Lighting polar express & pineapple punch, micro stealth cab mach II

[TheCannabist]

Hi all,

I'm going for a second run in my little stealth cab, which has had a makeover, and this time I will be giving auto seeds a try with their polar express (PE) and pineapple punch (PP).

The cab is still using a 150W hps, but with a cool-tube rather than the over-sized reflector I had before. Also using a mini carbon filter (75m3) and changed the mylar lining for panda film. All this means there is a lot more space and the whole thing is tidier, the right temperature and way quieter thanks to only using one fan (i think 190 m3/hr).

I put 3 PE and 2 PP in jiffy pots yesterday after soaking them for about 24 hrs (they had all sunk to the bottom). I will transplant to 1L pots and a few lucky ones may end up tiered into 7L smart pots.

I am using canna seed mix right now and will transplant into plagron pro mix. I will be using plagron alga bloom & green sensation, canna rhizotonic & pH down and some miscellaneous veg nutes if needed.

Nothing more to say really, other than that I have attached some before and after shots of the cab and will supply more pics once things have developed a little further. (the first two pics are after, the 3rd is before)

Of course all comments and advice are very welcome.

Happy Growing

 

[herbal.experience]

dont mind if i grab a chair.

front seat of the bus right next to the handicap chairs.

right here with you bro.

 

[TheCannabist]

haha pull up a chair and enjoy the ride my man. I'm just glad it's not a pissed tramp sitting with me like it usually is.

 

[TheCannabist]

1st update: germination and transplant

Hello Readers,

Since I started this thread, 3 of the 5 seeds successfully germinated leaving me with 2 pineapple punch and 1 polar express. Asides from the blow to my ego, I am not fussed about this as it simply means I will grow in bigger pots and lst like my 1st run in this cab and I won't have to water twice a day .

I have no idea why the two PE didn't germinate, as I did everything the same as I always do but I have noticed that the pH of my tap water has gone from 7 to 8.5. Could this be the problem? Needless to say I will be adjusting my water from hereon.

I transplanted from the pete/jiffy pots to 1L pots yesterday when I noticed the radical of one of the PPs poking out. This is my 1st time using jiffy pots and I've always been told to cut an X into the bottom prior to transplanting. I did this and cut through the radical. Luckily the PP seems fine today and appears to be growing just fine. I actually did the same thing when tier transplanting a lowryder#2 and it was fine too, so maybe damaging radicals isn't as severe as people say.

Temperatures and humidity have been just dandy with the new cool tube, ranging from 23-26C (day time) and 60-65% humidity. Humidity could be a little higher but it is fine in my books.

That's all for now folks.



TC

P.S.

Apologies for the cruddy photos.

 

[alley_walker]

Hmm, interesting transplant method!! I have thought of doing that but chickened out... And very nice set up! Would rep but im too new...

 

[GoAuto6]

got some stretch do ya.......you could probably move that light to 6 to 8 inches. tearing works great and its easy, were those nature pot or somthing of the sort ....

 

[TheCannabist]

Hmm, interesting transplant method!! I have thought of doing that but chickened out... And very nice set up! Would rep but im too new...

haha cheers dude, it's the thought that counts. It's a really easy transplant method to be honest and it works really well.

got some stretch do ya.......you could probably move that light to 6 to 8 inches. tearing works great and its easy, were those nature pot or somthing of the sort ....

Well spotted and funnily enough, just after I posted that last update I moved them to within ~6 inches from the light. They're looking happier for it, but could still look better imo. Dunno what I could do to improve things though. Yes those were jiffy/pete pots. 1st time using them and I quite like them, but you must keep an eye on them as the radical can pop out in just a couple of days.

Thanks for stopping by guys!



TC

 

[TheCannabist]

hello AFN,

just a very quick update on the younglings today.

As you'll see in the pics, I have moved them closer to the light (within 6 inches) and installed a little comp fan which I have on the lowest setting. I turned it off yesterday evening cos I thought they were getting blown around a bit much. I then went out for the night and came back to find them obviously heat stressed although it was only ~17.5 C. Lesson learned. Fan stays on.

I added a pic to show my current feeding regime, ie. canna pH down, canna rhizotonic and a little liquid pH test kit. pH was 6.5 today.

Lastly, does anyone else think they look a little small for their age? they are under 8 days old but I can't be much more specific lol. still enjoying my previous harvest :smoke:

That's all folks



TC

 

[TheCannabist]

transplant to 2nd and final tier

Hello Again,

Today I went and bought three 7L pots, after which I discovered that I can only fit two pots that size in my cab. I tier transplanted the two lucky winners and that's that really.

I watered with rhizotonic afterwards and have been watering with the same feed mix every other day till now.

I discovered that my res had a load of gunk in it so gave it a thorough clean. I seriously hope I don't get any mold as a result, fingers crossed.

I am keeping the untransplanted PP, partly for a little extra bud, partly just to see what happens. Also, if it turns out in the next few of days that I botched the transplant with either of the others I still have that one as back up.

The transplanted PP still looks a little yellow, does anyone have ANY idea why this might be? the only thing I can think of is that the soil is a bit rich, but it's only plagron grow mix...

All comments are welcome



TC

 

[TheCannabist]

lol, the title of the last update should say 3rd tier.