The Phantom
Member
Hello,
I have been cruising around this site on and off as a guest for years and have finally created an account. I have also started my first grow journal here, Phantom’s RDWC Cherry Cookies Grow Journal
I have not grown in a decade nor have I grown indoor or hydroponic for that matter. My experience has been gorilla growing in the expansive deciduous and coniferous forests of the Upper Midwest during summer.
My first journal may start off a little slow until my plant and clones have been confirmed female. I think once I finally get started, it will be a fun ride, including the fall upgrades I have already started to make. There will be a lot of learning and mistakes along the way I’m sure since I’m learning a completely different grow style than I’m used to. I like to call my old way of growing the Ron Co. Special of “Set it and forget it!” with the gorilla grows. The hydroponic grow style seems a little more intensive than my “set it and forget it” style.
In the decade I was not growing I had an established 300 gallon planted aquarium with Discus and other exotic freshwater fish. Discus require r/o to keep from peppering and are notoriously difficult to keep with live plants due to their nature to eat them and the differences between the fish need of pure r/o water and the plants need for nutrients and co2 rich water. It was a delicate game I played for years until I eventually moved and sold my aquarium. The principles are the same and a lot of the equipment and know how is the same which leads me to believe I will have great success with hydroponics. I actually have a bunch of regulators, micro needle valves and automatic solenoid valves from my aquarium co2 I’m thinking of converting over for use in my tent.
I am a vegetable/fruit/herb gardener and will be using the Mega Crop waste water from my RWDC water changes to feed my garden, with hopefully great results, driving my grows towards zero waste. I will probably document my garden for S&Gs along with my grow.
I also intend to dabble with butane solvent extraction process (closed loop system) further down the road this fall/winter once I have my hydroponic skills honed in. I have already found a closed loop extractors I’ve taken a shine to along with a vacuum oven. I’m saving my pennies and started preparing a clean room to perform the extractions in. Honestly I’m pretty lazy and the thought of having to trim all the bud produced from an eventual setup of (3) 4.5’x4.5’ RDWC LED Mega Crop tents has me shaken. I have grown accustomed to vape pens and oils for the amazing terpenes they have along with not nearly as much red eye and skunky cologne you get after smoking. To me the process sounds like a win-win.
Thank You.
I have been cruising around this site on and off as a guest for years and have finally created an account. I have also started my first grow journal here, Phantom’s RDWC Cherry Cookies Grow Journal
I have not grown in a decade nor have I grown indoor or hydroponic for that matter. My experience has been gorilla growing in the expansive deciduous and coniferous forests of the Upper Midwest during summer.
My first journal may start off a little slow until my plant and clones have been confirmed female. I think once I finally get started, it will be a fun ride, including the fall upgrades I have already started to make. There will be a lot of learning and mistakes along the way I’m sure since I’m learning a completely different grow style than I’m used to. I like to call my old way of growing the Ron Co. Special of “Set it and forget it!” with the gorilla grows. The hydroponic grow style seems a little more intensive than my “set it and forget it” style.
In the decade I was not growing I had an established 300 gallon planted aquarium with Discus and other exotic freshwater fish. Discus require r/o to keep from peppering and are notoriously difficult to keep with live plants due to their nature to eat them and the differences between the fish need of pure r/o water and the plants need for nutrients and co2 rich water. It was a delicate game I played for years until I eventually moved and sold my aquarium. The principles are the same and a lot of the equipment and know how is the same which leads me to believe I will have great success with hydroponics. I actually have a bunch of regulators, micro needle valves and automatic solenoid valves from my aquarium co2 I’m thinking of converting over for use in my tent.
I am a vegetable/fruit/herb gardener and will be using the Mega Crop waste water from my RWDC water changes to feed my garden, with hopefully great results, driving my grows towards zero waste. I will probably document my garden for S&Gs along with my grow.
I also intend to dabble with butane solvent extraction process (closed loop system) further down the road this fall/winter once I have my hydroponic skills honed in. I have already found a closed loop extractors I’ve taken a shine to along with a vacuum oven. I’m saving my pennies and started preparing a clean room to perform the extractions in. Honestly I’m pretty lazy and the thought of having to trim all the bud produced from an eventual setup of (3) 4.5’x4.5’ RDWC LED Mega Crop tents has me shaken. I have grown accustomed to vape pens and oils for the amazing terpenes they have along with not nearly as much red eye and skunky cologne you get after smoking. To me the process sounds like a win-win.
Thank You.
officially!!
