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Gmo returns. Aero tent and Soil tent
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This morning in my grow room got me thinking....
I started growing weed at age 22. 14 years ago I started reading everything I could related to growing cannabis. At the time, I was a broke, retail worker. I saved money to buy my first lights, soil, pots, seeds. It was never easy, but it became a priority for me. It was therapeutic in a time where my life was a spiraling mess of drinking and partying way too hard.
I was a gardner from a very young age. A hobby passed on to me from my grandfather. I was entering pumpkins, tomatoes, sunflowers, radishes, peppers, peaches, apricots, etc. In to the State Fair since I was 4 years old.
I stopped growing weed about 5 1/2 years ago when my wife and I got married and were living in an apartment. It just wasn't feasible at the time. My love for gardening didn't fade. I had an indoor hydroponic garden filled with veggies and greens that we thoroughly enjoyed.
In January we moved in to our first house and suddenly the itch to grow cannabis was back. I placed an order of seeds and eagerly set up all my equipment.
At that point in time I thought I was just setting up for "another illegal grow". Little did I know that my state was soon to legalize recreational cannabis and home cultivation.
As I write this out, I am still technically an Illegal grower. This will be the last illegal grow that I ever do. I'm proud to have taken the chance and broken the law back then and am proud to get this one last grow in before the laws change.
You see, growing cannabis has made my life better. It's the way I can relax after a long day, the way I can focus on one thing that I love doing, the thing I can celebrate as I accomplish. I credit illegal marijuana growing to turning my life in the right direction.
So, here I am, day 25 in to my current garden.
Cheers to all of you illegal farmers.
I started growing weed at age 22. 14 years ago I started reading everything I could related to growing cannabis. At the time, I was a broke, retail worker. I saved money to buy my first lights, soil, pots, seeds. It was never easy, but it became a priority for me. It was therapeutic in a time where my life was a spiraling mess of drinking and partying way too hard.
I was a gardner from a very young age. A hobby passed on to me from my grandfather. I was entering pumpkins, tomatoes, sunflowers, radishes, peppers, peaches, apricots, etc. In to the State Fair since I was 4 years old.
I stopped growing weed about 5 1/2 years ago when my wife and I got married and were living in an apartment. It just wasn't feasible at the time. My love for gardening didn't fade. I had an indoor hydroponic garden filled with veggies and greens that we thoroughly enjoyed.
In January we moved in to our first house and suddenly the itch to grow cannabis was back. I placed an order of seeds and eagerly set up all my equipment.
At that point in time I thought I was just setting up for "another illegal grow". Little did I know that my state was soon to legalize recreational cannabis and home cultivation.
As I write this out, I am still technically an Illegal grower. This will be the last illegal grow that I ever do. I'm proud to have taken the chance and broken the law back then and am proud to get this one last grow in before the laws change.
You see, growing cannabis has made my life better. It's the way I can relax after a long day, the way I can focus on one thing that I love doing, the thing I can celebrate as I accomplish. I credit illegal marijuana growing to turning my life in the right direction.
So, here I am, day 25 in to my current garden.
Cheers to all of you illegal farmers.
Day 26 Aero Tent. Looking good and seeing lots of growth. All 3 have sexed as females. Still feeding week 4 vegetative nutrients according to GH feeding chart at medium strength, 1000ppm. Topped off reservoir today with 3g of water, they're starting to drink more, which means rapid growth is about to kick off. Probably another week or so before I do a reservoir change and start feeding flowering schedule. Temp 70f, humidity 45%, reservoir temp 64.5f.
Day 14 Soil Tent. Started light LST on 1 of the plants this morning. The other one isn't quite there yet. Watered yesterday with pH 6.5 water with 3mL/g of CalMag. First heavier watering until minor runoff. Temp 72f, humidity 60%.
Day 14 Soil Tent. Started light LST on 1 of the plants this morning. The other one isn't quite there yet. Watered yesterday with pH 6.5 water with 3mL/g of CalMag. First heavier watering until minor runoff. Temp 72f, humidity 60%.
Day 27 Aero tent. They have officially taken off. The growth that the go through at this point is astounding. Looking mighty bushy and healthy. Temp 73f, rh 40%, res temp 64.5f, pH 5.7.
Day 15 Soil tent. Had a mishap with LST and lost the whole top on the bigger of the 2 plants. I'm not sure if I bumped it during evening maintenance, or of I just did too much LST, too quickly. I'm gonna let it go and see what happens, maybe I'll be surprised. Temp 74f, rH 50%.
Day 15 Soil tent. Had a mishap with LST and lost the whole top on the bigger of the 2 plants. I'm not sure if I bumped it during evening maintenance, or of I just did too much LST, too quickly. I'm gonna let it go and see what happens, maybe I'll be surprised. Temp 74f, rH 50%.
Day 30 Aero tent. I had to top off again with 3g of nutrient water today (General Hydroponics Flora line @ medium strength, 1000ppm, and 5ml/G of CalMag+). They're drinking close to a gallon a day now. I went out of town on Friday night and Saturday and got back in to town this PM. They've grown a bunch in those 48hrs. Still very bushy with not much stretch, but I'm anticipating that it'll come in the next week or so. I did move the lights up a few inches today, the first time they've been moved since germination. pH 5.5, RH 50%, reservoir temp 68f.
Day 18 Soil tent. New growth on the plant that I accidently main-lined looks ok and like I didn't set things too far back. I haven't started LST on the second plant yet because the nodes are just to close together right now. Watered with pH 6.5 water with 5mL/G of CalMag+. Definitely slower growth than with hydro, but I'm having fun, nonetheless.
Day 18 Soil tent. New growth on the plant that I accidently main-lined looks ok and like I didn't set things too far back. I haven't started LST on the second plant yet because the nodes are just to close together right now. Watered with pH 6.5 water with 5mL/G of CalMag+. Definitely slower growth than with hydro, but I'm having fun, nonetheless.
Day 31 Aero Tent. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it, but the girls are on a 20/4 light cycle in this tent. The main reason for this is to allow the air conditioner some rest/de-icing time. It runs pretty much nonstop during lights on, so a couple hours off is much needed for this tent.
These 3 girls are becoming bushes. I did push some nodes from each plant to new squares in the net. Environment is fairly consistent: lights on temp 70-75f, pH 5.8, reservoir temp 63-67f, lights off temp 60-68f.
They drank more than a gallon of water in the past 18hrs. I'm going to have to keep a close eye on reservoir level and adjust accordingly. I usually like to keep 8-9 gallons of solution in the reservoir. As long as they keep drinking like they are now I'll be trying off every 3 days. Showing plenty of preflowers, but still minimal stretch. I'm expecting vertical growth spurt any day now as they transition to flowering.
Day 19 Soil Tent. Looking good. May start LST in the next week or so. Temp 77f, RH 60%.
These 3 girls are becoming bushes. I did push some nodes from each plant to new squares in the net. Environment is fairly consistent: lights on temp 70-75f, pH 5.8, reservoir temp 63-67f, lights off temp 60-68f.
They drank more than a gallon of water in the past 18hrs. I'm going to have to keep a close eye on reservoir level and adjust accordingly. I usually like to keep 8-9 gallons of solution in the reservoir. As long as they keep drinking like they are now I'll be trying off every 3 days. Showing plenty of preflowers, but still minimal stretch. I'm expecting vertical growth spurt any day now as they transition to flowering.
Day 19 Soil Tent. Looking good. May start LST in the next week or so. Temp 77f, RH 60%.
Day 32 aero tent. Temp 65f, pH 5.8, humidity 45%, reservoir temperature 61f. Res temp fell out of desired range, I'll discontinue ice bottles until it's back in range. It's the coldest day we've had in a while and the indoor temps dropped too. Everything should be back to normal ranges tomorrow. These girls consumed close to a gallon of water overnight and will require a topping off of the reservoir tomorrow. I think I'll continue veg nutrient regimen unless something drastic changes overnight. They don't seem quite ready to flip to flower nutrients just yet.
Day 20 soil tent. Temp 74f, rH 50%. I thought I'd wait a few more days to start LST, but they were ready during my check in late last night. Bent one of them over exposing the internodes and 'split' the other one in to a Y to continue mainline training.
Day 20 soil tent. Temp 74f, rH 50%. I thought I'd wait a few more days to start LST, but they were ready during my check in late last night. Bent one of them over exposing the internodes and 'split' the other one in to a Y to continue mainline training.
Day 33 Aero tent. As predicted, the girls needed a reservoir top off this morning. 3 gallons consumed in 60 hours. They're definitely going in to their preflowering growth spurt. I'm really ready for them to grow up, instead of out! Levels after top off: pH 5.5, reservoir temp 64.0f, water added @ 800ppm of GH nutrients, tent temp 65f, humidity 60%.
Day 21 soil tent. Watering day. 6.5 pH in, 6.5pH out. Water with CalMag+ @ 4mL/G. Continuing LST on both plants.
In the past 24 hours the main-lined plant has started to show a bronzy sheen on the 4 lower leaves. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the accidental topping and stress that it may have created. I do not recognize this deficiency/excess and I have thoroughly inspected for pests. Any ideas are welcome.
Day 21 soil tent. Watering day. 6.5 pH in, 6.5pH out. Water with CalMag+ @ 4mL/G. Continuing LST on both plants.
In the past 24 hours the main-lined plant has started to show a bronzy sheen on the 4 lower leaves. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the accidental topping and stress that it may have created. I do not recognize this deficiency/excess and I have thoroughly inspected for pests. Any ideas are welcome.
Day 34 Aero tent. Welcome to the jungle...still waiting for them to grow up, instead of out. Temp 70f, reservoir temp 67f, pH 5.6, rH 45%.
Day 22 Soil tent. Pretty sure the issue with the main-lined plant is light burn. No other growth shows any signs of stress. No changes were made. I'll keep an eye on everything in here. Temp 77f, RH 60%
Day 22 Soil tent. Pretty sure the issue with the main-lined plant is light burn. No other growth shows any signs of stress. No changes were made. I'll keep an eye on everything in here. Temp 77f, RH 60%
Day 35 Aero tent. Reservoir is getting close to needing a change/topping off. Still deciding if I should continue veg nutrients or switch to flower nutrients. I'll decide tomorrow when I do the top off or change. Temp 68f, pH 5.6, RH 50%, reservoir temp 66.5f.
Day 23 Soil tent. No signs of sex, yet. The untopped plant is looking very similar in size and shape to it's aero counterparts at this day. The trained and topped plant is looking smaller. It's amazing to me that just 9 days ago this one was just a stick in dirt. It's grown back very fast and has a nice structure. Interested to see what this one is gonna end up doing. Temp 75f, RH 55%.
Day 23 Soil tent. No signs of sex, yet. The untopped plant is looking very similar in size and shape to it's aero counterparts at this day. The trained and topped plant is looking smaller. It's amazing to me that just 9 days ago this one was just a stick in dirt. It's grown back very fast and has a nice structure. Interested to see what this one is gonna end up doing. Temp 75f, RH 55%.
Day 35 Aero Tent. Drained and filled tote with flower nutrients according to GH feed chart, medium strength @ 1000ppm + CalMag+. Solution pH 5.5 to allow drift for the first few days. Temp of water for res change was 70.5f, added 2 ice bottles to bring reservoir temp down to acceptable range.
Day 37 Aero tent. pH readjusted to 5.6 (down from 5.9), temp 64f, reservoir temp 64f, RH 45%. They've hit their stretch. I readjusted the lights yesterday, and will likely have to raise them again tomorrow. They're drinking over a gallon a day still.
Day 25 Soil tent. Temp 74f, RH 60%. Watered and fed (first time) today according to GH Flora schedule at medium strength ~800ppm plus CalMag+. Feed solution @ pH 6.5. No additional training at this time.
Day 25 Soil tent. Temp 74f, RH 60%. Watered and fed (first time) today according to GH Flora schedule at medium strength ~800ppm plus CalMag+. Feed solution @ pH 6.5. No additional training at this time.
Day 39 Aero Tent. They're stretching upwards almost quicker than I can manage. I had to move the lights up 2 times yesterday and the top of the Gelato plant still managed to get a teeny tiny bit of sunburn. I think I caught it in time for it to be an almost non-issue.
Topped off the reservoir with 3 gallons of nutrient solution yesterday. GH nutrients @ week 1 flowering levels, 1000ppm, plus CalMag+ @ 5mL/g.
Temp 68f, RH 45%, reservoir temp 64f, pH 5.6
Day 27 Soil tent. The untopped plant has shown sex. No signs on the main-lined plant. Both looking healthy after receiving their first nutrient feed, maybe a touch of overwatering on the main-lined plant.
My next decision in this tent is when to drop the SCROG net on them. Right now I'm seeing 7 tops on the main-lined plant, and 5 tops on the LST plant right now. I fully expect them to bush up over the next 7 days. I'll probably drop the net in the next couple of days to keep everything manageable.
Temp 70f, RH 55%
Topped off the reservoir with 3 gallons of nutrient solution yesterday. GH nutrients @ week 1 flowering levels, 1000ppm, plus CalMag+ @ 5mL/g.
Temp 68f, RH 45%, reservoir temp 64f, pH 5.6
Day 27 Soil tent. The untopped plant has shown sex. No signs on the main-lined plant. Both looking healthy after receiving their first nutrient feed, maybe a touch of overwatering on the main-lined plant.
My next decision in this tent is when to drop the SCROG net on them. Right now I'm seeing 7 tops on the main-lined plant, and 5 tops on the LST plant right now. I fully expect them to bush up over the next 7 days. I'll probably drop the net in the next couple of days to keep everything manageable.
Temp 70f, RH 55%
Day 40 Aero tent. Added 3g of nutrient solution last night. That's 3g in 18 hours. Definitely going to have to keep a watchful eye. Backed off the nutrients as I noticed ppm was up and pH dropped a point. Fed @ 700ppm according to GH nute schedule for flowering at week 1.
pH 5.8, reservoir temp 62f, RH 50%, temp 65f
Day 28 Soil tent. Dropped the net. Everything moving right along with both plants. The both seemed to respond quite well to being fed for the first time a few days ago. I'll continue feeding according to schedule.
pH 5.8, reservoir temp 62f, RH 50%, temp 65f
Day 28 Soil tent. Dropped the net. Everything moving right along with both plants. The both seemed to respond quite well to being fed for the first time a few days ago. I'll continue feeding according to schedule.
Day 41 Aero Tent. I am having an issue with pH dropping and EC rising since I switched to flower nutrients. I drained and refilled the tote with fresh nutrient solution @ 950ppm flowering nutrients according to GH Flora feed schedule, and CalMag+ at 5mL/G. pH'd to 5.7.
I took some root system pictures while I was in there. Everything looking healthy down below, and lush up top.
Temp 67f, reservoir temp after change 69f (2 ice bottles added to lower temp of reservoir), solution PPM including CalMag and pH down is 1900, RH 42%, pH 5.7
I took some root system pictures while I was in there. Everything looking healthy down below, and lush up top.
Temp 67f, reservoir temp after change 69f (2 ice bottles added to lower temp of reservoir), solution PPM including CalMag and pH down is 1900, RH 42%, pH 5.7
Day 42 aero tent. I guess I got what I kept hoping for...upward stretch instead of outward stretch. The Zkittlez plant (furthest from front) has more than doubled in size in the past week. It's just starting to show more than preflowers. The 2 very different gelato phenos (front and middle) are more fully in to the flowering cycle. The front most plant didn't put on too much of a stretch at all, but the middle one is still stretching up. I was a bit concerned that the Zkittlez was going to need to be coerced in to flowering by adjusting the light cycle to 12/12, but that doesn't seem to be the case, it just had a long veg time.
Temp 67f, res temp 64f, pH 5.7, RH 45%, res PPM 2000. They did drink 2 gallons of water since the res change 30 hours ago. Still closely monitoring reservoir levels.
Day 30 soil tent. Temp 70f, RH 65%
Temp 67f, res temp 64f, pH 5.7, RH 45%, res PPM 2000. They did drink 2 gallons of water since the res change 30 hours ago. Still closely monitoring reservoir levels.
Day 30 soil tent. Temp 70f, RH 65%
Day 44 Aero tent. I was gone for the weekend. I came back this evening and in the 52 hours that I was away the girls consumed 5 gallons of nutrient solution and the top colas have grown 4-5".
I adjusted the lights to the highest height that I can take them, topped off the reservoir with nutrient solution and moved the clip on fans.
Temp 66f, RH 55%, reservoir temp 64f, pH 5.7. Topped reservoir with nutrient solution @ 950ppm + CalMag+.
I adjusted the lights to the highest height that I can take them, topped off the reservoir with nutrient solution and moved the clip on fans.
Temp 66f, RH 55%, reservoir temp 64f, pH 5.7. Topped reservoir with nutrient solution @ 950ppm + CalMag+.
Day 46 Aero tent (typo yesterday). About to enter heavy flowering. I'm predicting that the stretch over the weekend is going to be their last big stretch and now they'll focus more on producing flowers.
pH 5.7, temp 68f, res temp 64f, RH 50%
Day 34 soil tent (typo yesterday). Watered today with GH nutrient solution at light feeding strength and 5mL/G CalMag+. pH in was 6.5, pH out 6.2. lowest leaves are yellowing, something I've always had to deal with in soil. Next run this tent will be running an aero system as well. I'm done with dirt for the time being. I removed the net because I couldn't reach the back plant very well to water and filling the humidifier has been challenging with the net in the way.
pH in 6.5, pH out 6.2, temp 72f, RH 59%
Pictures taken during lights out (20/4 light cycle).
pH 5.7, temp 68f, res temp 64f, RH 50%
Day 34 soil tent (typo yesterday). Watered today with GH nutrient solution at light feeding strength and 5mL/G CalMag+. pH in was 6.5, pH out 6.2. lowest leaves are yellowing, something I've always had to deal with in soil. Next run this tent will be running an aero system as well. I'm done with dirt for the time being. I removed the net because I couldn't reach the back plant very well to water and filling the humidifier has been challenging with the net in the way.
pH in 6.5, pH out 6.2, temp 72f, RH 59%
Pictures taken during lights out (20/4 light cycle).
