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@Salokin
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Hey Growmies!
I'm buzzing with excitement to share my latest project: two top-notch grow environments. Each tent is a lush green oasis, accommodating 9 plants, all conveniently set on plant rollers. We're employing a smart mix of Scrog (Screen of Green) and Sog (Sea of Green) techniques here. Imagine this: each plant enjoys its individual Scr.o.G., connected right to its air-pot, allowing for effortless mobility and care within the tent. Sounds cool, doesnโt it?
Positioned in a cooler room, I've strategically installed a Solea infrared heater, seamlessly controlled by an Inkbird ITC-308 temperature controller, to maintain a cozy climate. For ideal humidity, each tent is equipped with a Spider Farmer Cool Mist humidifier. Originally, I aimed to have identical setups in both tents, but as all cultivators know, adaptation is key. I ran into an automation snag with the UR45 lights due to their single plug and UV/IR switches. This meant I couldn't run IR in the mornings and evenings and UV during the day without manual intervention. Thus, in Tent 1, Iโve opted for two UR45 lights: one always on IR and the other on UV, each managed by a Meross smart plug.
The Mars Hydro app is at the helm of the light and in-line fan controls, although it's got its limitations. The ITC-308 oversees the infrared heater, and the humidifier self-regulates. Overall, I'm loving the setup, yet I'm already contemplating an upgrade to a single grow controller for all devices in the future.
This grow season is extra special as Iโm collaborating with Anesia Seeds and Ganja Farmer Seeds. They've sponsored some amazing strains for this venture. In Tent #1, I'm growing โEpic Buzzโ, โRed Banana Puddingโ, and โPink Matcha Slushโ from Anesia Seeds, starting with three seeds of each. Tent #2 will feature โCaramelโ, โGMOโ, and โBruce Banner x White Russianโ from Ganja Farmer Seeds, also with three plants each. I will meticulously document their growth journeys in individual grow diaries. Dive into each strain's story through these links:
1. Anesia Seeds - Epic Buzz (https://growdiaries.com/diaries/189991-anesia-seeds-epic-buzz-grow-journal-by-salokin)
2. Anesia Seeds - Red Banana Pudding (https://growdiaries.com/diaries/189995-anesia-seeds-red-banana-pudding-grow-journal-by-salokin)
3. Anesia Seeds - Pink Matcha Slush (https://growdiaries.com/diaries/189993-anesia-seeds-pink-matcha-slush-grow-journal-by-salokin)
4. Ganja Farmer Seeds - Caramel (https://growdiaries.com/diaries/190093-ganja-farmer-seeds-caramel-grow-journal-by-salokin)
5. Ganja Farmer Seeds - GMO (https://growdiaries.com/diaries/190089-ganja-farmer-seeds-gmo-grow-journal-by-salokin)
6. Ganja Farmer Seeds - Bruce Banner x White Russian (https://growdiaries.com/diaries/190091-ganja-farmer-seeds-bruce-banner-x-white-russian-grow-journal-by-salokin)
For the enthusiasts interested in the details or seeking setup inspiration, here's a detailed equipment list for each tent:
Equipment List for Tent 1:
- Mars Hydro 120x120x200cm Grow Tent Dark Room
- Mars Hydro Smart FC 4800 Samsung LED Grow Light โ 480W
- 2 x Mars Hydro UR45 IR & UV LED Grow Lights
- Mars Hydro iFresh 6-Inch Smart Inline Duct Fan
- Spider Farmer 6L Cool Mist Humidifier for Plants
- Solea Infrared Heater 500W
- Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temp-Controller
- 3 x Meross Smart Plugs (for power consumption tracking and UV/IR light timing)
- 9 x 12.5L Airpots
- 9 x 30cm Plant Rollers
- 9 x 36cm Plant Saucers
Equipment List for Tent 2:
- Mars Hydro 120x120x200cm Grow Tent Dark Room
- Mars Hydro Smart FC 4800 Samsung LED Grow Light โ 480W
- Mars Hydro iFresh 6-Inch Smart Inline Duct Fan
- Spider Farmer 6L Cool Mist Humidifier for Plants
- Solea Infrared Heater 500W
- Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temp-Controller
- 1 x Meross Smart Plug with Consumption Measurement (to track electricity consumption of the tent)
- 9 x 12.5L Airpots
- 9 x 30cm Plant Rollers
- 9 x 36 cm Plant Saucers
I'm eager to hear any tips or suggestions from fellow growers. If there's anything on your mind about the gear or just want to talk shop, I'm all ears!
I can't wait to update you all as these tents transform into thriving jungles of green. Here's to a bountiful season and some top-tier strains!
Stay Lifted,
Salokin
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@Uwish
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Hello guys,
Here I am again to present you a new run, still with the best leds of the market nevertheless as I changed my growing space from 120x120 to 150x150. So I had to update the material inside...
I will run with 3 EVO 5-150 lamps of 320W or 960W with Bluetooth dimmers.
For the Hydro system, it will be the V-SYSTEM from Alienhydroponics.
In fertilizers I am always with Advanced Nutrients.
I work with osmosis water.
Currently, 4 clones took on 4.
Once the roots are ready, I will transfer the cuttings from the propagator to the V-SYSTEM.
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since the 16/08, when I transplanted the plants in the RDWC system, I noticed some points that I will mention below and correct next time.
1. The cuttings are too small, allow enough time so that I can completely fill my pots with clay balls.
2. Cut out the bottom of the pots from the cuttings.
3. 3/4 of the cuttings are touching the water, so one is late. Next time when transplanting, add more water, up to the basket in order to immerse all the plants and not to create a difference between each one, consequence now I have 3 that are ready to explode and one that will struggle behind, problem corrected today by increasing the volume of water.
4. The b-52 is a real pain in the ass in RDWC, you have to clean the 2 filters almost every day, with this new soup I'm testing without and I think I'll continue like this just with the base sensi grow A and B, as I use Root rot X, I won't use voodoo juice since all the bacteria would be killed.
5. Use of Voodoo Juice is useless if using Root Rot X which will kill the bacteria.
I don't know why but when I transplanted in the RDWC, I put my set up in growth mode, except that the plants were not ready for it, moreover, I made a FIM on each. So I lost some days, these last days I went back to a ppdf of 150, now that my roots touch the water, I declare growth 0 on 22/08, I will do between 21 and 28 days of growth. And as my roots are doing well and touching the water I'll go to a PPFD of 300
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@AsNoriu
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Day 35. I know its last day of previous week, just didnt wanted to mess with week type.
Its BIG week .
New light was added and rhythm changed to 12/12.
Pot was top uped with 3 handfulls of BioBizz Worm Castings. 1.5 g of Biosys and 1.5 g of Great White were added too.
After training she got 2.5l of water, fastest drinker at the moment.
Girl got small defoliation, when you bent main top, one fan leaf is always staying in everyone's way, so he had to go. Think to do big clearing on day 14-18 of flower.
Got first wave of LST, main top was lowered, couple shoots were repositioned and secured too...
Girl is a racer, double the size of others, thinking to scrog her even ...
Still get nitrogen excess and magnesium issues, girl is on plain water, but pot is still too rich and i added castings ;))))
TS1000 by Mars Hydro, great light, did perfect job during veg period, now i added one more for better coverage of long tent. Think in tent 1x1m i could manage to flower all 3 without any ad ons ....
Great small light for amazing price.
Day 37. I see more progression, went with 3.5 liters of higher ph 6.5 , run off was 495 ppm, 6.3 ph, so all should sort out .... i still believe its more overdose than lack. She drinks fast, was even droopy a bit, needed watering few hours earlier...
Day 38. Looks like higher ph and run off helped her a bit, anyways still see some damage, but form of even canopy compensate everything, she is very nice !
Day 41. Girl got heavy training, 5-10 leaves were taken off, most shoots secured. One leaf was double ;)))
3.5 liters of 6.3 water went in.
Happy Growing !!!
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@Creme_De_La_Creme
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Autopot system was turned on day 15 !!
Now everything is on automatic ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Im not touching this girl until day 50 or some like that, no LST, no topping, just a stress free VEG, lets go !
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@Hoodoo
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2020-08-24 Chop chop chop. I DID NOT FLUSH! I read a lot of guides and some scientific data and I wanted to see if I could detect an issue with non-flushed cannabis. We'll find out!
After seeing that the trichomes were not going to turn amber (all milky for many days) I did a bit of research and found that some people say WW doesn't produce amber trichomes until week 13-14. I have been monitoring to decide when to cut the plant. I noticed that there was some foxtails developing. The grow was messed up because the plant stretched so much. This created different lighting strength areas so some parts developed faster than others. Everything right under the light was definitely ready for harvest.
I have done a bit of a wet trim and hung everything up at 74F and 55% relative humidity.
Took a pic of the 8 main colas that I setup from the beginning with my mainlining technique from Nebula.
Definitely way messier than I intended (need to lollipop way higher in the future) but those buds are pretty giganticccccccccccccccc
2020-08-26 It is now smelling fairly grassy as the chlorophyll breaks down. Everything going as expected. I was kind of worried by the smell because it was very earthy, now very grassy. The air coming out of the tent smells like fresh cut grass but if you actually touch/squeeze the buds with your hands, it EXPLODES with citrus smells, far more so than when it was still alive. No signs of mould or mildew. I bleached the tent right before hanging so hopefully no infections. I will post the harvest report later on!
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@PedroAndHisPlants
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Day 36:
"Hey everyone!
Just a quick update: I removed a few more leaves here and there and did one last round of LST (low stress training). ๐ฟ The plants are looking great, and I'm going to let them recover now before sending them into the flowering stage. I'm really excited to see them start blooming in 2-3 weeks!
Also, a quick update on our temperature issue: today, the temperature stayed below 26.8ยฐC, which is great news! However, we still need to find a solution to keep the humidity levels up. Our 360 mยณ/h exhaust system isn't able to maintain the required humidity level. I've calculated that we need a humidifier that can evaporate 1800ml/h to maintain 60-70% humidity, which would help manage the temperature better.
Does anyone have tips for a good humidifier or other methods to control the humidity and temperature? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Day 37:
Hey everyone!
Tomorrow, we're planning to buy some Cal-Mag because we suspect the yellowing leaves might be due to a calcium-magnesium deficiency. We're also going to get a pH test kit to make sure everything is balanced properly.
Do you think this is a good idea? Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Day 38:
Hey everyone!
Quick update: it turns out the yellowing leaves were due to a nitrogen deficiency. We increased the fertilizer dosage today, so the plants should start looking better in 4 to 5 days. ๐ฟ
Thanks for all the support and suggestions
Day 39:
Hey everyone!
Another quick update: after increasing the fertilizer yesterday to address the nitrogen deficiency, it should take about 4 to 5 days for the yellow leaves to turn green again. ๐ฟ
We're already seeing improvements! The plants have grown significantly and are developing a dense canopy once more. It's great to see them bouncing back so quickly!
Day 41:
"Hey everyone!
Quick update: we've removed the bands we were using for LST (low stress training) and are now letting the plants grow freely. ๐ฟ We plan to keep them in the vegetative phase for about one more week before transitioning them to the flowering phase.
Excited to see how they continue to develop!"
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@Mospeada
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End of week 4, beginning of week 5. This will be my second complete grow in a RDWC system. I have just over 18 months experience in growing. For the first year I had a few plants that I grew whilst doing my homework. I'm still applying my learning's but I think the pictures are enough for me to claim I've done pretty well completely on my own. Still undecided in defoliating but that top shot I have is a pretty damning photo. My idea is to let the plant choose by removing sicker leaves in there that I can pull off easily or feel damp and soft from humidity. In saying that...it's been healthy all through atm. I think the lights below really help in keeping the humidity down a little and also negating the shade response from how thick it is. Anyway, still experimenting, lots to learn.
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@GrowBrosInc
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Start of week 12! Christina is maturing a little faster than Destini but Destini has some big buds and just seem to be getting bigger. The cool nights have helped keep the temps in the high 70s so the plants should be packing of some sticky terps. Watering every other day and Ill keep feeding her this week but once Destini shows signs of maturity I will be only phed balanced water till harvest. Its just time now! But cant wait to see the final yields. Comments, Suggestions, and Questions are always welcome! Cheers
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@Danger90946
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Day 86 12/05/2021- Week 5 of flower almost done hopefully by the end of the month. Went out on a trip and GoPro never turn on for the last two days bummer but will upload time lapse videos daily. Today the lady got nutrients as well.
Day 89 12/08/2021- Today the lady got water, really hoping to see buds starting to fatten up.
Day 91 12/10/2021- So today the lady got a special treat, freshly collected rain water. She is just doing her thing and making those buds. I have also finally put the spider farmer SF-2000 at 100%. Also end of another flowering week, see you guys next week.
--------Have a good one friends and stay high--------
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@Bud_vista
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At day 18 i topped her.
Iโm really curious how sheโs handle the stress.
In the next few days I will bend her down a little and installing a net to hold the plant small.
We are ending week 3 shortly!
She handled the topping very good. No signs of slowing down her grow or any deficiency. I did some LST after topping but one of the main branches snapped half through. She damaged side still performs exactly like the intact one. I try to be patient and careful with the bending of this branch. I taped the location and try to not bend it hardly anymore.
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@Adkguerrilla44
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Gave her a pretty good haircut around the base and took off anything that wasn't going to have a big top bud and opened it all up for better airflow so come flowering I won't have any stagnant air in the center causing bud rot. She is just starting to show preflowers so I went ahead and started hitting her pretty heavy with organic bloom nutes like fish bone meal,seabird guano and fox farm fruit and flower and then fed her a nice healthy dose of FOOP canna bloom 1 & 2
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@Troxx
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Clones are coming around they was shocked being up in Maine we had a light out for 3 days got too 40ยฐ in the cloner etcetc sooo trying to get them to root just gave them some clonex โ๏ธ
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@GeminiCQC
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As we enter week three, the stem is hardening on the fantasmo as she likes to flop over. No signs of any weird stress other than that plant flopping over, but the Mephisto's wedding is doing its own squat little thing.
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@4_Pro2Bono_0
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Everything after germination has been pretty smooth. The plants in veg had a couple small brown spots due to under watering but no extreme signs or any abnormalities.
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@MeaCulpa
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Happy Star Wars Day@all :-D
My ladies are doing great.
I gave myself a CO2 measuring device and a humidity god.
The thing does what it's supposed to do. All of them except Iris have been in bloom since 2 days.
I just stressed them out and tied them down. A few large leaves also had to believe in it.
Iris comes later.
Have a nice weekend@all
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Info:
Unfortunately, I had to find out that my account is used for fake pages in social media.
I am only active here on growdiaries.
I am not on facebook instagram twitter etc All accounts except this one are fake.
Have fun with the update.
Flowering day 9
since the time
was changed to 12/12 h.
Hey everyone ๐.
The lady has started to stretch very nicely :-).
She is developing very well without any problems ๐.
I added 2 g of GHSC Powder Feeding per liter of coconut beforehand.
In 16-22 days I will add another 1 g per l cocos.
Today, like every two weeks, I added 1 g of GHSC Enhancer.
I also removed the bottom shoots.
As every day, the tent was cleaned, the humidifier was refilled and the entire electronics were checked for functionality.
I am very curious how it will develop in the coming week and I wish you all a lot of fun with the update.
Stay healthy and let it grow ๐๐ป
You can buy this Strain at :
https://www.zamnesia.com/de/4532-zamnesia-seeds-gorilla-glue-feminisiert.html
Type:
Gorilla Glue
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Genetics:
Chem's Sister x Chocolate Diesel
50% Sativa/50% Indica
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Vega lamp:
2 x Todogrow Led
Quantum Board 100 W
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Bloom Lamp :
2 x Todogrow Led
Cxb 3590 COB 3500 K 205W
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Soil :
Canna Coco Professional +
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Fertilizer:
Green House Powder Feeding
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Water:
Osmosis water mixed with normal water (24 hours stale that the chlorine evaporates) to 0.2 EC. Add Cal / Mag to 0.4 Ec Ph with Organic Ph - to 5.5 - 5.8 .
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@BigBadLion
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Heeey! ๐
It's week two and everything went quite well I believe! The girls are growing and they look healthy! ๐ช
During the first days this week and while I was checking them I started to think how I could improve (and fix) what I did in my previous grow, specifically the veg. phase. I wasn't the brightest person in my previous grow because I left the lights at their maximum power during this phase to increase the overall heat of the tent (it was a winter where I live) and while that idea made total sense to me at that time later I found out that was a not the best idea at all ๐ฐ. By doing what I did it meant my plants were receiving way more energy they could handle and that meant the plants didn't grow as much as they could ๐ฑ๐ญ
So, how could I improve that this time? The best way was to get a PAR meter so I could measure how much light my babies are receiving but those are expensive so the best option after was using the lux meter (or rather the RGB brightness sensor) that's available in my phone (most phones come with one) and by doing that I get a rough idea how much food my babies were receiving (in lux tho, not the best method but it helps to get an idea) ๐
The first days Pistachio and Matcha were getting about 8000 lux and as the week progressed I ended near 18000. Some websites said that amount was acceptable for young plants (they do not talk about the quality of the light tho). For the next week I plan to reach 24000 lux and stay around that ๐
I also think this week I'll move the girls to a slightly bigger pot and with each transplant I'll keep using mycorhizes (Mico Root are mycorhizes) to help the root development.
Anyway, that's all for now. Thanks for reading and I hope you'll all enjoy the photos and timelapses I took (the 2nd one looks cool!)
Cheers! ๐