Lady J's 12 / 12 From Seed Perpetual Closet CFL Grow

[brettsog]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuudge me. thats 40 odd celcius. u must be so hot. i would be dead. i think in a past life i was an eskimo cos i flourish in the cold

 

[Lady.J]

would go higher.. you can get away with a 5inch but needs to be the more powerful version.

eg.

RVK 125L1 342m3/hr
RVK 125A1 225m3/hr

both 5 inch, but the L1 has more power.

for a 600w would go up to 6"

also remember once you attache the scrubber the CFM's will drop, also every bend in the ducting and every metre​

also if you buy UP you can always get a controller to slow it down, but you cannot speed it up any more..

Don't have a 5inch, have a 6 inch. I might have put the wrong number somewhere by mistake...but it's 6inches, 240 CFMs. If it doesn't work out, I'll probably go ahead and spend the money for a better fan but don't want to do that if I don't have to.

hey lady j i have a question. we grew 2 RD from seed and one was topped and grew to about a foot 4-5 weeks of veg. The other is about a foot also but is packing on way more bud.. what could cause this.. same plants same light same everything.. 125w of CFL. the topped one had about 7grams of fluffyness. The other i expect to get about 15-20 and they are dense and full of res. but i planted 15 days later to keep a cycle. im just curious to know if the topping had anything with the reduction of mass. because the tops that appeard after seemed to be half of what the one cola was of the younger. both grown in fox farms soil and local nutes. 20-20-20 @ 1/4 strength for veg then 3-42-11 budding powder. bot plants were in 3liter pots. what caused one to be so much bigger then the other. Both seeds were natural not fem and were ordered from a reputable breeder.

It is possible that topping could have stressed the plant (some strains take better to it than others), but usually topping provides you with more bud. It is also possible that it's a runt and / or the other plant is a beast!

I can't wait till I get the LEDs lol I won't have to worry about this heat stuff lol. Growing in the summer is such a pain lol. It's 102F here.

Yea same thing here . Hot as hell today. I'll be keeping the tent in a room with AC so hopefully the temps will be straight.

 

[Cloudz2600]

Haha I have a ceiling fan on, the a/c set to 80F and a desk fan about 1 1/2 feet away from me. I'm pretty comfortable. Now when I take one step outside I combust into flames. Supposed to be in 100s for the next 7-10 days...

 

[Lady.J]

Week 5 of Flowering

Seedsman Original Skunk #1's Side of the flower box:

Reserva Privada Sour Kush's side of the flower box:

 

[Cloudz2600]

Oh wow you got the yellowing/red stems worse than me. Looks like the girls are loving the light. How did you say you were gonna know when to harvest?

 

[KidneyStoner420]

Subbed, I'm in the process of getting a 12/12fs perpetual grow going too.
I also use the same nutes, including the Liquid Karma.
May I ask how many plants you plan on running? What strain(s)
I'm thinking I'm gonna go with 8 total. I've been starting 2 every 2 weeks.
I'll be following this thread for sure.

 

[Lady.J]

Oh wow you got the yellowing/red stems worse than me. Looks like the girls are loving the light. How did you say you were gonna know when to harvest?

Yup...I'm a couple weeks ahead so this might be what you have to look forward too...pretty buds, and then stems that make you want to freak out lol. Gave them a heavy dose of the bloom nutes today + some epsom salt.

I won't be harvesting for at least another 3 weeks, and even then, that might be just a little early. I'm going to harvest when they swell up nice and fat, the orange hairs are mostly laying against the bud, and when the crowns look slightly golden.

 

[Lady.J]

Subbed, I'm in the process of getting a 12/12fs perpetual grow going too.
I also use the same nutes, including the Liquid Karma.
May I ask how many plants you plan on running? What strain(s)
I'm thinking I'm gonna go with 8 total. I've been starting 2 every 2 weeks.
I'll be following this thread for sure.

Not sure how many I will run at a time yet...but right now I have four baby seedlings down...Blueberry (the original strain), C99, Big Bud #2, and Skunk. The next one I'll put down will be Pineapple express...maybe next week when my tent gets here. Thanks for following, and feel free to share any knowledge / pics

 

[KidneyStoner420]

No pics yet as my oldest for the perpetual is only 2 1/2 weeks old.
However, I did top and start to LST a lemon haze that is now 1 1/2" weeks into flower. Not much to see yet. That will be my first LST with 12/12 fs. Normally I just let them grom into 1 tall 1-2oz bud.
If you only have 4 plants, you must not smoke too much if it's a perp grow.I smoke roughly a 1/2 oz a week. So that's why I figure 2 plants started every 2 weeks should keep me stocked just fine. Can't wait til it's going full force. I just pulled out a 12/12fs LH and got 96g wet. Should be a little over an ounce when dry.
I just germed a Critical+ and an Auto Bomb yesterday, and Bubblegummer and Fruity Chronic Juice (freebie) 2 weeks ago. 2 weeks from yesterday, I'll be germing Blueberry Gum and LSD.
Then I also have Amnesia, Pineapple Express, and another auto or 3 lol.
I'm interested in seeing how the autos do 12/12 fs. Obviuosly not as well as 20/4 but they should do well.

Edit, maybe we should both start germing our Pineapple Express seeds on the same day.

 

[Txchilies]

Damn girl, a tent? Are you moving up to the big time...lol. with that much growing space you won't know what to do next. I think you are about right with your guess of about 3 more weeks before you harvest, and do wait for those pistols to shrival up and watch the trichs just start to turn amber and you are going to have some potent buds to enjoy.

 

[Cloudz2600]

Week 5 of flowering is when flowering actually started and not when you switched to 12/12 right? Wow you're 3 weeks ahead of me, I've got a long wait lol.

 

[Lady.J]

Week 5 of flowering is when flowering actually started and not when you switched to 12/12 right? Wow you're 3 weeks ahead of me, I've got a long wait lol.

Yea, it's week 5 from when I first identified the sex. Realistically, probably have another 4-5 weeks to go. We'll see how big they're looking then!

 

[Lady.J]

Damn girl, a tent? Are you moving up to the big time...lol. with that much growing space you won't know what to do next. I think you are about right with your guess of about 3 more weeks before you harvest, and do wait for those pistols to shrival up and watch the trichs just start to turn amber and you are going to have some potent buds to enjoy.

Lol hell yea a tent ...I'm addicted. When I find something I really enjoy, become obsessed with learning more about it and perfecting it. I literally read about growing throughout the day everyday...it was only a matter of time before I caved in and upgraded at the first chance. Seems like the buds can't flower fast enough. Going to let them go as long as they need...if I can last

No pics yet as my oldest for the perpetual is only 2 1/2 weeks old.
However, I did top and start to LST a lemon haze that is now 1 1/2" weeks into flower. Not much to see yet. That will be my first LST with 12/12 fs. Normally I just let them grom into 1 tall 1-2oz bud.
If you only have 4 plants, you must not smoke too much if it's a perp grow.I smoke roughly a 1/2 oz a week. So that's why I figure 2 plants started every 2 weeks should keep me stocked just fine. Can't wait til it's going full force. I just pulled out a 12/12fs LH and got 96g wet. Should be a little over an ounce when dry.
I just germed a Critical+ and an Auto Bomb yesterday, and Bubblegummer and Fruity Chronic Juice (freebie) 2 weeks ago. 2 weeks from yesterday, I'll be germing Blueberry Gum and LSD.
Then I also have Amnesia, Pineapple Express, and another auto or 3 lol.
I'm interested in seeing how the autos do 12/12 fs. Obviuosly not as well as 20/4 but they should do well.

Edit, maybe we should both start germing our Pineapple Express seeds on the same day.

Well it's only four plants because I just started...will probably put more down every 2-3 weeks. Are you doing your perpetual with CFLs? I was going to put the pineapple express under the 400w hps/ mh

 

[mantiszn]

no actually, you are right.. your cfm is cubic feet per minute
.. the one's i listed were m3 per hour...

so your 240 cfm is actually more like 408 m3h which should be plenty

6inch will be fine, especially without a can, in a tent you will have loads of negative pressure, may suck the walls in quite hard..

Don't have a 5inch, have a 6 inch. I might have put the wrong number somewhere by mistake...but it's 6inches, 240 CFMs. If it doesn't work out, I'll probably go ahead and spend the money for a better fan but don't want to do that if I don't have to.

 

[KidneyStoner420]

I run a 250 hps all the way through 12/12

 

[supchaka]

Did you get to witness the awesomeness that is my tent? I can remove my vid if you don't want people putting shit on your page, sorry in advance if so!
i added the side bars because there was so much negative pressure the sides were caving in too much. I also cut the screens off the intake vents because they actually slowed the airflow quite a bit. My next grow is going to change the way the world grows mj indoors though
[video=youtube;ywOYX-uPHoQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywOYX-uPHoQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

 

[mantiszn]

impressive use of space..

in the uphill battle of trying to get rid of a tent now.. come to the realisation that the 120 is too large for needs, gonna move down to a 90

Did you get to witness the awesomeness that is my tent? I can remove my vid if you don't want people putting shit on your page, sorry in advance if so!
i added the side bars because there was so much negative pressure the sides were caving in too much. I also cut the screens off the intake vents because they actually slowed the airflow quite a bit. My next grow is going to change the way the world grows mj indoors though
[video=youtube;ywOYX-uPHoQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywOYX-uPHoQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

 

[Lady.J]

no actually, you are right.. your cfm is cubic feet per minute
.. the one's i listed were m3 per hour...

so your 240 cfm is actually more like 408 m3h which should be plenty

6inch will be fine, especially without a can, in a tent you will have loads of negative pressure, may suck the walls in quite hard..

I cannot tell how relieved that makes me!!! Thanks for letting me know Sorry that I'm an ignorant American without any knowledge of the metric system

 

[Lady.J]

Did you get to witness the awesomeness that is my tent? I can remove my vid if you don't want people putting shit on your page, sorry in advance if so!
i added the side bars because there was so much negative pressure the sides were caving in too much. I also cut the screens off the intake vents because they actually slowed the airflow quite a bit. My next grow is going to change the way the world grows mj indoors though

Don't mind at all

They look very nice and healthy. You barely have to fert them? Feel free to post pics or vids whenever you feel like!

 

[mantiszn]

we all have our faults..

EDIT: I'm probably more than a bit outnumbered here...

I cannot tell how relieved that makes me!!! Thanks for letting me know Sorry that I'm an ignorant American without any knowledge of the metric system