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This looks great man! I'd love some pointers on how to get into growing some oysters and shiitake mushrooms! If you're keen please PM me some details bud! Thanks so much @Naughty.Psychonaut

I love how this page is already on 2 pages! hahaha. Thanks for all the insight guys, this is for sure a learning curve and i'm very fortunate to start my first grow with such a great setup.

Had some issues with the watering in the past week, way too much over watering happened. So was struggling a bit to get it sorted. But i believe its fine now. So it gave the plants 15mins of water each day, which resulted in the pic. As you'll see, complete shi* show! But thankfully i got the watering dialed in now, restricted the flow more and also only put the water on a timer for 6mins x twice a day. Let's see how it goes! I honestly believe that I should not add more drippers and such. 

I'm thinking about getting only a single 600W HPS light to be added to this grow, to ensure enough light and also, to raise the temp a bit in the room as its cold AF! With it being in a garage, didn't think that it'll be such a big concern. Temps are hovering at 23-25 celcius and humidity is at 55%. I take updated pictures of the grow this weekend.

Let me know what you guys rate.

Side note! I have a small 80x80cm tent in my house, i'm trying this method out to be replicated to the big grow. I've got two Fat Bud's in doing well, under 140w samsung LED with meanwell driver. I am running the Easy2Grow Autopot System. Working like a dream! And feeding them Horticulture Nutrients. Super happy about how they are doing. Will be putting a SCROG in the tent tonight

On 2/25/2021 at 2:06 PM, PsyCLown said:

https://lifestyle.co.za/3sixty/

 

So have any of you tried out this soil mix by 3 Sixty? Any ideas on pricing?

 

I do not know many who still grow in soil, but curious to get some feedback and hear how it is and what the pricing is like.

@Ill_Evan you going to give it a try?  

I'm currently using their soil for my current grow that just started. Check my grow page for weekly updates. It came very highly recommended, so let's have a look!

3 hours ago, PsyCLown said:

 

• A single arrow dripper per 20L pot I fear will not be sufficient, it will not saturate the entire medium. Also is this on a timer?
• The lights do not have proper heatsinks and with the power supply being mounted on there, it will get very hot and reduce the lifespan of the diodes. Remove the power supplies from the top of the lights and make sure to have a fan blowing down directly over the light to keep them cool and help prolong the life of the diodes.
• 440W / 480W of lighting for that that size tent isn't optimum when it comes to flowering, you will want to look at an additional 2x 240W lights for optimum output. This can be added at a later stage though, perhaps consider lights with some heatsinks when you do get additional lights.
• Air circulation, a single clip on rotational fan won't sufficient - especially once the plants get bigger. Maybe take a look at my grow diary (links in my signature) to see how I setup my 2.4 x 1.2 tent - I have 2x 30cm box fans which are mounted at the top of the tent and blow down over the lights as well as plants and the lurve helps rotate the airflow direction to really get the air circulating well inside the tent. You want to avoid moisture build up or stale air in certain sections of the tent.

 

 

 

 

Hey Bud! Thanks for the great words and wisdom! 

let me answer those concerns which you brought up. 

1.) Thanks for telling me this, I will most definitely look at adding more nozzles per plant. The watering system is on a timer yes for 15mins at a time.

2.) I hear you about the heat, any suggestions where about I can get those heatsinks? is it a massive job to do and can someone inexperienced do it? Is it a major train smash that they don't have heatsinks on? 

3.) What if I add a 600w HPS light to this setup? Will it be sufficient with my 2 x220W Boards?

4.) I should have mentioned it all. I have 2 x Inline Fans and 3 x Clip Fans in the tent.  With 3 x spare fans just for in case!

Here's the soil that i'm using for this grow https://www.higrowsa.co.za/product-page/gebco-420-mix 

Could you guys give me a good TIP on how to raise the TEMP in my grow room? It's situated in a garage that's quite cold! 

I'll have to elevate those pots so they don't get too cold.

Thanks for all the words guys! Much appreciated! Very very excited to be growing!

So just recently got this setup going by help of Detour Hydroponics. Super keen to see the progress. Be sure that i'll be asking a lot of questions to help us grow! Specs for the grow:

2 x220w Samsung Full Spectrum

420 Soil Mix

120x240x200 Tent

Terra Aquatica Tri Part Nutrients

Automated Drip System

Mantis 20l Fabric Pots

Let me know what you guys think!

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