SWC Micro Grow

[khyberkitsune]

Update on these plants while I wait for the lights to arrive.

The front right one is not very large, about 85mm tall. The back left one is about 200mm tall, almost too big as-is to put into the case without maybe starting the training now.

khyberkitsune Reviewed by khyberkitsune on 03-19-2010. SWC Micro Grow Member for years, finally deciding to post, with a starting project - a converted A/V Workstation case (larger than your typical PC case) into a growing box. It takes up just over one square foot of floor space, and I have about 1.5 cubic feet of growing space inside. I am using a 6-quart container modified into an SWC container for two plants. For ventilation, I have a 120mm computer fan powered by a 12VDC wall-wart from some random electronic equipment. I am using an over-sized air pump Rating: 5

[khyberkitsune]

That's all I need to say!

Here we go!

[khyberkitsune]

It has only been two days since I've transplanted into the SWC system. The roots were fairly localized beforehand, all knotted up due to the roiling water of the DWC buckets. The newest growth is EVERYWHERE, looks like maybe 7 inches of root growth for each plant since then, judging from the white vs brown roots.

Both plants sitting happy and pretty at 120mm, I forgot to take measurements when I first tossed them in but the growth for two days is QUITE apparent. They won't be 120mm for long, though - I plan on topping these babies soon and training the lower branches.

[khyberkitsune]

April 2 - new picture. I put a piece of black felt behind the plants this time so the reflective paper wouldn't artificially increase the apparent density of the plant and so you could get an actual idea of growth performance. I'll be following this method from now on for my pictures in this case.

[khyberkitsune]

175mm average.

DENSE undergrowth.

Average internode spacing - 8 millimeters.

[khyberkitsune]

Quick and dirty 6-day (4 frame) animation of the progress.

[stra8outtaWeed]

thats cool..nice show! :thumbsup:

[khyberkitsune]

I made an animated GIF showing the first week in the system!

I think from now on I'll just do daily pics, and update weekly with an animation. In the meantime, I'll post updates every two days as promised, but maybe with pics, or without if not much else to really show.

I am planning on cutting the tops off and making them clones. I don't know if I'm going to do it tonight, or tomorrow. Probably tonight, as I'm sure I'll get bored enough waiting. for stuff to happen. As it is, the bottom growth is getting fairly thick and starting to be crowded out by the top sections, so it's time to lop it off and train, within 24 hours.

[khyberkitsune]

I lopped em off like I said I would. I also raised the box up to discover that today the pump decides to not work after getting it to work by sucking on the exhaust valve. So I hooked it up to the final remaining valve on my large air compressor, and I had to extend the tubing, so I used a t-joint and a clogged airstone to serve as an extender!

[stra8outtaWeed]

so its all your fault...your time lapse photography got n us all in trouble....hahahha....now us LED growers are found out...that was funny!

nice grow bud...keep it up :thumbsup: