World Of Hempy
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psilocybindude
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Hope every thing works out for you man.All is .... OK.
I can't lie, its been a real pain.... but in my downtime Ive been able to focus more on 'me' rather than the ladies.
Not long before i find out what the storm troopers have in store for this intrepid adventurer.LOL
Ive got quite a bit to say but for the time being I better keep schtum.
Txchilies
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It's good to hear from you, know your situation is tense at the moment. Hope things work out and you can still drop us a note or two from time to time. Dedicating my SOG to You!All is .... OK.
I can't lie, its been a real pain.... but in my downtime Ive been able to focus more on 'me' rather than the ladies.
Not long before i find out what the storm troopers have in store for this intrepid adventurer.
Ive got quite a bit to say but for the time being I better keep schtum.
WattSaver
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All the best MoeAll is .... OK.
I can't lie, its been a real pain.... but in my downtime Ive been able to focus more on 'me' rather than the ladies.
Not long before i find out what the storm troopers have in store for this intrepid adventurer.
Ive got quite a bit to say but for the time being I better keep schtum.
There's still room for a hobbyist on the Western Slope of CO
whocares100
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I have spent some time checking swim's plants, not good, I think one was left totally without any type of power for a few days...most ar dead.
Indoor Sun King
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that's too bad...just see what you can salvage
WattSaver
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Who, you can trim and train any time during veg. But should give the plants 4 days or so after a pruning before you flip over to 12/12 lighting. After flipping you can trim lower growth that is not getting good light and won't produce good bud, until the end of wk 3, with no ill effect on the final result. This is especially true with a scrog
stoneslacker
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Good to hear from you Moe. ATB man we are all pullin for you.
Shivaskunk
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Afghan blueberry. I need to pull her out and take a pic really asymetrical funny looking plant. Looks like it will have dense buds.I really gotta decide on a single strain for a few runs Its damn near impossible to have a great canopy with like 5 strains going. Not to mention im too lazy to mix nutes for each strain so they all get the same juice.
My buddy who i gave clones'of'all my seed crosses from last run. Been helping him out a bit with em and we have an early summer outdoor crop in the works. This is my favorite'pheno
Shivaskunk
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other side
whocares100
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Thanks Watt, I did trim all the wild branches last night no more room to tuck them under...
The plants that were left unattended without water and light, look like they turned white...the whole plant, it as a good cheese, actually 3 cheese plants, so dissappointed, never saw something like that before..
No saving them..I will have to toss them , they were in week 8 of flower and were doing great
The plants that were left unattended without water and light, look like they turned white...the whole plant, it as a good cheese, actually 3 cheese plants, so dissappointed, never saw something like that before..
No saving them..I will have to toss them , they were in week 8 of flower and were doing great
jela10
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I was reading an old Hempy thread on another forum and found some interesting hypothesis about the fundamentals the enable the hempy method....nothing below is from me, just a cut and paste. If you ever meet delta9nxs out there in cyberspace, thank her/him for sharing. - jela10
Originally Posted by delta9nxs
hi! a taller thinner container is preferable to a shorter fatter one of the same volume given identical medium.
and here is why:
"There are two forces that cause water movement through soil - one is gravity, the other capillary action. Gravity needs little explanation, but for this writing I would like to note: Gravitational flow potential (GFP) is greater for water at the top of the pot than it is for water at the bottom of the pot. I'll return to that later. Capillarity is a function of the natural forces of adhesion and cohesion. Adhesion is water's tendency to stick to solid objects like soil particles and the sides of the pot. Cohesion is the tendency for water to stick to itself. Cohesion is why we often find water in droplet form - because cohesion is at times stronger than adhesion, water’s bond to itself can be stronger than the bond to the object it might be in contact with; in this condition it forms a drop. Capillary action is in evidence when we dip a paper towel in water. The water will soak into the towel and rise several inches above the surface of the water. It will not drain back into the source. It will stop rising when the GFP equals the capillary attraction of the fibers in the paper.
There is, in every pot, what is called a "perched water table" (PWT). This is water that occupies a layer of soil that is always saturated & will not drain at the bottom of the pot. It can evaporate or be used by the plant, but physical forces will not allow it to drain. It is there because the capillary pull of the soil at some point will equal the GFP; therefore, the water does not drain, it is "perched". If we fill five cylinders of varying heights and diameters with the same soil mix and provide each cylinder with a drainage hole, the PWT will be exactly the same height in each container. This is the area of the pot where roots seldom penetrate & where root problems begin due to a lack of aeration. From this we can draw the conclusion that: Tall growing containers are a superior choice over squat containers when using the same soil mix. The reason: The level of the PWT will be the same in each container, with the taller container providing more usable, air holding soil above the PWT. Physiology dictates that plants must be able to take in air at the roots in order to complete transpiration and photosynthesis."
this is from a contributor to one of the online gardening magazines. i've now seen the same principles stated on dozens of research papers.
later on, d9
Originally Posted by delta9nxs
hi! a taller thinner container is preferable to a shorter fatter one of the same volume given identical medium.
and here is why:
"There are two forces that cause water movement through soil - one is gravity, the other capillary action. Gravity needs little explanation, but for this writing I would like to note: Gravitational flow potential (GFP) is greater for water at the top of the pot than it is for water at the bottom of the pot. I'll return to that later. Capillarity is a function of the natural forces of adhesion and cohesion. Adhesion is water's tendency to stick to solid objects like soil particles and the sides of the pot. Cohesion is the tendency for water to stick to itself. Cohesion is why we often find water in droplet form - because cohesion is at times stronger than adhesion, water’s bond to itself can be stronger than the bond to the object it might be in contact with; in this condition it forms a drop. Capillary action is in evidence when we dip a paper towel in water. The water will soak into the towel and rise several inches above the surface of the water. It will not drain back into the source. It will stop rising when the GFP equals the capillary attraction of the fibers in the paper.
There is, in every pot, what is called a "perched water table" (PWT). This is water that occupies a layer of soil that is always saturated & will not drain at the bottom of the pot. It can evaporate or be used by the plant, but physical forces will not allow it to drain. It is there because the capillary pull of the soil at some point will equal the GFP; therefore, the water does not drain, it is "perched". If we fill five cylinders of varying heights and diameters with the same soil mix and provide each cylinder with a drainage hole, the PWT will be exactly the same height in each container. This is the area of the pot where roots seldom penetrate & where root problems begin due to a lack of aeration. From this we can draw the conclusion that: Tall growing containers are a superior choice over squat containers when using the same soil mix. The reason: The level of the PWT will be the same in each container, with the taller container providing more usable, air holding soil above the PWT. Physiology dictates that plants must be able to take in air at the roots in order to complete transpiration and photosynthesis."
this is from a contributor to one of the online gardening magazines. i've now seen the same principles stated on dozens of research papers.
later on, d9
Javadog
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This is golden Jela. Thank you for taking the time.
It does not even require writing down. It is logical.
JD
whocares100
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Jela great post, I hope everyone reads it.
whocares100
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Move now or later?
swim has a 400 watt light coming on an umbrella reflector...kinda excited about something new...
swim need to get her set up and needing help...
First, do I want to even try vegging with this? I'm happy with my t-5 and t-8 lamps...for starts until they get about a foot tall, have been pinched and pruned and sexed.
next how do I know how to set this area up? The umbrella says 42' spread, so far no cooler, just a bare bulb
I want this set up in a bigger area than I'm using now...in an outbuilding.
I plan fan cooling, and a blower system.
Would I be better to use the room or try and close the plants in some kind of tent?
How much heat can I expect? I may not crank this up for some time?
Would I be better using what I have to finish the ones I have and start new under that light? or can I change something during early flower?
swim has a 400 watt light coming on an umbrella reflector...kinda excited about something new...
swim need to get her set up and needing help...
First, do I want to even try vegging with this? I'm happy with my t-5 and t-8 lamps...for starts until they get about a foot tall, have been pinched and pruned and sexed.
next how do I know how to set this area up? The umbrella says 42' spread, so far no cooler, just a bare bulb
I want this set up in a bigger area than I'm using now...in an outbuilding.
I plan fan cooling, and a blower system.
Would I be better to use the room or try and close the plants in some kind of tent?
How much heat can I expect? I may not crank this up for some time?
Would I be better using what I have to finish the ones I have and start new under that light? or can I change something during early flower?
whocares100
Active Member
Watt, I just got some dyna gro grow, I'm going to let them veg for another week, I have some plants in the room that are not ready yet...adding a little extra nutrition before blooming should be a good thing.
I have dyna gro grow, I have tri flex bloom, and kool bloom says for a specific time use...
I'm thinking of putting another scrog in that room, but then it would be behind this one, but would it matter if they do not have a lot of veg time? kinda like a perpetual scrog room?
I have dyna gro grow, I have tri flex bloom, and kool bloom says for a specific time use...
I'm thinking of putting another scrog in that room, but then it would be behind this one, but would it matter if they do not have a lot of veg time? kinda like a perpetual scrog room?
whocares100
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Shiva she is coming along...whats the purple one?
jela10
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Got a new "thing-a-ma-jiggy". Heavy duty too, looks like it will push out some nice 1" pucks of heavenly goodness. My only concern is the compression surfaces will need something non-stick applied....or they will get "caked" after a few compression cycles and need cleaning. I may have some teflon tape (not the plumbing stuff) that may keep it from getting the buildup....if worse comes to worse wax paper disks come to mind.
whocares100
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Why don't u try like Pam Cooking spray? she how that works, or wax, use the waxed paper to wax the sleve, What does that do? I just love gadgets
I saw a soil block maker, and I'm thinking about one for my greenhouse.