First time grower...Tent, Hydro, LED/CFL combo. Thanks for any advice.

DarthBlazeAnthony said:

I have a nice hydroponic setup going. When I go flower mode I will kick on the 600w LED. Please comment if you wanna chat or have advice.

Strains: The main one is unknown, 1 Cheesey Smurf, 1 Aurora, 4 unknown
Lights: 2700k and 6500k bulbs , high lumens, low watts also, a 600w led panel
Filter: 6 inch Carbon air scrubber/filter
Fans: 3x hortline 5w fans, 4 inch inline duct fan, and a 35w 6 inch hyper inline fan
Hydroponics setup: 4x air stones, 25 ft tubing, dwc buckets, mesh pots, humboldt nutrients. hydroten pebbles, PH and PPM testers, rockwool cubes, trays, air pump, ph up and down, valves, hole saw, non return valves for air pump, magnifying glass, aluminum air vent, power cables...etc. so many more items to list but this is the basic setup.

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I didn't read the whole thread, but from what I see you out a lot of study and thought into it. I think for a first grow its FREEKIN awesome. And the plants in the first post look happy and healthy. Again, I didn't read the whole thread.

GrowUrOwnDank said:

I didn't read the whole thread, but from what I see you out a lot of study and thought into it. I think for a first grow its FREEKIN awesome. And the plants in the first post look happy and healthy. Again, I didn't read the whole thread.

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Thanks ...I'm on round 3...check my instagram or twitter for updates. I'll try to post here as well. What strains are you growing? Cheers

DarthBlazeAnthony said:

Thanks ...I'm on round 3...check my instagram or twitter for updates. I'll try to post here as well. What strains are you growing? Cheers

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I'm tween now, mostly like autos especially Dinafem products. World of seeds and DNA too. I don't really do the other 2 sites just here. I got your thread marked and will watch. Have a good weekend boss!

Quick question...I have (12) 16oz. mason jars. 8 are full thank goodness..Need to order more because the cheesey smurf should fill 5 at least during early stages of curing. How often do you like to burp the jars and how frequently?

The hygrometer is currently showing 80 with the mason jar closed 30 mins after burping. I thought it should be around 60-65. Do I keep the lid off until it is more dry?

DarthBlazeAnthony said:

The hygrometer is currently showing 80 with the mason jar closed 30 mins after burping. I thought it should be around 60-65. Do I keep the lid off until it is more dry?

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yes

mason jars, lids off in a dark box currently. Thx Yoda

Clone Wars are happening.

I got 3 ounces off the cheesey smurf and one ounce off the Aurora OG. Curing in mason jars with the hygrometer reading between 60-65.

Just transferred the clones into the bloom station an hour ago. This is so fucking exciting!!! Round 3. I will do much better this round because 4 plants should yield better than 2. I would have had 4 last round but we had that went herm gnar.The new transferred mama's will require some lollipopping/cloning... then gonna grow 4 days before going 12/12. I invite any advice. I still need help even though I am doing ok. It is still hydroponics which can be tricky plus using the decent LED, supplementing with 4 CFL's. Humboldt nutrients, temps always good. The last harvest was so good I cannot even tell you. The smell, the smoke, and the overall quality impressed me. Stay tuned and here are the transfer photos. Thank you.

The scrog goes in tomorrow. So fuckin Bushy.

Here is a scrog update of the 4 plants in hydro. Switched to flower, starting now. LED with supplementing cfl's...seems to be working great. QP every two months is good for this tent. Lets see if HP is possible. Stay Tuned.

It was not long ago that I almost gave up growing because of the smell and that my landlord could smell it. I'm happy it did not stop me. Thanks for all the words of encouragement. I am moving next month but the grow will keep going. Nothing will ever stop me from making my own medicine. Sitting on a half pound of that homegrown...Gonna have to start making hash or medibles. Ill use one qp for making treats and the rest for hash. The next harvest should be much better quality. Cheers!

Here are the results in jars thus far. (12) 32 oz mason jars....Roughly a half P. Curing is key. Harvesting the trichomes very soon.

Well...Since the last update...The tent went Bonkerz! Very happy. Defoliating the bottom to get ready for buds. Still 4 plants in hydro doing quite well. The Ph is off, nutes good, plants dgaf. Strains are Aurora OG and Cheesey smurf. Nobody has these strains apparently. Stay tuned for more updates. Photos: Flash only lights off, lights on with no flash. Hydroponics!!

@GroErr I think I went a lil too big on this one. Last round I had intended to grow 4 in one 12 gallon hydroponic tote but 2 turned into males so I only grew two. This time, All 4 are good to go. I switched to flower a like a week ago and the fucking plants doubled in size. It is like a fucking amazonian rainforest in this son of a bitch. Do you think they will grow much more? I really hope not. Also, I am supplementing my LED panel with 4 cfl's at 2700k each. Should I add in another spectrum of light? Below is the cfl I just bought. Despite the photo, It is actuall a 2700k bulb. 125w grow bulb for $24 on ebay.

DarthBlazeAnthony said:

@GroErr I think I went a lil too big on this one. Last round I had intended to grow 4 in one 12 gallon hydroponic tote but 2 turned into males so I only grew two. This time, All 4 are good to go. I switched to flower a like a week ago and the fucking plants doubled in size. It is like a fucking amazonian rainforest in this son of a bitch. Do you think they will grow much more? I really hope not. Also, I am supplementing my LED panel with 4 cfl's at 2700k each. Should I add in another spectrum of light? Below is the cfl I just bought. Despite the photo, It is actuall a 2700k bulb. 125w grow bulb for $24 on ebay.

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Ha, the stretch has to be accounted for, it'll take you a couple of rounds to get that down. They've probably done 75% - 90% of their stretching now so you should be alright. Still early enough to bend them/tie them a bit if you think height will be an issue. Nothing wrong with a full canopy as long as you have head room and you can get light through it

Additional light/spectrum won't hurt. I've gotten much better results mixing up 2700k/3000k/4000k in my small LED tent. Only thing with CFL's is they need to be quite close to be effective so if you think you can manage that it won't hurt...

Planning to do some lollipopping soon. All the way from the bottom to the top of the scrog net. Check out my new trimmers. They are very sharp and comfortable.

@GroErr Should I lollipop the plants now or wait a bit more?

DarthBlazeAnthony said:

@GroErr Should I lollipop the plants now or wait a bit more?

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I don't do true scrogs but I do clean up the bottoms on taller plants, usually around end of the stretch, 10-14 days in. Once they hit above 32" or so you don't get much to the bottom. I don't go crazy with it but in scrog I think it's a good idea as you get no light below the canopy.