BubblePonics Mixed Strains - Hydro Grow

Here is the latest update since last week.

The girls are going crazy with the Dutch Master Gold ferts, this is by far and away the best ferts I have ever used. I also introduced an additional Dutch Master method of accelerating the plants growth (photosynthesis) called Liquid Light and Penetrator. The results from these two ingredients, in addition to the regular ferts is quite amazing.

What I have found so far, is that the "recommended" PPM of Dutch Master Gold ferts is much too high for the type of strains that I am growing. The recommended at week 3 is 1000 PPM. My girls are still at 400 PPM and that's about as much as they can handle without burning. This may be a good tip for others out there who are considering these types of ferts, but it is strain dependent.

On the other hand, additional Dutch Master components such as hydro tank additives, as well as Liquid Light and Penetrator can be used at full strength, without harming delicate strains.

Here are this weeks pictures, you will see a big difference in just one week.


General Grow Setup




Strawberry Smile (Cough)




Bubblicious (Bubblegum)




Blue Mystic




Barney's Farm Sweet Tooth - Tough to get a good shot but it is cruising




Dutch Master Gold - Liquid Light and Penetrator. If you haven't tried this, it is a must for rapid plant growth!




If you have any questions, please let me know. Next updates will be in a week from today

Update....

I can't believe how much the girls have grown in just one week, this is amazing. I switched the lights back to 12/12 a few days ago because I can't let them get too tall. I am still using the MH light and will switch to HPS in about a week.

Veg ferts are running at about 350 PPM but I raised it to 500 PPM today, because the rate was dropping by about 10 PPM per day, so they are starting to eat a lot of food. I will switch to flower ferts next week when I change the lighting to HPS.

There are no signs of deficiencies on any of the leaves, I have never seen this before. The Liquid Light and Penetrator has caused some stretch, but it is tolerable. The girls are now entering their own stretch mode so I may back off the Liquid light a bit.

Here are this weeks pictures, what a difference compared to last week, lol


General Grow Setup




Strawberry Smile




Bubblicious




Blue Mystic




Sweet Tooth - This one won't add up to much, but I'll keep it going just to see what I can get out of it.




Well there you go, I can't wait to see what they look like next week

Update - Week 1 Flower...

All I can say is Wow

The girls exploded over the past week, lol. I switched to a 400W HPS light and Dutch Master Gold Flower Ferts a couple of days ago. I also upped the ferts to 640 PPM as opposed to the recommended 1250 PPM. There is a slight sign of nute burn on the very tips of a few of the leaves, so I may have to reduce it down to about 550 PPM.

All plants are now showing female pre-flowers (yea feminized seeds). I had to yank the Sweet Tooth because it became overwhelmed by the growth of the other plants and was not getting any light.

The plants are now starting to change their growth characteristics from Veg to Flower. All branches are reaching up to the light and the internodes on the branches are staggered or alternating. They definitely seem like they are preparing to start budding.

I'm not sure how much more they will stretch, but I hope not too much, or I will start to run out of room. I can afford a double in size from now but not much more. I'm glad I flowered them at 6" or this could get out of control in a hurry, lol

Here are the latest pictures:

General Grow Setup - 2 pictures







Strawberry Smile




Bubblicious




Blue Mystic




Well, that's it until next week, hopefully we'll start to see some flowers on the tops.

Update....

The girls continue to display explosive growth, and way more than I have ever seen with previous grows. I was hoping they would have settled down by now, but they are still growing by about 2" per day. I had to remove the 12" wooden stand from under my BubblePonics tank, because I ran out of vertical grow space, lol

I believe the girls might actually be settling down now, but they still have me a bit worried. I'm hoping they start packing on the buds or I might have to top them in flower, which is not exciting.

I have been experimenting with the Dutch Master Gold Flower Ferts, and it appears that the girls are much more tolerant of higher PPM levels, now that they are more mature. I just changed out the nutrient solution and am running at 950 PPM, compared to the recommended 1500 PPM. There are no signs of Nute deficiencies at all.

Keep in mind that I flowered these plants when they were 6" tall, and now they are almost 3', lol

Here are this weeks pictures, please feel free to ask questions or add comments.


General Grow Setup - 3 Shots









Early Flowers

Strawberry Smile





Bubblicious




Blue Mystic




Next week should be very interesting

Update...

The girls are doing much better than I could have ever imagined, although they are stretching way too much. Right after I took these pictures I had to perform some LST on the highest growing branches because I have literally run out of vertical grow space.

I mentioned this before but it is probably worth mentioning again. I flowered these plants at 6" and they are now approaching 4' at the very tops of the plants, this is simply amazing, lol

The buds are not quite as thick as I would like to see them, but they are beginning to fill out. I expect they will really start packing on the weight over the next couple of weeks.

One thing that is incredible is, I almost don't need a Carbon Scrubber to hide the smell. Inside the grow tent and in the immediate room where the girls are growing, it smells like a light sweet candy aroma, almost like Strawberries or Bubblegum, I've never had a grow like this before.

I did crank up the Dutch Master Flower ferts to 1250 PPM a few days ago, and the girls are taking it in stride, they are very happy with no Nute burn whatsoever. They are also drinking about 1/2 gallon of water every day, so I have to top off the reservoir with water and additional ferts every day.

At this point I would have to say that growing in Hydro with Dutch Master Gold ferts, there is no comparison to any other environment, it can't be beat, period, lol


Here are this weeks pictures


General Grow Setup - 3 Pictures









Strawberry Smile




Bubblicious




Blue Mystic





Well, that's it until next week, this is the most exciting grow I have ever done. I hope it provides you with some inspiration and motivation.

Looks freakin awesome. Are you topping off with 1/4 strength with the Dutch Master? What PPM do you top off with. Do you need a cal/mag additive with those nutes?

Looks good bro, will be keeping an eye on this to see how the Nirvana seeds do...theyre so cheap i cant help being sceptical but hey yours look very healthy!

And a special thanks for using paragraphs!...i wish more people would write like you, so much easier to read!

Why did the other crops fu(k up?

Originally Posted by Mongobud

Looks freakin awesome. Are you topping off with 1/4 strength with the Dutch Master? What PPM do you top off with. Do you need a cal/mag additive with those nutes?

Hey Mongo, I'm topping off with pure water to let the entire tank settle for about 30 minutes, then I determine how much more ferts to add compared to my previous PPM reading. The girls are drinking more and more water all the time, it averages between 1/2 - 3/4 gallon of water per day.

There is no need for Cal-Mag as Dutch Master provides plenty of both in their Veg and Flower formulas. I used to use FoxFarm and it just about killed my plants every time, Dutch Master Gold has the plants totally dialed in with no headaches.