1st Hydro Grow - Bubblegum, Blue Mystic, Lowrider 2

S

Splifford

Member
Hi, I'm new to this forum and wanted to share my 1st Hyrdo Grow. Hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions, please ask. Since this is my first attempt at Hydro Growing, I am just learning too :D


Environment:

Grow Tent - 4x4x7
Avg. Temp – 84/86 degrees
Humidity - 40%
Lights for Veg - MH 400W (air cooled)
Lights for Flower - HPS 400W (air cooled)
Fans - 90CFM Intake, 185CFM Exhaust
Carbon Scrubber
HydroPonics - 8 Gallon BubblePonics System
Water Temp – 84/86 degrees
Medium - NetPots with RockWool Cubes and Hydroton

Ferts - Veg:

Will switch to Flower Ferts at weeks 4-5

Fox Farm Grow Big (Hydro)
Fox Farm Big Bloom
GrowMore Liquified Kelp Extract (Norwegian SeaWeed)
SuperThrive
Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus

Fert Strength:

Germination - 1/8
Week 1 Veg - 1/4
Week 2 Veg - 1/4 - 1/2
Weeks 3+ Flower - Just under 1/2

PH Level:

6.0

Strains:

Bubblegum
Blue Mystic
LowRider 2


The Grow Journal pictures begin on the next post.
 
S

Splifford

Member
Grow Setup and Sprouts

I've been shuffling a few things around so you'll see some minor changes as we go along. I got the plants mixed up when they were babies, so I'm not exactly sure which one is which, lol

I originally tried to transplant 2 sick plants from soil, but it didn't work, so I scrapped them and started over the right way.











 
S

Splifford

Member
Week 1 - Veg


I finally got the environment going right. Added a Strawberry Cough (lower left) late in the game, just to see if it will catch up.








 
S

Splifford

Member
Week 2 - Veg

This is where the growth really started to kick in. The difference between week 1 and week 2 is quite amazing.

I am also adding a few pictures of my PH/EC/TDS/Temp Meter, just for kicks.

















Week 3 pictures will be posted on Friday. Stay tuned to be amazed :D
 
D

dbo24242

New Member
hey man you'll love that kelp, let them veg a little longer and keep the res full you'll reap great benefits from the root masses.

gl with organics though they tend to settle on the bottom especially early on.
 
S

Splifford

Member
Week 3 - Veg

Here are the latest updates. The plants are rapidly growing now, even moreso than last week. I decided to switch them to 12/12 and HPS lights a few days ago. They are still Veging, and will continue to do so over the next couple of weeks, so I'm staying with Veg Ferts for now. They are starting to stretch, which is good, to a degree.

Due to the Orange spectrum of the HPS lights, the picture quality was poor. So I had to temporarily turn off the lights while I took these pictures. The picture quality is better, but not as good as it could be.

Some of the shots look like there are discolorations on a few of the leaves, but there aren't for the most part. It is just poor camera lighting, and the angle of the camera. In person these plants are looking extremely healthy.

It is amazing how fast and healthy these plants are growing compared to my last couple of soil grow attempts, and I'm only using a maximum of 50% Fert Strength. :D











Strawberry Cough is not going to make it. I yanked it a couple of hours after I took the picture :cry:





Thanks for tuning in, next update in a week.
 
S

Splifford

Member
dbo24242 said:
hey man you'll love that kelp, let them veg a little longer and keep the res full you'll reap great benefits from the root masses.

gl with organics though they tend to settle on the bottom especially early on.
Click to expand...
Hey DBO, you are not kidding about the Kelp. Early on my plants leaves looked a slight pale yellow, and a bit sickly. I spoke with a guy who claims to be a Professional grower and he said, dude, don't kill your plants with standard ferts, give them Norwegian Seaweed. So I did, and within about an hour or so of feeding them, the leaves all turned a beautiful dark green. I couldn't believe it.

I don't know what's in that stuff but it sure did the trick, lol
 
S

Splifford

Member
Bad news folks, all of my plants went Male two days after my last post, and I had to yank them. Arrrggghhh!

Will try again in a few weeks using Feminized seeds.

Mods, please archive this grow journal.

Man, what a pain, lol
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top