I have been busy!
I don't get overly involved in online forums, but I might change that. I am in CA and I would like to get more involved with members of the community who are as passionate and dedicated to growing as I am.
Back in my home state, I was always confined to small spaces to keep things hush hush and minimize risk. I quickly caught on to how great simple DIY aquamist bins are after watching seemorebuds about fifty times. When I arrived here, I chose to start a bunch of plants in soil because I wanted some stability for my first grow in my new location. What a mistake! Though I love soil finished meds I really wish I had stuck to my home made bins!
In the end, my vision will be to have 8 of these bins running:
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/156863-grow-2-lbs-2-x.html
A very good read!
I will be running a perpetual harvest on a 2 week cycle using 8 week strains with intent to harvest 50 or 60 plants every 2 weeks. (I may decide to just put 25 plants in each bin.)
I feel like am using my space very well with the aid of a light mover and some massive reflectors. (14' long, 7' high, 8 ' wide). I have plenty of space for more plants at the moment. I plan to add at LEAST 25 more plants in the next 2 weeks after I build my first DIY aero bin.
I'm running the Advanced nutrient line and depending on how well it works in my small home made aero bin in the photos, I will continue to use it once I switch to an all aero system.
You can see I get pretty liberal with my LST methods. These things are tied up to the max. I love playing with the growth of the plant. I spend a lot of time with my plants. This allows me to pay constant attention for bugs and other problems not readily present at first glance. I have 4 strains here: 16x Ken's Grand Daddy Purple, 6x Buddah, a 100% sativa with 12 week flower period, Head Band Kush, and some Bubba Kush cross I am not sure about. You can see that I manage to keep my canopy very even but I expect this to change as we progress further into flowering.
I am just shy of 2 weeks here in these photos. I vegged the ones in dirt for 3 weeks.
They are in vital earth potting soil mixed with soiless and pearlite. I used a lot of perlite and I like the results. The soil is very nice and I can tell the plants like the extra oxygen they get in the fluffier mix. I know it's not TOO fluffy because I am only having to water every 5 days or so. I can't WAIT until next feeding; they are gonna get 1000ppm and I expect things to explode after that! I am not that experienced with soil, but I am getting better!
In the beginning some mites kind of had their way with them, and I made the mistake of over feeding them. I hit the mites with some bug bombs and neem oil. They have not come back. I repeated this process 3 times. The weather also took a turn in my favor as it is much cooler and more humid than when the mites were present. I am being very careful to look for mites as I approach weeks 3 and 4 of flowering. So far so good, but I know those fuckers are there
Anyways, on to the photos. Please! Be critical of my methods as I am constantly seeking to improve, as well as help others improve there own.
You can see I keep my lamps CLOSE!
These eco plus wall mount fans are totally worth the money. ($60 or so)
This thermometer has a diode that hangs just below the lights. The main body of it is hung on the light mover. This way I get a temperature of the canopy AND the air at the top of my room. This is about as hot as I let it get in here.
Meticulous records are key!
My home made aero bin with 6 GDP's @ 4 weeks of veg 1 week into flowering. I expect 3 or 4 oz a plant here.
This is where the fresh air comes in. I left it half covered by the reflective material because I like the way it forces the air to be disbursed all over the room.
I keep my lights CLOSE. I have not burned ONE leaf even keeping these 1000w HPS lights just a few inches from the top of my plants. I am not sure how well the light mover will work, but I am hoping it will work very well!
You can see in the photos that there are no intake/exhaust fans in my room. This is because I was able to mount them outside of the room in a crawlspace in the basement. What a great way to save space. Fresh air is pulled in through a heppa filter that is in a shed outside. I have a LOT of head room with my temperature. I could easily add more lighting to this room at any time if I could utilize the space efficiently.
I am working towards a goal of pulling 4 to 5 pounds out of this room under just 2 lights every month or so once I install all of my DIY aeroponic bins.
Anyways, hope to get some comments from the gurus out there.
Keep growing everyone!
I don't get overly involved in online forums, but I might change that. I am in CA and I would like to get more involved with members of the community who are as passionate and dedicated to growing as I am.
Back in my home state, I was always confined to small spaces to keep things hush hush and minimize risk. I quickly caught on to how great simple DIY aquamist bins are after watching seemorebuds about fifty times. When I arrived here, I chose to start a bunch of plants in soil because I wanted some stability for my first grow in my new location. What a mistake! Though I love soil finished meds I really wish I had stuck to my home made bins!
In the end, my vision will be to have 8 of these bins running:
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/156863-grow-2-lbs-2-x.html
A very good read!
I will be running a perpetual harvest on a 2 week cycle using 8 week strains with intent to harvest 50 or 60 plants every 2 weeks. (I may decide to just put 25 plants in each bin.)
I feel like am using my space very well with the aid of a light mover and some massive reflectors. (14' long, 7' high, 8 ' wide). I have plenty of space for more plants at the moment. I plan to add at LEAST 25 more plants in the next 2 weeks after I build my first DIY aero bin.
I'm running the Advanced nutrient line and depending on how well it works in my small home made aero bin in the photos, I will continue to use it once I switch to an all aero system.
You can see I get pretty liberal with my LST methods. These things are tied up to the max. I love playing with the growth of the plant. I spend a lot of time with my plants. This allows me to pay constant attention for bugs and other problems not readily present at first glance. I have 4 strains here: 16x Ken's Grand Daddy Purple, 6x Buddah, a 100% sativa with 12 week flower period, Head Band Kush, and some Bubba Kush cross I am not sure about. You can see that I manage to keep my canopy very even but I expect this to change as we progress further into flowering.
I am just shy of 2 weeks here in these photos. I vegged the ones in dirt for 3 weeks.
They are in vital earth potting soil mixed with soiless and pearlite. I used a lot of perlite and I like the results. The soil is very nice and I can tell the plants like the extra oxygen they get in the fluffier mix. I know it's not TOO fluffy because I am only having to water every 5 days or so. I can't WAIT until next feeding; they are gonna get 1000ppm and I expect things to explode after that! I am not that experienced with soil, but I am getting better!
In the beginning some mites kind of had their way with them, and I made the mistake of over feeding them. I hit the mites with some bug bombs and neem oil. They have not come back. I repeated this process 3 times. The weather also took a turn in my favor as it is much cooler and more humid than when the mites were present. I am being very careful to look for mites as I approach weeks 3 and 4 of flowering. So far so good, but I know those fuckers are there
Anyways, on to the photos. Please! Be critical of my methods as I am constantly seeking to improve, as well as help others improve there own.
You can see I keep my lamps CLOSE!
These eco plus wall mount fans are totally worth the money. ($60 or so)
This thermometer has a diode that hangs just below the lights. The main body of it is hung on the light mover. This way I get a temperature of the canopy AND the air at the top of my room. This is about as hot as I let it get in here.
Meticulous records are key!
My home made aero bin with 6 GDP's @ 4 weeks of veg 1 week into flowering. I expect 3 or 4 oz a plant here.
This is where the fresh air comes in. I left it half covered by the reflective material because I like the way it forces the air to be disbursed all over the room.
I keep my lights CLOSE. I have not burned ONE leaf even keeping these 1000w HPS lights just a few inches from the top of my plants. I am not sure how well the light mover will work, but I am hoping it will work very well!
You can see in the photos that there are no intake/exhaust fans in my room. This is because I was able to mount them outside of the room in a crawlspace in the basement. What a great way to save space. Fresh air is pulled in through a heppa filter that is in a shed outside. I have a LOT of head room with my temperature. I could easily add more lighting to this room at any time if I could utilize the space efficiently.
I am working towards a goal of pulling 4 to 5 pounds out of this room under just 2 lights every month or so once I install all of my DIY aeroponic bins.
Anyways, hope to get some comments from the gurus out there.
Keep growing everyone!
