Mechanical
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Thanks.. 1 more month..
150w Hps & 156w Cfl Scrog Grow
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Thanks.. 1 more month..
Mechanical
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Thanks man.. Its all about the small stealth grows and maximizing that small space right? No better way than a good ol 1 fitty.
Speaking of 150's.. When i take pictures i turn it off. Well yesterday i forgot to turn it back on. Thank god for the cfl's
We try to mimic nature right? Cloudy day?? Hey, gotta find that silver lining right? Anywayz just took 1 pic cause they all are looking the same.Attachments
KawiZZR
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Thanks man.. Its all about the small stealth grows and maximizing that small space right? No better way than a good ol 1 fitty.
Speaking of 150's.. When i take pictures i turn it off. Well yesterday i forgot to turn it back on. Well thank god for the cfl's
Hell yeah, gotta love the stealth grows. I gotta work on my ventilation at some point, still pushing mid-upper 80s sometimes. What fans do you have for intake/exhaust? And nice pic, do you foliar feed or just spray w/ water?
Mechanical
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I just spray with water. Earlier in this grow i foliar fed with a small dosage of Grow Big and it burnt them. Left spots everywhere. Now I spray them with plain water everytime i water or nute them. Seems to be working.. My exhaust is a 4 in 200cfm centrifugal fan with a carbon filter and speed controller and my intake is a 4in duct booster. I really dont need the duct booster but i like the fact that i can pump the air right under my canopy.
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KawiZZR
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Okay, never tried foliar feed before is why I asked. Hmm the duct booster leading right to the stem is an interesting thought. Wonder how well it'd work getting split between plants?
Mechanical
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It should work as long as there arent alot of bends. The fans not that strong so the airflow will take the easiest path. Im not sure if foliar feeding helps but i always have a little bit left over from a gallon of water. Waste not
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Day 75... Day 31 12/12... Gave them a hefty feeding today. 1tsp Grow Big(their last nitrogen feeding), 2tsp Tiger Bloom, 1tblsp Big Bloom, 1tsp CalMag, and 1tblsp of molasses.
Raised the light up because a combination of foliar feeding(with straight water) and the light being too close(5'') burnt the tip of one of the buds closet to the bulb. Just a little but still no bueno. No more foliar feeding for me from here on out. So to KawiZZR's question about foliar feeding, do it right before the lights go out if possible or dont do it during flowering. I threw in a pic of the burnt bud (last pic). Can anybody confirm that it looks burnt and not some sort of mold?
My runoff ph'd at 6.7 while my solution ph'd at 6.5. Should i lower the solution to maybe 6 to bring my runoff down closer to 6.4? I think the lime is working a little too well.. Do they look about right(size wise) for where thay are in their life? The buds are about as wide as a c battery(a little smaller). They have pretty much stopped their vertical growth and seem to be frosting over. I should expect their girth to increase in what, 2 weeks? Ill try to get a comparison pic tomorrow. As for the uv light... Major difference in the buds trichrome production closer to the light to the ones further away. Im tempted to go out and buy another one for the other side but thats another 40 bucks and i cant justify that right now. Ill see if i can get a comparison pic of this tomorrow as well.
On a side note.... Ive come to the realization that as long as the light is where it needs to be i dont need to check on them daily. After 75 days of going to my partners house this is a rather nice epiphany Thank god he moved about 5 minutes from my house again lol.
Check out the cool symmetrical pics
Raised the light up because a combination of foliar feeding(with straight water) and the light being too close(5'') burnt the tip of one of the buds closet to the bulb. Just a little but still no bueno. No more foliar feeding for me from here on out. So to KawiZZR's question about foliar feeding, do it right before the lights go out if possible or dont do it during flowering. I threw in a pic of the burnt bud (last pic). Can anybody confirm that it looks burnt and not some sort of mold?
My runoff ph'd at 6.7 while my solution ph'd at 6.5. Should i lower the solution to maybe 6 to bring my runoff down closer to 6.4? I think the lime is working a little too well.. Do they look about right(size wise) for where thay are in their life? The buds are about as wide as a c battery(a little smaller). They have pretty much stopped their vertical growth and seem to be frosting over. I should expect their girth to increase in what, 2 weeks? Ill try to get a comparison pic tomorrow. As for the uv light... Major difference in the buds trichrome production closer to the light to the ones further away. Im tempted to go out and buy another one for the other side but thats another 40 bucks and i cant justify that right now. Ill see if i can get a comparison pic of this tomorrow as well.
On a side note.... Ive come to the realization that as long as the light is where it needs to be i dont need to check on them daily. After 75 days of going to my partners house this is a rather nice epiphany
Thank god he moved about 5 minutes from my house again lol.Check out the cool symmetrical pics
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KawiZZR
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Looks about right for where your at, generally it'll be a bit behind where people using high wattage lights would be. Sucks about the burn man, it doesn't look bad though and I doubt it slowed them down at all. The symmetrical pics are kinda crazy, really confused me when I first saw them haha.
Mechanical
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Day 78... Day 34 12/12... Gave them a rotation and a good watering today. I rotated them so the uv light hits the buds that were further away. Other than that there isnt much to report. Just another stinky day in the life of my babies
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I noticed when I just have the hps on there were shadows furthest away from the bulb under the ballast part of the reflector due to some of the bigger colas blocking shorter ones. I did take the ones directly under the bulb out. I have an 18" 15w reptile uv light on em. I think its a 25. Anyone ever used shooting powder?
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Day 79... Day 35 12/12... Just some mo pics
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They are looking pretty tasty but a recent turn of events might make it less enjoyable for me in the end. Ive come to the realization that i need to make mo money cause i have two kiddos(9 and 4) that are growing up fast and an opportunity to make 100k a year has come up and i cant turn it down seeing that i make 2400 a month now in a warehouse at night which is miserable and not worth the money. Its back in the oilfield which is the only trade i know that makes money. That means random drug tests and this job involves me working two weeks on and one week off out of state in Pennsylvania. Its been a week since ive smoked so by the time my system is clean they should be ready to chop and then ill probably have to go and let one of my friends dry it and cure it. This is not set in stone yet but ive already made my mind up so unless something out of my control happens this will have been my first and last grow. Not forever though cause my plan is to do this for two or three years saving money and then invest in my own company. Then ill be back at it cause i will always be a pothead at heart and this has been one of the most enjoyable things ive done
KawiZZR
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They are looking pretty tasty but a recent turn of events might make it less enjoyable for me in the end. Ive come to the realization that i need to make mo money cause i have two kiddos(9 and 4) that are growing up fast and an opportunity to make 100k a year has come up and i cant turn it down seeing that i make 2400 a month now in a warehouse at night which is miserable and not worth the money. Its back in the oilfield which is the only trade i know that makes money. That means random drug tests and this job involves me working two weeks on and one week off out of state in Pennsylvania. Its been a week since ive smoked so by the time my system is clean they should be ready to chop and then ill probably have to go and let one of my friends dry it and cure it. This is not set in stone yet but ive already made my mind up so unless something out of my control happens this will have been my first and last grow. Not forever though cause my plan is to do this for two or three years saving money and then invest in my own company. Then ill be back at it cause i will always be a pothead at heart and this has been one of the most enjoyable things ive done
Congrats on the new job opportunity man! I'm sorry it'll make this your last grow for a while, but you gotta do what's right for you and I hope the job works out!
Mechanical
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Shit me too man. Thanks for the luck.. Hopefully by the time i get back into it Texas will have wised up. Probably not though cause i think we were one of the last states to stop slavery.
