I was beginning to panic, the bloody Coco still hadn't arrived, and I didn't want to have the tap roots hitting the bottom of the cups as I want to avoid stressing them out during the transfer to the 20L airpots.
Finally it arrived on day 9..... so I filled up my trusty 20L airpots, and made a hole in the centre to fit a cup in.
I used scissors to cut the bottom of the cup off, made a slit up the side of the cup, then carefully plonked it in the hole, and slowly pulled up the cup, leaving the seedling in place in the 20L airpot.
I used the syringe to give them another quick 200ml feed just around the seedlings, and got on with the rest of my day.
That evening, I mixed up another 40L feed, upping the Nitrogen to 0.4ml/L making it EC 0.8, pH 5.8, and gave each pot 10L to saturate the coco and get a bit of run off. The Aquavac is a vital piece of kit for sucking up the run off in a jiffy and giving the tent floor a quick hoover.
I had them under 2 Skyline 400 LEDs and was turning them a ¼ turn every day.
By day 13 the White Widow was about 5 inches high.
She took to the 20L airpot very well, and I was feeding her 1-2L a day, and that's just giving me a dribble of run off. If I wasn't using Drip Clean, I would give them more (but don't start Drip Clean mid way through a grow - either use it from word go, or not at all).
I gave her EC 0.7 from the start, increasing to EC 0.8 (mainly by adding extra Nitrogen boost) from day 9.
From day 13, I increased the feed strength to EC 0.9, this time by adding a touch more A&B (from 0.3ml/L to 0.4ml/L) and starting Multizyme. I use House and Garden nutes and additives, except 'Bloom' Cal-Mag.
She was looking very healthy and had started perfectly, showing XXL potential so far!
Thank you for sharing that Diary with us... its very detailed and good to read. I like it if you share your thoughts .. maan..... Coco-coir growing at its finest........Chapeau
Thanks for your kind words @Mrs_Larimar, I'm pleased you enjoyed my Diary, I can't wait to get all this bud cured so I can do a smoke report and enjoy the fruits of my labour!
DZamn!! I've got two XXL Amnesia autos going in a 4*4 with 4 other pots -- I am gonna be pushing my walls out!!
I love your detail! Looks great! What size room/tent are you in?
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Good luck through the finish!
@Benji, thanks for posting mate. I use a 1.4m x 1.4m wide 2m high tent.... usually grow 4 in a go, all in 20L coco airpots. Sounds similar to your set up!
You better get the chainsaw ready, I've just finished this grow, and the posts are coming soon.... you'll see what Dinafem mean when they say XXL!
All the best!
Your 2 diaries are inspiring - I had no idea autos could yield like that! Amazing.
Are you happy with the Skyline 400? I'm thinking of getting a couple - already have two Telos 008 lights and I need four lights in total. Thought it would be good to source from a couple of different manufacturers, rather than four the same. The Telos 008 lights are great though. Would love to know how you have found the Skylines (although pretty obvious from those yields!!!)