Notes I wanted to add for anyone needing insight on my grow or just growing overall. These are the averages across hundreds of articles I read during this grow and what I followed. With the exception of ppm, which I did not follow at all. Everything below is also for growing in soil, LED, & florescence.
Lighting
L*W = sq.ft
32w/sq.ft - minimum
50w/sq.ft - ideal
80w/sq.ft - maximum
Blue light (daylight) - Veg
Red/Yellow light (soft white)- Flower - 2700k
LED Lighting Distance
240-400w - 16-30”
450-550w - 20-30”
600-850w - 24-26”
900w+ - 26-42’
Need to be moved closer during flowering
LED distance - 18”+ second half of flowering (30” if larger)
Fluorescent Lighting Distance
Start out 5”
No further then 12”
https://www.growweedeasy.com/manifold
- Germination - Damp paper towel, cover, dark place, 70-90 degrees - 2-7 days
- Vegetation - 3.5 weeks - 18hrs of light, 6hrs of darkness - 70-80 degrees - 40-60% humidity
- Defoliation - removing fan leaves right before flowering cycle
- Flowering - 2 months minimum, up to 3-4 - 12hrs of light, 12hrs of darkness - start to see first buds at 4 weeks - 68-78 degrees - 40-50% humidity
- Drying - 5-15 days hanging 60-75 degrees - 45-60% humidity - higher humidity will take longer
- Curing - 2-4 weeks total - first week open container several times a day - 2nd week once a day - if they feel wet open jar up to 24hrs
- Cure 3-6 months as they get more potent
pH
6-7 pH for soil
5.5-6.5 for hydroponics
PPM Schedule - Did not follow
- Seedlings: 100-250 (nutrients aren’t needed here, hence there’s not a lot of particles needed)
- First Half of Vegging Cycle: 300-400 (this is usually after you transplant, which still doesn’t require many nutrients)
- Second Half of Vegging: 450-700 (you’ll start giving your plants more nutrients at this stage)
- First Half of Flowering: 750-950 (your plants will be eating more as they grow, so they’ll be taking in more nutrients)
- Second Half of Flowering: 1000-1600 (this is when your plant’s eating the most, especially if you give it additives)
- End of Flower, Entering Harvest: As close to 0 as possible (this is when you’ll be flushing your plants, so you don’t want there to be a lot of particles leftover)
Started - October 3
Transplant to fox farm & 3gallon - Oct 14
Cut 3/4 off to start manifold - November 2
Flowered Dec 3
Feb 4th - harvested - 2 months of flower
