Quest of the newbie Grower
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NwoodsGrower
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so far I like the lights and plants seem to as well. the temp is crazy low and still need to have a heater with the lights running I live way up north the only complaint I had about lights was they can do a better job cleaning them before assembly and shipping as soon as I got mine I found a bunch of metal shavings in about 5 out of 12 lenses contacted ggled he told me to take it apart and by a can of air to blow it out but when I pay 1000+$ for lights I don't want to repair/clean them as soon as I get them but I had a grow going and got rid of my 600w hid soon after led order so I was kinda stuck with em
Traplife
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really? thats concerning considering i paid $1600+ for the lights they better not show up with metal shavings in them! but other than that do they seem to put out the power they claim?
Traplife
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also you should try building a trellis or "scrog net" if you're going to put 6 plants in there, you can use it to best evenly spread your lights to make best use of your space. i managed to use the scrog method pretty successfully with some great results! i had a cheapy mars 600 panel with 2 plants in 3gal pots in a 2ftx2.5ft net, pulled 105g dry, which isnt too bad considering the small space and weak light i had. with those beast cobs you got you could pull some serious yield!
NwoodsGrower
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I'm still running 50% so cant really give honest opinion on power yet seem to get ok coverage but almost wish I went with the 4 200wats instead
and yes I will be running a scrog actually gonna try the ones from scrogco.com
and yes I will be running a scrog actually gonna try the ones from scrogco.com
Traplife
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you can change what they run at yourself? are you talking about the two switches? i would just run it at full power all the way through veg because the color spectrum doesn't change just the power, but regardless cant wait to see them in action!
are you going hydro? if youre growing in soil you dont need a frame connected to your bucket, just build a frame the size of your tent with some PVC or 2x4's. its really inexpensive and you can get the exact size you need!
j smoke 112321
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LOL thats why they are made connected i just thought about i seen some on amazon around 99$
Traplife
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yeah im thinking about doing a small hydro grow on the side and was thinking about making a custom frame that connects to the bucket lid
j smoke 112321
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i see and adjustment to lock in place to get it out the way for second?
Traplife
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something like this, so you can lift the lid, put it on an empty holder bucket, clean and change your water, put the original bucket back. or even prepare a new bucket and simply swap in the new one
NwoodsGrower
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(DAY 15) ok so my GSC seems to be curling down and a few tiny yellow spots on leaves have not fed at all yet except a very small amount of calmag the 2 times I have watered it since she has been up any ideas? soil seems dry and id like to give her a good soak tonight but worried don't wanna make it worse before I have a better idea whats up
tiny yellow spots and leaf is curling down
WW day 15 color is a bit off and leaves are curling down aswell
she is getting bushy a lot of undergrowth last day or two
any info or ideas would be great
tiny yellow spots and leaf is curling down
WW day 15 color is a bit off and leaves are curling down aswell
she is getting bushy a lot of undergrowth last day or two
any info or ideas would be great
NwoodsGrower
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also I did turn my lights up to 100% like 2 days ago could this be causing the curling and yellow spots? been running at 50% since sprouts
NwoodsGrower
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well that's it I will never touch fox farm soil again all plants showing signs of nute burn and iev yet to add any nutes the only one not yellowing out is the WW seems to be holding up good in hot soil but the rest are spotting badly have a sour D that's almost 2 weeks its also burnt what a pain in the ass well I'm gonna ride it till the wheels fall off I guess but wish I would have done more research before hand as this was one of the first products I bought lesson learned for sure
on another note I will be doing a run in coco the good people at California substrate hooked me up with about 10 gal of coco so gonna give that a go in a few weeks will also be doing a quick review of coco for anyone who is interested or maybe wanting to switch from soil
ill post pics of grow tonight or in morning thank you and happy growing!
on another note I will be doing a run in coco the good people at California substrate hooked me up with about 10 gal of coco so gonna give that a go in a few weeks will also be doing a quick review of coco for anyone who is interested or maybe wanting to switch from soil
ill post pics of grow tonight or in morning thank you and happy growing!
NwoodsGrower
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Day 20 everything is looking ok considering this hot FF soil every plant has signs of nute burn except the white widow xxl
GSC day 20 thinking of giving it its first feeding sometime this weekend what do you think?
White widow xxl DAY 20
Sour D (DAY 13) she is really yellow
GSC day 20 thinking of giving it its first feeding sometime this weekend what do you think?
White widow xxl DAY 20
Sour D (DAY 13) she is really yellow
NwoodsGrower
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on another note started getting products for review in and will be testing these out soon
First from California Substrate its there coco coir says it bufferd so no need to add extra calmag we shall see
Next we got some Grodon rockwool blocks 3'' and 4'' and starter cubes good stuff will defiantly get used Thank you Grodon (blurry pic sorry)
Microbe life was able to send me a sample pack excited to give them a try
Also the good people at Emerald Harvest truly set me up with a full line of 1qt samples
First from California Substrate its there coco coir says it bufferd so no need to add extra calmag we shall see
Next we got some Grodon rockwool blocks 3'' and 4'' and starter cubes good stuff will defiantly get used Thank you Grodon (blurry pic sorry)
Microbe life was able to send me a sample pack excited to give them a try
Also the good people at Emerald Harvest truly set me up with a full line of 1qt samples
NwoodsGrower
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I have many products being sent to me for review and trial cant wait to get my hands dirty and see if I can share some info with you guys thanks for stopping in and look for a new review thread where I will be going over these products and many more Happy Growing
Traplife
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i would start feeding nutes, but it depends on the type of nutes you have, Kyle Kushman's line says to start feeding from seedling!Day 20 everything is looking ok considering this hot FF soil every plant has signs of nute burn except the white widow xxl
GSC day 20 thinking of giving it its first feeding sometime this weekend what do you think?View attachment 3646571 View attachment 3646577
White widow xxl DAY 20
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Sour D (DAY 13) she is really yellow
NwoodsGrower
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ya with FF I'ev been told to hold off as it has nutes in it but defiantly getting close to the time to use them I think also being an autoflower it does not use as much nutrition at least that's what I'm being told I will for sure start slow at 1/4 or 1/2 recommended dose then move up
