My first auto grow diary

[B0ssD0ss]

OG Kush Auto:
Germinated on 8-27-2020

2 week old seedling and the countdown to 85 days has begun.

Under mother natures light. The SUN

 

[tomatoesarecooltoo]

How many days before your expected first frost date?

 

[B0ssD0ss]

How many days before your expected first frost date?

I live in an area that doesnt get any really cold weather til late December or early January.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

Just did a thing.....

 

[Moshmen]

Nice congrats boss! Take that 85 days with a grain of salt - good to know for sure but not the Bible! Careful with the watering easy to overwater in the big pots , I know I been there done that

 

[B0ssD0ss]

I usually dont water til the medium is dry. I have plenty of veggies in the yard so know to be easy on that front as well as starting with a quarter of recommended dosing for ferts too.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

Week 3 from germination.

Working on the 3rd nodes. Running lights 16/8
Also just purchased a 2nd identical light to what I have installed, a ViparSpectra V300.
Need to figure out when or if to install it. Figured 2 plants I would need 2 light especially once they start fanning out. Only issue would be heat with 2 lights. I dont have an inline exhaust system just 3 6.5" fans in tent. 1 at the top port to suck out heat, 1 above the light to disperse heat from light, and 1 at pot level to stimulate stalk growth.

I also purchased a small dehumidifier.
Although the humidity seems to be perfect during the day with all the fans going, at night the humidity seems to rise. So will be running the dehumidifier at night to see if that keeps the humidity to a manageable level.

Few pictures for reference

 

[420ReBeLGrower]

dude, get those temps down!! :-) 90 isn't that bad, but might want to try and cool it down a little (75F?)

 

[Nate_in_AK]

dude, get those temps down!! :-) 90 isn't that bad, but might want to try and cool it down a little (75F?)

At least get the humidity up to match if you cannot cool it down. You should have about 75% humidity in 90F heat.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

dude, get those temps down!! :-) 90 isn't that bad, but might want to try and cool it down a little (75F?)

What would you suggest? I just added a 2nd light so now I think the temps will get higher. I opened it up to cool it down and that works relatively well until I close it back up. Maybe I should go to 1 light. Also this is a 2x2x4 tent

 

[B0ssD0ss]

At least get the humidity up to match if you cannot cool it down. You should have about 75% humidity in 90F heat.

Should I add a bowl of water to try and increase the humidity. Guess I should turn off the dehumidifier. It really only seems to get humid at night. Ugh

 

[Nate_in_AK]

1 light should be fine for a tent that size.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

Current temp and humidity.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

1 light should be fine for a tent that size.

Well shit. Should have saved my money and not bought then 2nd light. So how do I raise humidity in there? It gets hot still with just 1 light.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

I have had the tent open for about 5 minutes and the tent has dropped to 82° and humidity has come up to 42%

 

[Nate_in_AK]

Well shit. Should have saved my money and not bought then 2nd light. So how do I raise humidity in there? It gets hot still with just 1 light.

Well, not to be a smartass, but most people use a humidifier. ✌ I use an ultrasonic that has a flow control so I can dial the output intensity. I have to refill it everyday of course.

 

[B0ssD0ss]

81° 47% now

 

[B0ssD0ss]

Well, not to be a smartass, but most people use a humidifier. ✌ I use an ultrasonic that has a flow control so I can dial the output intensity. I have to refill it everyday of course.

Naw you're good. I just bought a dehumidifier thinking I needed that. Never knew they had an actual humidifier. Great something else to purchase. Lol

 

[B0ssD0ss]

So finishing week 4 since germination.

Think I have the humidity to heat issue close, ladies look heathly and soaking up the nutrients from the soil.

Wondering when I should start introducing additional nutrients. I heard the soil should give them about a months worth of nutrients which is about where I'm at now. Possibly feed this time next Sunday. Any input on this would be much appreciated.

Here are a few pics of progress, any and all additional info much appreciated.

 

[Nate_in_AK]

Looking good! Next time get us some pictures without the purple light please.

Yeah lots of threads about feeding, and since you are in larger pots from the start, it changes things as well. Definitely suggest reading through some old posts if you have the time.

Keep up the good work!