SOIL Fat Banana Grow Diary/ Viparspectra R900 VS. Lumatek Attis 300W

[golfnrl]

Hey Captain...Those plants look great and that's some really nice looking soil. Since I don't know a thing about tomatoes, and don't have much experience growing anything, what exactly is, 'standard tomato soil?' Is that why we don't see perlite or other such meduim? I'm looking forward to the quadline. I've never done that and would like to see it applied.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

golfnrl I have 40% Leca Air Stones in the whole pot. The top layer I always just make pure tomato soil.
about the soil. It’s bought in a totally normal garden store. I’m paying 5€ for 50 L bag. Tomatoes and cannabis want the same PH levels, and the soil has a natural Ph between 5,8-6,5, this is why they are thriving in this soil.
And I have the right amount of Veg nutrients for almost the whole veg stage (My experiences with this soil)

I’m looking forward to the quadline/mainline also!
this is where the fun begins and where I can see which of the plants is handling this technique prober.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

SoOrbudgal totally boring stage😆.
Thanks for the nice words you two

 

[CaptainWiese91]

Update!
Today I topped 4 plants at the 3 Node. And also leaving second node to grow. (Quad line)?
my plant is to grow 6 cola on each plant, so the third node is going to get topped again for making 4 colas, and then I have 2 colas from the second node. 6 colas totally I left the leaves from 3 nose and down. Just to promote a healthy grow, until the plant is growing vigorously again.
the five others plants are not big enough yet to get topped, so I must wait a little bit on them.

Thanks to the people who are following this experiment with the lamps. And the whole grow in general 😊

Happy growing ! Capt.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

Weekly update !

Most of the plant got a little trim and a LST today, so I can build op my shape. The fun in starting now and the boring phase is over 😁

I still have 3 that I didn’t even made the first topping on, but they are not big enough yet, but almost !!

The mutant Is actually doing pretty good ! I made the 2. Topping on this on already.

I do still need to most the rest of the plant a second time, and it will happen in about 7-10 days, I expect

I Battled a temperature in the tent on 33-36 Celsius the last 7 days, but they held up pretty good. Glad I’m not in the flowering stage😆
This was also the reason why I waited with the LST and the removal of the last leaves.

Any questions or suggestions are very much appreciated
Happy growing !!

 

[golfnrl]

Lookin' good. I notice there's a plant that is offset in the pot. What's the purpose of that?

 

[CaptainWiese91]

Offset? What does that mean ?😅.
Like not in the middle of the pot ??

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Well they are doing great. This is going to get exciting to me to watch the training and growth used for so many. I've only done 4 photos in my tent at once. Man you got " huevos rancheros " for attempting so many. I'm cheering for ya CaptainWiese91

 

[CaptainWiese91]

SoOrbudgal didn’t even think about it, the LST took a while but it was expected. So far só good 😆.
yes they are doing great, it will be fun to see the next couple of days how they respond to the LST and the second topping

 

[JDU]

Looking good Cap'n!! Are you noticing any difference between the lights yet?

 

[golfnrl]

Yes...not in the middle of the pot.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

Because this pot is going to be longest away from the light.
Then the pot isn’t filling the “space” where the plant could be under the light. So the whole plant is under the light instead of half of the pot it’s going to get moved to the corner in a few weeks

 

[CaptainWiese91]

A little more stretching under the lumatek. But maybe this is my own fault because I don’t know the exact “height” for the lumatek.
But it’s doing a good job, they like the light, from what I can see

 

[golfnrl]

Thx Capn...now I get it.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

Perfect. My explanation was really shit 😂

 

[JDU]

Yup. It can take a minute to find a new light's sweet spot & height. I sizzled a few when I switched from T5s to Mars Hydro lol.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

Yea it’s totally normal.
But until now I’m pretty excited about the lumatek. I’m going to buy a second one in December or so👍🏻

 

[JDU]

Nice!!

 

[CaptainWiese91]

This lamp is just plain better than the Vipar - But let’s wait and see when we artery flowering and what the buds are going to be like.
But I’m ending up with third lamp? Don’t know if I should make an auto tent🤣🤔. Just with the vipar and a small tent maybe

 

[JDU]

Autos... Or- damp filter the exhaust good & have a pollinating tent & grow seeds.....?