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The beginning of robotic automation design. A small scale industrial arm was purchased and the initial design began.
The arm to be used around the cultivation.
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This grow ended up being lost due to a broken table. The plants split and knocked the blower off which overheated the tent killing the grow.
This grow did now survive.
Returned to the plants knocked over.
And dying.
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The beginnings of learning larger scale developed. Seedlings were sown for the first time and a row of cuttings were taking from the 4th generation Lemon Haze plants. It was a skill to learn not something viable for a craft level grower. In future keeping it small and simple was preferred.
The seedbank had grown at this point and I had some options to select from.
I still had two of the original lemon haze plants 4th generation going down stairs.
Prepairing to clone out the daughters before moving to the bloom room.
The resulting clone bin with seed and clones. Popagating seed in rockwool cubes is not recommended as I found the seed has difficulty uprighting itself.
First signs poking through.
The two daughters were then moved to the bloom room for an eventual fatal blooming.
A day after sprouting.
A few days later. This is stunted growth for seedlings. I found they grow faster in an open air pot then a dome.
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At this point the environment was easier to cultivate but the temp was still and issue. This grow suffered from high heat stress and was harvested early. Ended up making really good pre-rolls.
The environment had come a long way. Feeding was automated via the system in the shower which delivered to the dosers tubes you can see running into the tent.
This grow suffered from lots of heat issues. The plant on the right actually split down the middle I believe.
The grow was cultivated early with very little tricomb development.
Hung to dry.
Modified the tent to raise the plants off the ground. This ended up being a costly mistake in the long run.
The mixing feeding setup was becoming cluttered and more of a hassle then it automated.
Closer inspection of the harvest shows a lot of fresh flower. It needed 2 more weeks.
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The importance of having quality genetics became important at this point. Strains were sourced to help expand the library.
Jack Herer, Green Crack and White Widow.
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Worked through the second harvest. Still working on the skill.
The leaves show signs of flushing and nutes being consumed.
Upload with the flower.
A trimmed sample.
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The second time to flower out the plant under the 600W ended up with larger yields.
Under the 600W
Up close of the new yield flower.
Tent designed.
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Moving the lights from the T5 to the first high amp setup. A 600w was put inside the tent to flower out the second run.
600W with bloom bulb.
New light installed
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The next phase in a cultivator is moving out of the closet and into a tent. I began by installing the two T5 lights which turned out to be a nightmare.
Placing two lights in the 4×4 texnt. Not the best idea and created a heat issue.
Overheated the plants almost right away.
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The first plant processed and the next round up. The results of the first run ended up being a badly flushed plant.
The large female under the 2″ T5. This would be last time I ran like this.
The sisters under a 4″ upstairs.
The first jar of cured product. Very low quality and not safe to consume ๐