Number 2: Kosher Kush DWC

[intergalactic_harvester]

this grow setup:
zamnesia 24k gold aka kosher kush
top feed dwc
veg under t5s × 8
flower under 1000w mh
tent 5×5×7
gh trio nutes
gh rapid start 1st 4 weeks

just finished sanitizing the new reservoirs i built. calling them FrankenGrow II.
19 gallon reservoirs
2 planting sites
feeder lines run underneath this time.
unlimited tie down grid for training
light proof cord/air line conduit
barrier to keep roots out of pumps
extra lid support to maintain shape
19 gallon

my scrog net is 1.1 sq meters.
my plan is to veg 4 plants to fill that screen. i intend to manifold them, cutting probably 3 times...4 if i want to... when i get there.
pretty sure ive decided to start rooters tomorrow.
too stoned to do this on my phone anymore. let the pics tell it.
good night gwe

[DW2]

Impressive! I_H, what is the material used for the root barrier? I like the thermal reflective covering, I do that on my reservoirs as well as wrapping the tank portion with bubble wrap for more thermal insulation. Do You intend to pump out the water to change the nutrients, or is there a drain that is not shown? I like the 'tie down' grid, I installed small screw eyes in the lids of my reservoirs and I'm always needing more!

[intergalactic_harvester]

i used 3 layers of vinyl screen. probly wont do the job, originally wanted to use fine stainless mesh but didnt want to wait for special order stuff like that. if this fails i will refit with the fine mesh next time.
i use an electric transfer pump. the amounts of solution i move make any other method bs for sure. 35 gals for FrankenGrow I, and 24 gals for the FrankenGrow II pair.
i tried to take everything i didnt like about the first res and hopefully fixed it. wont be the last redesign, lol. i love designing and building equipment tho. tbis hobby does it all for me.
thanks for the compliments!

[DW2]

Keep us posted on how they work out.
Design, like time and evolution, go on for ever! Keep on improving!

[POKEDSMOT]

Love the Frankenstein totes. I take it that's food grade stainless steel mesh. Nice touch. Here's a pic of my recent tote mod. Use a car ☀️ visor some duct tape and reflective tape. Its made it real easy to regulate res temps. Reduced 4*-6*.

[intergalactic_harvester]

4 to 6 degrees difference just wrapping the tub? that might be worth a lil more bubble wrap and tape. thanks man!

[POKEDSMOT]

I should have said temperature swing. With the 400w the res would swing up 4-6 now it doesn't. Highest temperature I've had was 72* since wrapping it it's pretty steady at 68-70. I hope next grow to upgrade to something similar to yours.

[DW2]

POKEDSMOT, You can lower the temperature another 4 - 6 degrees by using ice bottles. I keep my reservoirs from 64 to 70 degrees by using the .7 L bottles, this time of year I only need one or two a day. I change them out when the temperature reaches 69 degrees.

[intergalactic_harvester]

seeds are wet. its officially Number 2.

[intergalactic_harvester]

4 out of 4 sprouts are up!
humidity mid 40s, temps high 70s. took these seeds a couple days longer to poke out thier heads than the peppermint kush 1st grow even tho they were twice the size! and so far no weaklings! im happy.
im putting a rollup vinyl curtain over the veg table. help hold humidity better and one more light barrier between veg and bloom areas.
thanks for lookin.

[CCisme]

Aww babies! Love love the set up!

[intergalactic_harvester]

thanks!

[furrysparkle]

I noticed you're flowering under a MH bulb, why? Isn't the HPS better for flower?

[intergalactic_harvester]

hi furry. I ran the first 2 weeks of 12/12 with metal halide to hopefully help my plants NOT outgrow my screen. again. lol. trick I found on the website to help control stretch.
I switched to the hps on Wednesday I think.

[furrysparkle]

Oh does it help? I've thought about using the blue hue to limit the stretch...

[intergalactic_harvester]

I dont think the peppermint kush is a real stretchy strain anyway, but the nodes on all my mains stayed real tight. the only thing that really really grew was all the small stuff in the middle that suddenly got all the light in the world when I put the screen in there.
btw furry, this here thread is for the kosher kush grow not the peppermint. but hey, sharing info is cool anywhere in MY grow room, lol.

[Tika]

GEORGEOUS set up! FRESH! Appreciate the effort it no doubt was. I'm subbed!

[intergalactic_harvester]

thank you so much tika! i like the diy work a lot. cant wait til the coming year after i buy a house and build a permanent setup!

[intergalactic_harvester]

finished week 1 from seed.
i gotta say im impressed with this grow already. germination went very smoothly, roots touched water yesterday for 2 of em.
i did sprout under nutes this time, after reading and youtube searching this strain. supposed to be very hungry plants, lol. so gh trio 1/4 strength plus rapid start.
staying the same on nutes this first res change, i want to see all plants with roots in the water before i bump it up. still a little on the cautious side.
got the rollup curtain mounted this weekend. rh ranging mid 40 to lower/mid 50. sweet.
thanks for stoppin by.

[NebulaHaze]

Wow, looking good! Subscribed!

[intergalactic_harvester]

thank you nebula! im really excited to take what ive learned over the last grow and put it into these soon to be little monsters!

[intergalactic_harvester]

went ahead with a res change today. want to get them all on the weekend schedule. all have roots in the water now bumped to 1/2 strength nutes, 1/2 strength rapid start.
happened to be going back and reading grow reviews and found out that this is NOT kosher kush. suprise! these were freebies from my last order, hand written on the bag 4 free zamnesia 24 kt gold. googled 24 kt gold wiki says aka kosher kush. so today i was on zamnesia site and searched it, found out its kosher tangie. so i need to do my homework again and see what i have here, lol. only had time to read a little but its said ti be truly good smoke. bigger plant, 4 week stretch, 10 week flower. holy shit. sounds sativa, but so far the leaves are soooooooo indica fat. hope i dont have to change the plan too much, lol.
growing conditions continuing great. ph is so easy to keep stable with less nutes, im enjoying that right now, lol.
not much else on this side of the grow room. have a great night folks!

[NebulaHaze]

They're so cute at this age

[intergalactic_harvester]

i love it

[intergalactic_harvester]

was up most the night researching/youtubing DNA Genetics 24kt Gold. aka Kosher Tangie.
its a 60-40 hybrid, seems to be confusion between reviews as to strain dominance. tbe leaves are def indica in appearance, but the growth habits are most def sativa. gonna be a challenge for this new guy.
think i can stick with the same basic plan for the grow, but i might need to keep my manifolds cleaned to the mains for space available. especially if i keep all 4 girls.
4 weeks of stretch expected after flip. wow. and 9-10 week flower (10-12 likely)
pretty sure i can manage them tho.
vegging under the t5s is actually impressing me some. even with less than half the lux of what was available under the mh bulb, my babies are staying very low and tight. my tallest right now is 2.25 inches high. nice start for training!
ive been considering the day i get my seeds wet as day 1, making today day 13. master green marks day 1 as the cotyledons open up, making this day 8. 9 for my little monster. i have 5th node showing on 1, 4th node on 2, and, well, the little one will catch up soon, lol.
if this kind of growth continues, im gonna call t5s a winner for vegging!

[Tika]

Beautiful little ones and great report! I like the T5s too

[intergalactic_harvester]

thank you tika!

[Jibblerjoe]

Healthy buggers

[intergalactic_harvester]

the last run i beat the crap outta the seedlings drying them up, handling in and out the plugs, uber new guy stuff. ya know. this time i get to see what DWC does! freakin exciting

[Jibblerjoe]

Git um. Yes I know what ya mean noob mistake. I got a list of don't do that agains and check that twice.