Al B. FAQt - Page 132

NLXSK1 · #**1311** 09-28-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Gimme

Just finished reading the whole thread. Took me 3 days, and I only read Al's posts starting on page 10.

Can't believe how many times the same questions keep getting asked over and over and over... come on people.

Here are my questions:

1. What are your thoughts on soilless mixes, like Sunshine? I would assume it is more like growing in soil since I just finished my first grow using it, and I watered every other day (or when pot was light). Do you use H2O2 with this type of medium?

2. What are your thoughts on regenerating a plant? Not sure if that's the right term. What I mean is, after a plant is done flowering, you trim half of it and put it back in the veg room. My dealer has done this many times with success.

3. You suggest that if one has an air conditioned room and provide CO2, that there's no need to exhaust air out of the room. Do you use the "Outdoor Vent / Exhaust" feature on the unit or just recycle the same air? I'm talking about a window/wall unit, like this one. What about carbon scrubbers? Do you just put it inside the room with an inline fan attached to it?

Thanks.

Are you sure you really read all of his posts?

1. You ask about H2O2 with this mixture: Formulated with Canadian Sphagnum peat moss, coarse grade perlite, gypsum, Dolomitic lime, and our long-lasting wetting agent.

Now, I would think that the peat moss would pretty much eliminate the use of H2O2 from that point because it is an organic but I could be wrong.

2. What would the purpose be of re-vegging a plant when you have perfectly good clones all of uniform size to put into production? I mean you could do it but should you?

3. You would recirculate the room air and have no exhaust from the grow room. The plants would create oxygen and use up the CO2 provided. There would be no transfer of air out of the grow room so no need for a filter.

Gimme · #**1312** 09-28-2008, 07:54 AM

I don't have clones of that plant.

BigBudBalls · #**1313** 09-28-2008, 08:01 AM

Hey Al, happen to know the 'style name' of the ballast to lamp socket?

If the Aus is like the US versions its 2 round and one flat prongs.

I want to modify my ballast and cord set so its more standard (I hate proprietary stuff.)

I came up with HYL, but Tyco/Ampheol doesn't know it.

VictorVIcious · #**1314** 09-28-2008, 08:20 AM

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Are you sure you really read all of his posts?

1. You ask about H2O2 with this mixture: Formulated with Canadian Sphagnum peat moss, coarse grade perlite, gypsum, Dolomitic lime, and our long-lasting wetting agent.

Now, I would think that the peat moss would pretty much eliminate the use of H2O2 from that point because it is an organic but I could be wrong.

2. What would the purpose be of re-vegging a plant when you have perfectly good clones all of uniform size to put into production? I mean you could do it but should you?

Did you...... read his post? Stated pretty clearly, neglected to take those good clones all of uniform size to put into production. Have you tried this? VV

Gimme · #**1315** 09-28-2008, 08:49 AM

VV

My dealer has been growing for 7 years and has done this many times with success. He tells me that there are some strings which are a pain in the ass to regenerate (Blueberry for example) but others do revert back to vegetative state without any problem and/or turning into hermies. Like these two beautiful Mother's Finest he has at the moment. Reverted without a problem.

The hard part is leaving half the buds on the plant when you know that it's the best one out of your whole crop.

fitzyno1 · #**1316** 09-28-2008, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBudBalls

Hey Al, happen to know the 'style name' of the ballast to lamp socket?

If the Aus is like the US versions its 2 round and one flat prongs.

I want to modify my ballast and cord set so its more standard (I hate proprietary stuff.)

I came up with HYL, but Tyco/Ampheol doesn't know it.

BBB i have these IEC 3-pin power plug on my Ballast/reflectors, are they the standard plugs?
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BigBudBalls · #**1317** 09-28-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by fitzyno1

BBB i have these IEC 3-pin power plug on my Ballast/reflectors, are they the standard plugs?
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Not the standard I've seen. But I think thats what I'm going to go with. Can get that locally (like probably my garage)

epoplive · #**1318** 09-28-2008, 10:04 AM

since a picture's worth a thousand words...here's what's going on...

< removed giant pictures of sopping wet little plants >

(please attach your pictures to the post, and a thumbnail will show)

I transplanted them from the ez cloner straight to the hydroton 2 days ago(no rockwool)

VictorVIcious · #**1319** 09-28-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gimme

VV

My dealer has been growing for 7 years and has done this many times with success. He tells me that there are some strings which are a pain in the ass to regenerate (Blueberry for example) but others do revert back to vegetative state without any problem and/or turning into hermies. Like these two beautiful Mother's Finest he has at the moment. Reverted without a problem.

The hard part is leaving half the buds on the plant when you know that it's the best one out of your whole crop.

Sorry, I didn't mean to be asking you that, I was asking if N whatever was qualified to speak on that subject not the one he wanted to talk about. I have a MerriStem, its over three feet tall, its in the front of my grow area to remind me of the one I didn't save, it was one of the first five plants I had. The others were satavias, all were bag seed. This plant didn't seem to be a great plant, it never got over 4' tall no matter what I did, produced over 2 oz of over dried bud, like I said I was new, and I didn't save it or clone it. I have not saved a plant like that, I know it can be done, it does take a long time, like three months maybe longer before you will get a good clone off of it. If you are not sure what strain it is and you want to save it please be my guest, I took 40 clones off plants that had been in flowering for 6 weeks or longer, when I figured out what I lost by not cloning that plant, it is a learning experience, you will talk to that plant, you will be friends. Do it !!! VV

NLXSK1 · #**1320** 09-28-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by VictorVIcious

Sorry, I didn't mean to be asking you that, I was asking if N whatever was qualified to speak on that subject not the one he wanted to talk about. I have a MerriStem, its over three feet tall, its in the front of my grow area to remind me of the one I didn't save, it was one of the first five plants I had. The others were satavias, all were bag seed. This plant didn't seem to be a great plant, it never got over 4' tall no matter what I did, produced over 2 oz of over dried bud, like I said I was new, and I didn't save it or clone it. I have not saved a plant like that, I know it can be done, it does take a long time, like three months maybe longer before you will get a good clone off of it. If you are not sure what strain it is and you want to save it please be my guest, I took 40 clones off plants that had been in flowering for 6 weeks or longer, when I figured out what I lost by not cloning that plant, it is a learning experience, you will talk to that plant, you will be friends. Do it !!! VV

The question was redundant. If he only had a plant to re-veg then since there is only one option it is logical to do so. He already stated knowledge that it would work.

For a continual op however, it would make no sense to re-veg the plants.