Week 6. Flowering
6 years ago
12 hrs
27 °C
6
Strong
1312 PPM
60 %
20 °C
20 °C
17 °C
387 PPM
Nutrients 7
Hygen Veg part B 3 mll
Hygen Veg part A 3 mll
AG- complete flowering nutrients 1.5 mll
soil PE as continued to grow into a beast of an autoflower, seems to handle the intense doses ive given her, a slight niyrogen toxicity caust a few leaves to die but that was quickly rectifies ( ec runnoff read 3.7!!! the coco pineapple is still showing some descent size seeing as barneys farms page states that they average 30-50cm in height and mine is still early in flower so can hope to see what both produce, have moved both plants outside as the soil one is now too big for grow room and to keep experiment relatively faif
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Week 7. Flowering
6 years ago
102 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6
Strong
1312 PPM
60 %
20 °C
20 °C
17 °C
387 PPM
Nutrients 5
AG- complete flowering nutrients 1 mll
dutch master potash + 1 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
Both PEs have slowed in stretch and they have begun filling out in bud desity amd more bud sites are appearing, the soil PE has visible trichome formation on new sugar leaf growth, I flushed the coco PE to stabilize ph and EC
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bobo420
bobo420commentedweek 17 years ago
Good luck with the grow ;)
xaviaskunk
xaviaskunkcommented6 years ago
thanks @bobo420!
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 56 years ago
Too bad they weren't in the same size pot. That will have a huge effect on the size. Still nice to see an experiment.
xaviaskunk
xaviaskunkcommented6 years ago
thanks man :) both have the same volume of substrate, the pots are however different in shape so it does throw the experiment off but the cream pot with soil in it has a water reservois on the bottom 4 inches of the pot so thats why it looks considerably larger but i filled it with one load of soil from the black pot which the coco PE is in so they had near on the same volume
ToadieK
ToadieKcommentedweek 56 years ago
wow. big size difference!
bobo420
bobo420commentedweek 36 years ago
Coming along nicely ;)
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 56 years ago
I have a similar experiment going, 3 gallon hydro vs. 3 gallon soil grow, different lights though.
xaviaskunk
xaviaskunkcommented6 years ago
Awesome man ill check them out :)
AutoKing
AutoKingcommentedweek 76 years ago
I have a pineapple express Auto by barneys farm also going but in hydro 5 gallon bucket. 16 days since she popped above her rapid rooter plug. She is working on her 3rd node. Still small but will grow big soon as I switch my t5 to 1000 watt mh. She will love more light now that she's getting bigger. A few more days before I flip the 1000 watt ballast on. Then when preflowers show I'll switch to 1000 watt hps
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