Hey everyone!!!!
I'm Back and ready to get started on my 3rd grow!!! With much research, trial and error and luck, both of my 1st and 2nd grows turned out very successful and so on grow #3 I will be using what knowledge I have gained and applying it to this grow.
The grow area...
Hydrohut 2x4 silver edition tent (2.5'x5'x7' actual size)
DIY V=shaped Scrog Screen
600w lumatek dial a watt with hydrofarm hood, and 600w Ushio Opti Red HPS
400w hydrofarm magnetic ballast, cool tube, and 3 bulbs (Ushio MH opti-blue, Phillips CMH, and Ushio opti-red HPS.
400cfm hydrofarm fan, hooked to carbon scrubber and controlled by a fan speed control dial.
4" exhaust fan, prob about 200cfm, hooked directly to carbon scrubber, both lighting vented hoods and out the tent...
The Growing medium...
I will be doing a soil medium, using some of the magnificent information that DocBud has shared with us for a high BRIX grow, as well as combining that with subcool's supersoil mix, and a personal norcal grower buddies formula...
I have yet to mix the soil and still figuring out ratio's, but will hopefully have this resolved today, as well as updating my journal...
Soil types and additives...
Fox Farm Ocean Forest
Happy Frog potting soil
Mexican Bat guano 10-1-1
Peruvian Seabird Guano 12-11-2
GreenSand
Epsoma Gardening Lime
General Organics Ancient forest Humus
Worm Casings with added volcanic rock and kelp meal
Montere Epsom Salts 9.8% MG, 12.9% sulfur
Hydrofarm Perlite
Humboldt Mycos Maximum
Liquid Organic Nutrients on Hand.
EarthJuice full line (Grow, Bloom Catalyst) which are organic, and also MicroBlast and MetaK (non organic, most likely will not use)
Advanced Nutrients- Liquid Carboload, F-1 Fulvic Acid, Organic B
General Organics- BioWeed (cold pressed seaweed), BioRoot, Cal/Mag (shouldnt need unless I see deficiencies)
Hygrozyme
Humboldt Nutrients Liquid Humic Acid Concentrate 8%
Wholesome Organic Molasses
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I have not yet selected the strains that I will be growing, but I will make my decision within the next few days. My main goal was to have the soil mixed about a week or more before recieving the clones, so that I can get the micropopulation active before the babies even break ground. I also have not determined what my soil mix ratio's will be, and out of my arsenol of organic nutrients, which ones I will be using with my super amended soil...
As for the clone choices there are quite a few...
I am definitely trying to get some blue dream clones (awaiting the details) my favorite sativa...
I also have the option for these strains...but havent made up my mind..
Platinum Bubba
Pre-98 Bubba
Holy Grail OG ----very tempted to run this one again..
Silverback OG
Sour Bubble (bubblegum bx3)
University Hill's OG
Monster OG
Fu@king Incredible
Maui Wawi
Platinum Kush
Blackberry Kush
and possibly a few other choices...I am going to try to stay with 3 strains total, may do a total of 4, but I find it easier with less different strains going at once...
What would you recommend? Keep in mind Scrog, potency, flavor, rarity and yield...
Also with the soil ingredients, amendments and additives...feel free to chime in on the mixing ratio's...
I'm Back and ready to get started on my 3rd grow!!! With much research, trial and error and luck, both of my 1st and 2nd grows turned out very successful and so on grow #3 I will be using what knowledge I have gained and applying it to this grow.
The grow area...
Hydrohut 2x4 silver edition tent (2.5'x5'x7' actual size)
DIY V=shaped Scrog Screen
600w lumatek dial a watt with hydrofarm hood, and 600w Ushio Opti Red HPS
400w hydrofarm magnetic ballast, cool tube, and 3 bulbs (Ushio MH opti-blue, Phillips CMH, and Ushio opti-red HPS.
400cfm hydrofarm fan, hooked to carbon scrubber and controlled by a fan speed control dial.
4" exhaust fan, prob about 200cfm, hooked directly to carbon scrubber, both lighting vented hoods and out the tent...
The Growing medium...
I will be doing a soil medium, using some of the magnificent information that DocBud has shared with us for a high BRIX grow, as well as combining that with subcool's supersoil mix, and a personal norcal grower buddies formula...
I have yet to mix the soil and still figuring out ratio's, but will hopefully have this resolved today, as well as updating my journal...
Soil types and additives...
Fox Farm Ocean Forest
Happy Frog potting soil
Mexican Bat guano 10-1-1
Peruvian Seabird Guano 12-11-2
GreenSand
Epsoma Gardening Lime
General Organics Ancient forest Humus
Worm Casings with added volcanic rock and kelp meal
Montere Epsom Salts 9.8% MG, 12.9% sulfur
Hydrofarm Perlite
Humboldt Mycos Maximum
Liquid Organic Nutrients on Hand.
EarthJuice full line (Grow, Bloom Catalyst) which are organic, and also MicroBlast and MetaK (non organic, most likely will not use)
Advanced Nutrients- Liquid Carboload, F-1 Fulvic Acid, Organic B
General Organics- BioWeed (cold pressed seaweed), BioRoot, Cal/Mag (shouldnt need unless I see deficiencies)
Hygrozyme
Humboldt Nutrients Liquid Humic Acid Concentrate 8%
Wholesome Organic Molasses
-------------------------------------
I have not yet selected the strains that I will be growing, but I will make my decision within the next few days. My main goal was to have the soil mixed about a week or more before recieving the clones, so that I can get the micropopulation active before the babies even break ground. I also have not determined what my soil mix ratio's will be, and out of my arsenol of organic nutrients, which ones I will be using with my super amended soil...
As for the clone choices there are quite a few...
I am definitely trying to get some blue dream clones (awaiting the details) my favorite sativa...
I also have the option for these strains...but havent made up my mind..
Platinum Bubba
Pre-98 Bubba
Holy Grail OG ----very tempted to run this one again..
Silverback OG
Sour Bubble (bubblegum bx3)
University Hill's OG
Monster OG
Fu@king Incredible
Maui Wawi
Platinum Kush
Blackberry Kush
and possibly a few other choices...I am going to try to stay with 3 strains total, may do a total of 4, but I find it easier with less different strains going at once...
What would you recommend? Keep in mind Scrog, potency, flavor, rarity and yield...
Also with the soil ingredients, amendments and additives...feel free to chime in on the mixing ratio's...