Great idea! Where from the plant do you take the cutting, and why?

Plus I see you've got 7 cuttings vegging, but are flowering 6; a backup?

I may have not read carefully enough, but I didn't see you mention anything about utilizing CO2, but see a bottle down there. I definitely like the idea of CO2 and increasing yield, but will try that after a couple of grows under my belt.

thanks again!

Hey Zags,

Yea I take the cuttings from the lower part of the plant. The bottom two off each and keep the best. Those have the most root hormones and they won’t make it passed the screen to flower anyway.

The co2 is experimental at this point. My problem is still heat from the light requires air-cooling and I am taking the air from inside. I’m working on a vent.

Once I get that handled then yes, I want to get that regulated. Now it’s just on low and it’s getting sucked out.

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very very nice

Thanks Cadenza

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Agree, Very very nice.

So what you yield off a cabinet of that size? I'm looking at something similar, But was leaning more towards growing in soil, because I live someplace that could loose power for a day or two. Do you think hydro does better?

Hi Brian,

The yield varies; So many things can affect it. I’m figuring I will get a couple ounces of dried smoke out of this one but I have thought of a way to double that.

My next grow I am going to use a different strain. White Widow: Mostly India plant that bushes out more and possibly fim them. The other thing is to use the growing area more efficiently by raising the screen up the walls further.

Only time will tell.

As far as what type of medium to grow in, if you can tend to your plants on a daily bases Hydro is better. You have more control over the growing cycle. Plants grow faster and react to treatment faster.

Soil has its benefits as well. In soil you go a couple days without any attention no problem. Soil acts as a buffer and is easier to keep the PH in line. Soil will retain the moisture longer so if they don’t get watered for 3 or 4 days it’s no problem.

Just be sure you get the right soil. From what I understand you want a good potting soil without nutes added. Add your own. Mixed with perlite and some sand. You can find the mix here on RIU FAQ

Good luck man,
Thanks for stopping by

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So how are those LED's? Cool to the touch? You could probably grow these just using those panels right? So cool! Everything looks really good man. In it for the harvest.

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Sure bro, fax me the brochure!

i really like your set up very nice
keep it up

Bump this grow is the shizniz cant wait to see it finished up and was j/w along with SWP is there any heat off the leds?

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Hey Pistol,
Yea you can hold leds in your hand they are barely warm. What I read was that plants use only like 15% of regular light. Well I bought three kits from homegrownlights.com. Each one covers one sq foot. I mounted them on some masonite with a couple T-5's and made an array.

Thing is I dont think they help in flower that much. At least right next to that 400W I dont think they make that much difference. So Im moving the leds to a lower shelf and gonna veg some white widow there. I think I will take some WW clones and flower them side by side "LED vs HID same cabinet" that would make a cool journal eh?
See ya at harvest.

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