Nick Hardy & Co Graduation: Coco Co2 High EC: Grown in Thailand: Perpetual


Sure little Harry from Phase 2 is getting bigger!

All good. Not watered. Improved. Phase 2 catching up or my imagination. Next grow thing we’ll do all some flavour of that style.

Pic below of overall flock.

Oh wow - when do I need to start planning that😂.

Nick & Fam

 

Sure little Harry from Phase 2 is getting bigger!

All good. Not watered. Improved. Phase 2 catching up or my imagination. Next grow thing we’ll do all some flavour of that style.

Pic below of overall flock.

Oh wow - when do I need to start planning that😂.

Nick & Fam

The Blue line of solos very cool. ;)
All class Amigo. :thumb:
And tons of Em.:woohoo:
I like the holes in the clear solos ,nice work.




#Vivosun #Love What You Grow
Bill284 😎
 
The Blue line of solos very cool. ;)
All class Amigo. :thumb:
And tons of Em.:woohoo:
I like the holes in the clear solos ,nice work.




#Vivosun #Love What You Grow
Bill284 😎
Meh I have no opinion on colours of Solo Cups Mr Shiny Silver Grey 😂

Nick
 
Phase One 9 Days in Solos:
Roots to sides increasing. Roots out the bottom

Phase Two 4 Days in Solos:
Roots to sides (would need to grow through perlite layer to get out the bottom.

The Indys are the strongest rooted ones so far. This was expected.

The Phase One’s ready for up pot in 48 hours or so I reckon. There are disproportionately more Indy’s than the others in Phase 2 (they seem to like more moisture than the other two when popping and the hydro machine)

Think we’ll be ok with repotting the phases together.

I thought I was getting those nice earthy coloured 3G fabric pots (like Shed has) Opened up the package and nah plain old black. How dull. But at the moment I think repot them all same time. But I thought differently yesterday so you know 🤷🏽

They haven’t been watered for a while now. Ph’d the water last night though like 6.8 so brought that down to the usual but also showed & Co how hard it is to Ph down 3L of water by 1. Drip drip from the syringe. Shake. Wait. D’oh

We need to be strict on it to avoid what happened this stage the other grow.

But yeah all good. Princess Harry moving upwards with all the haste of a Royal procession. Presumably just likes her privacy 😂

(South Park)

Nick & Co

 
Besides congratulation on all the successful seedlings I've had a few thoughts while I caught up!

First is that the holes up the side encourage air pruning which I don't think is a good thing at this stage.
Second is that the gap between the clear cups and the solid cups will let the light down the sides which discourages root growth.

And finally...
We need 21 for flower, 7 of each.
And yet they're all the same damn color! 🌈
 
Thanks @InTheShed

I’m ok with the airholes, prefer they were smaller to be honest, but feel like air and humidity release rather than air pruning are what I’m after here. Dunno its a gut feel thing. But I’ve only grown to harvest 2 plants in my life so there are plenty of mistakes made. 😅 100% with you on the gaps and light though. I almost gasp each time I see them with worry about the light.

Three problems there:

#1 The clears are a size too large in the vertical
#2 In Phase One the perlite layer is between the cups - this accentuates the issue in #1 - its better in Phase Two where perlite is in the bottom of the clear cup
#3 & Co outright refused to a) cut drainage holes in the other coloured solos or b) let me cut holes in the other coloured solos because I’d do it wrong 😆

Give me a month. Next round better sized clear ones and a riot of colours for you!

Nick 🌈🌈🌈
 
All trucking along. Dunno make a call tomorrow based on roots, moods and energy levels up pot Wednesday or not I reckon not. No rush. We need a day or two to clean/maintain/upgrade the flower room at the end of other grow and we have them just vegging in a Mars Hydro 4x8 think its plenty.

Next day or so.

Look good to me. Phase Two still slower. Some roots to edges. Some crazy roots out the bottom of some in Phase One. Indy loves the water and drinking dry. But the Island’s are throwing down. There’s two pictured one is from just bottom third., the other is top third. Top third I l know bad picture but there is lots out the bottom - just lost in the background. They both have roots out the bottom.some more than others.

The Indy’s that preferred more water in germ are liking it still. Seem a bit thirstier. The Straws yeah they doing pretty good, apart from poor Princess Harry. I have less faith in them now that I have the last few days. But woteva, we will see. Definite feeding preferences now.

They got a personalised little water - no more than 2 syringes each between edge of coco and tween the cups. Some got both. Some got one. Whimsically.

Gas tomorrow fo sho 🤣

They got the usual Ph and full veg EC (yeah end of veg - actually maybe flower for some) and about 900 PPM. But that’s been the same for the last three days mostly.its says high EC Envelope on the tin!

All cool in the gang really. Apart from a minor shuffle of tray locations for fan stuff and light alignment stuff same same.

Nick & Co




 
Alright, alright, alright, I just love these seedling ladies, I wake up they get biiiger!

We can repot today or tomorrow latest.

They stink more than any other plants I’ve had and they’re tiny.

Even Princess Harry who I had given up on is looking like she’s gonna survive.

At this point Phase Two is better for next time.

I do the cups very much like you do. Lots of holes up and down and a larger cover cup with light leaks.

Ideal? Maybe not, but seems to work fine for me.

Yeah I’m ok with it but Shed is right to mention it. Next time (along with a rainbow of colours) smaller clear ones, perlite inside the cup (Phase Two have roots in the perlite already) smaller air holes. There will be a smaller gap and some of them are standing so tall the upper roots are basically in light.

But yeah -

Solo Cup Challenge - Level Completed. New Level Unlocked, Players One and Two may proceed to next level - “Fabric Three Gallon Pots”
😂

Nick & Co

 
We rolled into next day for Level Up
We went out. Argued about some no grow related stuff. Red wine & Co 🤣

Got some of the Indy coming tomorrow. My buddy harvested 400+ plants. More than 420 or I’s make a joke. Bit early so gonna be more sativa than indica but he knows that and said “best ever to grow and smoke in my whole career”

My response?

- send me some now

Yeah dude have & Co call x (our old couch surfer, now his kid’s Nanny) she’ll sort it out. Just make sure she knows the address. Its your sort of thing. I know how your mind works, Nick.

- Yeah its the same as yours dude 🤣

We do think very similar so the Indy’s I am hugely excited to try even with only a couple of weeks cure. Yay!

They look epic. But mine in a room with gas… hmmm

Hiccups gone.

Nick & Co
 
That was actually OK.

90 Minutes hard work sure. & Co and The Kid did it all. Having an adult stepson working as an apprentice gardener is very handy at the moment!

We up potted all to 3 Gallon fabric pots.

We added a nute mix and @DYNOMYCO to the soil, moistened it really is all. The myco all gone on this grow. 50g cost about $50 so dunno $2 a plant

Perlite bottom, middle and top. (A riff on @Bill284 Another 500ml water after. Need to get them on trays (clean up) and figure out a better watering system - bucket, holds at least 24 litres but maybe 30L and a measuring cup is a pain. Thinking maybe a 100L tank running off the same pump as the flower room and a hose is best.

Usual Ph in. EC like 1.2 and PPM umm yeah that was toppy 😂 but its in the name of the journal.

“Send iiit!”

So yeah tonight turned up the lights. They can get used to their new homes and tomorrow they are on the gas with a new tank and repaired regulator. I need them in there for probably 2-3 weeks of veg max. Lights are perfect for that.

The main difference between the @Mars Hydro FC and FCE Range (not the Electolux diodes - for veg sure Samsung/Osram is better for flower) but the design. The cables and self assembly are a bit of a pain, untidy more than anything other wise very happy. The FC, come assembled and the cabling is internal. Much neater.

Nick & Co & Fam




 
That was actually OK.

90 Minutes hard work sure. & Co and The Kid did it all. Having an adult stepson working as an apprentice gardener is very handy at the moment!

We up potted all to 3 Gallon fabric pots.

We added a nute mix and @DYNOMYCO to the soil, moistened it really is all. The myco all gone on this grow. 50g cost about $50 so dunno $2 a plant

Perlite bottom, middle and top. (A riff on @Bill284 Another 500ml water after. Need to get them on trays (clean up) and figure out a better watering system - bucket, holds at least 24 litres but maybe 30L and a measuring cup is a pain. Thinking maybe a 100L tank running off the same pump as the flower room and a hose is best.

Usual Ph in. EC like 1.2 and PPM umm yeah that was toppy 😂 but its in the name of the journal.

“Send iiit!”

So yeah tonight turned up the lights. They can get used to their new homes and tomorrow they are on the gas with a new tank and repaired regulator. I need them in there for probably 2-3 weeks of veg max. Lights are perfect for that.

The main difference between the @Mars Hydro FC and FCE Range (not the Electolux diodes - for veg sure Samsung/Osram is better for flower) but the design. The cables and self assembly are a bit of a pain, untidy more than anything other wise very happy. The FC, come assembled and the cabling is internal. Much neater.

Nick & Co & Fam




Woohooo :theband::yahoo::party:
Brilliant :green_heart:




#Vivosun #Love What You Grow
Bill284 😎
 
Final check they haven’t all died before lights out and yeah they seem to be OK.

Adjusted the lights. Fussed. Remembered this is & Co’s work (She wants me to put an Alexa in the flower room so she can play them grow music, we have a spare one so who am I to argue 😆)

Day #13 tomorrow from seed for the majority and its a Friday. Meh.

But yeah they look good. Now just Co2 tomorrow which we’ll call Day #1 Veg. Straightening them all up now. Princess Harry looks like she’ll be alright. Stick her in the corner to respect her privacy, of course!

Nick & Co

 
Now that's looking like a serious grow!

"Hey Alexa, play daytime cannabis mix."
Just going to be Ed Sheeran and AC/DC I suspect. Those old chestnuts like everyone plays. Wait? Its only & Co pairs those?!

Nick (don’t tell & Co)
 
Ordered a 100L tank for the Veg tent. I have a bunch of the Netafim small collars and the pipe but to start just going to do a hose pipe. I could get two more manifolds but see how we go like this. Manifolds have 12 connectors and ai need 27 at this point. Princess Harry is determined too!

Gas on but there is the faintest hiss from the repaired reg. its not freezing though which is what a real leak does. Ordered a new one. The money spent is a pain but not worth the safety risk. The new one by the same manufacturer is a slightly different newer design. I think the old one was more prone to wear and tear causing leaks so they redesigned. Same price like $50.

I’ve blasted them a little but only a few minutws at time while I’m there. Its outdoors so not stressed about it for me if I watch but the new one will be here Sunday/Monday - its can wait.

All look ok. There some legacy yellow lower down. But they all look fine and bigger than they were 24 hours after transplant. Not sure watering yet. Not enough left from yesterday to give them all 1L think 0.75L which is probably fine but they need something.

AC cowling being built tomorrow and I’ll get a standalone dehumidifier in there with a controller I have kicking about that I haven’t used before.

I need 2 weeks of them in there I think. If I’m harvesting the Indy’s the same time as my buddy for Phase 2 that would be 75 days or so from paper to chop.

EDIT - Yeah the only way to really tell the two phases is handwriting. Phase 2 fully caught up now apart from Princess. Differentiation is in strains now rather than appearance.

Definitely hydro from tap root next time.

Nick & Co

 
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