Grow Mediums "Sexy" Outdoor RQS Diesel grow with one pot Autopot test run with H&G brought to you by Ars!

[Arsalonious]

Ran into a 4 pot system from a local grow store for $100 flat and jumped on it asap. (Needs some r&r)

This is my first grow with autopot and autos so please bear with me. For this grow I will be using the RQS Diesel autofem. Seen below!

Tonight I will be popping her open and using my sexy gardening skills to win her over and flower all over me... I mean for me. Sorry but cover your eyes kids, this might become mature content real quick. Here are my grow materials.

SUPPLIES:
Pots: Autopot 4 pot system 3.9 gallon with airdomes.
Lighting: Good old fashion Sun light
Enclosure: homemade greenhouse
Substrate: coco mixed with perlite
Nutrients: H&G Cocos, BudXL, Multizen, Bigcana23??(given to me by my local hydro shop as a replacement for H&G roots), botanicare calmag, Drip clean.
Water:RO mixed with a little filtered tap

We will see how this grow does. I am keeping my number one rule for this grow and that is KISS. As my favorite horny Italian cartoon Mario used to say. Here we go!

 

[HemiSync]

I’m in! Can’t wait to see how well the system works outside. I would be concerned about how to keep the reservoir cool enough.

 

[lunarman]

subbed. Coco and perlite in autopots is a popular way to go. If you know how to deal with coco and managing PH and avoiding lockout.

That was a good price for that kit. Hard to say no.

And ditto on the outdoor autopot grow like hemi said. Will be interesting to see this in action. If that strain takes a long time, you might want to plan do feed it water only out of the res (or possibly just do a flush with water) for a few days about half way thru the grow. And look at running air or pumping water thru the lines to clean them out. And remove the aquavalve and tray and clean them. They can get gunky. And if you are have a lot of heat and sunlight outdoors you'd want to watch that.

 

[Arsalonious]

I’m in! Can’t wait to see how well the system works outside. I would be concerned about how to keep the reservoir cool enough.

I see what you mean. That is why I built a little awning over my reservoir on the east side of the house so it will get plenty of shade and cool wind from the North West.

subbed. Coco and perlite in autopots is a popular way to go. If you know how to deal with coco and managing PH and avoiding lockout.

That was a good price for that kit. Hard to say no.

And ditto on the outdoor autopot grow like hemi said. Will be interesting to see this in action. If that strain takes a long time, you might want to plan do feed it water only out of the res (or possibly just do a flush with water) for a few days about half way thru the grow. And look at running air or pumping water thru the lines to clean them out. And remove the aquavalve and tray and clean them. They can get gunky. And if you are have a lot of heat and sunlight outdoors you'd want to watch that.

I have the temp problem handled but I am concerned about the nutrient lock out. What do you think the best way to go is? I'm not 100% dedicated to the coco and perlite but I did have it handy and available so I thought it would be my best bet.

Any thoughts on how I can keep my current supplies and deal with ph using coco and perlite?

 

[HemiSync]

I see what you mean. That is why I built a little awning over my reservoir on the east side of the house so it will get plenty of shade and cool wind from the North West.

I do hope that works for you. I know from working in hydro which when using coco is basically hydroponics, regardless of the shade, your water will be as warm as the ambient temperature around it. So if it’s 80 degrees outside your reservoir will be 80 or warmer. Anything above 72f and your dissolved oxygen levels will drop dramatically, inviting things to grow in there you don’t want. I don’t think the effect would be so dramatic if you were growing in soil. Even better LOS with just plain water in the reservoir.

Not trying to be negative, just something to think about.

 

[lunarman]

I see what you mean. That is why I built a little awning over my reservoir on the east side of the house so it will get plenty of shade and cool wind from the North West.



I have the temp problem handled but I am concerned about the nutrient lock out. What do you think the best way to go is? I'm not 100% dedicated to the coco and perlite but I did have it handy and available so I thought it would be my best bet.

Any thoughts on how I can keep my current supplies and deal with ph using coco and perlite?

There is a sub forum for coco on AFN. Or check out growweedeasy website for how to grow with coco. I am not saying not to do it. You just need to understand it and how to work with it. First you need to know what water you're going to use and what is its pH. Also need to understand how your nutes behave with coco and whether you have to PH your solution or not. If you do have to be precise with PH because the the combination of water and nutes your are using then get a good PH pen and be prepared to use it all the time and calibrate it often. Also get some PH up/down to adjust your solution before you put it in the coco. Its more work IMO than say using something like HP Promix and Advanced Nutrients PH perfect nutes and decent tap water (this requires no PH management really).

If PH becomes an issue then your grow will be at risk and could possibly suck pretty badly if you get lockout.

If you don't know much about coco and are relatively new to growing you might want to consider another growing medium to start with and get your feet wet with.

 

[Arsalonious]

Even better LOS with just plain water in the reservoir.

Not trying to be negative, just something to think about.

LOS? Never heard that abbreviation before and google was no help lol. I feel like a bad millenial. Not sure how people in the UK do it in their green houses... I would assume it gets hotter during the summer there rather than coastal so cal. Damn, I didnt realize this will be a problem. Any other ideas for me? I guess I can use soil if I need to. I have a bag of black gold but I'm sure I will need to amend it for this grow. Can I throw in an airstone to keep it oxygenated with a water pump also?

 

[HemiSync]

LOS? Never heard that abbreviation before and google was no help lol. I feel like a bad millenial. Not sure how people in the UK do it in their green houses... I would assume it gets hotter during the summer there rather than coastal so cal. Damn, I didnt realize this will be a problem. Any other ideas for me? I guess I can use soil if I need to. I have a bag of black gold but I'm sure I will need to amend it for this grow. Can I throw in an airstone to keep it oxygenated with a water pump also?

Sorry, LOS is living organic soil and would be your nutrient source for the duration of the grow hence why you can use just plain water in your reservoir. As for using an airstone or water pump in the reservoir, this could cause more problems since you are pumping in warm air you will be raising the temperature of your nutrients. Also, every time I have tried aerating my reservoir with either an air stone or a water pump, even in cool temps, it messes with the pH and you end up chasing the pH. Maybe talk to the Autopots folks about what issues they have when growing outside with coco. I have seen several pictures of their large setups working outside. Of course it wasn’t cannabis they were growing. This is why I am very curious about your grow to see how you overcome these issues.

 

[Arsalonious]

There is a sub forum for coco on AFN. Or check out growweedeasy website for how to grow with coco. I am not saying not to do it. You just need to understand it and how to work with it. First you need to know what water you're going to use and what is its pH. Also need to understand how your nutes behave with coco and whether you have to PH your solution or not. If you do have to be precise with PH because the the combination of water and nutes your are using then get a good PH pen and be prepared to use it all the time and calibrate it often. Also get some PH up/down to adjust your solution before you put it in the coco. Its more work IMO than say using something like HP Promix and Advanced Nutrients PH perfect nutes and decent tap water (this requires no PH management really).

If PH becomes an issue then your grow will be at risk and could possibly suck pretty badly if you get lockout.

If you don't know much about coco and are relatively new to growing you might want to consider another growing medium to start with and get your feet wet with.

No worries already have a PH pen and GH PH up down ready to go. I have ran reef aquariums with live corals. Can't be harder than that. I usually ph my water before I toss it in my soil grows (questionable) so I'm all too familiar. Like I said this is a test run and I will follow my nute instructions to their recommendations and use any info autopots may have to help my grow out.

Sorry, LOS is living organic soil and would be your nutrient source for the duration of the grow hence why you can use just plain water in your reservoir. As for using an airstone or water pump in the reservoir, this could cause more problems since you are pumping in warm air you will be raising the temperature of your nutrients. Also, every time I have tried aerating my reservoir with either an air stone or a water pump, even in cool temps, it messes with the pH and you end up chasing the pH. Maybe talk to the Autopots folks about what issues they have when growing outside with coco. I have seen several pictures of their large setups working outside. Of course it wasn’t cannabis they were growing. This is why I am very curious about your grow to see how you overcome these issues.

Depending on how this grow goes I may make "LOS" and fill the tank with fresh water. I like that idea. Simple and hopefully I won't have to add nutrients. Let me know if you know a good LOS guide I can try out!

 

[Arsalonious]

Placed my airdome in the pot and cleaned and sanitized these bad boyzzzz with rubbing alcohol

Came through on Friday! Hopefully she will make me proud! Hand watering with a light nutrient mix ph was at 6.1 before watering!