Critical+ 2.0

Started from seed this lady's have 17 days under half load 4 X 50W Cree CXB3590 CRI 80 3000K custom build led. 7days in rockwool cube under a dome , 10 days in 750ml pot. Freshly transplanted into to final pot. They have received 250ml of fertilizer solution and transplation soil was moisted with 6.5PH water. Led now running on full load. This project have some custom/extra gadget, a prototype growing controler. Hardware Specs: Raspberry PI 4 4Go Ram + SSD 120Go Phat sparkfun qwiic i2c hub + i2c sensor for : temperature,humidity, co2, tvoc, air pressure and distance measurement(plant height) Linked with one custom wifi power bar for schedule and countdown. One sonoff pw r2 for energy monitoring. Both using ESP8266 chip and running on Tasmota alternative firmware. Linked to the controler using normal wifi AP. From Wall|----Sonoff-----Powerbar---: Led, Extraction Fan, Mouvement Fan, and the Rpi4 Software: Exploitation System: Custom Linux Buster Lite OpenHab : Open source domotic software for visualition and automation. Mosquito MQTT +TLS server : Used to publish and receive message/data from sensor etc. InfluxDB : DataBase for data retention Chronograph: Visualisation and transformation panel to analyse our data. Custom python code for running the sensor and publishing result into mqtt channel Chronograph have monitoring panel for now The growroom Sensor AkA spaceship The system sensor and hardware/computer monitoring : Memory, Disk space, CPU load and temperature. In/Out etc. Network etc The database: request per db ,memory heap, disk usage, http request etc. Working : Co2, humidty,temperature, Tvoc, Current,Voltage, Power, Daily/yesterday/Total energy consumption on kWh and $ Planned in version 1.0 : Mesuring plants height using ultrsonic sensor. Adding remote On/Off function on sensor using openhab. Adding power schedule in openhab. Adding basic automatic watering/dosing system, Planned In version 2: Adding relay and dimmer on the custom led to control/dim each cob. Adding custom small emerson effect led based on 3W led. Adding , automatic, PH, PPM and temperature monitoring for water/fertilizer. Adding PAR sensor for light monitoring. Adding soil moisture and PH sensor. ============================================ 2020-05-07 ============================================ Added security cam for streaming with rtsp, working on http conversion for addition in openhab Added snapshot. CO2 sensor down, some resoldering needed. =============================== ================================= 2020-05-08 =============================== Good: Updating fertilizer quantity from 250ml/day to 500ml. Watering planned for the end of the day. 2 days ago i've pinched the head of each plant Internode are booming. Started LST training s to help the lower internode. Bad: Noted some physiological/Nonparasitic leaf Roll on one plant ; humidify level is too low; Humidificator filter is broken, need to be replaced. Monitoring #4 for couples of days.

====================== Live camera stream & recording ======================== Got some security issue with the GK-200MP2-B wifi camera . I replace them with usb logitech cam. Added some rtsp server using CVLC. Accessing the live cam stream with VLC player or any rtsp client on computer or smartphone. You need to be connected on the local wifi to access the stream. Recording the feed with ffmepg : h264 at 10fps in 1024X768. Best compromise for space/quality ratio. Recording feed around 700Mb/hours, 11,2Go/day, 88,2Go/week, 352Go/month for vegetative state at 18/6. Recording feed around 700Mb/hours, 8,4Go/day, 58,8Go/week, 235Go/month for floweringf state at 12/12. Controler take a 2 weeks of recording but for security reason video files is moved from the controler to the backup server each night. Cam starting a with light on and stoping with light off. Turning the cam power off to avoid nightvision and infrared light. Beware Night vision can disturb plants. Planning to add : Some periodic high resolution screen shot + Email or sms message sending. Connection the camera stream from outside the house. ============================================ Software update ============================================== Installed node-red (Wow!!!!) Moving a lot a stuff into node-red and loosing interest in openhab. Data persistence is now running in node-red for power monitoring and all other sensor. (picture) ======================== 2020-05-13 ========================== Watered a little last night before light turn off. 250ml each. Continuing LST to maintain the main colas on the side and defoliation to clear the path for smaller colas. Camera feed work great , lastest picture are taked from snapshot feature in VLC player using my own work station. ========================= 2020-05-13 ===================== all receive 220ml of fertilizer. Defoliation process continue ========================= 2020-05-15 ===================== I'm trying to water each day so i use small dose and monitor the weights of my pot. #1 and 2 received 100ml #3 & 4 are smaller and they drink less, 75ml each. ================= 2020-5-16 ================= Final setup for the webcam: recording was a bit heavy so now i make a picture every 60secondes during the whole 16h. Backup up process is similar. each day all the picture are moved with a folder named with the current date. A month will be compressed(zip) and keep on the backup server. Added On,Off button and cam screenshot in node-red dashboard. Working great. Planning to add video recording button. Replacement part for my humidificator is tha house so. No more improvised RH solution. New rules is to always buy backup part for something like this. Continuing defolation and LST phase. Its going crazy with multiple colas after seconde pinching. 100ml of fertilizer to each plant. ========================== 2020-05-17 ============================ Slowing down in defoliation. Letting new colas gets some height. Everybody receive 130ml of fertilizer. Starting next week/watering with plain/PH ajusted water.

High! ============= 2020-0518 ============= 300ml each, starting to drink much more. ============= 2020-05-19 ============= The smaller one need no water so i added 120ml on the 3 others. They will probably all need equal watering tomorow, Big cleanup, vaccum and washed the foor, Rethinked the wiring, much cleaner and managable. Camera placement have changed for better angle. Corner are not a good idea :D Added some tape to fan junction seems to add some extraction power. %RH and Temperature stable. I have added a weather API (openweatherAPI) to my controler. I monitor external condition. Can compare external eat peak with tente peak(if happend) LST and Defoliation continue, new colas are starting to get some heigh. Big LST job comming in the next day. ============== 05-20 ============= Worked on my LST. Result is great :) %RH stable at 60 when the extraction fan if off. 55 % when the fan running. Move my temperature down to 25. Reachin 25.5 max Added a 24hours graphic for RH and Temperature. Whole kit power consumption incluing the controler is around 4.9kWh per day,50cents ================== 05-20 ================= Work a bit on LST and cut a couple of leaf this shit is out of control :D Im gonna add a 2 layer/circle tomate tutor to deal with the heigh and support all this. All 4 receive 200lm of fertilizer =============== 05-21 ============================ Everybody receive 300ml of fertilizer ======================= 05-22 ====================== Everybody receive 300ml of fertilizer except the litle garden dawf, only 200ml. LST and defoliation continue. ============= Software update ===================== Greencam: Getting the cam in a ''always good'' position is not a easy task. Thinking about top shot only. For now i'm doing 1 snapshot every minutes for 16h (960snapshot) Modified PNG files names to follow a 4 digit pattern 0001,0002,etc. Easier to reassemble the whole thing in a 60secondes video for the whole day. ============== 05-23 ================ Planning to build a far-red/initiator Everybody receive 200ml of clear water.

The last week of vegetative state. Some of those are pretty dense, they look like salad. Maybe adding a bit of blue to this 80 CRI LED is a good idea to get a bit more elongation. Work a lot on LST tonight. I'm trying to make some clone with a technique I've seen long time ago. I put the cube directly on the plant. I remove the skin surface of the branch before putting the rockwool cube around . All cube are wrap in plastic to avoid excessive drying. No hormones. I will wait one week before cutting those clone out of the plant( thats my dead line before flowering). They all receive 200ml of PH 6.5 water this morninig and 200 more this afternoon. Next watering in the morning tomorrow, Working on ESP32 wifi based co2 meter for controling co2 level in the next grow. =============== 2020-05-26 =============== Everybody receive 300ml of ajusted 6.5 water. Adjusting LST and adding some defoliation. Watering clone/cube with 5.5 ajusted water with blunt top a seringue. ========= 2020-05-27 ========= Trying to water 3X day the clone/cube with 5.5 ajusted water with blunt top a seringue Everybody have received 125ml in the morning. Worked on the low cost wifi Surge protector 6 space smartbar. 15AMP@120v https://mygeeni.com/products/geeni-gn-sw003-199-surge-smart-protector-white/ Found a way to get rig of the cheap stock firmware. Flash it with a alternative firmware(tasmota) using wifi/without any opening/soldering. Those are pettry nice , timer capable, you can remotly control and monitor them After setup you can acces the bar using the small web interface or via a MQTT server and home automation software. I've posted a image of the result for those 2 examples. So im thinking to turn this into a tutotial to help grower to acces flexible technology and software at resonable price. You can comment to signify your interest in this! =================== 05-29 ================== Everybody back on water until monday/switch to flowering. Added some tutor for the next stage. Moved the cam for top view I cleanup/defoliate the bottom of each plant.

First week of flowering! I've cut down the 4 clones , from the 2 bigest plant. This new technic work great. 8day after puting the cube on, sign of root(1mm). I put them in small pot under a low heat lamp. 18/6. Planning to transplant them into bigger pot in one more week. ===================== 06-04 ===================== This stuff grow at a incredible rate. Feeding 300ml of fertilizaer and 200ml of adjusted water each day. Keeping defoliation on the bottom/ removing anything not already in direct light. ============= 06-05 ============= Crazy stuff! Work a bit on LST. Tomato tutor seem to be a valid replacement for a fixed scrog screen in a small space. I prefer to keep my mobility. So everybody receive 200ml each , probably more at the end of the day. Need to keep a eyes on the increasing water consuption. Working on 2 full flowering fertilizer schedule to fit the 45 days and a 50days needs. Everybody will receive a full/proper flush. ========== 06-06 ========== Increasing watering up to 500ml/plant/day 400ml of fertilizer when the light goe's yup and 100ml before sleep. Work a bit on LST, Added some hydroton on top of each pot to prevent hole/soil sink when watering. ===================== 06-08 ===================== Thoses ladys are streching fast! Those hydrotron work great! Got some unplanned result. Almost cut the watering in half. It reduce evaporation ALOT. Less evaporation = much easier to deal with HR% and reduce the overcall quantity/cost of fertilizer. $$$ Retuning to 300ml of fertilizer per day. Watching overall soil moisture after 24h. Some news of our 4 clones. 3of them starting to grow after 17days. One of them are not vigurous as the 3 others. None the less is not dead yet. Overall succes of layercake cloning technic is impressing. Greatly reduce stress and no need of hormone! $$$$$ Also change my wind fan for a small Honeywell oscillating tower. Great replacement, compact, make no shadow like wall fan, some larger model have HEPA filter. Great overall solution. ========= 06-11 ========= First sign of pistil! Continuing defoliation of the base. Work a bit on LST Keep watering 300ml 2 day on fertilizer , one on ajusted water. Looking for a basic water filter removing salt and chlorine(faster).

Third week of flowering. Critical + 2.0 for the win. Incredible growing rate. Feeding everyone with 300ml of fertilizer every day, Work a bit on LST and a bit of defoliation(cuting piece of but not the entire leave) All 4 clones are going great, getting transplant at the end of the week. Ready for the summer. Start planning next run, ================== 06-21 ================== This shit is wow :D Everything run on auto pilot. Feeding 400ml each day. 1/3 day with water. Heavy canicule outdoors. RH% is harder to control without a litle deshymidifier run. Heat ok.

High Folks! I run on autopilot, everything is stable. %RH Heat. Working on a automatic watering system for next run. Clone get transplanted into her intermediate Got a good quality camera so daily shoothing. ================ 06-28 ================= Last day of the third week. Smooth week, Steady %RH and temp. No problem with any odor, carbon filter + ionizer work fine. Total power cost for the whole run/hardware : 27,90$ . around 3.50kWh per day Added some hygrozyme in my nutrient list. Enzyme work really nice in conjunction with mycorhize. Eating dead roots, turning them into sugar, food for bacteria. Act as vehicule for nutrient, its help to break salt and nutrient building. Steady 400ml of fertilizer sauce 2 on 3 watering, Adding only carbo and hygrozyme to ph ajusted water. Great set of picture for this week. Got some nicely zoom picture using my canon and a 10X magnifying glass.

High folks This shit smell pretty strong and fruity! Flowering week for is ending today. Got a little too low RH% stress problem, a couple of orange pistil and bit curled leafs. Everything is under control. Soil seem to have buildup salt/small tips burn. I watered with ajusted water and enzyme until 20% of the water run out 2 time in a row (3days). Back on normal fertilizer sauce. Increasing the dose next week for the last 2 week. Added honey to my carbohydrate list.

High Folks! Pretty hot week Everything fine and our installation have see trough the canicule. This stuff smell amazing Flushed everybody this sunday. Used 3X the size pot(6L) of water(24C, 6.8 PH) = 18L per plant to flush all the nutrients. Half of them are the 45days pheno and 2 other 50day. so 10 to 15day before harvest. Planning to push the 45day to the limit , getting a more heavy/narcotic buzz. The 2 other will be cut down at 1/3 brown tricrome.

Got punched in the face by a fruity smelling this morning when i open my tent. Normally i put them in darkness for 3 day but i will do this only with the 50day pheno this time. Trying to figure out if its do something other then breaking chlorophyle. So the 45days pheno will run under light until the end in 3 day. Everybody is on plain PH6.8 water. 600ml each/day.

After 48h hours of complet darkness, i cut everything down. Trimming main/big leafs. Drying for 3 to 5 day before getting into paper bag for 2 days. Really smelly, sticky, citrus and pine flavor, finger hash a bit.