Summertime Wonder Express

Week 1 | Day 1 Veg Days: 1 The Setup: The next grow is under way! I have upgraded my setup from a 1.2m X 0.7m tent to a 1.5m X 1.5m- a large increase in floor space from 0.84m2 to 2.25m2 with the hope of turning out some more yield that will last me longer than one grow! The system consists of 6 x 25L buckets (or 5 gallon depending where you're from) and a 95L reservoir. It is a recirculating DWC system that should see each plant get fit and healthy enough to produce close to or over 100g per plant. This is the first time I am running plants in individual buckets, normally I have 2 to 4 plants in a larger rectangular container, but I found that there was a lack of oxygen in the water and roots weren't growing all the way to the air stone. The new setup aims to add more air to the water and give each plant it's own space to flourish. Additional lights have been included- I have run a 400w HPS/MH light for many years, and rather than upgrading to a 1000w, I have just added a 600w to the setup. (future plans are to get a 1000w Cree COB setup). Lights are now in cooling tubes rather than individual reflectors, this is a great benefit as the natural ambient temperature can reach 32C (90F) so keeping the temp down in the tent is vital. Grow Objectives: This grow I'm aiming for 100g per plant; 6 plants under 1000w (600w + 400w) should give me close to or over 600g total yield. This will be a large increase from my previous runs of ~250g. Plants: There are 6 plants in total- 4 x Wonder Woman (WW) seeds from Nirvana and 2 x Pineapple Express (PE) clones from a friend. The PE phenotype is amazing, super large buds and a delicious smoke. The WW are from seed so will see what they turn out to be over time. They are feminised seeds to I'll be pissed if one of them turns male! Seedlings have been on the go for a few weeks (since around the middle of December 2019 and we are now on the 7th of Jan) and are finally ready to be dropped into the system. Fingers crossed they don't freck!