Barney's Farm - Tangerine Dream - Waterfarm!

matatan said:

how did you manage to take away the orange from the hps????

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Hey mat - thanks for noticing! =) After practicing a bit with lighting, I was able to get these shots literally within the first minute that the light came on. It's a magnetic ballast for this light, so it takes it about 2-3 minutes to fully reach it's brightest, so in the first minute that the light comes on, I can get some decent shots without the orange from the HPS... it's still a bit yellowish or even an odd kinda greenish, but using a certain lens with this new camera, it balances out quite nicely. I was able to get a few with the lights off as well, using a large flashlight to get a small amount of light so the exposure on the camera allowed for a shot plus the flash on the camera... these ones came straight from the camera, no color/brightness adjustments at all!

nice! very clever lol nice way to get clear pics, just gotta be quick! hey, i think you left out the pics with the flashlight

fucking incredible grow Dayzt +Rep you've made me see my space in a whole new light

what kind of nutrient schedule are you on?

Dayzt, your a fabulous photographer! I cant wait to see more pictures. Your girl is a fuckin supermodel..please have a heart and dont keep her locked away just for yourself to droll over .. spread the love..have a wicked weekend ....peace out dr. trichs

matatan said:

nice! very clever lol nice way to get clear pics, just gotta be quick! hey, i think you left out the pics with the flashlight

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Yeah, the ones I took this time using the flashlight came out a bit too dark...only those 2 were really worth posting. It's a PITA trying to hold up the flashlight and take a picture with this heavier camera at the same time..i need a tripod.

Dutchbuster said:

fucking incredible grow Dayzt +Rep you've made me see my space in a whole new light

what kind of nutrient schedule are you on?

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Thanks Db. My nutrient schedule is very simple - I've been using mostly Flora-Nova Bloom at about 2100 ppms (not exactly sure since my meter only goes to 1999, then just shows '1'..lol). I've dialed it back a ton over the past 2 weeks while doing my add-backs, last night I used about a half-gallon of just straight RO water to top it off since it was still registering over 2000 ppms even after using a ~650ppm rez replacement solution... She's drinking alot, but leaving alot of nutes behind, so that's why it's been testing so hot - I likely need to give her a good flush soon to bring that back down, but this is the time when the ppms should be at the peak, so I haven't jumped on the flush yet. She's not looking too bad at this point though, considering it's on week 9 of flower.

I've also been adding a small amount of Adv Nutrients 'Nirvana' (about 2 tsp per 1.5 gallons) and some Bud Blaster to raise the 'K' a bit more - seems to be helping with the buds filling out.

The last 2 top-ups this week, I've also added 2 tsp of molasses to the RO water to try and giver her some extra carbs to use in the last few weeks of thickening... it's tricky though, cause I don't want the molasses to clog my drip tubes...so far so good!

Dr.Amber Trichome said:

Dayzt, your a fabulous photographer! I cant wait to see more pictures. Your girl is a fuckin supermodel..please have a heart and dont keep her locked away just for yourself to droll over .. spread the love..have a wicked weekend ....peace out dr. trichs

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Thanks again Dr.AT - I don't consider myself any type of 'pro' photographer by any means - but I'm learning as I go! Trial and error is what it's all about... found some tricks that work better than others, but the camera I'm using is very 'beginner' friendly - worth the extra $$ spent for sure.

You have a great weekend as well - look for more pics over the next 3-4 days. Cheers!!

Beautiful Job! I am in awe! You are a master of your craft. One day I hope to be as talented as you with my medicine.

great job man, keep it up. I will be starting my own scottyballs inspired grow here soon.

What method did you use to germ? and did you drop it right into the hydroton?

tardis said:

Beautiful Job! I am in awe! You are a master of your craft. One day I hope to be as talented as you with my medicine.

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Thank you for the kind words - it's really encouraging! I'll say it again......

'Nothin to it but to do it!' -Scottyballs

mr2shim said:

great job man, keep it up. I will be starting my own scottyballs inspired grow here soon.

What method did you use to germ? and did you drop it right into the hydroton?

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Thanks mr2shim - I think it was mentioned somewhere in the first 2-3 pages of the journal... first try, I germed using the paper-towel method, soaking the seed for about 24 hrs before putting it into the wet towel/baggie... but after 2-3 days in the paper-towel it wasn't cracking, so I put another seed directly into the wet p-towel/baggie, and lo-and-behold that 2nd seed cracked in less than 24 hours... although it may have been luck, I think these seeds are easily 'drowned' from pre-soaking, so I would recommend avoiding the pre-soak and go straight to the paper-towel. I leave the zip-lock baggie open slightly to allow it to breathe, wrap it lightly in a kerchief to keep out the light and place it on a semi-warm computer sub-woofer for enough warmth to encourage it to start...hope that helps! =)

mr2shim said:

great job man, keep it up. I will be starting my own scottyballs inspired grow here soon.

What method did you use to germ? and did you drop it right into the hydroton?

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...oops, missed answering part of your question...

When this seed germinated (after about 20 hr in the wet paper-towel), it went from a tiny root emerging, to a full-on 1 inch root and no shell attached in about 2 hours. I checked in after 20 hours and it was just starting, but I didn't have time to put it in the waterfarm until later that same evening..by then it had shed it's shell already and was almost completely white (see earliest pics). I had to gently (without touching it with my fingers - using tweezers) place it in the hydroton, moving a few pieces around the root until it supported it enough, and keep it wet for the first few hours.. then it was fine in about a half a day to take off on it's own.

I don't think it's necessary to 'bury' it in the hydroton, just ensure it's in there enough to keep moist enough - once the root 'takes hold', you're good to go! Also, you only need 'natural' light for that first day, then after that you can put a few CFLs close-in on it - then you'll start seeing more and more green.

Dutchbuster said:

fucking incredible grow Dayzt +Rep you've made me see my space in a whole new light

what kind of nutrient schedule are you on?

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Argh..sorry man, missed part of this answer as well...

I don't really have an actual 'schedule'...I explained what nutes I've been using and such in the previous reply, but as for a 'schedule'.... well, I started low with ppms (again, only GH Flora Nova Bloom) in veg, gradually increasing up to about 900 ppms towards the end of veg (~9 weeks), then once 12/12 started, I bumped it up slowly again until hitting about 18-1900 ppms. She started to get slight burned leaf-tips, so I backed off the ppms - but she retained a 'hot' reading even though I dialed back the nutes... this was because she was drinking more water than eating nutes - so I'd find that the rez would be down about a gallon or more after half a day (one lights-out period) and the ppms would be through the roof due to the plant not using the food.... she's been looking fine still, considering... but I think i'll need to give her a good flush soon...gonna use some fresh rainwater!

You can see from some of the pics that there's some leaves that are browning/drying off faster than others...it's tricky to keep the entire plant looking 100% healthy when it's this large - some parts are darker green, some lighter, some more 'burnt' that others... but overall it's doing well I think. =)

Drained the rez this evening and then proceeded to run about 13 litres of fresh pH'd rain-water through the waterfarm. The last bit of water coming through the rez measured at about 250 ppm, so I think it helped quite a lot. Once the flush was complete, I filled the rez back up with nuted water - took another reading after it was all back up and running:

pH: 5.5
ppm: 1150

I put a tablespoon of molasses in with the nute mix as well. Here's a quick pic update:

F'ing beautiful dude!

Let's have a look at the tree trunk.

Those are some of the nicest bud pics that I have seen, keep it up brother!

One cola puts my entire plant to shame..
Good job!

Weeman^ said:

F'ing beautiful dude!

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Thanks! Good luck with your TD - took a look at your journal, nice variety!

killernugs said:

Let's have a look at the tree trunk.

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I'll try to get another pic below her skirt in the next batch of pictures... it's not looking much different down there though.. =)

rick19011 said:

Those are some of the nicest bud pics that I have seen, keep it up brother!

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Thanks for the comments! It's hard to take a bad picture of her...

C.Indica said:

One cola puts my entire plant to shame..
Good job!

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Lol... yeah, comparing this plant to my last grows, it's hard to believe this is all just one plant - most likely to yield more here than I've yielded on any of my other attempts having up to 6 plants at once... but those grows I would have 2 - 3 different strains whereas this time we'll just have a lot of the one strain for the rest of the summer/fall.

I like growing one rediculously healthy tree, rather than 6 skimpy weeds.

If time/money allowed it would be great to have that setup duplicated a few more times.

C.Indica said:

I like growing one rediculously healthy tree, rather than 6 skimpy weeds.

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Agreed - there's some 'give and take' between doing this in hydro vs soil though - the waterfarm needs 'daily' attention to top-off the rez once things are rolling, while soil needs less daily attention, but more 'work' with transplanting and the dirty mess of 6 seperate pots... once vacation time and holidays come around, it's not easy to leave for 5-6 days with the waterfarm...

..but I doubt I'll go back to soil anytime soon unless I'm able to start something outdoors of course - not a fan of the back-breaking work of hauling dirt and water around..lol

mr2shim said:

If time/money allowed it would be great to have that setup duplicated a few more times.

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Yeah - with my next round having 2 waterfarms side by side in a tent twice this size, it'll be interesting for sure.

Since this plant is obviously heavier on the 'sativa' side, the longer 12/12 photoperiod is expected but the yield will make up for the longer wait. Once I have the 2 going at once, there will be strains growing that are more 50/50 hybrids, so hopefully the veg and flower periods will be shorter, and produce a stouter, heavier type of yield which is expected from the extra indica influence...words to chew on I suppose.

Dayzt said:

Agreed - there's some 'give and take' between doing this in hydro vs soil though - the waterfarm needs 'daily' attention to top-off the rez once things are rolling, while soil needs less daily attention, but more 'work' with transplanting and the dirty mess of 6 seperate pots... once vacation time and holidays come around, it's not easy to leave for 5-6 days with the waterfarm...

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What you could do is build a 30-40 gallon res with a float that would automatically fill the waterfarms res. If you had the space for something to that nature you could be gone for a few days to a week or so and not worry too much. I'm with you, I haven't even put the send in the waterfarm yet and I already like waterfarms more than soil. Just so much neater and not having to deal with dirt and flushing dirt and that huge mess. Grow is in my signature, nothing special yet. I need to go buy a usb cable for my canon eos I seem to have lost mine. Will def do that by tomorrow.