7 strains--10kwatt--ebb&grow--First journal

[N'Kata DelGormo]

Here's a few from today..Around 23 day of 12/12..All from clone.. Lucas formula 8ml/FNB...calmag when needed
pic1--G13
pic2--Black Domina
pic3--Casey Jones(schmoe)
pic4--Champagne
pic5--Bubba Kush(Greenhouse Seed)
pic6--Deadhead OG
pic7--Aliendog V2

 

[vince514]

lookin great n'kata and welcome to icmag!

what ya feeding those girls......

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

Lucas Formula..FloraNovaBloom..8ml/gal..calmag when needed..running 100%perlite in ebb&grow cap system..Running tests to see if hydroton and perlite work equally as well..Thus far Im impressed with the perlite..Hands down Im done with hydroton

 

[vince514]

im very curious about the Champagne its been years since im smoked her...did you aquire her in seed form??

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

im very curious about the Champagne its been years since im smoked her...did you aquire her in seed form??

No from clone..Its the slowest by far..Literally took 17 days in 12/12 before she started showing pistils..Black Domina and G13 took 9 days.

 

[Herbal extasy]

Serious grow with good variance. Like it much! All for personal use?

 

[killerweed31]

very interesting thread with kick ass strain that look already great as hell, so i'll be watching closely the progress bro!!

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

Thanks gentlemen..It feels good to be around people who appreciate the beauty of this magical plant..To get a thumbs up from the gardeners here feels awesome.Any questions or comments are welcome..

 

[Sam the Caveman]

so you like perlite over hydroton

does the perlite backflow into the rez from the buckets?

how many times a day do you flood?

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

I place mesh screen on the bottom of the inside bucket..Roots grow right through..I have noticed that there is a layer of dust on the bottom of the outer bucket but thats all..Zero feedback to the res..As i have 7 different 55gal res's. I flood for an average of 15min per 1hr of lights on.

 

[Sam the Caveman]

thats good, I would have thought there would be more than that.

I've grown in perlite before and used a 3x3 trellis. Some people say that larger plants grown in perlite have a tendency to fall over since its kind of soft. I didn't have any problem, I guess due to the trellis.

Do you trellis your canopy and do you have any plants fall over?

Hope you don't mind the q's, I've been curious about perlite in ebb&gros. Its so much cheaper than hydroton and available at hemp depot, and can also be reused but its so cheap it probably not worth the hassle.

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

The trick is to soak the perlite with the same LUCAS FORMULA ppm.then put the wet perlite into the pots literally mashing it down until you hear it crunching..Place your clone on the water line and fill the rest of the bucket with the wet perlite and dont mash as hard on the clone for obvious reasons..I pack them in in there good and tight..I also run 50 plants per 4x8 which in turn gives them a pretty dense environment..Most of the plants are able to support theirselves because i only grow to a max height of 2.5ft..CJ(SCHMOE)only exception..Plus my garden has EXTREME AIRFLOW which results in thicker branches..I never used trellis or SCROG but have had to use stakes with fishing line to keep some taller ones from falling down..I find under 2.5 ft they are able to support their own weight more.

 

[Kaossilation]

Great looking plants man! I'm subscribed for sure! Stoked to see how these strains turn out for ya. Keep up the good work.

-Kaoss

 

[indicapimp2]

10k for personal? Wow

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

10k for personal? Wow

I guess i coulda went with a 600W?

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

Day 29... Cj(schmoe) looking huge already...Taking her 70...G13 and Bubba kush looking super frosty...

 

[GanjaIsMyLife]

Puff Tuff Yodas Master!!

 

[GanjaIsMyLife]

How do you like those Raptors? Are they a pain in the ass to take off the glass?

 

[HUGE]

Interested in your findings from perlite vs Hydroton

 

[N'Kata DelGormo]

Yes thats why mine are still on....I LOVE PERLITE!!!FUCK HYDROTON!!!Im not even sure why people still use it..Ill never have another rock in my garden...EVER...Ph is more stable,perlite uses more water than hydroton,..and i feel the roots love the perlite..Only draw back is the light weight of the perlite..Had to tape it down to keep from floating until the plants rooted far enough down!!!