2nd grow journal

[myles117]

the buds on the 1st set are looking good so far. I like the shape of the last plant in the 2nd set. so with the coco perlite mix, you water them as you would a soil plant but more often?

[dagobaker]

i water them once a day a decent amount (so just alittle runs out the bottom) and then twice a week i give them a very heavy watering and then just re use the extra that comes out the bottom.......this is all an experiment so we shall see..... tomm i take a hydro unit with a small aquarium heater in it and with a covering on it an put it in the greenhouse and see if they live......they are 4 sea of green plants in put in 12/12 at different times to see if they will fully ripen before the true daylight times get longer.....

[AugustWest]

dude this is such an excellent grow. I like all the different mediums and the comparisons.

I'm really interested in thos coco/perlite mix you have going.
Do you use a nute solution every watering?
When you say you water them once a day is this because it totally dries out or does this stuff hold water fairly well?
Have you noticed any difference between this and the soil yet?

again.. awsome job thanx for sharing dude!

[dagobaker]

just keep glued to any thread that has my name on it because ill be doing tons of experiments with the white widow clones
the coco/perlite probably wont dry out for days....... ive just read that it acts like hydro and u cant really overwater the medium because any extra just runs out
i take the hydro water form my 25% and 50% nute strength and reuse that.....i change the units once a week so the ph doesnt change much and its not overly concentrated
the promix seems to build up too much for my well water so the coco/perlite seemed like a great idea
im keeping measurements for the 4 plants with two hydro and 2 coconut
ill be updating tommorrow for sure since im opening up the second 600hps and sending 4 plants into the cold of the ohio greenhouse......

[AugustWest]

good info man thanx.
So you would keep the PH of this mix closer to that of a hydro grow rather than soil?

[dagobaker]

exactly..ive done some research on the coco/perlite mix before trying it so i knew it might work for me
the 6.2 ph i use on my hydro is perfect for the coco and the better thing was that coco has a history of being able to absorb more salts without harming the plants and with my well water about .7 ec without adding any ferts i need something that can do that. the hydro seems to be fine without many issues but both dirt and promix dont seem to be as good
im doing major work today and plan on having tons of updates and pics by midnight eastern time.
the weather in ohio is horrible so the greenhouse grow might die before its time lol
just putting 4 plants in there that i dont really care about so no big deal
i counted my plants yesterday and i have a total of 70 plants in veg state from just cloned to 24 inches ready for the 12/12 so im well on my way
i have 3 mothers in one waterfarm dwc hydro unit with 25% nutes and a little shot of clonex solution and have been able to take 12 clones a week without hurting the mothers ....not bad

[myles117]

Originally Posted by dagobaker

exactly..ive done some research on the coco/perlite mix before trying it so i knew it might work for me
the 6.2 ph i use on my hydro is perfect for the coco and the better thing was that coco has a history of being able to absorb more salts without harming the plants and with my well water about .7 ec without adding any ferts i need something that can do that. the hydro seems to be fine without many issues but both dirt and promix dont seem to be as good
im doing major work today and plan on having tons of updates and pics by midnight eastern time.
the weather in ohio is horrible so the greenhouse grow might die before its time lol
just putting 4 plants in there that i dont really care about so no big deal
i counted my plants yesterday and i have a total of 70 plants in veg state from just cloned to 24 inches ready for the 12/12 so im well on my way
i have 3 mothers in one waterfarm dwc hydro unit with 25% nutes and a little shot of clonex solution and have been able to take 12 clones a week without hurting the mothers ....not bad

70 plants? holy shit! how much weed are you trying to produce? i wish i had the time and money to grow that many plants. Maybe one day.

[dagobaker]

ok u need to understand that i dont really have a life....lol........
and the fucked up thing is that since my exgirlfriend moved out last may my electric bills even with all the lights i run is the same or less than when she lived here.......and i have an all electric house so i get a super rate 5.1 per kwh which is like less than half what california pays...
im planning on 25 adults in my indoor grow rooms and 24 outside in the greenhouse.....but with a perpetual grow i need to make 12 clones a week and then maybe 10 of those are really good......im doing 20 to 25 every 10 weeks so i need to mass produce so i never run out of adult clones
u catch my hash? not a huge quantity but it looks good....my buddy will try it tomm night and ill be letting everyone know how it came out.....laterz
btw i always spent alot on growing its just not all veggies now
although i do have 10 tomato plants growing next to my clones which will be going in the greenhouse probably april 1st if all goes well with the weather below is my hash url
http://forum.grasscity.com/recreatio...check-out.html

[dagobaker]

first two are of my adult clones and my tomato plants under 2-40 mixed spect floros
next two are of my baby clones under same mix of lights
next one is of my grow room number one with a moving 600hps 2 hydro units and a nice fan
last one is the very proud of veg room with my mothers and 3 waterfarm units with my clones growing and getting ready for 12/12.....they are under 2 very nice double 2foot t5 lights totally 220 watts......
working my ass off on my day off so i can get the second 12/12 room up and ready
might be waiting a few days for the greenhouse grow since we are getting tons of snow right now

[dagobaker]

full shots of veg mother plants... they love the hydro and the new t5 lights

[dagobaker]

here are the fourth set of plants.....im supposed to start with the first set normally but ive set up my second grow room and didnt have enough time to do the rest
either tomm afternoon or tomm night....up to how much time i have
btw they are all my coco/perlite mix
im falling in love with this mix even though its early in the game

[dagobaker]

1st set of plants
these are all well water with 3 part nutes 50% in promix
having some leaf issues ill address in a diff post/forum
coco/perlite and hydro only after this grow
they are about 37 days into 12/12 and im thinking about 5 more weeks
they say 8 weeks but i think 10 weeks from 12/12 IMO

[dagobaker]

they are my 8 plants in the second set
6 coco/perlite and 2 promix
if u look close u can see some leaf issues with the promix ones

[dagobaker]

here are a few 5 week 12/12 bud shots

[dagobaker]

1st set of plants at approx 44 days into 12/12
im planning on harvesting one plant at 60 days to test out the high
then im taking the stubby plant and finishing it in the greenhouse in about 2 weeks until done
the rest will be getting 70 days i think ......10 weeks from 12/12 should be just right