Fir3dragons grow journal. The fall of soil, the rise of vertical coco hempys!!

fir3dragon

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This is my 6th grow. All the previous were done under a cheap 400 magnetic htg supply they were also in soil and nothing but soil. Not good soil because it's very expensive where I live.

I'm I'm a 8x10 spare bedroom so plenty of room is available. I use one corner for the L shaped wall of weed. I use outside air to cool it, and half the time I don't need that either. I got my 3x3 tent setup in there. I had started in soil until I was convinced to switch. I had never taken clones so I figured I needed to get it done and know how to do it so I cloned the soil females, into coco solo cups and watered at 5.8 ph water. It took awhile for them to respond but they finally did. Since I got coco hempy clones and plants in soil I can compare the difference. I'm going to buy 3 g13 Pineapple Express and 3 dinafem blue cheese seeds here I'm a month or so. My plan is to finish this grow out, plant the good seeds and work on perpetual with cloning. I'm tired of bag seeds I don't get much off of it. I'll post updated pics of the room by tomorrow, I just moved some things around.

My Method
-Coco medium
-Feeding kiss style (maxibloom all the way)
-Wall of weed (vertical scrog)
-Hempy buckets
-Vertical

Upgrades I'm considering and why
-I'm working on getting a reservoir - To get rid of the hassle of lugging gallons up and down the stairs
-Truncheon meter - To read nutrient level differences if I don't see a need, then I won't.
-Ushio hps bulb for flowering - either this or my ipower hps bulb
-Wet/dry vac for the saucers of the hempys - When they are tied to wall, I need something to remove runoff
-Bigger sauces for the pots - The current ones overflow and get full real easy until watering is dialed in
-Mini washing machine hash extraction method - Always did butter and never cent anything.
-More clay pebbles - so I can expand and grow more buds..

this is my first journal, and I'm not sure how to start it out but I hope this will be a decent start. Pictures of plants and room will be up ASAP.

20131226_191645.jpgThis pic is the left side of the room. All three of them are in coco hempy buckets.
20131226_191655.jpgThis is a plant in soil. One of the clones mothers. I didnt label which was which. Next grow i got plans on replacing it with 3 coco hempys growing regularly.
20131226_191658.jpgThis pic has two soil plants that are the clones mothers. Ill arracj them to the wall of weed as best as i can, and the next grow will be replaced with 3 coco hempys.
20131226_191703.jpgThis is the 6 inch inline fan and filter i use for smell. Seems to work, might get a 8 inch.
20131226_191709.jpgThis is directly behind the door when its opened..The AC i use during summer its a 10k btw. The tote at the top is half full of left over coco.
20131226_191716.jpgThis is my electrical panel as i call it... its hanging on the wall behind the door and above the AC and tote of coco.
20131226_191722.jpgThis box will be removed, and this is where i want to put my reservoir since its got electrical plugins right there and its next to my tent.
20131226_191727.jpgThis is future expansion space. i want to do another wall of weed with 4 plants and a 600w with plants around it like the last one.
20131226_191730.jpgThis is the intake from outside, its set on a speed controller and half the time i dont need it. The bucket im going to find a wet/dry vac lid for it and use it to suck the run off out of my saucers.
20131226_191735.jpgThis is the tent, with 5 additional clones. they are rooted but i just took them to see if they would root and how easy it was... ill end up either killing or transplanting and flowering them before i get my seeds. When i get good genetic seeds, i want all bagseeds gone.
20131226_191744.jpgThat is my desk i use to mix nutrients and record data on.. have been slacking lately but i need to step up.. that paint can is trash, the box is levers from the vertical switch.
20131226_191748.jpgThis is a side view of the tent, where i want my res. The box will be removed, and the box fan is what i use for the plants on the wall of weed to keep them aerated and strong stems.
20131226_191754.jpgThis is the door contraption i made. Hardly any light shines out and im working on fixing it so NONE shines out. The door is always locked and NO ONE knows i grow except my mother and thats because i live with her but anyways.. MUST STAY STEALTHY
20131226_191816.jpgThis is a pic of current temps.. i love them....
 

fir3dragon

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Went to the Dollar General today, and bought a 15 dollar trash can with a lid.. just a cheap one. Then i went to petsmart to buy the other stuff which i regret because it was expensive but anyways i got 2 air stones, a water pump, air pump hoses, i already had a dual hose air pump, and the trash can for about 60 bucks. I need to figure out what size hose is on my water pump so i can get one of them. Should i get clear or black? i got black air hoses btw.
There isnt any nutes in the res yet. Im just running everything to see how it works. Its got 20 gallons of water, so ill put 150 grams of maxibloom in there. I figure a little more wouldnt hurt.. the hard pain in the ass part is getting the water phed.. but anyways... pic time...

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Im soposted to get my check in the bank tomorrow. Im going to be heading to the hydro store to get another bag of pebbles and maybe a truncheon not sure yet. Pebbles for sure, so i can create more hempy buckets. Im also going to go to the dollar store, get bigger run off catchers and if dollar store dont got anything good ill go to walmart or kmart..i need a wet/dry vac lid thing too. Gotta get things down online ill update tomorrow... or sunday
 

fir3dragon

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Even though no one responds, ill keep updating cause never know, i might help someone searching for some information...

I didnt get my check yet. I dont know what the hell is going on with it. Anyways, i got the rez completely done. I got the hose and everything for it. I think my pump is a little weak, so im gonna buy another pump. I bought the current at petsmart, i think its a 175 gph or something. Im gonna get a 400 gph from the local hydro store for the res, and use the 175 to pump the shop vac fluids out the window haha. I tied the coco hempys to the wall, and did a little pruning i guess you would call it.. cut some stuff off. Im debating on if i should tie the soil mothers to the wall as well, or just leave them be... Im thinking of doing it for the hell of it.. Heres some pics.. not much but better then nothing.


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fir3dragon

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I've decided I'm going to be using 2 liter soda bottles hempy style to sorround the bulb at all sides. I'm going to use the clones I currently got and put them in the 2 liters take more clones for safe keeping lol just In case I don't order seeds, I'll have clones to use. I'm going to take pics and stuff tomorrow when I change my res
 

fir3dragon

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I'll be watching , all the best bro :)
Thanks man. I'm thrilled to see how it turns out. Can't wait. !! I was gonna flower here soon, but I wanna let them 2 liters veg for a bit. Even if it isn't but a week or two. Hopefully I'll head to the store today to get some stuff, then I'll be getting creative. Plus I gotta do a res change and all that other shit that sucks and is a pain in the ass. Hopefully, it's all worth it in the end. I was gonna get a truncheon and stuff but moneys too tight right now and the plants seem to be likening the 7 grams a gallon maxi bloom except the dark green leaves but I think that's better then pure yellow leaves
 

fir3dragon

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Update-


went to the store. Got a wet vac to suck the run off up from the saucers so no more overflowing for me. I got a case of pint canning jars for when I cure. I used sauce jars before. I got the cases you see in pics for the 2 liter soda bottles I got a couple things for hash making too.. I got a paint stir stick for mixing a spray bottle to spray the bubble bags when I'm taking them out to get all the stuff off the sides.. And 3 5 gallon buckets. I'm going by a guide I read. I'm gonna get bubble bags next. I've never made hash before so I'm excited to try it. I also did a a res change, and took 15 clones in case I don't order seeds I took clones so I don't need to restart from seed. Here's the pics...

I did the middle finger thing to block light. No clue why the pics are sideways.. I uploaded from my iPad...
 

fir3dragon

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Update will be tomorrow. I think I'm under watering cause I had to lend someone my wet vac and didn't water. No droop, just a bit of wilted leaves. The plants are up to the top of the fence now. I'm going to hopefully start flowering on Friday. Hopefully I'll be able to contain these bitches haha... And I may have failed at cloning too which isn't a good thing. Good thing is, I got a clone left to continue to clone lol.
 

fir3dragon

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Not much has changed. Trying to fix my plant problem. I think it's from not having cal mag. Gonna pick some up tomorrow.
 

fir3dragon

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  • im gonna take the tent out and put it in another room cause light leaks through the seams and stuff.. ill move some stuff around and hopefully get more pics up today or tomorrow im gonna finish the leftover water thats in my res, and change it and give some calmag and see if that cures the little leaf problem i been seeing.​




 
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