Stardawg17, Dutch Bucket, Cookie Wreck, 2020: Dive Into The Deep End

[stardawg17]

My cheaper pens calibrated fine starting out but that didn’t last long. If you got a probe for your res your probably golden. I got an Apera pen but am buying a Bluelab probe soon.

I have a charcoal filter/fan combo. It exhausts out the side of my building through a 4 inch duct but my problem is when the ac is running it naturally exhausts to. That air hasn’t been scrubbed so you can smell what’s going on when outside the building. Some ac units have an option to vent or not to vent. Mine doesn’t.

How did you resolve the AC issue... I feel I'll have the same issue as I can't force the vent to close.

 

[stardawg17]

It's working... It's working!
-- Anakin Skywalker

Yes.... It's working! Finally got the irrigation system up and running.

I still need to add the float switch to the reservoir and plug it into the relay box so it can be controlled by the automaton system.

At 2 gallons per hour flow rate per plant, how many times per day should I feed and for how long?

 

[PGA Caddie]

How did you resolve the AC issue... I feel I'll have the same issue as I can't force the vent to close.

I didn't.....Where I live with no neighbors close its not that big a deal. After this year I won't be growing indoors in the summer with the exception of keeping a couple mother plants alive. They will be in soil so I don't have to worry about res temps.

About the only thing you can do is invest into a portable ac unit. Stand alone unit kinda like a dehumidifier. They don't seem to get rave reviews but should work okay for your small area. Then the only air leaving your building would be scrubbed through your filter.

Another option would be to flower in the fall/winter/spring when running an AC isn't needed.

I don't think it matters how well a room is designed your always going to have a little bit of odor escape. Key is to keep it to a minimum. Maybe get a pet skunk and let it run around the back yard for camouflage.

 

[stardawg17]

“It’s all code. If you listen closely, you can hear the numbers. There’s a cosmic flowchart that dictates where you can and where you can’t go. I’ve given you the knowledge. I’ve set you free. Do you understand? ”
-- Bandersnatch (Colin)

Today's update is mostly automation, although I did drop another couple hundred bones at my home away from home (big box store...you know who you are). I'm still waiting for all these rebate checks to start flowing in. Should supply me with nutes for a few grows

After getting the irrigation system running...I started thinking about what would happen to my pump if the well run dry...so here we go.

first we need a float switch...the one I chose goes through the side of the reservoir and comes with a grommet...no sweat...similar to the dutch buckets

so first things first...put a hole in the bucket dear Henry...

I used the washer as a guide for how big a hole to carve out. Then put in your grommet in from the inside and push the wires through from the inside. Push the float switch in all the way.

Then add the washer and nut on the outside. You have to start the washer on the threads and as you tighten the nut the grommet will start to mushroom.

Tighten her down good and tight by hand...no tools required.

Next...we add some male solderless connectors so we can unplug the switch from the pi when needed...

I love these connectors especially when joining wires of different gauges...or even combining solid w/ braided wires.

Then we use an ethernet cable to connect the switch to the breadboard connected to the pi. I've got both the 6 gang relay box and now the float switch connected to the same mini breadboard

and of course I had to prototype before just cutting a hole in my reservoir

 

[stardawg17]

For the automation system I had to add a new input for the GPIO pin that reads the switch state

and a new function to turn of the pump whenever the float switch goes low

and just like that...I'm now a python developer

 

[stardawg17]

“It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.”
― Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings

I did a thing...

 

[PK]

grab your seats lads and let the show start

 

[The Phantom]

I did a thing...

Sometimes you just have to jump into it and get started! I dropped a few seeds today as well.

 

[stardawg17]

9/1/2020​	​	Automatically today's date​
Breed​	Cookie Wreck​	Name​
Type​	Hybrid​	Indica/Sativa/Hybrid​
Clone/Seed​	Seed​	​
Veg. Light​	LED​	Type​
Flower Light​	LED​	Type​
Method​	Dutch Bucket (3 Gallon)​	Dimensions​
Reservoir​	6 Gallons​	Gallons​
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Dates​
Germinated​	09/01/20​	Unknown​
Planted​	09/11/20​	Guess​
Vegetated​	​	Guess​
Flowered​	10/09/20​	​
Harvested​	​	​
Bagged​	​	​
​	​	​
Totals​
Age​	-10​	​
Days in Veg​	28​	​
Days in Flower​	-38​	​
Days to flower​	65​	ENTER​
Days to flush​	14​	ENTER​
​	​	​
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​	​	​
​	​	​
Harvest Date​	12/13/20​	​
Flush Date​	11/29/20​	​

 

[stardawg17]

Sometimes you just have to jump into it and get started! I dropped a few seeds today as well.

Awesome sauce...I'll follow your grow!

I'm really not ready for this...but...I hope to have a Christmas harvest

 

[The Phantom]

I can tag you when I start a new journal in a month or so. My current grow just finished up and I have some mother plants I'm getting ready for clones at the end of the month along with these new seeds.

 

[stardawg17]

Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action.

--- Ralph Ellison


All 5 seeds took the plunge. I did need to coax the final 2 to sink to the bottom.

Nighty night little ones...

 

[PK]

i would put it in a sandwich back and then beween a towel in a warm place

 

[stardawg17]

i would put it in a sandwich back and then beween a towel in a warm place

PK...maybe I'll try that next time. I have to follow the seed bank's germination guide for them to honor their guarantee.

 

[stardawg17]

You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
-- Tom Petty

I thought I would try to help the seeds along...

and a little prep for when they pop

The water from the dehumidifier was about ph 6.7 and 20 PPM. The rockwool cubes don't want to stay together

 

[stardawg17]

Am I already headed into trouble here? Do I need to turn off the heat mat? Should I vent the germination hood? Should I vent the tent?

 

[PK]

I think your germination is on point. What is the temps of your resvor? get a big fan in there and allow the air to circulate if needs be

 

[stardawg17]

I think your germination is on point. What is the temps of your resvor? get a big fan in there and allow the air to circulate if needs be

Actually, there's no reservoir in there right now. It's still under construction . Before I added the germination dome and heat pad I raised the temp in the lab. Now that I have the germinator I went ahead and dialed the cabin temp back down a bit.

Also setup my tent intake and exhaust systems and have them running constantly now.

 

[stardawg17]

So it begins.
-- King Theoden

Day 3

Looks like it's time to get busy! I drained the rockwool. The bath PH was right at 7. Then I lined the buckets with paint strainers. I was surprised by how tightly the strainers fit the buckets.

... and filled the buckets with the growing medium...

 

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