cannopix

this is my first cannabis blog. writing about it makes me appreciate how involved the entire process can be: emotionally, biologically, technically, financially, time - it's a whole-body experience, stressful, fun, and potentially rewarding. breaking the baby's taproot on the first day, broke my heart. watching her stress, and helping her recover brought me closer to her - i have a feeling we will learn a lot about each other in the next few months. she germinated and started life in paper towels. when she is big enough, i will transfer her into a high-pressure aeroponics hpa system. true hpa systems use droplets smaller than 50 microns (a human hair is about 65 microns). to accomplish this we pressurize the nutrient solution to about 80-100psi using a booster pump, compression tank, and safety pressure control switches. hpa can be productive, but it can also be problematic from blockages due to precipitation. to reduce such issues, we will use a10 micron filter at the pump inlet and each nozzle also has a built-in screen filter. the reason for the contraption shown in the images is the girl will be living in a 24" square tent. it would be nice to contain most of the equipment and accessories inside the tent with the girl for lack of space and a clean innocent look. we all bring different strengths and personal flavors to our grows, and by sharing dairies - to our communities. this is my second hpa garden, the first one was all manual and i learned first hand about the advantages and potential failures in an hpa system. i have an interest in electronics, software, and control systems. this particular hpa garden will be more data-driven with sensors and actuators helping in deep learning and safeguarding against potential catastrophic issues hopefully, my girl and i can make it through this first week without further incidents - i am curious and look forward to the second week of growth, tasks, events, data, and magic.