Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

Well I started using it yesterday and I've been running my genetics for a couple years so we'll see if I notice any difference this go round. I dosed everything at about half strength cus the plants have been enjoying around 800 ppm so far. With the added sweet I was at about 930 but not bad.

I know you keep an open mind on nutes, I really try to also. I've tried a couple things over the years with really similar results from all of them. I am gonna be putting my moms into an organic soil set up over the next couple months, so I'll get a taste for that when I flower them out.

Why keep moms?

SB, my temps in my cloner are 76-78f is that ok or do I need to bring the temps down in my reservoir? Thanks

My cloner is a Rubbermaid roughneck and is 14gal, my pump is a Eco 396 and the timer is set for 1 min on 5off, the temps inside reservoir are between 76-78, should I put a few ice cubes in to bring temps down or just leave it alone? Thanks to all of you guys.

No, that's perfect range.

Thank you superstoner1,

I keep moms because its the easiest way in my setup to keep my genetics around, and get enough cuts to fill my trays. I know there are other ways its just what I'm doing right now.

Just wondering.

Superstoner1, I'm on my second week in cloner and most of my plant roots are in the water in the reservoir, I still have another week left in cloner. ( I started from seeds) should I leave alone and wait for third week to put in veg container, or should I clip roots? My veg container won't be ready until this weekend, and I have to get the nutes. I see a lot of stuff has changed on this site, I was following the stink bud method but I see that you have made a veg container and use other nutes. Could you be a sweetheart and let me know where I would find the info? I'm on pg 645 but I skipped ahead to ask about my roots. Thanks appreciate the info.

bigmommaflu said:

Superstoner1, I'm on my second week in cloner and most of my plant roots are in the water in the reservoir, I still have another week left in cloner. ( I started from seeds) should I leave alone and wait for third week to put in veg container, or should I clip roots? My veg container won't be ready until this weekend, and I have to get the nutes. I see a lot of stuff has changed on this site, I was following the stink bud method but I see that you have made a veg container and use other nutes. Could you be a sweetheart and let me know where I would find the info? I'm on pg 645 but I skipped ahead to ask about my roots. Thanks appreciate the info.

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SuperStoner1 has a thread of his own all about it. His nut schedule is there too.
https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/533650-my-3-stages-flower.html
You shouldn't have an issue with trimming the roots. I would think they would be starving for some juice if the roots are that deep though. How do they look?

They look good to me, long white roots with a bunch of little roots coming off the long ones. I hope that's good :- )

bigmommaflu said:

They look good to me, long white roots with a bunch of little roots coming off the long ones. I hope that's good :- )

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Sorry not what I meant. How do the plants look do they need some nutrients?

I don't know, this is my first time doing this, so I can't tell if they need it, was going to do the cloner thing for 3 weeks , then the veg for the 3 weeks and flower 9-10 weeks. I won't have my nutes till Friday or Saturday and I honestly thought you were supposed to leave them for the 3 weeks with no nutes yet.

None of this is hard fast rules, but for you not having any knowledge it will work best. You will learn how to read your plants and adjust accordingly.

Usually seeds contain about enough nutrients to keep the plant healthy and happy for 2 -3 weeks so you should be fine but maybe not ultimate which is why I asked about how the plants look. Others here are much more knowledgeable on this system, I only started using it recently but have been growing for a long time so I can read what the plant is telling me for the most part. You will get to that point in time, after you have a few harvests under your belt you will be able to tell by looking at them that they need something.

I think you should post this on the superstoner1 thread I posted a link to above and ask there as well. The folks on herre are great and will help with anything you ask, you just need to be patient as some aren't at this site that often.

Welcome and happy growing!

Thank you, and I appreciate all the help and info.

bigmommaflu said:

I don't know, this is my first time doing this, so I can't tell if they need it, was going to do the cloner thing for 3 weeks , then the veg for the 3 weeks and flower 9-10 weeks. I won't have my nutes till Friday or Saturday and I honestly thought you were supposed to leave them for the 3 weeks with no nutes yet.

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You keep the plants in the cloner until they pop roots and then you move them to the veg unit. They need nutes as soon as they pop roots. No roots, no nutes. Easy to remember.

But you started from seed... That means you need to start feeding them nutes right away. I start my seed in small bark based rooting plugs. When the tap root comes out the bottom I break open the plug and remove the seedling.

Think about a seedling in soil. How soon is it exposed to nutrients? Right away! As soon as the roots touch soil they start the uptake of water and nutes. So you have to treat Hydro/Aero the same way. The sooner you can start feeding nutes the better. How much? Start slow at around 250-500PPM. It's always easy to add more. Watch the leaves. If they are light green add more nutrients. If they are dark green and curling under then you have the nutes to hot. Drain some water and add plain water to bring the PPM down.

Here is an old video on how to start seeds.
http://youtu.be/4ftm1RWGlUQ

Here is a video on how to take cuttings.
http://youtu.be/ksTYss7Pt6Q

I've talked a lot about learning to read your plants. Every strain and mix is different. Every brand of nutrients are different. The thing is, all of them work. You just have to find the right balance of what works best for each strain. It doesn't have to be as complex as some people make it out to be.

Good luck bro!

hey Stink, Im thinking of switching my 4 original stinkbud system with 1k over each, harvesting about every 16-20 days, to 8 stinkbud jr systems harvesting every week, would a 400w over each one do it justice? I just want a HUGE amount of different flavors I just got about 50 different genetics by a twist of fate and figured.....BUFFET TIME! any input or advice is welcome I don't need to change anything, just personal preference and to shake things up a bit, it would use less electricity and cut the trimming down to a smaller weekly thing rather than a huge biweekly thing. thanks in advance!

birdmananyweather said:

hey Stink, Im thinking of switching my 4 original stinkbud system with 1k over each, harvesting about every 16-20 days, to 8 stinkbud jr systems harvesting every week, would a 400w over each one do it justice? I just want a HUGE amount of different flavors I just got about 50 different genetics by a twist of fate and figured.....BUFFET TIME! any input or advice is welcome I don't need to change anything, just personal preference and to shake things up a bit, it would use less electricity and cut the trimming down to a smaller weekly thing rather than a huge biweekly thing. thanks in advance!

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It sounds like you're doing great! I'm proud of you!!! I get emails everyday from successful growers like yourself and I'm more proud of what you do than my own grow. It's like you're all my kids in the school play and I'm the beaming father. haha

I think a 600W is the smallest I'd run. I knew a guy that was harvesting a 3 pounds from 3-600W lights and it worked great.

Good luck to you bro and don't forget to spread the love!
SB

Glad you're back and living healthy, SB. I was a little worried about you.

No reason why this wouldnt work!