chri5opher
Active Member
This is my first grow. I'd like to thank all the users of this forum for allowing me the required information to try growing myself. I'll record this journal online in the hope that users will be able to offer input regarding problems that I'm sure will arise. So, please feel free to post any advice or constructive criticisms to help better the growing process.
General information:
I will be growing four feminised Bubblelicious seeds purchased from Nirvana in a homemade aeroponic unit.
The grow box:
It's a 2'x2'x4' box I constructed myself. The walls are covered in mylar. There are four PC fans at the back of the box for ventilation. Two fans at the top for exhaust, two at the height of the aeroponic unit for intake.
Lighting:
I'm using two 250W Envirolite CFLs. One is blue, the other red. I'm using the blue one for vegetative growth, and I'll switch them both on for flowering.
Nutrients:
All I have is VitaLink Max GROW, and VitaLink Max BLOOM. I assume these will suffice?
A photo of the setup:
Day 2 in Aeroponic Unit
3/4 of the plants seem to be doing well. They all germinated fine in the rockwool. The fourth plant, however, germinated in the rockwool, but failed to secure it's roots firmly in the medium. I helped it out a little, and now it appears to have rooted itself. My concern is that the stem of this plant is not only very short, but also twisted. It's the only one of the plants whose seed casing hasn't fallen off. Do you guys think this seedling will be alright? Perhaps this is just a consequence of its failing to root in the first place, now corrected, and will be okay, but just a couple days behind the others? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
The pH of the nutrient solution is around 5.6.
The ppm of the nutrient solution is around 430. The water alone has a ppm of 320, so i guess that means the nutrients have added 110ppm to the solution? Should I keep this lower, higher, or the same for the time being?
Here are the photos:
General information:
I will be growing four feminised Bubblelicious seeds purchased from Nirvana in a homemade aeroponic unit.
The grow box:
It's a 2'x2'x4' box I constructed myself. The walls are covered in mylar. There are four PC fans at the back of the box for ventilation. Two fans at the top for exhaust, two at the height of the aeroponic unit for intake.
Lighting:
I'm using two 250W Envirolite CFLs. One is blue, the other red. I'm using the blue one for vegetative growth, and I'll switch them both on for flowering.
Nutrients:
All I have is VitaLink Max GROW, and VitaLink Max BLOOM. I assume these will suffice?
A photo of the setup:
Day 2 in Aeroponic Unit
3/4 of the plants seem to be doing well. They all germinated fine in the rockwool. The fourth plant, however, germinated in the rockwool, but failed to secure it's roots firmly in the medium. I helped it out a little, and now it appears to have rooted itself. My concern is that the stem of this plant is not only very short, but also twisted. It's the only one of the plants whose seed casing hasn't fallen off. Do you guys think this seedling will be alright? Perhaps this is just a consequence of its failing to root in the first place, now corrected, and will be okay, but just a couple days behind the others? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
The pH of the nutrient solution is around 5.6.
The ppm of the nutrient solution is around 430. The water alone has a ppm of 320, so i guess that means the nutrients have added 110ppm to the solution? Should I keep this lower, higher, or the same for the time being?
Here are the photos: