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Trying out a single micro grow experiment inspired by this guy's mini fabric pots https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=328891
I'm quite new to this, so I'm trying to meticulously log everything in case something goes wrong and I will be able to see what the problem was. I'm trying to keep the grow hidden from the family. It will stop if I get busted, but I'll let you know if it does. I've no idea if anyone is interested, but thought I would post it anyway.
### Intro
Nano fabric pot grow experiment. Can I grow a tiny and healthy plant (Master Kush Auto) in a fabric pot? The fabric pot is made of weed control fabric membrane. It is supposed to keep light out, while allowing the soil to breathe and allowing moisture and nutrients through.
I'm using minimal lighting. One standard 11W home LED light bulb (glass dome removed). It is supplemented with one 14W blurple compact fluorescent designed for plants during vegging, and will be switched for a red 10W(?) COB LED when flowering.The grow box is small and has diamond reflective sheets to help with the wide spread of the lights.
### Week 1
* 28 Feb: Seed broke ground.
* Night environment: 23C 47%H
* Day environment: 25C 46%H
* Coco flushed with tap water 8.3pH and kept moist until day 2.
* Day 2: Advanced Nutrients (AN) pH-Perfect G-M-B at 2ml/liter (half strength). GH pH Down added so final pH is 5.9. Solution kept out for the week so pH will creep up like it normally does. This will be given in small amounts daily on the advice that the coco should not dry out and always have nutrients.
* Day 4: Lowered the LED a little to increase the light strength. Everything looks good. Second set of leaves are visible. A couple of roots are poking out of the bottom of the fabric pot.
* Day 6: Took a break from the regular feed and gave it Calcium acetate (0.5mL/L) and Magnesium sulphate (4mL/L). The water was not pH dosed, as calcium and magnesium uptake is apparently best at the water's start pH 8.3.
***
### Week 2
* 7th March
* Night environment: 22C 50%H
* Day environment: 26C 39%H
* All is looking well. The plant has two sets of well developed leaves that are good size and color. Normal height, I think. I've been quite heavy on the feeding, but there is no sign of burn. I've gone from 15ml to 20ml of watering in the last couple of days.
* Day 7: After feeding with the cal and mag (day 6), I've now started to feed with the Kekkilä Puutarharavinne (Garden nutrient) NPK 5-1-8 (plus B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) because it has zinc and copper, which Advanced Nutrients might not have. I'm trying to give the plant at least some of the microelements even though it may not be absolutely necessary. Still missing molybdenum from the nutrients.
* Day 8: Same as day 7.
* Day 9: AN Micro at 2mL/Liter and Grow at 4mL/Liter (So still fertilizing 6mL/Liter in total). Noticed a bit of algae on the stitching of the fabric pot. Lots of roots peeping out now. More leaves forming.
* Day 10: Noticed the coco starting to get a bit dry on the top. Increased watering to 30mL from 20mL.
* Day 11: Added pic.
I'm quite new to this, so I'm trying to meticulously log everything in case something goes wrong and I will be able to see what the problem was. I'm trying to keep the grow hidden from the family. It will stop if I get busted, but I'll let you know if it does. I've no idea if anyone is interested, but thought I would post it anyway.
### Intro
Nano fabric pot grow experiment. Can I grow a tiny and healthy plant (Master Kush Auto) in a fabric pot? The fabric pot is made of weed control fabric membrane. It is supposed to keep light out, while allowing the soil to breathe and allowing moisture and nutrients through.
I'm using minimal lighting. One standard 11W home LED light bulb (glass dome removed). It is supplemented with one 14W blurple compact fluorescent designed for plants during vegging, and will be switched for a red 10W(?) COB LED when flowering.The grow box is small and has diamond reflective sheets to help with the wide spread of the lights.
### Week 1
* 28 Feb: Seed broke ground.
* Night environment: 23C 47%H
* Day environment: 25C 46%H
* Coco flushed with tap water 8.3pH and kept moist until day 2.
* Day 2: Advanced Nutrients (AN) pH-Perfect G-M-B at 2ml/liter (half strength). GH pH Down added so final pH is 5.9. Solution kept out for the week so pH will creep up like it normally does. This will be given in small amounts daily on the advice that the coco should not dry out and always have nutrients.
* Day 4: Lowered the LED a little to increase the light strength. Everything looks good. Second set of leaves are visible. A couple of roots are poking out of the bottom of the fabric pot.
* Day 6: Took a break from the regular feed and gave it Calcium acetate (0.5mL/L) and Magnesium sulphate (4mL/L). The water was not pH dosed, as calcium and magnesium uptake is apparently best at the water's start pH 8.3.
***
### Week 2
* 7th March
* Night environment: 22C 50%H
* Day environment: 26C 39%H
* All is looking well. The plant has two sets of well developed leaves that are good size and color. Normal height, I think. I've been quite heavy on the feeding, but there is no sign of burn. I've gone from 15ml to 20ml of watering in the last couple of days.
* Day 7: After feeding with the cal and mag (day 6), I've now started to feed with the Kekkilä Puutarharavinne (Garden nutrient) NPK 5-1-8 (plus B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) because it has zinc and copper, which Advanced Nutrients might not have. I'm trying to give the plant at least some of the microelements even though it may not be absolutely necessary. Still missing molybdenum from the nutrients.
* Day 8: Same as day 7.
* Day 9: AN Micro at 2mL/Liter and Grow at 4mL/Liter (So still fertilizing 6mL/Liter in total). Noticed a bit of algae on the stitching of the fabric pot. Lots of roots peeping out now. More leaves forming.
* Day 10: Noticed the coco starting to get a bit dry on the top. Increased watering to 30mL from 20mL.
* Day 11: Added pic.