In September I setup my tent and got four Pennywise clones from Trail Blazin’ Productions, a grower in Bellingham WA. I put them in the tent on 01 October 2020. I’ve made so MANY mistakes in the past two months, one by one fixing them. Info online is all over the place. I finally found GWE and settled on it as my go to info. This site is so informative! I like how you present the “easy” technique with links throughout the instructions to more detailed or advanced technique options.
Now that the plants have finally gotten a stable environment and plenty of nutrients (including NLS compost tea), they are looking beautiful even though the many traumas stunted their growth in the beginning. Two are more evenly shaped with and more vigorous.
Soil and Nutrients
Black Gold Organic Soil, amended with Original Nature’s Living Soil
Compost tea using NLS, molasses and Seaweed Bliss Dried Kelp Extract
I switched from plain organic potting soil to the Nature’s Living Soil recipe when I transplanted from 3 gal fabric pots to 7 gallon.
Flipped to 12/12 on 01 Jan 2021
Switch to the new NLS Girl Flower Power
Flowering Stage
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Grow Setup
5’ x 5’ x 8’ Gorilla Grow Tent, original
Spider Farmer SF4000
AC Infinity 8” TS Fan and Carbon Filter
750w Radiator oil-filled, Inkbird controlled
1500w Milkhouse Heater, Inkbird controlled
Four 3’x4’ 1/2” thick farm stall mats on cold concrete under tent
8” oscillating floor fan
6” clip-on fan, up high
7 gallon fabric pots
10” x 2” metal risers
16” saucers
30 gallon white food-grade water barrel, gravity fed to 10’ hose and wand
Environment Dialed In
Most, but not all, of my issues were with trying to dial in my tent environment in an unheated, uninsulated metal shop. We went from 90F and higher to below 30F temperatures in late October and I scrambled to fix the issues during November. This February we are getting temps into the 20s. Temperatures can plummet 20-30 degrees between day and night and my tent is maintaining mid 70s.
I struggled for nearly 2 months to get a working system and my plants were shocked and stunted. Before I got the milkhouse heater, temps plummeted and I was afraid I would loose them, they looked terrible.
Settings
AC Infinity T8 fan and carbon filter maintains consistent environment when things get too high. I know thats not what these fan are for but it works awesome.
The two Ink-bird controllers, ACI controller’s sensors and a Govee Bluetooth hygrometer all hang banded together above the canopy.
RH is usually not a problem here in the great north-WET, but on occasion when it drops low I either water or place some in the saucers to evaporate and that puts it right.
Believe me this was not planned from the start and many were a “scramble too” situation. But it all works great now.
Now the next grow that will run into summer will be a new situation. LOL
Now that the plants have finally gotten a stable environment and plenty of nutrients (including NLS compost tea), they are looking beautiful even though the many traumas stunted their growth in the beginning. Two are more evenly shaped with and more vigorous.
Soil and Nutrients
Black Gold Organic Soil, amended with Original Nature’s Living Soil
Compost tea using NLS, molasses and Seaweed Bliss Dried Kelp Extract
I switched from plain organic potting soil to the Nature’s Living Soil recipe when I transplanted from 3 gal fabric pots to 7 gallon.
Flipped to 12/12 on 01 Jan 2021
Switch to the new NLS Girl Flower Power
Flowering Stage
——————————————————
——————————————————
Grow Setup
5’ x 5’ x 8’ Gorilla Grow Tent, original
Spider Farmer SF4000
AC Infinity 8” TS Fan and Carbon Filter
750w Radiator oil-filled, Inkbird controlled
1500w Milkhouse Heater, Inkbird controlled
Four 3’x4’ 1/2” thick farm stall mats on cold concrete under tent
8” oscillating floor fan
6” clip-on fan, up high
7 gallon fabric pots
10” x 2” metal risers
16” saucers
30 gallon white food-grade water barrel, gravity fed to 10’ hose and wand
Environment Dialed In
Most, but not all, of my issues were with trying to dial in my tent environment in an unheated, uninsulated metal shop. We went from 90F and higher to below 30F temperatures in late October and I scrambled to fix the issues during November. This February we are getting temps into the 20s. Temperatures can plummet 20-30 degrees between day and night and my tent is maintaining mid 70s.
I struggled for nearly 2 months to get a working system and my plants were shocked and stunted. Before I got the milkhouse heater, temps plummeted and I was afraid I would loose them, they looked terrible.
Settings
AC Infinity T8 fan and carbon filter maintains consistent environment when things get too high. I know thats not what these fan are for but it works awesome.
- HT = 86
- LT = off
- HH = 51%
- LH = off
- Maintains the main temp without drying out the air.
- sits in front of the only air inlet window I have partially open. This allows the cold air to be heated as it enters the tent.
- I set the temp between 75-80 depending on temps outside.
- Maintains lowest temp and can quickly prevent too low of temp from happening.
- sits right next to the radiator in one corner
- I set temps between 69-73 depending on temps outside.
- blows air around heaters and plants.
- sits on the other side of the radiator in other corner
- Blows heat downwards
The two Ink-bird controllers, ACI controller’s sensors and a Govee Bluetooth hygrometer all hang banded together above the canopy.
RH is usually not a problem here in the great north-WET, but on occasion when it drops low I either water or place some in the saucers to evaporate and that puts it right.
Believe me this was not planned from the start and many were a “scramble too” situation. But it all works great now.
Now the next grow that will run into summer will be a new situation. LOL
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