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Hydro Grow 12/16/25

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Start at 4 Week
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Germination
1mo ago
Nutrients 4
Cronk Micro - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Micro
0.33 mll
Cronk Bloom - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Bloom
0.33 mll
Cronk Grow - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Grow
0.33 mll
charlesvb GH F6 is at 1.5 " after 3 days
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Used method
Rockwool Cube
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
5.08 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
No Smell
Smell
619 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
35.56 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Cronk Micro - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Micro
0.33 mll
Cronk Bloom - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Bloom
0.33 mll
Cronk Grow - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Grow
0.33 mll
charlesvb 12/21 day 7 since the gh sprouted. Leaves are getting bigger 2", stalk is still shorter than my thumb in length 2". The plant seems normal at this stage (week 1) Note: My 3-year-old WW seeds are not sprouting.
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Shallow Water Culture (SWC) hydroponics
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Grow Questions
charlesvb
charlesvbstarted grow question 1mo ago
Is there a place to add PPFD readings that I have missed? I can add an entry in my grow comments, but this seems important enough to warrant an entry in the logs.
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Setup. Lighting
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Lavaground
Lavagroundanswered grow question 1mo ago
I just made screenshots of the stats in the app controlling the tent and uploaded those. 😉
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 1mo ago
PPFD x Time(in seconds) = moles. 12 hours is 60x60x12 = 43200 seconds 500ppfd x 43200 seconds = 21,600,000 micro moles. 21.6 moles. DLI of 21.6 Really not complicated at all. Just switch out whatever time you are using. 18 hours is 64800 seconds.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 1mo ago
DLI would be the more relvant metric. PPFD depends on hours of operation. it's only half the equation of how much light you provide in an apples to apples way compared to other gardens of various sizes and various hours of operation. I don't think many can calculate it correctly in a consistent way. Even ppfd - most think ppfd a single-point measurement, which then dominos into an erroneous DLI calculation. Check out the wiki on DLI (daily light integral). It's thorough enough.
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Week 4. Flowering
5h ago
5.08 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Normal
Smell
619 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
30.48 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Cronk Micro - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Micro
1.321 mll
Cronk Bloom - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Bloom
1.321 mll
Cronk Grow - Cronk Nutrients
Cronk Grow
1.321 mll
charlesvb This is week four, the plant has started flowering. I have done a good job of watching how fast the plant was growing. Several burnt leaves have been the result.
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DutchFarmer
DutchFarmer commentedweek 45h ago
🌱💪 Incredible progress! Keep crushing it! I also share grow content on YouTube would appreciate the love and support 💚📺✨
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