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Stoney Bud
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Here are some shots of my latest crop. I just put these rooted clones into the grow chambers on the 1st of January. A few of them have taken off well, and a few are not liking life yet.
As soon as the dominant lady in each of the growing chambers becomes obvious, I'll take out the rest and start the vegetative pruning to keep my plants at a nice height and maximize the budding sites.
I'm using the "FloraGro" three part nutrients from General Hydroponics this time, and so far, I really like the way it's working. While the ladies were rooting, I used a 1/3 strength mixture of 1-1-1. I've increased that in the main reservoir to a full strength 1-1-1 and my next 2 gallon addition to the main reservoir will be a 3-2-1 mix for full vegetative growth. By the time 4 weeks have passed, the reservoir mixture should be close to the maximum strength.
I'm using a "Hortilux" LU 430/HTL/EN Enhanced Spectrum HPS Grow Lamp with an electronic ballast and as you can see, a rectangular reflector. I've painted the walls of the growing area with "Behr" Interior flat Ultra Pure White Number 1050 for great reflection.
The main reservoir, when full, contains 18 gallons.
Each of the four growing chambers is a 14W x 19L x 13H Sterilite plastic tub that is filled with a 1/8 to 1/2 inch combination of clay marbles and rock. The drain openings are 1 inch diameter with the top of the drain two inches below the top of the top of the clay-gravel media. This will allow for the nutrient solution to cycle while the pump is on and remain below any light, thus eliminating any growth of algae on the surface of the media.
The main reservoir pump is a "Little Giant" 1-A, 1/200 hp, 170 gph/1'head, submersible with a 1/4" MNPT discharge. This little pump seems to be working well and should work perfectly throughout the entire growing and flowering time. I have an identical pump ready as a backup in the event of a failure.
I'm going to photograph the crop at one week intervals and post them so that you all can see the progress and any problems that occur, (knock on wood).
This site is sure a valuable resource and seems to have a respectable amount of activity.
Enjoy the pics!
As soon as the dominant lady in each of the growing chambers becomes obvious, I'll take out the rest and start the vegetative pruning to keep my plants at a nice height and maximize the budding sites.
I'm using the "FloraGro" three part nutrients from General Hydroponics this time, and so far, I really like the way it's working. While the ladies were rooting, I used a 1/3 strength mixture of 1-1-1. I've increased that in the main reservoir to a full strength 1-1-1 and my next 2 gallon addition to the main reservoir will be a 3-2-1 mix for full vegetative growth. By the time 4 weeks have passed, the reservoir mixture should be close to the maximum strength.
I'm using a "Hortilux" LU 430/HTL/EN Enhanced Spectrum HPS Grow Lamp with an electronic ballast and as you can see, a rectangular reflector. I've painted the walls of the growing area with "Behr" Interior flat Ultra Pure White Number 1050 for great reflection.
The main reservoir, when full, contains 18 gallons.
Each of the four growing chambers is a 14W x 19L x 13H Sterilite plastic tub that is filled with a 1/8 to 1/2 inch combination of clay marbles and rock. The drain openings are 1 inch diameter with the top of the drain two inches below the top of the top of the clay-gravel media. This will allow for the nutrient solution to cycle while the pump is on and remain below any light, thus eliminating any growth of algae on the surface of the media.
The main reservoir pump is a "Little Giant" 1-A, 1/200 hp, 170 gph/1'head, submersible with a 1/4" MNPT discharge. This little pump seems to be working well and should work perfectly throughout the entire growing and flowering time. I have an identical pump ready as a backup in the event of a failure.
I'm going to photograph the crop at one week intervals and post them so that you all can see the progress and any problems that occur, (knock on wood).
This site is sure a valuable resource and seems to have a respectable amount of activity.
Enjoy the pics!
