Like I said in one of my other threads that I need to update as well once I got clones rooted I would start a party cup SOG under a 240 Watt G8LED light
Setup:
20x36x62" Tent. Shelf in middle to split space to two growing areas.
Lights 2 x 240 Watt G8LED lights. Veg/Bloom model. Each pulls about 160 real watts for 320 total real wattage.
Plants 64 Blue Dream and Agent orange clones in 8 rows of 4 on each shelf being 32 total per shelf. I was going through all the roots and didn't have enough with good roots to go all one strain and I wasn't paying attention when I was doing this so they got mixed up too. It will be fine though because once they start growing the leafs are different and also when they are flowering you can completely tell the difference.
16oz party cups. They are clear so you can see roots. This does lead to a chance of algae growth but it normally doesn't form until after a few months. I got them almost free so I am using what I got. Each Cup has lots of drainage wholes around the bottom and 4 on the bottom.
Soil will be just Fox Farms Ocean Forest stock
Nutrients will be BioBizz Line
Vegging: Grow/Fishmix, Alg A Mic, Bio Heaven, Root Juice and CaMg+
Flowering: Grow/Fishmix, Bloom, Topmax, Alg A Mic, Bio Heaven, and CaMg+
The Water
My water comes from a well on the property and it has a lot of minerals. Base PPM is already at 350-400 (water softened). I have used water softened water with no negative effects but it does seem to have a higher than normal salt content though it removes some of the minerals. For this Grow I will be using filtered well water that did not run through the water softener. I have an RV filter that attaches to a hose http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BEDNXTW/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Have not tried to use these yet and figured this would be as good a time to start as any. I will update what the PPM is after being filtered bellow at the start of week 1. Turns out using hose water that is not water softened even with a filter the ppm is about 500.
The Plan
Start plants vegging for 1-2 weeks depending on root growth and size for 24/0. Turn lights off for 24 hours (I have found that this helps in speeding up the switch to flowering) Run 12/12 until done. About 10 weeks or 12 weeks total with vegging.
Watering schedule will be every other day since those party cups tend to dry out pretty fast but I don't want to over water to promote good roots.
Since I used clear cups I will be rapping them with foil before the next watering. I already had them so I figured I'd used them but now that I think about it I probably should have just got new ones that are not clear.
Comments/Advice
Feel free to chime in at any time and any advice you can give is welcome.
Week 1:
Plant clones into cups and water with filtered well water with a PH of 6.2 and 500 PPM
The second watering I will add Root Juice and Alg A Mic
The 3rd watering I will add Root Juice, Alg A Mic, and Bio Heaven
Setup:
20x36x62" Tent. Shelf in middle to split space to two growing areas.
Lights 2 x 240 Watt G8LED lights. Veg/Bloom model. Each pulls about 160 real watts for 320 total real wattage.
Plants 64 Blue Dream and Agent orange clones in 8 rows of 4 on each shelf being 32 total per shelf. I was going through all the roots and didn't have enough with good roots to go all one strain and I wasn't paying attention when I was doing this so they got mixed up too. It will be fine though because once they start growing the leafs are different and also when they are flowering you can completely tell the difference.
16oz party cups. They are clear so you can see roots. This does lead to a chance of algae growth but it normally doesn't form until after a few months. I got them almost free so I am using what I got. Each Cup has lots of drainage wholes around the bottom and 4 on the bottom.
Soil will be just Fox Farms Ocean Forest stock
Nutrients will be BioBizz Line
Vegging: Grow/Fishmix, Alg A Mic, Bio Heaven, Root Juice and CaMg+
Flowering: Grow/Fishmix, Bloom, Topmax, Alg A Mic, Bio Heaven, and CaMg+
The Water
My water comes from a well on the property and it has a lot of minerals. Base PPM is already at 350-400 (water softened). I have used water softened water with no negative effects but it does seem to have a higher than normal salt content though it removes some of the minerals. For this Grow I will be using filtered well water that did not run through the water softener. I have an RV filter that attaches to a hose http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BEDNXTW/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Have not tried to use these yet and figured this would be as good a time to start as any. I will update what the PPM is after being filtered bellow at the start of week 1. Turns out using hose water that is not water softened even with a filter the ppm is about 500.
The Plan
Start plants vegging for 1-2 weeks depending on root growth and size for 24/0. Turn lights off for 24 hours (I have found that this helps in speeding up the switch to flowering) Run 12/12 until done. About 10 weeks or 12 weeks total with vegging.
Watering schedule will be every other day since those party cups tend to dry out pretty fast but I don't want to over water to promote good roots.
Since I used clear cups I will be rapping them with foil before the next watering. I already had them so I figured I'd used them but now that I think about it I probably should have just got new ones that are not clear.
Comments/Advice
Feel free to chime in at any time and any advice you can give is welcome.
Week 1:
Plant clones into cups and water with filtered well water with a PH of 6.2 and 500 PPM
The second watering I will add Root Juice and Alg A Mic
The 3rd watering I will add Root Juice, Alg A Mic, and Bio Heaven
The clear inner cup seems be pretty useful for inspecting the root systems of the different plants.
