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OnePrays

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My room is 4x4 my screen is 29x29 as I started this grow with a 400 hps I'm only running the one plant but my stand has the option of running 2 waterfarms side by side which I might do after I make a larger scrog for next grow
So in a 4x4 you could only fit that one girl? Woah she must be big I have a 8x6 so maybe I'll be able to do two? I want them huge. I'm here till the end I've enjoyed reading your journal and have learned a little of dwc in looking into making my own diy dwc
 

horribleherk

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So in a 4x4 you could only fit that one girl? Woah she must be big I have a 8x6 so maybe I'll be able to do two? I want them huge. I'm here till the end I've enjoyed reading your journal and have learned a little of dwc in looking into making my own diy dwc
dwc is very easy to make I've built a few including the drippers that work off an aquarium air pump instead of using an electric pump I grew tomatoes in them over the summer
 

TheStickMan

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LMAO you just wait, good soil can be grrrreat! :P haha
You are the Queen of soil, and it shows with your beast of a girl! What I meant was that for someone who has previous experience in hydro, soil would be a bit disappointing growth wise!! And from my own terrible experience lol
Also, I'm sorry for calling you the Queen of Soil after thinking about that title, it doesn't sound nice! LOL

"Pleasure to meet you Ma'am, and what are you the Queen of?"

"Soil, muck, dirt and that. I'm Queen of Soil innit." (Spits on floor with a fag in one hand and a can of lager in other)

:P
 

horribleherk

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You are the Queen of soil, and it shows with your beast of a girl! What I meant was that for someone who has previous experience in hydro, soil would be a bit disappointing growth wise!! And from my own terrible experience lol
Also, I'm sorry for calling you the Queen of Soil after thinking about that title, it doesn't sound nice! LOL

"Pleasure to meet you Ma'am, and what are you the Queen of?"

"Soil, muck, dirt and that. I'm Queen of Soil innit." (Spits on floor with a fag in one hand and a can of lager in other)

:P
soil to me is hard as it requires a lot of knowledge it's too easy to mix stuff take a couple readings ,adjust if necessary and feed that's just me though
 

calliandra

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You are the Queen of soil, and it shows with your beast of a girl! What I meant was that for someone who has previous experience in hydro, soil would be a bit disappointing growth wise!! And from my own terrible experience lol
Also, I'm sorry for calling you the Queen of Soil after thinking about that title, it doesn't sound nice! LOL

"Pleasure to meet you Ma'am, and what are you the Queen of?"

"Soil, muck, dirt and that. I'm Queen of Soil innit." (Spits on floor with a fag in one hand and a can of lager in other)

:P
LMAO love it
Actually, yesterday I was talking with a friend about starting a bike-driven-mini-gardening service -- haha I could use Queen of Soils as the name :D Not sure how to get the "innit" part in there though, it's essential!!

Of course you're right, even with the most loaded of soils you won't get that incredible growth DWC gives you :) I couldn't let you get away with stating it that absolutely though, gotta defend my critters. they do a good job too haha :bigjoint:

I do wonder what happens to the plant's exudate system (plant-microbe communication for nutrients) when it's in DWC ( direct feeding)... does the plant realize there are no microorganisms to talk to and stop making the exudates?
The water does get icky, doesn't it.... so maybe plants always put out exudates, and then just take what they get, be it what they ordered or the ppm you gave them :mrgreen:
 
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calliandra

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just waiting for these bud sites to fatten up blue dream would be very compatible with this setup I'm looking at dark heart version www.darkheartnursery.com I get their gear at rcp in sac. it's the easiest club that carries their gear for me to drive to View attachment 3824396View attachment 3824399View attachment 3824401View attachment 3824403View attachment 3824404View attachment 3824406
Coming along beautifullly, she is!!!
Haha yeah the Blue Dream, I've begun gearing up my worm compost for that one :mrgreen:
 

horribleherk

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weekend is over I'm back to my routine , getting lots of bud sites gonna have to feed soon I'm gonna back off a wee bit to about 1000 ppm. I'm not seeing any advantage to feeding any heavier than that with the gh 3- part nutes & soon I'm gonna start blending in the soul synthetics nutrients as they are derived from kelp,alfalfa & bamboo extracts I keep the gh in there for yield & as the flowering cycle progresses the ratio of the soul synthetics will increase it has silica , cane sugars & molases as well it makes a nice finished product even the popcorn from the PINKPANTIES is very flavorful to smoke headband is rich in terpenes & im wanting to develop this into my finished productimage.jpegimage.jpeg
 

TheStickMan

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soil to me is hard as it requires a lot of knowledge it's too easy to mix stuff take a couple readings ,adjust if necessary and feed that's just me though
Yeah I agree mate, I think you would be great in soil though with the amount of time and effort you put into your grows, but like you say it is just too easy to change the environment in a hydro set up. But it is a balance of quality vs quantity, hydro will always yield more but the quality won't be as good as soil grown bud.
And me being a DWC thicko, heading over to Calli's thread absolutely boggles my fucking brain, have you seen some of the words they use? pmsl it is quality reading though, and some great growers on there, especially The Queen of Soil her self! Haha
 

TheStickMan

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LMAO love it
Actually, yesterday I was talking with a friend about starting a bike-driven-mini-gardening service -- haha I could use Queen of Soils as the name :D Not sure how to get the "innit" part in there though, it's essential!!

Of course you're right, even with the most loaded of soils you won't get that incredible growth DWC gives you :) I couldn't let you get away with stating it that absolutely though, gotta defend my critters. they do a good job too haha :bigjoint:

I do wonder what happens to the plant's exudate system (plant-microbe communication for nutrients) when it's in DWC ( direct feeding)... does the plant realize there are no microorganisms to talk to and stop making the exudates?
The water does get icky, doesn't it.... so maybe plants always put out exudates, and then just take what they get, be it what they ordered or the ppm you gave them :mrgreen:
Ahhh thats an excellent idea! That would suit you down to the ground, a job that you would really enjoy and it would flexible for you as well, you should definitely look further into this!
I can only come up with slogans.

"If you hate the idea of gardening, bin it. I'll do it cos I'm the Queen of Soil innit!"

"Does the thought of gardening make your head boil? Fear not for I am the Queen of Soil!!"

"Look at the fucking state of your garden, pay me and i'll sort it out you scruffy cunt"

I think the last one may need a little work :razz:
 

TheStickMan

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weekend is over I'm back to my routine , getting lots of bud sites gonna have to feed soon I'm gonna back off a wee bit to about 1000 ppm. I'm not seeing any advantage to feeding any heavier than that with the gh 3- part nutes & soon I'm gonna start blending in the soul synthetics nutrients as they are derived from kelp,alfalfa & bamboo extracts I keep the gh in there for yield & as the flowering cycle progresses the ratio of the soul synthetics will increase it has silica , cane sugars & molases as well it makes a nice finished product even the popcorn from the PINKPANTIES is very flavorful to smoke headband is rich in terpenes & im wanting to develop this into my finished productView attachment 3825066View attachment 3825067
Everything is looking sweet like Tropicana mate, can't wait to see those buds!
And the Soul Synthetics are out, the band is back together! @Anon Emaus fetch the guitar! :razz:
 

horribleherk

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I'm in awe at how perfect she is. How far do you need to keep the LED away?
the manufacturer says 24-36 in. away I keep it 24-22 in. away gotta remember 36 in. is just shy of 1 meter if I get the light closer than 20 in. the leaves start warping & acting weird so far I like this light ( which really means the plant likes it) harvest will tell the whole story I fed @1000 ppm of 50% soul synthetics & 50% gh 3 part nutrients I've so far seen no advantage to feeding above 1000 ppm. after over feeding in my first grow I'm a bit paranoid of fucking something up as things are going smooth so I'm not gonna push my luck I've been feeding at about ph.6.0+- but today dropped to 5.7 my ph doesn't much change in 7-10 days
 

calliandra

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And me being a DWC thicko, heading over to Calli's thread absolutely boggles my fucking brain, have you seen some of the words they use? pmsl it is quality reading though, and some great growers on there, especially The Queen of Soil her self! Haha
She smiled and nodded benignly.
haha! :bigjoint:
Ahhh thats an excellent idea! That would suit you down to the ground, a job that you would really enjoy and it would flexible for you as well, you should definitely look further into this!
I can only come up with slogans.

"If you hate the idea of gardening, bin it. I'll do it cos I'm the Queen of Soil innit!"

"Does the thought of gardening make your head boil? Fear not for I am the Queen of Soil!!"

"Look at the fucking state of your garden, pay me and i'll sort it out you scruffy cunt"

I think the last one may need a little work :razz:
LMAO!!!! Ah now I need to start this business just so we can use those!!! Absolutely ace haha!
 

horribleherk

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the manufacturer says 24-36 in. away I keep it 24-22 in. away gotta remember 36 in. is just shy of 1 meter if I get the light closer than 20 in. the leaves start warping & acting weird so far I like this light ( which really means the plant likes it) harvest will tell the whole story I fed @1000 ppm of 50% soul synthetics & 50% gh 3 part nutrients I've so far seen no advantage to feeding above 1000 ppm. after over feeding in my first grow I'm a bit paranoid of fucking something up as things are going smooth so I'm not gonna push my luck I've been feeding at about ph.6.0+- but today dropped to 5.7 my ph doesn't much change in 7-10 days
I've got a lot of the bud sites I hope they bulk up the led seems to speed things up compared to hps by about a week we will see
 
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