No, actually all the plants were the same strain from the same seed pack (Barney's Blue Cheese). I'm thinking they are just different phenos of the same strain and that was why they were acting differently. The two very healthy plants look different than the two I ditched. They have longer leaves and were stretching a bit more, which leads me to think maybe those are more of the Blueberry sativa expression. The other two were bushier with fatter stinkier leaves that tended to droop and the deficiencies seemed to suggest they wanted a lot more nutrients and maybe calcium. So, maybe these were more of the Cheese indica side of things. I think it is a valuable lesson for me to see the variation one can get from seeds. If they all stayed healthy then I would have flowered all four, because it would have been nice to see the variation in the flowers.
That would be a good idea. However, my closet has a big threshold which would prevent me from rolling anything in and out. But, I could build a big drawer style tray similar to how I built my reservoir storage. Maybe that will be phase 2 improvements.
You could furr the floor up so it sits flush with the threshold.
hey Joe,
VG
Yes, I was getting good vegetative growth. The plants were bushy and compact. I do like the look of those Growmau bud burst kits... all the parts and a good price.hey Joe,
IF your gut is screaming RED then go 2700K 90CRI or 1750K should add a higher yeild
just like HPS 2200k.
Are you getting vigurous & strong stem growth in veg with current 3500K lights?
if yes add red if not add 4000K,
all strains vary & ur guts opinion is 100% right at the end of the day.
Thanks, I really fussed way too much over it, but I like how it turned out. Actually I bought the case from an online electrical supply store. It's a steel electrical box but without any cutouts. I used some metal hole bits and hole saws to make the cutouts. My only complaint is that it is a bit heavy. Built like a tank. I like how all the electrical parts and wiring are contained... seems safer.
cool cool.. did you ever consider doing something like the ChilLED brand lights have toyed with, having a closed box with an isolated ventilation system for just the light? Like a closed hood on an hid light? It seems like with the box, you're already most of the way there.. And i saw that you had some issues with keeping temps down previously.. It's something i'm definitely going to try to implement when i start my project.
Those ChilLED are slick. Vitaly's stuff is so well designed. Those cooling cowlings are awesome. Actually I have been having a hard time keeping my temps up in the winter. When I was initially setting up my closet I was trying to get my temps around 77F, but it seems like the plants may actually like temps in the low 80s. So I have my exhaust fan on a timer that runs 15 minutes on and 45 minutes off. This has also allowed me to add a humidifier and get my humidity up to 55 - 60%. When I was running my exhaust constantly the humidity was dropping to 35%.
No, I haven't transplanted my new seedlings into the SIPs yet. I bought some of the large 6.6 gallon Autopots and did the modification on those. I'll probably mix up my soil next weekend and let the SIPs soil rest for about a week before transplant. In a perfect situation I would have like to have planted the 4" pot seedlings directly into the 6.6 gallon Autopots, but I was a little worried about such a big jump in pot size. So, I put them in 1 gallons for a few weeks.
maybe u want to hide that sensor from the light cause it could have influence on the readings
