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Underground Scientist

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Basement Gardeners know the Value of This:

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A fresh water spray hose, wash sink, and sump pump. 45 PPM on tap. Cleaning pots and equipment right close though...priceless.
 
SSGrower

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Underground Scientist said:
Sticky Trapping the Fungus Gnats, but I need to step up my game in this War :fire:

Ordered some Gnat Nix by Growstone.
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I believe I had mites. DE (combod with permethryn and spino) did a pretty decent job on them and every other invertibrate. I think the residual de on the soil surface has really kept their numbers down, Im only now just seeing a couple gnats close to 2 months down the road.

I dusted but if youre only going for gnats, maybe mix a little with the gnat nix. The way I understand it the gnat nix dosent actuall kill the gnats directly, just makes their prefered environment uninhabitable.
 
Underground Scientist

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SSGrower said:
I believe I had mites. DE (combod with permethryn and spino) did a pretty decent job on them and every other invertibrate. I think the residual de on the soil surface has really kept their numbers down, Im only now just seeing a couple gnats close to 2 months down the road.

I dusted but if youre only going for gnats, maybe mix a little with the gnat nix. The way I understand it the gnat nix dosent actuall kill the gnats directly, just makes their prefered environment uninhabitable.
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Yeah, that was my plan after reading it doesn't kill em. I'm going to mix a little DE in the mix...that should help.
 
Underground Scientist

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It's Sunday:

Party Cup Beans in the Dirt
RedEyed is continuing to show slower germ times. SkunkBerry Testers are male.

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The God's AK-47 will definitely be sexed this week, then transplant.

RedEyed Beans are all germed, these beans have trouble shedding husks. The Locktite germed faster than the rest. I see a few runts. Moved the lights down from 22-24" to 20-22" to limit a little stretch.

Clones bit the dust, turned the air pump too high, rotted the stems.

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Blue Cheese are doing well, one here is wilted a little. I pushed the dry cycle a little.

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Underground Scientist

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:eyesmoke: Sunday Update:

Party Cup Competition Beans are off to the Races. :hump:

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Gave em each a Tbsp of pure Microbial Tea today and can see I've covered the tops with Gnat Nix mixed with 1 Tbsp Diatomaceous Earth per 16oz cup of Nix to guard for gnats.

Veg:

All RedEyed Beans Germed and about a week old. Locktite is the strongest in the bottom row of 4. Emerald City Cookies in the upper left group, with a runt in the upper left. Blueberry Iced Cream in the upper right group, with the lower left a runt.

God's AK-47 are 1 female, 2 male, 2 undecided unless I grab a microscope :-|

These babies are getting transplanted soon. Stems are super skunky, males both look pretty nice.

All veg got watered with a dash of calmag and PBPGrow and 25% of the mix, my Microbial Tea.

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The Female GAK

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Finally, Blue Cheese at around 3 weeks. Kinda pissed at myself for not ramping the feed enough, quick enough. Getting some yellowing starting, but im not gonna sweat it. I'm gonna leave on the leaves while the feed kicks in with a collection of feed, mild feed, mild feed. Today, I did 25% Tea with, 2 ml CalMag Plus, and 7 ml PBPBloom for 500ppm. Then I'll defoliate the spent leaves get more light to the lower bud sites.

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When I hit week 4, starting a Dr Who homemade MagSulfur mix. :bigjoint:
 
Underground Scientist

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Just posting this Dr Who MagSulfur mix here so I don't have to hunt for it later

"You can make that Mg sulfate supplement at home with Epsom salt and DARK BROWN sugar.
8 TBL Epsom
1.5 tsp DB sugar
1 Gallon of RO water.

Mix (shake to dissolve) till dissolved and use at 10 ml per gallon of feed solution."
 
Rolla J

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Some nice cuts u have there. Do u run your bubble action during lights out? My lights are at 20/4 with the pump and airstones on every 30mins and off for a hour.
When my clones take root I have some different soil to use this. Same stuff I use for my seedlings it's a coco coir.
The one clone I took before is progressing really slow, but is green. Really really stacked. Waiting for her to take off.
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Trying for NorthernSkunk bubble clones again @Rolla J

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Underground Scientist

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Rolla J said:
Some nice cuts u have there. Do u run your bubble action during lights out? My lights are at 20/4 with the pump and airstones on every 30mins and off for a hour.
When my clones take root I have some different soil to use this. Same stuff I use for my seedlings it's a coco coir.
The one clone I took before is progressing really slow, but is green. Really really stacked. Waiting for her to take off.
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I leave the bubbler on 24/7, light 18/6.

I did add 2ml of AN B-52. That has worked in the past for me, but it's debated that plain water is fine. Having a tiny bit of nutes pretty much requires 24/7 bubbling so I don't let Anerobic bacteria grow. I dialed the bubble action down though and plan to monitor the saturation of my Perlite.
 
Rolla J

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I leave the bubbler on 24/7, light 18/6.

I did add 2ml of AN B-52. That has worked in the past for me, but it's debated that plain water is fine. Having a tiny bit of nutes pretty much requires 24/7 bubbling so I don't let Anerobic bacteria grow. I dialed the bubble action down though and plan to monitor the saturation of my Perlite.
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Hmm I'm have to try the 24/7 bubbles. My bubbler is a flood to drain recirculating bubbler. If I ran 24/7 ik the water temp would rise alot.. Kinda like the design of the bubble I made. Kinda different and compact. I like yours too. My cuts r just suspended in the collars
Thinking of making another bubbler too out of my old aerocloner I made
 
Underground Scientist

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Rolla J said:
Hmm I'm have to try the 24/7 bubbles. My bubbler is a flood to drain recirculating bubbler. If I ran 24/7 ik the water temp would rise alot.. Kinda like the design of the bubble I made. Kinda different and compact. I like yours too. My cuts r just suspended in the collars
Thinking of making another bubbler too out of my old aerocloner I made
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Speaking of that, I should check my water temp. I shoot for 68. My tent is like 72, and the cloner is under the table, and bucket is on the concrete floor. If I had to, I'd put the pump in a little cooler spot.

I know what you're saying though, if that water temp gets 75-80+, you're asking for trouble.
 
Rolla J

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I just checked mine. Was on for a bit. Water wasn't warm. Wasn't cold either. My furnace is right next to the veg area so if that was running and the cloner is on the floor the water temp would rise like b4. I got it sitting on a lid. It's 65 in my house right so the veg area is probably low 70s. The flower area is about 76. Just turned on the furnace to 72. My air pump is in the upper corner of the cab. I'm usually at work a this time so it's nice to get up and burn one in the grow spot.
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Speaking of that, I should check my water temp. I shoot for 68. My tent is like 72, and the cloner is under the table, and bucket is on the concrete floor. If I had to, I'd put the pump in a little cooler spot.

I know what you're saying though, if that water temp gets 75-80+, you're asking for trouble.
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Underground Scientist

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I'm adding Advanced Nutrients B-52 into my nutrient program. I really think the kelp and possibly B1 makes a difference.

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I think the Kelp is good for the Microbiome.

Based on Experience, not hype.
 
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