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First (Successful) Hydro Grow

6
21
6d ago
2gal
Lowes Bucket
single outlet air pump
walmart aquarium supplies
tiny airstone
walmart brand
big air stone
big airstone
aquarium gravel Other
walmart
Mineral Wool
Indoor
Room Type
Topping
weeks 3, 5
LST
weeks 5
Transplantation
weeks 6
ScrOG
weeks 7
19 liters
Pot Size
Start at 7 Week
G
Germination
20d ago
Grapes I put a seed in rockwool cube and covered it in aquarium gravel. I just used tap water with a chlorine remover added and PH balanced it with sulfuric acid. it started really slow because it was in a temporary grow cabinet with a weak light.
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Used method
Rockwool Cube
Germination Method
2
Week 2. Vegetation
20d ago
15.24 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
Smell
700 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
7.57 liters
Pot Size
1.89 liters
Watering Volume
30.48 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
7% Sodium thiosulfate
0.132 mll
 Bush Doctor Cal-Mag - Fox Farm
Bush Doctor Cal-Mag
0.132 mll
Micro - Emerald Harvest
Micro
0.793 mll
Grapes It grew much quicker under the different grow light but still struggles because of root rot. I added 3% H2O2 and trimmed the rotted parts.
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Week 3. Vegetation
20d ago
25.4 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
Smell
700 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
7.57 liters
Pot Size
1.89 liters
Watering Volume
30.48 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
7% Sodium thiosulfate
0.132 mll
 Bush Doctor Cal-Mag - Fox Farm
Bush Doctor Cal-Mag
0.264 mll
Microbe Brew - Fox Farm
Microbe Brew
0.528 mll
Grapes Added beneficial microbes that got rid of the root rot. new airstone also helped a ton.
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Used techniques
Topping
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation
20d ago
25.4 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
Smell
800 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
7.57 liters
Pot Size
1.89 liters
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
7% Sodium thiosulfate
0.132 mll
 Bush Doctor Cal-Mag - Fox Farm
Bush Doctor Cal-Mag
0.264 mll
Micro - Emerald Harvest
Micro
1.321 mll
Grapes The plant took off after i added the microbe brew and now the plant drinks about a half gallon a day. I defoliated a bit and tied down the main branches.
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Used techniques
Topping
Technique
LST
Technique
6
Week 6. Vegetation
13d ago
45.72 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
Smell
850 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.89 liters
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
7% Sodium thiosulfate
0.132 mll
 Bush Doctor Cal-Mag - Fox Farm
Bush Doctor Cal-Mag
0.793 mll
Microbe Brew - Fox Farm
Microbe Brew
1.321 mll
Grapes The 3D printed net pot I made for the 2gal bucket fell apart and the plant kept sinking into the water. I made a new 5gal bucket and used a different material for the net pot. I also used clay pebbles instead of aquarium gravel and added some tiger bloom to finish off the bottle. I had to cut some of the roots away to fit in the new bucket, but they've already grown back now. I'm not sure if it was the right thing to do but its my first hydroponic grow. I'm surprised how well the plant is reacting to the transplant, especially because it was right after a bunch of HST.
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Used techniques
Transplantation
Technique
7
Week 7. Vegetation
6d ago
55.88 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
Smell
850 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
2.84 liters
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
7% Sodium thiosulfate
0.132 mll
 Bush Doctor Cal-Mag - Fox Farm
Bush Doctor Cal-Mag
0.793 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom
0.528 mll
Grapes The roots quickly grew back and the plant barely showed any signs of stress which surprised me. I added a net to spread the canopy out. I also didn't do any defoliation which I'll probably do next week before switching to 12/12.
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ScrOG
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