What is your experience level? Rookie
Equipment: 1) Type and wattage of lights.
I started with a Vitalume cfl (125W, 6400K, 8000 lumens) with lightwave reflector. Then moved up to a 210 watt dual fluorescent tube (210W,6400K, 20000 lumens). I am planning on purchasing the pioneer viii bloom fixture (8-54W T5 bulbs, 2900K, 40000 lumens) for flowering. (Still debating on getting a HID light for flowering although it appears the T5 route would provide less risk)
2) Distance from tops?
4”
3) Reflector type?
Polished Aluminum
4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?
Yes
5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan?
Yes
6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule?
Answered above, 24/7
Medium:
7) Specific brand and type of soil.
Cyco Coco Pearl
Size of container.
6” mesh bottom pot with 10” deep vinyl saucers
9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings?
I used a germination kit made with coco.
Nutrients and Water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered)
Tap
11) Method of checking water ph.
Water Test Kit(drops)
12) Method of adjusting water ph.
I have PH up and down.
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
I use the General Hydroponics FloraSeries Performance Pack. I have been following the schedule on the box. Right now I am in my fourth week and using the late vegetative stage amounts. I am adding General Hydroponics CalMag with every watering. I use nutrients every other watering.
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering?
I use about a quart per plant. Although just transferred to the 6” pot so I’m assuming my water amount should increase but am not sure by how much.
15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...)
I use a CalMag supplement with every watering.
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate?
Ph levels are assumed stable but I am using a color chart and not a digital meter.
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph?
If the question refers to PH of tap water I do not test this nor do I test the runoff PH. Is this an important part of the process?1 Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? What is foliar feed and is it beneficial for quality?
Your Growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? Indoors
20) What size of closet, room or hut? They are currently located in a 10’x20’ room and will be moved into an un-purchased 4’x4’ grow tent.
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? With the lights on the temp is approx. 75 degrees although that is a guess as I do not measure the temperature in the grow area. The room temperature is kept at 70. Humidity is assumed to be about 50% but I do not measure this.
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? There are no signs of insects in the grow area and the structure has routine pest control.
Strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) I’m almost positive it’s White Chocolate (Chocolope x White Moonshine) which is a Sativa dominant strain. It certainly gave a strong sativa type high.
24) From seeds or clones? Bagseed
25) Is this an autoflower strain? I do not believe so but since I am a rookie I really don’t know.
