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Coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
Hey all,
It's been a while since I've done a journal, but as I now have a new 'BudBox' grow tent (for vegging) and some new seeds, I decided to document this grow so the peeps of RIU can follow along.
Here is my new BudBox. It's just a small one 75cm x 75cm x 100cm, but perfect for my vegging requirements.
I am currently running 2 x 125W blue enviros in the bud box and I have a 600W air cooled HPS in my flowering room, but we're no where near that stage yet, unfortunately!But all that exciting stuff is to come.
Something else that is different this grow is my medium. Having been a dedicated soil grower until now, I am trying my hand at coco for the first time. I'm using canna coco along with the canna nutes...so that's about the basic info on my grow for now......let me know if you have any questions and I hope you enjoy growing along with me!Lets get started.....
Week 1
2/8/2009 - Started germination using wet paper towel method. 9 seeds, 3 of each strain.
4/8/2009 - All seeds cracked with tap roots showing. Planted up into 60/40 coco/perlite medium, watered in with a light dose of canna coco A+B. (PH 5.5 EC 0.9)
6/8/2009 - All seeds have broken the soil....sorry, I mean coco!!
9/8/2009 - Medium drying out, time to water. Same mix as I started with above.
11/8/2009 (today) - It's been one week since I put the seeds in my growing medium, pic updates start from here...
Inside the bud box.....
Trainwreck (left), SSH (middle), Blue Cheese (right)
So it's all going to plan so far and I'm v pleased with 100% success rate with seeds. They are all fem seeds by the way, lets hope I have the same success with their gender stability!
It's been a longtime since I started from seeds and I kind of forgot how exciting it is, not knowing what you're gonna get!
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link to my current grow journal: coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
Looking good. Are the granules on top mosquito bits for control of gnats?
Thanks man. No, it's just perlite mixed in with the coco. When I pot up, I don't think I'll bother with the perlite tho, just 100% coco. Just FYI....for prevention/treatment of gnats, I use a product called 'gnat off' which you mix with your water. Plus I hang sticky fly traps. Note to self...put a sticky fly trap in bud box!Originally Posted by J R
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link to my current grow journal: coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
Misquito bits in granular form is available on Amazon.bomb in the 1/2 gallon size for $14 +,-. It contains the bacillus israelius (sp) that will do away with the gnat larvae and is effective for about 14-15 days, then re-apply on top.
Yea, yellow sticky traps, but also a help is Hot Shot No Pest Strips for the flying mofo's
Climate control....
My passive intake was not working well enough and the tent was getting too hot. 33 deg C.....Too damn HOT!!! So I've moved the 4" extractor fan onto the intake ducting and got a 5"fan for the exhaust.....both intake and exhaust are hooked up to one of these climate controllers.....
It's great. I set idle speeds (for the intake and exhaust) and a desired temp (25 deg C). When the temp gets above 25, the fans kick in at full speed until the temp is below 25 again, then the fans revert to the the idle speeds settings. I'm v pleased with it and it's working a treat ........will post some pics up later.....
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link to my current grow journal: coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
The "Gnat Off" is an expensive knock off of the same bacteria that is contained in Mosquito Bits....just fo yo info.
Cheers JR....interesting. I'll see if I can find them bits you talk of over here when my gnat off is done. They sure do rip you off for it!
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link to my current grow journal: coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
Day 11.....pic update....
New ventialation setup.....
Intake
Exhaust
Control
how I like it.....
Inside the tent.....
BC (left), SSH (middle), TW (right)
BC
SSH
Suffering a bit from high temps earlier in the week I think....
TW
This TW is taking off quickest so far....
still v early days but I'm v excited by the prospect of these little babies!
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link to my current grow journal: coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
First two weeks.....
BC - Left, SSH - Middle, TW - Right.......
Day 3
Day 5
Day 6
Day 9
Day 10
Day 14 - Today
I'll probably be potting these girls up at the weekend and will be increasing the EC on the feed as well, probably take it up to 1.3 - 1.4 EC and see how they like that.
I'm following this canna feeding shcedule and will adjust as my plants tell me......
When growing in soil I do not normally even think about feeding at this stage. The soils takes care of things for most of vegging time (as long as I pot up), but with the coco it's totally different and I have to give my babies all they desire from the start. So it's a bit of a learning curve, but it's great to be doing something new and learning more all the time.
oh, btw, comments/advice are welcomed from all, especially from coco growers. Thanks.
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link to my current grow journal: coco grow - Super Silver Haze, Blue Cheese and Trainwreck
hey whats up man everything looking good man ive been using coco also for a while now and i seem to really like it i did have a lil gnat prob at one time but taken care of quickly and where did you get the tent from i am also growing the blue cheese is yours from big buddha ? ill be taking some more pictures pretty soon send me a pm or something and ill see whats up how long do you plan to veg what size plants you looking for? ne ways looks great man keep it up
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