Old in the Way-First Grow Journal

onthedl0008 said:

Thanks old believe it or not bugs bwahahaha helped me out with the 4 plants per sq.ft. question. I should be right where i need to be.Although mine wont be equally spread out over my grow area and 3 in each pot.
Thanks for ur response man. Like ive already said, if im not learning something here than u are just reassuring my confidence. I do actually plan on taking a couple of my smaller cutting out just cuz i cut them to small and this should help with my space conditions per tub.
If ur not to busy or when u get a chance i guess.One more question lol. Was curious to what ur max ppm is during latter stage of flower for indica strains. Actually i wouldnt even mind if you completely broke it down per each flower stage lol. Ok man well thanks for the help.

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Old in the Way said:

This is for a 70 gallon res....
Tray 1--Day1-20
400ml ea part A & B DutchMaster Gold Flower
40grams Epsom Salts
32.5 grams Big Bud 0-15-40 (PK Boost)
400ml Cal Mag Plus
400ml 35% h2o2
500 ml Fulvic Acid (don't know if this does anything--supposedly a "chelate" or carrier mineral which aids in uptake)

This ends up between 1400 and 1470 ppm but is heavy on the Ca, Mg, P and K......this is due to the high plant count per gallon......they show signs of Mg, P and K deficiencies pretty quickly if I don't supplement heavily.

You should be able to supplement less and use more of your base formula....but I have found that just comes with reading the needs of the plants according to how they are looking 1400-1540 has been a very safe range for me.......

Tray 2--Day 21-41
Same as above--double Big Bud to 65 grams

PPM increases to 1540 +,-

Tray 3--Day 42-58 (Allowing 5 days for flush)

Same as Tray 1--Back to 1400-1470 PPM

Flush with H2O and Clearex for 24 hrs.....as posted by Stinkbud.....if you check the ppm of the water and clearex before and after flushing for 24 hrs you will see how much it goes up as salts are flushed from medium and root mass.....crazy, when I use a 5 gallon bucket to do this it goes from 140-770 after 2 dunks.

Then flush till trichs are at desired ripeness 2-5 days. I have been using Sweet and water at this stage......but the Sweet is just sugar and sulfur.....jury is still out on that product.

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Ahzweepay said:

Great journal Old!
Thanks for sharing the things that are working for you.
Lots of great help on RIU - keep it up!!!

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Old in the Way said:

This is for a 70 gallon res....
Tray 1--Day1-20
400ml ea part A & B DutchMaster Gold Flower
40grams Epsom Salts
32.5 grams Big Bud 0-15-40 (PK Boost)
400ml Cal Mag Plus
400ml 35% h2o2
500 ml Fulvic Acid (don't know if this does anything--supposedly a "chelate" or carrier mineral which aids in uptake)

This ends up between 1400 and 1470 ppm but is heavy on the Ca, Mg, P and K......this is due to the high plant count per gallon......they show signs of Mg, P and K deficiencies pretty quickly if I don't supplement heavily.

You should be able to supplement less and use more of your base formula....but I have found that just comes with reading the needs of the plants according to how they are looking 1400-1540 has been a very safe range for me.......

Tray 2--Day 21-41
Same as above--double Big Bud to 65 grams

PPM increases to 1540 +,-

Tray 3--Day 42-58 (Allowing 5 days for flush)

Same as Tray 1--Back to 1400-1470 PPM

Flush with H2O and Clearex for 24 hrs.....as posted by Stinkbud.....if you check the ppm of the water and clearex before and after flushing for 24 hrs you will see how much it goes up as salts are flushed from medium and root mass.....crazy, when I use a 5 gallon bucket to do this it goes from 140-770 after 2 dunks.

Then flush till trichs are at desired ripeness 2-5 days. I have been using Sweet and water at this stage......but the Sweet is just sugar and sulfur.....jury is still out on that product.

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smokingrubber said:

Thank you SO much for a clear step-by-step recipe. Could you please post your mother-vegetative recipe? Happy Holidays!

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Old in the Way said:

Here is a EZ Clone 120.

I didn't find it usefull for cloning so after my clones root through the rapid rooters...........I hang them in here for 4-7 days to put on some roots and a node or two in height before they go to flower.....They start looking like this.

after 7 plus days......they really get rolling

They then get moved to flower.

Tray 1--Days1-20
1kw HPS

Here is a sneak preview.

I hope these pics are coming up...if not let

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Styl!st07 said:

Hey Old Happy New!!!

This is crazy, I leave for a week and RIU has got a face lift and u keep popping out more babies. Thank God for Viagra.....

- Stylist

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onthedl0008 said:

Hey old if ur still checking up on this.....
Had a question on clones and strain traits...
I took some clones off my pink's last grow and got 2 tubs going thanks to all urz helps.
i dont understand it..Neither one of my flowering tubs bud sites are turning pink yet...Prolly wont but are deffinetely stinking like crazy...Is it normal for clones not to take on characteristics of the parent plants?

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bugsrnme said:

ya you old fart we have been more than patient.....now down some ensure (i like the chocolate ones) and get it in gear already.

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bugsrnme said:

bump......hey old man.....you still a free man? jail sucks but the sex is good. thanks again for the cloning info....workin like a charm. on my 3rd batch as per you/al and all is well. do you ever take your humidomes off? it just isnt covered in the thread. some folks take theirs off after the first week or when they see roots. comments?

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lilmafia513 said:

Jail sucks but the sex is good?
I don't know where you go to jail at, but here it's all guys together, no woman, and damn sure no sex. So that means if you are having sex in jail, then.............

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bugsrnme said:

well short of the fat lady at the carnival i dont know of anywhere you can get a beard to tickle your nether-regions the way a big ol' scruffy jail bird can. *sigh* i do miss tyrone

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lilmafia513 said:

You know what they say.....in the penn. it's just us men!!!LOL!!
Just messing with ya' man, had to make a joke about that!!LOL

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