LED Aerospring Garden Grow Log

[Joefarmer]

Flushed the system w/ pH'd spring water then filled res w/ tap water. I let the tap water sit for a day to let the shit settle thus reducing my ppm's. I'm on a well so sometimes it's a bit gritty.

So should I be flushing with plain water every res change? I do so to keep the sprayers and tubes clean but is it really necessary? It's just such a bitch to do. The res is big and cumbersome in the small closet, maybe not the best fit for the space. I'm contemplating a different system next time. Maybe a few buckets? We'll see.

With the screen in place now I can't pull the res out, preventing access to the male hose attachment for draining, so I just sucked it all out with a shop vac and proceded to get it everywhere. I also accidentally sucked one of the leaves with the vac. Couldn't help but laugh! No damage done. The ladies need a good suckin' from time to time. peace

Joefarmer Reviewed by Joefarmer on 08-27-2009. LED Aerospring Garden Grow Log Greetings everybody! This is my first indoor grow ever! Been doin' it outside for a while, and am now expanding my horizons. Here's what I've got: 3x3x7 closet 1 Procyon 100 4 23w cfls (5500k for veg, 2700k for flowering) AeroSpring Garden w/8 3" netcups 4" computer fan in the ceiling for exhaust 1/2 reflective insulation board lining the walls 1mil. mylar on walls 20lb CO2 tank w/regulator Rating: 5

[Joefarmer]

So one of the runts was removed and put into soil today; netpot, growcube, pellets and all. I will introduce her to the great outdoors. If it yields I'll let ya know.

[Joefarmer]

A few pics. Things are looking good but...

My pH keeps dropping .3-.4 everyday since the last res change. Why? Someone please advise. Remember I'm still a hydronoob here.

I had slight nute burn after the last change as I upped the bloom to 3/4 strength but I added some plain water to dilute it a bit and seems fine now.

[Joefarmer]

Got a hermie folks. Found a few balls yesterday, ripped em' off. Found more today, ripped em off. If it gets worse I'll chop her/he and just have some premie smoke. Just took a few puffs after drying a tiny bit in the oven and I'm a lil' buzzed. Balls are only on a few lower branches so far. Lets hope they don't spread, otherwise I'll be down to one soldier.

[Joefarmer]

Pics taken on day 34 of Flower. Today is day 36.
I think I know what caused the hermie. The light timer has a small light on it and I think it was just enough to have an effect. So I covered it. There weren't too many balls, but I may get a few seeds. No biggie, they'll get used.

CO2 tank ran out, so I refilled it. $35

[JMORGAN]

it only takes one of those balls to pollinate the whole plant, so unless you want seedy buds I'd suggest removing the hermaphrodite. Female plants only produce Resin glands to attract pollen, which is why resin glands are sticky, so pollen will stick to em, and once they've been pollinated, they stop producing resin/THC and put all their energy into seed production. so keep all your plants frustrated virgins until you harvest, that way they'll be the best they can be, but if you want/need seeds, go for it, but you said you already have clones comin, so why bother? just make sure that the clones are from the female plant, not the hermi.

Hope this helps! :smokin:

[Joefarmer]

Thx JMorgan. Yeah I know the deal. A hand full of buds got pollenated and are showing seeds. I'm not worried about it. I'll just pick 'em out. Just want to let this grow run its course to give myself a better feel for the indoor process beginning to end. I'm in there often so I was able to remove most of the balls before they opened.

[Joefarmer]

My cleanest res change yet. I was not going to do another res change until the final 2 week flush, but they were a bit nute burnt from my last nute change when I upped it to 3/4 strength. So it's back to 1/2 strength.

Being bagseed, I'm not sure when they'll finish. So based on their seemingly sativa dominance I'll base my schedule on 10 weeks of flowering. Pistils are still 99% white. Today is day 40 of flower. So I'll do 2 more weeks then start a 2 week flush and see where we are at that point.

[Joefarmer]

Chuggin' along.

Calibrate your meters frequently kids! Mine was off by .4 Very important when the pH drops .2-.4 each day.

So I was concerned in the beginning of this grow that it would finish right when the outdoor finished and I'd be bombarded, but the indoor is definitely behind now, so that will free up some time. Maybe I'll even have time to pop a few new beans before indoor harvest to get them ready for next LED grow!

[Rake420]

I am keeping an eye on this. Planning on doing something very similar in the immediate future. Still trying to decide lighting so this helps lots.