greenpenguin
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Hey folks, I got a late start this year due to a couple of factors.
1) I stupidly didn't keep F13 genetics and my poorly stored last seeds didn't make it.
2) I just moved into a new place so I had to hold off while I moved and completely took apart and put back together my cabinet.
Last grow I did was a top feed drip system of F13, scrog'ed and under 250W CMH. Here are some shots from that grow which I didn't have a diary for.
For this run I've got new genetics, and a whole new DIY hydro system. So I picked up DJ Shorts Vanilluna which I hope will provide me with colorful exotic flowers, a very smooth smoke, great vanilla flavor, and a nice relaxing high that enhances the sense. I also ordered some Panama and Deep Chunk seeds from seedboutique but it's been a few weeks and nothing has shown up...
So for my hydro system it's a low pressure aeroponics system. I'm using a bunch of Rubbermaid 10gal rubbernecks for a reservoir and for the actual aero system. It was actually pretty easy to make. I had to cut off the handles of my rubbernecks, I got a Fein multimaster knockoff from harbor freight which made that super quick and easy. Bought some vinyl tubing, a new mag pump which is rated for I think 280 gpm and some 330 degree micro sprayers. I've also got the pump on a cycle timer at a schedule of 1minute on and 4 minutes off running 24/7. Below is my testing of the aero system:
So a big dillema for me was how to start my seeds, most other aero grows I saw started with clones or they started in rockwool. I wanted to be mediumless when I did my aero so I wanted to start in perlite. The only perlite I could find was in huge 10 pound bags... a bit over kill for starting a few seeds. So I found some vermiculite to start my seeds in. I figured I'd start them there and once the stems got long enough to fit in my neoprene sleeves I'd wash the vermiculite off the roots and transplant.
I started 4 vanilluna seeds. Germination using a wet paper towel in a ziplock bag on top of a thin towel on a heat mat. Took about a day for the first seed to be ready and 3 days for the rest of them to grow a long enough root tip.
18-20 days after planting I felt it was time to transplant from vermiculite to my aero system. I knew it was time because the two of the clear plastic cups I was growing in were showing roots at the bottom. All I can say is... next time i'm using perlite cause vermiculite sucked to wash off. The roots had actually grown through the center of some of the vermiculite, i figured out I could crush the vermiculite easily between my fingers and free the roots but with soo many little pieces I lost a lot of roots. I was pretty sure my plants were gonna hit major shock and wilt.
So the next morning I checked on the babies expecting to see wilting plants and here's what I saw
And two days after transplanting, the roots have really started to grow
And here's the group shot.
It's a been only a day since I took those pictures and the roots have already grown a lot more and I'm seeing new growth on the babies.
I also just started them on nutes two days ago at 560ppm (0.5) and 5.4 pH.
1) I stupidly didn't keep F13 genetics and my poorly stored last seeds didn't make it.
2) I just moved into a new place so I had to hold off while I moved and completely took apart and put back together my cabinet.
Last grow I did was a top feed drip system of F13, scrog'ed and under 250W CMH. Here are some shots from that grow which I didn't have a diary for.
For this run I've got new genetics, and a whole new DIY hydro system. So I picked up DJ Shorts Vanilluna which I hope will provide me with colorful exotic flowers, a very smooth smoke, great vanilla flavor, and a nice relaxing high that enhances the sense. I also ordered some Panama and Deep Chunk seeds from seedboutique but it's been a few weeks and nothing has shown up...
So for my hydro system it's a low pressure aeroponics system. I'm using a bunch of Rubbermaid 10gal rubbernecks for a reservoir and for the actual aero system. It was actually pretty easy to make. I had to cut off the handles of my rubbernecks, I got a Fein multimaster knockoff from harbor freight which made that super quick and easy. Bought some vinyl tubing, a new mag pump which is rated for I think 280 gpm and some 330 degree micro sprayers. I've also got the pump on a cycle timer at a schedule of 1minute on and 4 minutes off running 24/7. Below is my testing of the aero system:
So a big dillema for me was how to start my seeds, most other aero grows I saw started with clones or they started in rockwool. I wanted to be mediumless when I did my aero so I wanted to start in perlite. The only perlite I could find was in huge 10 pound bags... a bit over kill for starting a few seeds. So I found some vermiculite to start my seeds in. I figured I'd start them there and once the stems got long enough to fit in my neoprene sleeves I'd wash the vermiculite off the roots and transplant.
I started 4 vanilluna seeds. Germination using a wet paper towel in a ziplock bag on top of a thin towel on a heat mat. Took about a day for the first seed to be ready and 3 days for the rest of them to grow a long enough root tip.
18-20 days after planting I felt it was time to transplant from vermiculite to my aero system. I knew it was time because the two of the clear plastic cups I was growing in were showing roots at the bottom. All I can say is... next time i'm using perlite cause vermiculite sucked to wash off. The roots had actually grown through the center of some of the vermiculite, i figured out I could crush the vermiculite easily between my fingers and free the roots but with soo many little pieces I lost a lot of roots. I was pretty sure my plants were gonna hit major shock and wilt.
So the next morning I checked on the babies expecting to see wilting plants and here's what I saw
And two days after transplanting, the roots have really started to grow
And here's the group shot.
It's a been only a day since I took those pictures and the roots have already grown a lot more and I'm seeing new growth on the babies.
I also just started them on nutes two days ago at 560ppm (0.5) and 5.4 pH.