Greetings guys. I figured it was about time I took the plunge and shared my grow with you guys. I'll try my best to keep it up to date, but I can't make any promises. Here goes nothing... (deep inhale)...
I'm growing two distinct phenos of a shoot-off of ECSD/NYCD(not sure which). I was gifted about 50 seeds from a older guy that use to grow this strain by the thousands in his back woods in NY. He developed these two phenos to his liking, and sold pound upon pound of the stuff for as long as I knew him. Over the years I've grown this out about a half dozen times... each time a different way. I've done outdoor soil, indoor soil, hydro in different setups, but never coco. I read about coco for years now in these forums, but never had the balls to try. So I'm trying it now, and needless to say it's been an interesting learning experience.
I'm using cheap as shit coco that I bought by the 5kg bale online. I was a bit concerned about the quality, but it seems to be ok so far. I washed the shit out of it a good 2-3 times, each time letting it dry out before another wash. I have 6 plants each in 3 rubbermaid containers that are about 15-20 gallons each. I have a few single plants in 10" pots, and another couple plants in a 5gal homer bucket and a 12" pot. The 12" and homer bucket are one of the phenos, the rest of the containers are the other. 4 of the plants are the moms that I've kept for about 2-3 years now that I've decided to let move on to the big bong in the sky.
I've changed up a lot of stuff with this grow. For instance, I've decided to go KISS and I switched my nutes from everything I could throw at them to maxibloom. I'm also hand watering for the first time since my first ever grow. I use maxi with tap(well) water, epson, and citric acid. The tap around here is 8+ and it fluctuates due to the close proximity of a river and the fact that I live in the middle of a irrigated orchard that jacks with the water table. I've gotten to the point where I don't fuck with my ph that much anymore... it's just too frustrating. I get it to around 6.0 and let go.
(to be continued)
I'm growing two distinct phenos of a shoot-off of ECSD/NYCD(not sure which). I was gifted about 50 seeds from a older guy that use to grow this strain by the thousands in his back woods in NY. He developed these two phenos to his liking, and sold pound upon pound of the stuff for as long as I knew him. Over the years I've grown this out about a half dozen times... each time a different way. I've done outdoor soil, indoor soil, hydro in different setups, but never coco. I read about coco for years now in these forums, but never had the balls to try. So I'm trying it now, and needless to say it's been an interesting learning experience.
I'm using cheap as shit coco that I bought by the 5kg bale online. I was a bit concerned about the quality, but it seems to be ok so far. I washed the shit out of it a good 2-3 times, each time letting it dry out before another wash. I have 6 plants each in 3 rubbermaid containers that are about 15-20 gallons each. I have a few single plants in 10" pots, and another couple plants in a 5gal homer bucket and a 12" pot. The 12" and homer bucket are one of the phenos, the rest of the containers are the other. 4 of the plants are the moms that I've kept for about 2-3 years now that I've decided to let move on to the big bong in the sky.
I've changed up a lot of stuff with this grow. For instance, I've decided to go KISS and I switched my nutes from everything I could throw at them to maxibloom. I'm also hand watering for the first time since my first ever grow. I use maxi with tap(well) water, epson, and citric acid. The tap around here is 8+ and it fluctuates due to the close proximity of a river and the fact that I live in the middle of a irrigated orchard that jacks with the water table. I've gotten to the point where I don't fuck with my ph that much anymore... it's just too frustrating. I get it to around 6.0 and let go.
(to be continued)