Matty's Mephisto Ripley's OG x2

4x4x8 tent(not using full yet)
135 watt QB
3.9 gal pots(from autopot system)
Royal Gold Tupar
GH CalMag/Micro/Bloom 2.5/6/9 ml per gal.

Day 23 topped at 3rd node 5 days ago and got rid of 1st node/fans cause too small to catch up. Not going to top/cut anything else. Feeding each 2ltr atm every other day. Ph is 6.0. One clearly bigger than the other but coming along just fine.

MATTYMATT726 said:

4x4x8 tent(not using full yet)
135 watt QB
3.9 gal pots(from autopot system)
Royal Gold Tupar
GH CalMag/Micro/Bloom 2.5/6/9 ml per gal.

Day 23 topped at 3rd node 5 days ago and got rid of 1st node/fans cause too small to catch up. Not going to top/cut anything else. Feeding each 2ltr atm every other day. Ph is 6.0. One clearly bigger than the other but coming along just fine.

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So when you water them do you just let the water run through and thats it? Ive been catching mine and repouring until it doesn't come out as much... Ive been mixing it up right now after all this time but my nl/big bud auto is going to be waaayyy behind!!!

Hello very nice.
I have thought of ordering some of the those seeds myself.

Frank Nitty said:

So when you water them do you just let the water run through and thats it? Ive been catching mine and repouring until it doesn't come out as much... Ive been mixing it up right now after all this time but my nl/big bud auto is going to be waaayyy behind!!!

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In coco you let some extra come out the bottom to push out salts from building up. I don't re use. I only hand water via top for first 3-4 weeks than a res bottom feeds them from tubing. Res sits higher than floor and gravity pushes water down to pots where a valve lets a certian amount of water to fill the pot and closes so it dosent overflow. All this with no moving parts, pumps or stones XD

MATTYMATT726 said:

In coco you let some extra come out the bottom to push out salts from building up. I don't re use. I only hand water via top for first 3-4 weeks than a res bottom feeds them from tubing. Res sits higher than floor and gravity pushes water down to pots where a valve lets a certian amount of water to fill the pot and closes so it dosent overflow. All this with no moving parts, pumps or stones XD

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Very interesting...

Pretty easy hydro system. Ot feeds the plants when they need it. I have a 4 pot system(3.9 gl pots) but only am using 2 atm. Its a set and forget tyoe of system. No running parts unless you want the extra air domes but i don't uss those myself.

6.0 ph?

min0r said:

6.0 ph?

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Absolutely. Perfectly in range. 5.8-6.2 good for coco.

MATTYMATT726 said:

Absolutely. Perfectly in range. 5.8-6.2 good for coco.

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ohh, didn't see you were in coco, my bad.

min0r said:

ohh, didn't see you were in coco, my bad.

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Yeah, i kbow soil likes more like 6.5 but i don't like dealing with pests. Im a simple grower. Tried FFOF and Kind soil in the bottom 3rd of the FFOF, but i didn't like soil at all.

Well, this is day 30. Tomorrow im going to definatley have to find something to lst them to open up the middle. Hoping they start to flower in next 2 weeks or I'll have to 12/12 for sue. Could go anywhere from 75 to 85 days so hopefully end of this week she shows. Leaves still green, hard to mess up Lucas/H3ads modified for coco. 2.5 calmag/6 Micro/9 Bloom is all they get. Phd to 6.0 in the res. Common babies XD

MATTYMATT726 said:

Well, this is day 30. Tomorrow im going to definatley have to find something to lst them to open up the middle. Hoping they start to flower in next 2 weeks or I'll have to 12/12 for sue. Could go anywhere from 75 to 85 days so hopefully end of this week she shows. Leaves still green, hard to mess up Lucas/H3ads modified for coco. 2.5 calmag/6 Micro/9 Bloom is all they get. Phd to 6.0 in the res. Common babies XD

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Oh yeah!!! They both look real nice...

Frank Nitty said:

Oh yeah!!! They both look real nice...

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They're keeping green which is good. No probelms with the new QB and coco in terms of calmag deficiencies. I guess 2.5 ml per gal seems to be a good amount. I just don't want these to be photosensitive. Than i got to get a damn timer as i have zero discipline with my don't try too hard growing and will never remember to turn lights on and off at the same time everyday. Thats probs my biggest weakness. I forget theyre there sometimes XD best way for good plants.

Hey Matty. Feed the bigger girl she looks alittle hungry. Looks like she's ready to start her stretch. Should see some pistils any day now. Looking good keep it up.

SwiSHa85 said:

Hey Matty. Feed the bigger girl she looks alittle hungry. Looks like she's ready to start her stretch. Should see some pistils any day now. Looking good keep it up.

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They're both on a res. It feeds what it wants via a valve. Res sends water into a tray which the pot sits in and the valve lets certian amount of water to be wicked up and fed and when it gets low it lets more water/nutes in. So they can each individually feed as much as they want need.

MATTYMATT726 said:

They're both on a res. It feeds what it wants via a valve. Res sends water into a tray which the pot sits in and the valve lets certian amount of water to be wicked up and fed and when it gets low it lets more water/nutes in. So they can each individually feed as much as they want need.

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I like the auto pot system for out of town or couple day trips but I like to be able to control each plants uptake individually. I run 2 or 3 different strength mixes depending on how many plants I have. I've tried the one size fits all approach and notice I run into more problems cause every plant is different.

SwiSHa85 said:

I like the auto pot system for out of town or couple day trips but I like to be able to control each plants uptake individually. I run 2 or 3 different strength mixes depending on how many plants I have. I've tried the one size fits all approach and notice I run into more problems cause every plant is different.

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Definatley, as 1 is clearly bigger than the other and they poped at the same time, but they are green which says ok in my book and top feeding only screws with the bottom. I'd rather be safe and feed hthem lighter than needed than have to fight an auto back to health.

Day 42, and 1 full week on the autopot res. 1 is way bigger than the other but they are in flower now. They look droopy from overwatering, because i use full coco and no pebbles in the bottom of the pots. Might turn off the auto feed to let them dry abit.

Ok, so i realized the pics from yesterday were miscalculated. Yesterday was day 34 not 42 since Sunday was just day 30 XD. I finally decided to tie her down abit to open them up. Still on the first res which was 4 gal. Filled up 8 days ago. I'll drain whats left if any in 2 more with fresh res. 10 days to 14 max is the longest I'd go but it rarley lasts that long. 1 is a big girl and the other short but not bad at all. I took pics of lights on and off to show the green leaves still which i happen to be happy about. I'm excited to think they could be about the half way point. Ill definatley take 1 at as much cloudy/no amber as i can(hopefully 70 days) and might take the other at 80-85 to see what kind of tranquilizer she can be XD