Hey everyone. Just lookin for pointers.

[Bjoern51]

So here goes.... i am trying DWC and soil. Just started the DWC seedlings about 4 days ago now. Check the ph daily. Doing bubbler method without a cooler. First day nice and brown water with nutrients and rhizo blast at 1/4 of recommended does for seedlings as to not over do it but help with root growth off the bat. Stalks seem to be drying up tho.


As for my soil. It started off rough. Went thru a heat wave a month in and wilted everything. With a minimal budget I scrounged up enough to get a 4x4 tent going. Everything came back to life but clones I have stunted. Now about foot shorter than the three seeded I have. If see anything off or have any recommendations please let me know. I will be elevating the tent plants roughly 4-6 inch for larger and maybe putting buckets under shorter ones to match the height and give em light. Any and all info is much appreciated from this so cal grow newb. Just know I'm doing this on a short budget atm. So can't afford to much on upgrading much.

Newb grower

 

[Bjoern51]

Oh and I got my temp down to 74 with light on and 68 off

 

[One drop]

I’m in for some schooling I’ve never grown with dwc.

 

[Bjoern51]

I’m in for some schooling I’ve never grown with dwc.

I was tempted to get a cooler too. But gets costly with reservoir and cooler.

What kinda hydro you grow in OD?

 

[One drop]

I was tempted to get a cooler too. But gets costly with reservoir and cooler.

What kinda hydro you grow in OD?

I’ve grown flood n drain way back in the 80s now I’m only coco perlite mix 70%30%

 

[Bjoern51]

I use king rootz coco soil mix. Stuff is amazing no nutrients needed for 2 months just weekly run off to keep flushed and good to go

 

[Bjoern51]

so a update on my soils. They are growing ridiculously fast. Any tips if just let em grow or clip?

 

[One drop]

Looking good I’d leave them if it your first grow , they need to be up off tent floor get the air gap under them warmer dryer roots aids in plant health. OD

 

[Bjoern51]

Looking good I’d leave them if it your first grow , they need to be up off tent floor get the air gap under them warmer dryer roots aids in plant health. OD

Been trying to find something but everything to heavy and crushed the cheap blocks I got

 

[Beachwalker]

Been trying to find something but everything to heavy and crushed the cheap blocks I got

I use styrofoam

 

[Bjoern51]

I use styrofoam

Mine is Styrofoam but I was looking for a grating to stack on Styrofoam

 

[One drop]

Been trying to find something but everything to heavy and crushed the cheap blocks I got

Ok I’ll call @Dr.B he has made a great grow hack using milk great cut down to suit and modifies it to allow a drip tray to be slid under a top idea suited for heavy soil grows like yours mate .

 

[Bjoern51]

Ok I’ll call @Dr.B he has made a great grow hack using milk great cut down to suit and modifies it to allow a drip tray to be slid under a top idea suited for heavy soil grows like yours mate .

Thank you very much OD

 

[Beachwalker]

Mine is Styrofoam but I was looking for a grating to stack on Styrofoam

They sell those in hydro stores here in USA but they're fairly pricey

 

[Bjoern51]

They sell those in hydro stores here in USA but they're fairly pricey

Exactly.... not paying 125 for 4x4

 

[Beachwalker]

Exactly.... not paying 125 for 4x4

I should have been more clear (coffee hasn't kicked in yet) they sell little plant stands I was looking at them last week in the hydro store I didn't see the price but I'm sure they are more than I want to pay; in the cold weather I put mine up on sheets of Styrofoam that I get as free packing LOL

But if you have enough milk crates around what Dr. B made is pretty awesome, myself I need the milk crates more than I need to cut them up but if you have enough milk crates they're a great idea good luck

Edit: 1st time I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for on Amazon but they were similar to this in the picture, they were plastic and more substantial than this one though

 

[Bjoern51]

I should have been more clear coffee hasn't kicked in and they sell little plant stands I was looking at them last week up in the hydro store I didn't see the price but I'm sure they are more than I want to pay as well in the cold weather I put mine up on sheets of Styrofoam that I get as free packing LOL

But if you have enough milk crates around what doc to be made is pretty awesome myself I need the milk crates more than I need to cut them up but if you have enough milk crates they're a great idea good luck

Most definately. I'll look into crates and plant stands. I have 9 plants so trying to save and nothing wood because I want humidity controlled

 

[Beachwalker]

These are what I was trying to find, $2.98 ea.

They fit right in the green catch saucers, add a small wet vac and I wouldn't have to pick these freaking heavy plants up all the time, this might be my next upgrade?

Edit: even cheaper here

I will probably add these and a wet vac going forward I like the idea of it enabling me to flush the plants right where they are

 

[Bjoern51]

Got them on there way. I have a questions everyone? My plants are about 24-27 inches tall when should I start them flowering?

 

[Bjoern51]

So here is an update I ended up having to get another 4x4 to start flower on my three oldest. Unfortunately funds didn't permit me to start earlier and planrs ended up growing to 37inch. I meant to start flower at 24 inches to not out grow my tents. So unfortunately I think I prob will. I'm continuing my trimming of larger leafs to give rest sunlight. I still haven't got my risers in the mail. Hydropro canceled mine out of the blue after my payment went thru fully. Here are a few recent pics.