Anything else???

Hello people,
I'm in my 35th day of flowering and all is well. The girls are happy and healthy, however being that they are sativa dominant AK-47 ladies, they grew like crazy in my grow box. There are 7 total, 1 of them small and bushy and I believe it is a Blueberry girl and the rest of them obviously Sativa. 2 of them grew up to be about about 5 feet tall and they have 2 fat full colas each. The last 4 grew so big I was forced to super crop each of their main colas at around their 3rd or 4th week of flowering. 3 of the 4 responded relatively well to the super cropping as their buds got nice and fat. The last one however, stretched quite a bit and the buds are very small. Does this have anything to do with healing process? Also, is there anything else I can add to their nutrient regimen?

*They are in 5 gallon pots with Fox Farm potting soil with worm castings and bat guano....
*I've been using Fox Farms Tiger Bloom since the beginning of flowering....
*I've also been using Fox Farms Open Sesame for the first 4 weeks and then switched to Beastie Bloomz....
*I've also been using Hygrozyme 10ml per gal of water every watering...
*I've also been using Dyna-Gro Pro-Tekt along with some Neem Oil to help get rid of some gnats I had a problem with in the beginning.....

Is there anything else I should be using in order to help them babies fill out or just keep doing what I've been doing and be patient????

with all those nutes and what not

i think all you can do is wait to see if they fill out,,, and pray

Looks like the nutes are covered. Thought about some CO2?

I've considered going with adding some co2 but, I'm a little low on funds and cannot afford a propane burner setup, regulator, etc...etc... I've read alot of info on home made co2 but don't I have to keep the fans off in order properly use the co2??? How many bottles of yeast and sugar water would I have to use??? Where would I place the hosing, at the bottom or the top of the plants??? I would hate to ruin these girls this close to the end.

southpaw said:

I've considered going with adding some co2 but, I'm a little low on funds and cannot afford a propane burner setup, regulator, etc...etc... I've read alot of info on home made co2 but don't I have to keep the fans off in order properly use the co2??? How many bottles of yeast and sugar water would I have to use??? Where would I place the hosing, at the bottom or the top of the plants??? I would hate to ruin these girls this close to the end.

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Yep. It is a little tricky. I just use a regulator and tank, but that is the pricier way.

To determine flow, I imagine co2 as a liquid. It will flow down, so put the tubing over your plants. Dry ice is frozen co2 and I'm sure you can picture how those vapors flow down and then spread out.

Should I turn the fans off while I add co2? Also how do I know when to stop giving them co2??? Thanks for the help...

southpaw said:

Should I turn the fans off while I add co2? Also how do I know when to stop giving them co2??? Thanks for the help...

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I have a wardrobe cabinet so I shut off my grow space exhaust fan, but I leave the oscillating fan and the hood fan running.

I don't have a co2 monitor, but we know that the ideal co2 level is 1500 ppm. Air already has 300 ppm, which means we have to add 1200 ppm.

Knowing the volume of my cabinet, I then adjust the flow meter on the tank to fill my cabinet up to 1200 ppm in 15 minutes. I then turn off the co2 and let it soak for 15 minutes and then repeat the process once more for a total of one hour and then I run the exhaust fan for an hour and then I go back and do an hour of co2, etc.

Hopefully that makes sense it really isn't all that complicated, timers do all the work.

Yeah that makes sense, thanks Picasso345 ...What I'm wondering now is if there is a way to test the amount of co2 in my grow box while using the home made co2 method???

Picasso345 said:

Yep. It is a little tricky. I just use a regulator and tank, but that is the pricier way.

To determine flow, I imagine co2 as a liquid. It will flow down, so put the tubing over your plants. Dry ice is frozen co2 and I'm sure you can picture how those vapors flow down and then spread out.

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No, CO2 is a gas. I have yet to see a liquid CO2 bottle. (yes a compressed gas turns to liquid. But I have seen Dewers of N2, O2, but never CO2. Liquid is about the purest of a gas one can get. I work on CO2 lasers that require *pure* CO2, ie: $500 a bottle (4.8 or better) and thats just the gas, not the bottle or bottle rental.)

But back to the topic at hand. Even a yeast/sugar or Vinegar/baking soda method will work. IT may not give *perfect* amounts, but more then free air. And if in a closet, one needs from CO2 introduced (though can get that from air turn over from vent fans)

Vent fans should go off before bottled CO2 is turned on and the CO2 should be turned off before vent fans go back on. (about an hour?)

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No, CO2 is a gas. I have yet to see a liquid CO2 bottle. (yes a compressed gas turns to liquid. But I have seen Dewers of N2, O2, but never CO2. Liquid is about the purest of a gas one can get. I work on CO2 lasers that require *pure* CO2, ie: $500 a bottle (4.8 or better) and thats just the gas, not the bottle or bottle rental.)

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Yes co2 is a gas as we use it, nobody claims otherwise. I've found that IMAGINING co2 as a liquid helps to visualize how it will flow.

Picasso345 said:

Yes co2 is a gas as we use it, nobody claims otherwise. I've found that IMAGINING co2 as a liquid helps to visualize how it will flow.

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I'll buy that.

(++ reps for that)