~ AirCube Active Oxygen Ebb/Flow System sponsored by GrowAce, featuring Tropicana Cookies by FastBuds ~ Well guy's and gal's here we go again on another exciting Autoflower run together! This time will be different as I will be doing a 'Hydroponic' run utilizing the AirCube Active Oxygen Ebb/Flow System by GrowAce, who were kind enough to sponsor me for this run, so it should be interesting to see what results I get and have some fun along the way! •Let me first tell you about this 6 Pot Ebb/Flow system from GrowAce: "The AirCube system is the one and only Ebb & Flow grow system on the market that combines the benefits of air pruning with a fully automated Ebb+Flow system! With the AirCube's proprietary fabric pot in bucket design, this system is guaranteed to outgrow any other Ebb + Flow system on the market. The results speak for themselves- grow MASSIVE roots that result in MASSIVE fruits! Air Pruning- Air Pruning only happens with fabric pots. As the roots reach the fabric walls of the pot, they penetrate and grow into the breathable fabric. Once penetrated, the roots are exposed to air, which causes the tips of the root to dehydrate and naturally prune themselves. This natural pruning process forces the roots to grow tons of lateral fibrous feeder roots. This results in a plant that utilizes the entire root zone and fills the entire pot with tons of roots. These fibrous feeder roots are incredibly effective in uptaking water and nutrients, resulting in a plant that grows healthier and more vigorously! Oxygen Benefits- Without oxygen, nutrient absorption cannot occur. On a molecular level, oxygen is needed to transmit nutrients across the cell walls and into the roots of a plant. With the AirCube's proprietary bottom lifted draining design, the system actively draws all of the water out of the bucket pulls vital oxygen into the root zone. Maximum Versatility with Any Grow Medium: The AirCube System is the only system on the market that allows you to use any growing medium you like. Use coco coir, soil, peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, hydroton, rockwool or any other medium you wish! This system is the most versatile Ebb and Flow bucket system in today's hydroponics industry. Temperature Control- with the fabric pots constructed with highly porous polypropylene fabric, heat dissipates easily and effectively. Unlike standard plastic pots, heat isn't trapped in the root zone. Heat in standard plastic containers can reach temperatures of up to 125 degrees. When this type of heat is trapped and unable to escape, it can damage your plant's health and limit the potential of your harvest. Growing in the AirCube System, plant roots grow cooler, healthier, and more vigorous. Largest Pots in its Class- this system features 5 Gallon grow buckets, the largest pot size of any other ebb and flow hydroponic system in the market. Modular and Expandable- start with 6 grow buckets and expand up to 36 grow buckets with the optional 105 gallons PopTank reservoir!" For my medium and nutrients I decided to also switch things up from my regular Organic runs, going with Plagron Nutrients and Root Royale 70/30 Coco/Perlite. When filling the fabric pots with medium, I first added just under a gallon of horticulture perlite from Nor-Cal as a base layer to ensure good drainage and then filled the remainder with the Root Royale. •Now for the outstanding, award winning strain from my friends at FastBuds... Tropicana Cookies Auto: I'll be running Tropicana Cookies Autoflower which is a 60/40 Indica/Sativa Hybrid. "Tropicana Cookies Auto is the perfect variety for growers of all levels, especially beginners as this strain performs very well outdoors and indoors, and can produce up to 500 gr/m2 in 56-63 days without needing extra maintenance. Reaching up to 110 cm, this strain grows fairly tall with medium-sized branching, showing its mixed heritage. Definitely the right choice for those with a high tolerance looking to get their hands on the strongest autoflowers out there. You can expect an extremely powerful and long-lasting high that’ll boost your mood and give you that extra push you need to start your days on the right foot. This variety offers the whole range of citrus and woody flavors with a strong candy-sweet background that will keep you coming back for more and more."* *References: GrowAce.com, 2fast4buds.com ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Setup: • AC Infinity 4x4 tent •AC Infinity Cloudline T6 Exhaust Fan w/ Controller 67 •HLG 650R w/UVA Bar *** For some reason GD does NOT have a listing for the USA version of the 650R so I selected the closest match to it. •AirCube Active Oxygen Ebb/Flow 6 pot System •DL Wholesale Root Royale Coco Lite 70/30 coco/perlite •TrolMaster Hydro-X Controller for light •AutoPilot APC8200 co2 controller fed by a 50# tank •16" Hurricane oscillating fan and 8" floor fan •Tent cooling via filtered outside air delivered by AC Infinity Cloudline T6 fan •BlueLab instruments: PH Pen and Truncheon Nutrient Meter ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Updates: 11/5- Well here we go into the second week of flower for the FastBuds Tropicana Cookies! All three plants are now in flower, with the #2 & #3 ahead by about a week. I have done LST on all three, tying down branches with horticulture wire. I've also done some defoliation on each plant as they got extremely bushy and were getting zero light down into the lower sections of them. All have responded extremely well to the training and are looking great! Tomorrow I will empty and clean the reservoir along with the 'brain bucket' as the water has really gotten funky and has an odor that I don't like. Going forward, I'm going to be doing weekly changes on the reservoir where I'll empty/clean/refill and add fresh nutrients. In between changes I'll just be topping off the reservoir with straight water and only checking the PH. 11/7- Yesterday I emptied, cleaned/disinfected and refilled the reservoir and 'brain bucket' with well water. After filling, I added Plagron's Cocos 'A' and 'B' in equal portions, Green Sensation, Royal Rush and Power Roots. I also added a dose of silica to this batch @ 1.2ml/g. The plants are all doing alright, the #3 does have some spotting beginning on her leaves in in margins, and has never had the darker green of the other two pheno's. 11/9- I'm continuing to adjust the LST wires on all three plants to try and keep as much light penetration down into the centers of the plants which has been working well. I have also removed a shade leaf here and there when necessary. The plants are really doing well in this AirCube system and I'm slowly getting a better handle on its 'in's & out's'. I did also check the ppm's of the return solution to see if there was a wide variance from what was going in, and all was good with only a 50-100ppm difference. 11/11- The spotting on the #3 pheno has cleared up nicely, and she's the tallest of the three plants @ 24". The #1 and #3 plants, although not as tall, have flowers that are getting a beautiful dark purple coloration in them, while the #2 pheno's flowers are pure white, with only a slight hint of purple coloration showing. Tomorrow I will be doing a drain/clean/refill on the AirCube system, along with fresh nutrients, which the girls should really enjoy! There's two weeks of flower behind these girls, with another six to eight to go which will be getting more exciting as the weeks progress... I can't wait!😎 💚 Thank you for checking out my passion in life! Please visit as often as you wish and I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I know I will! Grow what you love, Love what you grow!💚

Week 4: I somehow managed to overwater 2 of my cuties. Having a humidifier + the fan not being properly positionend kinda lead to this. However, they are now looking stronger again and back on track.

Week 6 allready! atleast 4 weeks left minimum 🌞✌️

Hello, growers! This was usual growing week with defoliation and stretching

The plants grew well this week, as did all the clones. Any extra rooted clones have been planted outdoors as a further experiment. We moved all the clones into a Veg room. Even though the large room is not in flower and still also in veg, we had to separate the plants due to lack of space. Also setting up for mother, clones and SOG in the future. The plants were defoliated and training continued. There are 2 weeks of Veg left hoping to have some very large plants for flowering. Aiming for large flowers.

day 44 size 38cm she looks good. im waiting to arrive bio bizz bloom to try on her see if gets better. guys what you think about her? leave your opinion thanks update.. day 46... 44cm

Day 11 into flower, plant has transitioned quickly and didn’t stretch as much (thank God) as I thought it would heading into flower. It’s current size is 48 inches wide and 49 inches tall from the top of the soil.

8e Semaine de floraison impeccable grossi bien chargé en résine irrigation a l'eau uniquement durant les 2 dernières semaines. J'ai vérifié les colas es celle-ci c'est fait polinisé par le male Sour tangie dawg mais rien de grave quelques graines, cela me permettra d'avoir une nouvelle génétique issue de ces deux plantes donc a voir ne pas ce précipiter. Elle dégage une plus douce odeur durant ces derniers jours.

Everything’s looking great! She’s starting to gain speed a bit now hopefully she’ll fatten up, still have a lil bit to go..thanks for tuning in

Song of the week : Joyner Lucas - I Love ------- Day 51 - She is outdoor since day 48 so she will now start to stretch 😀. The structure is nice but I broke the right side apex 2 days ago ( will try to clone it even if the apex is not the best part of the plant for a successful cloning ) , I hope that it will makes the right side more bushy than the left side. No feeding , only water but I will give her some MegaCrop soon. Stay tuned ------- Day 52 - 2L Feeding with Hybrids Powder + Calcium to support the stretch , I pinched the stems and made a clone with a little video to let you see how 😁👍 . Like you can see I did not used MegaCrop and I feed sooner than expected. ****** If you like the song of the week you can now listen to the whole playlist on my YouTube account ( each diary have a dedicate playlist)

Una cosecha emocionante después de todas estas semanas Ahora, a esperar los 30 días de curado y la cata! 😍

Week 9 (November 4-10) Day 57 Watered ~1750ml. Data sheet suggests we have two weeks left but I haven't noticed any milky trichomes yet. I removed two smallest branches with tiny flowers that were really underdeveloped in hopes she will spend this energy somewhere else.😭 Day 58 I wish I could bring all the buds to the same height but mistakes were made and some of them will never properly grow. The ones at the top look great. I think the plants look as healthy and happy as they could be in a 40x40 tent 😎 Day 59 Removed a few more leaves and one more tiny hidden branch. 💀 Buds keep growing. Day 60 Can't really see much happening. Day 61 Watering ~1800ml. Removed a few more leaves and one more tiny flower. Checked trichomes under the microscope. It seems they just begin turning milky with most of them still being transparent. Slightly increased nutrients. I'm trying to figure out where to dry her when time comes 🙀 Day 62 They both look good, so far no deficiencies spotted 😻 No hassle today, nothing gets cut. I'm looking for a social club for anonymous growers with plants under 30cm, where we could share our problems and look for understanding. Size doesn't matter, guys! 👺😽 Day 63 Lower buds pistils are still all white... so far no signs of amber heads. Flowers seem to be growing. Removed some more fan leaves and tried to slightly reposition a couple of branches that were getting too close to each other.

Hey Guys, so I have ran into some difficulties regarding our power supplier. Due to the current situation we are facing in South Africa the power company "Eskom" does not have ample supply to provide constant electricity to our country anymore. This is very sad. So they implement a system called "loadshedding" where the cut off power supply in certain suburbs at certain times. This has got me in a complete and utter flat spin as I'm not always at home when this happens. The past 2 weeks have been immensely rough as we we're scheduled for outages 3 times a day for 2,5 hour intervals. Between 02:00AM - 06:30 my tent's power went off (depending on scheduled time). This has in fact caused some VPD problems ( I tried getting up every night, but I still have to get enough sleep for work ). As you can imagine, it sucks BIG TIME. I've done my best to keep at par & doctored where I could. *Decreased Light Intensity (600W) *Decreased Wind Velocity on canopy Almost approaching the start of week 3. Feeding schedule from 3 day interval - 2 day interval ( 2L per feed ) Selective defoliation to get light on lower tops. Used some garden wire to support 2 main colas which we're too high. Note: Pest/Mould check done. Foliar sprayed with H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) @ coolest part of day - Next day applied high alkalinity ph'd water to kill mildew spores - Fan heater running from 03:30AM - 06:00AM, pulsing/regulating temp at 19-21°C [ until light comes on ] Grow Logging Light Distance From Canopy = 65cm Substrate Temp = 16 C Substrate PH = 6.0 Normal - Moist Level 79cm = Scrog Net Height 95cm = Tree Height PPFD = 20.1 C = Tent 45% RH

Girls are growing good. Previous I had problems with temperature because it's freezing outside. This problem is fixed by turning off the vent every hour (automatic) And there enjoying it. This week gonna stop adding roots en start adding sugar royal 1 time a week 2ml/l

She looks really good I prepared the soil with 200g of seaweed powder,kalong powder and also veg pearls, I love to grow the organic way

Начинаю растить новый сорт моим собственным методом. Я его называю корона, хотя больше подходит название Multiple Symmetric Lollipopping. Это что-то среднее между Main Lining, Low Stress Training и SoG. Суть заключается в том, что мы делаем Topping выше 4-го этажа и затем все 8 основных веток разводим по сторонам. Четыре нижние ветки по диагонали, четыре верхние крест-накрест. В итоге получается эдакий равномерный круг веток, растущих на одной высоте, так как мы легко можем контролировать высоту каждой ветки. Принципиально можно и 10 и 12 веток делать, но мне хватает 8. Желательно иметь широкий горшок, чтобы было куда разводить ветки. Надеюсь когда-нибудь появится новый метод MSL с моим авторством. Итак, взял две семечки, а победитель по росту переедет в большой горшок. Гроубокс у меня самодельный. Две лампы HLG 100, но по факту обе работают по 50ватт. Встроено два фильтра и два канальных вентилятора. Один работает постоянно, второй включается автоматически при превышении верхнего порога температуры. Дверки на защелках, проклеены уплотнителем чтобы не пробивался свет и запах. Внутррение габариты от лампы ШДВ - 67х48х68 сантиметров. Помещается два куста, но я предпочитаю растить только 1. Как проращиваю семена? 1. Они всегда хранятся в холодильнике. При попадании в теплую и влажную среду семена получают сигнал к росту и быстрее всего прорастают, буквально за 14-16 часов. 2. Берем нужные семена и кладем в теплую воду (18-22 градуса Цельсия) на 3-4 часа. Это нужно, чтобы скорлупа размягчилась, а семечко согрелось и получила достаточно влаги. 3. Слегка маникюрными щипчиками расщепляем скорлупу. Делается специально, чтобы как можно раньше корешок начал получать воздух. Чем быстрее раскрывается скорлупа, тем быстрее начинает прорастать корень и уменьшается риск загнивания. 4. Садим в таблетку или сразу в готовый субстрат. Обычно я сажу сразу в готовый субстрат, но в этот раз решил попробовать в торфяной таблетке, чтобы выбрать победителя по активности роста. Как я готовлю кокосовый субстрат? 1. Я никогда не использую старый субстрат. Во-первых, я применяю микоризу и множество других грибков и бактерий, которые для маленьких ростков будут слишком концентрированными и могут навредить. Во-вторых, в старом кокосе очень много старых корней, которые обязательно будут гнить. С одной стороны это хорошо, но по факту это приводит к загниванию субстрата и образованию плесени. 2. Беру половину брикета, развожу в воде, промываю в проточной воде (попеременно горячей и холодной) пока не вымоется вся морская соль и затем размешиваю с вермикулитом и перлитом. 3. Заливаю полученный субстрат на 15-20 минут удобрением Cal-Mag (1000 PPM), чтобы субстрат набрал катионов кальция и магния, иначе первую неделю полива кокос будет забирать эти вещества из полива, а растение будет голодать. Если измерить PPM воды после внесения Cal-Mag и через 20 минут, то увидите, что PPM упадет до 600-700 единиц. Это кокос вобрал в себя соли. 4. Заливаю удобрением, в случае трех-компонентного Grow-Micro-Bloom в соотношении 3-2-1, PPM 1000. Также оставляю на 15-20 минут. Нужно это затем, чтобы кокос теперь равномерно вобрал в себя другие катионы (железо, цинк, медь, калий, ну и азотистые соединения, как то мочевина и аммоний). То есть мы целенаправленно вымываем излишки кальция и магния. 5. Затем, уже поливаем нашим удобрением с PPM 600-700 чтобы чуток снизить концентрацию. 6. В этот готовый буферизированный субстрат потом и попадет пророщенное семечко. Как я поливаю? В течение первых трех недель я поливаю через день. И не важно, высох субстрат или не высох. Кокосовый субстрат это позволяет. Далее приходится поливать каждый день, потому что развитая корневая система осушивает весь субстрат за сутки под чистую. Никогда не поливаю чистой водой - это только нарушает PH внутри субстрата и приводит к стрессу растения. Если нужно промыть субстрат, то готовится несколько поливов с нужным удобрением. Вспомните про то как после промывки падает PPM. Вот тоже самое происходит и при поливе чистой водой: питательные элементы вымываются с кокоса и когда вы начинаете "кормить" растение, оно голодает, потому что кокос все отбирает, чтобы делиться "потом", когда "насытится". PH на веге всегда около 5.6-5.8, на цветении 5.8-6.1. PPM стараюсь держать на уровне 700. На цветении 1200-1400. Если вы дочитали до этого момента и увидели страшную цифру в 700 PPM, то на самом деле ничего страшного в этом нет. Если вы возьмете обычную землю, разведете водой и померяете PPM, то он там будет куда более высокие показатели. На самом деле растение способно жить даже при PPM в 5000 единиц. Поливать растение с PPM 300 - это слишком бедная смесь. Как правило, все руководства ориентируются на земляной грунт, а производители страхуются и дают заниженные нормы, чтобы покупатели случайно не сожгли свои растения. Но если если у вас есть PH и TDS измерительные приборы, то вы смело можете щедро кормить свое растение, а оно вам ответит буйным ростом и плотными шишками. Всегда руководствуюсь золотым правилом проверки дренажа: PPM растет PH падает: у растения несварение и что-то оно не может усвоить. PPM падает PH растет: растение голодает, либо нарушен ионно-катионный баланс. PPM стоит PH растет: все идет хорошо. В каждом случае нужно понимать что было сделано ранее и корректировать действия. Итак: 19.01.2021, в 12:00 замочил семечки в воде 19.01.2021, в 16:00 расколол аккуратно семечки и посадил в торфяную таблетку 19.01.2021, в 23:00 уже одна семка начала вылезать из торфа, хотя утапливал. И это всего лишь прошло 7 часов. Чувствую кандидат на пересадку уже показал себя. 20.01.2021, в 16:00 эта же семечка уже отрастила корешок и полностью показалась из торфа. 21.01.2021, в 10:00 выскочило из торфа и готова расправить листики. Вторая семечка пока сохраняет молчание. 21.01.2021, в 17:00 росток вот вот начнет разрывать скорлупку чтобы выпустить первые семядоли. Перенес в гроубокс под лампу. 23.01.2021, в 10:00 умер... так и не увидев свет. А вот её младшая сестра неожиданно вылеза из торфа и вытянулась за ночь на 2 сантиметра, пока были отключены лампы. Пришлось ей вручную снимать скорлупу. 23.01.2021, в 15:00 младшая сестра уже показала хвостик корня с другой стороны торфяной таблетки. Завтра надо будет пересаживать уже в нормальный горшок 24.02.2021, в 14:00 девочка переехала в новый дом. Первые листики стали размером с семядолями. Поздравления принимаются, мы проросли.

Doing great! 1 has a nitrogen deficiency but we fixing it slowly! Way to much coco core fiber cuz I ran outta my usual stuff with that pot

09/14/24 - Purple Punch 👊 & Green Crack 💚 Both these girls got fed, and TPS Signal was added to each other their dunks. GC getting about 630 PPFD, and PP 525 PPFD. 25/75 Veg/Bloom Mix. Nutrients in my Veg/Bloom listed below. General Hydroponics Trio (Micro, Grow, Bloom) TPS Silica CaliMagic TPS Signal

Both seedlings in peat tablets were put in an own fabric pot (15l each) on 20 Sept 2023. The soil was mixed with Top Crop Micro Vita powder (5g to15l) and put in each pot onto the layer of expanded clay balls. One leave of one of two plants was damaged, thanks to my dog. The grow-tent is IKEA tent, it is open. The temperature is a bit high, so I'm going to add a fan to make it cooler. Also reflecting coverage inside is planned.

Hi everyone :-) This week the buds developed super ;-) All are beautiful 😍. Super genetics 👍. Blue Cheese pheno 1 is slowly coming to an end :-) This week I will start to use up the remaining nutrients and harvest in 10-14 days ;-) Everyone else needs something else :-) have fun with the videos, stay healthy 🙏🏻 and let it grow 🌱