OzBud
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Hey all, OzBud here.
I’m a ten year recreational daily bong smoker and first time grower.
After completing my recent grow I took a few pictures for my personal collection and after a while decided to submit some of them for the newsletter trophy picture. I was extremely surprised with how my grow went and so were Sirius & Nebula as they published one of my photos as the trophy picture in issue #234 Sunday October 9 2016. THANKS GUYS!!!
As a result of this I thought I’d come to the forum and give more information than I included in my original submission.
Below I have listed links to the actual products I used although not necessarily where I bought it from but rather the first/best place I found a link to it. I'm not saying you should use any of these products but this is what gave me my results.
Here is my half pound autoflower grow (60 days), I hope you enjoy it. [TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, width: 100%"]
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Two very different unknown autoflowering strains were sent to me from a mate. They were free seeds from an Attitude seedbank purchase. Was a mixed pack from Grass O Matic.
60cmx90cmx200cm DIY stealth cupboard (not super stealth but enough for my needs) I already had the cupboard and just modified it for a different purpose. This is the exact model https://www.bunnings.com.au/bedford-900mm-white-2-door-wardrobe_p2580849
No flat white paint or other reflective surface used just the melamine finish on the cupboard.
Light: 600W HPS light running 24/7
Lucaloxâ„¢ PSL (PhotoSynthesis Light) Tubular Clear LU 600W/PSL/T/E40 Bulk 1/63 44305
http://catalog.gelighting.com/lamp/...otosynthesis-light-tubular-clear/p=44305/d=0/
Reflector: Sea Hawk Large batwing pebble surface
https://www.eppinghydroponics.com.au/seahawk-large-silver-reflector-pebble-finish-ultra-lite.html
The reflector is attached by chains so it can be raised & lowered. Kept at maximum height for the first week, lowered to 1m for week two then stayed at about 50cm for most of the grow until the tall plant grew a little too close to the light and got a little bit of bleaching on the very top.
Extraction fan: IXL 170mm Ventair Exhaust Fan
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ixl-170mm-ventair-exhaust-fan_p4449333
Because of the location I need to have the cupboard I can’t have any external ducting to attract attention so it vents straight out of the top into the room with only one small piece of ducting internally. There are two windows in the room I can open/close to maintain a supply of fresh air and also help control temperatures as it was a winter grown in a place it gets down to -3 or -4C on a regular basis at night with severe frosts and maximums around 7-10C for the grow. Keeping the light on 24/7 helps keep the grow space warm enough all the time but I'm not sure how much it affected yield vs cost as lots of autoflower growers use 18/6 or 20/4.
Intake fan: IXL 200mm 8" Ventair Exhaust Fan
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ixl-200mm-8-ventair-exhaust-fan_p4420040
Intake fan controller
Sea Hawk temperature controller (thermostat)
http://www.hollandforge.com.au/contents/en-us/d160_fan_controllers_thermostats.html
Once the temperature in the cupboard got above 24C the intake fan started to push air in through the side of the cupboard. When the intake fan was off the exhaust fan pulled enough air in through the intake fan that the blades were always moving helping fresh air in.
Air circulation: Sunair BOX30S 30cm Box Fan
http://www.leadingappliances.com.au/product/sunair-box30s-30cm-box-fan/
I've attached a rough diagram of the cupboard (hopefully it works as this is my first post but if not I'll figure it out)
25cm diameter pots
https://www.bunnings.com.au/homeleisure-reko-250mm-black-growers-plastic-pot_p2947486
next grow I’ll use 30 or 40cm pots for a bigger root mass as these ones were very impressive.
Substrate: Pure premium coco from the local hydroponic store, not mixed with anything
Nutirents: GH Flora Trio series
http://generalhydroponics.com/floraseries/
Supplements: GH CALiMAGic
http://generalhydroponics.com/calimagic/
I made a mistake when I submitted the trophy pictures. Here's a more accurate schedule. Plain pHd tap water for first week. 1.5ml per Gal of GH CALiMAGic PhD for week two.
I gave GH Flora Trio Series from week 3 as well as CALiMAGic at 2.5ml per Gal. GH Trio mixed at half strength of the amounts listed on the GH Drain to Waste schedule[FONT="] found on their website, not the amounts listed on the bottle. Also a week later than the GH chart does as from my understanding most auto plants shouldn't need it before then. It also means the plants get veg nutes until pretty much all vertical growth has stopped rather than switching nutes at the earliest signs to do so resulting in a smaller plant like lots of first time auto growers.
I have also attached a copy of the DTW schedule and the custom one I used
View attachment feed.pdf
Fed nutrient solution daily. pH between 5.5 and 6.2 going in, never measured runoff. I don't have any ppm readings as I don't have a meter. Made sure to have 10-20% runoff every water to help prevent salt build up. Didn’t have any obvious nutrient deficiencies until the usual pre harvest flush.[/FONT][/TD]
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No training or thinning of any kind (except a bit of thinning for photos just prior to harvest). Lifted smaller lady up with various objects so she was the same height as the taller one in the cupboard.
Temperature was pretty consistent between 22-28C for the entire grow, no idea about RH as again I don't have a meter for that.
Harvested at 60 days. Partly because I had a rental inspection and couldn't have he smell mostly because the pistils looked right. Will get a microscope for the next indoor grow.
All up 11 ounces of useable material from a first grow.
I gained all the information I needed from this website and many others as well as
The Cannabis Grow Bible: The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use by Greg Green and The Cannabis Encyclopedia by Jorge Cervantes.
If you have any questions or comments post away! I'll post up some pics of the plants shortly
I’m a ten year recreational daily bong smoker and first time grower.
After completing my recent grow I took a few pictures for my personal collection and after a while decided to submit some of them for the newsletter trophy picture. I was extremely surprised with how my grow went and so were Sirius & Nebula as they published one of my photos as the trophy picture in issue #234 Sunday October 9 2016. THANKS GUYS!!!
As a result of this I thought I’d come to the forum and give more information than I included in my original submission.
Below I have listed links to the actual products I used although not necessarily where I bought it from but rather the first/best place I found a link to it. I'm not saying you should use any of these products but this is what gave me my results.
Here is my half pound autoflower grow (60 days), I hope you enjoy it. [TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
Two very different unknown autoflowering strains were sent to me from a mate. They were free seeds from an Attitude seedbank purchase. Was a mixed pack from Grass O Matic.
60cmx90cmx200cm DIY stealth cupboard (not super stealth but enough for my needs) I already had the cupboard and just modified it for a different purpose. This is the exact model https://www.bunnings.com.au/bedford-900mm-white-2-door-wardrobe_p2580849
No flat white paint or other reflective surface used just the melamine finish on the cupboard.
Light: 600W HPS light running 24/7
Lucaloxâ„¢ PSL (PhotoSynthesis Light) Tubular Clear LU 600W/PSL/T/E40 Bulk 1/63 44305
http://catalog.gelighting.com/lamp/...otosynthesis-light-tubular-clear/p=44305/d=0/
Reflector: Sea Hawk Large batwing pebble surface
https://www.eppinghydroponics.com.au/seahawk-large-silver-reflector-pebble-finish-ultra-lite.html
The reflector is attached by chains so it can be raised & lowered. Kept at maximum height for the first week, lowered to 1m for week two then stayed at about 50cm for most of the grow until the tall plant grew a little too close to the light and got a little bit of bleaching on the very top.
Extraction fan: IXL 170mm Ventair Exhaust Fan
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ixl-170mm-ventair-exhaust-fan_p4449333
Because of the location I need to have the cupboard I can’t have any external ducting to attract attention so it vents straight out of the top into the room with only one small piece of ducting internally. There are two windows in the room I can open/close to maintain a supply of fresh air and also help control temperatures as it was a winter grown in a place it gets down to -3 or -4C on a regular basis at night with severe frosts and maximums around 7-10C for the grow. Keeping the light on 24/7 helps keep the grow space warm enough all the time but I'm not sure how much it affected yield vs cost as lots of autoflower growers use 18/6 or 20/4.
Intake fan: IXL 200mm 8" Ventair Exhaust Fan
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ixl-200mm-8-ventair-exhaust-fan_p4420040
Intake fan controller
Sea Hawk temperature controller (thermostat)
http://www.hollandforge.com.au/contents/en-us/d160_fan_controllers_thermostats.html
Once the temperature in the cupboard got above 24C the intake fan started to push air in through the side of the cupboard. When the intake fan was off the exhaust fan pulled enough air in through the intake fan that the blades were always moving helping fresh air in.
Air circulation: Sunair BOX30S 30cm Box Fan
http://www.leadingappliances.com.au/product/sunair-box30s-30cm-box-fan/
I've attached a rough diagram of the cupboard (hopefully it works as this is my first post but if not I'll figure it out)
25cm diameter pots
https://www.bunnings.com.au/homeleisure-reko-250mm-black-growers-plastic-pot_p2947486
next grow I’ll use 30 or 40cm pots for a bigger root mass as these ones were very impressive.
Substrate: Pure premium coco from the local hydroponic store, not mixed with anything
Nutirents: GH Flora Trio series
http://generalhydroponics.com/floraseries/
Supplements: GH CALiMAGic
http://generalhydroponics.com/calimagic/
I made a mistake when I submitted the trophy pictures. Here's a more accurate schedule. Plain pHd tap water for first week. 1.5ml per Gal of GH CALiMAGic PhD for week two.
I gave GH Flora Trio Series from week 3 as well as CALiMAGic at 2.5ml per Gal. GH Trio mixed at half strength of the amounts listed on the GH Drain to Waste schedule[FONT="] found on their website, not the amounts listed on the bottle. Also a week later than the GH chart does as from my understanding most auto plants shouldn't need it before then. It also means the plants get veg nutes until pretty much all vertical growth has stopped rather than switching nutes at the earliest signs to do so resulting in a smaller plant like lots of first time auto growers.
I have also attached a copy of the DTW schedule and the custom one I used
View attachment feed.pdf
Fed nutrient solution daily. pH between 5.5 and 6.2 going in, never measured runoff. I don't have any ppm readings as I don't have a meter. Made sure to have 10-20% runoff every water to help prevent salt build up. Didn’t have any obvious nutrient deficiencies until the usual pre harvest flush.[/FONT][/TD]
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No training or thinning of any kind (except a bit of thinning for photos just prior to harvest). Lifted smaller lady up with various objects so she was the same height as the taller one in the cupboard.
Temperature was pretty consistent between 22-28C for the entire grow, no idea about RH as again I don't have a meter for that.
Harvested at 60 days. Partly because I had a rental inspection and couldn't have he smell mostly because the pistils looked right. Will get a microscope for the next indoor grow.
- 4.5 Oz good dried & cured buds from the short fat lady
- 3.5 Oz good dried & cured buds from the taller more sativa dominant looking strain.
- 3 Oz of dried & cured small buds & good trim for edibles
All up 11 ounces of useable material from a first grow.
I gained all the information I needed from this website and many others as well as
The Cannabis Grow Bible: The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use by Greg Green and The Cannabis Encyclopedia by Jorge Cervantes.
If you have any questions or comments post away! I'll post up some pics of the plants shortly
