My goal is to document my progress and get advice if any problems/questions arise. I was inspired by @supersecretjim grow logs, and will be attempting many of the same things he has been doing.
I plan to grow 2 plants in Octopots (with auto-feed reservoir) in my 4x4 tent. I modified a couple 7.5 gallon air pots so that they will fit in the Octopots (thanks to Mr420 on youtube for the excellent video tutorial).
I’ve just placed 2 seeds sandwiched between a moist paper towel in a ziploc bag and stuck it in a kitchen drawer. Hopefully in a few days, they will have sprouted and I’ll plant them directly into the Octopots.
Looks great @CrookedTooth , and thanks!
Just dont blame me when the world blows up
Quick question… are the Air-Pots locked into the Octo-base, or can they be rotated freely within the base once inserted? This is very important to me for ease of trimming, etc.
I definitely want to try Air-Pots, but the Rain Science bags Im using now are a huge improvement from the Octosleeves.
I’ll be watching, for sure. Love your adventurous spirit!
Octopots are awesome. So easy. Since youre going Athena, just do the schedule for the most part. Should be successful grow. Two Octos in a 4x4 will fill things up nicely. Two in my 2x4 was cramped, for sure. But can be done.
I’ll be here to help and support you as well @CrookedTooth. There is an incredible wealth of knowledge and information here for you from so many different people. Please ask questions if you have any, we are all here to help. Good luck!!
It is difficult, but not impossible to rotate the air pots once they’ve been clicked into the octopot bases. Some silicone lubricant might make this easier.
Planted the seeds (very shallow) and top watered with Clonex water. Placed into the tent and put the octo-domes on.
Filled the reservoirs halfway (380ppm, pH 5.8).
Set the Evo6 light to level 4 (PPFD = 310), 18/6 schedule.
Currently 78F and 83%RH (0.54kPa) under the domes.
But the other one looked like the taproot was sticking through the surface instead of the stem. I think when I top watered, the seed might have spun around so the root was pointing up?? Anyway, I turned the taproot back down and reburied the seed… and I also planted a fresh seed right next to it and put a little RO water over them to keep them moist. Hopefully one of the two will turn into a nice sprout.
The seed that I turned around and reburied sprouted overnight! There’s still a second seed that will probably sprout in the next couple days which I’ll just eliminate.
The extra seed that I planted 7 days ago sprouted yesterday morning… I named her Bad Girl #3 and moved her to a new home… not sure what to do with her.
Raised light to 18" and increased to level 3… 490 PPFD
Still on the Athena ‘Feed’ nutrients… planning to switch to Week 1 Veg in a couple days.
How are they looking?
