.Smoke's Hempy Bucket Adventures

It's taken 3 months to get here, but the flower and veg tent are officially @ 100% running mode now. I went ahead and moved the Zkittlez Glue and MK Ultra over to flower before lights out yesterday so they're still on the same timeline as the Phantom Cookies Domina. Getting the feeling I made the right call on # of plants. Pretty sure the 4'x8' is gonna have her work cut out for her.

I'm just glad it's all finally coming together. Now maybe I can just focus on learning how to grow some decent plants

.Smoke said:

It's taken 3 months to get here, but the flower and veg tent are officially @ 100% running mode now. I went ahead and moved the Zkittlez Glue and MK Ultra over to flower before lights out yesterday so they're still on the same timeline as the Phantom Cookies Domina. Getting the feeling I made the right call on # of plants. Pretty sure the 4'x8' is gonna have her work cut out for her.

I'm just glad it's all finally coming together. Now maybe I can focus on learning how to grow some decent plants
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Looking good dude.. Am curious.. Why do you have pallets on the floor..?.. - STELTHY

FADING-SILHOUETTE said:

Looking good dude.. Am curious.. Why do you have pallets on the floor..?.. - STELTHY

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Thanks!

Main reason for the pallets is to get a little height for the gravity drainage of the automatic feed/waste/overflow system I'm in the process of finishing. I have them higher than needed so they're easier to work on too. I keep them pretty bushy, so luckily I have some height I can play with. I'm also in a basement with concrete floors. My ambient air temp is 67F, so by keeping them elevated it keeps my root zone at a good temperature without having to worry about any heat/cold transfer with the concrete. The 2" water shelf on the bottom of the buckets can fluctuate temps pretty quickly due to in not being recirculated constantly.

Been working on the finishing touches to the feed/drain systems. I put a small bit of clear line before and after the drip heads so I can make sure I'm getting proper flow incase a head goes bad. Not all are done but a few. Also used short clear runs on the drains for easy visual troubleshooting.

R.I.P.
Skywalker OG #1 Day 51

I think I'll keep using the uvb/cmh



The root ball was a sight to see. NOTHING from my first grow in soil came anywhere close to this...




Here she hangs...and now we wait. 63F/55% RH.

So now we have a White Widow in the mix. She's in the drink and on top of the veg light like usual. That puts me up to 9 different strains going now.

Veg is coming along nicely. Pretty good shape for 3 weeks from seed. All topped.

Looking great!!!

BuddingHorticulturist said:

Looking great!!!

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Thank you.
9 months growing and I feel like I've barely figured anything out . It's the best part of my day though

.Smoke said:

Thank you.
9 months growing and I feel like I've barely figured anything out . It's the best part of my day though

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Always learning, and just like the plants, were always growing! Best of luck to ya!

Few pics of SWOG#2 chunking up her Fimmed tops...

34hr water germination. Tap root popped.
White Widow Day 1 veg. (The "Glove Cup" is patented. No knock offs please )

.Smoke said:

34hr water germination. Tap root popped.
White Widow Day 1 veg. (The "Glove Cup" is patented. No knock offs please )
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stoked to see what comes of this

Final piece for the dry/cure room arrived. (Roughly a 5'x8'x8' converted utility closet/room/thingy... about 90% sealed)



Humidifier- check
Dehumidifier- check (basement ejector pit/pump is in there, so bonus)
Controller- check
Temp- in a basement 64-66F - check
4" fan/carbon filter recirculating scrubber system- check.
(Thanks for the suggestion on the scrubber in another user's post. @Renfro)

Keeping the bitch stocked 24/7...working on it

A few update pics with strains labeled



S.W.O.G #2 keeps laying down the trics. Day #48

And the baby. Day #1

I had a fuck me moment, and managed to knock one of my flower tent 1000W ballasts to its death on the concrete floor. So, I swapped out the veg tent to a 600w.
Out a bit of cash, but it let's me go back to a 6k bulb instead of a 4200k. I had to move the light a bit closer but I have no issues with intensity or heat. With the 6" exhaust I can get the glass within 2-3" no issues, but @ 16" I'm getting the 60k Lux I'm looking for. Honestly, after having tried it, imo there's no need for 1k during veg in a 4'x4'. It's overkill. So I think I'll find some other new toy to blow my money on and stick with the 600w.

Ballast is running @ a true 600w, no super lumens stuffs..6k bulb. Tent temp 73F. Leaf temp 71F.

Unlucky bud, atleast you got it replaced pronto.
When I seen that WW pic above I thought it was a bucket of popcorn at first lol

On a brighter note, I moved the "more done" plants together in preparation for bringing over another from veg soon.
I didn't realize the difference between this grow and my first until now. First grow I had 8 autos in a 4'x4'. Now I have 4 Skywalker OG's in the same amount of space

Nice grow. Looking excellent, really healthy. Very clean set up too. I know you like your different strains. I urge you to order a 3 pack of Blimburn Seeds Cindy. Would love to see you grow that out. I'm doing 3 now. Have grown it before. It's a pleasure to grow and smoke. It's like Weed cocaine. lol It stinks even without a cure.

Blimburn Cindy - This sativa behaves like an indica. It is noted for its remarkably rapid growth and its sweet and fruity taste that comes from its Grapefruit and Pineapple heritage. Inside is can be harvested as early as between 50 and 55 days.

I musta been pretty stoned last time I looked, somehow missed you have Blueberry Gum, I've been wanting to try that for awhile now, but when I have ordered seeds I forgot!