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I had initially bought 3 gallon pots but then I just decided to go with the 5 gallon pots instead. Some people might say that it's too much for an autoflower but my logic was, if grown outside the whole planet would be the plants pot. I'm sure it'll do just fine in a 5 gallon pot.
Just so ya know, you can use Zip-ties to help keep your ducting from coming off.My exhaust fan didn't really slide into the carbon filter being that they are both the exact same dimensions (6") and I didn't really order an attachment of some sort to attach them together and to avoid wrapping them together with tape I simply used ducting to attach them together which meant I had to leave the fan outside the tent rather than inside because I only had 2 clamps. I didn't really want to postpone the grow another day and to avoid running to home depot again I set it up like this.
▸I can't seem to add images for some reason let me know how to do so please
This is my first run back I took a few years off but I'm back and ready to go any feed back would be great I have a 400 watt mh and in flower I have 2 600 watt hps
They look good but I would do 18 hrs on and 6 hrs off to let them get a little down time that's when they grow the best is at night. They suck up energy in the day and grow at nightAlright so it seems I can no longer edit my original post soo I'll just continue posting on the thread. Anyways I started Germination on DEC 18 2017 and planted the germinated seed into a 5 gallon pot of coco coir (Canna coco) on DEC 19 2017. The feminized Autoflower seed came from Nirvana seeds and the strain is Blueberry Kush.
Initially #BBK2 was the seed that cracked first and sprouted quickly on its own. I was worried that #BBK1 wasn't going to sprout so I carefully dug into the coco to find out if it had died or something and it looked like it was having trouble kicking the shell of the seed off so I helped it a bit and now appears to be the healthiest of the two, at least in my eyes. #BBK1 is taller and the leaves look so much greener and thicker than #BBK2
So my set up is simple. A 2ft x 3ft x 5ft grow tent in my closet. Small fan for air circulation, 6 inch carbon filter and 6 inch inline fan, using negative pressure for intake so both vent flaps at the bottom of the tent are open. My 600watt viparspectra LED light is at 30" from the surface of the coco and running 24/7 with only the Veg switch enabled. I currently lowered the lights couple inches to 30" from 32" because the temperature in the tent dropped to a low 75°F.
I've been watering once a day with a 1 liter bottle of PHd water.When I water I roughly use about a cup of water per plant. The rest of the water is used to moisten the coco and keep the humidity up. I know the roots on the plants aren't long enough to reach the water I spray on the coco around the plant so I'm confident I haven't overwatered by trying to keep the humidity up.
I've only been giving the plants tap water PHd at 6.0-6.5. My tap water PPM is at 120-130.
Should I wait one more week before trying to feed some calmag? When do you guys think I should start feeding nutrients?
Yeah I was going to do 18/6 but i forgot all about getting a timer. I'll use a timer on the next grow I suppose, I read somewhere that once your plants get set on a light schedule you aren't suppose to change it because it'll stunt their growth or stress them out. What do you think?They look good but I would do 18 hrs on and 6 hrs off to let them get a little down time that's when they grow the best is at night. They suck up energy in the day and grow at night
I agree because the pot is soo big there is no run off so it's kinda hard to tell if theres still water in the coco or not. I mean is the water that isn't being consumed by the plant dissipating?You might run into issues with planting them into a 5 gallon pot, but hopefully not. Going to make watering interesting
I agree because the pot is soo big there is no run off so it's kinda hard to tell if theres still water in the coco or not. I mean is the water that isn't being consumed by the plant dissipating?
O dang that's a lotta roots. I read somewhere to start autoflowers in the final pot to avoid transplantingThe problem is you'll soon start feeding with higher nutrients. So you'll basically have to water until runoff every time to make sure salt isn't building up (or it'll be a nightmare fighting your pH). And you don't want coco to dry out. I started in a small probably 4x4x4 plastic container and moved into a 3 gallon once the roots were too big for the small container. You could probably even get by with a 1-2 gallon if you're watering multiple times a day.
Realistically you may see stunted growth as your roots will constantly be trying to expand outward. This is what my roots looked like when I moved them to the 3 gallons
O dang that's a lotta roots. I read somewhere to start autoflowers in the final pot to avoid transplanting
theyre gonna be hungry soon start at maybe quarter strengthAlright so it seems I can no longer edit my original post soo I'll just continue posting on the thread. Anyways I started Germination on DEC 18 2017 and planted the germinated seed into a 5 gallon pot of coco coir (Canna coco) on DEC 19 2017. The feminized Autoflower seed came from Nirvana seeds and the strain is Blueberry Kush.
Initially #BBK2 was the seed that cracked first and sprouted quickly on its own. I was worried that #BBK1 wasn't going to sprout so I carefully dug into the coco to find out if it had died or something and it looked like it was having trouble kicking the shell of the seed off so I helped it a bit and now appears to be the healthiest of the two, at least in my eyes. #BBK1 is taller and the leaves look so much greener and thicker than #BBK2
So my set up is simple. A 2ft x 3ft x 5ft grow tent in my closet. Small fan for air circulation, 6 inch carbon filter and 6 inch inline fan, using negative pressure for intake so both vent flaps at the bottom of the tent are open. My 600watt viparspectra LED light is at 30" from the surface of the coco and running 24/7 with only the Veg switch enabled. I currently lowered the lights couple inches to 30" from 32" because the temperature in the tent dropped to a low 75°F.
I've been watering once a day with a 1 liter bottle of PHd water.When I water I roughly use about a cup of water per plant. The rest of the water is used to moisten the coco and keep the humidity up. I know the roots on the plants aren't long enough to reach the water I spray on the coco around the plant so I'm confident I haven't overwatered by trying to keep the humidity up.
I've only been giving the plants tap water PHd at 6.0-6.5. My tap water PPM is at 120-130.
Should I wait one more week before trying to feed some calmag? When do you guys think I should start feeding nutrients?
keep the coco moist,even with the small plants its hard to overwater.As long as your not feeding alot theres no buildup of nutesI agree because the pot is soo big there is no run off so it's kinda hard to tell if theres still water in the coco or not. I mean is the water that isn't being consumed by the plant dissipating?
the autos dont care about being in the dark they grow just fine.Ive done a few without ever shutting the light offYeah I was going to do 18/6 but i forgot all about getting a timer. I'll use a timer on the next grow I suppose, I read somewhere that once your plants get set on a light schedule you aren't suppose to change it because it'll stunt their growth or stress them out. What do you think?
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