TonyMac2020

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Nov 13, 2021

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First grow in coco guys wish me luck. The more I research the more I suspect there will be continual improvements to my methods. Already I've decided I will water 3 times a day by hand since it's only 4 plants.

4 unknown clones
Starter roots in 100% Coco coir
All different strains by observation
Room constant 75°
Dayspot 32W equilavent grow light

Week 1:
3/4 tsp Floranova grow (ph 5.8-6.0)
H2O temp:72°
Once every 2 days until day 5 where it was 1 fertigation a day. Then on day 7 it was 2.

 

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Week 2:
Calimagic 1
Floranova grow 3.5
Rapid start .25

Using these ratios then bring ec down to 1644 (pros are saying 5.5 has highest availability) with Calmag and water mixture. My ph can get as low as 5.37 but I bring it back up with the calmag water. 3x a day fertigation. Put 400w hps (at 38 in) along with 32w dayspot(at 18 in) side lighting.

 

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Week 3 I noticed growth slowed a little which has happened my first 2 runs. I'm always concerned my root structure isn't mature enough. So I wait until week 4 for my transplant from 1 gallon to 5 gallon cloth. This week I've been studying the gh floranova chart and my ec was low compared to the chart so I bumped up nutes to 1.8 ec. My runoff ph has stayed around 5.8 but I want it higher so I've been sending water at 6.2 to get it to slowly rise thru the course of the week.

 

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Looking Good. I'm interested in following this. As Im setting back up my grow room unfortunately I'm still running a old Sun system analog ballast 600 watt switchable with air cooled hood. I got it in 1998. I served us well but I stopped growing indoors around 2012. But I'm thinking of upgrading the light and starting all over again. Not sure which grow medium im going with. I did soil last time. But i'm interested in coco or DWC.

 

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Week 4 transplant and they exploded! I mean this type of ish keeps you inspired to keep going! Bumped nutes up again to 2.2 ec ph around 6.1. Strategic leaf pulling until I get some clonex gel to make some more CLONES!!! 3rd pic was just after water so give coco a min to do its thing it does look overwatered for 30 min or so

 

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@BDH420 I'm running a 600w non cooled hps right now because the basement can use the added heat. When they go into flower I also have a 1000w hps and will take clones before the flip. Last 2 runs I used soil then promix so I love/hate the involvement it takes to keep up with coco. Ultimately I ended up dialing in which I thought was only for professionals and now I can whip up a nute solution for all the plants in about 5 mins tested and all