Hey guys, this will be my second grow. Here's the setup: - Gorilla grow tent - 4x4x7 - 3̶x̶ ̶V̶i̶p̶a̶r̶s̶p̶e̶c̶t̶r̶a̶ ̶V̶3̶0̶0̶ ̶&̶ ̶1̶x̶ ̶V̶i̶p̶a̶r̶s̶p̶e̶c̶t̶r̶a̶ ̶V̶6̶0̶0̶.̶ HLG 600h Quantum Board - 620watts [replaced the LEDs on day 43 of flower] - 6" inline fan (340 cfm) as exhaust w/ carbon filter (passive intake from the bottom of the tent) - clip fan - oscillating 16" fan Light schedule is 18/6 during veg and 12/12 for flower. I'll be watering with distilled water PH'd @ ~6.5 and feeding my plants every other watering. I'm growing 5 plants, but will give one of the seedlings away in a week or so. I'm using Fox Farms Happy Frog soil to start out the seedlings in solo cups. I will be transplanting them to 5gal pots using a mix of 80% Fox Farms Ocean Forest and 20% perlite. I'll be using only the Viparspectra V600 (both bloom & veg switches on) until flower, then I'll add the other 3 Viparspectra V300s. I won't give them any nutes for the first month or so, then I'll start with cal-mag and pure blend pro (grow), and then switch to pure blend pro (bloom), bud candy and big bud when i flip the lights. The strain is Banana Kush. Seeds were obtained from ILGM. All 5 germinated and sprouted successfully.
Day 3 from seed. As well as the germinated seeds. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 8 from seed. I've been having to water these seedlings every day so far. This happy frog soil dries up so damn fast. Is this the norm for happy frog soil? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I thought you were using Ocean Forest. I mix my soil the same as you, 80% fox farm and 20% perlite. It may be the good drainage that the perlite provides that's creating the need to water so much. Not necessarily a bad thing. Looking great so far, man. Cant wait to see these babies unfold!
Oh, do you have a soil moisture meter? That takes the guess work out for me. I water at low moist high dry at the very latest.
I'm using 100% FF Happy Frog for my seedlings. I'll be transplanting to ocean forest and perlite, 80/20 mix. And no I don't have a moisture meter. I dig my finger in the soil a bit to judge for dryness. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 20 from seed I transplanted them to 5gal pots using about an 85/15 mix of fox farms ocean forest soil and perlite. Judging by the pic below I'd say it was the right time to transplant. The plants weren't doing so well this past week. I made a big mistake watering them every day. They didnt like that at all, as they were quite droopy this whole week. Hopefully they recover in this new soil Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 21 from seed Looks like the plants recovered nicely from the transplant. I won't be using any nutrients for at least another week and a half Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 25 from seed The girls look great. I topped them yesterday. I wont be topping them again this grow Definitely happy with the grow so far Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Looking good man! I made the switch to qb boards and organic no till soil this round and I'm loving it! I'd suggest reading up on no till, it just makes way too much sense! Keep feeding the worms and watering the soil and it does the rest for ya My 4 QB288 v2s are running ~600 watts, I didnt quite get the canopy filled due to a transplant mishap (3 instead of 4 plants in my 4x4, 30 gal smart pots), but they're starting to put on a show in there! I'll keep checking in, your gals look like they should be taking off after stretching their legs in their forever homes!
Day 28 from seed My temps have been great also. Averaging 75 degrees and 50% humidity Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 30 from seed. I watered them today with 3ml calmag and 9ml pure blend pro grow. First time watering with nutes. Another 8-10 days tops and then I flip the lights. I am very happy with these plants so far Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 32 from seed Gonna flip the lights in 3-5 days. Everything is great. Feels weird flipping to flower when I've only gave them veg nutes only twice Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Day 34 from seed Gave them a small defoliation. Took off about 30 leaves total. Removed some of the larger, older fan leaves. Gonna defoliate again at week 3 of flower. I'm gonna flip in another 3-4 days Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I would. Looks like the leaves are starting to taco, if that's the case, move the lights up a bit. Otherwise, your plants are looking great! Growing Like There's No-Till-Morrow
Day 36 from seed Last day of veg, I flip the lights tonight Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Grasscity Forum mobile app