geofff To start my grow, I use Root Riot cubes and a heated propagator.
First, I soak the cubes with RO water w/ 2 ml/L of Rhizotonic.
Then I put the seeds in the little holes and hide it from light for 2-3 days.
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Used method
Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/3
3 cm
Height
17 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
5.9
pH
No Smell
Smell
400 PPM
TDS
54 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
5 l
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part A
0.5 mll
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part B
0.5 mll
Rhizotonic
4 mll
geofff For the first two weeks, I'll use those 5-liter mini-DWC buckets, with a small Eheim air pump and Growrilla netpots (14cm).
~1 Liter of solution in each, so the netpots bottom just dip in the bubbles.
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Week 2. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/2
6 cm
Height
17 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
5.9
pH
No Smell
Smell
400 PPM
TDS
54 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
5 l
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 7
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part A
0.5 mll
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part B
0.5 mll
B-52
1 mll
geofff During this second veg week, I added Voodoo Juice and Piranha to improve root development, and started B‑52 at half strength to give them some gentle vitamin support.
Gary Payton had a slight tip burn, so I’m keeping her EC under 0.7.
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Week 3. Vegetation
4d ago
1/2
10 cm
Height
17 hrs
Light Schedule
28 °C
Day Air Temp
5.9
pH
No Smell
Smell
450 PPM
TDS
50 %
Air Humidity
26 °C
Solution Temp
24 °C
Night Air Temp
5 l
Pot Size
35 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 7
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part A
0.75 mll
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part B
0.75 mll
B-52
1 mll
geofff My veg environment started causing some serious issues:
-relative humidity dropping below 50% (I can’t use a humidifier in there),
-high temperatures,
-pH bouncing like a yo‑yo (probably because there isn’t much nutrient solution in the buckets, they’re pretty small).
As a result, Gary started getting pretty sick.
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Week 4. Vegetation
4d ago
1/2
13 cm
Height
17 hrs
Light Schedule
30 °C
Day Air Temp
5.9
pH
No Smell
Smell
500 PPM
TDS
48 %
Air Humidity
26 °C
Solution Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
5 l
Pot Size
32 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 7
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part A
1 mll
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part B
1 mll
B-52
1 mll
geofff Things are getting worse here: Jealousy’s getting sick now too, and Gary still isn’t bouncing back. I really need to move them into the tent.
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Week 5. Vegetation
4d ago
1/5
18 cm
Height
17 hrs
Light Schedule
28 °C
Day Air Temp
5.9
pH
Weak
Smell
700 PPM
TDS
70 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Night Air Temp
19 l
Pot Size
55 cm
Lamp Distance
600 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 8
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part A
1.5 mll
pH Perfect Connoisseur Grow Part B
1.5 mll
B-52
1 mll
geofff Finally moved into the tent!
Everything is doing much better now. Temperatures have dropped, RH is steady at 70% thanks to Ai+ and the Cloudforge T3 humidifier; and there’s proper airflow. The pH is stable too.
Using the Ionframe EVO3 light now, running it at level 4.
Added some Silica Force to help them handle the light better and boost overall resilience.