Biscotti winter grow coco coir

[TannedViking]

I'm a bit impatient, just got a small wavemaker for a 10er. Will be posting the results after some days.

 

[TannedViking]

Getting nice and fat. Day 2 after topping and she's not stopping. Did some very low maintenance cutting away some dried tips on the 1st leaves, clearing the dried cotys and removing new sidebranches. Up to now still no defol. Just a load of tucking.

 

[TannedViking]

Wavemaker in. Its very silent and is doing exactly what it should. Will have the timer turn it on for 15min every hour.

 

[BearWater]

Wavemaker in. Its very silent and is doing exactly what it should. Will have the timer turn it on for 15min every hour.
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That’s pretty cool! Really nice work on the setup! You likening it so far? Will you continue to run coco after this?

 

[spase]

I just run an extra pump in my res. Just has the water moving around. I'm running sterile, so adding a bit of hydrogen peroxide also kills a lot of things and it's ok with the plants. About 3ml per gallon of the 3% H2O2 a few times each week. I'll do that with anything I add to the res a well.
I still have to clean it out every couple of weeks, but it's kept the res clean enough it doesn't affect the plants. When I moved to the drip it was my first issue. Res wasn't clean enough and the plants suffered until I figured it out.
Here's my current grow:

 

[TannedViking]

That’s pretty cool! Really nice work on the setup! You likening it so far? Will you continue to run coco after this?

Thanks :D figuring it out along the way. I enjoy this combo so much that it's going to be permanent for indoors. If I can manage the small growing space it also means I can get a decent harvest in just a 1.3x1.3x4.6. That's the goal now.
The coco just makes em explode and it's all automatic. When i'm gone for a few weeks friends can actually take over without killing it.
If i wouldnt have had autopot though i'd stick with soil.

 

[BearWater]

Thanks :D figuring it out along the way. I enjoy this combo so much that it's going to be permanent for indoors. If I can manage the small growing space it also means I can get a decent harvest in just a 1.3x1.3x4.6. That's the goal now.
The coco just makes em explode and it's all automatic. When i'm gone for a few weeks friends can actually take over without killing it.
If i wouldnt have had autopot though i'd stick with soil.

Yeah i made the switch from soil too peat based and looove it! I feel like it’s the best of both worlds (soil and coco) never ran coco, but im out there watering my pots every 2 days in flower! so i figured it was close, minus the bufferings and what not.

im really looking into a auto watering system : ) not sure im ready for the auto pot set up, but some more automation for sure : )

 

[TannedViking]

I just run an extra pump in my res. Just has the water moving around. I'm running sterile, so adding a bit of hydrogen peroxide also kills a lot of things and it's ok with the plants. About 3ml per gallon of the 3% H2O2 a few times each week. I'll do that with anything I add to the res a well.
I still have to clean it out every couple of weeks, but it's kept the res clean enough it doesn't affect the plants. When I moved to the drip it was my first issue. Res wasn't clean enough and the plants suffered until I figured it out.
Here's my current grow:

Nice, few weeks into flower? What are you growing? (:

I've been holding out on H2O2 but will get some if this little wavemaker doesnt hold up. Since its a bleach it kills bad bacteria, but also the good ones so I would personally use it only when there's an actual problem forming in the res.

 

[TannedViking]

Yeah i made the switch from soil too peat based and looove it! I feel like it’s the best of both worlds (soil and coco) never ran coco, but im out there watering my pots every 2 days in flower! so i figured it was close, minus the bufferings and what not.

im really looking into a auto watering system : ) not sure im ready for the auto pot set up, but some more automation for sure : )

Also went from regular soil to peat based soil outside and it works so much better. They say it's reusable so i dont feel too bad about using their peat.

Can and will recommend auto watering. From drip to bottomfed systems, it will save you so much time you wont know what to do with it. Doesnt have to cost a lot either.

 

[BearWater]

Also went from regular soil to peat based soil outside and it works so much better. They say it's reusable so i dont feel too bad about using their peat.

Can and will recommend auto watering. From drip to bottomfed systems, it will save you so much time you wont know what to do with it. Doesnt have to cost a lot either.

I’ll look into adding some to the outdoor : )

Growingsince1985 has a pretty cool auto watering setup. I’ve gotten some ideas from that along with mentally piecing something together! The extra time I had not watering would go straight back into the plants!

 

[spase]

This one's a bag seed Indica. It's at about 17 days in flower. I'm starting to see trichomes!

I've got a Skywalker I'm starting.

 

[TannedViking]

Skywalker haze takes me back. If i could give a quick spot of advice try keeping as many fanleaves as possible. I used to snip em as well but all my plants that were unsnipped grew much better.

 

[TannedViking]

Got some trainingwire in there to keep the big fans down, giving the mains more space. The split variegation is really starting to show now. Little gold leaf. I like it. She might earn a nickname. See it as a sign she'll be a good one. It starts out bright yellow and then fades with size. Nice little mutation I hope stays in her sides.

Went over the lights to prepare for flip and I measured out at about 71W p/sqft now since I use 120W in a 1.69sqft tent. Baseline is 50W p/sq ft so she's getting midflower levels of wattage in veg, together with the extra oxygen and 2.8EC and just taking it like a champ. Since she's in a room with people i dont worry about Co2. I'm considering adding a 30W LED to get it up to 88.6W p/sqft in mid flower. Seems a little perk of growing in such a small space is you get the give relatively more with less. Temp also isnt spiking badly. Temps around 77-82F (25-28C) with Rh around 55-60. Inline will be very needed later on.

 

[spase]

Skywalker haze takes me back. If i could give a quick spot of advice try keeping as many fanleaves as possible. I used to snip em as well but all my plants that were unsnipped grew much better.

I'm doing a mainline. I'll have a second with it. That one will get more low stress training and topping.

 

[TannedViking]

I'm doing a mainline. I'll have a second with it. That one will get more low stress training and topping.

I'm also doing a variation on mainlining but without all the trimming, only trim will be in flower or when a pop is needed to maintain space and growth speed. You had good results from mainlining?

Did a little 'trim' yesterday. Her daily little bit of care. If this is the size of your trim, you're doing good ;p

 

[TannedViking]

Last night I trained the 4 mains under the wire as well. Left the 2 in the middle untrained. If timing is good they should all be roughly the same height in a day or 2 and then I'll flip if it looks ok. Still 0 defol, only the necessary trimming of the nose hairs so to speak.

Added some cardbox as a humidity 'guard', as you will. Noticed when she was a seedling the cardboard was pulling down the Rh constantly. Also got a sticky trap for whatever is stupid enough to fly in.

The reservoir went from murky to clear seemingly over the span of a night. The smell went from old socks in locker room to an older creamy brie smell. I'm aging that res like a wine.
After doing some research it's what is called a Bacterial Bloom. It explodes for a bit, eats all it can before dissipating back to papa Nurgle. Might get away with topping of about 2liters and not cleaning for once.

 

[JIMKSI64]

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Last night I trained the 4 mains under the wire as well. Left the 2 in the middle untrained. If timing is good they should all be roughly the same height in a day or 2 and then I'll flip if it looks ok. Still 0 defol, only the necessary trimming of the nose hairs so to speak.

Added some cardbox as a humidity 'guard', as you will. Noticed when she was a seedling the cardboard was pulling down the Rh constantly. Also got a sticky trap for whatever is stupid enough to fly in.

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The reservoir went from murky to clear seemingly over the span of a night. The smell went from old socks in locker room to an older creamy brie smell. I'm aging that res like a wine.
After doing some research it's what is called a Bacterial Bloom. It explodes for a bit, eats all it can before dissipating back to papa Nurgle. Might get away with topping of about 2liters and not cleaning for once.

Points for 40k shout out to Nurgle. I would tag my Plague Marines but the box is buried under to much stuff.

 

[TannedViking]

In the end we're all adult kids hahah. I gave away 90% of my armies but couldnt let go of all of it.

 

[JIMKSI64]

I had a couple of super heavy titans guarding my grow.

 

[TannedViking]

Another man of culture :p Keeping those filthy, unwanted Phenos out. God I miss the days.