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First Grow: Hydroponic Durban Poison DWC

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Insulated Gladiator Shelving Unit
Insulated Gladiator Shelving Unit
Indoor
Room Type
Topping
weeks 4-6
LST
weeks 4-8
Defoliation
weeks 5-7, 15
Main-Lining
weeks 4-8
Expanded Clay
Grow medium
Mineral Wool
Grow medium
2 L
Pot Size
0
Germination
4 years ago
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
4 years ago
2.6 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
5.7
No Smell
255 PPM
60 %
22 °C
22 °C
2 L
30 cm
Nutrients 1
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.75 mll
The first week was tough, but it paid off. There was an abundance of worry, hard work, uncertainty, and inexperience. Crises seemingly arose every day. -- The clay pebbles, rockwool starters, nutrients, grow lights, TDS and pH meters, and various other hydroponic supplies didn't arrive until the very last moment, when the germinated seedlings were in desperate need of transplanting. One seedling even lost a cotyledon inside the damp paper towel, seeming to be on its last legs when it was moved into rockwool and planted. -- While attempting to wrangle air hoses and cables together I nearly killed plant B. Trying to pull the hoses away from the delicate seedlings, my arm got caught and ripped plant B straight out of the rockwool and flung it across the room. It landed on the ground behind me, so I nearly crushed it trying to step back and regain balance. Thank goodness I was able to replant it successfully.
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Week 2. Vegetation
4 years ago
7.5 cm
24 hrs
26 °C
5.7
420 PPM
59 %
22 °C
22 °C
2 L
30 cm
Nutrients 3
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.5 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 1.25 mll
Learned a lot this week. -- Added Ca & Mg supplements to correct the deficiencies I noticed last week, and now the ladies are thriving! EC made a quantum leap upward after adding adding CALiMAGic. -- Noticed explosive growth after diffusing carbon dioxide into the grow space via sodium bicarbonate + citric acid + water reaction. Even without the space being 100% airtight, carbon dioxide levels are likely significantly higher than the yeast fermentation reaction from week 1 (need meter to measure). -- pH of the DWC reservoir steadied significantly this week, so there's little need to check pH daily like I did the first week.
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Week 3. Vegetation
4 years ago
17 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
5.7
No Smell
755 PPM
59 %
22 °C
25 °C
2 L
40 cm
Nutrients 3
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.5 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 1 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 1.25 mll
The CALiMAGic sure did the trick this week. The reservoir temperature was concerning last week, although this week it hovered around ~70 degrees. pH and EC seem fine; I'm checking the vitals pretty irregularly, as I haven't run into many issues. Planning to flush the reservoir soon, possibly in a week or so.
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Week 4. Vegetation
4 years ago
17 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
5.8
Weak
755 PPM
64 %
21 °C
23 °C
2 L
40 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 3
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.5 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.5 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 1.31 mll
On 09/26 I decided to test mainlining. Last week the plants were doing a bit too well; huge fan leaves growing out into crevices, endless new growth tips and additional branching, etc.
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
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Week 5. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6.1
Weak
735 PPM
61 %
24 °C
21 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 3
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.5 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.5 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 1.31 mll
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 6. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
6.2
Weak
1025 PPM
68 %
19 °C
18 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 7
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.99 mll
This week was a nightmare, due to....ROOT ROT. :( Seeing some symptoms of possible nutrient deficiencies the previous week, I initially focused on expanding the feeding regimen to include secondary/tertiary supplements from GH.
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
Grow Questions
uselesslemma
uselesslemmastarted grow question 4 years ago
Main-lining tutorials suggest removing new growth tips from the manifold (red, orange, blue) to avoid wasting energy; does this apply to the main colas (white) after the final topping? Should I remove or keep growth tips that emerge from nodes at each level?
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RafaelRapidos
RafaelRapidosanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hello uselesslemma, Keep the growth tips that emerge from nodes at each level. I see in your diary that you have a great progress going on! Good luck with your project, I wish you all the best! 👽
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Week 7. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
5.9
Weak
805 PPM
71 %
20 °C
19 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 7
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.99 mll
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LST
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 8. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
5.8
Weak
1180 PPM
59 %
21 °C
21 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 7
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.99 mll
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LST
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
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Week 9. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
5.8
Weak
915 PPM
55 %
21 °C
21 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 7
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.99 mll
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Week 10. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
6.1
Normal
435 PPM
57 %
21 °C
21 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.13 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.53 mll
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Week 11. Vegetation
4 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
5.9
Normal
1130 PPM
60 %
16 °C
18 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.13 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
NovaMax Grow - Terra Aquatica
NovaMax Grow 0.26 mll
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Week 12. Flowering
4 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
5.9
Normal
785 PPM
65 %
19 °C
19 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.13 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
Floralicious Plus - Terra Aquatica
Floralicious Plus 0.13 mll
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Week 13. Flowering
4 years ago
16 cm
12 hrs
26 °C
6.5
Normal
795 PPM
62 %
16 °C
18 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.13 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
Floralicious Plus - Terra Aquatica
Floralicious Plus 0.13 mll
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Week 14. Flowering
4 years ago
16 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
755 PPM
65 %
21 °C
20 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
Floralicious Plus - Terra Aquatica
Floralicious Plus 0.13 mll
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Week 15. Flowering
4 years ago
16 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
755 PPM
65 %
21 °C
20 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
Floralicious Plus - Terra Aquatica
Floralicious Plus 0.13 mll
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 16. Flowering
4 years ago
16 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
755 PPM
65 %
21 °C
20 °C
2 L
22 cm
800 PPM
Nutrients 8
RapidStart - Terra Aquatica
RapidStart 0.33 mll
CALiMAGic  - Terra Aquatica
CALiMAGic 0.66 mll
Floralicious Plus - Terra Aquatica
Floralicious Plus 0.13 mll
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TheUk420Show
TheUk420Showcommentedweek 64 years ago
Hello, First of all Welcome to grow diaries :) Your plants are looking great. I would not of advised mainlining your first grow though it is impressive. I find it better to get a couple of grows under your belt doing straight runs and topping if you are growing for yield you will have much better production and fill the space alot quicker. I myself try and limit training to only if its needed. with hydroponic especially DWC support is the biggest issue you are going to run into. Plants with no medium in the late flowers of growth are simply too heavy to stand alone. They will lean or fall over in drastic cases. Elastic netting has your back here. If you are carrying on to mainling in hope of scrogging the plant then sometimes only simple high stress training is needed really by topping once or twice you seem to get the same effect as mainlining as long as you keep on top of defoliation. though im not sure what your growing for weather that be max yield or quality over quantity ? There is no reason why you cant have both :) Anyways not knocking you in anyway I started in hydroponics and infact have only ever done one soil run in my 5 years growing lol too many factors to go wrong for my liking. I love the control of DWC. EC your water then Ph your water and then all you need is time :)
Secretflower
Secretflowercommentedweek 24 years ago
Hi my friend, I wish you a very good culture, feel free to come and see what I do and leave a like if the heart tells you, peace and Grow..🌱
Flower420
Flower420commentedweek 163 years ago
Just harvested ILGM Durban Poison. My first grow and it was amazing! Good luck with your grow!
Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhcommentedweek 134 years ago
Just sprouted some Durban poison from ILGM I’m excited to give it a run.. I’ll be following to see how these turn out! Good luck
heizen
heizencommentedweek 84 years ago
Nice grow mate, plants are looking good, keep it up, imma follow this one upclose.
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