*DWC* SUPPLIES, SETUP, AND HOW TO'S (MY FIRST GROW)

[TheCaretaker]

*DWC* SUPPLIES, SETUP, AND HOW TO'S (MY FIRST GROW) GENETICS. X1 ROMBERRY AND X1 SOUR DIESEL

SEA OF GREEN 2 PLANTS EVERY 2 WEEKS

MY SETUP
$COST$
LIGHTS. 1 600W SUPER HPS
1 XTRASUN ALUMINUM WING REFLECTOR $20
1 ALL SYSTEM CORD SET $23
1 XTRASUN SODIUM 600 WATT BALLAST $165
1 HILUX GRO 600W SUPER HPS BULB $79
LIGHTS TOTAL $287 W/O SHIPPING
I USE CFL'S FOR VEG ON MY OTHER GROWS $15

BUCKET.. 1 STERILITE PLASTIC 10GAL BIN (LIGHTPROOF WITH DUCT TAPE)ONLY 5GAL
OF NUTES NEEDED FOR PLANTS IN ALL STAGES. ABOUT 1" FROM BOTTOM
OF THE NETPOTS. $4

AIR PUMP.. 1 8L PER MIN DUAL PUMP FOR EVERY 5 GAL OF NUTES. X2 OXY STONES
THEIR CHEAP, DONT GET THE AQUARIUM ONES THEY FALL APART!
$10 PUMP
$2.50 E OXY STONES

MEDIUM.. EXPANDED CLAY PELLETS $7 6POUND BAG
X2 5' OR 6' NETPOTS $1.50 EA

TUBING.. X2 8' FOOT LONG 1/4" VINYL TUBING $4

NUTES.. GENERAL HYDROPICS 3-PART FLORA SERIES $30 ALL 3 1LITER EA
PH-UP AND PH-DOWN $5 EA

PH TESTER..I HIGHLY RECEMEND USING A DIGITAL PEN BUT DROPPS WILL WORK. IF USI-
NG THE DROPS SHOOT FOR YELLOW-GREENISH TRANSPARENT.
$5 DROPS
PH51 MILWAKEE DIGITAL PH PEN KIT (DIDNT HAVE TILL $75 WORTH IT!
ALMOST DONE.A MISTAKE.DROPS ARE RECKLESS)

FANS.. X2 135 CFM COMPUTER FANS 1 INTAKE & 1 OUTAKE $??? ALREADY HAD
X1 DUAL 14" WINDOW/DESKTOP FAN (FOR PLANTS) $10-25

METERS.. LIGHT METER $10
TEMERATURE/HYGROMETER $25
TIMERS ARE NICE. GROUNDED ONLY (I DIDNT HAVE) $10-20

ROOM.. X1 CLOSET(MINE IS 2'X6'X8') I USED CARDBOARD BOXES FOR SEALING AND
LIGHTPROOFING. *A CHEAP TIP-LINE YOUR ROOM WITH FOIL WRAPPING PAP-
ER SHINNING SIDE OUT OFCOARSE* $4 FOIL WRAP
OTHER. SMELL SPRAYS. TAPE. SCISSORS. STUFF YOU DONT KNOW YOU NEED TILL
YOU NEED THEM $10-40 TOPS

DUCT TAPE AND HOT GLUE SOLVES ALL PROBLEMS

ESTIMATED TOTAL $550 START UP
$55 PER EXTRA BUCKET



VEG GROWTH 18/16 LIGHTS

I BOUGHT MY CLONES FROM A MED CLUB (ALL LEGAL )TRANSPLANTED THEM IN MY BUC-
KET UNDER THE HPS (ON OTHER GROWS I USE A CARDBOARD BOX WITH CFL'S FOR VEG
ITS ALSO GOOD FOR SEPERATING ROOMS) VEG TIME 2 WEEKS
1 WEEK TO ROOT 1 WEEK TO GROW
NUTES FOR NEW BABIES I USE 1/1/1 OR 5ML/5ML/5ML PER GAL GH FLORAGRO, FLORAMIC-
RO, AND FLORA BLOOM (5 GAL IS ALL YOU NEED. CHANGE NUTES EVERY WEEK)
ROOTS POPPED OUT AFTER 6 DAYS IN VEG. WHEN ROOTS HIT WATER ROOT GROWTH EX-
PLODES. NOT MUCH GROWTH TILL FLOWERING UNDER SUPER HPS

FLOWERING 12/12 LIGHTS

I PUT MY PLANTS IN 36 HOUR DARKNESS TO FLOWER. EXAMPLE: TURN OFF LIGHTS AT 10PM
ON MONDAY TURN ON IN FLOWER ROOM AT 10AM WEDNESDAY.
ONCE IN FLOWERING GROWTH EXPLODES FOILAGE AND HEIGHT FOR 1ST 2 WEEKS THAN
FLOWER(BUDS) FROM THEN ON.
NUTES I USED A SLIGHTY TWEEKED LUCAS METHOD. WEEK #1 F 2ML/6ML/7ML PER GAL
WEEK #2 F 0ML/7ML/9ML PER GAL
WEEK #3 F 0ML/8ML/13ML PER GAL
WEEK #4 F 0ML/8ML/16ML TILL 1 WEEK
BEFORE HARVEST. 7 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST 1/4 STRENGTH 0ML/2ML/4ML PER GAL
1 1/2 TO 2 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST USE ONLY R/O WATER
FLOWERS STARTED TO SHOW 10-14 DAYS IN
THEY CROWNED 14-20 IN
BUDS START TO FILL IN 20-45 DAYS IN
EACH STRAIN IS DIFFERENT SO HARVEST ONLY WHEN TRICS START TO TURN FROM
MILKY WHITE TO LIGHT AMBER AND HAIRS HAVE ALL TURNED

NUTE INSTRUCTIONS AND TIPS

1. LESS IS MORE 2.A SYRING WITH TUBING IS A CLEAN TIME SAVER
3.ONLY 5GAL OF NUTES PER BUCKET 4.DURING FLOWERING PLANTS USE ALMOST
A GALLON OF WATER A DAY. 5.WHEN PLANTS USE UP NUTES TOP OFF WITH 1/4
STRENGTH NUTES WHEN NEEDED/ I DID EVERY OTHER DAY - MAKE SURE IT PH'ED
6.CHANGE EVERY WEEK 7.ON NUTE CHANGES AND EVERY OTHER DAY AFTER
I ADDED 4-5ML OF H2O2(SOLUTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE) TO 5G REZ.
8.ON NUTE CHANGE I ALSO ADD JUST ONE TSP E.SALT FOR GOOD MEASURE
9.USE R/O WATER ONLY- ITS EASIER TO WORKWITH. 10.AIR PUMPS 24/7 ALL THE TIME
NUTE CHANGE HAVE AN EMPTY BUCKET TO MAKE THINGS EASY. HAVING DOUBLE EVERY-
THING MAKE THINGS REAL EASY,YOU MAKE A SECOND SETUP/NUTES,OXYSTONES,AIR,TUBING.
ALL YOU HAVE TOO DO AT THAT POINT IS JUST MOVE LID WITH PLANTS TO SECOND BUCKET.

PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERD

I HADE SOME LEAF DISCOLOR AND THAUGHT IT WAS A DEFICIENCY OF SOME SORTS, THAN
I THAUGHT ALL NEEDED NUTES ARE IN THE GH 3-PART SO MY PROBLEM HAS TO BE 1 OF 2
THINGS (NOT COUNTING PESTS AND MOLDS-THEY SHOULD BE EASY TO TELL) 1 MY NUTES
ARE TO STRONG (NOT NORMALY A PROBLEM IF YOU REMEMBER LESS IS MORE WITH NUTES)
2 IS MY PH IS FLUCTUATING EITHER TOO HIGH OR LOW. (THIS WAS MY PROBLEM)

DESCRIPTION OF PH PROBLEM LEAVES.
BURNS AND SPOTS DEVELOPE INBETWEEN VEINS ON
MIDDLE TO LOWER FAN LEAVES FOLLOWED BY SOME YELLOWING NORMALY STARTING AT TIPS.

DESCRIPTION OF OVER FERT.
LEAF TIPS BURN/DRY AND CURL UP
HEAT MY TEMPS RAN HIGH IN THE CLOSET 85 AVERAGE DURING DAY AND 65-75 NIGHTS.

HELPFUL HEAT TIPS.
AIRPUMP GOES OUTSIDE THE HOT ROOM. PUT FAN ON LIGHT POINTING AT
OUTTAKE FAN.PLANTS CAN THRIVE EVEN IN HIGH TEMPS JUST MAKE SURE THERES FRESH AIR,
NO LIGHT BURNS, AND TEMPS ARE CONSISTENT. *ALSO YOU CAN TURN YOUR PLANT LIGHTS ON
DURING THE COOLER NIGHT TIME AND OFF DURING THE HOT DAY*

RESULTS

HEIGHT ROM BERRY IS 28 INCHES TALL. SOUR DIESEL IS 44 INCHES TALL
DRY WEIGHT/YIELD TO BE ANNOUNCED

PLAN AHEAD I HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WORKING THINGS OUT IN THE IMEDIATE MOMENT
WICH PROBLY STRESSED MY PLANTS A LITTLE

PH, VENTILATION, AND TEMPS ARE EASILY OVERLOOKED, BE SMART PLAN AHEAD

DWC GROWTH IS FAST AND MAKES MONSTER PLANTS

THE CARETAKER.

TheCaretaker Reviewed by TheCaretaker on 12-24-2009. *DWC* SUPPLIES, SETUP, AND HOW TO'S (MY FIRST GROW) *DWC* SUPPLIES, SETUP, AND HOW TO'S (MY FIRST GROW) GENETICS. X1 ROMBERRY AND X1 SOUR DIESEL SEA OF GREEN 2 PLANTS EVERY 2 WEEKS MY SETUP $COST$ LIGHTS. 1 600W SUPER HPS 1 XTRASUN ALUMINUM WING REFLECTOR $20 1 ALL SYSTEM CORD SET $23 1 XTRASUN SODIUM 600 WATT BALLAST $165 Rating: 5

[TheCaretaker]

My first post. lots of typo's. i will be adding pics and more info withen a few days. and i'll try to answer any questions any one has

[OutaBud]

I will be following Your thread I am new to dwc as well. you seem very organized.

[mainegrown]

subscribed bro
-J

[TheCaretaker]

dec 24
31 days flowering
im a little worried the sour d wont fill out, i never trimmed the bottom growths so there branches everywhere with scarce buds.

im loving the rom berry (pic 1):thumbsup:

[TheCaretaker]

the first pics date's are a week off, i fixed it in dec.
the last pic of a leaf, is ph fluctuation. mine went to low, just got a ph pen last week. 100x easier than those drops. i.e. each rooms lights give the liquid drop mix a different color, makes things annoying.
my plants are taking up about 1 gal of water a day, i add 1 1/2 ph'ed water every other day, no new nutes till rez change every fri

[TheCaretaker]

8 days till harvest
they smell so, stinky, in the best ways.:jointsmile:
pic 2 & 3 are of my sour diesel with super swollan buds but the stretched to much to fill completely
pic 1,3, & 5 are of my loved Rom Berry. super sweet smell, really elongated trichs(nice fat heads), and BIG BUDS

[TheCaretaker]

TODAY
pic 1 is romberry
pic 2 is sour diesel