Hello All.
I am Joe. I have been wondering around here for a little while. Recently I joined in the fun and have 4 plants of my own. 2 Durban Poison and 2 Gorilla Cookies. I am a couple days short of a month in. I received them as little clones.
The setup:
39" x 39" x 72" Agromax Tent
5 Gallon pots
Detroit Nutrient Company Water Only Soil
Filter air recirculated with waste air dampened 6" fan 8" filter Vivosun
Filtered fresh air 4" fan
6" HTG Air Cooled Reflector 6" fan
600w Digital Greenhouse dimming hid ballast
PH and TDS meters from amazon
Watering with distilled, and tap water every few cycles- mine is 150 PPM 8.0 out of the tap. No idea of content.
Add fish sh!t once a week because I got some free bottles at the gardening store one day.
Add stump Tea on Tuesday sometimes.
Here they are three days after I got them and put them in these 5 gallon pots. 3/26
I have went through a couple of lighting setups trying to save money. I am learning. I want to really hone this craft, so therefore I have opened up to you all to help, critique, whatever. Ultimately I want to make some really good weed. I want to perpetual grow. Also, automation/ integration is an interest of mine, so you will see some of that as my setup progresses. I have a bunch more to share I hope this introduction isn’t too long.
Joe
The clone has about 3/4” to 1” inside the foam piece. The sprinkler sprays the bottom of the bucket lid continuously. The water level in the bucket just needs to be above the pump.
It was a kit where I bought it, but to make it it would take:
5 gallon bucket
Small corded pond type submerged pump
Plastic pipe, sprinkler stuff
Sprinkler head that spins
The awesome lid and foam things are growbright.
The pump I got came with all sorts of thread adapters- adapting to sprinkler system stuff is not an issue. Sprinkler stuff is at Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc
There is so much to learn, I’m constantly reading books and scrolling through this site and taking notes. Growing absolutely fascinated me as does the plant and I’d love to try living soil too!
Thanks again for all the warm welcoming. I figured I’d share some pics of my tent setup. It is evolving like I’m sure most everyone’s is. Here are the ladies tonight as well. I am getting excited now that they are starting to gain some size almost daily.
So, I have my first issue that I need help with. My two Durban poison ladies suddenly started drooping a bit and have discoloring on the largest fan leaves. Seemingly the ones in the center of the plant maybe most shaded. Is this dehydrated, not enough light, too much water??? They were doing so well. I ph my water to about 5.8 or so prior to watering. They were needing water every couple days- now seems every day.
I need the guidance of my peers at this point to keep my gals healthy.
Thanks all,
Joe
