Welcome to my first DWC Grow!
To grow I use a DIY setup.
Cream Mandarine XL Auto in this diary will be CMXL
Lights:
- x2 CXM-22-30-90-54 (3k)
- x1 CXM-22-50-80-54 (5k)
- x1 HLG-240H-54B (Power Source)
DWC:
- x2 Round Blue AirStone 5cm
- x1 Eheim Acquarium Air Pump 400 l/h
- x1 Submersible Water Pump 12V 800l/h
- Tubing
As alternative to Top Feed DWC:
I put some 3/8 tubing around the top of the inner edges of the tote, made some little holes in it and connected the hose to the pump. In this way should be easier for the roots to grow the first weeks as the pump sprays the nutrient solution directly on Rock Wool.
This idea is from "Growing Answers" YT Channel: https://youtu.be/MvXtu7BmSr8
I started with 36L of water in a 50L tote with a 10% streght solution (except for "Root Stimulator" and "Enzymes" that was 20%)
To measure pH I use GH Kit with drops.
11/10/19 Seeds in towel
13/10/19 Germed
14/10/19 Seed in Rock Wool and I put it in pots just under the white 5k COB
17/10/19 Sprouted from Rock Wool, I consider this as first day of the first week
20/10/19 When the first node completely developed, I powered on also the 3k COBs and set the LED Driver to half power
24/10/19 LED Driver set to full power and published photos taken ;)
1st Week Report 17/10/19 - 24/10/19
The water pump sprays water solution from the tote directly on the Rock Wool. The watering schedule is 5 seconds every 30 minuts.
Roots are growing well and both of them achieved the 2nd node. CMXL is growing a little faster, but i think is normal due to sativa dominance.
I plan to FIM LSD since is having a slower root deveIopment than CMXL. As CMXL grows faster i plan to top it and I will try to clone the topping. Both will get LST.
I will try to root clone with a piezoelectric disc fogger inside the main tote (a DIY fogger that goes at 113 kHz and could be considered low frequency, so it doesn't "burn" the nutrient solution) and probably I will leave one piezo next to the plants to increase humidity.
The nebulized solution will be useful also for root propagation of CMXL and LSD, like a small aeroponic integration
Any advice will be highly appreciated ๐
See you guys ;)
@CRK00, If there are many parts that receive less light and have fewer 'ready' trichomes, then you can leave those part longer to harvest.
Personally, I only harvest once.
Sweet smokes!
-Apolo
@Sweet_Seeds, I'm already checking trichomes and more than 80% is cloudy, are starting to appear now just a couple of Amber trichomes.
Now I'm doing a soft flush and probably in 2/3 days I'll harvest her.
Do you suggest to leave lower growth after harvest and try to give her a couple more weeks to have a second harvest?
Hands up for Cream Mandarine ๐๐
@CRK00, Hi buddy!
The final flowering time, can vary by many factors, one of them and very important the phenotype.
Our CMXL is a very special strain that everyone loves. We're glad to hear that you do too. :)
Remember that to know when to harvest, you must be guided by the status of the trichomes (not the pistils).
Sweet smokes!
-Apolo
@@WisdomCulture420, thanks mate! ๐
Today I checked the growth after some days and updated the diary ;)
I'm satisfied and I hope it keeps on going like that! ๐