= \ GROWING PLANTS PYRAPONIMETRICALLY© When we developed the Phototron®, we also had to develop the technology needed to grow plants in a Phototron. This technology is called “Growing Plants Pyraponically”. Just follow the simple steps methodology while keeping complete records. Always remember that you are now a technician possessing the most sophisticated system for growing plants in the world. Develop good laboratory habits early and you will find that working in your Phototron will become a welcome release from the cares of the day. Still the \ Original. Still the Best. PYRAPONIC INDUSTRIES Customer Service & Accessories (800) 651-2837 Call or Order Accessories Online at www.phototron.comSR TEP 4: The Phototron should be placed in a room with proper ventilation (do not operate the Pho otron in an enclosed space), room temperature should be maintained between 70° F end 95°F. In addition, never substitute any of the lamps or light bulbs from the recor: mended list of lamps and bulbs by Pyraponic Industries (see accessory catalog). Failure to do so will automatically void any or all warranties or guarantees on this product and may cause damage to the Phototron or cause fire. STEP 2; Inside a Ziploc bag, with the germination cups, etc., you will find two plastic bottles. The larger bottle designated as CIV75 BASE FORMULA and the smaller bottle will be labeled CV65 CONTINUOUS FEED FORMULA, STEP 3: Pour the contents of the CV75 BASE FORMULA into a one-gallon (3.8 liters) jug. To insure that all nutrients have been removed from the bottle, flush with distilled water only and add this liquid to the gallon container. Now fill the rest of the jug with only enough distilled water to make exactly one gallon (3.8 liters). This will include what you flush out of the Base Formula bottle. STEP 4: Empty both bags of sphagnum moss into a large plastic trash bag. Fold the top of the bag over so as to facilitate work in the sphagnum. Mix ALL of the nutrient base solution with all of the sphagnum in the trash bag THOROUGHLY. When mixing the sphagnum, make sure both bags are thoroughly mixed. The base formula will dry the skin, so gloves should be worn. Now, place your entire prepared soil medium into the liner of the Phototron, totally emptying the trash bag. Step 5: Pour all of the contents of the CV65 CONTINUOUS FEED FORMULA into a one- gallon (3.8 liters) jug and label it as CV CONCENTRATE. Add DISTILLED WATER ONLY to make one full gallon (3.8 liters) of CV CONCENTRATE SOLUTION, again flushing out the bottle. Shake the container to mix thoroughly. Expect some of the nutrients not to dissolve as readily as others. Some will precipitate out of the solution while the container is at rest. For this reason, shake the jug before each measured Portion of solution is removed. Two warning stickers have been provided for your protection. Please apply these stickers to your CV CONCENTRATE and CONTINUOUS FEED FORMULA containers as a warning not to drink the plant food. REVIEW ONE 1) Mix the nutrient base formula with enough distilled water to make one gallon (3.8 liters) of NUTRIENT BASE SOLUTION. 2) Mix all of the nutrient base formula solution with both bags of sphagnum moss and place in the liner of the Phototron®. 3) Mix all the continuous feed formula with enough distilled water to make one gallon (3.8 liters) of CV CONCENTRATE. 4) Four warning stickers have been provided for your protection. Apply these stickers to your CV CONCENTRATE and CONTINUOUS FEED FORMULA containers to be used 5 @ Warning not to drink the plant food.STEP 6: Measure 3 TABLESPOONS (45m) of CV CONCENTRATE SOLUTION into a gallon (3.8 liters) container and fill with DISTILLED WATER ONLY. The container should be labeled 1/96 because its solution has 1/96 the strength of the CV CONCENTRATE. This will be used to water seedlings while they are in germination cups AFTER your seeds have germinated. The 1/96 strength solution is used from the day of germination to DAY 10 ONLY. REMEMBER: Water with distilled water only until germination. STEP 7: After seedlings are 10 days old, water them with a solution of 1/48 strenath only. Pour 3/8 of a cup (90ml) of CV CONCENTRATE into a gallon (3.8 liters) container and fill with DISTILLED WATER ONLY. Label the container 1/48 CV. Use this 1/48 CONTINUOUS FEED FORMULA solution until five days after transplanting into the system. The 1/48 solution started DAY 11 and used until five days after transplant only. STEP 8: When plants have been transplanted for five days, water them with a 1/16 strength solution only. This is made by pouring 1 full cup (240 ml) of CV CONCENTRATE into a gallon (3.8 liters) container and filling with DISTILLED WATER ONLY. Label the container 1/16 CV. This 1/16 solution will be used for watering from this point on. STEP 9: Using some of the prepared sphagnum you placed in the liner of the Phototron, pack prepared sphagnum into each plastic germination cup until each is filled to 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) from the top. Please measure this distance, as it is important for proper seed germination. After filling all six cups to the required level, spread your chosen seeds on top of the soil in each cup. How many seed you use per cup depends upon how many seeds you have. The optimum is 50 seeds per cup. STEP 10: Cover your seeds in the plastic germination cups with 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) of prepared sphagnum. DO NOT pack this sphagnum cover. DO NOT cover with more than1/2 inch (1.3 cm) of prepared soil, or your soil WILL NOT GERMINATE. STEP 11: After your seed are covered, place all six of your plastic germination cups inside the Phototron, on top of the remaining prepared soil medium. Space the cups so that they are positioned between each of the lamps. In the center socket, attached to the end of the long auxiliary wire, should be a 25-watt bulb. The bulb should remain 3 inches from the top of your plants. Do not use a larger bulb due to the increased heat generated and the increased inter-nodal lengths produced. At this point, you should be using the biax fluorescent lamps along with the 25-watt bulb.STEP 42: Each germination cup must now be watered with DISTILLED WATER ONLY, Water each germination cup with 1/6 to 1/3 cup (40 ml to 80 mi) per day. A puddle of water must exist in the bottom of each plastic cup for 23 out of 24 hours, with only one hour of no puddle. You will need to adjust the amount of water given to each cup so as to maintain your puddle for the 23- hour period. This is a very important part of the methodology. While the seeds and seedlings are in the plastic germination cup, the puddle can be up to three inches (7.5 cm), depending on the daily watering requirement of your seedlings. After the seeds germinate, water each cup with the 1/96 strength continuous feed nutrient solution (see Step 7). Use the 1/96 solution from the day of first seed germination, referred to as DAY 1, through DAY 10 after seed germination. STEP 13: Periodically, remove weak-looking seedling. Within ten days after seed germination, you should remove all seedlings from each germination cup except the single best plant. The best plants to grow in your Phototron are those with the shortest inter-nodal lengths. The inter-nodal length is the distance between leafsets. The plant with shortest stem between leafsets is the plant you want to grow, as it will have the greatest number of budding sites. Remember, only one seeding should remain in each of the six germination cups on DAY 10. From DAY 10 until five days after transplant, water your six remaining plants with the 1/48 strength Continuous Feed Formula (see Step 8). Use the 1/48 solution until five days after transplant only. STEP 14: As each of the plants reach 5 inches (12.7 cm) in height, the time has arrived for that plant to be transplanted into the liner of the Phototron. To transplant into the Phototron, first dig a hole in the soil medium between the vertical lamp tubes, approximately 2 inches away from edge. Remove the plastic cup from around the soil medium. It is easier to remove the plastic cup if the sides of the plastic cup have been cut from top to bottom in several places with scissors. Bury the plant up to the first true leaf structure. The first true leaf structure is determined as being the first leaves that have the shape typical to the species of plant you are planting. You may elect to transplant each plant as it reaches five inches (12.7 cm) in height or you may want to transplant all six of your plants at one time. When your plants have been transplanted for five days, water all six with the 1/16 strength Continuous Feed Formula (see Step 9). STEP 15: Please take special note that when your plants ere about 8 inches (20.3 cm) tall, they will be nearing the 25-watt incandescent bulb. If you purchased a SL-18 fluorescent lamp it’s now time for you to turn off this bulb or replace it with the SL-18 fluorescent lamp (not included, sold separately, see accessory catalog). NOTE: The SL-18 is a state of the art lamp generating the correct light spectrum to insure your plants will have the optimal inter-nodal lengths the system was designed to create. For even more illumination from the center of the Phototron, install a Double SL-18 Socket Kit and two SL-18 lamps (sold separately), all of which are listed in, the ACCESSORY CATALOG. Other accessories, which would maximize your plant output, are the REFLECTIVE SOIL MULCH and the REFLECTIVE HOOD SHIELD.STEP 16: Dig a hole in the prepared sphagnum moss in the Phototron liner between any two plants. This hole should be 3 inches (7.6 cm) in diameter and go to the bottom on the liner. Make sure that you can see the actual bottom of the liner. This hole will be used to check your puddle situation for proper watering now that your plants have been transplanted into the Phototron liner. The need for this hole can be eliminated by installing the DIPSTIK™ from our accessory catalog. You can install the DIPSTIK now or at any time in the future. With the DIPSTIK you can quickly and accurately determine at a glance the exact status of your puddle. REVIEW TWO 1) 3 tablespoons (45 ml) of CV CONCENTRATE and enough distilled water to make one gallon (3.8 liters) makes the 1/96 solution used to water seedlings from seed germination to DAY 10. 2) 3/8 cup (90 ml) of CV CONCENTRATE and enough distilled water to make one gallon (3.8 liters) makes the 1/48 solution used to water seedlings from DAY 11 until five days after transplant. 3) 1 cup (240 ml) of CV CONCENTRATE in enough distilled water to make one gallon (3.8 liters) makes the 1/16 solution used to water plants from five days after transplant thereafter. 4) Pack prepared sphagnum into plastic germinatfon cups to V2 inches (1.3 cm) from top. 5) Place seeds on prepared sphagnum in plastic germination cups. 6) Loosely cover seeds with1/2 inch (1.3 cm) of soil medium. Do not pack the covering sphagnum. 7) Place germination cups on top of the soil in the liner of the Phototron between the lamps. 8) Water with 1/6 to 1/3 cup (40 ml to 80 ml) of distilled water, only until seeds germinate, so as to have a puddle in the bottom of the cups 23 out of 24 hours. 9) After seeds germinate, water with 1/96 solution only until DAY 10. 10) By DAY 10, remove all but the very best seeding in each cup. 11) After DAY 10, water with 1/48 solution only until five days after transplant. 12) _ Transplant your plants into the liner of the Phototron when plants are 5 inches (12.7 em) tall. Remove plastic cups before transplanting. 13) From 5 days past transplant, water with 1/16 solution only. 14) When plants are 8 inches (20.3 cm) tall and near the 25-watt bulb, either remove the bulb or replace it with @ SL-18 lamp, available through ACCESSORY CATALOG. 15) _Dig a hole in the sphagnum to the liner bottom between two plants, or install a DIPSTIK for checking the status of the puddle.IMPORTANT WATERING INSTRUCTIONS Water the Phototron so as to have a puddle in the base for 23 out of 24 hours with one hour of no puddle. STEP 17: Water the Phototron with measured amounts of CV CONTINUOUS FEED FORMULA directly into the soil medium, at the base of each plant. This will distribute the required nutrients to each of your plants equally. Raise one panel at a time and pour an approximate equal amount of continuous feed formula solution into each of the 6 sides..* Be careful to not let any water run between the liner and the base. Warning: DO NOT WATER EY imate Schedule THE PHOTOTRON FROM oa THE TOP. DO NOT SPARY | 10Da»s ner Transp PLANTS WITH NUTRIENT | 20! MTom Ail 04 GEM eo FORMULAS. The nutrients 12 HR. ON/12 HR. OFF Light Cycle...... Water About 1 % Qts. (1410 ML) per Day. will dissolve the protective coating on the inside of the acrylic panels. Water 1 Quart (946 ML) per Day. Check your system every eight hours for puddle status. If puddle exists, do not re- water. If no puddle exists, re-water your Phototron. You might forget to change the photoperiod someday. Please, always use a timer when attempting to regulate the light cycle to change the photoperiod. A heavy duty, grounded timer may be purchased from the Accessory Catalog. STEP 18: On DAY 21, change the light cycle from 24 hours per day continuous light to 16 hours of light/8 hours of dark per day. The 16 hours on/8 hours off light cycle is, used ONLY DURING THE FIRST VEGETATIVE STAGE (DAY 21 to DAY 45-60 only). Absolute darkness is required during this stage as much as it is during the 12 hours on/12 hours off cycle of the budding stage. STEP 19: Within 45 to 60 days from the time you planted your seedlings into the base of the Phototron, your plants will grow to the top of the system using 2 16 hours on/8 hours off photoperiod. Allow your plants to grow a couple of inches past the top of the side lamps, then cut the main stem (decapitating the plant) even with the top of the side lamps. Your are removing the very top part of the plant and channeling all of the growth energy to the lateral shoots, allowing your six plants to fill out. SPECIAL NOTE Plant growth in the Phototron is a function of leaf removal called pinching, and lateral shoot cutting called pruning. The greater the leaf removal or lateral shoot cutting, the longer it will take your plants to reach the top of the system. IF PRUNING AND PINCHING INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED EXACTLY, one plant may produce over 1000 budding sites. If plants are allowed to grow without any pinching or pruning, your plants will reach the top of the system in less than 45 days with an average of 3-inch(7.6-cm) inter-nodal lengths. This type will have less budding sites. How many less? Hundreds less! STEP 20: Remove all leaves from the MAIN STEM as they reach four inches (10.2 cm) in length. This leaf removal is referred to as pinching. Use a pair of scissors to do the cutting of the leaf stem (petiole) at its mid-point. A small pair of embroidery scissors will do quite nicely. When measuring a leaf, do not include the leaf stem in the measurement. WHAT IS A PETIOLE? The petiole is the stem of the leaf that attaches to either the main stem of the lateral shoot. The petiole is not the main stem, nor the lateral shoot. The petiole has no nodes. The petiole is only the leaf stem. STEP 24: Remove all leaves from LATERAL SHOOTS as then reach three inches (7.6 cm) in length. This leaf removal is also called pinching. With your small pair of scissors, cut the leaf stem (petiole) at its midpoint. Do not include the leaf stem length in measuring leaf size. STEP 22: The term’s lateral shoot and branch are interchangeable. As a primary lateral shoot starts to grow out from the main stem, allow this branch to form the first node with the first two leaves beginning to open up. The branch should be allowed to grow 1/4 inch (.65 cm) beyond the first node. Cut the branch half way between the node and the terminal bud. A terminal bud is the leafset that is beginning to open up at the end. STEP 23: You will have secondary lateral shoots develop from the first node. As secondary lateral shoots develop, prune them by removing each shoot's terminal bud after every other node. This is accomplished by allowing the shoots to grow 1/4 inch (.65 cm) past the second node, then removing the terminal bud of the secondary shoot. Always cut as far away from the node as possible to prevent the stripping of branching sites, After the photoperiod is reduced from 16 hours on/8 hours off to 12 hours on/12 hours off, bud removal will accomplish this step. REVIEW THREE 1) Water the Phototron so a puddle exists in the base for 23 out of every 24 hours with one hour of no puddle. 2) Water the Phototron by pouring nutrient solution in equal amounts into the soil medium, at the base of each plant.3) Check for a puddle every 8 hours. 4) Remove 25-watt bulb when plants are eight inches (20.3 cm) tall and replace with SL-18 lamp (this is an optional product). 5) Plants will grow to the top of the Phototron in 45 to 60 days. 6) Remove the terminal bud at the top of the main stem by cutting main stem even with the top of the side lamps. 7) Remove all leaves from the MAIN STEM as they reach four inches (10.2 cm) by cutting midpoint of the petiole. 8) Remove all leaves from the LATERAL SHOOTS as the reach three inches (7.6-cm) by cutting midpoint of the petiole. 9) Remove the terminal bud from primary lateral shoots after the first node. 10) Remove the terminal bud from the secondary lateral shoots after every other node. STEP 24: A 12-hour photoperiod means that your lamps must be cycled on for 12 hours, then off for 12 hours. A TIMER should be used to accomplish this. A heavy duty, grounded TIMER is available from the ACCESSORY CATALOG. The SL-18 fluorescent lamp is especially beneficial during the budding stage. STEP 25: You must train your lateral shoots to grow away from the fluorescent lamp tubes. This can be done by entwining the lateral shoots from one plant in the lateral shoots of the plants on either side. This will form a lattice network of lateral shoots growing around the inside of the Phototrons growth chamber. When you have woven your shoots together as described, your six plans will form one bush. You can expect some shoot to become burned when they touch either the side lamps or the center SL- 18 lamp. Don’t be alarmed when this happens. Simply prune the lateral shoot if it is burned so it no longer touches a fluorescent lamp. Prune lateral shoots when they touch a Plexiglas panel. Prune lateral shoots if the are crowding each other so closely as to cause material to die off. STEP 26: Many plants are dioecious in nature. This means that the plant will need both a male flower and a female bud in order to create a viable seed. Dioecious plant types include: hops, mint, basil, actinidia, baccharis shrub, papaya, sweet fern, smoke bush, persimmon, ginkgo, holly, spice bush, philodendron, sumac, gooseberry, magnolia vine, buffalo berry, catnip, hemlock, nutmeg, wild lime, horehound, bayberry, mistletoe, cats-foot, etc. These plants will express male or female tendencies only after being induced into budding cycle. Budding will begin 7 to 15 days after reducing the photoperiod to only 12 hours of light. Male plants always show sex expression before female plants. Male tendencies are typically displayed starting DAY 14 through DAY 21 after the start of the 12-hour light cycle. Male flowers start out as green pods that resemble immature seeds. These pods open to reveal small yellow blooms. Pollination occurs as the bloom opens. DO NOT KILL THESE PLANTS. The sex of these plants can be changed during the next budding cycle. STEP 27: If the first plant to express sex is a female, all of your plants will be female. Female tendencies can start anywhere from DAY 15 through DAY 38 (even longer if the dark cycle is interrupted) after the start of the 12 hour light cycling. Female buds appear as feathery, white hairs on a node site. More white hairs grow out as the bud grows longer. These white hairs will darken 7 to 10 days after they appear. At this point, you must resume 24 hours light. Seeds will develop within the buds, flowers, or fruits only after being pollinated by a male flower. Each bud may be removed as itdarkens. All buds1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or larger, regardless of sex, MUST be removed at the end of each 45 day developing stage. Flowers are ready to harvest on or before fully opened for vase display. Fruits are ready to harvest when fully vine ripened. STEP 28: At the end of the 45-day period, the plants will have reverted to a vegetative stage. Keep the plants in this stage by leaving lamps on 24 hours per day for 14 to 21 days. You must still check for bud development during the initial phase of 24 hour continuous light cycle. When buds do develop, remove them as they darken. In 10 to 20 days, buds will cease to develop. This means the plants have completely resumed their vegetative stage. You may again reduce the photoperiod to 12 hours of light on/12 hours of absolute darkness starting a new budding cycle for your plants. You may rebud your same plants every 45 days up to 9 times per year. All you must do is follow these simple instructions carefully. Enjoy growing Pyraponimetrically. REVIEW FOUR 1) Train lateral shoots to grow away from lamps by entwining into a lattice network. 2) Cut lateral shoots when they are burned by a Biax lamp, jammed against an acrylic panel, or are so tangled as to cause the plant to die off. 3) Budding begins after 7 to 15 days of a 12-hour photoperiod. 4) Male sex expression (if any), with pods on the undersides of buds always occurs first. 5) Female buds develop white hairs, which darken in 7 to 15 days, at which point 24 hours light must be resumed. 6) Buds may be removed as they darken. 7) All buds over a 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) must be removed at the end of each 45-day developing stage. 8) Remove buds as they develop in 10 to 20 days after resuming 24 hours of light per day, which means the plants have resumed their vegetative stage. 9) Buds will cease to develop 10 to 20 days after resuming 24 hours of light per day, which means the plants have resumed their vegetative stage. 10) When plants are fully into the vegetative stage, reduce photoperiod to 12 hours of light/12 hours of absolute darkness.Bera Log 'LONING YOUR PLANTS A CLONE is a cutting from an existing plant that has been re-rooted. GENETICALLY, the clone has the exact make-up of the parent plant, but CHEMICALLY, it differs from the parent plant in three ways: 1) Once root development begins on a clone (5 to 20 days), it will grow at least twice as fast as the parent plant. 2) The length of stem between each budding site (inter-nodal length) is reduced by at least one-half of that of the parent plant. A clone will produce at least twice the number of fruits, flowers or vegetables than the parent plant will produce from a seed. 3) Fruits, flowers and vegetative material produced by the clone will show increasing levels of improvements (from very little, up to twice the amount) than the parent plant. CLONING FROM AN EXISTING MATURE PLANT 1. Follow steps 1 through 13 in your Manual, “Growing Plants Pyraponimetrically©”. 2. With a pair of sharp scissors or a razor, take 6 cuttings, each 6 inches long, from the freshest part of the existing mature parent plant. 3. Dip cut ends in any rooting hormone, like Roottone™- 4, Make a hole in the center of the moss from the top of the soil to the bottom of the germination cup, using a pencil 5. Insert a 6-inch clone to the bottom of the hole and squeeze the moss gently so that the clone is snug and secure. Make sure the leaves are showing. 6. Invert a plastic germination cup and place it over the clone to protect the rootless clone from the intense light. 7. Repeat procedure for each clone and [place each one between the fluorescent lamps. 8. Water with distilled water only, as needed, until the clone roots (10 to 20 days). 9. When the clone begins to green, remove the covering cup (5 to 10 days) 10.Pour 3 measured tablespoons of CV Concentrate™ into another container and fill to one gallon with distilled water only to make the CV 1/96 Dilute™. Water the clone with this formula for 5 days efter removing the covering cup. 11.Transplant clones as soon as you can see the roots as white lines through the germination cups. Begin using the 1/48 Dilute® (3/8 cup CV concentrate and distilled water only, filled to one gallon). 12.1f you wish to keep the parent plants in the Phototron® with your transplanted clones, you must segregate the feeding of the parent plant from the clone. Water the parent plant with CV 1/16 and the clone with CV 1/48 for five days after transplant. We suggest using plastic dividers in the soil medium between the parent plant and clones for five days after transplant; then water all plants with CV 1.16 and remove any dividers. * NOTE: As clones take root, parent plant may be discarded. If all six plants are cloned, the original soil must be discarded. If clones are to be kept in the same Phototron® with the parent plants, the entire system must be on 24 hours light.introducing FEED-A-TRON Classic Price: $79.97 This is the one accessory you can’t do without! Five years of research and development have gone into bringing you the state of the art in auto-watering systems! Just attach the unit to your Phototron and fcrget about it, the Feed- A-Tron automatically regulates the amount of water in your Phototron so you don’t have too! FEED-A-TRON II Price: $139.97 This new Feed-A-Tron has an important added feature of constant root aeration in addition to automatic watering. The Feed-A-Tron classic used by thousands of our customers over the past 15 years is a reliable system for proper moisture control when you are home or away. This new system includes two large pumps designed to operate constantly for years. A sensor automatically deliver nutrient fluid when the moisture level drops and during all other times (98% of the time) air is bubbling up through the moss and roots from the air ring. Sales & Customer Service (800) 651-2837 Fax: 310-352-4370 E-mail: sales@phototron.com Germination Kit Price: $43.97 You can also purchase a new Germination Kit, which includes the Soil Medium, Base Formula, Continuous Feed Formula, Updated Instruction Booklet and Data PackageBrat Lg CLONING YOUR PLANTS ACLONE is a cutting from an existing plant that has been re-rooted. GENETICALLY, the clone has the exact make-up of the parent plant, but CHEMICALLY, it differs from the parent plant in three ways: 1) Once root development begins on a clone (5 to 20 days), it will grow at least twice as fast as the parent plant. 2) The length of stem between each budding site (inter-nodal length) is reduced by at least one-half of that of the parent plant. A clone will produce at least twice the number of fruits, flowers or vegetables than the parent plant will produce from a seed. 3) Fruits, flowers and vegetative material produced by the clone will show increasing levels of improvements (from very little, up to twice the amount) than the parent plant. CLONING FROM AN EXISTING MATURE PLANT 1. Follow steps 1 through 13 in your Manual, “Growing Plants Pyraponimetrically©” 2. With a pair of sharp scissors or a razor, take 6 cuttings, each 6 inches long, from the freshest part of the existing mature parent plant. 3. Dip cut ends in any rooting hormone, like Roottone™- 4, Make a hole in the center of the moss from the top of the soil to the bottom of the germination cup, using a pencil 5. Insert a 6-inch clone to the bottom of the hole and squeeze the moss gently so that the clone is snug and secure. Make sure the leaves are showing. 6. Invert a plastic germination cup and place it over the clone to protect the rootless clone from the intense light. 7. Repeat procedure for each clone and [place each one between the fluorescent lamps. 8. Water with distilled water only, as needed, until the clone roots (10 to 20 days). 9. When the clone begins to green, remove the covering cup (5 to 10 days). 10.Pour 3 measured tablespoons of CV Concentrate™ into another container and fill to one gallon with distilled water only to make the CV 1/96 Dilute™. Water the clone with this formula for 5 days after removing the covering cup. 11.Transplant clones as soon as you can see the roots as white lines through the germination cups. Begin using the 1/48 Dilute® (3/8 cup CV concentrate and distilled water only, filled to one gallon). 12.If you wish to keep the parent plants in the Phototron® with your transplanted clones, you must segregate the feeding of the parent plant from the clone. Water the parent plant with CV 1/16 and the clone with CV 1/48 for five days after transplant. We suggest using plastic dividers in the soil medium between the parent plant and clones for five days after transplant; then water all plants with CV 1.16 and remove any dividers. * NOTE: As clones take root, parent plant may be discarded. If all six plants are cloned, the original soll must be discarded. If clones are to be kept in the same Phototron® with the parent plants, the entire system must be on 24 hours light. 10introducing FEED-A-TRON Classic Price: $79.97 This is the one accessory you can’t do without! Five years of research and , development have gone into bringing you p the state of the art in auto-watering systems! Just attach the unit to your Phototron and ferget about it, the Feed- A-Tron automatically regulates the amount of water in your Phototron so you don’t have too! FEED-A-TRON II Price: $139.97 f This new Feed-A-Tron has an important eked) added feature of constant root aeration eye in addition to automatic watering. The een Feed-A-Tron classic used by thousands of ci our customers over the past 15 years isa 1 be reliable system for proper moisture control when you are home or away. This new system includes two large pumps designed to operate constantly for years. A sensor automatically deliver nutrient fluid when the moisture level drops and during all other times (98% of the time) air is bubbling up through the moss and roots from the air ring. Sales & Customer Service (800) 651-2837 Fax: 310-352-4370 E-mail: sales@phototron.com Germination Kit Price: $43.97 You can also purchase a new Germination Kit, which includes the Soil Medium, Base Formula, Continuous Feed Formula, Updated Instruction Booklet and Data PackageWARNING THESE ENCLOSED INSTRUCTIONS MUST FOLLOW THE PHOTOTRON IF IT'S RESOLD OR RECYCLED. REMEMBER THAT THE PHOTOTRON IS NEITHER AN APPLIANCE NOR A TOY AND MUST NOT BE USED AS SUCH. EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTIES: The parties agree that the implied warranties of MARKETING and fitness for a particular purpose and all other warranties, expressed or implied, are excluded from this transaction and shall not apply to the goods sold. Additionally, if at any time it is brought to the attention of any division of Pyraponic Industries, Inc., that an individual who possesses a Phototron™ is in any way, shape or form using it for any illegal purpose, all guarantees and service agreements will become void and cease to be honored. Furthermore, no additional transactions between such an individual and Pyraponic Industries will take place. The Phototron should be placed in a room with proper ventilation (do not operate the Phototron in an enclosed space), room temperature should be maintained between 70° F and 95° F. In addition, never substitute any of the lamps or light bulbs from the recommended list of lamps and bulbs by Pyraponic Industries (see accessory catalog). Failure to do so will automatically void any or all warranties or guarantees on this product and may cause damage to the Phototron or cause fire. PYRAPONIC INDUSTRIES The Phototron and all related products are registered trademarks of Pyraponic Industries and may not be reproduced in any way without express written consent of Pyraponic Industries.The Phototron was designed around the need to research the indi- vidual parameters of plant growth. According to scientific methodology. this means that all but a single element may remain constant, while that one element is varied, thereby providing the researcher with a causal relationship upon which to base a conclusion. Your data package is the documentation of the life history of your plants. PAGE |25 20 15 10 EXAMPLE PLANT STRUCTURE AND BUDDING LOCATION CH. PLANT 1 be PLANT 2 ig PLANT 3 S : 10 10 fo. 8 5 5 3 fe 5 0 STW is i0) 5 Oo 5 This chart will be used to approximate the physical ppeecmce of your plants’ stem « branching formation. This chart must be filled out on DAY 45 1) The dark center line represents the main stem of the plant. Mark the height of each of y plants on the center line of the comesponding STRUCTURE CHART. Here is shown an ex: ple of a 25 inch plant being charted. 2) Draw lines perpendicular to the center line to represent primary lateral shoots. The ler of each primary lateral shoot is indicated on the 0-15 inch horizontal scale. Only three primary lateral shoots are shown in this example. A) 15 inch primary lateral shoot, 2 inches high on the main siem. B) 10 inch primary lateral shoot, 5 inches up on the main stem, 3 inches above shoo C) 14 inch primary lateral shoot, 8 inches high on the stem or 3 inchs above shoot B 3)Mark the locations of the nodes where the secondary lateral shoots form on the prim Icteral shoots. Do not worry about the length of these secondary shoots, only their loca on the primary lateral shoots. nary Iateral shoot with 3 inches between secondary lateral shoot nodes. shoot with 2 intemodal lengths. ical shoot with | inch between secondary lateral shoots.EXAMPLE DAILY PLANT WATERING \ CHART Livs «ats. «Cups EXRARSN 3.78 4 16 15 14 13 2.83 3 12 "1 10 = SEEDLINGS IN GERMINATION CUPS Enter the total amount of water eter tle to all plants in GERMINATION CUPS and/or PHOTOTRON BASE. Find the Race DAY on the 7 graph at the bottom of the chart designated DAILY PLANT WATERING CHART. Locate the point on the vertical line which corresponds to the amount of water used by all of the plants over 24 HOURS and mark with a dot. Connect these points to form a graph of water consumption in your PHOTOTRON. PAGSLASAIVEE LE, DAILY LEAF GROWTH CHARTS. Cm = In 17.78 7 15.24 6 12.70 5 10.16 4 7.62 3 5.08 2 2 3 4 5 6 z 8 SPREAD in inches by DAY. Measure the plant width from the tip of one leat to the tip of the adjacent leat. Use whichever plant has z- é LEAF DAY 1 through DAY 9 ONLY, the LEAF LENGTH is then measured and recorded on the LEAF LENGTH CHART from day 10 until first 4"" leat measurement. = EE $ . = II E Se 10-15-20 ag sh ggeeeeam 45 easurement starting on DAY 10. Use the longest leaf on any DAY. Measure from where the leat attaches to the petiole { the longest leaflet or finger. Do not include the petiole ent. This graph is used until the first four (4) inch nd 4 inch leaf for experimental use only.)EXAMPLE DAILY PLANT GROWTH CHART Cm = In = SEEDLINGS IN GERMINATION CUPS PABA OAS 635 25 PLANT 1 127 5 30035040 45 2 HEIGHT: Enter plant height on a daily basis. Measure from the top of the soil medium to the highest point on the plant. Enter measurement on the measure the same plant every day Gil, Plant height will decrease when plants : § F(CUP NUMBER 12/3} 4];5]6 GERMINATION DATE. TRANSPLANT DATE (pain ce Rae ea Contin _ HEIGHT OF pet eS Pe leven| COMMENTS [ayaa = [Rene UNIT [ROOM] SOIL | UNIT [Rc START 1Fresh and dry weight must be an extremely accuate mecsurement Use & NUMBER OF LEAVES REMOVED | WEIGHT Posnet hand held scale for absolute accuracy such as mint, basil, chives, ete Linc |2 wcx]3 micu|4 mn] Fresn | pry DAY 5 | DAY 10 ! DAY 15, DAY 20 DAY 25 - pepe sc Cac) | day 30 As leat length increases beyond 3", quality decreases, “ ——| DAY 35 Leat Size Vegetative Quality Length in inches Herbs in general 1 INCH Immature oo | 2 INCH Maturing 3 INCH Best Quality pons 4 INCH Decreasing Quality 4” PHOTOSYNTHETIC LEAF 5 INCH Photosynthetic ‘ Phototronic leat material increases in quality until the leat reaches 3”. The 4” leat 1s for Photosynthesis, and its quality is less than the 3" leat. The 3” leat is the most potent, HOLD LEAF LENGTH CHART UNDER LEAF. MEASURE LEAF FROM BASE OF LEAF TO TIP OF CENTER LEAFLET. | 3” BEST QUALITY LEAFPLANT STRUCTURE AND BUDDING LOCATION CHART PLANT 1 PLANT 2 PLANT 3 110 5 0 5 ts 15 10 5 0 Sur ae 15210 -5 0 PLANT 4 PLANT 5 PLANT 6 25 3 20 2 1s 1 5 0 5 1 18 15 10 5 o 5 10 15 18 10 5 0 onanDAILY PLANT WATERING CHART EXSAR ONES Watering: } A puddle MUST exist for 23 out of every 24 hours in the germina- =. tion cups (before transplant) and in the base of the Phototron atter transplant. Lirs = Qts, = Cups 3.78 4 16 15 14 13 2.83 3 12 ah 10 9 = SEEDLINGS IN GERMINATION CUPS PAGES1 2. 3 4 5 6 Zi 8 9 Enter LEAF SPREAD in inches by DAY. Measure the plant width from the tip of one leat to the tip of the adjacent leaf. Use whichever plant has the widest LEAF SPREAD on each particular DAY. This graph is used fro DAY 1 through DAY 9 ONLY, the LEAF LENGTH is then measured and recorded on the LEAF LENGTH CHART from day 10 until first 4" leat = In Measurement. DAYS 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Enter LEAF LENGTH measurement starting on DAY 10. Use the longest leat on any plant on each particular DAY. Measure from where the leat attaches to the Petiole (leat stem) out to the tip of the longest leaflet or finger. Do not include the petiole (leat stem) in this measurement. This graph is used until the first four () inch measurement is reached. PAGE 10DAILY PLANT GROWTH CHART(DATE OF FRST SEED GERMINATIO TEMPERATURE “F [HUMIDITY UNIT [ROOM] SOIL | UNIT [RO PAGE 12