Hookd's perpetual - tryin [<- key word] to gro like a pro - 4'x4' 800w HPS Flower Box

Originally Posted by mcpurple

i must have missed it but what are the oc nutes is a a nute you put in the soil and its time released?

Well first off, just wanted to say, mcpurple you've been with me from the beginning man. And if anybody on this site, YOU feel like my sorta 'grow partner' haha. Anyways..

So I just stopped by home on my lunch break. Man I love it when it's nice and cool outside. It's 71 degrees where I'm at, and when I got home and checked on my flower room, the lights have been on for 5 hours now, and the temps are steady at a awesome 72 degrees! Hell yes baby! WITH my 800w! So I'm excited about that! Got the flower room running pretty freakin good finally!..

Oh and about the Osmocote Plus. It's not really a 'slow' release fert. They call it a 'controlled' release fert. Unlike the little balls in MG soil that are filled with liquid nutes. These things are hard. Through and through they're solid, no liquid in them. I decided to give them a try because I followed a very successful grow using only the OC+ as nutrients from seed/clone till harvest. So I decided to give it a go, for simplicity reasons. And just to see what happens, these are bagseed (that I'm using the OC+ on) so it's not a huge deal. Of course I would like the plants to all be healthy as possible tho.

Here's what the back of the bottle of the OC+ says:
OC+ copy.jpg

Originally Posted by HookdOnChronics

Well first off, just wanted to say, mcpurple you've been with me from the beginning man. And if anybody on this site, YOU feel like my sorta 'grow partner' haha. Anyways..

So I just stopped by home on my lunch break. Man I love it when it's nice and cool outside. It's 71 degrees where I'm at, and when I got home and checked on my flower room, the lights have been on for 5 hours now, and the temps are steady at a awesome 72 degrees! Hell yes baby! WITH my 800w! So I'm excited about that! Got the flower room running pretty freakin good finally!..

Oh and about the Osmocote Plus. It's not really a 'slow' release fert. They call it a 'controlled' release fert. Unlike the little balls in MG soil that are filled with liquid nutes. These things are hard. Through and through they're solid, no liquid in them. I decided to give them a try because I followed a very successful grow using only the OC+ as nutrients from seed/clone till harvest. So I decided to give it a go, for simplicity reasons. And just to see what happens, these are bagseed (that I'm using the OC+ on) so it's not a huge deal. Of course I would like the plants to all be healthy as possible tho.

Here's what the back of the bottle of the OC+ says:
OC+ copy.jpg

glad you feel that way hooked, i try my best to help with anything i can.
and its a nice cool day i my parts to its a nice change instead of the heat. glad the grow room temps are staying down. and the OC nutes look pretty legite makes it a lil simpler not having to follow a feed schedule. when i start growing again i want to try the jacks classic, subs super soil even though it seems kinda expensive but the results are great, and i also want to try this organic soil my city sells at jo grows its all organic and is very strong. so all in all i will be doin some different types of grows and nutes and methods when i ever start to grow again.

Well I found 2, exactly 2, no more no less, Male Balls (Not nanners, they were clearly male balls) on my trifoloiate. I took them off and took her/him outa the flower room. Should I just trash this plant you guys think? Or keep her goin since I cut the 2 balls off and haven't been able to find others?

Thoughts? Opinions?

if it were me hooked i would toss. in mos cases more grow back and some times they will be buried in the bud so you wont know. its better safe then sorry. ive seen a few trifoliates grow out and bud and they really dont seem to be better then regulars. or you could flower her outside if possible and just make hash with her/him. i dont know if i have mentioned this to you but Dutch masters reverse works well to stop a plant from herming and stops it from growing seeds. i have used it 2 times with success. and since then i used it on all plants weather it was a Hermie or not to be 100 percent safe against pollen and seeds. and once i start growing again i will use it.
but like i said i think it should be gone. sorry to hear this. at least you got alot more plants in flower

Everything is looking perfect man. I'm curious to see how the OC+ compares to plants with and without.


Sub'd.

Hey yea thanks MC! That's what I was thinking the best idea would be. I took the plant outa the flower room last night and now it's got a completely fucked up light schedual. So I'm just gonna say fuck it, and toss this plant out. lol. I may be looking into that Dutch Masters Reverse tho, ya know, for future purposes! That stuff sounds like the shit! Is it something you spray on the plants on give them during a watering?..

And Machnak, thanks bro! Preciate it! Glad you'll be along for the journey.

Originally Posted by HookdOnChronics

Hey yea thanks MC! That's what I was thinking the best idea would be. I took the plant outa the flower room last night and now it's got a completely fucked up light schedual. So I'm just gonna say fuck it, and toss this plant out. lol. I may be looking into that Dutch Masters Reverse tho, ya know, for future purposes! That stuff sounds like the shit! Is it something you spray on the plants on give them during a watering?..

And Machnak, thanks bro! Preciate it! Glad you'll be along for the journey.

you made the right decision in my books. and the dutch masters reverse is a spray on application. the only thing is in order for the DM reverse to work you also have to buy the DM penetrator as well. the reverse was 17.95 for a pint and the penetrator was 35.95 for a pint witch is kind of alot of money but it was worth it for me. im sure it can be found cheap but i use my hydro store. it lasts quit along time though

Well. After some brain storming I realized I have an extra 175w HPS I could be using. So..... Why the hell not?! I went ahead and put it in there. Temps haven't been any different. Here's some pix showin the new and improved setup.

And as you can see I keep the tops of my girls inches away from the light... The glass in the aricooled hood and cooltube is cool enough to touch with bare skin and not get burnt or hurt.

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Originally Posted by mcpurple

you made the right decision in my books. and the dutch masters reverse is a spray on application. the only thing is in order for the DM reverse to work you also have to buy the DM penetrator as well. the reverse was 17.95 for a pint and the penetrator was 35.95 for a pint witch is kind of alot of money but it was worth it for me. im sure it can be found cheap but i use my hydro store. it lasts quit along time though

Damn that shit is kinda expensive. Maybe after I start makin a little more money I'll look into it. Thanks man! +REP if I can.