Going Coco - High Level 63W/100W Run 7

Week 1 of veg. Welcome all to a new run. The wife unit wants a pure sativa strain so, once again, I’m growing Eva Seeds High Level. Breeders all, please give us more 100% sativa strains, even a 90% or 95% sativa strain does not have that full of energy high that sativas do. What’s new? For starters, I’m giving coco a try and so, I got a bag of Biobizz coco. Hardware wise, I got a new thermo hygrometer with a probe, to measure the temperature at the middle of the grow box and at the bottom. Currently, with the probe, I’m measuring the temperature in the media, which tends to be on the lower range of acceptable (15°C to 20°C / 59°F to 68°F). I also got a heat mat for several reasons, germinating for one, to keep the media a few degrees warmer (20°C to 25°C) and to help me keep the grow box warmer during lights out, since I tend to have low temperatures (and high humidity in consequence). To prevent over heating the media, I’m using a few layers of corrugated cardboard; the air pockets help prevent hot spots. I have some more stuff on the way, four small fans for air circulation. I’ve come to realize that although the top of the top of the grow box is warm, and sometime a little too warm, the bottom can be several degrees colder; this I expect to help me keep a healthy air circulation and keep a more uniform temperature in the whole grow space. Germination Day 00 of germination: I soaked the seed for 24 hours in warm water pH’ed to 6.0 Day 01 of germination: I planted the seed in coco and gave the media a watering at 0.5EC @ pH 5.8 (0.75 cc/lt of Solotek Grow) Day 04 of germination: seed has broken soil. I watered again with the same concentration. Veg stage. Day 01 of veg: First true leaves have opened. Day 03 of veg: I’m not using the heat mat all day long anymore; now I’m trying 90 minutes on and 30 minutes off to help me keep the media warm without over heating it. Watered again since the top of the media was a little dry (0.5 EC @pH 5.8) Day 06 of veg: Watered / fed again (0.8 EC @pH 5.8)