Grow 3 will be an experiment with three cube mediums. In our first planting, Grow 1, we used Sure to Grow (STG) cubes and had pretty abysmal results. We thought our methodology may have been flawed and determined we would try STG again to be fair. In our second grow, Grow 2, we used Rockwool cubes using a Rockwool conditioning solution and a different planting/germination methodology and had very good results. We had some Rapid Rooter cubes on hand and determined an experiment with all three was warranted.
Grow 3 will use Rapid Rooter, STG, and Rockwool cubes using the same germination methodology as we employed in Grow 2. We will plant Romaine, Roma Tomatoes, Basil, and the dreaded Spinach. We have yet had spinach germinate (maybe bad seeds?). We will plant each medium with a series of the same seeds and document the results. The medium that produces the best will be the medium we use for all future Grows (until Santa Clause brings me a cloning machine).
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ReplyDeleteThanks Samual, we will need to use LED on our next expansion as the heat from the HIDs is getting to be more than my HVAC can deal with on the warm days. We are running it at 65 degrees now and the room gets to 82-83 during the day when it hits 90 degrees outside. I think when the peppers get bigger we will move them to a PowerGrower or an Ebb and Flow system to try one of those. What are some of the better LEDs out there?
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