kingofshiba
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Decided to restart this journal as I made a mess of the other one. I'm currently about 8 weeks in. So here goes
Seeds:
The seeds are Auto Bubble by Female Seeds. An autoflowering version of bubblegum.. it's my first time doing an autoflower and I'm looking forward to the results.
Equipment:
2 x 600w Lights
4 x NFT424 Tanks
Ionic 1 Part Nutrients (Hydro H/W Grow & Bloom)
Ballasts:
The 600w lights were a bargin at £59 each brand new, with reflectors and bulbs from a respected Hydroponics supplier.. it is the compact ballast potted resin sort. Made by Eurolux. I'm glad I had the sense to check the ballast out for a while before leaving it unattended.. never seen a ballast get so HOT in my life!! Left it propped up on some wood.. came back to the smell of wood drying out and no doubt about to burn. ALWAYS LEAVE YOU BALLAST ON BRICKS OR SOMETHING NON-FLAMMABLE! This can't be stressed enough.. this ballast would easily start a fire if it was on something that can burn.. included wood! I will definitely be upgrading the ballasts for next time.
Germination:
Seeds were left in a glass of water until they had sunk or for 24 hours whichever was sooner. They were then placed into 1 inch rockwool cubes and left under 1 125w Envirolite in a propagator. Once the roots began to come out the bottom of the 1 inch cubes they were transported into 4 inch cubes. Once the roots showed out the bottom of the 4 inch cubes they were ready for the NFT trays.
Out of 10 seeds planted, 10 healthy plants in 4 inch cubes remain
Into the kits:
With 4 NFT trays and 10 plants I decided to put 2 in each of the outer tanks and 3 in each of the inner tanks.
Here they are after being put into the trays.
Seeds:
The seeds are Auto Bubble by Female Seeds. An autoflowering version of bubblegum.. it's my first time doing an autoflower and I'm looking forward to the results.
Equipment:
2 x 600w Lights
4 x NFT424 Tanks
Ionic 1 Part Nutrients (Hydro H/W Grow & Bloom)
Ballasts:
The 600w lights were a bargin at £59 each brand new, with reflectors and bulbs from a respected Hydroponics supplier.. it is the compact ballast potted resin sort. Made by Eurolux. I'm glad I had the sense to check the ballast out for a while before leaving it unattended.. never seen a ballast get so HOT in my life!! Left it propped up on some wood.. came back to the smell of wood drying out and no doubt about to burn. ALWAYS LEAVE YOU BALLAST ON BRICKS OR SOMETHING NON-FLAMMABLE! This can't be stressed enough.. this ballast would easily start a fire if it was on something that can burn.. included wood! I will definitely be upgrading the ballasts for next time.
Germination:
Seeds were left in a glass of water until they had sunk or for 24 hours whichever was sooner. They were then placed into 1 inch rockwool cubes and left under 1 125w Envirolite in a propagator. Once the roots began to come out the bottom of the 1 inch cubes they were transported into 4 inch cubes. Once the roots showed out the bottom of the 4 inch cubes they were ready for the NFT trays.
Out of 10 seeds planted, 10 healthy plants in 4 inch cubes remain
Into the kits:
With 4 NFT trays and 10 plants I decided to put 2 in each of the outer tanks and 3 in each of the inner tanks.
Here they are after being put into the trays.