Thanks mate - been looking in on your grow the last few days - also looking nice!

thanks mate! feel free to leave a comment!

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Well these are all ready to veg but I just need to wait for my other cuttings which should hopefully be here today with any luck!

Here is a pic of the bug juice I used - called plant vitality. My mate swore by it - got rid of his spider mites instantly, eggs and all. It did the same for my thrips but apparently the main use for it is to help stressed plants recover.

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I'm after some suggestions:

My grow area is about 2.2m x 2.2m (4.8m sq). I currently have one 100W MH light and a one 250 Envirolite. I was going to alternate the position between the two so all plants got the same light distribution but I was thinking about replacing them both with 2 x 600w grolux which are supposedly good for veg and flower (I might use my enviro as a side light until I am ready to take my next cuttings.).
Another alternative might be to use four envirolites.

Initial cost issues aside which do you think would be the best set up?


Secondly I asked my friend how to work out elec cost other day - he told me 1000W on for 24 hours at 14p / kw was about £3.36 per day - thats way more than I thought.


Last but not least - my last grow we used a dripper system with clay pebbles. From memory we timed the dripper to go for 15 mins ever hour I think. The thing is this time I am using Rockwool which seems to hold a lot more fluid than the pebbles. What is the general rule of thumb for drip feeding into rockwool. Also my local grow shop guy told me to place the end of the dripper deep into the rockwool. Isn't it better to drip from the top?

Put most my seedlings into their aquatrays last night. Hopefully getting the new cuttings today and then we're off.
I put up my fan, just need to install the ducting tonight with the carbon filter. Can't wait to get it rickin!! I just wana fast forward two weeks to really see em get going.

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Well I've put my seedlings n the system as well as the one surviving Jack Herror. I say one - you'll notice there are another four poor looking plants just placed in a tray but they will probably be put outside to see if they can man this crap British "summer".
Had confirmation I defo receive me second batch of cuttings tonight which are all rooted and should hopefully be ready to go straight into the system.

Who reckons I'm guna get at least 2.5Oz / plant? Thats what I'm aiming for anyway, prob guna veg for 2 weeks then start flower.

PS Could do with some advise on the questions two posts ago (and in my other thread) if anyones got time to reply with their comments. Thanks

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LAST NIGHT:

Finally picked up my cuttings last night - If I'm honest I was well disappointed. I paid quite a high price for these and was expecting them to be much bigger, healthier clones for the money and time I waited. Anyway, the guy I got them from is a good grower and these should hopefully turn out to be good quality plants. I forgot to ask the strain but I'll post later.
Also there are some pics of my favourite seedlings and my Jack clone all now under 1000W MH.

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THIS MORNING:

MY babies have all been under the 1000W MH all night and it was like an oven when I walked in. Extraction won't be sorted until tomorrow.
some of the leaves don't look too good. Please could some of the experts Take a look at the pics and confirm whether or not this looks like heat stress. I just want to make sure there is nothing else wrong. I've put them all back under the 250 enviro CFL for now.

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Also if it is heat stress is there anything else I should be doing to make them better other than reducing the heat?

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Well I'm pretty sure it was heat stress and I've been kicking myself as I knew t was too warm, I just didn't think it would get as hot as it did overnight. Most plants are on the mend but one of the Big Bang's looks in a really bad way. Hope she revives soon. I could tell the new cuttings had got a bit to warm too but think they should all be okay.

Overall the strain wit the most aggressive growth has been GH Cheese, followed closely by White Label Skunk #1. All four Big bang seedling have been slower to root and develop.

For the time being I have put the Envirolite (250W) back on. I am ordering 2 600W lumitek digital ballasts and Osram Nav T bulbs. I have a cool tube reflector already and will also be purchasing a sputnik air cooled reflector. These two lights will be my only light source though I may use the enviro for area's struggling to receive light.

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You can see in the pic Big Bang No. 4 that she's the one that suffered badly from the heat under the 1000W - strangely she was nothing like the closest to the light. also pictures is Big Bang No 1 who is still a bit droopy and Cheese No 2 who is going strong. As well as a few pics of my room.

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