Happy 2014 everyone! Who knows what the future may bring, but I have reasons to be optimistic. External factors have calmed a lot to where I now may be able to put a proper level of focus and energy to my garden.
Last month ended with an okay harvest but it also ended with a lot of veg tent problems. I failed to properly clone this plant and now must attempt to reveg it:
Instead of continuing the perpetual harvest, I must veg first.
Here are 12 coco buckets with seeds planted, Nirvana Crystal, Nirvana AK-48, and Dinafem Power Kush:
Three days have passed, no sprouts. Is this normal?
And now for the PPKs. These are two Seedsman Pot of Gold from seed. Photos were taken immediately after putting up these 2 foot diameter tomato cages:
They are in 5 gallon buckets cut short so they contain about 3 gallons of Botanicare coco coir. I am not top feeding at the moment. Just wicking with a 5" air gap.
I cut a large hole in the bottom of each bucket to fit a 6" net pot through. Here is an example of a net pot used:
I fitted window screen into the net pot then added coco. The window screen is to keep the coir from falling through.
Using big net pots should remove the risk of the tailpiece clogging that is common with 1.5" tailpieces filled with coco.
The PPK tailpiece theory is that they keep the coco at a near ideal moisture level. I've been very happy with growth rates in the past when done properly.
Everyone please ask any questions and feel free to comment! Constructive criticism is appreciated too! Any suggestions about anything are welcome.
Last month ended with an okay harvest but it also ended with a lot of veg tent problems. I failed to properly clone this plant and now must attempt to reveg it:
Instead of continuing the perpetual harvest, I must veg first.
Here are 12 coco buckets with seeds planted, Nirvana Crystal, Nirvana AK-48, and Dinafem Power Kush:
Three days have passed, no sprouts. Is this normal?
And now for the PPKs. These are two Seedsman Pot of Gold from seed. Photos were taken immediately after putting up these 2 foot diameter tomato cages:
They are in 5 gallon buckets cut short so they contain about 3 gallons of Botanicare coco coir. I am not top feeding at the moment. Just wicking with a 5" air gap.
I cut a large hole in the bottom of each bucket to fit a 6" net pot through. Here is an example of a net pot used:
I fitted window screen into the net pot then added coco. The window screen is to keep the coir from falling through.
Using big net pots should remove the risk of the tailpiece clogging that is common with 1.5" tailpieces filled with coco.
The PPK tailpiece theory is that they keep the coco at a near ideal moisture level. I've been very happy with growth rates in the past when done properly.
Everyone please ask any questions and feel free to comment! Constructive criticism is appreciated too! Any suggestions about anything are welcome.