Grow Mediums Hans’ Autopot Grow and Show – Gorilla Glue / Red Poison

[Hansbricks]

What’s up guys, finally back with another grow… been almost 6 months since my last grow wrapped up so I’ve been itching to get this one started. Very excited to be growing these two strains… The Fastbuds GSC I did last grow was some of the most potent weed I’ve had and the Gorilla Glue is supposed to be even stronger so expecting good things from this strain... The Red Poison is the plant that basically got me hooked on growing autos and is still my favourite. The first RP I did produced some of the best looking buds I’ve ever seen so excited to be doing this one again and with my autopot setup this time

My setup is pretty much the same as last grow with a few changes... Had to get some more bloom nutes so got the Coco specific ones this time, interested to see if it makes a difference with the cal-mag issues I usually get in late flower. Also added some Silicate to my lineup as well... Here's the details for this grow.

Grow Area:
4'x4'x7' Mars-Hydro Grow Tent
4" S&P TD-100XS Silent Exhaust Fan and Carbon Filter

Lighting:
Mars-Hydro 400w Mars II LED (190w actual)
Cidly Apollo 4 LED Custom (130w actual)
2 x DIY COB LEDs (Bridgelux Vero29 3000K Chips @ 2.1A-80w)

Nutrients/Supplements:
Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect Sensi Grow, Sensi Bloom Coco, Bud Candy, Big Bud, Voodoo Juice, Overdrive, Grotek Pro-Silicate and Cal/Mg

Medium:
Mo’Koko Premium Coco Substrate
Autopots have 1" bottom layer of clay pebbles

Pots:
2 x 15L Autopots with AirDomes

I'll be focusing a bit more on the Autopot details for this grow since I'll be documenting it in this section.

Here’s a brief Autopot start-up guide:
- Place root control disc gold face down inside the pot.
- Fill the bottom of the pot 1-2" (2.5-5cm) no higher with either, washed pH stable Clay Pebbles or Perlite. If using AirDomes it should only cover about 2/3 of the dome.
- Fill the rest of the pot with your choice of medium.

These Autopots work well with pretty much any medium but for best results I’d definitely recommend using them with Coco. I’ve been mixing in around 20-30% perlite my previous grows but trying out straight coco this time around since I don’t think it’s really necessary with this medium.

I watered both pots initially with about 1.5L of 5.8 pH water with Voodoo Juice and Cal-Mag at 1ml/l. Both are currently just under my Apollo LED running 24/0 for first few days then will switch to 20/4.

 

[Hansbricks]

Here's pics from earlier today, day 3 above ground.

GG

RP

 

[2Stoned2Care]

Yes front row seat,i loved my autopot that much last grow i had to get a bigger tent so i can use 2 now .lots of new guys using autopots now,would be nice if they popped in and watched the master autopotter in action.nice to see you back at it hans,girls are looking healthy bro good luck

 

[2Stoned2Care]

I love macros so just cleaned this one up for you bro hope you dont mind.just brought out some more detail and reduced the noise

 

[Wile e Peyote]

6 months without growing think I would go nuts subbed up dude just a heads up on the silica it will raise your ph up would wish you good luck on your grow but you don't need it [emoji106]

Amused ourselves to death

 

[SandyCreek]

My next grow will be in Autopots. Definitely subbed for the Maestro!

 

[MeefChief]

I'm very happy to have come across this thread as you are one of the handful of growers I look up to! I'm very excited to see how this run goes. Can I ask why you're using Grotek Pro-Silicate versus Rhino Skin?

 

[2Stoned2Care]

i would also like to ask why you put the disc in gold face down in the pot do you not get the black marix disc for the pot and then the gold one goes under the pot gold face up or is that because you have found it better in the pot for root controll ?
if it works better that way i will do that next grow.because even with the black disc in the bottom and the gold one in the tray i had lots of roots coming out the bottom of the pot and ended up buying a pot sock

 

[Corgy]

Glue and poison.........say no more

I intend to do an Autopot run with coco next, so lead the way.......interesting comments about the root disk(s), I've stopped using the disks because I haven't so far seen roots wandering into the tray, but I'm in the 25 L Autopots. I bought 6 extra pots, just the pots to swap in and forgot to order the disks, so used some run-of-the-mill polypropylene ground cover cut into shape in 3 pots and 3 without. I do see the same as others using airdomes, there's hardly any tap root but a fine web throughout the root ball.

Good luck man, not that I think you need it

 

[2Stoned2Care]

I've stopped using the disks because I haven't so far seen roots wandering into the tray

Take a look at this lol