AlphaPhase
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Thanks bro! Can not wait to get the next batch in, it sucks because most of the clones are deficient now and small, but they should perk up once I transplant, then ready for another stab at the sea of green with them
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AlphaPhase
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Ghostrider OG v2.0 day 21 veg
I think I'll chop the gdp next Thursday and these will go into flower at that time.
I've fimmed them 1x and supercroped them at the same time. Then I let them heal and then topped the fimmed tops. I broke 2 branches supercropping, it was wierd, only one side of the branch wilted, but the other side was fine, so all wasn't bad, I only lost 3 nodes but the main tops were not affected. The training is now done and I'll let them just grow out until the flip. Not as healthy as I'd like but not bad, next grow I'll have them dialed in for a more productive veg.
I think I'll chop the gdp next Thursday and these will go into flower at that time.
I've fimmed them 1x and supercroped them at the same time. Then I let them heal and then topped the fimmed tops. I broke 2 branches supercropping, it was wierd, only one side of the branch wilted, but the other side was fine, so all wasn't bad, I only lost 3 nodes but the main tops were not affected. The training is now done and I'll let them just grow out until the flip. Not as healthy as I'd like but not bad, next grow I'll have them dialed in for a more productive veg.
supdro
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Heart what you are doin bro! Glad i found this..lots of reading past couple days! Im have the ebb and gro plus ebb and flow. Which do you like better? Im only runnin 2k. Thought i would do ebb&gro under one and 4x4 flow tray under the other or just both ebb&flow. Also ur spending more on bennies is it worth it over the sterile environment with h2o2 in ebb rez.
supdro
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Great job! heart what you are doing. I have the same setup. I have the ebb&grow and ebb&flow system. Which do you like better? Seems like flow is lower maintenance. Im only running 2k was gonna run one system under each 1k. Also the bennies are they worth it over sterile rez?
AlphaPhase
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Thank you! I actually like ebb buckets and ebb trays equally, but I like that I can grow bigger plants in the ebb buckets. But they both have their perks
I think that the bennies may actually be cheaper. I got a gallon of 29% h2o2 a month or so ago and I use 3ml per gallon 2x a week. So with 100gallons of water, I'd use 600ml each week, so the Gallon of h2o2 would only last 6 weeks.
The bennies only really have to be added 1x as they multiply themselves in the reservoir. I use the same amount per gallon, 3ml, but only 1x a month unless I feel like adding just a little bit back, like 0.5ml per gallon every week or two.
The dry enzymes / bennies will last a year or more I think, I add 1/4tsp 2x a week for 25gallons of water.
The algaefix is used 1x a week at 1/4tsp per 25gallons as well, so 8oz bottle will last a long time.
The hydroguard is about $20 a liter and the pond zyme is about $20 a pound. The algaefix is about $8 for 8oz. The only thing I'll have to buy every few months or so is the hydroguard, and I have a total of 160 gallons of reservoir water to treat
AlphaPhase
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Lol! No problem man! I start with floods every 6 hrs for newly rooted clones and hen move the flood intervals up to every 4 hrs.
I use gh maxi powder, 50% grow 50% first week or two at about 1.1ec (770ppm on my meter). Then after a week or two, depending on if I see deficiencies, I'll start adding only maxigrow. Again, no res Change, just when I add back water and top off the res, I add maxigrow.
My tap water is 100ppm and I add calmag until the ppm reaches 250. Add the calmag first.
That's pretty much it, besides upping the ppm through out veg to around 1100ppm.
Then at flower, for most strains, I run 50/50 maxigrow and maxibloom for 2 weeks. Do a res Change and use maxibloom only. This works for most strains. Also, the same amount of calmag (always to 250). Week 1 flower will start with 1000-1100ppm and I usually keep it around there not going over 1250ppm for hungrier strains.
That's about it really
AlphaPhase
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Lol thank you man, the secret is keep it as simple as possible. When you keep things simple there's less room for error. You won't ever need 10 different products to grow nice plants, just the essentials, mj is just like any other plant. Give it some nutes, light and water and let the plant do the work
Alot of people say a lower ppm is better, but with maxi series I kept getting deficiencies if I start clones under 700ppm. Maxi series nutes are fairly new to me and it took a bit to figure out what the plants needed, until I raised the ppm to 700+ I was having issues, now it's smooth sailing
Seedlings I start at around 400-500ppm, they don't have any root system yet and aren't used to higher nutes, but for clones start at 700 and work up from there. By week 2 I'm usually at 800, then 900 the next week, upping the nutes about 100ppm per week.
This method has been going great for me and I'm sure you'll have the same results
AlphaPhase
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Damn, that is Hella cheap for bulbs! Definitely bookmarking this
thanks for the tip! Happy belated birthday by the way leds are coming along so well now, technology moves fast! I don't think the hot shot kills those root aphids
are you sure there aphids and not gnats? I had a scare over the summer thinking I had aphids but they were gnats. Aphids are the devil, I'm not sure what kills them though :/
supdro
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Question about ur cloner..do you add the chlorine before your cuts? I've been doing fine with cleaning the cleaner with chlorine letting it dry real good and then adding RO water with timer 15 min intervals. Thought maybe id have a better rootmass and faster cuts with it
AlphaPhase
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I fill the cloner with tap water, add the chlorine mix, then take my cuts and put them in and run the cloner 24/7
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Aeroknow
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Hmmmm.....maybe it's just those old powerhouse ballasts. It could be the actual ballast/core. I'll check it out when I'm there next
AlphaPhase
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OK awesome bro. It's not too bad, I'm getting about 40k where the others get 50k lux, not a terrible difference but a little less bright none the less, the plants under it are looking great tho so it's definitely working well
eastcoastmo
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I love it how these are 'not as healthy as you'd like'. Damn bro, I'd be stoked with girls that look like this, they look great to me. But you know your system so well that you can tell when things are slightly off, you are a true master of the art man
AlphaPhase
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Well shucks dude thanks for the kindnessI love it how these are 'not as healthy as you'd like'. Damn bro, I'd be stoked with girls that look like this, they look great to me. But you know your system so well that you can tell when things are slightly off, you are a true master of the art man
I think I could have used a bit more calmag and started them a bit higher ppm than I did but I'm pleased all in all only a week or so till they get flowered, can't wait!
AlphaPhase
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I got 20/24 clones in their homes today. The other 4 are rooted but not as much as I'd like so I'm giving them another day or two to get bigger.
19 glue and 1 sour power OG x Chem.
Not sure how many glue I'll be running in the sog, I was thinking 16 but since I have 22 I think maybe I'll do 20 and keep 2 for mama's.
I'll have to set up another flood tray soon for the seedlings and mama's, I'm still handwatering them but they are looking fine so no rush
19 glue and 1 sour power OG x Chem.
Not sure how many glue I'll be running in the sog, I was thinking 16 but since I have 22 I think maybe I'll do 20 and keep 2 for mama's.
I'll have to set up another flood tray soon for the seedlings and mama's, I'm still handwatering them but they are looking fine so no rush