Summary of grow:
First grow 2x4 cabinet.
Ceramic Metal Halide 400 watt bulb.
Flower Nutrients Fox Farm Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom and Bloombastic
Average nutrient level 650 PPM
Average PH 6.0
Average temps 82°
Strain:
Green House Seeds Train Wreck, feminized seeds.
White widow seeds from hermaphrodite plant previous grow.
Conclusion of grow:
Aeroponics blows away growing in Hydroton. Plants grow about 25% faster and more important they are super healthy.
I will convert the small cab once flower is done.
I think I did OK with this first grow. Yes, I found out 4 weeks veg in this system will grow 16" tall plants.
Flower them and they finish about 42"
TW is a fast growing strain, side branches kept up and even passed the main top. I think this is a perfect strain for scrog.
CFL's were needed. I believe there was more growth on the back side of the buds but If I kept them shorter they
would have had more HID Lighting.
I believe the widow was a mistake and if I had grown just the train wreck and used a screen I would have had a better yield.
Smaller buds then WW but more of them. Next time I grow WW it will be just WW nothing else.
Next grow will be five Train Wreck and three or four Purple Kush.
I got a handle on there growth patterns from the previous and current grow in the small cab.
Kush is a short plant, it will go in the center and the TW on the sides, I will train the TW across the screen and let the kush grow up through it.
The new bulb arrived yesterday, I got the ventilation parts I needed and the reflectors done.
I hope to have it ready by tomorrow.
OK, Its Show Time!
I took a bunch of pictures.
Before I start a couple shots.
Cut the two end plants to check size against the others.
Cut the rest of the TW
OK we still got the Widow left.
See Ya!
Got the widow trimmed and off to the right.
Flash on.
Here is widow main cola on top of TW pile of buds.
Here is a shot of everything, TW, WW and popcorn buds of both in the pile lower right.
Train
Widow
I got it all hanging now, except the smallest nugs. My guess as far as yield goes is 4 oz. there was a lot of buds that didn't get the light they should have. More is not always better. I am shooting for 6 next round.
I will have weight in a week.