LausbuamProject
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Hi fellow farmers, I am going to show you how I grow 
I am not in the forums too often but i will try to update my grow report frequently!
The plants:
NLX: A Dutch elite clone that was very popular about a decade ago. Nowadays it is hard to find, but I was lucky enough to get this strain from a local clone shop some time ago. The exact origin of the plant is unknown, but it is supposed that it is a cross of Northern Lights and White Widow. I like to grow this strain as it produces very resinous buds of high quality and a good yield. 9 weeks of flowering. I planted 25 cuts (~17 per m²)
Chronic: This one needs no introduction I guess With this strain I scored my highest harvests and because the flowers are not very dense the head buds look enormous. Can be harvested after 9 weeks (Serious Seeds recommends that time for highest THC content) but will produce heavier buds if kept for an extra week or two. Quality-wise in my opinion the Chronic is much better than her reputation here on these forums but I have to admit one gets bored by the smoke more quickly than with other strains. Chronic plants are medium-sized but take much horizontal space, so I grow 20 (~14 per m²).
The equipment:
Tent: A grow tent which measures 2,4 x 1,2 x 2 m. I like grow tents as they are easy to set up and demount. Also they provide an extra layer of security concerning water leakage or perfidious light rays.
Lighting: Two dimmable 600W electronic ballasts, equipped with adjustable Gavita Hortistar reflectors and Philips SON-T Greenpower bulbs. I am very happy with my lighting setup, especially the dimming function turned out to be very useful for starting clones with a lower intensity of light. Ballasts and reflectors are neatly processed, nd the reflecting parts are exchangeable.
Growing medium: Coco Slabs from Bio Nova. Coco slabs are the medium of my choice as they are economic and easy to work with once they are expanded and flushed. I reuse them up to three times and I did not notice a negative effect on the harvest over time. The condition for reusing your medium is of course a pest-free grow.
Watering: I have a recirculating system with a small 45 liter reservoir. Each plant gets fed by a spaghetti tube and a dripper. Recirculating coco systems seem to be not the common practice, but for me they work petty well. Of course it is necessary to use a filter and I also found that smaller pumps with less power result in less clogged tubes. Of course occasionally a tube gets clogged, but then it is easily spotted because I use drippers and quickly changed.
Fertilizers etc: I use Canna Coco A+B, Canna PK13/14 and Cannazyme that is supposed to keep the medium clean by flushing excessing salts from the medium. I stick closely to the Canna scheme with normal fertilization dose (can be found on their website), but I usually lower the EC -0,1 or -0,2 during the weeks 3-6 of flowering depending on the strain.
I stopped using other products like to rooting stimulants and bud boosters because I don't think they are worth their money and I have my reasons to doubt they are working.
Air & filtration: A S&P TD-1000 Silent Ventilator with 200mm silenced air tubes provides fresh air and a Presh carbon filter keeps me and my plants safe.
I am not in the forums too often but i will try to update my grow report frequently!The plants:
NLX: A Dutch elite clone that was very popular about a decade ago. Nowadays it is hard to find, but I was lucky enough to get this strain from a local clone shop some time ago. The exact origin of the plant is unknown, but it is supposed that it is a cross of Northern Lights and White Widow. I like to grow this strain as it produces very resinous buds of high quality and a good yield. 9 weeks of flowering. I planted 25 cuts (~17 per m²)
Chronic: This one needs no introduction I guess
With this strain I scored my highest harvests and because the flowers are not very dense the head buds look enormous. Can be harvested after 9 weeks (Serious Seeds recommends that time for highest THC content) but will produce heavier buds if kept for an extra week or two. Quality-wise in my opinion the Chronic is much better than her reputation here on these forums but I have to admit one gets bored by the smoke more quickly than with other strains. Chronic plants are medium-sized but take much horizontal space, so I grow 20 (~14 per m²).The equipment:
Tent: A grow tent which measures 2,4 x 1,2 x 2 m. I like grow tents as they are easy to set up and demount. Also they provide an extra layer of security concerning water leakage or perfidious light rays.
Lighting: Two dimmable 600W electronic ballasts, equipped with adjustable Gavita Hortistar reflectors and Philips SON-T Greenpower bulbs. I am very happy with my lighting setup, especially the dimming function turned out to be very useful for starting clones with a lower intensity of light. Ballasts and reflectors are neatly processed, nd the reflecting parts are exchangeable.
Growing medium: Coco Slabs from Bio Nova. Coco slabs are the medium of my choice as they are economic and easy to work with once they are expanded and flushed. I reuse them up to three times and I did not notice a negative effect on the harvest over time. The condition for reusing your medium is of course a pest-free grow.
Watering: I have a recirculating system with a small 45 liter reservoir. Each plant gets fed by a spaghetti tube and a dripper. Recirculating coco systems seem to be not the common practice, but for me they work petty well. Of course it is necessary to use a filter and I also found that smaller pumps with less power result in less clogged tubes. Of course occasionally a tube gets clogged, but then it is easily spotted because I use drippers and quickly changed.
Fertilizers etc: I use Canna Coco A+B, Canna PK13/14 and Cannazyme that is supposed to keep the medium clean by flushing excessing salts from the medium. I stick closely to the Canna scheme with normal fertilization dose (can be found on their website), but I usually lower the EC -0,1 or -0,2 during the weeks 3-6 of flowering depending on the strain.
I stopped using other products like to rooting stimulants and bud boosters because I don't think they are worth their money and I have my reasons to doubt they are working.
Air & filtration: A S&P TD-1000 Silent Ventilator with 200mm silenced air tubes provides fresh air and a Presh carbon filter keeps me and my plants safe.
