OFFICIAL SET UP
VEG TENT
Gorilla Grow Tent Shorty 2 ft X 4 ft X 5 ft
(2) G8 Led grow lights 140 actual watts each
(4) 1020 reinforced drainage trays
(8) 3.17 Gallon Maxi Pots (12 Liter)
(2) Exhale XL Co2 bags
(2) 6-inch 2-speed circulation fans
Customized Air Innovations 2-gallon Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier
4-inch 190 cfm variable speed exhaust fan no filter
BLOOM TENT
(2) G8 Led bloom lights 245 actual watts
(4) 1020 reinforced drainage trays
(8) 3.17 Gallon Maxi Pots (12 Liter)
(2) Exhale XL Co2 bags
(2) 6-inch 2-speed circulation fans
4-inch 190 cfm variable speed exhaust fan with carbon filter
MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Aquatic Life RO Buddie 100 Gallon Three Stage Reverse Osmosis System
(10) 5-Gallon BPA Free Food Grade Water Jugs
(8) Clear Solo Cups with 5 Vent Holes (Humidity Domes)
Super Foam Wire Ties (Cut to 12” Lengths)
Hydro Farm PPF/PAR Meter
H&M TDS Meter (0.5 ppm scale)
Hanna PH Meter
Hanna Cleaning, Storage and Calibration Solutions
Digital Infrared Thermometer
(2) Digital Thermometer/Hydrometer
Precision Hand Held Watering Device (Turkey baster)
Graduated Nutrient Eyedropper
Various Sized Mixing Containers
3/8-inch Siphon Hose
2 Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum
40X LED Lighted Jewelers Loupe
(2) Curved Bladed Trimming Shears
(4) Teflon Coated Baking Pans 10”x 16”x 2”
(8) Heavy Duty Wire Clothes Hangers
Roll of Fine Florist’s Wire (Cut to 6-inch lengths)
Digital Scales (Large & Small)
(12) Half Gallon Glass Jars
(12) Ink Bird LED Hydrometers
(12) 62% Boveda Humidity Packs
(1) Pack RAW Hemp Rolling Papers
(1) Butane Lighter
(1) Comfortable Lazy Chair
SOIL COMPONENTS
Canna Coco Coir Mix
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Mix
Perlite
Extreme Gardening Azos (Azospirillum brasilense)
Extreme Gardening Mykos (Rhizophagus intraradices)
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (All Fungus Gnats Must Die)
BULK MIX PROPORTIONS
60% Fox Farm Ocean Forest
30% Canna Coco Coir
10% Perlite
SEEDLING MIX PROPORTIONS
7 parts Biobizz light
1-part Canna Coco Coir
1-part Perlite
SEEDLING / VEG. NUTRIENTS
Canna Bio Rhizotonic
Canna Bio Vega (If needed)
BLOOM NUTRIENTS
Advanced Nutrients
Connoisseur Bloom A & B
Big Bud
Canna PK 13/14
Canna Boost
SUPPLEMENTS
AN B-52
AN Bud Candy
AN Sensi Cal Mag Xtra
Canna Cannazyme
General Hydroponics Armor Si
Epsom Salt (If Needed)
Mammoth Microbes Mammoth P
Super Thrive
Organic Blackstrap Molasses
LABS (Lactic Acid Bacteria Serum) https://themodern.farm/why/
FLUSHING SOLUTION
General Hydroponics Flora-Kleen
AUTO FLOWER LED LIGHT INTENSITY
Recommended LED PPFD/PAR Values / DLI Based on 20 hrs. of light.
Seedlings 150 - 200 umol / DLI 10.80 - 14.4 moles per day
Veg up to 9" 450 umol / DLI 32.40 moles per day
Early bloom 500 umol / DLI 36.00 moles per day
Mid bloom 650 umol / DLI 46.80 moles per day
Late bloom 750 umol / DLI 54.00 moles per day
Ripen 400 umol / DLI 28.80 moles per day
*** Use extreme caution going 700 umol or higher @ 20 hrs/day this could cause leaf burn***
PAR is the amount of light in the 400 - 700 nm color spectrum that can actually be used by the plant.
PAR does not measure the amount of UV and Infrared that plays a part in trichome formation and cell quality.
DLI is the total amount of PAR the plant has received per day
Our goal is to have a minimum DLI in the 38-40 mole range when in bloom.
https://www.waveformlighting.com/horticulture/daily-light-integral-dli-calculator
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/blogs/news/horticulture-metrics-par-ppf-ppfd-dli
Growing your plants with the optimum LVPD (Leaf Vapor Pressure Deficit) ranges helps them absorb Co2 to properly conduct photosynthesis and allows the root system to adequately utilize water and nutrients. Using average leaf temperature is the best way to calculate LVPD. Measure this temperature using an infrared thermometer.
LED lights tend to have leaf temperatures lower than atmospheric temperatures in the grow room. Growers using HID, Fluorescent bulbs typically will have temperatures higher than room temperature. With HPS leaf temperature can be 8 - 10 F higher than room temperatures due to the amount of infrared emitted by the bulb.
Recommended LVPD
Seedlings/Early Veg 0.4 - 0.8 kPa
Late Veg/Early Bloom 0.8 - 1.2 kPa
Mid/Late Bloom 1.2 - 1.6 kPa
*** Danger Zone*** Below 0.4 kPa / Over 1.6 kPa
https://www.dimluxlighting.com/knowledge/vapor-pressure-deficit-vpd-calculator/
https://vpdcalculator.com/vpd-calculator
https://www.blackdogled.com/lst
Week 1 Update
Soaked the seeds for 24 hours in a shot glass with purified water and a couple of drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide. They cracked open in 24hrs. Then transferred to a moist paper towel until a nice tail emerged between 48 and 72 hour later. I've had these seeds for a while in my refrigerator. I got 3 of them to pop nicely and one dud which opened but a tail never emerged after 8 days unfortunately. Using my standard bulk potting mixture with a pocket of seedling mixture to start them off. I added Mykos and Azos to both mixtures Then premoistened the mix before potting.
@DeaneR,Checkout the grower @@NobodysBuds I believe he's using Jr. Peters Professional with excellent results. GH Maxi Grow and Maxi Bloom would work also. Megacrop from Greenleaf nutrients a number of growers on GD have used this with nice results. I was also looking to try Maxicrop liquid seaweed it looks very affordable. The only thing is using this on food products to be eaten and products to be inhaled are 2 different things. The sources that the product is comprised of need to be free of or contain micrograms of toxic heavy metals etc. to be fit for human consumption. So finding a clean source of nutrients is important. You can also check out the Oregon Department of Agriculture( https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Pesticides/Pages/default.aspx ) they test a lot of different brands of nutrients to see if they actually contain what's advertised or listed on the bottles. What they find is very intresting. Including "Microbes in a bottle" very few of the producers products actually contain any microbes. Recharge also contains fertilizer so did the fertilizer improve your grow or the minimal microbe colony help your grow. You can plug in a search for different registered products like fertilizers, pesticides. Here's one for Recharge ( http://oda.state.or.us/dbs/heavy_metal/detail.lasso?-op=eq&product_id=29686 )This is what the manufacturer claims is in the product. Unfortunately there is way too much hype with many cannabis specific products.
@Philindicus, I've also used Sthrive for pepper starts, but not weed, lol. I did a Canna coco run and didn't use the ryzo. I couldn' t justify the cost for a product that is so secretive about what it contains, and the marketing claims seem scetchy. Nutes are expensive, and I'm trying out a "Jacks 3-2-1" style of grow. Only pennies on the gallon. You might want to look at Recharge by Real Growers. It works well for me once a week,and contains, kelp extract, molasses, and beneficial microbes for the roots.
Plants look great, as usual! Question: what kind of light/dark schedule do you use? I'm on a 20/4 schedule, but finding that the plants start getting very droopy about an hour or so before lights out. They do spring back quickly when the lights come back on, but wondering if I shouldn't switch over to a 16/8. Thoughts? Thanks!
@pg2052, I've been running mine 20/4 for all my grows. I've seen some growers use 24/0, 18/6 with great results. The plants seem to like a bit of a rest especially with auto flower strains you want to avoid over stressing them. Too much stress can trigger them to herm out on you. Droopy leaves can be from over watering, underwatering or even using too high of a light intensity in combination of having a humidity that's too low causing the leaves to lose moisture too fast. Occasionally too much air movement cause case this also.
@WinstonLeWulf, I hear you with Mephisto seeds. Even being on their mailing list they sell out within a few hours. They don't really announce a drop until last minute if you miss the email you've lost out. I think it's a bad marketing ploy to keep demand and prices high. I don't know what happened they used to be fairly prominent on GD in terms of following diaries and sponsoring contests. I have a few more strains of theirs but if they like to keep play games I'll grow another breeders strains rather than trying to chase theirs down.👍