Gastanker's 600+w Organic UV Grow
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Gastanker
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I'll flip as soon as I get back from vacation. Should be in about two weeks. This is a bit more veg than I was originally going to be patient for but should help up my yield I guess.
hammer6913
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hey tanker gettin full gonna be quite a grow curious why do you like smartpots.
Gastanker
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This is my first time with smart pots so I'm not sold just yet. The idea of providing a larger area for air exchange makes sense to me though - for smaller pots like the 1 gals there is a decent ratio or surface area for gas exchange and soil volume but as you get larger like the 5 gallons you really start to smother the soil and roots with plastic - seems like pretty sound logic. The air pruning I am "up in the air" on but could see being extremely viable.
hammer6913
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yea the air pruning i am going to try. a guy on here by hobbes has a thread about it. http://www.hobbes-l.tc/Body.html scroll down if u have not been there scroll down and there is hundreds of pages of his research one intelligant man. i see the logic makes sence he used bucket with holes drilled in them. i would think the way they are formed the would fit better. how do u contain ur overflo? do you trim off youre root when exposed? if u have not been there scroll down and there is hundreds of pages of his research one intelligant man.
Gastanker
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Awesome link. Overflow as in watering? I let it collect in the bottom of the tent and evaporate. Most of the runoff from the smaller plants is absorbed by the larger smart pots and is then pretty quickly evaporated and vented from the tent. There is no root trimming necessary. As the roots hit the inside of the pot there is enough air present that they die without growing through it.
hammer6913
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ok im with ya kewl with the buckets the roots grow through the holes then ya trim em off i guess because u have another bucket lining it so they will be covered and able to live on. did ya get that cause im not sure if i do lmao lets vape shall we
Gastanker
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Yeah. You can make your own buckets by just punching a bunch of holes in the side. If you suspend that in another bucket the roots are not exposed to the light and will grow out of the holes - you can then lift it out of the larger bucket and trim the roots that are protruding.
Pretend the red and purple buckets are separate and that the red one has holes punched throughout it.
hammer6913
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how man gallons are the big smart pot i have a 4x8 flower room and have 2 patients now so i will have 8 to 10 in the flower room now so i will have to rotate my stock till i can get a light bar to move the light. i have seen them in the shops but never really looked at them. thanks tanker. hey have a good vacation if ya can spill it where ya headed?
Gastanker
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I'm just using 3 and 5 gallon smart pots but they come in sizes up to 100+ gallon if you need bigger. Light movers are what it's all about if you ask me. If i set-up my 4x8 when I move I am going to have to install one. I'm going to Ireland. Should be in Dublin for St Patties
hammer6913
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excellent should be a great time. ive always wanted to load the harley on the boat and go over there. i flew over scottland in a c131 starlifter and it was beautiful. the hog ridin would be special. i just did my dream ride last sept pikes peak tetons yellow stone and sturgis that could be the 1 thing better lol have a safe trip and enjoy.I'm just using 3 and 5 gallon smart pots but they come in sizes up to 100+ gallon if you need bigger. Light movers are what it's all about if you ask me. If i set-up my 4x8 when I move I am going to have to install one. I'm going to Ireland. Should be in Dublin for St Patties
mrorganics
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Wow ireland should be a blast I want to go on vacation lol, after a couple harvests and I move my ideal setup is my 4x4 for head stash and a 3x3 with cfls for veg and a 4x8 with 2 600s on a light mover, my last gf wasn't fond of me growin, even spendin 80 bucks on a bulb pissed her off even though that 80 will make soo much more lol, lucky I found someone who's better now.
HellaBlunts
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im gonna watch this thread, would love to see how these turn out, best of luck. im just learning everything now and it seems like so much lol. after years of smoking i decided to do some growing of my own and see how well it works out.
hammer6913
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there is so much info here it can be overwhelming , just ask questions and do a lot of reading and you should do just fine. i ve learned so much in the last year. this is a great community
mrorganics
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yea at Hellablunts best thing u could do is not learn everything from people online because its filled with theorys and alot of bullshit and if you dont have the basics and facts down and understand shit then something could go horribly wrong best thing is to buy a grow bible, jorge cervantes or greg green, ive owned both but greg greens bible is my favorite just got it last week. That way you can start with actual facts and look thru here and laugh at some of the shit people say like using coke as a fert!
hammer6913
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lmao--------- yea you have to think about what ur bein told lol i ve heard some funny shit too. i do have a grow bible but sometimes i cant understand what there tellin me. i wish i had a friend thats been growin for awhile to stop by i learn a lot better that way, hands on
I bought a little paperback by Ed Rosenthal called "Easy Marijuana Gardening" which is directed specifically at the indoor grower who plans on using a small space to grow in. It's more of a pocket bible, if you will, and gets right to the point. Got it @ Border's and highly recommend it.
@Gastanker: how was Dublin if you're back yet?
Gastanker
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Good posts people - too lazy (and too jet lagged) to reply to them all separately.
Ireland was great. I've seen the pyramids of Egypt but it has always been a childhood dream to visit Newgrange, the oldest intact building in the world (~5200 years old - 2000 years older than the pyramids) and got to check that off my bucket list. Dublin for St. Patrick's day was a blast. Very chill and not to crazy except for the 18 year old American girls that can't handle their alcohol - too funny.
I left my plants alone for 11 days and somewhat expected them to all be dead when I returned but was pleasantly surprised when I found them all in decent condition. I should have set my timer to water slightly more often as they were pretty dry when I returned and still had a day to go before watering. The power also went down for some of the time away and not sure for how long - could have been several days as the weather has been pretty crazy here (so I heard).
I heavily watered this morning and tomorrow should have some pictures of each plant after they have perked back up. Here is a group shot of them as I found them this morning right as lights went on.
Plants transplanted into the 3gal smart pots are MUCH larger than the ones left in the 1 gal plastic pots. Not sure if this is the smart pots or just the extra room but a huge noticeable difference.
Ireland was great. I've seen the pyramids of Egypt but it has always been a childhood dream to visit Newgrange, the oldest intact building in the world (~5200 years old - 2000 years older than the pyramids) and got to check that off my bucket list. Dublin for St. Patrick's day was a blast. Very chill and not to crazy except for the 18 year old American girls that can't handle their alcohol - too funny.
I left my plants alone for 11 days and somewhat expected them to all be dead when I returned but was pleasantly surprised when I found them all in decent condition. I should have set my timer to water slightly more often as they were pretty dry when I returned and still had a day to go before watering. The power also went down for some of the time away and not sure for how long - could have been several days as the weather has been pretty crazy here (so I heard).
I heavily watered this morning and tomorrow should have some pictures of each plant after they have perked back up. Here is a group shot of them as I found them this morning right as lights went on.
Plants transplanted into the 3gal smart pots are MUCH larger than the ones left in the 1 gal plastic pots. Not sure if this is the smart pots or just the extra room but a huge noticeable difference.
hammer6913
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welcome back tanker sounds like ya had a blast plants r lookin pretty good. good job on ur watering system