Photo Grow Journal - "The Producer" Grow Cabinet - Start To Finish

[SaH]

Bump.......

[strycnin]

This is just a thought...depending on the type of ph pen u are using some have to be multiplied by 10...so if u had a 250 reading that actually would be 2500 ppm.It is most certainly a sighn of nutrient burn.I also have a producer and i have had fantastic yields .However i use the advanced nutrients that they provide as it has been tested with the box time and time again.Yields of AK-47....2pounds 1 ounce.Decent considering some people figure u can only get 1 pound out of it.

[Opie Yutts]

strycnin, welcome to the forum.

I agree about the PPM. Something is definitely wrong there. I usually run about 1350, and I too do AK-47. A good PH meter and PPM meter are a must. Also there are 2 (at least) PPM scales. 500 scale for US and 700 for Europe.

strycnin, growerXLT, any chance of some pictures on your next "Producer" grow? Anyone else using the Producer?

[GaGrown]

Roots love oxygen.I see a pump in the pic,but do you have an airstone in the resevoir? I just got in on this thread.I'll keep up with it from here on out.Nice materials! Grow On!

Ga Grown!

[homegrown101]

Hey dude I also just got the producer if ever you want to compare notes drop me a line. My addy is [email protected]:rasta:

[homegrown101]

It has four airstones at the bottom of the resovoir.

[homegrown101]

Okay it seems like your ppm was really really low. I am looking at the guide right now and it ranges from 800 to 1100 for veg and 1000 to 1600 for flowering depending on the week. What I missed was actually checking my ph and ppm in the resovoir. I did not realize that the plants may take more water or more nutrients which throws off the balance. I check mine every second day since I found my week 2 veg mixture at 8.7 (3 days prior it was at 5.6 when I filled the resovoir), gee I wonder why the plants were not growing or showing roots through the 3" rockwool, further I had yellow leaves and wilting plants. All the plants have been trimmed up and I now add misting distilled water to my daily regiment to give the plant co2.

I am hoping mine survive the stress I put them through but I am not certain. What I do know is it is a learning experience and I prefer the adage "kiss" keep it simple stupid. I follow the steps in the guide and I read as much as possible online so I can educate myself on growing.

My lifeline is the bcnorthernlights website, if ever I have questions I can call e-mail or live chat with someone. I am a very novice grower which is why I chose this product. My one and only suggestion to you is to utilize the website for customer service. By that I am not knocking anyones advice here but who better to ask then the manufactor of your product?

I do not have a digital camera but I will pick one up and update you on my progess.

Happy growing everyone....

Homegrown101

[homegrown101]

My bad I misread the posts I only read up to 250ppm when actually it would be 2500ppm.........overkill.........:wtf:

[tanaka71]

I'm completely new to this and looking into purchasing a complete grow cabinet such as the BloomBox or the Deluxe from Supercabinet.com. Anyone have any experiences with the Supercabinet? The supercabinet looks a lot more discrete but not quite as automated as the BC Northern lights products. Thanks for your help and I enjoy reading everyone's threads on this site.

[syde00]

A good start would probably be to make your own thread about the subject and not bump an unrelated thread thats 8 months old