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Growbig420420

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My grow:
6x 5 gallon fabric pots
Strain:
5 gorilla zkittlez (fem)
1 Gorilla glue (fem)
Medium: Canna coco plus (60%) perlite (40%)
Nutes:
Canna coco a+b
Canna Cal-mag
Terpinator
Big bud coco
Equipment:
1x fan/heater
1x thermometer
(Sorry bout the lengthy post, just trying to expand knowledge)
Based on everything listed is there any other equipment I can get to help with my grow. Thanks
 
Rsawr

Rsawr

Smoke and Mirrors
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I always find use for a roll of cooking string, a good tape for labeling and fixing branches, sharpies for note keeping.
Bamboo stakes are useful everywhere.
some of those little ketchup squeeze bottles make excellent nutrient bottles for mixing, no screw tops every day.
Wedges to angle pots for better run off collection.

I love finding useful little helpers. I look like a garbage gnome in dollar stores..
 
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Growbig420420

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Rsawr said:
I always find use for a roll of cooking string, a good tape for labeling and fixing branches, sharpies for note keeping.
Bamboo stakes are useful everywhere.
some of those little ketchup squeeze bottles make excellent nutrient bottles for mixing, no screw tops every day.
Wedges to angle pots for better run off collection.

I love finding useful little helpers. I look like a garbage gnome in dollar stores..
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Thanks mate going back to what you said for runoff. I think I need to improve my current situation (I will post some pics to show what I mean)
 
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Growbig420420

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I will post some pics of my current grow situation (this is not my final grow space, just something to get me by till I get my tent)
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Growbig420420 said:
I will post some pics of my current grow situation (this is not my final grow space, just something to get me by till I get my tent)
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I could be wrong here as I don’t use LED but I think your current 150w panel is only good for around a 3x3 floor space with around 2ft penetration as long as your 150w panel is actually a decent panel and not a BLURPLE led one.
 
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Growbig420420

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So for this first pic I am thinking I need to raise the pots off the floor and put something like a metal grate (sort of like a scrog screen just underneath to hold the pots) to allow runoff.
And here are a few general pics of the space 20210130_140304.jpg20210130_140651.jpg
 
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Growbig420420

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jondamon said:
I could be wrong here as I don’t use LED but I think your current 150w panel is only good for around a 3x3 floor space with around 2ft penetration as long as your 150w panel is actually a decent panel and not a BLURPLE led one.
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It is a marshydro ts1000 I'd say it has good coverage over the plants at about 24"(for now). The middle pair do get more light so I switch the middle 2 with a pair from either side daily.
 
jondamon

jondamon

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You should have also
Started in smaller pots. To allow root mass to develope before going into final container size.
 
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Growbig420420

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jondamon said:
You should have also
Started in smaller pots. To allow root mass to develope before going into final container size.
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Yeah I had them in small pots sort of like cardboard material but the taproot started to penetrate the bottom and I had nothing to really protect it so I thought it would be best to plant them asap. I did dig out the small containers the other day to fill the pots up more cause I ran out of coco and the roots were penetrating all around the pot
 
jondamon

jondamon

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What is your plan for your tent as far extraction is concerned?

With LED they produce slightly less heat than HID setups but you also need more heat than HPS inside your area to sustain optimal growth.

I use a larger fan and filter than I need so that I can speed control it to control temps.

I also utilise a humidifier and dehumidifier along with an 80w tubular heater.
 
osowhom

osowhom

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Rsawr said:
I always find use for a roll of cooking string, a good tape for labeling and fixing branches, sharpies for note keeping.
Bamboo stakes are useful everywhere.
some of those little ketchup squeeze bottles make excellent nutrient bottles for mixing, no screw tops every day.
Wedges to angle pots for better run off collection.

I love finding useful little helpers. I look like a garbage gnome in dollar stores..
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yes tape ,good scissors, jewelers loupe, 5ml syringe, funnel , small tupperware, mason jars, coat hangers, and a scale are just a few things
 
osowhom

osowhom

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osowhom said:
yes tape ,good scissors, jewelers loupe, 5ml syringe, funnel , small tupperware, mason jars, coat hangers, and a scale are just a few things
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i go with wooden dowels instead of bamboo its hollow and can mold or even take root
 
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