groputillor
Active Member
So stoked I can’t feel the BT’s right now. I’m taking some advice I read in someone else’s journal and posting everything as it happens. That way I can cut down on the time my babies will suffer from my stupid, though well intentioned mistakes.
So here’s what I’m working with:
Closet space 26” x 30” x 6’
24” four bulb T5 high output floro. 2000 lumens per bulb, 8000 total (I think it runs at like 96w)
21.5” 250w air cooled HPS
Foxfarm ocean forest and light warrior, pearlite, pots, fans, etc.
I got four green crack clones in rockwool. Three were in the same piece of rockwool and roots were abundant. This became my first obstacle. After getting a few questions answered here by some forthcoming and knowledgeable individuals (thanks friends), I decided to get the rockwool real wet, slowly separate the clones, and put them in my soil mix, rockwool and all. That went smoothly I think, with only a few damaged roots. All four one gallon pots have a one inch layer of pearlite at the bottom for drainage, and a thin layer at the top to keep the soil from drying out too quickly under the constant fan and light (24hr). Plant #1 and 4 have just ocean forest and a little extra pearlite. I’ve heard some different things and decided to experiment with plants #2 and 3. They have something like one part light warrior to every three parts ocean forest, with some extra pearlite mixed in.
Here’s what the photo’s show:
My closet – the black silk sheet keeps light from leaking out my window and allows me to sleep. It’s suspended from various places to make it easy to move and to keep it from blocking the back of the oscillating fan from drawing air. There is another section to the closet that is of equal size except that it has a vertical dimension of something like ten feet. I might use both sections in the future but for now I’m keeping it here.
I have the last bits of the leaves about 2 inches away from the light. It’s a very cool light. A friend had the same one and when he left for a few days the plants grew right into the light without scorching them.
Plant #1 looks really good except for the discoloration of the leaves on top. I need help with trimming. Some people have photos with the ends of their leaves cut off. Do I need to do that? How do I know when and where to do it? And trimming whole branches when the node shows that it will sprout two more there and the present one is looking bad? Is there any good posts that show how to know stuff like that?
Plant #2 shows some of the same discoloration and a little wilting.
Plant #3 looks legit, but needs to catch up to the others.
Plant #4 looks to have grown tall and then something happened to make it wilt, with the whole trunk bending over. Should I prop anything up or trim anything. I’m not worried yet. I think they will perk up when they get over their turbulent childhoods. Most of the leaves are already taking a slight turn toward the light after only a few hours.
The venting that is showing is inside of the other section of the closet. It used to be just that janky platic tube running dryer heat to a hole in the wall. I replaced the housing in the wall and put that T-connector on. There’s a cap over one side of the T now, but when flowering time comes, that will change. An in-line fan will go there, then some ducting from that to the top hole in my HPS. Since it’s only a 250w and I’ll have the oscillating fan going I’m not preparing to utilize the intake on the light housing, just the exhaust. If I have extra ducting I might run it from a cool area on the floor to the intake port of the light housing.
That’s where I’m at. I’d appreciate any feedback that you beautiful people have to offer. Anything. Everyone’s probably thinking “My God! This guy is way too thorough!” Part of the reason is that I just love to write, and the other part is that I was frustrated by the lack of details in other journals.
“Insert clever quote here” -groputillor
So here’s what I’m working with:
Closet space 26” x 30” x 6’
24” four bulb T5 high output floro. 2000 lumens per bulb, 8000 total (I think it runs at like 96w)
21.5” 250w air cooled HPS
Foxfarm ocean forest and light warrior, pearlite, pots, fans, etc.
I got four green crack clones in rockwool. Three were in the same piece of rockwool and roots were abundant. This became my first obstacle. After getting a few questions answered here by some forthcoming and knowledgeable individuals (thanks friends), I decided to get the rockwool real wet, slowly separate the clones, and put them in my soil mix, rockwool and all. That went smoothly I think, with only a few damaged roots. All four one gallon pots have a one inch layer of pearlite at the bottom for drainage, and a thin layer at the top to keep the soil from drying out too quickly under the constant fan and light (24hr). Plant #1 and 4 have just ocean forest and a little extra pearlite. I’ve heard some different things and decided to experiment with plants #2 and 3. They have something like one part light warrior to every three parts ocean forest, with some extra pearlite mixed in.
Here’s what the photo’s show:
My closet – the black silk sheet keeps light from leaking out my window and allows me to sleep. It’s suspended from various places to make it easy to move and to keep it from blocking the back of the oscillating fan from drawing air. There is another section to the closet that is of equal size except that it has a vertical dimension of something like ten feet. I might use both sections in the future but for now I’m keeping it here.
I have the last bits of the leaves about 2 inches away from the light. It’s a very cool light. A friend had the same one and when he left for a few days the plants grew right into the light without scorching them.
Plant #1 looks really good except for the discoloration of the leaves on top. I need help with trimming. Some people have photos with the ends of their leaves cut off. Do I need to do that? How do I know when and where to do it? And trimming whole branches when the node shows that it will sprout two more there and the present one is looking bad? Is there any good posts that show how to know stuff like that?
Plant #2 shows some of the same discoloration and a little wilting.
Plant #3 looks legit, but needs to catch up to the others.
Plant #4 looks to have grown tall and then something happened to make it wilt, with the whole trunk bending over. Should I prop anything up or trim anything. I’m not worried yet. I think they will perk up when they get over their turbulent childhoods. Most of the leaves are already taking a slight turn toward the light after only a few hours.
The venting that is showing is inside of the other section of the closet. It used to be just that janky platic tube running dryer heat to a hole in the wall. I replaced the housing in the wall and put that T-connector on. There’s a cap over one side of the T now, but when flowering time comes, that will change. An in-line fan will go there, then some ducting from that to the top hole in my HPS. Since it’s only a 250w and I’ll have the oscillating fan going I’m not preparing to utilize the intake on the light housing, just the exhaust. If I have extra ducting I might run it from a cool area on the floor to the intake port of the light housing.
That’s where I’m at. I’d appreciate any feedback that you beautiful people have to offer. Anything. Everyone’s probably thinking “My God! This guy is way too thorough!” Part of the reason is that I just love to write, and the other part is that I was frustrated by the lack of details in other journals.
“Insert clever quote here” -groputillor
Fuckin way cool. 
Peace, I'll be back soon. Probably a week, so there are some more good comparison photos.
