solcielo
Active Member
Hi there and welcome.
After much reading and spending way too much time at home recovering from leukemia treatments I decided to make my own garden in a spare bedroom. Bought a 4x4 tent and a 3x3 tray with a 1000W switchable ballast and AC hood. Put a carbon filter and a few fans and blowers in. Heat was an issue with the 1000W so I put in a small used portable AC I picked up from another gardener.
![DSC_6238_101310_1449.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922265-c76cfe8b30590fb3a7cb7f0914491582.jpg)
![DSC_6237_101310_1448.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922255-be4882289026de159a769a95a3cd74dc.jpg)
I tracked down someone with 35 available blue dream clones (quite nice and thick cuts too, made a difference). Only about 20 of them had roots showing in the rapid-rooters but I was in a hurry and inexperienced so I slammed them all into the 4"x4"x2.5" cubes and put 'em under 400W MH on 10/13/10. Sure enough, the ones without ready roots got stunted and/or died but the majority of them flourished.
![DSC_6241_101410_1452.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922250-c070db1b1cf9f98d2cf70fe248052c74.jpg)
![DSC_6266_102110_1473.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922251-d9df044aed281ac8da5df84c21d86b7c.jpg)
![DSC_6242_101410_1453.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922282-e59786be5ae651ab7f45551df9d828d4.jpg)
Eight days later I rearranged the clones and brought the weakest ones to the front leaving about 3 stunted ones that I thought would recover among the rest. I pulled the front 6 blocks out and replaced them with 6 healthy and happy looking sour diesel tweens so now I have 4 plants per square foot under 1000W in a 3x3 tray.
![DSC_6273_110310_1480.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922277-17f21c89237a08859388c48d597008c9.jpg)
![DSC_6272_103010_1479.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922280-c233450c34412171ba2d0c74ee5a4408.jpg)
Put the additional sour diesels in on 10/22, let them get comfy, and started 12 hour light cycle with 1000W HPS on 10/25. By 11/3 I had pistols all around and the rest is history.
![DSC_6274_110310_1481.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922269-ff9f7ca79717ef34501e6beadacfe2c1.jpg)
![DSC_6275_110310_1482.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922271-98965e8faabd4c4ba290dfc19ba311a5.jpg)
11/5-11/13
![DSC_6310_110710_1516.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922268-e50bd5cd006b816649e60ce5ee67dd20.jpg)
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11/18
![DSC_6342_111810_1543.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922275-d60716155c9274735aa0b976a71154be.jpg)
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And today (day 29 bloom by the way) 11/22 with some pretty bud porn shots![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![DSC_6374_112210_1565.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922270-349b9f43f702bfcc1575906d2a679bd4.jpg)
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![DSC_6375_112210_1566.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922263-08db5b7b67eed38afd79f370de3da96e.jpg)
Running all botanicare products with the addition of hygrozyme as a preventative. Also use RO water (lugging it around makes me stronger, great workout) with cal-mag. I just added liquid karma to the bloom solution and will soon be adding a PK booster. Noticed some nutrient burn on a lot of the tips of leaves so I dialed back the nutrients this week. Change the reservoir weekly. Keep the pH right under 6 (don't have a snazzy meter yet, just using the drip tester). I have given them a little light-friendly 3-part foliar spray when they were young and I think that helped them shoot up the way they did. Also buying clones that were thicker seems to have really shown results. It's in a spare bedroom so light and noise isn't so much of an issue most of the time therefor the tent stays open and very well vented most of the time. I water twice a day, 20 minutes in the morning when lights come on and for 10 minutes in the afternoon an hour before lights out just to keep the rockwool nice and moist. When I change the reservoir weekly I run just pH adjusted fresh RO water for about 30 minutes soak just to get any salts that have built up cleared away. Give the reservoir a good scrub every 3 weeks or so.
Welcome any questions, comments, or recommendations and hope we all enjoy this. Just keep in mind I'm no pro and this is my first grow. More coming with time![Razz :-P :-P](/styles/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
After much reading and spending way too much time at home recovering from leukemia treatments I decided to make my own garden in a spare bedroom. Bought a 4x4 tent and a 3x3 tray with a 1000W switchable ballast and AC hood. Put a carbon filter and a few fans and blowers in. Heat was an issue with the 1000W so I put in a small used portable AC I picked up from another gardener.
![DSC_6238_101310_1449.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922265-c76cfe8b30590fb3a7cb7f0914491582.jpg)
![DSC_6237_101310_1448.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922255-be4882289026de159a769a95a3cd74dc.jpg)
I tracked down someone with 35 available blue dream clones (quite nice and thick cuts too, made a difference). Only about 20 of them had roots showing in the rapid-rooters but I was in a hurry and inexperienced so I slammed them all into the 4"x4"x2.5" cubes and put 'em under 400W MH on 10/13/10. Sure enough, the ones without ready roots got stunted and/or died but the majority of them flourished.
![DSC_6241_101410_1452.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922250-c070db1b1cf9f98d2cf70fe248052c74.jpg)
![DSC_6266_102110_1473.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922251-d9df044aed281ac8da5df84c21d86b7c.jpg)
![DSC_6242_101410_1453.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922282-e59786be5ae651ab7f45551df9d828d4.jpg)
Eight days later I rearranged the clones and brought the weakest ones to the front leaving about 3 stunted ones that I thought would recover among the rest. I pulled the front 6 blocks out and replaced them with 6 healthy and happy looking sour diesel tweens so now I have 4 plants per square foot under 1000W in a 3x3 tray.
![DSC_6273_110310_1480.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922277-17f21c89237a08859388c48d597008c9.jpg)
![DSC_6272_103010_1479.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922280-c233450c34412171ba2d0c74ee5a4408.jpg)
Put the additional sour diesels in on 10/22, let them get comfy, and started 12 hour light cycle with 1000W HPS on 10/25. By 11/3 I had pistols all around and the rest is history.
![DSC_6274_110310_1481.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922269-ff9f7ca79717ef34501e6beadacfe2c1.jpg)
![DSC_6275_110310_1482.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922271-98965e8faabd4c4ba290dfc19ba311a5.jpg)
11/5-11/13
![DSC_6310_110710_1516.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922268-e50bd5cd006b816649e60ce5ee67dd20.jpg)
![DSC_6321_111310_1527.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922272-4bf42936b35c4b9bd3bd8bff828bdb56.jpg)
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![DSC_6306_110510_1512.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922264-a95ef79968faffcd2b74d31c94efcef3.jpg)
11/18
![DSC_6342_111810_1543.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922275-d60716155c9274735aa0b976a71154be.jpg)
![DSC_6341_111810_1542.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922279-e14db996375f841cb327afb30024a84b.jpg)
![DSC_6338_111810_1539.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922267-a5285251b0baf0421b97fe6062c2e5ad.jpg)
![DSC_6343_111810_1544.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922266-4cf24122b2c702780ae5eaea56e5f98f.jpg)
![DSC_6345_111810_1546.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922253-d4ac14557fdcf6ccd2e66c062a27f8c3.jpg)
![DSC_6344_111810_1545.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922254-68daa5afb0984707b0a3fa59a9ec1cc3.jpg)
![DSC_6340_111810_1541.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922256-4f7e7a207097283225fd3df1166f74f8.jpg)
![DSC_6339_111810_1540.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922261-f6cc327b2d8293a9b0637d2e8f7fa862.jpg)
And today (day 29 bloom by the way) 11/22 with some pretty bud porn shots
![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![DSC_6374_112210_1565.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922270-349b9f43f702bfcc1575906d2a679bd4.jpg)
![DSC_6360_112210_1558.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922273-e3d9763d64a0d9ffe12074a01e2278cc.jpg)
![DSC_6363_112210_1561.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922274-d98f5081e48bea58474f51b86f66b1b0.jpg)
![DSC_6372_112210_1563.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922278-f07476017b0628c837bd93b38a8a092f.jpg)
![DSC_6377_112210_1568.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922257-7a84b7da8c2e4a1966e644565a7ca7e8.jpg)
![DSC_6376_112210_1567.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922259-3a02c1f9c8bb29741b3eadc107c90537.jpg)
![DSC_6362_112210_1560.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922260-dbe8f9af1fb9c58370be669aa37409a4.jpg)
![DSC_6361_112210_1559.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922262-75a86c48cfaf6222526fd4b742be1162.jpg)
![DSC_6375_112210_1566.jpg](/data/attachments/922/922263-08db5b7b67eed38afd79f370de3da96e.jpg)
Running all botanicare products with the addition of hygrozyme as a preventative. Also use RO water (lugging it around makes me stronger, great workout) with cal-mag. I just added liquid karma to the bloom solution and will soon be adding a PK booster. Noticed some nutrient burn on a lot of the tips of leaves so I dialed back the nutrients this week. Change the reservoir weekly. Keep the pH right under 6 (don't have a snazzy meter yet, just using the drip tester). I have given them a little light-friendly 3-part foliar spray when they were young and I think that helped them shoot up the way they did. Also buying clones that were thicker seems to have really shown results. It's in a spare bedroom so light and noise isn't so much of an issue most of the time therefor the tent stays open and very well vented most of the time. I water twice a day, 20 minutes in the morning when lights come on and for 10 minutes in the afternoon an hour before lights out just to keep the rockwool nice and moist. When I change the reservoir weekly I run just pH adjusted fresh RO water for about 30 minutes soak just to get any salts that have built up cleared away. Give the reservoir a good scrub every 3 weeks or so.
Welcome any questions, comments, or recommendations and hope we all enjoy this. Just keep in mind I'm no pro and this is my first grow. More coming with time
![Razz :-P :-P](/styles/smilies/icon_razz.gif)