Ok I’m no where near as knowledgable from the out set see my bio to understand lol
lights
1 x
kind led 750 set to 20/4
1 x parabolic 600v set to 18/6
All way through the grow just different bulbs when needed
IWS flood an drain system
SHOGUN nutes through out all stages
then flawless finish to aid flush
Ok remember Rule #1: Learn all you can :)
Dude it is ALL good. I learn every day and I've been growing for like 1/2 my life literally (25+ years). I'm an old guy so back in my day we had jiffy pellets, garden soil, miracle grow or
general hydroponics nutes, really hot expensive lights, and when hydro first came out, NO ONE knew wtf they were doing. It was ALL experimental. I started with Flood and Drain in hydro. And out of EVERYTHING I've used, I like that and NFT the best for water. I've used aero in numerous formats, direct feed, drip, passive, gah and so much wasted time and effort... most importantly... money.
The reasons I'm in dirt is wide reaching. My indoor grow burned up with my house last year. LEDs, a KILLER NFT system, two custom grow rooms, C02 injector, etc. And honestly I was so bummed out about losing my seedbank, notes, genetic research, 11 momma bonsais that were all 3+ years old that I didn't want to grow again anytime soon. Was like fuck it. Well until I started having to pay for weed again. My wife sort of kicked me in the ass and said figure it out. It's part of you.
So... I scavenged together bits and parts that were laying around in a storage barn on my farm. Grow bags, soil, a couple of old 4 x 2 T8 Flouro fixtures. Then a buddy helped me out with some clones. And a trip to to a dispensary landed me some good seed stock.
This plant is the first that will finish out of my new grow. It came from a clone, has been pollenated with some weird old school purple sativa, and I've harvested 52 seeds off of it. 6 are germing now. 1 sprouted right in the bag. Promptly transplanted it. I harvested 4 nodes early for some weak quick smokage. But you can see it's been defoliated of fan leaves and is all about nug and cola growth at this point. The bloom it's on is number 3 and probably its final. I'm hoping to harvest it in 2 weeks or so. Every time I put a time frame on it, the thing busts out with new growth. And that's fine with me. Nugs are tight and dense as hell. And if you look closely you'll see bonsai wire tied into the inner nodes. I did that to force the sativa like growth to shoot straight out. And the inner nugs benefited in a huge way.
Anything you want to know, just ask. If I don't know the answer, LittleDabbie, Aquaman, Beachwalker, Ansel and the rest of the guys who have been doing this for a while too will know for sure. The journey is the fun part. You'll find that smoking the shit you grow will cause you to remember the grow. What was good. What was bad. And what could be better.
I'm telling you, there is magic in these beans... :D