Simple single plant high yielding DWC from beginning to end.

[3squared]

For starters, I'm not a scientist and I'm not an expert grower. I've been cultivating for a little over 5 years now, and everything I've learned came from other growers. I wanted what they had so I did exactly what they did. I cut no corners and used no substitutes, so I am limited for the most part to my own experience.

For starters, the grow will take

1 black 3 gallon bucket
1 black 5 gallon bucket
A good mid to large air pump
2 small air stones
2 large air stones
1/4 inch black air line
grow stones
Bucket top net pot
Your choice of nutes (I will be using the CX line)
A rooted clone/seedling
A veg light of choice, I use T5's

 

[3squared]

First we want to rinse off the grow stones before we add them to the basket. I fill a bucket with fresh water and dump the stones in, mixing them back and forth for a few min's then let them settle for a few min's. When you empty the bucket you will understand why it's a good idea to rise them first.

 

[3squared]

Now we are going to set up out net pot using 4-6 ft pieces of 1/4 air line.
The 2 small stones go in the basket and the two large stones hang below the basket.

 

[3squared]

Now we need our 3 gallon bucket filled with fresh water and nutes, ph'ed to 6.0.

Stones are rinsed and ready.
Drop the basket in the bucket and fill with grow stones. I hold the plant in place as I fill the net pot

 

[3squared]

Water change is once a week, but we have to top off the plant every day to ensure the roots are covered and the plant stays healthy.

I have extra buckets, so I fill new buckets with nutes etc and change the buckets once a week. Net pot pop's off of one and on to the others. It's as easy at that.

 

[Anon Emaus]

What lights, training and kind of yeild are you pulling per plant?

 

[3squared]

T-5's for veg. Pinch here and there but mostly trimming for shape. Flower under 1000's and scrogged. Looking at anywhere from 1.5 to 2 lbs. Pic is of 4 or 5 weeks into flower.

 

[gand3r]

That is a beast, do you defoliate?

 

[3squared]

Yes. They have been since that picture was taken.

 

[Anon Emaus]

Sweet, whats the veg time on that girl in the pic?

 

[3squared]

5 to 6 weeks. Which is our normal veg time but we have a few that run a week or two longer. We clone a large group and then try to add 1 per week to flower so the last in a batch will have 7 or 8 weeks.

 

[ttystikk]

Interesting. I like trees myself and I like to see how other people grow them. Subbed to see what happens!

 

[Alaric]

Clean set up

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[krinen]

That's insanity! Beautiful for sure! What is your EC for veg and flower? I just switched to DWC and I can't seem to get anywhere near the growth rate as some. I mean they are growing much faster than my years in coco, but nothing like this!

 

[3squared]

Never cared to know. We follow the nute schedule and have never had a problem. Have several different types of meters and never use them. Displayed on our guardians too and never pay any attention.

 

[SnaFuu]

Great advice

 

[3squared]

Starting week two with a water change. Having a little trouble with Ph levels which should be 6.0 but for some reason I keep finding them as high as 6.7. Still getting plant and root growth so nothing to be too concerned about. The effects can be seen in the lighter colored leaves.

 

[thenasty1]

T-5's for veg. Pinch here and there but mostly trimming for shape. Flower under 1000's and scrogged. Looking at anywhere from 1.5 to 2 lbs. Pic is of 4 or 5 weeks into flower. View attachment 3581835

thats a hell of a tree youve got there. im assuming shes in the 5 gallon bucket you had in your materials list?

 

[3squared]

thats a hell of a tree youve got there. im assuming shes in the 5 gallon bucket you had in your materials list?

No, flower happens in a Marine cooler in about 20 gallons of water. The 5 gallon bucket if for the last weeks in veg giving needed space to the roots.

 

[ttystikk]

No, flower happens in a Marine cooler in about 20 gallons of water. The 5 gallon bucket if for the last weeks in veg giving needed space to the roots.View attachment 3590475

I use 5 gallon buckets in veg before they outgrow them and I put them in 27 gallon tuffboxes.

This might sound counter intuitive, but my plants perform BETTER in these uninsulated tubs than they would in a cooler box;

At lights on, my chiller has been cooling the nutrient water all night, down to 57-61F. This improves oxygenation and thus makes life tough for anaerobic pathogens. But it's a bit cold for best growth, sooooo...

During the course of their day cycle, the tubs warm up to 66-72F. This boosts growth by revving up the plant's metabolism at the root level. At lights out, the chiller works to bring the water temp down once again, for the cycle to begin again the next morning.

Best of both worlds! So where did all that heat come from? I do have insulated lids to keep light out, so it isn't direct heating. The fans I use to circulate air in my racks draw their air from the floor right between those tubs, so room air is responsible for the heating... which in turn helps keep air temperatures stable in the room, too.

How 'bout that?