Indoor HBD in soil-less *Insert witty title here!*

[Minmatar]

I have grown 2 batches of autos so far from a mixed pack of short stuff autos. The first was done in the new grower's forum, and the second was done mostly off the forum because RL was kicking my butt. I placed an order with Attitude and got a variety of seeds, but the ones I will be growing first are some Fem Himalaya Blue Diesel x4.

I will have them in what was listed as three gallon equivalent airpots, under a 400w enhanced spectrum EYE-Hortilux HPS bulb for the entire grow. The light will be running 24/0 during direct-to-soil germination, and afterwards I will run it 20/4 until the end of the grow. Everything will be inside a 4x4x6 (1.2mx1.2mx1.8m) grow tent. I know the light is a little small for the area, and I plan on upgrading when I buy another tent. I will be getting a smaller tent 3x3x6 with a 600w light, and swap them out, but I digress. I used Fox Farm Trio for the last two grows, and it worked, but I have changed over to Advanced Nutriens pH perfect Sensi grow and bloom. I have Botanicare Cal-Mag, Bloombastic, Bud Candy for supplements too. (I shamelessly copied the nutes that Jackal used and talked about in the Advanced Nutes thread. For soil they will be in straight Pro Mix BX that has been watered a few times.

I am still pretty new at this and it will be my first time with these nutes, but they are used by a good amount of growers on here so I am not worried about getting feedback and input when needed. I am very open to getting advice, input, and tips. I am a stubborn as a mule sometimes, and a bit slow do things, so don't be offended if I don't take advice or implement it right away.

Here are some pictures so you can see what the setup looks like in the tent. No green to look at yet but I am sure that it will be coming soon. If anyone has any tips for early stages of life on these ladies feel free to leave some comments below. Thanks for looking in!
The beans
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The food
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The tent
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All together
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Edit: OH GAWD! I am bad at titles so I just punched something and got stumped, so I went onto the message. Looks like I forgot to finish the title

 

[The Squid]

Just click on go advanced on your post and look up top, you can edit the name of the Thread. Good stuff, I am staring some HBDs today as well. Not fems though. Also soil-less! Good luck dude. :smokebuds:

 

[herbal.experience]

subbed in! nice set up and set of nutrients bro.

dont worry about the title -- you can pm a mod and they can change it to however you want it to show.

looking forward to seeing the grow develop :smokebuds:

 

[Minmatar]

Thanks Squid got that squared away now =) I hope your blues turn out fem, unless you are looking for some pollen, then a nice strong boy to you

Herbal, I hope that there is a good show to be had with these ladies and they turn out strong. I have to be better about keeping the light closer, sooner in the grow though.

 

[wg]

Clean set-up, good thread, I'll be checking it out. :thumbs:

Do you know the quality of the water you're going to be using?

 

[herbal.experience]

Clean set-up, good thread, I'll be checking it out. :thumbs:

Do you know the quality of the water you're going to be using?

RO :thumbs:

 

[Minmatar]

RO :thumbs:

Not empty quoting... thanks bro =)

 

[The Squid]

Thanks dude. I am looking for both.

 

[Minmatar]

Three have germinated, well they germinated last night but I did not have a my camera handy. The soil drys out so fast on these air pots, I knew it would be fast, but I did not realize how fast. I had to water last night without one being above the surface, I hope it will not matter. I think next time I will find a few domes to keep over the surface to help keep the topmost soil where the seed/seedlings are moist during germination. Not much to look at with so tiny of plants, so hopefully I will be able to update soon with a picture of their sister.

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[Minmatar]

Last of the four germinated yesterday and is a tiny 'lil lady. There is lots of growing to do still so not worried at all. They should need a drink in a few days and I am contemplating turning off my lower canopy fan until they get a little bigger. I currently use an occilating tower fan where almost all the airflow if bounced around inside the tent since I cannot lower it down to the level of the plants. I have been having low humidity issues the past couple grows of it staying in the high 30's to low 40's throughout. I will attempt to buy a new humidifier, as mine does not seem to function anymore. I will snap a few more pictures of the little ladies next time they come to the watering hole.

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