Seedsman White Widow. I accidentally killed my first seedling as a sprout by getting it wet right as it was sprouting. Live and learn. Here we go again and she's off to a much better start this time. 👍
My Perpetual Harvest strategy…. Originally my plan was to start 2 seeds each month, but had some seeds from one breeder that did not germinate early in my rotation. Ultimately, this caused single seeds to pop and messed up my 2 at a time plans. But, that seemed to work out OK, because now I think starting one seed every 3 weeks is a better strategy. This should provide me with 4-5 plants at a time, instead of 6. However… Since I need to shut down over the summer because my tent is currently in the attic, I’m starting 2-3 seeds at at time for the last couple of rounds.
Plants get fed once weekly on weekends. Seedlings get water only. Plants in vegetation get water and Recharge. Flowering plants get water, Recharge or Big Bloom (Fox Farm). Feeding is done using 2 gallon watering can. Any additional waterings during the week are given on an as needed basis per plant. I lift the plants to help determine which plants are more dry (lighter) and provide water any plants via water bottles and watering spikes.
I give each pot a quarter turn every day in an effort to make sure the plants get equal lighting from all sides. I rotate the plant in place by turning the pot 90 degrees (I am not rearranging the layout of the plants in the tent on a daily basis).
The soil is an ‘organic super soil’ I mixed myself using organic top soil, organic potting soil, organic compost, organic peat moss, organic perlite, organic vermiculite, lime, epsom salt, expanded clay pellets and Jobe’s organic fast start. I am also recycling my soil and water with Recharge when using recycled soil.
For plant training I have tried a variety of things, but my plans now are to do LST bending only, no HST anymore. I may decide to go back to HST again in the future, but I’m curious to compare LST training only to see how that goes. Around week 3 I'll do a FIM pinch once there are 4-5 nodes established. And some defoliation around the 3rd week of flowering. I have been doing HST bending and having good results, but think the HST may be causing the plants to take longer to harvest. I hope FIM/defoliation only will help increase harvests while getting me to harvest sooner.
Setup:
1- Grow Tent 24”x48”x72”
2- Viparspectra 300W LED’s (1-V300 & 1-R300)
1- Hanging 100w CFL (26w actual)
1- Carbon Filter w/ 190cfm Fan & 4” ducts
1- 6” clip-on fan
1- 700w electric heater - oil filled radiator (in front of air intake behind tent)
@sslippinjimmy, sorry I missed this question several months ago, But thank you to @Deranged420 for answering. At the time of this diary I had a V300 and a V300R both in the same tent, so 256 watts for both fixtures. The V300R has more reds and is supposed to be better for flowering but Viparspectra still says both are good for veg through flower. Personally, I find the reds from the V300R harsher on my eyes and also it seems too strong for young seedlings/clones. If I could do it again, I wish I bought 2 V300's with more of an overall spectrum. But that's because I'm flowering under HPS now and using the LED's for mothers, clones, seedlings and veg.
@sslippinjimmy, I have 2 300w LED’s from Viparspectra. One is a V300 and the other is a R300. They say they are both full spectrum and can both be used for veg and flower. But the R300 has more reds for better flowering. I don’t think they actually draw 300w of power, but I don’t know what the actual power draw is.
@Deranged420, Wow, thanks for commenting on this post. I haven't looked back at these pics in a while. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the Seedsman strains overall. Great strains at great prices. I did have some that took a little longer to switch to flower, but were worth the wait in the end. Good luck with yours!
looks nice, almost identical to mine two weeks back, u do a better job cleaning up the nasty leafs at the bottom tho, just did mine today and still doesn't look like yours lol