yes sir!
thank you
so-Let the race begin, lol. the surviving half of the cuts have all rooted- a few more probably would have, but weren't looking too good, they didn't like the cloning solution I gave them (different than I have used before, could have been operator error, but followed instructions haha). Looks like they are pretty even as of now, but if those cuts dont turn into nice vegging clones soon than they will be outdone very quickly. 10 days to root, not bad, they are doing well adjusting to their transplant (yesterday) Still that little straggler I am holding out for because it has roots showing.
I have been mulling quite a few options over in my head, and am still unsure of exactly what the plans are for this and that. Energy consumption and cost is definitely something to be thinking about, and I am not sure how far I can really stretch it, or exactly how I am going to maximize what I am working with.
I do know this, switching to 18/6 on Feb 1 & 3 in the big veg chamber. There are two sets of lights operating on two separate timers (bigger ballasts running 240, smaller 120). rather than try to sync them up, I have had them on alternating 20/4 cycles, so there are always lights on, but all of the lights take a 4 hour break throughout the day. What I do want to sync the lights up with is the natural daylight cycle, so one set of lights goes off at 8pm to 12am, and the other cycle goes off 2 am to 6 am. But switching it so they meet at 2 am, (6pm to 12am and 12am to 6am) If you look in the last picture set, at the two opposing ends are the 600 and 1000 mh's which are running on 240. 400 mh and the flouros are all 120 separate cycle. This seems to be working really well for the 20/4.
Saving a few more bucks, matching natural lighting cycle (coming a lot closer to it), and keeping them in strong veg with continuous light (kinda like 4 hrs of shade, during the night time).
Got a couple circulation fans finally, as temps in the big veg room were reaching 84-86 degrees, did the trick pretty quick, only using the smaller of the two for now (lots of work to do so I am not blowing a shitload of dusty dirt up in the air) back to a steady 75-77 ambient, 82 canopy consistent. RH staying smooth at 35%-50%, going to need to get ventalation asap so I can exhaust the big room, add the other circulation fans etc. should be ready for that in around the 18/6 switch. got sick for a day after overloading myself with work to get shit done, but I did.
week 3 flower update around the corner a couple of days, watered them this morning, yah just water
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should have more of a veg update after a couple a days when I feel better. just before flower update probably. Just wanted to mark the progress of these cuts vs. beanie babies (< haha). puffin somethin getting me gone.....
expenses, options, questions..... in the end though- it will be what it will be and, its not all just up to me but....
when a fellow and respected friend and grower pops in and says "beautiful!" like it slipped off the tongue, it feels good, and maybe I am my own worst critic.
oh yeah!! aha. Whilst medicating I look up and in front of me is a folded up green piece of paper pinned to the pin up board that says "Grow Me
" and I unfold it..... Inside is the schedule and cycles that I came up with back in beginning of December about a week after I got started. Looks like I am pretty close to being spot on, just a few plants shy of where I thought I would be. which is fine, more than fine as the light consumption needs to be dialed in a bit.
But that being said, there is a couple of rounds of cuttings in the works soon, and then reducing indoor light and switching to outdoor for veg in the late spring, maybe flowering a bunch inside- and hopefully cutting light usage in half at the same time!! that is what I am hoping for anyways, if I can skirt by upping things one more time between now and then for a couple of weeks. trying to keep the cycles balanced so I can keep the usage around the same it has been at its max.