Gyo's DWC Experiment

Do I want my PH to come back the same and my EC to come back the same?

Yup, I run my lights from 10-10, Gas Lantern Routine with a 1 hour break up i at around 4 pm. I think I'll pick up some soiless roots organic today and give that a shot.

taGyo said:

Do I want my PH to come back the same and my EC to come back the same?

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When it comes to Coco what you feed is what should be coming out if it's not your getting a build up this is why boosting them up and giving them a 10-20 run off is key in success when it comes to run to waste and stopping any build up also (if drainage is good you can't over water coco) so watching often is not a problem once you notice run off is starting to wing that is when you just over watching till the run off is the same as what your feeding remember some nutrients will swing your PH out of control that is why i enjoy running my 100% perlite recirculating system with my bluelab guardian monitor because as soon as i notice something out i can fix it right away

Remember Soil is slow but save and great to start with beginning to intermediate coco is offing hydro growth rates with the buffer if somethings goes wrong - Full hydro systems for someone that has really done there research or done a few grows and wants to test there skills if something goes wrong its fast and effects are long lasting and difficult to recover from

Yeah,

My DWC buckets just arrived too lol. I'll def make a decision by the time my seedlings are rooted. I have a feeling you're right though but is coco slower then pure water? My water is free here and it's 120ppm and 7 ph so switching to buying soil hurts my soul LOL.

Look Brother your at the end of summer and the start of fall so i am sure you will be fine but just remember water temps are the key when it comes to DWC to cold stunted growth to hot root rot if you end up getting that perfect environment then your a lucky man and you will be rewarded but i just think DWC has to many risks so if you already have soil just go with that move a couple cover the cost and start with COCO or something else i don't want to put you off and i think if you end up going with DWC you will be fine but i would hate for you to waste 14 odd weeks for nothing but a pack of rotted buds

I think youre right brotha,

Coco it is!

Alright guys so I think I'm starting to chill out and get the hang of this thing. I stopped checking on my garden every 15 minutes lol, just gonna grow it like a plant. I still show them love though, I sit down and talk with them and shit like that lol.

Both of the autoflowers recovered and are green and healthy in their Roots Organic soil :]
The bag seed cracked and is now the healthiest seedling I have despite a little stretch which I should have covered today by lowering the lights. I have a fan blowing from outside of the tent. Tent never gets above 76f

Smells good down there too.

Bent my friends plant over so I could keep the light closer to the seedlings. Gonna LST it around the smart pot. Should I trim anything that grows underneath the LST? I'm gonna be running it alone under a 1000w light in a 4x4 so maybe I should just leave everything because the 1000w should be able to plump up the lower bud sites?

Picked up some FF coco coir. Think I'm gonna stick one of these guys in DWC and the rest in soil/coco 'cause I don't have enough smart pots. Not sure which yet, maybe I'll pop another auto.
Let me know what you guys think!

Looks good bro I see you. Glad everything is getting right for you. No need to trip bro let them do their thing they will get to moving. Don't know how you popped the seeds but next time try soaking in shot glass of water for a day then go the medium. I don't like all the transfers so that's what I do cracked seed into medium no cube unless you have to. I'm not a fan of auto which you already know lol but there are some good ones tho but I would just get to cracking them best fem seeds you got so you can get some females going then maybe start cracking regs of like the real good dank crosses. Either way I see dank coming in your future

Yeah, think I'm gonna keep some soil mothers for clippings.

Gonna get to poppin' soon, just waiting to see some rooting action but nothing yet :/

I don't like putting seeds in cubes rockwool or rapid rooters and I don't like using domes or plastic over them I've tried they always damp off on me after I remove the humid environment but it works for lots of people but since they are seedlings now let the cube kinda dry out like soil not all the way tho but that should help they may be too much water

Yeah someone told me to put the dome back on on the shroomery but I should know better then to listen to them about weed stuff LOL.

I figured as much cause the cubes don't dry out at all under the dome by it needs to sry for the roots to get oxygen so I took the dome off for good this time. Just got my measuring tape so I'm gonna put the light 3" away from the top of the big girl. I want to flower her as soon s she fills out to make space.

Gonna drop some of your Chemical Warfares tonight

taGyo said:

Yeah someone told me to put the dome back on on the shroomery but I should know better then to listen to them about weed stuff LOL.

I figured as much cause the cubes don't dry out at all under the dome by it needs to sry for the roots to get oxygen so I took the dome off for good this time. Just got my measuring tape so I'm gonna put the light 3" away from the top of the big girl. I want to flower her as soon s she fills out to make space.

Gonna drop some of your Chemical Warfares tonight

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LOL you silly I mean people use domes and are very successful with them I'm not tho and I don't like sprouting seeds in cubes doesn't work for me. But something is fucking with my germ rate here at the new house not a successful as I been. Yea train that plant you got going real good and let her fill up the pot and area and she will be good to go.

I have an official name for them from Bodhi and they are called Hasplant 3. What you have tho I believe aren't f2s and is a cross with Silverback Jack so those beans are Hashplant 3 female x Silverback Jack male. I grew the seedling I found in the Hashplant 3 keeper and it was a male a nice one but nothing super special but he had GG#4 traits so I think that's what they are but go for it bro I want to see what really in them. I didn't flower him out fully I should have tho to see his full traits but he had the a chemmy stinky smell with a lil bit of chocolate from GG#4. I think those will be special whatever they are tho. Good luck with them

I've been popping seeds in water for three days and if they don't pop putting them in a paper towel for 2-3. They mostly pop by then.

Gonna drop some in water right now

Try only soaking them for two days max as they can get waterlogged and drown a bit and wont sprout. Look at it this way leave tap root in water too long and what is it comfortable with a super wet root zone. Take it out and put into medium that isn't as wet as being in water and they wont sprout.

Yeah, if the tap root cracks I take it out immediately and put it in a paper towel to sprout it a little longer but remember I was gonna do DWC and for rockwool I read you want a little longer stem 'cause they can have problems popping. I think I got the hang of it though, my last seedling came out great and it was bag seed.

Now I'm gonna soak the rockwool overnight in 5.5 ph water and then plant the seed in. Cover the entrance a little and wait for the seed to pop. Some I pushed a little to hard and that's why they sprouted so weird but it's cool, I'm learning

I'll do 2 days max, I popped six of those seeds in and I'm going to go coco with these 'cause I get it for a great price out here.

Two of your seeds cracked this morning, gonna put them under a paper towel right now to get the stems a tad longer before planting in solo cups. Busy morning so I can't prep 'em right now :/ So I'm gonna top dress some of the stretchier seedlings to cover up some of that stem, the autoflowers are doing great. The Pineapple Express (Bunk seed) has officially died :/, it's bent over and everything.
The Great White Shark is actually doing better because I took the dome off but now I have to water every day. I watered last night and today they feel dry.

Quick question 'cause I can't find this with a search: Getting nervous about the rockwool not rooting, can I plant it in soil now with no roots and just water as needed?

Time to water my other plants tonight, dug my finger down the side of my friends donor plant and it was pretty dry. Some of the leaves are drooping just a tad. I wanted to wait for this point 'cause I didn't want to overwater lol

taGyo said:

Quick question 'cause I can't find this with a search: Getting nervous about the rockwool not rooting, can I plant it in soil now with no roots and just water as needed?

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Yes it will be fine bro i have done it before and never had trouble some just root slower then others also another thing you can do is let the rockwool dry out abit and let it sit on top of the wet soil and the roots will stretch out looking water i did it by mistake once a seedling was taking forever to root and i just left it on top of one of my girls in coco growing and a couple of days later it had heaps of roots going out of the cube and in to the coco

You've got some good advice already mate so I don't need to give you any more
Your girls are looking good though mate, just remember, they are a weed so can take a fair beating!!

Planted your seeds ak!

Gonna get some pics up for you guys, thanks for all the help!

Also planted the rockwool cube in Roots Organic soil.

First pic is my soil/coco. Got some FF coco, never heard of it before. Used it today, it holds water REALLY well, almost too well lol.

Second pic is GSC bag seed and Great White Shark.

Third pic is AK's 4 Chemical Warfares (Or Hashplant 3 or something )

Fourth is the big girl, my friend said flower her, should I or should I wait? She doesn't look too happy, should I be giving her nutrients? He says she's between 8-10 weeks.

Fifth pic is how close the light is.

Sixth pic is both my autos, doing beautifully and top-dressed yesterday.

Seventh is the tent,

Eighth is how close the light is to the plant, fan blowing keeps the room around 75. No heat build up at all

Thanks for viewing!

All's looking good mate, good work -D

You guys think I should flower that big girl? My boy said I should, he said its about 8-10 weeks old but it looks like it'll yield like an oz at most lol