gr865
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That should be I can't keep the fans out of the lights!
Big Buddha Cheese
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That should be I can't keep the fans out of the lights!
gr865
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Well, couldn't wait any longer, they were all growing into the lamps.
So pull them from the tent, removed the netting and did the major 21 day prune two days early.
Here they were on day 12 of 12/12, they were tied back with netting on 11/7 and retied on 11/12.
11/12
Started growing back into the lamps on 11/14
11/14 after tightening the net
Then had to tightened again on the 11/16 as they were growing into the lamps again.
So today, day 19 of 12/12
This one I did first and went a little crazy.
The others did not get near this amount of trim but still gave them a good trim.
Con't next post.
So pull them from the tent, removed the netting and did the major 21 day prune two days early.
Here they were on day 12 of 12/12, they were tied back with netting on 11/7 and retied on 11/12.
11/12
Started growing back into the lamps on 11/14
11/14 after tightening the net
Then had to tightened again on the 11/16 as they were growing into the lamps again.
So today, day 19 of 12/12
This one I did first and went a little crazy.
The others did not get near this amount of trim but still gave them a good trim.
Con't next post.
gr865
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Con't from previous post.
Here are a couple of the others.
Prior to trim
The pile
The group, trimmed tied to the screen and ready to go back into the tent.
Small buds but only day 19 and most have been covered my leaves.
Ahhh, have room around the lamps again, well for another few days at least. Will probably need to work on then next weekend.
Damn it took me 8 hrs to do today's work on the ladies, only a couple of breaks. But it is fun having them all untied, hanging free and then figuring the best way to tie them back trying to get as many buds sites exposed as possible.
Looks about what my G13 Haze looked like at this stage, except for the height, two extra weeks of veg before going into flower is a killer. Hopefully the return will justify the extra time.
GR
Side note!
New irrigation system is working great, dialing in times. Love being able to do cycles in seconds.
Here are a couple of the others.
Prior to trim
The pile
The group, trimmed tied to the screen and ready to go back into the tent.
Small buds but only day 19 and most have been covered my leaves.
Ahhh, have room around the lamps again, well for another few days at least. Will probably need to work on then next weekend.
Damn it took me 8 hrs to do today's work on the ladies, only a couple of breaks. But it is fun having them all untied, hanging free and then figuring the best way to tie them back trying to get as many buds sites exposed as possible.
Looks about what my G13 Haze looked like at this stage, except for the height, two extra weeks of veg before going into flower is a killer. Hopefully the return will justify the extra time.
GR
Side note!
New irrigation system is working great, dialing in times. Love being able to do cycles in seconds.
OneHitDone
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Looking solid in there brother - keep up the good work 
led1k
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Did I miss something? What are you using?
gr865
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@led1k
Hydrofarm's -
Autopilot Dual Outlet 7-Day Grounded Digital Programmable Timer, 1725W, 15A, 1 Second On/Off
I bought one of the first one to be released and had some issues. Hydrofarm replaced it and I have had no issues to date.
I use it for my irrigation timer, am able to split into seconds.
Have not change it since first setup, 4 start times of 1.5 minutes, 1 min, 1 min and 1.75 for the final of the cycle.
Will be going to more times, thinking of 1st cycle 9 PM - 1.0 min, the next 6 cycles every 1.5 hrs @ 30 sec per cycle and the final cycle 7:30 AM @ 1.5 min. to get a good semi flush to wash the old nutes from the profile. Will also be running a 400 gal/hr water pump in the rez for recirculation instead of the air stones I have been running. The air stones tend to raise the pH and mess with the EC some.
Going to give this a shot after my ladies recover from my heavy trim yesterday which should be about a week or so. Have an excellent root system so should not take long. Will need a minor irrigation timer adjustment to compensate for the loss of greenery from the trim.
Will be adding Great White in my rez. I have been hand watering once a week to get the GW into the medium profile but will use the 400 gal/hr water pump in conjunction with the irrigation cycle times for mixing and aeration of the rez solution. Hopefully it will not mess with the EC and pH as much as the air stones.
Hydrofarm's -
Autopilot Dual Outlet 7-Day Grounded Digital Programmable Timer, 1725W, 15A, 1 Second On/Off
I bought one of the first one to be released and had some issues. Hydrofarm replaced it and I have had no issues to date.
I use it for my irrigation timer, am able to split into seconds.
Have not change it since first setup, 4 start times of 1.5 minutes, 1 min, 1 min and 1.75 for the final of the cycle.
Will be going to more times, thinking of 1st cycle 9 PM - 1.0 min, the next 6 cycles every 1.5 hrs @ 30 sec per cycle and the final cycle 7:30 AM @ 1.5 min. to get a good semi flush to wash the old nutes from the profile. Will also be running a 400 gal/hr water pump in the rez for recirculation instead of the air stones I have been running. The air stones tend to raise the pH and mess with the EC some.
Going to give this a shot after my ladies recover from my heavy trim yesterday which should be about a week or so. Have an excellent root system so should not take long. Will need a minor irrigation timer adjustment to compensate for the loss of greenery from the trim.
Will be adding Great White in my rez. I have been hand watering once a week to get the GW into the medium profile but will use the 400 gal/hr water pump in conjunction with the irrigation cycle times for mixing and aeration of the rez solution. Hopefully it will not mess with the EC and pH as much as the air stones.
gr865
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A little weekly progression
11/16 in the AM
11/19 after the trim.
11/21 in the AM, beginning to fill back in.
11/21 in the PM
11/22 AM, will need to do some retying tomorrow.
After Mondays trim they have responded well and growing back to the lamps.
I am please with the progress.
GR
11/16 in the AM
11/19 after the trim.
11/21 in the AM, beginning to fill back in.
11/21 in the PM
11/22 AM, will need to do some retying tomorrow.
After Mondays trim they have responded well and growing back to the lamps.
I am please with the progress.
GR
OneHitDone
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Can you go over the details on your high pressure pump, watering timing, etc?OK, change in irrigation system. Day 25 of veg. Increased the rez from a two rez system with a capacity of 15 to 20 gallons to a single 35 gallon rez, running around 25 gallons in the tank.
Went with a 12V, 1 gallon per minute, @ 80 psi, 120V to 12V reducer and a 30 psi pressure reducer.
A bit cleaner setup, no more drip ring, using adjustable stream heads.
This manifold is from my original setup from years ago when I was growing in my DIY cabinet, I kept it and glad I did.
Got roots? Just love my Smart Pots, Canna Coco and Great White!
Did a test run, this new system seems to wet the medium more even than past methods.
The plants are, as stated previously, very Indica dominate. One is 21 inches, two more of the 5 are just under that and the last two are around 16 inches. As fast as they took off after germination I expect them to be growing more.
If you have grown Big Buddha Cheese what are your experiences?
GR
How are you managing the runoff?
gr865
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@ OneHitDone
Just changed the start times from, 4 start times of 1.5 minutes, 1 min, 1 min and 1.75 for the final cycle to get a bit more runoff and wash old nutes from the system.
Now will use 8 start times, 1st time 9 PM - 1.5 min, the next 6 times every 1.5 hrs @ 40 sec per cycle and the final time at 7:30 AM @ 2 min. this is to allow the pots to get a good semi flush to wash the old nutes from the coco profile. Will just have to watch the amount of runoff and adjust the time accordingly.
Manage the runoff the old fashion way, collect in a catch tray and use a shop vac. In the near future I want to set up a method for emptying the catch tray, Possibly set up a pump on a float system to remove the solution from the catch tray back out of the tent and into a drain in the room next to the tent, where my irrigation system is set up. Something to work on in the future.
The pump is a 12V DC fresh water pump, for RV's, campers and the such, 80 PSI @1.2 gallons per minute.
Bayite Fresh Water Pump, 12 Volt DC Diaphragm Pump Self Priming Sprayer Pump with Pressure Switch 4.5 L/Min - 1.2 GPM 80 PSI. I have a AC to DC converter, 8.2A, 100W, 110V to 12V.
I have yet to try to adjust the pressure at that pump, may try that and do away with the pressure reducer. Will give that a try when I grow the clones from this grow once this grow is finished. Looking at doing 16 to 24 clones in 1 gallon Smart Pots/Coco or 1 gallon coffee containers with coco, so thinking I will need the extra pressure but not 80 PSI.
Just changed the start times from, 4 start times of 1.5 minutes, 1 min, 1 min and 1.75 for the final cycle to get a bit more runoff and wash old nutes from the system.
Now will use 8 start times, 1st time 9 PM - 1.5 min, the next 6 times every 1.5 hrs @ 40 sec per cycle and the final time at 7:30 AM @ 2 min. this is to allow the pots to get a good semi flush to wash the old nutes from the coco profile. Will just have to watch the amount of runoff and adjust the time accordingly.
Manage the runoff the old fashion way, collect in a catch tray and use a shop vac. In the near future I want to set up a method for emptying the catch tray, Possibly set up a pump on a float system to remove the solution from the catch tray back out of the tent and into a drain in the room next to the tent, where my irrigation system is set up. Something to work on in the future.
The pump is a 12V DC fresh water pump, for RV's, campers and the such, 80 PSI @1.2 gallons per minute.
Bayite Fresh Water Pump, 12 Volt DC Diaphragm Pump Self Priming Sprayer Pump with Pressure Switch 4.5 L/Min - 1.2 GPM 80 PSI. I have a AC to DC converter, 8.2A, 100W, 110V to 12V.
I have yet to try to adjust the pressure at that pump, may try that and do away with the pressure reducer. Will give that a try when I grow the clones from this grow once this grow is finished. Looking at doing 16 to 24 clones in 1 gallon Smart Pots/Coco or 1 gallon coffee containers with coco, so thinking I will need the extra pressure but not 80 PSI.
gr865
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Transplanted 5 of the 13 clones into coco 1 gallon Smart Pots. These will be vegged for around 5 weeks while their mothers finish in the flower tent. Upon harvest, the mothers they will be dried and tested to chose the two best pheno's, baste on flavor, aroma, high, and plant structure. The chosen two plant clones will be harvested an the clones put in a yet to be built EZ Cloner and rooted. They will then go into at least a 16 plant SOG.
They will be topped multiple times to create as many clones as possible for the start of the winter 19 grow. They have been in Red Solo cups for a few weeks now and are really ready to go into the SP's.
First fill pots lightly compacted. Then watered with around 2 gallons/pot of a solution of lite nutes 0.75 EC, Rapid Start, Sub Culture II Mycorrhizol Root Inculcation and pH'ed to 5.8. This is to flush the fresh coco and prepare the coco to accept the clone.
Then dig a hole in the coco and place a solo cup in the center and compact around it, adding what is needed to bring the coco to the level of the coco in the transplant.
The reason for compacting around the solo is to prepare it to except the clone from a solo cup. It excepts the clone from the solo without having to do much but add a bit of coco to around an inch above the original coco line. This is what the SP looks like just prior to transplant.
I would say that they were ready for transplanting. It is sprinkled with Great White prior to going in the pots that are also treated with GW.
It was then transplanted and watered with the same solution the coco pots were soaked with prior to transplanting.
Another clone taken from the solo's and transplanted. And so on and so on!
Taken advantage to the almost 80 degree temps.
GR
They will be topped multiple times to create as many clones as possible for the start of the winter 19 grow. They have been in Red Solo cups for a few weeks now and are really ready to go into the SP's.
First fill pots lightly compacted. Then watered with around 2 gallons/pot of a solution of lite nutes 0.75 EC, Rapid Start, Sub Culture II Mycorrhizol Root Inculcation and pH'ed to 5.8. This is to flush the fresh coco and prepare the coco to accept the clone.
Then dig a hole in the coco and place a solo cup in the center and compact around it, adding what is needed to bring the coco to the level of the coco in the transplant.
The reason for compacting around the solo is to prepare it to except the clone from a solo cup. It excepts the clone from the solo without having to do much but add a bit of coco to around an inch above the original coco line. This is what the SP looks like just prior to transplant.
I would say that they were ready for transplanting. It is sprinkled with Great White prior to going in the pots that are also treated with GW.
It was then transplanted and watered with the same solution the coco pots were soaked with prior to transplanting.
Another clone taken from the solo's and transplanted. And so on and so on!
Taken advantage to the almost 80 degree temps.
GR
OneHitDone
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What brand of drip irrigation tubing are you using for your bubblers? Is if softer and more playable than the RainDrip stuff sold at home depot etc?
gr865
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Thanks Pin,
I only wish, this bitch has gotten totally out of control, I will never miss the start of planned 12/12 flower date.
pinner420
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There's company called amco out of Australia but you can source that stuff here I believe at autopotusa.com...
gr865
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Few shots of what will be the mothers of each pheno, as stated will choose the best two, growth, taste and stonier effect.
There were transplant from Red Solo's on 12/2 and this pic is from 12/6, not bad root growth for 4 days.
Here are a few from this AM.
Taking shape and should begin to thicken these next three weeks then the ripening stage for at least a week. Going to bump up my EC, was running 1.5 plus till this week with the KoolBloom and without the KB it went to 1.25, will be increasing A&B to 500 to 550 ppm tomorrow with new rez fill. In the morning at the 7:30 AM cycle I will run it manual and add Great White, pump all I can get from the rez, sort of a mini flush. Then do a rez cleanup and refill with around 1.45 to 1.5 EC solution.
The color is great, not overly dark so not giving to much N, but will monitor it this week to see if I need to back off the N some. Need it to fatten the ladies up, the only kind of fat ladies I like, LOL. Actually one of my favorite ladies on this planet is a BBW, both body and soul.
With this last training session the plants are keeping away from the lamps, they are about 8 inches from the lamps themselves. Just turned the bottom fan up to speed 2 and all is good. Don't think I will need to take them out of the tent till maybe later next week or weekend.
GR
There were transplant from Red Solo's on 12/2 and this pic is from 12/6, not bad root growth for 4 days.
Here are a few from this AM.
Taking shape and should begin to thicken these next three weeks then the ripening stage for at least a week. Going to bump up my EC, was running 1.5 plus till this week with the KoolBloom and without the KB it went to 1.25, will be increasing A&B to 500 to 550 ppm tomorrow with new rez fill. In the morning at the 7:30 AM cycle I will run it manual and add Great White, pump all I can get from the rez, sort of a mini flush. Then do a rez cleanup and refill with around 1.45 to 1.5 EC solution.
The color is great, not overly dark so not giving to much N, but will monitor it this week to see if I need to back off the N some. Need it to fatten the ladies up, the only kind of fat ladies I like, LOL. Actually one of my favorite ladies on this planet is a BBW, both body and soul.
With this last training session the plants are keeping away from the lamps, they are about 8 inches from the lamps themselves. Just turned the bottom fan up to speed 2 and all is good. Don't think I will need to take them out of the tent till maybe later next week or weekend.
GR
OneHitDone
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Your grow is very inspiring and as we constantly go round and round with our grow methods, I will be stealing some of your setup / technique
gr865
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Anyway I can help, just ask. Did you find the super flex red hose?Your grow is very inspiring and as we constantly go round and round with our grow methods, I will be stealing some of your setup / technique