My first blueberry plant!!! Need help!!

nas2007

nas2007

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REDLEG said:
How about a smaller fan for intake?peace redleg
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with tents you usualy dont need intake fans, becouse you leave the little dors open for air intake. i dont have to worry any light going in becouse the tent is in a spare empty room so its alwais dark in there.
 
Relaxed

Relaxed

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mygirls said:
no i would do it in veg, you well just hurt the cola size. the earlyier in veg the better.
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as a rule give it at least one week from topping in veg. before going to flower. 2 weeks is best.....why? They grow limbs/leaves in that time. You might not get that if you top and go straight to flower. = more buds
 
faderharley

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Why do you need 2 PH meters if you are growing in soil??, my grow is aero-hydro, no soil, I use a water PH meter to measure my solution PH
 
nas2007

nas2007

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faderharley said:
Why do you need 2 PH meters if you are growing in soil??, my grow is aero-hydro, no soil, I use a water PH meter to measure my solution PH
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the soil ph meter is for the soil so i know how the soil is doing. the water ph meter, is for the water i will be feeding them.
 
smithdav

smithdav

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Good luck nas. Sounds like you have a lot of information and are getting ready to go.
I'll be following your journal.
Peace
Smitty
 
jondamon

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Hey Nas

Just subbed up to your journal will catch up on all the pages tomorrow when i get chance.

J
 
Integra21

Integra21

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nas2007 said:
i seen people with thos nets on top of they plants, the net bees in squars and the plants grow through the squars. what is that for?
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That is called a Scrog. It is used to train and manipulate your plants so that you have a nice even canopy. This way hormones in the plant are triggered and all of the branches grow like the Main cola normally does. The main purpose is to make every branch get equal light(coverage and intensity) so that all you have is a carpet of buds, like in my grows. With just normal growth, you usually end up with one big fat main coal(top bud) and progressively smalled buds the further you go down the plant, but with a scrog, they are all big buds. Check out my harvest pics that I put Up a couple of days ago in my journal and you'll get the point real quick. Link is in my sig. And if you want to know more about scrogs, read through the whole journal, I have been running them since my first grow.
 
nas2007

nas2007

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Integra21 said:
That is called a Scrog. It is used to train and manipulate your plants so that you have a nice even canopy. This way hormones in the plant are triggered and all of the branches grow like the Main cola normally does. The main purpose is to make every branch get equal light(coverage and intensity) so that all you have is a carpet of buds, like in my grows. With just normal growth, you usually end up with one big fat main coal(top bud) and progressively smalled buds the further you go down the plant, but with a scrog, they are all big buds. Check out my harvest pics that I put Up a couple of days ago in my journal and you'll get the point real quick. Link is in my sig. And if you want to know more about scrogs, read through the whole journal, I have been running them since my first grow.
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thanks alot bro this has give me a good knowledge on scrog!!

just was wondering will i get more budds on scroging it or the normal way? based on my 600watts hps
 
nas2007

nas2007

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hey every one. i got one more quastion i hope some one can help me out with this one!!
right...... im going to have a Blue Spectrum 250 watt 8U 6400K E40 CFL Grow Light Bulb in a refleckter, the bulb is gena fit in a e40 fitting. will the e40 fitting need to be conneckted to a ballast then the to socket plug. or can i save money by putting a socket on to my e40 fitting, and then it wont need a ballast i can plug it straight in power socket, bt will that be okey with the Blue Spectrum 250 watt 8U 6400K E40 CFL Grow Light Bulb ?????????
 
smithdav

smithdav

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nas,
I'm not sure but I think you will need the ballast due to the power requirements of the 250 Watt light.
Let's see what others say.
Smitty
 
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spindles

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No, the 250w e40 is a self ballasting CFL. Which means all it needs is a plug on the end.

Most (decent) reflectors come with a female socket to hook up your ballast, when using a CFL just put a kettle lead in (PC power lead, you know the thing). If not, just attach a plug.

You only need a seperate ballast for HID bulbs (metal halide or high pressure sodium). For CFL it is just a lightbulb, any additional electronics required will be included. If you look at the picture of a CFL the base between the bulb elements and the screw fitting contains all you need.

From what I've read in this thread you have plenty of questions, this is the best place to come for answers :) I would say that you could get away with only 1 250w blue CFL, personally. I veg using a single 65w 6400k CFL and have no problems at all. I own a 300w 6400k, however my experience has shown zero difference between plants vegged with lots of light and plants vegged with little, hence why I don't bother spending extra money on electric when it doesn't make any difference.

Wattage really starts to matter during flowering, later flowering in particular. Personally I have spent the last 8 months experimenting with indoor growing, looking at the effects of different light levels, feeds, etc to find what works best for me.
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Hey Nas im just going to make comments as i am working my way through your journal.

The TT100 inline fan i doubt will cut it in your grow room. IN order to successfully extract enough hot air from your grow you may need to look at running an inline air cooled reflector. Then your TT100 fan may well be enough if you can keep duct runs in a straight line.

I currently use an RVK125A1 280m/3 fan to run my 600w with 120mm cooltube and it doesnt work enough. I will be upgrading this fan soon to an RVK150L1 600m/3 and a 150mm inline cooltube to help deal with the heat. 600w Dual spec lamp is what i use and believe me they heat up.



nas2007 said:
some Questions!!

Q1) can any one tell me why do growers do cuttings from they marijuana plant and then re grow the cuttings? The Reason for this is that you can grow 1 seed and take 30 clones from 1 plant and flower them all. Thus creating a bigger yield for yourself.

Q2) and i heard that female plants ore better to grow is that true? and why? It is the female BUD that we like to smoke and only the female will give you sensimilia seedless buds.

Q3) are marijuana plants a low buzz if you grow them from seeds? Definately Not they are the same if you grow them from seed or clone. The strength depends on the strain (type) of the plant.

Q4) are cloned marijuana plants more stonger buzz? NO they are an exact replica of the original Seed plant
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J
 
jondamon

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nas2007 said:
thanks sbl. now that this is out the way. i was stuck about the ph levels. i got a meter that will tell me how much its got and i now to keep it between 6.5 and 6.8 but how do i keep the ph levels under control?
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Your soil choice will help with the PH levels in your soil.

The best advice i can give you is get yourself a liquid PH tester Digital or dropper as long as you can test it and know how to use it. Then as long as you test the input feed and input water then you will be able to adjust as necessary to keep your ph in check.

J
 
jondamon

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nas2007 said:
thanks for that! i can get the ph up and down from the net. but i was wondering, do i mix the ph formula in the water i give to them? and will the resulst be instat on the meter when i top it up with ph up/down? and at what stage do i start checking the ph in the soil?
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with Ph up and PH down you should have a jug of water with around 500ml of normal water then add to this jug 1 teaspoon of either up or down depending upon which way you need to adjust.

Then pour small amounts at a time into your nutrient water to ph balance it slowly!

Pour a little mix it thoroughly and then check.

J
 
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