First time ever grower wants to do hydro ...

2WorldsFrog

2WorldsFrog

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I think you're going to do just fine.
My first RDWC run was challenging, and I learned a lot along the way. The conditions in my tent were not ideal, had a light I was completely unfamiliar with, and started off with a cheap ph/ec meter that almost tanked the whole thing (good meters are worth the $).
I finished the grow with some of the best smoke my friends and I had ever had, straight up space weed.
Enjoy the ride
 
border&grower

border&grower

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2WorldsFrog said:
I think you're going to do just fine.
My first RDWC run was challenging, and I learned a lot along the way. The conditions in my tent were not ideal, had a light I was completely unfamiliar with, and started off with a cheap ph/ec meter that almost tanked the whole thing (good meters are worth the $).
I finished the grow with some of the best smoke my friends and I had ever had, straight up space weed.
Enjoy the ride
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Encouraging talk! much appreciated ... looking forward to my first grow ... must it fail then I hope I learned alot!
 
Tolerance Break

Tolerance Break

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I hate to be that guy, but those are white label. White label seeds are fine, but you're likely not getting any of those actual strains. They might have some components in there, but don't mistake it for the real deal. My first grow was also white label white widow and blueberry. Decent smoke, short flower time, very resilient to mold and stress hermis. Doesn't mean your plants will be bad, but there's a whole other layer to this game in finding true breeders and preservationists who have real deal old school funk, and know how to breed towards the desired traits.

Still, best of luck to you!
 
border&grower

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Tolerance Break said:
I hate to be that guy, but those are white label. White label seeds are fine, but you're likely not getting any of those actual strains. They might have some components in there, but don't mistake it for the real deal. My first grow was also white label white widow and blueberry. Decent smoke, short flower time, very resilient to mold and stress hermis. Doesn't mean your plants will be bad, but there's a whole other layer to this game in finding true breeders and preservationists who have real deal old school funk, and know how to breed towards the desired traits.

Still, best of luck to you!
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Tell me more about those strains ... I was in the assumption that after the harvest the plants are finished ...
 
border&grower

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1* one seed did not sprout :-( but the three other are doing fine ... :-) I can rough it up with sandpaper maybe?
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2* shall I leave the feeding container with the pump outside of the tent ... or it's preferred inside the tent?
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Jimski

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border&grower said:
1* one seed did not sprout :-( but the three other are doing fine ... :-) I can rough it up with sandpaper maybe?
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2* shall I leave the feeding container with the pump outside of the tent ... or it's preferred inside the tent?
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Outside for access for filling and checking water level and ph. Even with a ph monitor you will want to verify with a good meter and check calibration weekly. Are you running a chiller for the solution?
 
border&grower

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Is it a problem if I cut a little of the sprouts radicle to place it in the coco media ...
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Is the light placed close enough ...
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I roughened the unopened seed and put it again in the moisture ... And in any case also my final seed of Amnesia ;-)
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Delps8

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border&grower said:
... so I better hang 2 lamps/tent then? Should give me better coverage at the edges ...
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Yes, two would definitely even things out. And I would definitely spend $26 for a Uni-T, or similar, light meter. It's money very well spent. I, admittedly and unabashedly, have a very strong bias to feeding my plants well and to using a light meter to make sure they're well fed and the reason is simple — up to the light saturation point, cannabis yields increase in an almost linear manner. If you want more weed, give your plants more light. </todays_sermon> ;-)
 
border&grower

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One thing I have learned so far ... is that you need to germinate more seeds then u require for your RDWC system. I suspect some sprouds may fail others take ages to germinate ... It*s a patient process to get them to the stage untill u can put them in the perlite. But I enjoy to nurse and watch them getting stronger day by day :-)
 
2WorldsFrog

2WorldsFrog

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border&grower said:
One thing I have learned so far ... is that you need to germinate more seeds then u require for your RDWC system. I suspect some sprouds may fail others take ages to germinate ... It*s a patient process to get them to the stage untill u can put them in the perlite. But I enjoy to nurse and watch them getting stronger day by day :-)
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I like growing from clones. The plant height is a lot more uniform, which is good for lighting. After a run or two I became familiar with what certain strains like for nutrients also. I swap out between two different strains to keep a buzz variety. There's a good tutorial online somewhere about managing the size of the mom plants. I keep the mom plants in 3 gallon dirt pots with a small LED light, really low maintenance.
 
Jimski

Jimski

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border&grower said:
One thing I have learned so far ... is that you need to germinate more seeds then u require for your RDWC system. I suspect some sprouds may fail others take ages to germinate ... It*s a patient process to get them to the stage untill u can put them in the perlite. But I enjoy to nurse and watch them getting stronger day by day :-)
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One of the growers whos journal is excellent pops 2 times the needed seeds for his soil grows. He aggresivly ties down his plants and really runs light during flower. He has great sucess as he starts with excellent strains and then watches for the best most stable plants to advance to the next round. By the time flip to flower he has all top notch strong plants that can take the abuse and deliver the yield and the fire.
One of the things I learned from him is his method of culling to promote his plan. I do not know but I suspect if he did not use this step in selection he would have plants that would not finish well.
His grows look like someone took a pic of the best looking plant you would ever want to see and just photo shopped it into a whole grow area with the canopy within 2 inches of all the other identicle flowers. I am also planning a 2 bucket Rdwc and will pop 4 seeds and select with one change. The best wind up in the jaccuzi buckets but the 3rd runner up I am going to put in a bag w soil and after 4 leaf sets will fimm and then defoliate till it dies or produces a 4 bud candle set just for fun.
 
2WorldsFrog

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That's a great a f*in great setup!
You might want another small fan or two in there though. I try to make it swirl through the tent from bottom to top, to keep the temp at the buckets lower. I guess that would depend on your specific conditions though. I like to see the leaves dance, not like mosh pit slam dancing or anything, just groovin'.
 
border&grower

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It's the most compact I get the system because off the tubes plumming ... In the future I like to see the buckets closer to eachother in my other tent.
Thanks @2WorldsFrog for the vent tip ... I have another two sitting as spair pieces.
I put allready nuts in the system at 1.6 EC. Hope I callibrated the thing correctly :rolleyes: ...
My water temp is 18 degress Cels outside the tent. I only fill with cold water.
Lets see what those sprouts do ... hope I dont stress them out :wall:
 
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