The 2024 eclipse grow

[Ckbrew]

The new season is here, making the best of it. I usually try to start my beans on the full moon. This year I had the opportunity to start them during the 4/8/24 solar eclipse. I'm anticipating a good grow this year.


In the lineup is Chocolope photo by DNA genetics, Sluricaine #7 photo from Inhouse genetics, Charlot's Angel CBD auto from Dutch Passion, Scarlet Runtz, Red Velvet, and Devil's food cake autos from Going2fast and I am set for a fun summer.


Baby pix of the new grow, 1-2 days old depending when they broke surface. I used the soak for 24 hours then drop in moist coco/perlite. Hasn't failed me yet. It is good to get the tent back up and running. I am adding a temporary water supply line to the second floor of the barn. No more carrying 6 gallon jugs of water up the stairs.

5 x 5 cheap tent
4 x 4 flood table on a slight pitch for runoff collection
SF 4000 light, heat sinks on the drivers
Vivosun 8 inch variable speed exhaust fan
Lots of cheap 6 inch clip on fans
Poniie PN2000 kilowatt power monitor
Mother earth coco/perlite 70/30
GH Trio nutes
calmag
pH paper strips
start in red solo cups
finish in 3 gallon cloth grow bags
High stress manifold pruning and net splat training

[Bowhunterwoody]

Best of luck! Sounds like a fun grow! Ambitious!

[Going2fast]

Hell yeah!!! Looks like a solid lineup. Your gonna love slurricane #7. And my stuff too🙃🙃🙃

[Ckbrew]

Day 8
Everyone is happy. I increased the nute concentration and increased the light to about 60%, still at 24/0. Temp in the lung room is coming up, soon I can switch to 18/6, now the light is keeping them warm. They will be moved to the final pots maybe next week, waiting for the roots to poke out the bottom of the cups.

[SoOrbudgal]

Well you sure did well timing wise for both types. And great strains too best of luck I'll be watching you sticky buds !

[Ckbrew]

Just got these.

[Bluey]

Oh wow. They are cool pics.

Looking forward to following this grow.

Q. Does a flood table save on water (or nutes for that matter) say compared to just top watering with nute mix into coco? I drain to waste

[Ckbrew]

I don't flood the table. It is a DTW with nutes in coco system. It is a water proof base that is set on a pitch so all the runoff comes to the front where it is easily removed with a water vacuum.

[Bluey]

Ok got you. Last grow I drained to a plumbed waste system but it's a right PITA as the pipework had to be worked each time to suit pot layout which changed depending on what was in veg and what went through to flower, a regular seed problem with subsequent leak problems..blah blah blah
This grow just using your regular spill dishes that sit under the pots using a vacuum or syringe to collect waste if any similar to yourself, no overflows yet but not producing much runoff.
I would love a closed system Doing aeroponics for the clones is giving me ideas but pH down regularly is a challenge to automate.

[Bowhunterwoody]

It was the coolest thing!! Those are great shots! Just what it was like.

[Ckbrew]

Happy 420 from the little ones.

[SoOrbudgal]

Back atcha fella

[Ckbrew]

Day 11

They are going very well so far, roots are poking through the drain holes in the bottom of the cups.


Time for a larger living space, like magic.

[Ckbrew]

Day 16 veg

All is going well. Node 0 leaves and shoots removed. Torture rings are next.

[SoOrbudgal]

Looking great so far got me 2 scarlett runtz planted for my 6 auto run she was my favorite of the scarletts carry on and torture away mister.

[Ckbrew]

Day 18 veg

Torture rings added.

[ezmaarc]

Lovely troll forest!

[No3odiesShad0w]

Looking happy and healthy 👍

[Allenpro]

You have some excellent genetics going there, I just finished a Slurricane #7 X Platinum Kush Breath #5 from In-House and it as the stickiest and frostiest strain I have ever grow so I popped some of their Garlic Storm seeds and I popped another to cross breed in hopes of getting some bigger buds out of it. I have some of their Slurricane #7 on deck for the winter grow.
You cant go wrong with DNA, them and Ethos are my top 2 favorite breeders, they have never disappointed.
Your going to be busy keep us posted

[No3odiesShad0w]

I got the seeds because I was getting Mandarin Zkittlez from the dispensary and I loved it. Move grew so well and was so frosty. You touched a leaf and your fingers would smell like straight up oranges. After curing, all the orange terps just vanished. It tasted like berries....blackberry-ish. IDK how that happened. Could just be a pheno

[Bluey]

Because at least 50% of terps are lost even with an absolutely perfect dry. The drying process destroys them unfortunately.

[No3odiesShad0w]

My poor orange terps. I specifically grew that one for the orange turfs and didn't get a single one 😅

[Ckbrew]

Day 21 veg

All are doing well. Time for topping.

[SoOrbudgal]

So imma gonna ask cause i don't think i see cloth pots? What size are those plastic or are they cloth ?

[Ckbrew]

They are 3 gallon cloth pots with a the top 12" ring cut from a tomato cage.

[SoOrbudgal]

I remember seeing you use those rings before, i forget about it and bang here you are again. Such a great idea.

[Going2fast]

Shit you slap your own head and go " that's a great idea. Why didn't I think of it" now you got my brain working.

[Ckbrew]

Day 26 veg

The tent was getting crowded, time for a break up.


And of course I couldn't leave them alone. I kept 4 node sets, 1-4 from the main stem, so I had 8 main branches to extend out and tie to the ring. Some of them weren't ready for the 4th set so they will grow out a bit first. The primary fan leaves from node 1, 2, 3, were removed and the node 4 leaves were left in place to feed the plant during recovery. In a few days when the node 4 shoots are bigger those fans will be removed also. I am doing this technique due to the fact that I can not spend as much time on these as I usually do. So instead of a true manifold, I am doing a quad-line is what I think it is called. Still using the wire ties and hoops. I think it will grow out well.

chocolope


close ups of the training




sluricaine


And the autos. I used the same technique




It kind of looks like I beat them with a broom, I like it that way! In a few days this will all grow out and start exploding.

[Bluey]

They look great and no doubt will explode when you flip them. Great looking tent too.

[SoOrbudgal]

You animal LOL. Way to fillet them fella you are brave.

[Allenpro]

Looks good, have you ever tried fluxing? Its a fun way to grow especially if you like sculpting