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Earthbox Apricot Auto, My First Grow

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Apricot Auto
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Fast Buds - 93%
Apricot Auto - 96%
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No-Till Solutions Quillaja Extract
0.65 ml/l
Mycrobe Complete - Rootwise Soil Dynamics
Mycrobe Complete
0.65 mll
Bio-Catalyst Enzyme Elixer - Rootwise Soil Dynamics
Bio-Catalyst Enzyme Elixer
1.321 mll
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RegularWizardCo RegularWizardCo
6 months ago
Preparation for 1st Ever Grow: Gathering Equipment and Learning: I spent 6 months gathering equipment and learning all the different methods of growing. I started with Highagain YT, thank you for your passion and dedication to showing us folks how easy it is and you should just start. Then I found Mr. Grow It, Homegrown TV, Kyle Kushman, James Loud, Dude Grow Show, then Build-a-soil/Jeremy Silva. I knew then this would most likely be the way for me. I knew I wanted organic, and I needed automation due to my busy life. I thought about Auto Pots for the longest time until I found the Earthbox grow in Season 3 episode 9 of Build-a-Soil. Jeremy preps four earthboxes for 2 Auto-flower and 2 Photoperiod. This spoke to me in a way that would reduce my barrier for entry on Living Soil. I have since bought four SIP planters and started a garden as well! This being my first grow I wanted to learn everything I could to solidify my plan, then execute and learn on the fly. I am a hands on learner. 5/17/24 Prepped the soil by mixing 1 tsp of Rootwise Mycrobe Complete and a 1/4 teaspoon of Rootwise Bio-Catalyst into 1 gallon of water in my sprayer. After I let the microbes wake up in the water for a half an hour I went ahead and started wetting/inoculating my soil. This is following Jeremy’s process in Season 3 Episode 9. Started by packing the BAS light mix in the corners of the Earthbox, wetting and packing the soil in the corners to develop what will be our ‘wick’ throughout the life of this soil. After packing the corners I would lay a layer of soil, and worm castings and wet that layer, then lay the next layer and repeat spraying the inoculant/wetting agent to ensure my soil had the correct hydration. After a few layers, about half full Earthbox I would stick my hands in at the sidewalk and fold the soil by curling my fingers and lifting which would push out the dry soil in the middle, towards the sidewalls. I found this was an efficient way of ensuring proper moisture throughout the soil. After I finished all my layers and was out of soil, adding worm castings to each layer, I did a final folding technique along the entirety of the box. I grabbed a handful and squeezed and no water dripped out, yet the soil stayed clumped demonstrating proper moisture. Now we let it sit overnight and sow seeds tomorrow! 5/18/24 7:19pm Temp 74.9 Humidity: 80.6% VPD 0.56kpa Time to Sow Seeds! I spent some time dialing in my environment. My biggest issue was how to place the seeds in and whether or not to use the mulch cover that comes with the EB. I went a little deeper than I should’ve but I think we will be ok. I placed them in a single row in line with each other. Then placed domes over the sites. I put the mulch cover over the EB and closed it up. 5/19/24 4:00pm Temp: 80.4 F Humidity: 91.3% VPD: 0.30 kPa Checking in. Domes have no sweat on the inside. Soil must be drier than I thought or I didn’t push the domes down enough. I’m concerned now. I took a rag with water and drenched the seed sites, then placed the dome back on and buried them deeper. Covering the edges with dirt. 5/20/24 1:21pm Temp: 78.8 F Humidity: 81.8 % VPD: 0.60 kPa Just Checking In. Removed the mulch cover and no sweat in the dome. I think the mulch cover is affecting the moisture inside the dome. I am going to raise my heat a bit, remove the mulch cover and raise the light so I don’t scorch my soil. I may even have to put some more water underneath each dome. I wish I knew exactly where my seed sites were. I think I may have the darker dome in a position that’s NOT covering the seed. I hope I didn’t mess this up. 5/21/24 2:00pm Temp: 83.8 F RH: 73.2 % VPD: .80kPa No sprouts 🌱 yet. I have been surprised to see the environment steady now that the planter is in there. I am barely turning anything on at this point. I went in and started covering the walls with plastic in my lung room. I have my inline filter outside of my tent venting in due to the naturally cold climate here in the PNW. The wind off the ocean cools everything down. I covered 3/4 of the wall and placed the humidifier outside of the tent to see if we will have the same results. I’ll watch it for a couple hours and go from there. 5/21/24 5:27pm Temp: 76 F RH: 53.3% VPD: high Same day but I had to go back. I couldn’t leave it wacky like that all night and I’m glad I did, because we sprouted 🌱 ladies and gentlemen!! 3 days from germination, they all sprouted! All three seeds have popped! I will leave the plastic dome on overnight and expose the soil by removing the mulch cover so the seedlings can get light. I also replaced the black cover with a clear cover. What’s funny is the seed I placed opposite of the fill tube which would be how you do it on a single plant in the Earthbox, it seems to have been moved. My lid was on the seed and it sprouted under the dome’s edge. Crazy how lucky I am. Looked like the runt of the litter but we will see. My buddy said that one probably will be the monster, and I agree. I checked earlier but no dice, I wonder if my having the tent open and placing the earth box out of the tent to move the tent away from the wall, while I was stapling up 6ml plastic cover helped in some way. How exciting! I think this cultivar likes the cold and adverse conditions if I am being honest. Might be too early to tell, but it’s a feeling I get. Note to self: EXPERIMENT WITH LOW TEMP/HUMIDITY. Everything I have seen in other Apricot Auto journals tells me this strain may like the cooler, less humid conditions to thrive.
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DaddyGreenThumb
DaddyGreenThumbweek 2
Very exciting, happy growing, looking forward to follow your progress. I always wanted to plant on soil, but coco is so convenient for indoor, I know it's only excuses. Glad you mentioned the auto pod system, did not know I wanted that 😂 At the Moment I am using an drip irrigation system that is mounted directly on top of the reservoir, but I had a lot of issues, automated moisture sensors suck, never saw a functional system, even the capacitive ones, they just drift over time, no way an Arduino will work reliability with that. Also the plants tend to stick their fingers into the cookie jar, as their roots will grow straight into the reservoir, turning my drip irrigation into a full blown deep water system. Luckily aerating the tank always protected me against root rot.
RegularWizardCo
RegularWizardCo
@DaddyGreenThumb, thank you I appreciate you checking in on me. Day 53 today and I got my journal caught up. They are so pretty and I have been so fortunate not to deal with any issues, deficiencies or anything really. My biggest issue has been defoliation and late LST. I want to remove fan leaves but am a firm believer in them needing to be around to catch those rays. I’ve taken a few off but by bit to help focus energy on the tops without stunting growth. We shall see in the end!
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EaRtH
EaRtHweek 0
Happy growing buddy ✌️
Falscher_Hase_069
Falscher_Hase_069week 9
So cool that youre going fully build a soil! Looking great, best of luck harvesting!
Falscher_Hase_069
Falscher_Hase_069
@RegularWizardCo, i feel you, growing can take a lot of time from you so choosing a style that fits your needs is super important! I also work with light living soil/organic because its easy, fun and works so well! Still waiting for your harvest details🙃 cheers from Germany
RegularWizardCo
RegularWizardCo
@Falscher_Hase_069, Thank you so much! It took me months to decide how I was going to grow but when I landed on BAS Earthbox grow, I knew that was it. It had to be automated enough I could just check on them once a day if need be. My schedule with family, kids, work, sports is too much to try and learn any other way. It has been an amazing experience. I am done and curing so I will post the last entries for the journal tomorrow at the latest. Smells wonderful and my harvest was bigger than expected! I am lucky it went the way it did. I had issues arise and it was awesome learning experience. I am hooked 100%. Thanks again!
Suemchen
Suemchenweek 9
Looking good 🤗 good luck with your grow 🤙
RegularWizardCo
RegularWizardCo
@Suemchen, Thank you, it has been so rad!
gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeweek 6
Is a really nice auto from FB imo this is the best I've had from them thus far. GL with your grow she's coming along well.
RegularWizardCo
RegularWizardCo
@gottagrowsometime, I appreciate the love! I thought maybe it stretched a bit farther than I wanted but I know the bud sites will fill the length of the stalk. This plant just beasts out and is constantly surprising me. Looking forward to the finish line for sure.