Thrilled to hear it. The plants you recently posted photos of look very healthy. Lovely.Great thread kratos. I'm about to harvest my indoor grow, one that you've been very helpful with answering lots of my questions in various threads.
Bummer deal. Outdoors can be rough without good IPM (Integrated Pest Management), why Neem and Crab Meals are such vital ingredients in this soil mix. Though, I replace Crab Meal with Insect Frass as it has the Chitin but no Calcium.What i can't seem to deal with is thrips in the outdoor plants. Do you have any recommendation? Spinosad is very hard to get here, but maybe i can.
Dr Earth makes a good product, can't go wrong with them. But, personally, I prefer my Phosphorus <8 if possible. I opt for their 4-6-x blends during flower.DE hps does the trick! I have one as well... Also what do you guys think about down to earth 444 and Dr earth 284 using Promix hp?... Looking to go organic. 1 cup of 444 to 5gal of soil then top dress with 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of each every 3 weeks with plain water, and maybe just some molasses the last 3 weeks of flower...
I still can't believe it, even when I'm standing right in front of it. And there's so much room for improvement too, lots of empty space underneath that light still. Planning for more plants next time around to achieve a more even and thicker canopy.Cant believe that canopy off that bulb
Ha! For once there's a product that's actually MUCH cheaper in Canada. But given that, the price is still over $30 Canadian it seems this year and the same quantity (3.8 cubic feet) of peat moss is only $12.99. So it's still a good saving if you DIY even here in Canada.Will make around 17-19 cuft of soil for less than the cost of 2 bales of promix ($50-$60/bale last I recall?).
Used to be that much when I lived near a Home Depot, my local Ace Hardware charges $17.99Ha! For once there's a product that's actually MUCH cheaper in Canada. But given that, the price is still over $30 Canadian it seems this year and the same quantity (3.8 cubic feet) of peat moss is only $12.99. So it's still a good saving if you DIY even here in Canada.
I'm never going back. Can't believe what this light is doing for me, and in a ~7ft tall tent nonetheless.Gotta love those DE hps! Looking awesome kratos.
Great work @kratos015 !Actually haven't been in during lights off in weeks now, realized I never took photos of them lights off so took advantage here.
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I'm already looking forward to next time around. Seeds are here, will be germinating soon. They'll be in solo cups and ready to go into 5g pots by the time I've harvested and sanitized the tent. It never hurts anything, and only takes a hour or so.
The plan is to grow enough plants that can fill the canopy more evenly, and fully. I'm also looking to invest in a light mover. The plants in the middle were exposed to the DE too much, with the sides too little. By dialing in a light mover for this light, I hope to solve both problems.
That 1000w DE lights up 5.5x8 sqft, possible I could stretch it to 6x8 sqft once the light mover comes in.
If I can somehow fill that 44 sqft area with enough plants, and put them all in a SIP reservoir, the results would be spectacular.
Hey, thanks man! I actually don't have a PAR meter, so unfortunately I can't really comment much on that.Yeah man, nice results. That’s a huge amount of light in such a small and low ceiling area! Have you ever tested it’s intensity with a Lux/ PAR meter?
I’ve been trying out a new room full of DEs, using 600w HPS and 630w CMH. I upgraded to these on this room, I have another one that uses all 315CMH single bulbs with a couple of 600w HPS that does well... but doesn’t hold a candle to the DE’s. ( actually, they look like candles next to the DEs lol)
Nice grow Kratos. Well done!Hacked up the tops of the Strawberries in the 25g pots on day 59, they were done. Being so close to the light source, not too surprised.
I'm genuinely surprised the damage of the buds, nor the leaves wasn't significantly worse. I feel like a 1000w DE (sometimes cranked up to 1150w) would have bleached and scorched the shit out of them. Some of the buds were even as close as 1ft to the light. If I didn't have photos, there is absolutely no way anyone would believe me if I said that.
I mean, even seeing it in person I still didn't believe it. I will never run >50% RH ever again if I can control it, it is truly remarkable to me how much I've been able to push these plants because of the RH. I've harvested a decent chunk of the tent so far.
The Strawberry on the left was pulled on day 59.
Strawberry in the middle on day 60.
Green Crack: Day 61.
I've completely filled 2 6ft drying racks with the tops of the Strawberries and the Green Crack, so I'm excited to soon finally get an idea of what this light is truly capable of.
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Hoping to find out about weight by Friday-Saturday, once everything dries and goes into jars.
Having seen the SIPs in action, and perform so incredibly, I've a theory I was wondering if anyone might be able to disprove before I go through the trouble of finding out myself. If one grows with SIPs, does one need an aeration/drainage input in one's soil?
The SIPs make the need for drainage in a soil superfluous, and since the water is never stagnant it should ensure sufficient aeration as well, no? The only somewhat conclusive answer I could find was some people recommending a 45% peat/45% compost/10% perlite mix for their SIPs. I'll likely opt for 75% peat/25% compost in an effort to stall compaction.
Imagine if you could grow in a medium without perlite/etc. in it. If the average soil has 1/3 perlite in it, that's an entire 1/3 of soil mass that roots cannot grow in. For perspective, that's 10g out of a 30g pot that roots cannot grow in! You have 30g of soil mass, but only the capacity for 20g of root mass!
I'd appreciate if someone is able to comment on any experience or sources about reducing/eliminating perlite in a soil for SIPs. Otherwise, I'll just have to find out for myself ;p
Next tent grow is already in the works. Seeds are here, and are soaking in a water+FulPower mixture. They'll go into paper towels in 24 hours, then into solo cups once they pop. They'll remain in solo cups until I harvest this first batch, then sanitize the tent/equipment. By then, they should be ready to go into their final 5g pots which will then go into the tent.
This will require me to go the ROLS route with the 25g pots, instead of no-till. Will suck to break apart the soil web, but a ROLS is better than making an entirely new soil. Gonna dump the pots and mix with enough peat to fill 24 5g pots. My goal is to a create a more even canopy with smaller plants, as opposed to larger trained plants. Became a caregiver for someone else, so I'm able to do this while staying at my plant count.
Very excited to see what happens.