Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

StinkBud

StinkBud

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DragonPhoenix said:
Hey Stink - great thread by the way - very informative and useful. I bought the supplies and started to construct the system and when I was done I got to thinking....

I'm going to be using a 1000w HPS lamp but I built my top support at about 30 inches and my lower support at about 18 inches. I have a feeling that my lamp will be too far away when I first put my plants in the system. I was planning on putting them in at about 12 inches tall. Will I run into a problem with strecthing at all since the light is going to be about 20 - 24 inches away? I'm not worried about heat because I'll be using a lens with a squirrel cage fan to control heat.

Thanks -
DP
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You're going to freak at how fast your plants will grow. It's like nothing you can imagine!

In just a few weeks your buds will be right up to the lights.

My lights are adjusted for my large plants so my new plants are pretty far away from the light when they first go in to the flower room.

Every time I harvest I move the new (center) plants to the outside and put the new batch directly under the lights. That way they get the most amount of light and they are not shaded by the big plants.

I take my system out and clean it every harvest anyway. The whole system weighs like 4 lbs!

Good luck bro!
 
flamdrags420

flamdrags420

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Hey Stink
Thanks for the posts
I'm learning a lot, and I'm changing the way I think on my first design setup for my first official grow.

I have a probably a million things to ask, but one thing I will ask now, is your thoughts on the HO Floruscent lights. You like these and were going to switch to these? So you would lose the MH light and just use the HO for cloning and Vegging only and the the big bad boy HPS lights for flowering? Is the advantage of having the nodes closer together is to get more buds per height thus more efficiency?

If you used 1000W MH for the vegging would that cut the veg cycle in half or off by a week, or what possibly is the negative effects on this?

Thanks and keep up the great work!
 
StinkBud

StinkBud

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I have a probably a million things to ask, but one thing I will ask now, is your thoughts on the HO Floruscent lights. You like these and were going to switch to these? So you would lose the MH light and just use the HO for cloning and Vegging only and the the big bad boy HPS lights for flowering?
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Any fluorescents work great for veg. I my opinion HO lights are the best because over many years they will be cheaper. Bulbs are way cheaper than a large CFL. The light is spread out better too.

Is the advantage of having the nodes closer together is to get more buds per height thus more efficiency?
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Yes, more buds but also it helps to keep the height down because the light can only reach so far down.

If you used 1000W MH for the vegging would that cut the veg cycle in half or off by a week, or what possibly is the negative effects on this?
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It would work great! The fact is you really don't need any veg time at all. You can take the clones right into flower after they pop roots.

Vegging will give you bigger plants and a place to take clones from.

The 1k will give you huge plants. You may need to veg only a week.

A 400 or HO Fl would be plenty. You can get 4 ft. 8-bulb HOs that put out 40,000 lumens. That's equal to a 400 MH.

Under state law I have to keep my clones and veg plants under 12" high and wide. I usually end up topping them anyway to get more buds.

Topping has the dual advantage of causing more of the side shoots to grow big. This gives me a lot of good sites to choose from when I take my cuttings.

Good luck bro!
 
StinkBud

StinkBud

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bugsrnme said:
dammit stink....i guess i gotta subscribe now.
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Glad to have you along for the ride:-P.

Wait till you taste your buds after using my formula. Candy baby!

I grew soil for many years but always wanted to switch to hydro. But I never found the bud to be as tasty as old school soil.

Then I found my mentor. He showed me his aero setup. I was amazed!

It seamed so easy. Then I tried it...

It was even easier than I thought! Way easier than soil!

So I started reading and researching and ended up building a lot of different systems. I came up with my cloner and veg unit on my own. The fence post systems came next.

These systems work well for me and they will work well for you if you give them a try.

I love Al but disagree on many things such as flushing, PPM levels and organic nutes.

My sole purpose of this thread is to get medicine into patient's hands. I'm hoping that people will follow my lead and end up with weed coming out of their ass.

What is everyone going to do with all that extra weed they have laying around? Some of it is little shitty popcorn buds from the lower branches that you wouldn't want to sell (if you did that sort of thing).

Maybe they will find someone in need and help them. It really is the best feeling in the world dude!

I get way more high from helping people than I get from weed...

Welcome Bugs!
 
Thundercat

Thundercat

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Stinkbud you really have been an inspiration to all of us, and it seems a great help in the medical community. Its really great to meet people who still care about others. There are too many "doctors" out there that don't even care about anything other then putting money in their pockets. People need help, and are always going to, unless someone starts caring(doctors, govt, or US) then no one will get the hep they need. I know several people who have had cancer, and I truely wish that I was able to share this amazing plant with all of them.
 
genfranco

genfranco

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Thundercat said:
Stinkbud you really have been an inspiration to all of us, and it seems a great help in the medical community. Its really great to meet people who still care about others. There are too many "doctors" out there that don't even care about anything other then putting money in their pockets. People need help, and are always going to, unless someone starts caring(doctors, govt, or US) then no one will get the hep they need. I know several people who have had cancer, and I truely wish that I was able to share this amazing plant with all of them.
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Calm down... its not like he invented marijuana
 
outlawcustombikes

outlawcustombikes

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Stinkbud, I really enjoy reading the thread......Like many others....I'm in the process of compiling a list of stuff I need to make one of the flowering units.

I have a couple questions for you if you don't mind:

  1. Instead of using the (4x4?) fence post covers, I found a cheaper alternative that may work and wanted your input on what you thought of 3"x4" PVC down spout, it's $7.50 per 10 feet at lowes. I was thinking it could be placed up on the 3" side which would still give you 4" of depth.
  2. I am planning on purchasing a 395 gph pump....Would this be enough to support approximately 40-50 mister nozzles?
Thanks for all the info....I have alot of fun building new projects!

~Outlaw~
 
StinkBud

StinkBud

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Instead of using the (4x4?) fence post covers, I found a cheaper alternative that may work and wanted your input on what you thought of 3"x4" PVC down spout, it's $7.50 per 10 feet at lowes. I was thinking it could be placed up on the 3" side which would still give you 4" of depth.
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I checked those out first. I think they would work. I couldn't find any end caps. You would have to make some.

You may have to paint them so they don't let in any light.

I am planning on purchasing a 395 gph pump....Would this be enough to support approximately 40-50 mister nozzles?
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I would say 10-12 sprayers per 400 GPH. With that many sprayers you would be better off with a sump pump like you can get at HD. Maybe 1200 GPH?
 
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DIRTHAWKER

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I bought the hole drill for the netpots... i went with the 2 1/8 hole instead of the 2''... it fits good but kinda just sets in there, it really isnt very snug,, is this gonna be a problem? do you need them really snug or is a little loose ok?

i Know ..seems like a pathetic question,,but i dont want to start cutting holes until i get some feedback..
 
StinkBud

StinkBud

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DIRTHAWKER said:
I bought the hole drill for the netpots... i went with the 2 1/8 hole instead of the 2''... it fits good but kinda just sets in there, it really isnt very snug,, is this gonna be a problem? do you need them really snug or is a little loose ok?

i Know ..seems like a pathetic question,,but i dont want to start cutting holes until i get some feedback..
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I use a 2" and it is a perfect fit. Some net pots don't have much of a lip. Others have a large lip and would work fine.

I would really try to find a 2" hole saw if you can though.
 
grandpabear3

grandpabear3

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StinkBud said:
Glad to have you along for the ride:-P.

Wait till you taste your buds after using my formula. Candy baby!

I grew soil for many years but always wanted to switch to hydro. But I never found the bud to be as tasty as old school soil.

Then I found my mentor. He showed me his aero setup. I was amazed!

It seamed so easy. Then I tried it...

It was even easier than I thought! Way easier than soil!

So I started reading and researching and ended up building a lot of different systems. I came up with my cloner and veg unit on my own. The fence post systems came next.

These systems work well for me and they will work well for you if you give them a try.

I love Al but disagree on many things such as flushing, PPM levels and organic nutes.

My sole purpose of this thread is to get medicine into patient's hands. I'm hoping that people will follow my lead and end up with weed coming out of their ass.

What is everyone going to do with all that extra weed they have laying around? Some of it is little shitty popcorn buds from the lower branches that you wouldn't want to sell (if you did that sort of thing).

Maybe they will find someone in need and help them. It really is the best feeling in the world dude!

I get way more high from helping people than I get from weed...

Welcome Bugs!
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thanks stink....i, as expected ...learned a great deal from this thread of yours and am running off to go shopping now. i am doubling my op and now the "other half" is gonna be a bunch of these set ups....i love it.

i hear ya on the al thing.....love him and leaarned from him but just like he would love ...i dont hold him in god status anymore and have adapted his teachings to my situation. plus....imma friggen weed baron:bigjoint:
i wish i lived in cali...i would be growing for someone for sure. i cant wait till i can help people in florida but i fear it's too far away:-( wish there was an underground for it here......:wall:
or even if i could grow for someone in cali.....trust me this widow can hold it's own with any strain.
 
Skinflute

Skinflute

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Originally Posted by StinkBud
I tried going from soil to hydro once. Washing the soil off nearly killed the plants. The cuttings I took outgrew the mothers that where in soil!
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I was thinking the exact same thing. I have some clones that have been vegging for almost 3 weeks in soil.
Was considering washing the soil off and switching them to aero.
But now I think I'll reconsider and just keep em in soil, and take cuttings from them to add to the new system.

:mrgreen::mrgreen:
 
ilikeblazin

ilikeblazin

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lol homemade bubbleponics system with 4 PLANTS, 4 air pumps, 10 air stones, and 1 water pump, got me 11.2 ounces. i think u guys should go wit bubbleponics forsure!
G'ye
 
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