The Church, Indoor, Smart Pots vs Eco-Grow Pots Challenge

Discussion in 'Indoor Grow Journals' started by steppastyle, Sep 5, 2015.

  1. Hi fellow growers. This is my first journal here. I have been an outdoor grow veteran in years past, but this is my first year playing around with an indoor set up. It has been 12 years since my last grow and so much has changed. I have a few autoflower grows under my belt already this season. They have been great at getting me back into the game. I have been following some of you here for a couple months, learning in the shadows. Constructive feedback is always welcome from all.

    I actually started this grow in the beginning of August, but I've been keeping an offline journal that I will share with you here until we get caught up.

    So here is what is going on this grow...

    Growing GHS The Church feminized.
    Indoor tent, 3'x3'x5'.
    400 watt metal halide for veg and 400 watt HPS for flower.
    Using two different types of pots and testing their performance. Eco-Grow Pot and Smart Pots.
    Using a mixture of 75% Coco Coir and 25% perlite
    BCNL Future Harvest Plantlife Nutrients for Hydro/Coco

    7/27/15 - Began germination. Planted 5 GHS Church Feminized. Used jiffy pellets.

    8/2/15 - First Sprouts. 4 of the 5 seeds have sprouted and broken ground


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  2. Continuing on:

    8/4/15 - Taproots have broken through bottom of pellets. I have transferred over to solo cups to continue root development. I have moved the seedlings away from the window and into the grow tent. I am using a 400 watt MH builb with the lights about 2.5 feet away.

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  3. Girls are now in red solo cups. ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1441485533.838918.jpg
     
  4. #4 steppastyle, Sep 5, 2015
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    8/11/15 - roots are already wrapping around the bottom of the solo cups. Time to move the girls into their bigger pots. The 5th and last seed to sprout is not doing well. She will not catch up with her sisters. So I will have to dump her. :(.

    But for the rest, 'm going to put 2 of the girls into Eco-Grow Pots, and two of the girls into Smart Pots

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  5. Side by side shots the day of transplanting. This is day 10

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  6. Day 16 since sprouting. Topped all the girls. I think I might have FIMd one of the girls.

    The big girl off to the side is a Matanuska Thunder Fuck mother that I'm going to flower with these. You will see her pop up in the garden from time to time.


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  7. Day 20

    So far no difference between the two style of pots.

    I definitely FIM'd the girl in the back left.

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  8. Day 21. These girls are exploding with growth.

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  9. Day 23. The FIM'd girl is really growing fast.

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  10. Day 26

    A side by side comparison of the two pots. The Eco-Grow pots seem to have taller, slightly less bushy, while the Smart Pots seem more short and stout. ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1441487300.386685.jpg
     
  11. Day 32 since sprouting and day 1 of flowering. Again, you will now start seeing my mother Matanuska in the back flowering along with these Church. I'll give a grow report on that plant in the future.

    So far not much difference between the two styles of pots. I do have to give the Smart Pots a drink of water about a day ahead of the Eco-Pots.

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  12. Day 5 flowering.

    Ok, now we are all caught up and in real time. I have switched over to the HPS light and started my flowering ferts. And I forgot to mention before. I have been using Cal-Mag in addition to my other base nutrients.

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  13. Day 6 Flowering.


    As you can see the Eco-Grow Pot on the right is slightly larger than the Smart Pot on the left.
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    Top view. Smart Pot on the left. Eco-Grow Pot on the right.
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    And just for fun, my Matanuska Thunder Fuck. As you can see by the bottom leaves, she had some pH issues a couple weeks back.
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  14. Day 7 flowering. All girls are showing sex and stretching about an inch a day. We are filling up this grow space quickly.

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  15. Day 10 Flower for the Church. Canopy height has pretty much evened out on all the plants. Right now both pots are performing exactly the same.


    Tops just beginning to form on the Church
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    Good spacing of the nodes
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    Buds beginning to form on the Matanuska
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  16. Day 10 flowering overhead canopy shot

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  17. Day 11 Flowering. I gave all these girls an extra day to really dry out the medium and get a good rush of oxygen to the roots. I gave them a thorough watering today and I am continuing with week two flowering nutrients.


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    Smart Pots
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  18. And of course the Matanuska mother is chugging along

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  19. Day 12 flowering.


    Over top canopy shot
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    So many tops!
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  20. Day 13 flowering


    Smart Pot
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    Eco-Grow Pot
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    Some stretching between the nodes on the Smart Pots
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    Overhead canopy shot
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    And the Matanuska mommy
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