My First Grow! DIY DWC & Grow Area, SNOW WHITE FEM FROM SEED!

Here she is as of now:









Root Shot, is this fungus or rot, or what? It has not gotten any worse though..and it doesn't appear too bad. There has still been root growth in the past day

wow man thats a neat system u got there bro... how da hell u do that? so u jus got a buncha balls holding the plant up together and then at the bottem u have a bucket of water thats always full? and the roots jus take water wen ever? or how does it work thats pretty impressive

lookin hella better man..id topp em now

Newb, the system that I am using is called DWC (Deep Water Culture) there is a shit ton of information all over this board about it. The seed is planted in rockwool which is then covered and surrounded by the hydroton (balls) that you see in the picture. So the plant is in he rockwool actually. That all sits in a net pot. While seedlings, I used a system Roseman and Purp informed me of called Bubbleponics. This system not only has an air pump in the reservoir below, but also a water pump that delivers the water through a slow drip irrigation hub directly to the plants roots. This causes extremely quick growth while seedlings and in the future as well. But yea, that is kind of like DWC in a nutshell. The reservoir holds the water and nutrients and you have an air pump to keep the water O2 rich and aggitated.

Purp, I'm glad someone else thinks that we are looking a little better over here =] You really think that it is time to top her? She is sooo tiny. I haven't looked into topping much, but I wasn;t aware that it was something that was done at such a young age of the plant.

EDIT: Purp, I sware you are thinking this thing is bigger than it is because of my closeup shots, this thing is tiny brother, I'll have to get a measurement for you. If I am in the wrong and I should be topping at this point, let me know and teach me and I will do it up! haha Also, should I be topping this plant if it is going to be my mother?

hey purp daddy wen u topped it... did u cut it in a angle? or jus straight cut?

She looks good purp, but she is only about 2.5" tall, maybe 3. Although I have realized this...

The dark green foliage that I said I saw growing I thought was just new leaves or branches etc, I think that they may be bud poins actually. It's weird, the plant seems to be going along with the natural processes just fine, it's just so god damned tiny.

The sprouts are incredible, sprouted full new leaves in under 4 hours. All 3 already have roots poking from the net pot with a spidery root hairy mess inside too. These three, for being simple bagseed, and free, I can't believe that I think they will be a better grow than the 50$ seeds I got =/

Oh well, I just want me some ganjaaaaaa

The question on whether to top or not is really based on your available grow height. If you want to keep them at 30" tall depending on the strain you would need to top at 12" to 18".

If you are just momming it out no need to top it yet, I prefer the phototron pruning method(pinching terminal buds). But I would rather not explain it. I found it on RIU so after a good search you may find it.

If you are worried about unhealthy roots, make a quantine bubbler for one plant to flush it and run hydrogen peroxide to clean up the roots. Some people add it to the normal nutes but I don't know the exact effect of H2O2 on the nutrient.
Search H2O2

She is looking good. IDK what that debris on her is. Looks like spicy ground pepper or something.

Bubble on man.

tmsculli said:

She looks good purp, but she is only about 2.5" tall, maybe 3. Although I have realized this...

The dark green foliage that I said I saw growing I thought was just new leaves or branches etc, I think that they may be bud poins actually. It's weird, the plant seems to be going along with the natural processes just fine, it's just so god damned tiny.

The sprouts are incredible, sprouted full new leaves in under 4 hours. All 3 already have roots poking from the net pot with a spidery root hairy mess inside too. These three, for being simple bagseed, and free, I can't believe that I think they will be a better grow than the 50$ seeds I got =/

Oh well, I just want me some ganjaaaaaa

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Yea but the object of topping is to get extra stalks growing to increase the overall yeild at the end..I topp mine at 2nd-3rd node...keeps em short and bushy.

Yea I have done a bit of research and think that topping would be a good thing to do, but to be honest I am very nervous about doing it. I almost want to wait a bit linger so that the parts become more separate and distinct making the cutting easier.

If you gonna topp,you supposed to do it while they still young and are able to grow out the extra stalks.Its too easy man.just tryin to increase your yeild.I promise itll only help em.

newbganjafarma said:

wow man thats a neat system u got there bro... how da hell u do that? so u jus got a buncha balls holding the plant up together and then at the bottem u have a bucket of water thats always full? and the roots jus take water wen ever? or how does it work thats pretty impressive

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Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics-DWC Tutorial

Purp, I trust you and am going to do it right now, haha I just want to find THE BEST tutorial and pictures on exactly what to do. I have seen hundreds, but I want to make sure.

Roseman, thanks for linking that, I was far too stoned to do that for him hahahha



Day.....21

She looks GREAT! Green green green greennnnnn

It is so relieving. I checked the roots and there was some massive growth over the past 24 hours. More hair growth than total length, but that means that the main taps that had that....stuff...on them, didn't really hurt the rest. I am still only running 1/2 strength nutes. After I get the pictures up, can you guys advise me about whether I should go to full strength or not, or give me a ppm to aim for.


Alright, so as stated before, today is topping day. I am going to find the smallest, sharpest, cutting utensil in the house and do it up. I will post before and after pics.

Wish me luck!!

tmsculli said:

Purp, I trust you and am going to do it right now, haha I just want to find THE BEST tutorial and pictures on exactly what to do. I have seen hundreds, but I want to make sure.

Roseman, thanks for linking that, I was far too stoned to do that for him hahahha



Day.....21

She looks GREAT! Green green green greennnnnn

It is so relieving. I checked the roots and there was some massive growth over the past 24 hours. More hair growth than total length, but that means that the main taps that had that....stuff...on them, didn't really hurt the rest. I am still only running 1/2 strength nutes. After I get the pictures up, can you guys advise me about whether I should go to full strength or not, or give me a ppm to aim for.


Alright, so as stated before, today is topping day. I am going to find the smallest, sharpest, cutting utensil in the house and do it up. I will post before and after pics.

Wish me luck!!

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do you need some pics and advice on TOPPING, PRUNING, FIMMING?

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Roseman, I think I figured it all out, and if I didn't, well it's too late now. I looked at a bunch of good resources and decided to trust myself. Whether I should ever trust myself again in the future will be judged by your reactions to the last few pictures...

So without further waiting....... (wanted to say adue..but have no idea how to form that word)

Day 21 picture fiesta!












TOPPING:


Alright, here are pictures of me trying to get a good shot of "before" of what exactly I was trying to cut:




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"We the jury, of RIU, believe that this topping is...."




[Starfox] Mission Complete![/Starfox]

Good job bro!

Theyll start to branch out more since the topp.

On the last picture, that little tiny node next to the stem, that is what is going to start growing right? There is also one on the other side obviously.

Big Purp! Thank you sir, I am sooooo relieved that I did a good job. What do you think of the recovery process? I think she is starting to look a little fiesty and start shooting up soon.

tmsculli said:

On the last picture, that little tiny node next to the stem, that is what is going to start growing right? There is also one on the other side obviously.

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Yes on each side of the stalk!Then later on you can topp those and make more branches!

Sounds like a plan good sir.


So, I'm not sure if I told you guys, but I ordered all kinds of shit and it is starting to show up and will all help my grow.

- REAL 6500k bulbs, 65 real Watts, 6 of them (spiral cfls)
- PH meter
- PPM Meter (received)
- Buffer Solutions (bought and found out I don't need =/)
- Water Pump
- Irrigation Hub

yeaaaaaaaaaaa