40+ lbs with 12 Plants in 2 Rooms on a Flip

[Renfro]

Here are some room B shots from today:

 

[Renfro]

Gawddd dammnnnn that's some trees bro

Are you noticing a difference in size at this stage compared to last crop when you knowingly flipped early?

Expecting the big yield this time?

Looking to hit a pound bro? Lol

Yeah they are a little bigger, getting up past the top trellis more than before, we shall see if they get to where I want them but it's looking good so far.

 

[Gquebed]

I keep veg humidity until they start to form buds. Everything is still the same for now.

Here is the mix I plan to use in room A with the GH.
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I will use the B52 like every other barrel I mix, until it runs out. I don't even know if it actually does anything lol. Room B is gonna get the same treatment. You think I should bother with the Armor Si in room B?

Room B I am using the Jacks so I will be developing that feed as I go, here is my starting point tho:
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Those gram figures are probably a little off because I am pre mixing a concentrate with 100 grams per every 1000 mL of h2o. When I measure the nutes I am just moving the decimal over one place and thats not exact because adding the powder to the H2O does increase volume. So in reality those gram figures are best interperted as x10 mL of the resulting concentrate. So 4.32 grams would really be 43.2 mL of the concentrate. Hope that makes sense. The PPM values are calculated, that said they come extremely close, within a few PPM.

Interesting... i like the B52 from my AN days. Its good stuff. It works. Then i switched to GH when i went F/D this winter ... and went with kool bloom for a booster, which a lot of people say is shit. Dunno why??? Anyway, i see you got the B52 with the GH... too bad i still have a 1/2 gal of the KB still or i would switch...

 

[Renfro]

Room A shots from tonite, those sides are really filling out. For some reason the Jacks room B is not going sideways as much as the GH room A (see pics from room B a few posts back), but the jacks room is a bit taller (it was before 12/12 also):



A few shots of the 630 CMH vs HPS to show how it's lagging:

 

[TintEastwood]

Hi Renfro. You have a killer setup.
Grow envy! Lol

I'm thinking about setting up a veg room. Can I get away with sharing the air between flower and veg rooms? Small time stuff.....4x8....3x3.
Thanks for any insight.

 

[Renfro]

Hi Renfro. You have a killer setup.
Grow envy! Lol

I'm thinking about setting up a veg room. Can I get away with sharing the air between flower and veg rooms? Small time stuff.....4x8....3x3.
Thanks for any insight.

Thanks man, I love my grow and I keep thinking that every time I am working in there. So many man hours in the build. I remember when it was just a drawing. My girl is still astounded by all the work I have done.

Sharing air between your rooms shouldn't pose any issue unless you want a higher humidity in veg (not really required).

 

[TintEastwood]

Oh Yeah. I see the man hours. It shows in your pics, and results!
Kudos.

Great to know it is doable. Most of the year only 1 room should be active.

I like to draw Lol


Current veg...space.


Kick me if you see me doing something stupid.

 

[Renfro]

Day 14 of 12/12. So just to give an idea how much they have grown. They are ready for a watering every 19 hours presently. lol in ten gallon buckets! This is the stage where they really drink the most and it will get even more so as I reduce the humidity. 2.5 gallons of feed per watering to get about 15% runoff. This drink rate is a good indicator of crop potential. Last round never got below 24 hour intervals. So this run looks like it's back to normal. They will drink hard for a while until they start tapering off in later flowering. This is why I find it hard to automate watering, you gotta water when they need it so something more than just a timer is required to do it optimally. Right now the 600 watt CMH plant is lagging behind on watering and only drinking about every 25 hours, total pain in the rear. Much easier when they are all on the same schedule.

Gorilla Glue clones for next round were cut today.

Starting to get little budlets forming so I am reducing the humidity starting today. I will dial it back a few points daily until I have it hanging at 50%.

RO filter is starting to creep PPM. Yesterday it was at 4 and now it's up at 17. Time to change the membrane. Got one on the shelf so I will be doing that shortly. This membrane lasted 8 months, thats par for my setup. It's filtered a lot of water lol.

 

[diggs99]

lol at every 19 hours, thats insane

mine take 3-4 days between waterings in 5g pots lol

So the CMH is lagging behind hey, sucks to see this, was really hoping it was gonna hold its own vs the 1k hps.

Have you ran your cob setup yet?

 

[thenasty1]

This membrane lasted 8 months, thats par for my setup. It's filtered a lot of water lol.

what kind of filter do you use? i used to get about the same lifespan out of mine, but the most recent one i got (about 3-4 months ago) is already slowing down. like 18+ hours to fill a 55 gal barrel slow. flushing it out with hot water helps a bit for about a week, and then back to the slow flow. im thinking its time to look for a ro unit that is not marketed towards growing

 

[growingforfun]

lol at every 19 hours, thats insane

mine take 3-4 days between waterings in 5g pots lol

So the CMH is lagging behind hey, sucks to see this, was really hoping it was gonna hold its own vs the 1k hps.

Have you ran your cob setup yet?

I generally have to water every day as well, I think that's a sign they are growing properly. I've had runs where I have to water right after lights on and again before lights out. That run was hell but yielded well.

 

[diggs99]

I generally have to water every day as well, I think that's a sign they are growing properly. I've had runs where I have to water right after lights on and again before lights out. That run was hell but yielded well.

Well im not sure what im doing wrong then lol

Im on my 2nd grow, first grow in 5g pots, 3-4 days between watering

This grow same thing, they were just flipped to flower, so i expect they will increase water intake a bit over the coming weeks, maybe 2-3 days lol

 

[growingforfun]

Well im not sure what im doing wrong then lol

Im on my 2nd grow, first grow in 5g pots, 3-4 days between watering

This grow same thing, they were just flipped to flower, so i expect they will increase water intake a bit over the coming weeks, maybe 2-3 days lol

It could be the soil your using or maybe the roots haddent dug into the dirt a lot before you went into flower. It's not a big deal, but it is helpful

 

[diggs99]

It could be the soil your using or maybe the roots haddent dug into the dirt a lot before you went into flower. It's not a big deal, but it is helpful

Using ffof and 30-40% perilite

Temps always 78-80f
Rh 60 in veg and 45-50 flower

Maybe I just haven't grown any drinkers yet lol

 

[growingforfun]

Using ffof and 30-40% perilite

Temps always 78-80f
Rh 60 in veg and 45-50 flower

Maybe I just haven't grown any drinkers yet lol

Maybe your transplanting a little sooner than you could or into a larger container than you could, or your not under hps lights.
For me its universal regardless of strain. I only have it take more than a couple days right after transplant and even my vet plants drink every day but I also run smaller containers than a lot around here. My veg plants are in 2 quart containers and 3 ft tall. I'm throwing them into 5 gal containers today.

 

[newguy123]

Hey Renfro, nice thread keep up the hard work!
I was wondering if you had any seed available strain recommendations

Looking to buy something during the 420 promos. Good yield good smoke.

 

[Renfro]

what kind of filter do you use? i used to get about the same lifespan out of mine, but the most recent one i got (about 3-4 months ago) is already slowing down. like 18+ hours to fill a 55 gal barrel slow. flushing it out with hot water helps a bit for about a week, and then back to the slow flow. im thinking its time to look for a ro unit that is not marketed towards growing

When they slow down, time to change prefilters, when output PPM goes up time to change the membrane. I use a Weco MX-350ALK.

lol at every 19 hours, thats insane

mine take 3-4 days between waterings in 5g pots lol

So the CMH is lagging behind hey, sucks to see this, was really hoping it was gonna hold its own vs the 1k hps.

Have you ran your cob setup yet?

I am running temps right at 89 degrees at the canopy, with CO2, and they are big ass plants. I think you are running a lot cooler and without CO2.

Hey Renfro, nice thread keep up the hard work!
I was wondering if you had any seed available strain recommendations

Looking to buy something during the 420 promos. Good yield good smoke.

Kandy Kush

Gorilla Glue (Heard there is seeds of this out now)

Those are some big dank yielders.

 

[Renfro]

Have you ran your cob setup yet?

It's waiting for the breeding tent to get fired up, very soon.

 

[diggs99]

When they slow down, time to change prefilters, when output PPM goes up time to change the membrane. I use a Weco MX-350ALK.



I am running temps right at 89 degrees at the canopy, with CO2, and they are big ass plants. I think you are running a lot cooler and without CO2.



Kandy Kush

Gorilla Glue (Heard there is seeds of this out now)

Those are some big dank yielders.

Yep, correct. my canopy temps never rise above 80f it seems and no CO2

 

[Renfro]

Yeah you gotta have higher temps to actually use the CO2. Speeds up the plants metabolism and of course you also need more light, feed PPM and h2o. In the right balance you can get some stellar growth rates and massive yields. If anything is lacking shit can go south fast and pH needs to be on point because the plants will need easy access to all nutrients.