Light: Viparspectra 600w LED with Veg and Flower settings (using just veg during initial sprouting, but switching to both veg and flower 24x24 after a few days, per experience of other growers)
Tent: Vivosun 4'x4'x8'
Air Flow/Climate Control: 1 AC Infinity Cloudline T6 (comes with digital thermo/hygrometer with auto settings based on temp or humidity, which also controls the S6 for exhaust) - 1 AC Infinity Cloudline S6 (same fan, no digital controller as this one will also plug into the T6 controller) - Vivosun 6" carbon filter attached to both fans, one fan/filter pair outside the tent for intake (6' ducting from fan to bottom side port), one fan/filter pair inside the tent for exhaust (6' ducting from fan to top side port on other side of tent/room
Soil Used in Week 1 - Fox Farm Happy Frog (will mix in Ocean Forest later)
Got Glittlez for free because I bought 3 Ethos packs - It's Zkittlez x Gorilla Glue 4 (had to do some searching around to find this out, as it didn't have the nice little packaging and Ethos had no info about this strain on their site)
Day 1: Placed seeds in shot glasses - filtered tap water using Brita filter
Day 2: Placed seeds in damp paper towels, then placed in plastic bags (not sealed)
Day 3: Taproots were defined; Transplanted seeds to soil in solo cups; placed wet bags over cups; moved to grow tent (no light yet)
(Thought I had) damaged GDr2 during transplant; started new seed (calling it GDr2-v2) in shot glass, but still placed original in soil in case it would grow (apparently only the seed husk had come off)
Glittlez taproot was shorter than others; paper towel may have been too wet - placed in soil at same time as others anyway (probably should have given it another 12 hours in a less-wet paper towel)
Day 4: Placed GDr2v2 seed in paper towel; turned out original GDr2 is sprouting
Day 5: All except Glittlez has sprouted above the soil; found Glittlez has started to sprout but it is still beneath soil. Lightly watered all, and added soil to sprouted ones for better support. Turned on Veg light setting and placed ~20 inches from seedlings
By end of day, Glittlez had sprouted above the soil
Transplanted GDr2-v2 to soil in cup
Day 7: All going well; lightly watering a couple times per day. GDr2-v2 has sprouted and has joined the party in the grow tent.
Good luck man. I’m really coming to love the Ethos seeds, really nice looking girls once they’re on their way, get ready for the greatest smells imaginable.✌️🏻🤤✌️🏻
How long was the Grape Diamonds Flowering phase? My first broke soil today at 48 hrs and wondering if there are any key things I should be aware of when growing this gorgeous lil lady? Anything would help and thanks for your diary bro. cheers
@WickedBastid, I appreciate that bro, I am excited to say the least the first two that came out were Diamonds and Daddy and those are the two strains Im running in DWC tubs...I wanted the cycles to be about the same with the plant structure as well so I can run one of each in the tubs I have. Doing a grow comparison with the microbes I am using. I didnt want to stick each strain in the same tub if the cycles are really off and they structure off differently, But Imma go with it and keep updating. Cheers bro
@BruceyBanger, I'm just in the 4th week of flowering, so not sure yet. Keep an eye on my diary 😉
A little tough to tell how long it should have taken to get as big as it is, because I had my lights too close at first (didn't go according to the light's manual), so in the 2nd/3rd week the plants were a little sick until I corrected it. But Grape Diamonds had taken it the worst, and took longer to recover than the others, so I ended up waiting an extra couple of weeks to switch to flower so that she could catch up and have sturdier stems. I switched to flower after week 10, so it probably would have been week 8 or so without the early issues. I also just used nutrient-rich soil all the way through the veg stage (no nutes until flower), so yours might grow a bit faster. Good luck with your grow, man!
@WickedBastid, I agree fully if something is worth doing its worth doing well. I invested in something similar a ready to go grow tent with all the essentials i also went for the dutch pro nutes and after now sampling my first harvest i can say it was worth every penny.
@Merchant_Lord, Thanks! Yep, it's my first grow. A bit ambitious for the first one, but I'm following tips from a few experienced growers (plus all the stuff I'm seeing on this site and YouTube), so hoping for good results as long as I stick with their advice.