Corkboyhighs first grow,Hydro papaya

[Corkboyhigh]

:thumbsup:I got my gear today from 3countieshydro, 600w HPS, ph meter and a fan, I dont think the fan will be strong enough tho its a 130m3/h my box is
1x1.5x2m high. Put the exhaust into the attic there doesn't seem to be anything coming thru it, just a noise.

Turns out my PH was all out for the babies, when i checked it was 8.2. I had one of them liquid ph testers and i ph'd the water pretty good, but when i added the nutes it must've shot up. Thats why they werent growing very quick. How long before they get over it and gimme a bit of growth anyone?

Anyways i changed the resevoir and set up the drippers for 20 mins three times a day and i cut the daylight to 18. I had it at 24 to try and make them grow. Im gonna pick up a pair of 3' flourescents next week and try to find a
3x3 ft tray. Any ideas where that could be gotten? In ireland lads?

So nothing more to add really ill post some pics tomorro. Oh yeah for any first timers learn from my mistake ph the water after you add the nutes:i feel stupid:


Oh yeah i got my all fem seeds so im considering which ones to germ, probly LA woman and one other

[deleafer2220]

I always let my water sit for a while so pH will come down...even after adding nutes...don't really know if this does anything but i haven't had pH problems since..hope that helps clear up any problems :jointsmile:

[fourkicks]

hows tricks man... are you going to use metal halide or hps to veg them seedlings...???

can your 600w take both bulbs?

[Corkboyhigh]

yep it can take both i think all hps can take mh but not the other way round, im gonna continue with flourescents for my vegging room because theyre cheap to run, and i hope to have a perpetual grow going on so i need the hps. I'll get some pics up of the babies soon

[smokers]

looking good cork boy keep it up
:smokin:

[Corkboyhigh]

since last post i have established that im an idiot for not presoaking my rockwool cubes. The ph inside the cubes was almost 8. I am trying to rectify this by having a low ph in the resevoir. Plants are showing some signs of micronutrient deficiencies, brown spots on new growth and a whitening of the leaves- iron and calcium deficiencies from having high ph. On the plus side there has been vigorous growth in the last 24 hrs with lots of secondary growth. I have started using advanced hydroponics 3 part nutes, they have chleated minerals which are immediately available to the plants. Im using maxicrop seaweed extract as a growth stimulant

Next time i think ill use the 1" cubes for propogation and put them into net pots with clay pebbles.

Im thinking ill start flowering the papaya at about 28 days. They're all between 18-20 days sprouted and have 4-5 nodes developed so far. My flowering room is ready except for a stronger fan, the fan i bought is piss weak. i thought 100/lh would be enough.

Also i covered the tray im using with plastic loosely fitted to allow airflow. the cubes had gone a bit green. This also reflects some of the light back up to the plants

Put 3 fem seeds into germ today, LA woman, lemon skunk and afghan kush x humbolt. Hopefully ill have a bit of variety after xmas


Anyways heres some pics for y'all

[Corkboyhigh]

Few More

[smokers]

Next time i think ill use the 1" cubes for propogation and put them into net pots with clay pebbles.

whats the story corkboy great minds must think alike as im doing exactly that with my system lol
by the way them nutes are great and them plants look sweet
:smokin:

[Corkboyhigh]

Thanks smokers, They're like my own child at this stage, fuck it a baby would take less looking after. Im really happy with the progress even with the problems im having. Hopefully i'll be able to iron them out. :thumbsup:

[bluntpasser]

looking great cork..Quite a selection of strains..Im excited to see how they turn out..:thumbsup: