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dubekoms

dubekoms

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Wisher2 said:
yeah 2x4
drains underneath
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Cool i was thinking of doing something similar im getting sick of handwatering. I was going to make a pcv manifold but that thing you have looks pretty neat and easier is that an octa bubbler? What size pump are you using and what are those things at the end of the tubing if ya don't mind haha thanks
 
Wisher2

Wisher2

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dubekoms said:
Cool i was thinking of doing something similar im getting sick of handwatering. I was going to make a pcv manifold but that thing you have looks pretty neat and easier is that an octa bubbler? What size pump are you using and what are those things at the end of the tubing if ya don't mind haha thanks
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550gph pump
octabubbler
2gph pressure compensating emmiters
I run the pump for 1 min 7x a day
2 hours after lights on to 4 hours before lights out
each watering gets 125ml shot
by the 5th watering I will get runoff
the last will give full runoff clearing out any built up salt
then the dry down

if I notice that the plants are getting to dry I will up the feed to 2 hours before lights out
I like to keep them as dry as possible without wilting....this is called plant steering
controlled PPM spikes and dryer conditions help mimic summer conditions pushing your plant to produce the most resin and largest flowers
I do this with my tomatoes and peppers as well
 
cjsbabygirl313

cjsbabygirl313

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Wisher2 said:
550gph pump
octabubbler
2gph pressure compensating emmiters
I run the pump for 1 min 7x a day
2 hours after lights on to 4 hours before lights out
each watering gets 125ml shot
by the 5th watering I will get runoff
the last will give full runoff clearing out any built up salt
then the dry down

if I notice that the plants are getting to dry I will up the feed to 2 hours before lights out
I like to keep them as dry as possible without wilting....this is called plant steering
controlled PPM spikes and dryer conditions help mimic summer conditions pushing your plant to produce the most resin and largest flowers
I do this with my tomatoes and peppers as well
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Im making note of this informaion for when I give coco a run!!!
 
Homie Da Clown

Homie Da Clown

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Had to hook up the Ac, because its hot and humid.... Hopefully I can get this run finished off. I got about a week left on my 4x4 then Im gonna chop. Then Im gonna hook my new ducting up to make my grow room run off the central AC, and Im gonna run the end of the light ducting to an old chimney, that will shoot it up and out into the attic, and then out... I had been exhausting it into the basement, which is where the intake for the room is at,, Under 60 degree's this works perfect but over and I had to change things up.. Sometimes the best grower is the best DIY cracker rigger...
 
cjsbabygirl313

cjsbabygirl313

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Hey all! My #2 is still nicely on track (minus those few nute burned leaves from that crazy week). Gave her more water again today ... nice to see that damned ph staying relatively steady - haven’t seen it over 6.3 for some time now. Learned how to just take the current reading for ppm and ph, top off her water, add the nutes to keep her around 750 and then do a final ph check. (I know - I can be a slow learner, but once I DO learn, I tend to remember fairy well!). Her main cola is now thick enough that I can NOT wrap my thumb and finger around it ... and a lot (but not all) of the other bud sites feel pretty fat too!

When I was getting ready to put her back, I took a liik INSIDE the plant and saw a ton of little itty bitty flower sites, which leads me to this question: for the next grow, should those all be snipped out to keep the enegy going to the bigger buds? If so, at what point in the grow cycle would I start doing that? (I wouldn't want to be cutting off GOOD potential bud sites!)

... you guys ARE gonna stick around for my next grow, right??? ...

Here are a couple shots from today:
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Homie Da Clown

Homie Da Clown

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cjsbabygirl313 said:
Hey all! My #2 is still nicely on track (minus those few nute burned leaves from that crazy week). Gave her more water again today ... nice to see that damned ph staying relatively steady - haven’t seen it over 6.3 for some time now. Learned how to just take the current reading for ppm and ph, top off her water, add the nutes to keep her around 750 and then do a final ph check. (I know - I can be a slow learner, but once I DO learn, I tend to remember fairy well!). Her main cola is now thick enough that I can NOT wrap my thumb and finger around it ... and a lot (but not all) of the other bud sites feel pretty fat too!

When I was getting ready to put her back, I took a liik INSIDE the plant and saw a ton of little itty bitty flower sites, which leads me to this question: for the next grow, should those all be snipped out to keep the enegy going to the bigger buds? If so, at what point in the grow cycle would I start doing that? (I wouldn't want to be cutting off GOOD potential bud sites!)

... you guys ARE gonna stick around for my next grow, right??? ...

Here are a couple shots from today:
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Of course we stick around.. As for removing lower bud sites, 2nd week of flower... remove the bottom 3rd of the plant, of all bud sites and leaves.
 
cjsbabygirl313

cjsbabygirl313

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Homie Da Clown said:
Of course we stick around.. As for removing lower bud sites, 2nd week of flower... remove the bottom 3rd of the plant, of all bud sites and leaves.
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I can do that!!! This time all I did was tie down as many outer bud sites around the sides that I could, but I’m thinking I probably should have done that prior to it flowering. Then again, I’m feeing pretty good about this first run. I’ve learned about how it’s different from growing other plants, learned how to read the plant, you guys taught me what to look for and how to manage my ph and ppms ... all stuff I had READ about, but wasnt sure how to apply. A few folks have seen my plant and they are all like “wow” - and thats how I feel too!
 
Homie Da Clown

Homie Da Clown

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cjsbabygirl313 said:
I can do that!!! This time all I did was tie down as many outer bud sites around the sides that I could, but I’m thinking I probably should have done that prior to it flowering. Then again, I’m feeing pretty good about this first run. I’ve learned about how it’s different from growing other plants, learned how to read the plant, you guys taught me what to look for and how to manage my ph and ppms ... all stuff I had READ about, but wasnt sure how to apply. A few folks have seen my plant and they are all like “wow” - and thats how I feel too!
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Well do know that im used to giving advice on reg plants.. Your growing autos.. Autos do their thing on their own time...
BUT HEHE,,
Ive grown some big autos! Wisher will tell you, with his help and mine, there is no reason you can't either.. But its all about that start!
If you paid attention to my run I started them clones off in 4x4 cubes. You should do the same. Now I used my flood table but I once grew a plant in a 3x3 cube sitting on a red brick inside a tupperware bowl, all the way to finish.. So you can jimmy cracker rig something up like that too..Grow a week with tea inoculation and hydrogaurd, and then transfer into the buckets... A developed root system is key to transplanting into dwc without any pause in growth and when it comes to autos, bang bang,,,, Nothing more important!
 
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