Aloha to everyone. Haven't been to active here but I am not a noob, don't let the post count fool ya.

I grow in 8"mesh pots of coco (usually Canna or B'Cuzz) on 4x4s under 1000hps.... ebb n flow style. I learned the technique from a good friend up in the Triangle and I have been rocking it steady ever since... been over 18months now - no broken pumps!

I am trying to get my keeper plants down to 4 or 5, as I prefer to run monocrops for ease of managability - they all feed the same, stretch the same, and finish all together.

I keep my moms in soil... 2:1 ratio of Fox Farms Ocean Forest to Fox Farms Light Warrior. Currently in soil are the following:

Arcata Trainwreck*
pre98 Bubba Kush
Chemdawg D
East Coast Sour Diesel
Grape Romulan
Matanuska ThunderFuck
So Cal Master Kush* SourDieselxSourBubble

I am still testing out the ATW & SCM to see if they'll make the team... ATW may make it but not as a production plant - at worst she'll be just for the head lol! The SCM needs to outperfrom the pre98 Bubba, and so far, the only things it has going for it are a)fast rooter, and b) smells great in veg.... but its so slow thus far (slower than Bubba!).

I feed my production plants Canna's Coco program (A/B, Rhizotonic, Cannazym, PK13/14, & Boost Accelerator) with a few Botanicare supplements (Cal/Mag & Sweet/berry), and stick to a specific EC/PPM range based on stage of growth.

I am a proud owner of a Trimbox trimming machine. Trimming 1.5lbs every 30days by yourself takes forever when using scissors.... now it takes me 3 hours and I am done. Best $700 ever spent...

I do my best to grow the best plants, to their maximum potential, each and every crop... and I am flipping a 4x4 every 30 days. I am about to add a 600/3x3 and thats gonna make growing a big fucking juggling charade... but I am hoping it will give me another 300-400gs every month.

Anyhow, just thought I'd check back in...

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first off, awesome tool reference per your 'location'
second, damn those nugs are fuggin juicy, bet you get finger hash like a mutha'
finally, aloha to you, your grow (esp. strains) sounds ridiculous. Just a little praise for someone who can hopefully now help the less able growers of riu, and learn along the way!

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Hey Greyskull,

Can you explain what ebb and flow style is? I totally get the monocrop concept. Right now we have haze and aurora among other strains and they are on such different schedules. The challenge is finding the space for the differing grow needs.

Celtic Vixen

this is a nice animation....
pretend the grodan cubes are pots full of coco and you have my grow...


The mechanics of it are pretty simple really. The reservoir (which should be below your plants) will have a water pump in it. The water pump pumps water from the reservoir up into the tray with the plants, then when it gets to the overflow valve/fitting, the water will drain back to the reservoir.

http://www.bghydro.com/bgh/static/articles/0806_byos.asp[/URL]
Here are pictures from their article of a basic ebb and flo diagram.

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heres some fresh snaps form my garden...

SourDiesel & SourDieselxSourBubble, at day 52

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heres some snaps of Grape Romulan... probably 3 crops ago... maybe more....

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aloha brudda, aunty here, growing in and out here in Paradice, Hawaii nei. growing Big Bud, Mango, Hindu kush, and clones from the B.B. your buds look choise! guessing you on the 9th island,L.V. good luck brudda, aunty

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aunty I love your dog
i have one of those.. named him after one of my big samoan (do you even need to say big when you say samoan? lol) friends...

9th island! tooo hot there not enough salt in the air.... though at least theres a manilla sunset there.... the one in fountain valley is gone: (

yes, so cal is where i dock ye ole queen annes revenge

hey if you on maui i know you love the fukishima hotdog yeah?

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Great graphics for the explanation. Learn something new here everyday. plus rep for your willingness to share info

i figuered out how to load some pics to the albums.... using them for psts is a differnt story. i figured it out so thats all that matters to me...

the bud shots are SDxSB at day 55, right before they got chopped. I LOVE THIS PLANT. Best crop of her yet...

flowered under 1000hps, fed canna nutes.












Heres some shots of the veg room.... on the table are 18 pre 98 bubba kush, 1 sdxsb, and 1 arcata trainwreck. about 3 weeks into veg, 17" tall. I topped them at the 4th node (right when the 5th showed it was chopped) and have been supercropping the mains to encourage an even canopy.

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