Mars Hydro Grow Journal SP 3000: Blue Kush, RDWC, ScrOG

GoogleGenie

GoogleGenie

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Hey guys, thanks for stopping by :thanks:

I will be flipping my 4 Blue Kush ladies to flowering in the next couple of days. I thought it would be a great opportunity to show how I grow in RDWC using Mars Hydro SP 3000 LED lights. This run will be in Coco in RDWC.

I really like Mars Hydro products. I bought my first Mars LED light back in 2013, and haven't used any other light since. They're reliable and my plants love them!

Here they are, the stars of the show
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I expect to see some roots like these coming from these 4 ladies very soon - watch this space.

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What strain is it?
Dinafem Blue Kush
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages?
45% Indica, 55% Sativa
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Just about to flip
If in Veg... For how long?
18-21 days
If in Flower stage... For how long?
Expect to flower for ~9 weeks
Indoor or outdoor?
Indoor
Light schedule?
Veg : 18/6
Bloom : 13.5/10.5
If indoor...Dimensions (L x D x H) of grow space?
Veg Space : 120cm x 60cm x 160cm
Flowering Space : 120cm x 120cm x 200cm
Soil or Hydro?
Hydro - RDWC
Size of light?
1 x Mars Reflector (For Veg)
2 x Mars SP 3000
Temp of Room?
75f
RH of Room?
25-40%
PH of media or res?
5.8-6.0
How often are you watering?
Coco is watered small amounts multiple times per day. Coco will always be at least barely moist.
RDWC Systems will be topped up as necessary.
Water quality?
I collect rain water. Rain water is 0 EC.
When i run low I dilute tap water with rain water to start at 0.3ec.
Tap water is a last resort for me. My starting tap water EC is 0.6. Tap water and LED lighting don't go well together in my experience without having good control over room temp and RH.
What Fertilisers do you use?
These are all of the nutrients i use throughout the entire lifecycle. Obviously I don't use them all at the same time :)
Base
Coco: Buddhas Tree Coco A + B
RDWC : Canna Aqua Vega/Flores

Boosts
Buddhas Tree Flower Burst (Early bloom)
Buddhas Tree PK 918 (Mid bloom)
Buddhas Tree Metaboost (Mid bloom)
Atami Bloombastic (Late bloom)

Supplements
Buddhas Tree Solar Green Power (Silica)
TA Calcium Magnesium (1-0-0)
TA Fulvic (First week of bloom)
Botanicare CalMap Plus (2-0-0)
Botanicare Sweet RAW
Canna Cannazyme
H&G Drip Clean
Advanced Nutrient Carboload
TA Flashkleen (For flush)

Beneficials
Plant Success Great White
Botanicare Hydroguard
H&G Root Excelurator Silver

How strong will nutrient feeds be?
RDWC EC will start at ~0.9ec, may get as high as ~1.2ec during peak flowering, and will drop off to ~0.8ec, before the 5-7 day final flush.


I look forward to sharing what I've learned about growing and flowering beautiful plants under Mars LED lighting.

:peace:

Journal Index​

DateDay
Jan 8 2021Opening post
Jan 11 2021 - Day before flipDay 0 - Day before flip
Jan 12 2021 - Week 1Day 1 - Week 1
Jan 13 2021Day 2 - Week 1
Jan 14 2021Day 3 - Week 1
Jan 15 2021Day 4 - Week 1
Jan 16 2021Day 5 - Week 1
Jan 17 2021Day 6 - Week 1
Jan 18 2021Day 7 - Week 1
Jan 19 2021 - Week 2Day 8 - Week 2
Jan 20 2021Day 9 - Week 2
Jan 21 2021Day 10 - Week 2
Jan 22 2021Day 11 - Week 2
Jan 23 2021Day 12 - Week 2
Jan 24 2021Day 13 - Week 2
Jan 25 2021Day 14 - Week 2
Jan 26 2021 - Week 3Day 15 - Week 3
Jan 27 2021Day 16 - Week 3
Jan 28 2021Day 17 - Week 3
Jan 29 2021Day 18 - Week 3
Jan 30 2021Day 19 - Week 3
Jan 31 2021Day 20 - Week 3
Feb 1 2021Day 21 - Week 3
Feb 2 2021 - Week 4Day 22 - Week 4
Feb 3 2021Day 23 - Week 4
Feb 4 2021Day 24 - Week 4
Feb 5 2021Day 25 - Week 4
Feb 6 2021Day 26 - Week 4
Feb 7 2021Day 27 - Week 4
Feb 8 2021Day 28 - Week 4
Feb 9 2021 - Week 5Day 29 - Week 5
Feb 10 2021Day 30 - Week 5
Feb 11 2021Day 31 - Week 5
Feb 12 2021Day 32 - Week 5
Feb 13 2021Day 33 - Week 5
Feb 14 2021Day 34 - Week 5
Feb 15 2021Day 35 - Week 5
Feb 16 2021 - Week 6Day 36 - Week 6
Feb 17 2021Day 37 - Week 6
Feb 18 2021Day 38 - Week 6
Feb 19 2021Day 39 - Week 6
Feb 20 2021Day 40 - Week 6
Feb 21 2021Day 41 - Week 6
Feb 22 2021Day 42 - Week 6
Feb 23 2021 - Week 7Day 43 - Week 7
Feb 24 2021Day 44 - Week 7
Feb 25 2021Day 45 - Week 7
Feb 26 2021Day 46 - Week 7
Feb 27 2021Day 47 - Week 7
Feb 28 2021Day 48 - Week 7
Mar 1 2021Day 49 - Week 7
Mar 2 2021 - Week 8Day 50 - Week 8
Mar 3 2021Day 51 - Week 8
Mar 4 2021Day 52 - Week 8
Mar 5 2021Day 53 - Week 8
Mar 6 2021Day 54 - Week 8
Mar 7 2021Day 55 - Week 8
Mar 8 2021Day 56 - Week 8
Mar 9 2021 - Week 9Day 57 - Week 9
Mar 10 2021Day 58 - Week 9
Mar 11 2021Day 59 - Week 9
Mar 12 2021Day 60 - Week 9
Mar 13 2021Day 61 - Week 9
Mar 14 2021Day 62 - Week 9
Mar 15 2021Day 63 - Week 9
Mar 16 2021 - Week 10Day 64 - Week 10
Mar 17 2021Day 65 - Week 10
Mar 18 2021Day 66 - Week 10
Mar 19 2021 - HarvestDay 67 - Harvest
Mar 20 2021Day 68 - Harvest
Mar 21 2021 - DryingDrying Day 2
Mar 22 2021Drying Day 3
Mar 23 2021Drying Day 4
Mar 24 2021Drying Day 5
Mar 25 2021Drying Day 6
Mar 26 2021 - Final dry totalDrying Day 7 - Final total

:peace:
 
Looking good:thumb:
Good luck for the competition.
I will be tagging along for the ride if that's ok
 

Day 20 of veg​

A few more days and all of pots will have roots in the water, and I will be flipping to flowering (13.5 light/10.5 night)

This is the one with the most roots popping out of the pot
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And this is the one with the least
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The ladies have been defoliated, and a couple of them have been super cropped. The ScrOG screen went on today too, and here they are. By flipping them in the new few days, the screen would have filled nicely by the end of stretch.
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I use a stretchy net, and use poled to stretch it out
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Day 1 Flower​

The roots are now well established in the net pots and the roots for all 4 ladies are now touching the water.

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Last night I set my timer to my flowering times (13.5/10.5) to commence the flowering phase, today was their first night of 10.5 hours, and today will be their first day of 13.5 - Day 1 of Flower.

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I can always tell when the roots are in the water, the rate of growth is immediately accelerated and the plant produces thicker leaves

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I need to add some water to the system as the EC has risen a little and the PH is dropping

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Both indicators that the nutrient strength in the system is too strong. I want the EC at 1.0 and PH at 5.8-6.0 ideally.

Over the next few days I expect to see some pistils and a wicked increase in growth.

:peace:

Thanks for stopping by. I will post another update tomorrow.
 
I thought I would share a picture of my veg light, the Mars Hydro Reflector 96, which is use in my veg space (120cm x 60cm)

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I really like this light. All of my plants spend the first part of their lives under this light. Clones, seedlings and early veg.

This is the Blue Kush i was supposed to throw away (but cant bring myself to do it), she has spent her whole life under Mars Hydro Reflector 96.

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I will eventually replace the this light with a Mars Hydro FC 3000, but for now, it functions perfectly.
 
GoogleGenie said:
nutrient strength in the system is too strong.
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Looking good there @GoogleGenie

I agree with you about the EC, but it's not to far out.

Noticed you keep a very close eye on your ladies.

I will stop by to see how your doing.

I use Marshydro Light for my DWC also, but I do one plant for a 4x4 tent.

I have not tried coco yet, but looking in to it.

GL with your grow,

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