After a few grows using HPS lighting and a top feed system I decided to switch to DWC and Led lighting. I have a 1mx1mx2m tent, cannafan, 100lt resevoir with 4 spaces for plants, 20 litre bucket with 1 space for plant. I'm using Viparspectra 400w LED switchable lights. Nutrients for this grow are courtesy of the good people over at Professor's Nutrients. The strain I'm growing this time around is an indica from Southern Star Seeds called Chung Lee (LA confidential x Afgooey). Week 1 Started the seeds with paper towel method and after 2 days they popped and placed in wool cubes.
I'm not good with liters but I'm guessing those are 5gal buckets? Vipaspectra is a good light I have the 450 dimmable and 2 600w vipaspectra switchable light they do real well. Just be careful with your nite strenghs you don't want to fry them they take about 1/4 of the recommended use good luck and welcome to bubble buckets
Week 2 Seedlings showing first root so placed cubes in clay pebbles in 23cm pots. Lights are switched to veg mode. Nutrients are just go roots at 2.5ml/10l water
Week 3 Growth seems to be a slight be slower with LED's but I did expect that. The pots in the back of the tent are some skunk seeds that I plan to grow outdoors once the sex is determined, once I harvest this crop I plan to take some cuttings and grow a crop of skunk indoors. Nutrients for this week are go roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/1lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt
Week 4 The roots are starting to develop nicely now and a bit more growth. Nutrients re the same as last week with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/1lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Week 5 Growing nicely now apart from one plant which seems to be the runt of the litter. Roots on all apart from the runt are really coming along now. Nutrients are the same as last week with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Thanks Guns4funz, right now I'm trialling the range of nutes from Professors nutrients and there is a product called Go Roots which I am using. I will keep the orca in mind for future grows.
Im not a brand specific guy. Just having something that has both the enzymes and beneficial fungi has massively effected my root zone. I went all of veg running a sterile rez and switched a couple weeks into flower and man am I happy I did.
Week 6 The four good plants are coming along nicely with a noticeable fat leaf indica growth. The roots are looking nice too. This week the pH was a bit high so I used a couple of drops of pHdown. The nutrients for this week are the same as last week with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Week 7 This week the roots on all the plants except the runt are looking great so I decided to drop the level of water in the reservoirs. Since the roots of the runt are not very big I switched plants so all the good plants are in the same reservoir. The nutrients for this week are the same as last week with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Week 8 Early this week I topped the plants. Probably the best week of growth so far, even the solo runt starting to look ok. At the end of the week I gave the plant's their first defoliation. The main reservoir got less water again this week. The nutrients this week remain the same with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt. voir
Week 9 Now that the weather is warming up the growth rate seems to have picked up. The main reservoir got less water again this week as well as the bucket. The nutrients this week remain the same with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Week 10 A bit of a trim this week. Still no sign of preflowers so will keep the lights on 16/8 cycle although it seems that they have been vegging for longer than usual. Same nutrients this week Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Week 11 Not much change this week, nutrients remain the same with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Grow Fast at 2.5ml/lt.
Week 12 A slight trim this week. One of the plants is showing female pre flowers but can't tell about the others yet, fingers crossed I get a few ladies. Nutrients for this week remain the same.
Week 13 Flip time! lady luck has blessed me and I have 5 out of 5 females. Now that I know the sex I have flipped and done a bit more lolipopping. Nutrients for this week are Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Flower Boost at 2ml/lt
Week 14 A great week of growth with some good bud formation starting already. I no longer have one runt of the litter but it seems that most of them are not too different in size. I will keep putting the current smallest plant in the bucket. A light trim this week and the nutrients remain the same as last week with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Flower Boost at 2ml/lt
Week 15 Seeing some really nice growth now with good bud and trichomes forming. I have found this breeder's plants tend to have a mutation which buds grow on the fan leaves and stems. This is a good thing for me because I use leaf trimmings to make my cannabutter and oil capsules. This week I gave the plants a good trim according to breeder's instructions. Nutrients for this week remain the same with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Flower Boost at 2ml/lt
Week 16 Although not much growth height this week in height the buds are starting to fatten up. They are also starting to smell now. Nutrients for this week remain the same with Go Roots at 2.5ml/10l water, Go Green at 2ml/lt water and A and B formula at 2.5ml/lt as well as Flower Boost at 2ml/lt