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Flaming Pie

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Bob Zmuda said:
awesome! thank you so much. My tent is 10 feet deep so I got a 36" wand and 12 feet of tubing. My pump is a 428 GPH so hopefully the extra power will help move it along the longer tubing.

Many thanks again. Will use it for tonights watering. Stoked!
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That will be fine. Only time you need more gph is when you have more height.

211 gph is a little faster than I would like. Be sure to test it first.
 
akhiymjames

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Flaming Pie said:
Quick connect is unnecessary. You just need wand and the male hose repair piece.

You need the outlet switch for sure tho.
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So the tubung connects to that repair piece just fine. Cool and I'll def get the outlet switch do you have that connected to the pump with an extension cord? I know its prolly fairly easy just like to know I'm making shit right
 
Bob Zmuda

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thenotsoesoteric said:
See, I thought it was all cool the first few harvest because they were far and few between in those days so harvest time was a God send. Fast forward 13 years and I would almost rather go to work at a "real" job. Almost. Hopefully I'll get to the point were I no longer trim my own but for now, it's what we do.
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I've contemplated hiring people so many times. Security isn't really a huge issue as I'm legal and the entire town grows. My thing is more quality control. I've had friends help before and I've had to re-trim what they worked on. Lazy stoners. :)

I can get through about 4-5 units solo before my mentality becomes "just blast the rest. I'm done with this shit."

The biggest breakthrough I've ever had in trimming was when I switched from spring scissors (fiskars) to these. These are the Hatori Honzo of scissors. It feels like you're holding nothing. I have 3 pairs and keep 2 soaking in alcohol at all times. Switch scissors about every 5 minutes. Nothing more frustrating than when they gum up and don't cut right.

http://www.amazon.com/CHIKAMASA-professional-horticultural-stainless-B-300S/dp/B001N2M1W4/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1437526962&sr=1-5&keywords=japanese+garden+scissors
 
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akhiymjames

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Bob Zmuda said:
I've contemplated hiring people so many times. Security isn't really a huge issue as I'm legal and the entire town grows. My thing is more quality control. I've had friends help before and I've had to re-trim what they worked on. Lazy stoners. :)

I can get through about 4-5 units solo before my mentality becomes "just blast the rest. I'm done with this shit."

The biggest breakthrough I've ever had in trimming was when I switched from spring scissors (fiskars) to these. These are the Hatori Honzo of scissors. It feels like you're holding nothing. I have 3 pairs and keep 2 soaking in alcohol at all times. Switch scissors about every 5 minutes. Nothing more frustrating than when they gum up and don't cut right.

http://www.amazon.com/CHIKAMASA-professional-horticultural-stainless-B-300S/dp/B001N2M1W4/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1437526962&sr=1-5&keywords=japanese garden scissors
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I use something similar but they're just scissors from they beauty supply store for cutting hair. They stay way shaper longer than the springs and you have more control with scissors where you can put your fingers through. The have a nice point to them like the springs too so its the same. I use the springs for cutting plants down tho

Fire Blanco Berry Pie what she taste and smell like?
 
Bob Zmuda

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akhiymjames said:
I use something similar but they're just scissors from they beauty supply store for cutting hair. They stay way shaper longer than the springs and you have more control with scissors where you can put your fingers through. The have a nice point to them like the springs too so its the same. I use the springs for cutting plants down tho

Fire Blanco Berry Pie what she taste and smell like?
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It's actually blanco berry kush. My fault. I always think pie because the cross is with blackberry pie. I even wrote "BBP" on the pots.:dunce:
Blacberry pie and hashy skunky funk are the tastes/smells I'm getting.
 
Bob Zmuda

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giggles26 said:
Heres how I water :)
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All fed through those lines as well, works so nice. Set and forget pretty much. Here soon though I'm going to get a bunch of moms and run beds and blumats. Time to rock this shit a lil more ;)
How bout some nugs to finish this post off ;)
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I've done that before. My only gripes were A: I'm not the most organized and the multitude of drip lines got cumbersome and restrictive (2 pumps going to 16 plants each) B: and more importantly for me was that I grow lots of strains at once.Some plants would want tons of water, others less. I ended up overwatering certain plants.
 
giggles26

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Bob Zmuda said:
I've done that before. My only gripes were A: I'm not the most organized and the multitude of drip lines got cumbersome and restrictive (2 pumps going to 16 plants each) B: and more importantly for me was that I grow lots of strains at once.Some plants would want tons of water, others less. I ended up overwatering certain plants.
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I've got drips going to 25 in flower and well lets just say a few in veg and they all are fine :D I've got the adjustable ones that go below 1/2GPH so everyone gets what they want haha. Blumats are way better as they water when the plant needs it. Blumats and beds are going to kill it I feel.

Before this I had a hose hooked to a faucet I put in my basement and watered with a wand. I'm hoping that beds and blumats are my final step, well besides when I can finally do outdoor how I want :D
 
Joedank

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Bob Zmuda said:
I've contemplated hiring people so many times. Security isn't really a huge issue as I'm legal and the entire town grows. My thing is more quality control. I've had friends help before and I've had to re-trim what they worked on. Lazy stoners. :)

I can get through about 4-5 units solo before my mentality becomes "just blast the rest. I'm done with this shit."

The biggest breakthrough I've ever had in trimming was when I switched from spring scissors (fiskars) to these. These are the Hatori Honzo of scissors. It feels like you're holding nothing. I have 3 pairs and keep 2 soaking in alcohol at all times. Switch scissors about every 5 minutes. Nothing more frustrating than when they gum up and don't cut right.

http://www.amazon.com/CHIKAMASA-professional-horticultural-stainless-B-300S/dp/B001N2M1W4/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1437526962&sr=1-5&keywords=japanese garden scissors
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great tip been using those for years . i sharpen them on a soft polishing stone watch out not for neewbs high chop factor if too high...lol
here is a tip for on off without straining your pump. if you connect a pump with a overflow fitting or (backflow) it wont strain just splash in the resi . if your not near the plug ... http://store.americanhydroponics.com/AmHydro-Fill-Drain-Overflow-Fittings-p/25019.htm
been crushing it with blumats for years now in big soil beds .... easy unless you let the drippers clog... these changed the game for me with big 5gal plus smartpots.
https://blumatsystems.com/product/17/Distributor-Drippers-set-of-10- -2m-of-Drip-Tubing
@giggles26 they work really well in my 600 gallon beds too 6 sensors and 10 drippers ...for the corners
 
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giggles26

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Joedank said:
great tip been using those for years . i sharpen them on a soft polishing stone watch out not for neewbs high chop factor if too high...lol
here is a tip for on off without straining your pump. if you connect a pump with a overflow fitting or (backflow) it wont strain just splash in the resi . if your not near the plug ... http://store.americanhydroponics.com/AmHydro-Fill-Drain-Overflow-Fittings-p/25019.htm
been crushing it with blumats for years now in big soil beds .... easy unless you let the drippers clog... these changed the game for me with big 5gal plus smartpots.
https://blumatsystems.com/product/17/Distributor-Drippers-set-of-10- -2m-of-Drip-Tubing
@giggles26
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Nice, thanks dude! I'm gonna have to get some of those as I'm gonna switch over to beds.
 
Bob Zmuda

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giggles26 said:
I've got drips going to 25 in flower and well lets just say a few in veg and they all are fine :D I've got the adjustable ones that go below 1/2GPH so everyone gets what they want haha. Blumats are way better as they water when the plant needs it. Blumats and beds are going to kill it I feel.

Before this I had a hose hooked to a faucet I put in my basement and watered with a wand. I'm hoping that beds and blumats are my final step, well besides when I can finally do outdoor how I want :D
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Ah, adjustable. That would have helped me for sure! I hear you also. I want to do outdoor so bad but my climate currently won't allow for it unless I went with autos. Which i wont. :)
 
Bob Zmuda

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Joedank said:
great tip been using those for years . i sharpen them on a soft polishing stone watch out not for neewbs high chop factor if too high...lol
here is a tip for on off without straining your pump. if you connect a pump with a overflow fitting or (backflow) it wont strain just splash in the resi . if your not near the plug ... http://store.americanhydroponics.com/AmHydro-Fill-Drain-Overflow-Fittings-p/25019.htm
been crushing it with blumats for years now in big soil beds .... easy unless you let the drippers clog... these changed the game for me with big 5gal plus smartpots.
https://blumatsystems.com/product/17/Distributor-Drippers-set-of-10- -2m-of-Drip-Tubing
@giggles26 they work really well in my 600 gallon beds too 6 sensors and 10 drippers ...for the corners
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blumats huh? Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery interesting. I love learning new things.
 
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