1st Grow - Hubbabubbasmelloscope in DWC & Water Farm

Homie Da Clown

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Sorry - I wasn't very clear, what does the strain smell like at this point?
Lol ya I totally missed the boat on that one. She says she smells them however I don’t or at least not much. Shit if she thinks they stink now she should have smelled my Sour D cut about week 9.
Loud loud. Had me nervous, you might say.
 

Homie Da Clown

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They are getting about 750-850ml a day. 5 gallon pots.
Ok sounds like you know how to feed them. They look good. I would start some LST to work the branches out, like you was making an umbrella. The idea is to make the plant think it’s main stalk is broke and it will signal all the other branches to make a run for the border lol,,, actually they race to the top. That now gives you several colas instead of just 1

Now I’m gonna give you the best advice you ever heard. And your gonna swear that I’m wrong. But I’m not. And any really good coco growers will agree.
SMALL POTS FOR BIG YIELDS.
WHAT????
I know. Soil growers are rolling over in their graves.

But if you want to get your yields, you build a DTW System, and use 1/2 gallon pots. You feed multiple times a day.
The key is getting a timer that allows you to pick how many seconds you want it on, and one that allows multiple cycles. Don’t skimp here cause it’s the meat and tators of this system.
 

dion455

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Ok sounds like you know how to feed them. They look good. I would start some LST to work the branches out, like you was making an umbrella. The idea is to make the plant think it’s main stalk is broke and it will signal all the other branches to make a run for the border lol,,, actually they race to the top. That now gives you several colas instead of just 1

Now I’m gonna give you the best advice you ever heard. And your gonna swear that I’m wrong. But I’m not. And any really good coco growers will agree.
SMALL POTS FOR BIG YIELDS.
WHAT????
I know. Soil growers are rolling over in their graves.

But if you want to get your yields, you build a DTW System, and use 1/2 gallon pots. You feed multiple times a day.
The key is getting a timer that allows you to pick how many seconds you want it on, and one that allows multiple cycles. Don’t skimp here cause it’s the meat and tators of this system.
I have actually heard this I was going to go with 3 gallon buddy said 5. I will be going with smaller pots next time. I have flora flex if u ever heard of them with auto timer setup I just been manual feeding out of the drip system when they are ready. And I have a pretty Adjustable pump and a ball valve and on the manifold it has its own adjustment to control flow my timer only goes by minutes but with all that it works good.
 

Homie Da Clown

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I have actually heard this I was going to go with 3 gallon buddy said 5. I will be going with smaller pots next time. I have flora flex if u ever heard of them with auto timer setup I just been manual feeding out of the drip system when they are ready. And I have a pretty Adjustable pump and a ball valve and on the manifold it has its own adjustment to control flow my timer only goes by minutes but with all that it works good.
Understood. I’m gonna comment to two things. Yes your timer might work for 5 gal pots but will not work with smaller pots. They need controlled by seconds. That’s how serious it is. But that’s how you pull big weight. By feeding them multiple times a day in smaller pots.

Second thing. The reason you got ppm problems is because your pot is to big. What happens is the coco dries out in certain spots and the salts build up. Which is measured in ppm. You need to water coco every day. Read about cation exchange in coco coir.
 

dion455

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I have actually heard this I was going to go with 3 gallon buddy said 5. I will be going with smaller pots next time. I have flora flex if u ever heard of them with auto timer setup I just been manual feeding out of the drip system when they are ready. And I have a pretty Adjustable pump and a ball valve and on the manifold it has its own adjustment to control flow my timer only goes by minutes but with all that it works good.
That was my plant to tie them down tonight to start spreading.
 

dion455

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Understood. I’m gonna comment to two things. Yes your timer might work for 5 gal pots but will not work with smaller pots. They need controlled by seconds. That’s how serious it is. But that’s how you pull big weight. By feeding them multiple times a day in smaller pots.

Second thing. The reason you got ppm problems is because your pot is to big. What happens is the coco dries out in certain spots and the salts build up. Which is measured in ppm. You need to water coco every day. Read about cation exchange in coco coir.
Okay I’m going to go with probably small 6 inch pots with a higher plant count next time. And give that a go. Probably like 8-12
 

Homie Da Clown

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Okay I’m going to go with probably small 6 inch pots with a higher plant count next time. And give that a go. Probably like 8-12
Sounds good. I used half gallon pots but you really got to have your game on, to keep out of trouble. What’s trouble? Coco drying out and salt build up. So you need 10-15% run off. Test run off frequently so we know that our ppm is in the right range. Coco is a beauty and a beast. It’s amazing till it aint amazing.
And everything has to do with not letting it dry out and making sure your coco don’t have salt build up.
 

Homie Da Clown

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yeah I like them. Very easy very clean. Even water distribution. Now for the timer can you point me in the right direction?
I’m getting ready to do some thing with the ole lady. I check in tonight and we google it. I think the one I remember was made by autopilot.
 

dion455

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Sounds good. I used half gallon pots but you really got to have your game on, to keep out of trouble. What’s trouble? Coco drying out and salt build up. So you need 10-15% run off. Test run off frequently so we know that our ppm is in the right range. Coco is a beauty and a beast. It’s amazing till it aint amazing.
And everything has to do with not letting it dry out and making sure your coco don’t have salt build up.
Yeah I usually do DWC and decided to make a switch and I’m very happy with the results so far and I know I’m just getting started. Should I be having run off now?
 

dion455

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Yeah I usually do DWC and decided to make a switch and I’m very happy with the results so far and I know I’m just getting started. Should I be having run off now?
Idk how I like lst I slightly split a stem hopefully she will be okay. She’s probably a little hurt though. But I did half the Plants tonight wanted to see what you thought and how they respond. Feel like I did too much?
 

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Homie Da Clown

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Yeah I usually do DWC and decided to make a switch and I’m very happy with the results so far and I know I’m just getting started. Should I be having run off now?
Yes. And since you used 5 gal pot that takes a lot to get run off.
Next time use 1 gal pots.
DWC is by far the best way if you got all the equipment.
Are you using RO water?
 

dion455

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Damn. That’s good water. My tap is about 450 ppm. I use RO water for everything
What do you think about the pics I posted of the lst? I should have done it sooner as the beaches were very firm and I snapped a good sized one that didn’t recover. What else can I do to achieve the best yield and quality out of this grow. what would you do with 6 with a 1000 watt hps/mh
 

dion455

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Damn. That’s good water. My tap is about 450 ppm. I use RO water for everything
Yeah I know it’s very good back years ago when I used to attempt to grow I was like 15. I used ro because I didn’t have a ppm meter and every good grower I seen online uses ro.then I started talking to people locally and they said they used tap and when I tested mine I was shocked how good it actually was.
 
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dion455

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Damn. That’s good water. My tap is about 450 ppm. I use RO water for everything
I think they are looking good so far. There is definitely a lot more area I think I'm going to have to cover. So I have two questions. What would you do with these with a 1k hps. Would you scrog? Or what do you think the best yield would be. Second thing is the last two picture is the coco. I think I'm watering too much? Getting some Algae. The pots seem light and the tops seem to be getting dryer but the bottoms of the pots feel very moist. I skipped watering tonight and will check them in a couple of hours. They look kind of sad right now because I just tied the rest of them down.
 

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