Esme Coco DTW Automated 12 Plant grow

[Esme]

I agree with Cmoon autopots at back will be good. Because they can Bush out and feed them self's. Be good grow & thread too

Would be good to-do side by side, but because of these restrictions on going out and that autopot's sound the best idea but I think i'll need to be more hands on then my drippers as it's a new system the drippers i've done before.

Next round will be 11ft x 10ft room running 11/12 600watt DTW , and this room next will be the autopot grow

 

[Esme]

Small update, Keep on getting to this place last so it's late and I can't make to much noise.

So it's coming on slowly.

Some pictures. 3 Lights running over the plants now.

Tank has a lid it's on now.

 

[Esme]

I'll be getting it all done tomorrow will be there mid day not late! So will get pictures on how to setup dripper system and finish the DTW then it's full power and veg till 19th of next month and then flip take down 2nd week in june, While that's going on i will be starting 65 seed's for that room and kitting out the next room.

 

[moritzst]

looks seriouse

 

[Esme]

looks seriouse

Thanks mate!

 

[Cmoon]

On a saftey aspect m8, iv had 2 of those cheap and cheerful asian reflectors overheat at the e40 socket connectors, lucky enough it only cut the light but on inspection the bullit grip connectors were burnedout, iv rewired just for low wattage veg use but im affraid they dont cut the mustard 400 plus.


bests cm

 

[Esme]

I've had the change the room around wanted to use the DTW base's but the pump for the drain was to loud for the lad living there and space was getting tight in there

the cost price of each stand is £11 each yes they work and good, but the next room is big and I can't fit the plants i want in there with these trays

So the plan is to use my old way of using gravel grids this is a really cheap option to raise the plants off the ground, DTW still but just stays on the pond liner and evaporates cost price for the next room will be £100 rather than £330, big saving really.

With gravel grids they are 4cm, so your not LOSING any height, i can also access all the plant's a lot easier. You can walk along these grids and sit on them


Here is the pictures of the grids.

 

[Esme]

So after changing the room around it was getting late again, and the next door was in so didn't want to make noise that late so we left it once we got the grid's down gave the plants a feed.


Tap water 0.6ec, 0.2ec cal mag, 0.8ec feed.
PH 5.7

Here are some of the pictures of roots.

 

[Esme]

What is crazy is the plants that i transplanted into plain coco is rooting really quick no transplant shock or anything, That will be the suprevit i give them

 

[Esme]

These plants need to get potted up and in bigger pot's, Will have 3 weeks to get them root's to fill the 16L/4.2Gallon,

These will get one feed from the top then drippers will be set to come on twice a day.

Also once in there new pots we will start to bend them

 

[Jock420]

Them gravel grids are a great idea

 

[Esme]

Them gravel grids are a great idea

Thank mate, tomorrow we are going to add the DIY SHEET over the top, To get the RH up in there as it's about 40% RH now .

 

[Esme]

On a saftey aspect m8, iv had 2 of those cheap and cheerful asian reflectors overheat at the e40 socket connectors, lucky enough it only cut the light but on inspection the bullit grip connectors were burnedout, iv rewired just for low wattage veg use but im affraid they dont cut the mustard 400 plus.


bests cm

Only just seen this message, What reflectors are you using?

I've have been thinking about these Adjust-A-Wing one's,

 

[Esme]

parabolics is another lot I've looked at.

 

[Cmoon]

Only just seen this message, What reflectors are you using?

I've have been thinking about these Adjust-A-Wing one's,

Im using Novas but would highly recommend Adjust a wing, had one years and loaned it a m8

 

[Esme]

Im using Novas but would highly recommend Adjust a wing, had one years and loaned it a m8

On about lights and that have you seen PARLUX LINX light kit's

 

[Jock420]

I have an adjustawing avenger & a North star
The North star Reflector more light down on my grow space when I check with lux meter

 

[Esme]

Small update no picture's, I've had to order in some discs for my fogger as they are broken means my RH is really low in the room causing problems with dropping, Got the drippers setup and it's all running fine

500ML per a plant 4 times a day.

2L a day then a few weeks will bump it up to 3L, Got a lot of run off it's helping out the RH in the room until i get the fogger sorted.

Will get some photo's sorted tomorrow, temps are 27c/28c day night 20/21c

 

[Esme]

1.6EC with plenty of run off. PH 5.5 Let it swing till it's at 6PH then down agian.

 

[Esme]

So i have been dealing with these plant's all being droopy. I don't normally use 70/30 but it's what I had on hand.

I've been over watering them as I stopped the watering feed from 4 feeds a day to just one and they are have popped back up. Handy thing now is that all the water on the floor is raising my RH up without the need of the fogger so that's a bonus save on the electric, I do have a puddle pump for when i want to drain the floor.

So we are back on track now, Also got another small locations it's for a trial grow it's only a small 1.2m x 1.2m tent but it's a flood and drain Rockwool cubes, Bean bag balls, 16 Plants under 600watt 2 weeks from seed and then flip.