stoner4201
Active Member
OK, well here is where the story begins 6 weeks into veg.
BACKGROUND INFO
Hydro bucket 2.5 gal, hydroton, pump, the whole shebang. 1 200w replacement Cfl 6500k (42w). I have a hand made "reflector" made of mylar covered cardboard that covers the whole outside or around the hydro bucket and keeps the light, for the most part, concentrated at the plants. I have a window fan right now rigged to go right above my plants and lights so it serves a dual purpose; keeping the temp low in the grow space and keeping the light cool(its not really the light im concerned about at this point, its the housing unit for the light that gets hot) but it stays around the same temp day/night between 72-76F. I have The flora-series nutes (Gro, Micro, Bloom) but i only Use 2 of the three (micro and bloom, see Lucas Formula for more information). I run the nute water 2-3 times a day for 1.5hrs a session. Now, for the PH. I ran into some problems in the beginning with PH, pretty much right from the start. I didnt read too much into it and the Ph had to be between 5.8-6.2 for hydro(thats what it is now and you can really tell )and i was told the PH of my well water was "damn-near" 7.0 so i figured wth that would just work if i just threw it right in there. Well, it "did" work but my plants suffered alot more then I wanted them to. First I thought it was nute burn but then I got a ph testing kit and found out my waters ph was 7.6!! wow! So i immediately dumped the water out of the hydro ran to the store and bought 3 gal spring water, tested it to make sure it was at or around 7.0 (cuz it was off brand) and it was. So i threw it in with new nutes and wat can i say, they look better everyday. I Know im not the most experienced grower out there or here, but I like to do it (grow/smoke) and I like to think im pretty good at it. I Will try to take pictures regularly, like every day or two or three.
Advice is apprecitated and recommended. Thanks all, if i could grow enough we'd all be smoking some bomb stuff haha Peace and pot!!
BACKGROUND INFO
Hydro bucket 2.5 gal, hydroton, pump, the whole shebang. 1 200w replacement Cfl 6500k (42w). I have a hand made "reflector" made of mylar covered cardboard that covers the whole outside or around the hydro bucket and keeps the light, for the most part, concentrated at the plants. I have a window fan right now rigged to go right above my plants and lights so it serves a dual purpose; keeping the temp low in the grow space and keeping the light cool(its not really the light im concerned about at this point, its the housing unit for the light that gets hot) but it stays around the same temp day/night between 72-76F. I have The flora-series nutes (Gro, Micro, Bloom) but i only Use 2 of the three (micro and bloom, see Lucas Formula for more information). I run the nute water 2-3 times a day for 1.5hrs a session. Now, for the PH. I ran into some problems in the beginning with PH, pretty much right from the start. I didnt read too much into it and the Ph had to be between 5.8-6.2 for hydro(thats what it is now and you can really tell )and i was told the PH of my well water was "damn-near" 7.0 so i figured wth that would just work if i just threw it right in there. Well, it "did" work but my plants suffered alot more then I wanted them to. First I thought it was nute burn but then I got a ph testing kit and found out my waters ph was 7.6!! wow! So i immediately dumped the water out of the hydro ran to the store and bought 3 gal spring water, tested it to make sure it was at or around 7.0 (cuz it was off brand) and it was. So i threw it in with new nutes and wat can i say, they look better everyday. I Know im not the most experienced grower out there or here, but I like to do it (grow/smoke) and I like to think im pretty good at it. I Will try to take pictures regularly, like every day or two or three.
Advice is apprecitated and recommended. Thanks all, if i could grow enough we'd all be smoking some bomb stuff haha Peace and pot!!
