Michigan Medical Marijuana grow log 1

Deep water culture (hydroponics) 5 gallon buckets, 2 general hydroponics dual diaphragm air pumps (4 sites each, 8 sites total for air tubing) connected to black air tubing to prevent light leaks in my buckets, connected to 4 inch air stones (1 per res) currently I only have 4 out of 10 seeds survive. No clue the strains anymore cuz I accidentally mixed them up (rookie mistake) Testing ph, water temp, ec, and ppm 500 scale on bluelab probe meter. Using General Hydroponics flora trio, Reverse Osmosis water comes out at 0ppm. I always shake all bottles of additives and nutes b4 use. First I add about 4 gallons ro water then adjust ro water with GH CaliMagic to 200 ppm 500 scale or .4 ec. Then micro, grow, bloom, rapidstart. Then I ph to 6.0 because 6.0 to 6.3 is optimal for veg. (5.7 to 5.9 optimal for flowering) although 5.5 to 6.5 range will work also. After I ph I add hydroguard. 1 Indica and 3 sativas or hybrids (not sure) getting clones and also longer vegged hydro plants from other grower friends to add to the room soon. Vegging started on these 4 seeds under 4 bulb 4 foot high output t5 lamp. A friend is borrowing me a 400 watt mh magnetic ballast and light to add the extra plants I'm getting. I also have a 1000 watt magnetic hps for flowering and a bulb that can switch to 1000 w mh. Few weeks into veg. Small plants cuz I got rid of root rot a few weeks back but there bouncing back good.

Following along, I mixed two up just recently, first time ever, similar plants too! It's kinda pissing me off but they're both female so I'm happy and I'll figure the rest out later LOL
-good luck!

* waiting for pics?

What's happening to the Indica? The one with fattest leafs? Leafs are like curling and looks weird or off. Anyone know? Anyways here's a pic of my babies in veg

9 plants 11 days in flowering now. 3 in veg. I can possess 12 in Michigan so that's exactly what I got as I don't risk getting in trouble when I'm allowed to grow legally. People who push there limits on numbers kudos to you, but I'm a chicken as I have kids and a family. 3 are currently in veg in soil. I'm going to try 3 my next run with training and in soil my 1st attempt at soil I should add. I've done hydro once before so I'm a noobie at that as well but learned allot in my research, posting and reading. Everything is hydro DWC in budding room. Waiting on them to grow to the net so I can scrog them, some are just now touching the net while others are behind. I topped some twice and some more. Super cropped some branches in veg and left some alone with just low stress training to see if super cropping is beneficial or not. Trying a little super cropping in flowering also. Vegged a month and a half. My plants were short but bushy in veg. Now there starting to stretch taller in flowering thank god. Hoping to at least pull a Lb with my 1000 watt hps hortilux bulb. More would be much appreciated but I'd be happy with a pound at least in 3 1/2 months. I'm experimenting with soil next run but taking clones from the soil plants when the budded plants come down and I will start more Dwc plants in veg at that point and flip the soils to the budding room. I need a constant supply of my medicine so I don't run out. When they were seeds they took forever to grow. Now there ripping fast every day.

Are your buckets seperate or hooked together ?

Looking good just need to even things out a little

Just Dwc. Nothing's hooked together. Single buckets in case any problems ever arise I only have to solve 1 bucket verses a whole system. And I grow all different kinds of strains so I can feed them differently in single buckets

Why its hard to keep it completely even with different strains

I'm keeping the strains I like and getting rid of one's I don't. I have access to so much strains in my state since its legalized for medicinal use. And I order online feminised seeds if I can't get my hands on it around here.

Week 3 started today in flower. Small buds are starting to form from the pistils and starting to get a slight smell. 5 to 6 more weeks to go.