PicklesRus
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Nice man 
PicklesRus
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MrTwist1
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Yeah I love them. They can be a bit finicky if you let them dry out, but when they're running well they tend to work really well. I have learned that the need for a wet/dry cycle is not only a myth, but actually seems to hold the plants back. With Blumats I can pull 2 zips per 1Gallon pot which I think is kinda cool for my small spaces. Cheers
PicklesRus
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I have been looking for that answer for quite a while. Great to hear.
MrTwist1
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Thanks brothernice work in tricky conditions, dude! jumping in
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honestly I kinda let this thread get cold a while ago, but now I guess I should resurrect it moving forwards. Thanks for the good vibes
lukio
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oh i never checked the datesThanks brother
but you should indeed 
BuddyColas
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So good on for getting back into the thread...how did that killa canopy turn out in pic 1?Just a little update for the good folks of RIU
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As you can see the little 3ft flower tent is ticking along nicely, but slowly, at 37 days since flip. I feel like it's a week behind where it would normally be at this stage, and I put that down to not having the far reds in there until around the 2nd or 3rd week (stoner memory). It also seems a little leafier than normal and I put that down to running a lot of 5000K in there at the start of flower - I was trying to really limit the stretch this time. Anyway the buds look frosty and tasty just not so dense. It is still crazy hot and humid here, so that really doesn't help the bud density either.
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Now the flower cab is a different story! These babies are throwing out buds already at day 10 and filling the space nicely. That's 4x Berry White clone in there, down from 8 last run. I am definitely leaning more towards longer veg and less plants lately. Tons of budsites on these sexy ladies and now I just gotta fatten them up.
Despite what I said in an earlier post I did run the Far Reds almost from the start of flower (started 1 day late) and it really makes a difference in flower onset. I also experimented with gradually reducing lighting hours down from 18-12 instead of just going abruptly from one to the other and I'm pretty sure that also helped early flower onset this time round.
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As you can see my tiny little veg space gets pretty fckn hot lol. Unfortunately there's no way to really exhaust this space without damaging the fitted closet and I cannot do that, so I have to just keep the door open instead. The plants don't love it, but they do seem to handle it. There's some Berry White clones at various stages of rooting and a couple new starts in there, with the Berry White bonsai mom behind. I always seem to have an issue with my moms and clones getting really red/purple stems and growing super slow at the start. I'm sure they are deficient in something, but I have never been able to work out what. I find once they get onto full strength nutes the grow out of it so I'm trying to feed stronger sooner, but then I run the risk of burning them so I'm not sure what that's about. Some sort of lockout or something. Interestingly my local growbro just complained to me about the same problem, using the same soil (Sunshine Mix #4 small white bag), so I guess it's something to do with the soil. Maybe too heavy/wet at the start? I'm thinking to try adding more perlite next time. Advice welcomedCheers folks
MrTwist1
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oh i never checked the dates
As I remember that canopy turned out pretty good, but yielded less than I expected. The following run I switched out all the COBs for Samsung SMD strips and it ran much better. There is just not enough vertical space in that little tent to run COBs, but the diffused light of the Samsung strips is much easier to manage.
I currently don't have anything running at home to show off, but I do have 12 Ocean grown Dark Plasma seedlings vegging up at a friend's place. Here they are right before I moved them out of my closet.
I have been posting a grow log over at Ocean Grown Lounge, but I will try and update here as well. Thanks for the support fellas... I am reminded there's lots of good folks over here
MrTwist1
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Yeah man this is my first pack (although I tragically lost a pack of their Jawa Pie previously) and I'm stoked with these. Hopefully they set up International shipping soon. I live outside US but I have a freight forwarding service based in Miami... maybe that's something you can look into? The hard part is that Oceangrown/Lumberjack does not seem to ship stealth, so I have to get them sent to a friend in the US and then repackaged for the international leg of their journey. I guess maybe that's why the delay for International shipping from them, but not sure.
lukio
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awww mannnn the Jawa Pie, thats a bummer. sweet, i might check that freight forwarding out, thanks. didnt think about the stealthy aspect...its tricky huh! Vader recently said on the Growtube round table that they are state limited or something, plus he said they dont have huge stock but hes expanding the breeding area so fingers crossed for the future... i might have to fly over and attend a cup just to get some, crazy! Hope these DP turn out well for ya!
MrTwist1
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Oh man that would be fun eh! One day I'll make it to a cup! At least you have access to the attitude and those other UK seed banks - there's still plenty of fun looking stuff to buy on there!!
MrTwist1
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I hear ya bud... I have only bought Ocean Grown since I discovered them!thats true dude! there is a lot of choice here, just not ocean grown choice
lukio
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rubbin it now man
MrTwist1
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Bahahaharubbin it now man
PicklesRus
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Thanks man! I have my first blumat spike soaking now. 40 minutes to planting. Been thinking about these for a long time now
MrTwist1
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Oh nice!! I think u will like them. You should definitely read as much on the forums as you can, cos there's a few little tips and tricks... I'll try and think of a few for ya...
How many plants will you be feeding with them? Gravity res or tap attachment?
PicklesRus
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Ill be doing both. Outside ill feed my garden by the tap. Inside ill do gravity.
Right now i have one plant gravity fed. I will end up with two on that string.