We finished the nutrient swap today by draining the FloraKleen solution that ran last night in the PowerGrower and then adding the Aqua Flores, Rhizotonic, Cannazyme, and Boost solution. The Metal Halide bulb was changed to High Pressure Sodium yesterday, and as you can see in the video it definitely has a different color spectrum.
The grow room went through a major reconfiguration today. We removed a large workbench to make room for our next system. A new station was set up with a narrower work surface (not as deep as the workbench) to give us a small working area as well as seed germination and cloning space.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Nutrient Changes
We drained both the AeroFlo36 and PowerGrower today. The AeroFlo36 went first, no cleaning as it looked fine, and received a new batch of water and increased nutrient levels. We were running in the high 800s due to the small plants. Now that they have matured a bit, we increased to full strength at about 1050 ppm (vegetative state) using Canna Aqua Vega, Rhizotonic, and Cannazyme with the pH level at 5.5.
The PowerGrower was drained and now has a cleaning solution running through it and we will leave the pumps on continuous drip to help clear residual salts. Tomorrow morning we will drain all of the cleaning solution and change the nutrients to the Aqua Flores, Rhizotonic, Cannazyme and Boost mix as stated in the previous post.
We moved the Basil kickback back to the PowerGrower module with the bigger Basil plant. The root structure looked better and we made sure a the drip ring was right over the root ball.
The PowerGrower was drained and now has a cleaning solution running through it and we will leave the pumps on continuous drip to help clear residual salts. Tomorrow morning we will drain all of the cleaning solution and change the nutrients to the Aqua Flores, Rhizotonic, Cannazyme and Boost mix as stated in the previous post.
We moved the Basil kickback back to the PowerGrower module with the bigger Basil plant. The root structure looked better and we made sure a the drip ring was right over the root ball.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Equipment and Nutrient Change Tomorrow
Nutrients
We have seen the Generative (aka flowering) stage begin on our Cherry and Roma Tomatoes in the PowerGrower. Our nutrient solution in the PowerGrower is Canna Aqua Vega, Rhizotonic, and Cannazyme delivered at Canna's published rates. We will now switch to Canna's Aqua Flores, reduce the Rhizotonic concentration, keep the Cannazyme about the same, and add Boost. All of these products are available in different size containers (1 liter, 5 liter, etc). We will continue to follow dosing rates per Canna's literature.
Lesson learned - if you have two big systems like I do, and run successive grows back to back - get the big jugs of nutrients. You will also need one of those big syringes to get the nutrient out of the big jug (unless you like funnels and big measuring cups).
I have not experimented with other nutrient manufacturers' products, nor am I endorsing any product for any type of financial gain or consideration. All I can say is that this Canna stuff works extremely well for me while following their recommended dosing and while also using their nutrient additives (like Rhizotonic, Cannazyme, Boost, etc) to the base products of Aqua Vega or Aqua Flores.
Lighting
We will change the HID light bulb above the PowerGrower from Metal Halide (MH) to High Pressure Sodium (HPS). A metal halide bulb has a high concentration of blue light spectrum and is primarily used during the Vegetative stage. A high pressure sodium bulb has a high concentration of red light spectrum and is primarily used during the Generative stage. Either bulb will provide results for you. If you want the best results, use them during the identified stages, if you can, to improve your results. The MH bulb in the HID above the AeroFlo36 will remain since those Grow 2 plants remain in the Vegetative stage.
We have seen the Generative (aka flowering) stage begin on our Cherry and Roma Tomatoes in the PowerGrower. Our nutrient solution in the PowerGrower is Canna Aqua Vega, Rhizotonic, and Cannazyme delivered at Canna's published rates. We will now switch to Canna's Aqua Flores, reduce the Rhizotonic concentration, keep the Cannazyme about the same, and add Boost. All of these products are available in different size containers (1 liter, 5 liter, etc). We will continue to follow dosing rates per Canna's literature.
Lesson learned - if you have two big systems like I do, and run successive grows back to back - get the big jugs of nutrients. You will also need one of those big syringes to get the nutrient out of the big jug (unless you like funnels and big measuring cups).
I have not experimented with other nutrient manufacturers' products, nor am I endorsing any product for any type of financial gain or consideration. All I can say is that this Canna stuff works extremely well for me while following their recommended dosing and while also using their nutrient additives (like Rhizotonic, Cannazyme, Boost, etc) to the base products of Aqua Vega or Aqua Flores.
Lighting
We will change the HID light bulb above the PowerGrower from Metal Halide (MH) to High Pressure Sodium (HPS). A metal halide bulb has a high concentration of blue light spectrum and is primarily used during the Vegetative stage. A high pressure sodium bulb has a high concentration of red light spectrum and is primarily used during the Generative stage. Either bulb will provide results for you. If you want the best results, use them during the identified stages, if you can, to improve your results. The MH bulb in the HID above the AeroFlo36 will remain since those Grow 2 plants remain in the Vegetative stage.
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