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I am back in the growing game after a hiatus of a couple years. My previous grows were photo period strains, and I’m trying some Gelato Auto now. These are 2 weeks into veg and look pretty healthy to me. There was a runt in the litter, but she seems to be catching up.
They are growing in 3 gallon airpots, with Fox Farms soil, and I use most of the nutrients in the FF schedule, at roughly half strength, twice a week. They are on a 22/2 schedule now, will push to 24/0 when flowering starts.
I have a Mars Hydro TSL 2000 18 inches from the tallest plant, directly over head. I also have a Phlizon 1200 LED on the left, angled at roughly 45 degrees, and an old Blackdog LED on the right also angled in at 45 degrees. Directly behind the plants is a 4 fixture T5 with 3000k bulbs at the moment.
I had the entire grow space sealed with a couple of Mylar panels I hung across the front of the tub, but temps just got to be too high, so I opened the space up.
I’ve not yet decided on topping, but LST will be used extensively to maximize exposure to the light. I will probably also build a SCROG screen, roughly at the height of top of the T5, which will remain in place. The LEDs will be above the screen for what I train to grow to that height, and the T5 will provide lighting for what is below the screen. I have a couple of 2 foot 2 tube T5 lights I’ll hang on the front, also below the SCROG screen. I’m not sure if lighting the plants below the screen will net any gain, but I can always move the T5 to above the screen if I want.
I also have a 600w HID that might replace the Mars Hydro LED during the last couple weeks of flowering, and I plan to finish them off with a week of UV.
The fan in the photos is an oscillating one, and the hose attached to it is connected to the ac vent in this bathroom. The plants all get a shot of cool air when the system is running, and the vibration they experience should help to build some strong branches. Temps hover between 75 and 85.
I purposely planted these a bit lower than normal—the nice thing about the airpots is you can use the dimples as an anchor point for the first LST bend. I will let them grow until I see a well developed trunk that is the height of the first row of dimples and bend her over.
Everything seems to be going well so far...I had several grows with photoperiod strains a couple years ago that went well, so I’m hoping I can match that with these autos...
They are growing in 3 gallon airpots, with Fox Farms soil, and I use most of the nutrients in the FF schedule, at roughly half strength, twice a week. They are on a 22/2 schedule now, will push to 24/0 when flowering starts.
I have a Mars Hydro TSL 2000 18 inches from the tallest plant, directly over head. I also have a Phlizon 1200 LED on the left, angled at roughly 45 degrees, and an old Blackdog LED on the right also angled in at 45 degrees. Directly behind the plants is a 4 fixture T5 with 3000k bulbs at the moment.
I had the entire grow space sealed with a couple of Mylar panels I hung across the front of the tub, but temps just got to be too high, so I opened the space up.
I’ve not yet decided on topping, but LST will be used extensively to maximize exposure to the light. I will probably also build a SCROG screen, roughly at the height of top of the T5, which will remain in place. The LEDs will be above the screen for what I train to grow to that height, and the T5 will provide lighting for what is below the screen. I have a couple of 2 foot 2 tube T5 lights I’ll hang on the front, also below the SCROG screen. I’m not sure if lighting the plants below the screen will net any gain, but I can always move the T5 to above the screen if I want.
I also have a 600w HID that might replace the Mars Hydro LED during the last couple weeks of flowering, and I plan to finish them off with a week of UV.
The fan in the photos is an oscillating one, and the hose attached to it is connected to the ac vent in this bathroom. The plants all get a shot of cool air when the system is running, and the vibration they experience should help to build some strong branches. Temps hover between 75 and 85.
I purposely planted these a bit lower than normal—the nice thing about the airpots is you can use the dimples as an anchor point for the first LST bend. I will let them grow until I see a well developed trunk that is the height of the first row of dimples and bend her over.
Everything seems to be going well so far...I had several grows with photoperiod strains a couple years ago that went well, so I’m hoping I can match that with these autos...