Okay, I'm gonna journal this grow - This is my second grow in on my home-grown tower case; I'll show you a few pics from that experience before we get on with the here and now.
I grow for myself - there is no need to go big here. My own satisfaction is my goal - the high is bonus My fantasy is live like Nero Wolfe, but instead of orchids, it's cannabis!
Also, I would like to thank all of the folks here on ICMag - the knowledge pool is simply amazing. For those that I liberally borrowed ideas from - Mr. Micro, SugarBear, PipeDream, Dr. D, FreezerBoy - I offer my sincere thanks.
Okay, from the beginning... a simple tower with two 42W (2700K) and one 20W (6500K) for attempted balance... the case had a section on the top that worked perfectly for the power... it's not extremely stealthy, but it blends in well with its environment:
after reading about soil and knowing that I wouldn't be able to tend the darlings daily, I decided to go hydro - but I can't really call it DWC, so I made MDWC: Micro Deep Water Culture:
the first round was Nirvana Northern Light. I followed the steps and germed and then used SugarBear's sprouter:
Got two ladies out of four beans, I was happy that I was able to tell them apart! It was amazing to watch the development of the girls, and was trying hard to be patient! The end result was worth it:
Trimmed wet weight, 37 g, was an unexpected pleasure... then the real pleasure was I enjoyed the fruits of my labor for months... the taste thru the PD vape was wonderful, like tasting your own cooking once you get the recipe just right!
Okay, fast forward to the here and now... I started germing the beans over a month ago, and since I was an old hand at this growing, I didn't pay attention. I lost two sets of beans by not being patient and careful... but the third time was the charm:
four out of five germed, and into the sprouter like I should have done the first two times !
The babies went into MDWC a week ago; the nutes are GH at Lucas veg rates... they seem happy enough:
I did want to show one thing I tried different this go around - I had some problems with roots when I had to take the two males out the first time, so I tried something that I saw in one of FreezerBoy's posts:
Now, it seems like a great idea, but I need to go back to the post and see exactly what was used, because those damn roots do what they want:
Thanks for stopping in, cornflake... I appreciate the kind words for my low budget hobby!
Here's the update: The screen is full, I'm flipping them over to 12/12 this evening... if the first grow pattern holds true, these guys are gonna be up to the lights in no time... keep your fingers crossed for all girls.
Here's the gratuitous root shot:
The roots are healthy and it is easy to keep them separated, but not sure I want to dress the ladies up next time!
BTW, I found FreezerBoy's orginal post here, and figured out too late that he use pump filter bags to keep his roots apart... doesn't hurt to try, man!
Thanks for taking a look, dewroc6... Just a quick update, no pics today...
As expected, the growth is starting to multiply now that we're at 12/12... I was a little exuberant in trying to get everything below the screen and broke the top off one of the babies... had a nice salad for dinner, but it broke my heart to lose all those possible buds
They're proving to be as thirsty as the previous bunch; when I switch to flower on Monday, I also switched out the nutes with a full rez... they had the gallon down to about a cup and a half Refreshed with a new batch.
Looking healthy, promise to have pics next time around.
looks nice cymbaline.
screen is filling in nicely, plants look green and happy.
hope they are all girlies for ya.
whats better than a set of twins?
two sets of twins.
My fantasy is live like Nero Wolfe, but instead of orchids, it's cannabis!
after reading about soil and knowing that I wouldn't be able to tend the darlings daily, I decided to go hydro - but I can't really call it DWC, so I made MDWC: Micro Deep Water Culture:
the first round was Nirvana Northern Light. I followed the steps and germed and then used SugarBear's sprouter:
(sorry, image limitations... to be continued...)
Trimmed wet weight, 37 g, was an unexpected pleasure... then the real pleasure was
four out of five germed, and into the sprouter like I should have done the first two times
The babies went into MDWC a week ago; the nutes are GH at Lucas veg rates... they seem happy enough:
Now, it seems like a great idea, but I need to go back to the post and see exactly what was used, because those damn roots do what they want:
Perhaps the sandletoe was a fashion faux paux?
Here's the update: The screen is full, I'm flipping them over to 12/12 this evening... if the first grow pattern holds true, these guys are gonna be up to the lights in no time... keep your fingers crossed for all girls.
Here's the gratuitous root shot:
The roots are healthy and it is easy to keep them separated, but not sure I want to dress the ladies up next time!
BTW, I found FreezerBoy's orginal post here, and figured out too late that he use pump filter bags to keep his roots apart... doesn't hurt to try, man!
As expected, the growth is starting to multiply now that we're at 12/12... I was a little exuberant in trying to get everything below the screen and broke the top off one of the babies... had a nice salad for dinner, but it broke my heart to lose all those possible buds
They're proving to be as thirsty as the previous bunch; when I switch to flower on Monday, I also switched out the nutes with a full rez... they had the gallon down to about a cup and a half
Looking healthy, promise to have pics next time around.
screen is filling in nicely, plants look green and happy.
hope they are all girlies for ya.
whats better than a set of twins?
two sets of twins.