closetcasecfl
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Welcome to my new grow journal.
I think I'll call this one "third time lucky"
I have did a small closet grow that taught me a lot! After that I got a 1.5mx1.5mx2m grow tent and scaled things up a bit. It was going great and then BAM! I had to move, just when flowering started. Safe to say no such things are going to happen this time. I have a lot of space now and planning on building a dedicated grow room(s)
I still had seeds from Nirvana, only problem is they are almost 3 years old. To my surprise, they did germinate.
What strain is it? Wonder Woman & Aurora Indica
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? Aurora Indica: 90% indica cross between Afghan and Northern Lights
Wonder Woman: Blend of mostly Sativa genetics, White Widow chosen as the mother.The father is the product of crossing a landrace Thai, Haze and Skunk
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 2 weeks
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Hydro, Top feed with airstones in res
Size of light? 1x 250w metal halide
Is it aircooled? Yes
Temp of Room/cab? Night-20deg Day-24deg
RH of Room/cab? 50%
PH of media or res? 6
Any Pests ? No
How often are you watering? Watering when lights turn on, 10mins once a day
Type and strength of ferts used? Nutriplex, as per feeding chart. Calmag, Fish mix and Amino mix
I live in South Africa, so getting all the things I need is a nightmare (unlike all the Americans on here). Lucky for me I love DIY and a challenge. The goal, as efficient and as cheap as possible. Most of the equipment I figured out on the previous grow and this time I simply refined most of it. Let's have a look at them:
CONTROL PANEL:
Lets start with my favorite. This control panel took me a lot of time and effort to build. I'm very proud of it.
It controls the watering, lights on/off, heat on, cooler on, current RH, current temp and toggle switches to turn of everything individually.
SWAMP COOLER:
Because a A/C unit is expensive and uses a lot of energy I read up on swamp coolers.
At the bottom is a reservoir tank with a water pump. Inside the cooler is fish tank filters with water lines overhead spraying them wet. The air gets sucked through cooling and humidifying it.
The thermostat is connected to the water pump so whenever temps go over 28 deg it switches on until it reaches 24 deg. I cannot tell you how good this thing works. It can bring 24 deg air down to 18 deg and pushes RH by up to 30%. After the in-line fan is a in-line heater that is also connected to the thermostat
AIR COOLED REFLECTOR:
This one was simple. Bought some sheet metal and bent it into shape. Perspex bottom and made holes on the side for the air.
WATERING:
This manifold works good for now. I have watering rings (DIY of course) but they're to big for now.
Once I've transplanted into bigger pots I'll use it.
THE SETUP:
Super happy about this new location. Watch this space!
If anyone wants more detail on any of the above, I'll be happy to give more info
I'll try my best to stick to a weekly update
I think I'll call this one "third time lucky"
I have did a small closet grow that taught me a lot! After that I got a 1.5mx1.5mx2m grow tent and scaled things up a bit. It was going great and then BAM! I had to move, just when flowering started. Safe to say no such things are going to happen this time. I have a lot of space now and planning on building a dedicated grow room(s)
I still had seeds from Nirvana, only problem is they are almost 3 years old. To my surprise, they did germinate.
What strain is it? Wonder Woman & Aurora Indica
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? Aurora Indica: 90% indica cross between Afghan and Northern Lights
Wonder Woman: Blend of mostly Sativa genetics, White Widow chosen as the mother.The father is the product of crossing a landrace Thai, Haze and Skunk
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 2 weeks
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Hydro, Top feed with airstones in res
Size of light? 1x 250w metal halide
Is it aircooled? Yes
Temp of Room/cab? Night-20deg Day-24deg
RH of Room/cab? 50%
PH of media or res? 6
Any Pests ? No
How often are you watering? Watering when lights turn on, 10mins once a day
Type and strength of ferts used? Nutriplex, as per feeding chart. Calmag, Fish mix and Amino mix
I live in South Africa, so getting all the things I need is a nightmare (unlike all the Americans on here). Lucky for me I love DIY and a challenge. The goal, as efficient and as cheap as possible. Most of the equipment I figured out on the previous grow and this time I simply refined most of it. Let's have a look at them:
CONTROL PANEL:
Lets start with my favorite. This control panel took me a lot of time and effort to build. I'm very proud of it.
It controls the watering, lights on/off, heat on, cooler on, current RH, current temp and toggle switches to turn of everything individually.
SWAMP COOLER:
Because a A/C unit is expensive and uses a lot of energy I read up on swamp coolers.
At the bottom is a reservoir tank with a water pump. Inside the cooler is fish tank filters with water lines overhead spraying them wet. The air gets sucked through cooling and humidifying it.
The thermostat is connected to the water pump so whenever temps go over 28 deg it switches on until it reaches 24 deg. I cannot tell you how good this thing works. It can bring 24 deg air down to 18 deg and pushes RH by up to 30%. After the in-line fan is a in-line heater that is also connected to the thermostat
AIR COOLED REFLECTOR:
This one was simple. Bought some sheet metal and bent it into shape. Perspex bottom and made holes on the side for the air.
WATERING:
This manifold works good for now. I have watering rings (DIY of course) but they're to big for now.
Once I've transplanted into bigger pots I'll use it.
THE SETUP:
Super happy about this new location. Watch this space!
If anyone wants more detail on any of the above, I'll be happy to give more info
I'll try my best to stick to a weekly update
