MrTwist1
Well-Known Member
Hey guys. I decided to finally show off my garden here. It's a small stealth operation (for now) consisting of a veg cabinet and 2 flower spaces. I live in the tropics, so it might seem counter-intuitive to grow indoors, but it is very risky to grow here and people are very nosey. I have grown outdoor here in the past but it is very nerve wracking. Growing indoors in the tropics can be very challenging through the summer. The ambient heat and humidity mean that I am limited in some aspects of my grow. I do have AC in my house but it is very inefficient and very expensive to run, so I have to limit my use to just the bare minimum.
For those reasons and others I only use LEDs these days... although I have grown with HPS, and grown/vegged with CFL and T5 in the past. I am always tweaking and adding to my operation, but right now the setup is as follows;
Veg Cab @ 1.5sqft
Flower Cab @ 4sqft
Flower Tent @ 6sqft
I'm currently running Berry White (an S1 from California) which I am totally in love with. I have been running a couple of DNA Lemon Skunk phenos, but elected to let them both go as they are just not keeper material. The final Lemon Skunk #2 clone can be seen yellowing in the flower cab cos she is one hungry bitch.
I run 1gallon fabric pots with Blumats which are great. You do have to expect and plan for a few runaways with the blumats, but I love how easy they have made my life, and how much the plants love them. It's really nice being able to run such small pots and still have happy plants.
I use Hydroponics Research Veg+Bloom which is somewhat controversial. I use shop bought RO water (at significant hassle) and I add a little of my hard tap water for Calcium, and a little Epsom Salts for Magnesium. I tend to give a little bump of Koolbloom powder around week 4, and I am currently playing around with Mammoth P (haven't had the chance to run a side-by-side yet to really test it). I add DripClean to my Blumat res to limit salt buildup. I feed molasses towards the end of flower for extra terpy sweetness. I taper down EC in the last 2 weeks, but do not flush as such.
Feel free to ask any questions. Cheers and happy growing folks
Edited to add:
Thanks to all the awesome folks here who have helped me get my knowledge and setup to where it is today... there are literally too many names to mention. It's funny to think how without this subforum I would still be struggling to deal with crazy HPS temps etc.
For those reasons and others I only use LEDs these days... although I have grown with HPS, and grown/vegged with CFL and T5 in the past. I am always tweaking and adding to my operation, but right now the setup is as follows;
- Veg Cab - 1x Samsung Influx L09 5000k, 2x Samsung Influx L04 3500k run at 0.7A @ 65W dimmable
- Flower Cab - 4x Cree CXB3590 3500k, 1x Citizen CLU048-1818 3000k 90CRI run at 1.05A @ 200W dimmable. Also Exo Terra UVB 200 CFL 26-watt.
- Flower Tent - 1x Samgsung Influx L09 5000k run at 1.4A @ 65W, 4x Cree CXB3590 3500k run at 1.4A @200W dimmable.
Veg Cab @ 1.5sqft
Flower Cab @ 4sqft
Flower Tent @ 6sqft
I'm currently running Berry White (an S1 from California) which I am totally in love with. I have been running a couple of DNA Lemon Skunk phenos, but elected to let them both go as they are just not keeper material. The final Lemon Skunk #2 clone can be seen yellowing in the flower cab cos she is one hungry bitch.
I run 1gallon fabric pots with Blumats which are great. You do have to expect and plan for a few runaways with the blumats, but I love how easy they have made my life, and how much the plants love them. It's really nice being able to run such small pots and still have happy plants.
I use Hydroponics Research Veg+Bloom which is somewhat controversial. I use shop bought RO water (at significant hassle) and I add a little of my hard tap water for Calcium, and a little Epsom Salts for Magnesium. I tend to give a little bump of Koolbloom powder around week 4, and I am currently playing around with Mammoth P (haven't had the chance to run a side-by-side yet to really test it). I add DripClean to my Blumat res to limit salt buildup. I feed molasses towards the end of flower for extra terpy sweetness. I taper down EC in the last 2 weeks, but do not flush as such.
Feel free to ask any questions. Cheers and happy growing folks
Edited to add:
Thanks to all the awesome folks here who have helped me get my knowledge and setup to where it is today... there are literally too many names to mention. It's funny to think how without this subforum I would still be struggling to deal with crazy HPS temps etc.
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