RastaMonsta
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damnn,you smoke like a boss!!!! i need to step my game up!!!
Dyna-Gro vs General Hydroponics (Dumpster Grow)
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homebrewer
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My local shops don't carry the foliage pro so I was thinking about ordering some for the same nitrogen value that you like. I'd like to add a touch during flowering as I don't think the 3-12-6 is keeping them as green top-to-bottom as my GH 3-part.
gumball
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Mine didn't carry the foliage pro either, but I can still buy it from them and wait for them to order it. The bonus I got outta this was I didn't have to pay shipping, which for a $19 quart it is $10 shipping. So I didn't mind waiting an extra few days to save on shipping. May be an option for you if you ask them.
canucks420
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nice lookn plants. they are so tall and lanky that they must be sativa but they have a relatively short flower time.
i cant wait to see how this turns out. i wanna try dyna-grow's line-up next grow but ill have to ask the hydro shop if they can order it.
i cant wait to see how this turns out. i wanna try dyna-grow's line-up next grow but ill have to ask the hydro shop if they can order it.
RastaMonsta
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homebrewer, i have a skunk #1 that just sprouted in rockwool cube,when should i throw it into soil? do i need to wait till i see a root coming from the bottom of the cube?
bigsourD
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I wish my store actually carried Dynagro so I don't have to order online, ha.
Yeah, I usually wait until they establish a good root system before I transplant.RastaMonsta said:
homebrewer
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Today is day 21 of 60. This past week I made a trip to the Hydro store to pick up some DynaGro liquid grow (7-9-5). The liquid bloom is keeping the plants canopy very healthy but I need to supplement some more nitrogen as the girls are starting to go a little N-deficient towards the bottom of the plants.
Slightly N deficient, taken late last week:
Added some 7-9-5 late last week which helped a little (taken today):
Now if this were day 45, I wouldn't care too much but at day 16 when I noticed a little leaf-drop and some lighter green leaves, it's something that I need to correct. The 7-9-5 is a nice ratio because Im not sacrificing a lot of phosphorus and Im doubling the nitrogen. I plan on substituting the Liquid grow for the liquid bloom ml-for-ml so this wouldnt change the cost of the grow. So instead of the straight 15mls of bloom for the reservoir change tonight, Ill be figuring out some ratio of grow to bloom (totaling 15 mls/gallon) to see how the plants respond to the added nitrogen. As far as my GH feeding schedule, the amount of Micro that I use during the flowering stage keeps the plants green from start to finish which is a nice advantage to any 3-part line out there. Using the DG grow and bloom during flowering almost turns it into a 2-part feeding program and gives a grower a little more control.
Pictures from today:
The pH continues to be something that is rock solid and something I dont even bother checking everyday. Twenty-one days now with not a single pH adjustment, I almost feel like Im wasting my time by even checking it at all
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A product that Im really liking so far is the pro-tekt. I was told over the phone by DynaGro that the silicon in the protekt increases the strength of the cell wall as well as sturdys-up the whole plant. It adds a level of resistance to bugs by making it harder for them to get into the leaf? Once theyre in there, they dont like what they find and move on. Whether any of this is true or not, the Dumpster girls are mite free whereas the AK47 girls have a few here and there. Mites are something I keep-at-bay by spraying weekly and bombing every 2 weeks. Years ago I lost half a crop to mites but these days they dont do any damage, theyre just a nuisance.
And some slight tric development even at day 21:
Next update in a week. Cheers!
Slightly N deficient, taken late last week:
Added some 7-9-5 late last week which helped a little (taken today):
Now if this were day 45, I wouldn't care too much but at day 16 when I noticed a little leaf-drop and some lighter green leaves, it's something that I need to correct. The 7-9-5 is a nice ratio because Im not sacrificing a lot of phosphorus and Im doubling the nitrogen. I plan on substituting the Liquid grow for the liquid bloom ml-for-ml so this wouldnt change the cost of the grow. So instead of the straight 15mls of bloom for the reservoir change tonight, Ill be figuring out some ratio of grow to bloom (totaling 15 mls/gallon) to see how the plants respond to the added nitrogen. As far as my GH feeding schedule, the amount of Micro that I use during the flowering stage keeps the plants green from start to finish which is a nice advantage to any 3-part line out there. Using the DG grow and bloom during flowering almost turns it into a 2-part feeding program and gives a grower a little more control.
Pictures from today:
The pH continues to be something that is rock solid and something I dont even bother checking everyday. Twenty-one days now with not a single pH adjustment, I almost feel like Im wasting my time by even checking it at all
. A product that Im really liking so far is the pro-tekt. I was told over the phone by DynaGro that the silicon in the protekt increases the strength of the cell wall as well as sturdys-up the whole plant. It adds a level of resistance to bugs by making it harder for them to get into the leaf? Once theyre in there, they dont like what they find and move on. Whether any of this is true or not, the Dumpster girls are mite free whereas the AK47 girls have a few here and there. Mites are something I keep-at-bay by spraying weekly and bombing every 2 weeks. Years ago I lost half a crop to mites but these days they dont do any damage, theyre just a nuisance.
And some slight tric development even at day 21:
Next update in a week. Cheers!
KingIV20
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yeah man looking real good. Thats good you solved the N deficiency problem with that DynaGro Liquid grow.
Thats interesting about DynaGro supposedly helping prevent pests and such...might be coincidence that there aren't any bugs in your DynaGro grow, and there are in the GH one....or it might be evidence. We shall see.
Good work Homebrew.
Thats interesting about DynaGro supposedly helping prevent pests and such...might be coincidence that there aren't any bugs in your DynaGro grow, and there are in the GH one....or it might be evidence. We shall see.
Good work Homebrew.
homebrewer
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Thanks guys.
As for a fogger, I use DoktorDoom or Pyrethrum TR, depending on which is in stock. Again, the mites will pop up on a leaf here and there but are not an issue these days. I'll keep you posted about the ProTekt as I've started using with my GH nutes in veg.
stillgamble
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ill be watchin looks good bro keep up the good work and info
homebrewer
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Today is day 28 of 60. This is the first full week where Ive mixed the grow and the bloom nutes together and the plants seem to be doing very well. The grow formula tends to naturally mix and rest at about a 5.5 pH so this week was my first pH adjustment. One initial adjustment and the res stayed where I put it for the entire week, gotta love that. Both trays are doing fine but the pics might make the DG seem a little more productive than the GH. Different strains and different nutes but I promise that AK47 will be beautiful at the end. She tends to be slow and steady but shell be impressive in a month. The AKs are also about 4 days younger than the Dumpster strain and 4 days can make a big difference.
I dont have much to report other than Im pretty impressed so far with DG. So much so that I just picked up a few more bottles for future testing. Thus far, working with DG has been a cake-walk and based on the progress of the Dumpster strain, I cant see how this DG line is in any way inferior to the GH line. Of course its too early to call anything as Im interested in the final appearance, aroma and weight.
Here is the AK47 tray. They were a little big when I put them into the tray and as a result, theyre quite tall and will need tied up this week. The leaves look great and the flower production seems normal. This strain is a little touchy when it comes to nutes so some burn is bound to happen here in a few weeks. So far so good. One thing I like about 3-part systems is that it really allows you to push or pull back certain nutes that the plant seems to have or be lacking. These are a little more green top-to-bottom and theyre also getting a healthy amount of P and K at the same time.
Cheers, next update in a week.
I dont have much to report other than Im pretty impressed so far with DG. So much so that I just picked up a few more bottles for future testing. Thus far, working with DG has been a cake-walk and based on the progress of the Dumpster strain, I cant see how this DG line is in any way inferior to the GH line. Of course its too early to call anything as Im interested in the final appearance, aroma and weight.
Here is the AK47 tray. They were a little big when I put them into the tray and as a result, theyre quite tall and will need tied up this week. The leaves look great and the flower production seems normal. This strain is a little touchy when it comes to nutes so some burn is bound to happen here in a few weeks. So far so good. One thing I like about 3-part systems is that it really allows you to push or pull back certain nutes that the plant seems to have or be lacking. These are a little more green top-to-bottom and theyre also getting a healthy amount of P and K at the same time.
Cheers, next update in a week.
