Hello AFN,
Here is a grow I originally wasn’t going to post but recently changed my mind. These girls are way too pretty not to share with everybody and give them their own thread… so here we go.
This grow is part of a comparison where I’m using 3 different size rockwool substrates to see the difference on how the plants grow, size of the plants and overall yield. I have 10 growing in 4x4x4” Grodan cubes that are set on 8x8x3” Grodan slabs, 10 growing in 4x4x4” rockwool cubes placed on top self wrapped 6x6x3” slabs, and the last comparison is with the plants in 4x4x4” cubes with only a 4x4x3” cube underneath, simulating a solo cup grow but in hydro. They were all started at the same time and up to now the plants on the 6x6 slabs are neck and neck with the plants on the 8x8” slabs. I’m thinking the 6x6” slab is all you would need to grow a nice sized plant… but only time will tell.
I will periodically update the other 2 crops on this thread to compare with.
Hope everyone enjoys the grow.
Equipment/Nutrients
24x48x72” generic grow tent
3 100 watt Maxisun LED lights
24”x48”x3 Botanicare ebb&flow tray
Tray stand made out of 2x4’s and plywood
30 gallon mortar mixing tub reservoir
400 GPH pump
Vivosun 6” exhaust fan
Vivosun inch carbon filter
Humboldt’s Secrets A&B
Botanicare Calmag
General Hydroponics Kool Bloom
General Hydroponics Diamond Nectar
Cutting Edge Sugaree
Power SI (bloom)
4x4” Grodan cubes
6x6” Grodan slabs wrapped with 3mil black gift bags then hot glue gunned shut
Here are some pics and brief info to catch you up on the grow.
Equipment
Gift bag wrapped 6x6” slabs
Just sprouted
Day 4
Day 5
Roots were popping out of the cubes so it was time to set them on the slabs
Day 13
Did some basic training
Day 20
Got them all settled in their new home
Day 22
Day 28
Starting to flower
Day 35
Going through their stretch
Here is a grow I originally wasn’t going to post but recently changed my mind. These girls are way too pretty not to share with everybody and give them their own thread… so here we go.
This grow is part of a comparison where I’m using 3 different size rockwool substrates to see the difference on how the plants grow, size of the plants and overall yield. I have 10 growing in 4x4x4” Grodan cubes that are set on 8x8x3” Grodan slabs, 10 growing in 4x4x4” rockwool cubes placed on top self wrapped 6x6x3” slabs, and the last comparison is with the plants in 4x4x4” cubes with only a 4x4x3” cube underneath, simulating a solo cup grow but in hydro. They were all started at the same time and up to now the plants on the 6x6 slabs are neck and neck with the plants on the 8x8” slabs. I’m thinking the 6x6” slab is all you would need to grow a nice sized plant… but only time will tell.
I will periodically update the other 2 crops on this thread to compare with.
Hope everyone enjoys the grow.
Equipment/Nutrients
24x48x72” generic grow tent
3 100 watt Maxisun LED lights
24”x48”x3 Botanicare ebb&flow tray
Tray stand made out of 2x4’s and plywood
30 gallon mortar mixing tub reservoir
400 GPH pump
Vivosun 6” exhaust fan
Vivosun inch carbon filter
Humboldt’s Secrets A&B
Botanicare Calmag
General Hydroponics Kool Bloom
General Hydroponics Diamond Nectar
Cutting Edge Sugaree
Power SI (bloom)
4x4” Grodan cubes
6x6” Grodan slabs wrapped with 3mil black gift bags then hot glue gunned shut
Here are some pics and brief info to catch you up on the grow.
Equipment
Gift bag wrapped 6x6” slabs
Just sprouted
Day 4
Day 5
Roots were popping out of the cubes so it was time to set them on the slabs
Day 13
Did some basic training
Day 20
Got them all settled in their new home
Day 22
Day 28
Starting to flower
Day 35
Going through their stretch
looking super healthy as usual 
I’ve been thinking the same thing. They have a little bit more stretch to go but so far I think they’re growing pretty even and each plant has at least 8-10 main bud sites that made it to the top of the canopy.
