Indoor 600W LED - NY Sour Diesel - Manifold - Detailed & Links
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Yeah I can send some pics I had a lot of clones so instead of doing it really wide I just threw a bunch close I didn't want to wait an extra month veg I had more then enough clones pluse super skunk is really mold resistent
Rhodes55
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WOW! Gorgeous bro. You should definitely be the one giving me advice . Whats anchored in the soil? I tried grounding my twisty ties but that didn't last long, and with fabric pots I cant really secure them that way either. Thinking about putting a Scrog screen in to get more growth sites like yours.
Darkoh69
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Id poke bamboo stakes or something similar from a garden shop into the dirt to tie onto. Unfortunately not an option for me
For tying them down I use bbq sticks and gardening ties those were pics from first day of flower it is the 3rd
I have some 3 gal 5 and 7 just kinda testing to see what is better for the roots I also have a water cooler jug I cut the top off so I can see the roots in that one but I have more plants some more super skunk pretty much same size and some plants that I don't know the strain
And yeah a scrog netting would be good for yours make sure to get the flexible ones they cost a bit more but way easier to adjust
Rhodes55
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I've never scroged before, is there a lot of adjusting? I was thinking more of a make shift net lol anchoring string to the walls and only holding down the larger branches that are covering some of the under growth. Thoughts?
That should work perfectly man the last plant I had in flower I used gardening ties on a plant I had 60 tops I had to tie each branch lol
Rhodes55
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Thats what im hoping for! I just remember from previous grows all the popcorn bud takes so much energy from the main colas and are a pain in the ass to harvest (if you don't know better lol) Just not worth leaving them if they don't produce a decent cola
Yeah no doubt like the 60 top one I had sooo many tiny ones mores then big ones just made it into bubble hash don't go more the 16 tops max
Rhodes55
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11/27/19 - After talking with y’all all day and getting a lot of good insight and advice, I decided to still LST all of them one more time to get a real even canopy and let the smaller growth sites develop more. Yes I still spent time on the so called “males” but I’d hate for them to turn out female and be a crazy mess. Every couple days for LST I’ll remove the old twisty ties that were grounded in the soil and either re anchor them or the branch is now long enough to where I could anchor it down to the pot. (Putting holes in the fabric and putting a twisty tie through to secure the branch)
So I took some side pictures as well, you all will see what I mean when I said barley above the soil (medium) they are very wide and thick that’s why I thought I should veg a little longer. COMMENTS ON THIS STILL NEEDED.
Other then that they are growing perfectly and smelling great. Can’t wait to switch to flower!
Edit - First time realistically measuring PPM & PH lol. I checked these with the distilled water PPM - 0 & PH - neutral so I didn't think much of it being my base solution was clean. Started reading more articles today about PPM and I guess thats where nutrients come in. So I did have a nutrient water after these pictures and I checked both. PPM around 220 & PH is still neutral, so from what I've read thats really low for PPM but honestly I don't know much about that or what it means. Just like in my business I look at the end results and if my clients (Plants) are looking healthy and doing well there's no need to change anything. I'm sure people will jump in to start suggesting things and I'm all ears. Just not going to make a change until I have enough info to make an informed decision, I never focused on PPM or PH in my other grows and didn't really have a problem.
So I took some side pictures as well, you all will see what I mean when I said barley above the soil (medium) they are very wide and thick that’s why I thought I should veg a little longer. COMMENTS ON THIS STILL NEEDED.
Other then that they are growing perfectly and smelling great. Can’t wait to switch to flower!
Edit - First time realistically measuring PPM & PH lol. I checked these with the distilled water PPM - 0 & PH - neutral so I didn't think much of it being my base solution was clean. Started reading more articles today about PPM and I guess thats where nutrients come in. So I did have a nutrient water after these pictures and I checked both. PPM around 220 & PH is still neutral, so from what I've read thats really low for PPM but honestly I don't know much about that or what it means. Just like in my business I look at the end results and if my clients (Plants) are looking healthy and doing well there's no need to change anything. I'm sure people will jump in to start suggesting things and I'm all ears. Just not going to make a change until I have enough info to make an informed decision, I never focused on PPM or PH in my other grows and didn't really have a problem.
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Rhodes55
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@coreywebster @323cheezy @m99smith Updated pictures above. You all still think I should switch to flower already with the canopy only being 4in tall?
Darkoh69
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I wouldn't worry about the ppm growing in soil or cocoa (drain to waste) just follow the recommended amounts on the label of whatever nutrients your using definitely give them more ppms than you are at this stage of their life. I would imagine that if you mixed you solution at the recommended ratio your ec would be 1.0-1.2 or around 600-750 ppm. ph on the other hand is a good thing to get right every time I run between 5.5 & 6.2 ph in hydro it may be different in soil but neutral is to high in my opinion. I would think about switching them to 12/12 real soon for sure. I run veg nutes for a week after the switch then start on flower nutes. When I was growing in cocoa I fed nutrients every five waterings & the sixth watering just straight ph adjusted water right up untill the last week then theyd get 7 straight days of water
Um yeah wait till it's like a foot then it will stretch like 2 or 2 and a half feet
Rhodes55
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Thanks! But I thought I had (2) 300W LED going but after talking with people on the forums I guess they are really only pushing out 132W each, so 264W total for a 3x2 space. So needing 300W for that space at 50W/sq.ft I’m just a little shy of that. Thinking about grabbing a HPS for more red spectrum during flower, don’t want to mitigate yield and quality because of this blurple light when flowering needs the most. Feedback welcomed!
Rhodes55
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My mistake I said neutral thinking I knew what I was talking about lol but yes the PH was a flat 6, so I should be good!
coreywebster
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I would probably just slap in a few screw in LED bulbs to pump out a few more photons.
I thought you were in a 2x4 space, if you were another one of those lights you have would be a massive boost.
I agree with the other guys, give it another week. If you were under HPS you could flip now and watch them stretch but with blurple LED you don't always get that stretch and might end up with some squat plants. If you get more stretch than you want you can always super crop branches to help fill in any empty space. If you did flip now and they didn't stretch not much you could do to change that..