So I am bummed out as to how my grow came out.

calvin.m16

calvin.m16

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Friendly_Grower said:
There is wisdom in every post. That is for sure.

I'm excited to do LED and tent so I'll know more later. I am attempting a breeding project. Link is in the signature.
No fans in there yet. That may change. I like the open space and convection. That Zeny seems engineered real nice for that.
Large openings at the bottom sides. Three side openings for 4 inch ducting and a large 6 inch opening it the ceiling.

Anyway it seems worthy. I thought to suggest an upgrade.
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Do you sit in a 80 degree room with no fan? I don't wanna be a dick but dude the plants need the same comfort you'd expect. If it's super cold or super hot or stagnant then you're not going to achieve result worth the electricity you're pulling. I'm getting burned out on all the half ass grows that are causing my power bill to go up.
 
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sshortguy

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MarkyMarker said:
This is my first time getting this far in growing, i've tried once before, now I had so many issues but it was okay during veg but once flowering started about week 3 I had major issues. I think it was due to having a bad pH meter during veg and not fixing until week 1 of flower. I overfed and never flashed until later in flowering stage, I honestly prefer to do crash courses, to figure out what I shouldn't do and why so i can get really good at growing. Anyways I am open to everyone's comments and if you can spot my errors to later on fix them, also happy 4/20
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Don't feel bad, forums like this have been dying yrs ago, I have been trying to get help on a basic issue, everyone has been through it & you have those deliberately sabotaging plants & laughed at the cause. I go into forums then I get invited to a privately ran forum with big named growers, I don't open my mouth in those forums you'll be an idiot to open your mouth, The issue I have is those that try to help those, can't go by pictures b/c they don't know what you did to it prior, it's guesswork you have to learn this on your own, you can't have a guy piggybacking you all through your grow, takes a lot of reading research & trial & error, you try to use a forum as a grail but only used as a crutch, get help from time to time like calcium build-up, fertilizer burns, light burns, etc, I don't use these forums as the holy grail to growing weed, you only use it as to someone that might have gotten the same issue
 
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Friendly_Grower

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calvin.m16 said:
Do you sit in a 80 degree room with no fan? I don't wanna be a dick but dude the plants need the same comfort you'd expect. If it's super cold or super hot or stagnant then you're not going to achieve result worth the electricity you're pulling. I'm getting burned out on all the half ass grows that are causing my power bill to go up.
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Well I prefer the cold of winter to grow in the flower room.
Tents are a new fish for me. They have access to an open window so ambient air is available. Convection seems to be working so far with them. There are also Guinea Pigs in that room. If I am still growing in there when Summer hits I think I might run an AC in there. I have one I would use. It's all new so I'll figure things out as I go.

Speaking of fails. It's a race against time for the flower room here. I hope I get some Nugs to smoke but CannaaButter may be the thing once again. Oh it's good Cannabutter but I would like some budz.

I just took some pictures of the flower room. I'll P.M. them to you.
 
PadawanWarrior

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sshortguy said:
Don't feel bad, forums like this have been dying yrs ago, I have been trying to get help on a basic issue, everyone has been through it & you have those deliberately sabotaging plants & laughed at the cause. I go into forums then I get invited to a privately ran forum with big named growers, I don't open my mouth in those forums you'll be an idiot to open your mouth, The issue I have is those that try to help those, can't go by pictures b/c they don't know what you did to it prior, it's guesswork you have to learn this on your own, you can't have a guy piggybacking you all through your grow, takes a lot of reading research & trial & error, you try to use a forum as a grail but only used as a crutch, get help from time to time like calcium build-up, fertilizer burns, light burns, etc, I don't use these forums as the holy grail to growing weed, you only use it as to someone that might have gotten the same issue
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Horselover fat

Horselover fat

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KISS and you will be fine. Exhaust fan (pushing air in doesn't work as well). Base nutes only - no additives and feed to manufacturers' low or at most moderate level. It is much, much easier to identify and fix possible under feeding than over feeding, imo. You can't really force feed cannabis and expect it to grow bigger. Instead you just get ph and other problems.
 
BreadmanDan

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Keep at it. I figure as long as I end up with smokable bud that’s better than the previous run and I learn a few more tricks and tips that each grow, even the ones I’m not super excited for, are beneficial to the whole process. Keep it up my gromie.
 
Friendly_Grower

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BreadmanDan said:
Keep at it. I figure as long as I end up with smokable bud that’s better than the previous run and I learn a few more tricks and tips that each grow, even the ones I’m not super excited for, are beneficial to the whole process. Keep it up my gromie.
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yeah that's the idea!

We all learn. I find grow site forums fun! Posting pictures and such is fun.
Smokable or Cannabutter it all works.
Bigger tent seems like a good suggestion.
 
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sshortguy

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Friendly_Grower said:
yeah that's the idea!

We all learn. I find grow site forums fun! Posting pictures and such is fun.
Smokable or Cannabutter it all works.
Bigger tent seems like a good suggestion.
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that's the way it should be , there was a forum what you smoking tonight , it was a blast to see what people will smoke, it was quite fun
 
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sshortguy

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MarkyMarker said:
This is my first time getting this far in growing, i've tried once before, now I had so many issues but it was okay during veg but once flowering started about week 3 I had major issues. I think it was due to having a bad pH meter during veg and not fixing until week 1 of flower. I overfed and never flashed until later in flowering stage, I honestly prefer to do crash courses, to figure out what I shouldn't do and why so i can get really good at growing. Anyways I am open to everyone's comments and if you can spot my errors to later on fix them, also happy 4/20
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don't feel bad I posted a forum to see if any of them knew their stuff & the answers i've gotten ruined my plant, it was all in fun, I knew what will happen, told them in the beginning i'm going by strictly your work not mine, this was only a test, it came out looking A LOT WORSE
 

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sshortguy said:
don't feel bad I posted a forum to see if any of them knew their stuff & the answers i've gotten ruined my plant, it was all in fun, I knew what will happen, told them in the beginning i'm going by strictly your work not mine, this was only a test, it came out looking A LOT WORSE
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At the end of the day. The only idiot is the the one taking advise from an unknown source off the internet. And actually applying into your grow. Learning takes a mental investment you want to do. Not a choir. If I ask for help. I’m going to round up everything. And double check everything before I add to the garden, not cause a guy in Europe told me to. And great grow names are usually fakes. I see it on ig all the time. “Don’t follow this. Fraud, don’t follow that. Underscore is fake, the i is L not I”. Don’t be gullible I guess. Or an ass
 
Mr.Head

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sshortguy said:
don't feel bad I posted a forum to see if any of them knew their stuff & the answers i've gotten ruined my plant, it was all in fun, I knew what will happen, told them in the beginning i'm going by strictly your work not mine, this was only a test, it came out looking A LOT WORSE
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Your fans on the floor and you have a giant plant on a heat matt? You got trolled... i don't think that's an accurate representation.
 
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Playk328

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My advise would be to start over from step 1. Do lots of research, there are plenty of articles out there on how to grow.. I would keep it as simple as you possibly can and do not overthink things.. You always get into more troubles when you start to overthink things.. It's a plant, it requires a few minimum things and it will thrive.. Give it good light, good airflow, good soil and then watch her flourish.. I would go straight organic as this way is very user friendly and is as easy as premixing ingredients and then letting them do their thing..
 
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Playk328

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As far as temp fluctuations and light intensity, I have been running HID's for 16 years, I run them a closer then 22 inches from the canopy, I have had my grow room reach the high 80s with no ill consequences, but I would not advise to run it this hot normally, strive for that 75 degree mark with 55% RH. This for me is a sweet spot, each environment is different tho so you will have to adjust according to yours, but 75 degrees with 55% RH is a good starting point.
 
jondamon

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MarkyMarker said:
This is my first time getting this far in growing, i've tried once before, now I had so many issues but it was okay during veg but once flowering started about week 3 I had major issues. I think it was due to having a bad pH meter during veg and not fixing until week 1 of flower. I overfed and never flashed until later in flowering stage, I honestly prefer to do crash courses, to figure out what I shouldn't do and why so i can get really good at growing. Anyways I am open to everyone's comments and if you can spot my errors to later on fix them, also happy 4/20
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explain your setup.

Lighting - make model and wattage?
Extraction system - make model and CFM/M3H?
Temps - high and low?
RH - high and low?
Nutrients - brand and strength being used
Soil/soiless/hydro - organic/coco/DWC/recirculating etc?

There’s one thing that must be right before you proceed.

thats your ability to control your environment.

The biggest things that I say to people

Perfect your environment and learn how to use your choice of nutrients and bountiful harvests will follow.

If you don’t try to perfect your environment and you have no idea about how to use your nutrients then you will fail each and every time.
 
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Playk328

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One thing is for sure, you do not want cold with high humidity and you do not want hot with stale air, both of these conditions is opening the possibilities for pests, mold and diseases.. You want a comfortable temp which is around the 75 degree mark with an even amount of RH in veg, say shoot for that 55% mark and then in flower if you can bring it down to 50% that would be great, if you cant then I have ran 55% RH all the way through with no problems... You can adjust the RH by a dehumidifier to bring it down or you can even moisten towels to bring up the RH if you needed.. There are ways to manipulate your environment without spending tons of money.
 
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Playk328

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The best advise anyone will ever be able to give you is this.. Do not give up, growing is something that takes effort, time, research and routines... If you are not good with routines ,schedules, research or even willing to learn then growing will never be for you, but if you love schedules, researching, daily routines and being with nature then growing will be for you and if you put in the time and effort you will be giving other people advice on how to fix their setups someday.. I started off with a 45w cfl bulb and a bathroom cabinet box that was 1ft x 1.5ft x 3ft, this is where I was at 16 years ago. It just takes determination and the will to learn, growing is really easy but it requires routines, schedules and minimum requirements..
 
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