Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

Don't give up Newhiddengrower, you can get it
with every problem you get past, you are that much closer to the promise land
and you may be 95% there now, its no time to quit
I had the same problem and I removed the cap, resiliconed it and was back in business
I had many other problems as well and just perservered
you will outlast any of your problems
good luck

I just used a $2 caulk gun and a $5 large tube of clear bathroom silicone. Worked like a charm, have not had a single leak from any ends on the flowering units yet. Cloner and veg unit, that's a different story LOL

whysohigh said:

thoes are pretty tight, but who dont like trimming a pound or so every month? its like therapy.

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There are worse things to do than trim bud! It is very relaxing, almost hypnotic. Turn on the music, fill the bong with ice and before long, you're done.

mattykyp said:

Wow i wanna try this if i ever get any males!!! You keep the roots alive so you don't have to separate them or let them die in the system is that correct??? And the braches in a glass of water is what will finish over a couple of weeks is that correct? Sorry to ask these questions stink bro!!!

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Yea, that's it. This technique will let you breed your own seeds. It's really fun! You never know what you will you will end up with.

I've had some pretty interesting strains over the years. Too bad they were all lost as I moved over the years. I had one plant that had bright neon pink pistils. One of my plants had three stalks instead of the usual two.

GanjaAL said:

Hey Stink... do you mean go ahead and do the full dosage of Veg nutes?????

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Yea, I'm running 1700PPM in my veg unit right now. I also added 250ml to the veg formula.

As soon as you see roots a couple of inches long you can put them in the veg unit.

As soon as you are up and running you will start having more rooted clones than you have room for them in the veg unit. That's when it's time to help others out with some clones...

There is no condensed version of all the great info on this thread, but if you want to make the reading easier and also be able to search out info throughout it, I have put a pdf of the thread up on the net that I update every 100 pages...you can find the link in my signature...

eyeswideopen said:

I just found this thread last week and I'm loving it, but it's HUGE. I read the first 30 pages and have been kind of skipping around since. Did the final tutorial ever get posted? Is there a condensed version somewhere without all the fluff and questions in between? If anyone has a link the most recently condensed version I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

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NewHiddenGrower said:

Awww SHIT, my power went off and alot of my plants dried up and died.

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Sorry to hear that bro! Having a UPS or generator is mandatory in some areas of the world. I have a 1000W Honda generator that is always ready to fire up if needed.

I remember living in Guam back in the early 80's. They had these rat snakes that keep climbing up the power poles and shorting out the transformers. ZAAAAP!!! We would loose power at least once a week!

mattykyp said:

One question... In previous grow my resivoir TDS always stayed similar as the res level dropped (plants used it) with this set up i am finding myself adding plain water each day to bring me TDS down to where i've had it. Does this mean the plants are using more water then Nutrient solution? ? Or is there something else going on here that i dont know about??? I cant see that evaporation would be much of a problem but i suppose its always a possibility... but i think highly unlikely that it would occur this fast.

Any thoughts?

Apicture update too Notice my room mates attept in the mug at the forefront of the photo... its from the same batch of clones. hahaha

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That's exactly the way it should be working. Toward the end of harvest your plants will be using 2-3 gallons of water a day!

Just keep watching your PPM and PH. As you keep adding plain water your PH will climb depending on your water's PH.

NewHiddenGrower said:

Guys i failed.

I decided to stop this system because i cant simply stop the Leak of the end caps....

I tried the following.

Duct tape
Primer
Foam
Muddy Puddy

I give up . Good luck to all stinkbuddies.

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You need to use waterproof silicon.

1) Put a huge bead of silicon all around the bottom and the sides (inside) of the end cap.

2) Put another bead around the end of the fence post.

3) Slide the end cap on the fence post. Wipe away the excess silicon. The edges of the cap should be completely sealed to the fence post.

4) You may need to run another bead of silicon along the edge where the cap meets the fence post. Spread it in with your fingers.

5) Let it dry for 24hrs.

I've never had any leaks using this technique.

i use silicon II for bathrooms from wallyworld
its 6$ for a huge tube.........i do as skunk says......some on the inside and i completely seal the outside.......no leaks

Flushing and just about there!

the 2nd pic is a blueberry at 6 weeks.


I dont know why my leaves are always so yellow and crispy all the time? they seem to start to yellow up at around week 6 and progressively get worse up until the flush. But it doesnt seem to matter beacuse the buds are always big and dank!!!!

12 th day of flower new leaves turning yellow at top of plant. ph 5.7/ ms 3.46 . can someone give some advice

southern homegrower said:

12 th day of flower new leaves turning yellow at top of plant. ph 5.7/ ms 3.46 . can someone give some advice

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What is your PPM?

NewHiddenGrower said:

What is your PPM?

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ppm is 1750

wondering on average when pistils start turning is it about 2 weeks to go?........

southern homegrower said:

ppm is 1750

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ok post a pic i can help you, i fucked with my plants so much i know almost what everything does lol

NewHiddenGrower said:

Guys i failed.

I decided to stop this system because i cant simply stop the Leak of the end caps....

I tried the following.

Duct tape
Primer
Foam
Muddy Puddy

I give up . Good luck to all stinkbuddies.

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No failure, my friend!

I am sorry to hear you are considering leaving us, but this problem can be overcome! I take it your plants did not survive this run due to the power outage. I feel for you.

To fix the leak - refer once more to Stink's method - or one of the other successful methods employed by one of us.

Stink has listed his method a couple times... and I will list the exact products I have had 100% success with - for 9 fence posts total. I got my method out of this book.

http://howtohydroponics.com/preview.html

If the rest of us can figure out a way to atach the end caps in a leak-proof way, you can too!

Use this PVC primer: Weld On P-70 Clear Primer, stock# 1022

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog_name=USPlastic&category_name=13452&product_id=28095&MSCSProfile=95385A1F52DEA1A229D5B37542054464D66FA4372FA2CB8CE62721D19976E9E6DCD78DF6B59F73A436CF595EA4A2B2C8933DFF0B3F140BED1A72FCAF17489257E4837DAEE66974BBF0109347A29B6EF12B886312B078CB6F3E4155F92B3B7EED214D00DC0E6F3306CDE2C26EF02643DD01591A36BCBEA14AB72E322F2E84F56F50DDA21CE6C33394

Use this PVC cement: Weld On PVC 2705 Clear Medium Bodied Plastic Pipe Cement, stock# 11003

http://pvcfittingsdirect.com/_e/Glue_and_Primer/product/878095/Weld_On_Low_VOC_Solvent_Cement_GLUE_2705_1_PINT.htm

You must use both the primer and the cement... Cement alone is probably enough - if applied properly over multiple passes. Primer alone will NOT work. Again, use both for a 100% leak-proof installation. Don't use PVC cement to repair a leak mid-grow. The PVC cement must dry for 2-3 days before use.

I hope you stay Stinky - but I understand that this system is not for everybody. I just harvested my first two flower units with excellent results, but I think there are easier, more hands-off, less power-dependent methods to grow your meds. Good luck finding the one that fits you best!

DIRTHAWKER said:

Flushing and just about there!

the 2nd pic is a blueberry at 6 weeks.


I dont know why my leaves are always so yellow and crispy all the time? they seem to start to yellow up at around week 6 and progressively get worse up until the flush. But it doesnt seem to matter beacuse the buds are always big and dank!!!!

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Yo Dirt - my leaves on some plants did that too around week 6. I am pretty certain it is a two-fold problem; primarily caused by heat stress, and secondarily by an imbalanced nutrient solution. Using a light meter, I noticed a direct correlation between the effected leaves and hot spots under my reflector. The 6 week timing has to do with the plants being at max height and the foliage being closest to the lights. It is easy for your nutrient solution to be out of balance around weeks 4 and 5 as the plants really start pigging out on nutes while devoting lots of energy to flowering. Remember how much water you added during this phase of flowering?! By week 6 the nute imbalance begins to show as the plant lacks the necessary elements to battle heat effectively as it had a couple weeks earlier... the hot spots on certain areas of the canopy begin to take their toll on foliage. My Headband was more inflicted sooner and more severely than my OG, which supports my theory, as the HB was under-fertilized the entire cycle.

As you know - this is not my first theory to be wrong... I keep trying. One thing is for certain, we have EXACTLY the same symptoms - right down to the dank bud produced by these plants with inflicted leaves.

Thanks -[Lionroor]- you have always been help to me.

My plants did survive the power outage but lost many fan leaves(i hope this is ok)

But this system depends too much on the pump/timer/sprayers too much and its not enough space for higher yield. But everything else is excellent.

The leaking problem i left out the cement pvc my fault.

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Did you guys know that a room can only handle a cetain amount of power before the safety switch kicks in and you lose your power?!?!?!

Well i didnt!!!!!!!!!!

so for this reason i want to be on the safe side since im not at my grow place 24/7 i decided to switch to bubbleponics.

I will one day return to Aeroponics when i find a way to stabilize the power.


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What did you yield lion?

ok how do we go about quieting the High speed fan a little? I was thinking of throwing it in a rubbermaid box with a hole on each side for the entrance and exit ports and then throwing that in the attic. The fan is really loud and to have it on in the room for 12 hours a day is too noizy. Any suggestions?