Growing Medium:
3 1/2" net pots, hydroton & rockwool.
For the net pot, I simply drill a hole in the center of the lid with a hole saw. I also cut 1 1/2" x 2" hole in the lid to give me a place to check & adjust the nutes with out having to lift the lid. Once training starts, I won't be able to lift the lid. So this was a must. I covered the access hole with a thick black piece of plastic held down with 1" nuts to make sure no light leaks into the reservoir. Light leaks in your reservoir can cause all kinds of nasties to grow in your nutes. Many of which can kill your plants.
To get the hydroton ready to use, I place them in a collander & run water through them while shaking the hell out of the colander. This removes most of the dust & loose pieces from the hydroton. This is a very important process. Too much hydroton dust in your nutes can affect the ph & ppm levels. So don't skip this. This is my sixth grow using the same hydroton pellets, so I don't need to bother with this step anymore.
Nutrients, Supplements:
I'm using General Hydroponics Nutes.
Flora Micro (5-0-1), Flora Grow (2-1-6) & Flora Bloom (0-5-4)
I also use General Hydroponics ph up (0-0-9) & ph down (0-9-0).
The only supplements I use are silicone (0-0-3), (be careful with the silicone, it raises ph fairly substantially.) liquid kelp (0.1-0-1) & General Hydroponics Kool Bloom (2-45-28).
Electronic Meters:
PPM Pen, Oakton
Ph & Temp Pen, Hanna .
Strain Being Grown:
Skunk #1 Freebies
Here are a few pics of my set-up.
That should give you a pretty good idea of what I've got.
So let’s get on with the growing.