Vnsmkr
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LMAO, they make me hungry for sugar!!!!
A Cannabinerd's Journey
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AlphaPhase
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That dosido I'm super stoked to try! First time growing it, never smoked it before, can't wait to chop it down!Damn Alpha that Dosido looks crunchy! the rest look great to but the Dosido looks like it's rolled
in sugar.
Lmao! that would be pretty sweet to get in the HT mag
much appreciate the kind words my brother!
AlphaPhase
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Tip for anyone growing cookies.
Make sure the light is further away than you'd usually have it and make sure the heat is not too hot. They like less light and heat. That's my conclusion anyway. I've grown them in all scenarios now and the only crop that had small buds up top was the light that is not aircooled and the light was up as high as it could go but still was closer than I wanted. The crop turned out mostly small buds on the tops compared to everything else grew colas. Under the aircooled light in the buckets and under the double ended lights in the buckets, they grew nice colas. But on the tray where the plants sit alot higher, the buds are tiny (except all the lowers are normal.)
Never really had a plant be THAT sensitive, but I'm going to go with my instinct so I mounted the last crops light to the ceiling as high as I could and ditched the ratchet ties. Gained a good 6+ inches. They're 25 days into flower so hopefully they weren't too stunted and can grow some colas
Make sure the light is further away than you'd usually have it and make sure the heat is not too hot. They like less light and heat. That's my conclusion anyway. I've grown them in all scenarios now and the only crop that had small buds up top was the light that is not aircooled and the light was up as high as it could go but still was closer than I wanted. The crop turned out mostly small buds on the tops compared to everything else grew colas. Under the aircooled light in the buckets and under the double ended lights in the buckets, they grew nice colas. But on the tray where the plants sit alot higher, the buds are tiny (except all the lowers are normal.)
Never really had a plant be THAT sensitive, but I'm going to go with my instinct so I mounted the last crops light to the ceiling as high as I could and ditched the ratchet ties. Gained a good 6+ inches. They're 25 days into flower so hopefully they weren't too stunted and can grow some colas
AlphaPhase
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Then again.. If that doesn't work for this crop, it's something to do with the rockwool or how much water the drippers give lol. There's a couple other factors I'm ignoring for now, but if they grow small buds this round, I'll try a run in the buckets again to double check. And if that grow goes smooth, then it's definitely the drippers and or rockwool doing something wierd that the cookies don't like and I'll just grow them in the buckets instead
AlphaPhase
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Visual reference.
Left - animal cookies 3.5wks (rw blocks with drippers)
Middle- animal cookies 8.5wks (rw slabs with drippers)
Right- animal cookies 8.5wks (ebb flow buckets)
You can see the cookies in the blocks af 3.5wks in have buds about the same size as the ones in the slabs at 8.5wks lol. They didn't even have buds last week, so that's one week since flower set. And the slabs compared to the buckets are ridiculously different. They might be a tad bigger from the double ended lights than the ones I had in the ebb buckets under a regular hps last grow, but thats about the size they get when things are going decent. Only difference is I had alot more room for light adjustments. And they were in hydroton. I need to get to the bottom of this lol. Then again, if the ones that are 3.5wks in now finish normal, then I think we know the problem.
Left - animal cookies 3.5wks (rw blocks with drippers)
Middle- animal cookies 8.5wks (rw slabs with drippers)
Right- animal cookies 8.5wks (ebb flow buckets)
You can see the cookies in the blocks af 3.5wks in have buds about the same size as the ones in the slabs at 8.5wks lol. They didn't even have buds last week, so that's one week since flower set. And the slabs compared to the buckets are ridiculously different. They might be a tad bigger from the double ended lights than the ones I had in the ebb buckets under a regular hps last grow, but thats about the size they get when things are going decent. Only difference is I had alot more room for light adjustments. And they were in hydroton. I need to get to the bottom of this lol. Then again, if the ones that are 3.5wks in now finish normal, then I think we know the problem.
a mongo frog
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I pick the right side!!!! Very nice man, thats fucking serious medicine right there!!!!!
Norcalknugs
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Gromer posted a pick the other day of his meatbreath. They were right at the light, he said they loved it. So it very well could be cookie strain dependent.Tip for anyone growing cookies.
Make sure the light is further away than you'd usually have it and make sure the heat is not too hot. They like less light and heat. That's my conclusion anyway. I've grown them in all scenarios now and the only crop that had small buds up top was the light that is not aircooled and the light was up as high as it could go but still was closer than I wanted. The crop turned out mostly small buds on the tops compared to everything else grew colas. Under the aircooled light in the buckets and under the double ended lights in the buckets, they grew nice colas. But on the tray where the plants sit alot higher, the buds are tiny (except all the lowers are normal.)
Never really had a plant be THAT sensitive, but I'm going to go with my instinct so I mounted the last crops light to the ceiling as high as I could and ditched the ratchet ties. Gained a good 6+ inches. They're 25 days into flower so hopefully they weren't too stunted and can grow some colas
My meatbreath seem to be loving the light also.
AlphaPhase
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Thanks man! That's my favorite too lol. I really hope the one on the left fills in the same and doesn't end up like the middle one, I'm really hoping it's from the light being too close or I'll have no idea wtf caused it. I'd hate to have to go back to ebb buckets after all this. I question even the lighting though because the double ended lights are less than 3' away from the tops AND set at 1215watts
AlphaPhase
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Right on, that's good to know. My mendo Breath will grow right into the light and end up with massive buds, I'm not sure if mendo Breath is cookies but I think it has something to do with cookies. My buddies pcg cookies has been doing the same at his grow and making stupid small buds, he hasn't been able to get any buds to be normal size, I know it's totally possible since I can get mine to be normal size, but when I saw the 1 tray end up like his I started scratching my head because I actually have big buds from the same cut to compare mine to. It's some wierd shit lol
Norcalknugs
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It very well could be. Sounds like you are giving them some serious light.
Beautiful grow either way.
Beautiful grow either way.
a mongo frog
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What light would that be?
a mongo frog
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What foot print are you running on that DE?
AlphaPhase
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Thanks my brother
Nanolux
5x5.5ish, I have 2 covering an 11' wide by 5' trellis. Seems to be working really good. 8' ceilings, the light is about 3' to canopy but a little less on spots, especially where I have the black lime because those are stretchy as hell. But the nice thing that NEVER happens with my single ended lights is I got all rock hard buds all the way down to the bottom, no lollipopping! Just nugs everywhere on the plants, best thing ever lol
AlphaPhase
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Here's the space, 2 for that area. I didn't have enough plants to properly fill the canopy the way I wanted because I wasn't expecting to flower anything else before I move, so I just threw some plants in there I had, some small ones and some old mamas etc. I can't complain too much though because what is there came out nicely I think
a mongo frog
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I brought the nanolux to 28 inches on 1000 watts. No issues. I think its an awesome lamp. I just threw 15 3 gallon pots under one. DE's are so sick!!!!!!!!!
AlphaPhase
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Oh hell yeah! That's awesome to know, I was scared to have them lower than 3 feet but the black lime are definitely around 28" or so and no issues either
I freaking love the DE lamps too, never seen buds fill out so nice and now I'm wishing I had the lamps years ago lol. Missed out on many elbows not having them earlier lol
Aeroknow
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@a mongo frog
Wut up bro.
If I was replacing your single endeds with nanolux's, i would spread them out like this. This is with multiple lights overlapping others:
^^^that is with minimum 3' in between plant canopy and lamp when plants are at their tallest.
Wut up bro.
If I was replacing your single endeds with nanolux's, i would spread them out like this. This is with multiple lights overlapping others:
^^^that is with minimum 3' in between plant canopy and lamp when plants are at their tallest.
Aeroknow
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This is what happens with my open ended DE's I rock, right in between the 6' overlap
It's bright AF! But mine have more sideways footprint than yours. This is almost 7 weeks in with grape ape.
Now this is right under the lamps. Notice how much healthier they are:
6' apart(side to side)with those nanolux's would be perfect
It's bright AF! But mine have more sideways footprint than yours. This is almost 7 weeks in with grape ape.
Now this is right under the lamps. Notice how much healthier they are:
6' apart(side to side)with those nanolux's would be perfect
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a mongo frog
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Im probably going to stay with my single ended dinosaurs. My uncle just bought the same lamps you have. I showed him a few of your pics. I think it was your glue pics. He had a really good harvest. Ill get maybe 4-6 more DE down the line i think. There awesome shit!!!! Don't want to start anything but from what I've seen with me over here is that the buds on the single ended are way bigger. More yield on the DE because of the foot print and one can spread out and barley prune or one can cram in a bigger area with more plants. Maybe i just need to play with the DE lamp more, this was just my observation on the one DE run. But who knows i may swap out my 12 SE lamps for lets say 9 DE's. I love life!!!!! Fucking blessed is what we all are!!!!!!!!!
a mongo frog
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I running my nanolux on a 4x6 foot print and its fucking dope!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is what happens with my open ended DE's I rock, right in between the 6' overlap
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It's bright AF! But mine have more sideways footprint than yours. This is almost 7 weeks in with grape ape.
Now this is right under the lamps. Notice how much healthier they are:
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6' apart(side to side)with those nanolux's would be perfect