Ganjagrandaddy
Well-Known Member
Yeeha. Finally underway again. What a month of stress changing systems to this toot rapid dwc. Heres the figures for the Barneys Farm freebies
STRAINS: G13 haze x1
Utopia Haze x3
Laughing Buddhax3
Peyote Critical x1
pinapple express x1 ( auto)
MEDIUM:20ltr root rapid pots (8pot system) rdwc and soil pots ( x2)with sponsored "growcaps" nutes in .
LIGHTING: 2X600w hps
FANS: 2 X RVK 5" one straight through tent for cooltube heat , one exhausting every few hours.
2x clip-on 9"
1x4" intake fan .
NUTES : Canna aqua
Superthrive
Humboldts golden tree
SOIL. 22ltr/11ltr john innis with "Grow cap" sponsored mixed in.( no more nutes needed just water till harvest . Trials for sponser !)
Final seedlings( slightly diff ages due to poor germ rate !) into dwcr and 1200w hps on 24th August.
So here we go
It has been a rollercoaster getting to this point tbh
A change in growing media causing a lot of stress planning and arranging etc. Following last grows sucess with a long (5 weeks ish) lay off , has been frustrating. I got contacted by a rep from Barneys Farm with an amazing offwr and gift of some of their cup winners to grow and diary. I was elated ( still am ) to get an opportunity like this , so snapped it up pronto. 25 cup winner seeds and lots of other merchandise arrived to my shock that it wasnt a scam etc.... I got to work germing them ready for the new system. My plan for 8 of the mixed 5 strains gifted , sadly ended with only 6 survivng to strong seedlings . Plan B came into play with some older Barneys seeds i had gotten from a previous buy and the numbers were bought up to 9 strong and ready ladies. During the time waiting for the germination , i had also gotten contacted about an opportunity to try a new product called " Grow Caps" after entering months ago. They arrived and i was truly intrigued. A packet of powdered nutes with basic mixing (with soil) instruction pics arrived in 3 packs. 1 pack to be mixed with 11 ltrs of non pre nuted soil. Then a basic watering schedule over 24 hours before using for seedlings/seeds/cutting/plant. The hype says no more additional nutes of ANY kind are needed and also will reduce water usage by 30% for the grow. How could i not dive into this one. No extras , saving water, no nute mixing , ph , ppm , etc... . I have used 2 packs in 22ltrs fabric pot for a Laughing Buddha and 11ltr mix for a Pinapple express auto ( could be the ultimate stoners lazy grow breakthrough some of us need.! Lol.
With all that said , lets get ready to rumble.
4 days in on full veg now and all looking as it should. The dwc ladies are settling into their watery home nicely and the growcaps girls have gone mad. Topped the Buddha for manifolding already and she revived by next morning with growth too. She likes something in that mix . The pinapple is developing a few good nodes too so fingers crossed and impressed so far
STRAINS: G13 haze x1
Utopia Haze x3
Laughing Buddhax3
Peyote Critical x1
pinapple express x1 ( auto)
MEDIUM:20ltr root rapid pots (8pot system) rdwc and soil pots ( x2)with sponsored "growcaps" nutes in .
LIGHTING: 2X600w hps
FANS: 2 X RVK 5" one straight through tent for cooltube heat , one exhausting every few hours.
2x clip-on 9"
1x4" intake fan .
NUTES : Canna aqua
Superthrive
Humboldts golden tree
SOIL. 22ltr/11ltr john innis with "Grow cap" sponsored mixed in.( no more nutes needed just water till harvest . Trials for sponser !)
Final seedlings( slightly diff ages due to poor germ rate !) into dwcr and 1200w hps on 24th August.
So here we go
It has been a rollercoaster getting to this point tbh
A change in growing media causing a lot of stress planning and arranging etc. Following last grows sucess with a long (5 weeks ish) lay off , has been frustrating. I got contacted by a rep from Barneys Farm with an amazing offwr and gift of some of their cup winners to grow and diary. I was elated ( still am ) to get an opportunity like this , so snapped it up pronto. 25 cup winner seeds and lots of other merchandise arrived to my shock that it wasnt a scam etc.... I got to work germing them ready for the new system. My plan for 8 of the mixed 5 strains gifted , sadly ended with only 6 survivng to strong seedlings . Plan B came into play with some older Barneys seeds i had gotten from a previous buy and the numbers were bought up to 9 strong and ready ladies. During the time waiting for the germination , i had also gotten contacted about an opportunity to try a new product called " Grow Caps" after entering months ago. They arrived and i was truly intrigued. A packet of powdered nutes with basic mixing (with soil) instruction pics arrived in 3 packs. 1 pack to be mixed with 11 ltrs of non pre nuted soil. Then a basic watering schedule over 24 hours before using for seedlings/seeds/cutting/plant. The hype says no more additional nutes of ANY kind are needed and also will reduce water usage by 30% for the grow. How could i not dive into this one. No extras , saving water, no nute mixing , ph , ppm , etc... . I have used 2 packs in 22ltrs fabric pot for a Laughing Buddha and 11ltr mix for a Pinapple express auto ( could be the ultimate stoners lazy grow breakthrough some of us need.! Lol.
With all that said , lets get ready to rumble.
4 days in on full veg now and all looking as it should. The dwc ladies are settling into their watery home nicely and the growcaps girls have gone mad. Topped the Buddha for manifolding already and she revived by next morning with growth too. She likes something in that mix . The pinapple is developing a few good nodes too so fingers crossed and impressed so far
There's still so much i want to test myself regarding true organic soil (compost, SS, whatever the self feeding one is that never requires nutes, just water). Someday when i have a bigger setup i plant to do side by side grows like my best GG#4 dialed in hydro vs GG#4 best dialed in organic soil. Then i can finally say for sure, but even then, that may only end up like that for THAT specific strain where another strain could end up with opposite results, it would require such extensive testing! Anyways im rambling on now so keep up the good work and dont give up hope on RDWC, its truly great for yields! I cant wait to taste test mine after cure :3
