WackysWorld
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My first CFL grow.
Setup,
1.2x1.2x2m tent
2x300w 6400k cfl
Wilma 9 pot system auto watering
Extractor via smell stopper and carbon filter
4 pots clay pebbles, 5 pots canna coco
9 dutch house dutch cheese
Following germination via cotton sheet, transplant to peat plugs, then transfer to pots.
Days 1-7 lights 24hr, water only 3 times per 24hrs (8 hr spacing) for 10mins
Days 8-14 lights 18/6, canna a+b 3 times per 24hrs (8 hr spacing) for 10mins (plants werevery light in colour due to overwatering)
Days 15-35 (today) lights 18/6, canna a+b once per 48 hrs for 15mins
The middle 3 due to being directly under the lights are obviously doing better than the outer 6, next grow I’ll prob switch to 4x250w cfl’s in 2 reflectors for better coverage. I’m due a nutes change today soI’ll shift the middle 3 to the rear, the rear 3 to the middle for a bit, then switch the front 3 with the middle 3 to try to even the growth a little bit.
Temp is approx 30 at the top of the tent and around 22 at the top of the pots.
PH checked daily and seems to be holding between 5.7-6.0.
Nutes drained and replaced every 14 days, I know I should be doing it at least every 7 but the downside of the Wilma system is it needs 30lt just to cover the pump filter, so I put 40lt in and after 14days its down to about 30lt, I will address this issue before the next grow, probably by blocking all but the lowest drainpoint and using a container for the water/nutes to drain into, thus reducing the level required meaning it can be changed every 7 days without throwing away a lot water/nutes.
All in all I’m quite chuffed as this is my first indoor/cfl grow. photo was taken last night.
I’ve no idea when to switch my lights to the red 2400k though, different people tell me different things, and can’t work out what to do with the canna pk 13/14, so a bit more searching on this site is required, still got a lot to learn. Any help/hints/tips etc greatfully received
thanks for reading.
WackysWorld
Setup,
1.2x1.2x2m tent
2x300w 6400k cfl
Wilma 9 pot system auto watering
Extractor via smell stopper and carbon filter
4 pots clay pebbles, 5 pots canna coco
9 dutch house dutch cheese
Following germination via cotton sheet, transplant to peat plugs, then transfer to pots.
Days 1-7 lights 24hr, water only 3 times per 24hrs (8 hr spacing) for 10mins
Days 8-14 lights 18/6, canna a+b 3 times per 24hrs (8 hr spacing) for 10mins (plants werevery light in colour due to overwatering)
Days 15-35 (today) lights 18/6, canna a+b once per 48 hrs for 15mins
The middle 3 due to being directly under the lights are obviously doing better than the outer 6, next grow I’ll prob switch to 4x250w cfl’s in 2 reflectors for better coverage. I’m due a nutes change today soI’ll shift the middle 3 to the rear, the rear 3 to the middle for a bit, then switch the front 3 with the middle 3 to try to even the growth a little bit.
Temp is approx 30 at the top of the tent and around 22 at the top of the pots.
PH checked daily and seems to be holding between 5.7-6.0.
Nutes drained and replaced every 14 days, I know I should be doing it at least every 7 but the downside of the Wilma system is it needs 30lt just to cover the pump filter, so I put 40lt in and after 14days its down to about 30lt, I will address this issue before the next grow, probably by blocking all but the lowest drainpoint and using a container for the water/nutes to drain into, thus reducing the level required meaning it can be changed every 7 days without throwing away a lot water/nutes.
All in all I’m quite chuffed as this is my first indoor/cfl grow. photo was taken last night.
I’ve no idea when to switch my lights to the red 2400k though, different people tell me different things, and can’t work out what to do with the canna pk 13/14, so a bit more searching on this site is required, still got a lot to learn. Any help/hints/tips etc greatfully received
thanks for reading.
WackysWorld
