Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[mindphuk]

Here is one while I was working on it. You would have to wait till harvest for a clear pic now! I changed the
fill/drain nozzle with a 90 degree elbow. Note the brass barb for co2.

MILton

EDIT: I am going to redo the entire setup soon. I am going to get some bulkheads and put drains into the bottoms of the posts. Connect the drains to a manifold. Connect the manifold to my res located OUTSIDE of the flower room. Then I can lengthen the size of my posts! I will also be able to check/add nutes easier.

One thing I was thinking about with a 3 post system, and since I have to downsize to the 36" posts and I will probably only have room for 2 flowering setups, I was thinking of keeping some mums and running it SOG style, clones direct to flower. I figure I can space the netpots closer to each other as well as putting the posts closer together sort of like the Aeroflo units.

 

[dragonbud]

I put my Blue Cheese clones into flower after they were rooted and only 6" tall. They have now reached the top level of pvc support, this is in two weeks flat. I will keep my veg plants short so they don't crowd out the other veg plants.

One thing I was thinking about with a 3 post system, and since I have to downsize to the 36" posts and I will probably only have room for 2 flowering setups, I was thinking of keeping some mums and running it SOG style, clones direct to flower. I figure I can space the netpots closer to each other as well as putting the posts closer together sort of like the Aeroflo units.

 

[LionsRoor]

Here is one while I was working on it. You would have to wait till harvest for a clear pic now! I changed the
fill/drain nozzle with a 90 degree elbow. Note the brass barb for co2.

MILton

EDIT: I am going to redo the entire setup soon. I am going to get some bulkheads and put drains into the bottoms of the posts. Connect the drains to a manifold. Connect the manifold to my res located OUTSIDE of the flower room. Then I can lengthen the size of my posts! I will also be able to check/add nutes easier.

Thanks for posting those pics - great job. Super small footprint with the res tucked under, huh? I look forward to the updated shots too!

 

[LionsRoor]

Some of my first prototypes were built like that. I had the sprayer assembly long enough to go through both containers.

I put a hose fitting on the bottom of one container and had it drain into the first bottom container.

So the back bottom container is just a support for the back system. Check out this photo from a long time ago.

The first system I bought is on the left. One of my very first prototypes is on the right. History....

...so you didn't just stumble upon your setup? ha ha Thanks for the pics - nice to see the evolution of your system.

 

[SOG]

well here it is... i didnt glue it in case i need to lower the top net a few inches. very easy to do.

Instead of cutting the excess netting from the ends i figured i could if needed just drape it over the end plants if needed.

nice work Dirt,
suggestion, you can drill holes through the PVC piping
and weave through, instead of using the zip locks

also you need to stabilize the main steam only!
no need for such wide spacing, try to weave a single square
maybe 0.5x0.5" wide just about the center of each hole
which you will run after the steam reaches that height

use net weaving style instead of crisscross
you will get more support out of your squares that way

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

nice work Dirt,
suggestion, you can drill holes through the PVC piping
and weave through, instead of using the zip locks

also you need to stabilize the main steam only!
no need for such wide spacing, try to weave a single square
maybe 0.5x0.5" wide just about the center of each hole
which you will run after the steam reaches that height

use net weaving style instead of crisscross
you will get more support out of your squares that way

Im not sure i understand what your saying?

are you saying i should double it up and make the squares smaller? I thought it was just support for the buds? if the squares are 0.5 how do the branches get through to support all the heavy buds?

thanks for the help.

 

[SOG]

Im not sure i understand what your saying?

are you saying i should double it up and make the squares smaller? I thought it was just support for the buds? if the squares are 0.5 how do the branches get through to support all the heavy buds?

thanks for the help.

if your main steam is supported properly,
you don't need to also support each of the branches
ill make a drawing give me a few

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Heres a pic i took just now... first day of flower and first time i have control of the size... I thought about drilling holes but it seemed like it would be a lot harder to thread the netting through tiny holes when you can just ziptie it and be done..... when they get bigger i just pop the next net on.

 

[SOG]

something like this

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

AWWW...I gotcha... I was thinking that i would need to guide the bud branches up over the netting all the way up to the 2nd level and the sit back and watch them get fat.

 

[SOG]

AWWW...I gotcha... I was thinking that i would need to guide the bud branches up over the netting all the way up to the 2nd level and the sit back and watch them get fat.

once your steam is supported the branches will not bow it down
the plant itself can hold the branches and bud weight

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

once your steam is supported the branches will not bow it down
the plant itself can hold the branches and bud weight

Yea i guess thats one way you could also do it.

 

[BIGTIMEROOFERR]

hey SOG
how high up from the base of the plant do you put the net a foot ?
then how high is the top one from the bottom one ?
thanks for any info.
i made mine with nelon string, 1x2's screwed to the walls and small hooks i weaved them together were the strings cross and you can adjust the size of the holes works great
THANKS FOR THE NET IDEAL

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Yo stink or anyone else with experience in co2.
Im getting ready to join the co2 club.

I found this http://www.hydroponics.net/i/241151 it seems like a pretty good deal, comes with a timer also, at this point i will not be using an enviro controller just yet so i will be setting timers for the exhaust fan and co2 etc..which brings up a couple questions;

#1 Does the dehumidifier need to be turned off during co2 disbursement?

#2 Ive read a few different opinions on using a fan to circulate the co2, good or bad? or doesnt really matter?

#3 beacuse im using timers, how long to let the room baste in co2 before running the exhaust? sometimes depending on the weather it can get really high humidity quick if the exhaust is not running.

Thanks

 

[morrisgreenberg]

Yo stink or anyone else with experience in co2.
Im getting ready to join the co2 club.

I found this http://www.hydroponics.net/i/241151 it seems like a pretty good deal, comes with a timer also, at this point i will not be using an enviro controller just yet so i will be setting timers for the exhaust fan and co2 etc..which brings up a couple questions;

#1 Does the dehumidifier need to be turned off during co2 disbursement?

#2 Ive read a few different opinions on using a fan to circulate the co2, good or bad? or doesnt really matter?

#3 beacuse im using timers, how long to let the room baste in co2 before running the exhaust? sometimes depending on the weather it can get really high humidity quick if the exhaust is not running.

Thanks

under the general growing forum there is a co2 calculator, it all depends on how many cubic feet your space is, and also how much your co2 regulator lets out, if you have to constantly exhaust your going to havew run co2 again, yes the fan is always good, even without co2 it critical, co2 is heavier than air and you want that co2 around the leaves

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Thanks morris...yea i used the calculator, it says for my room it takes about 37 minutes to bring the co2 up to 1500ppm.

as of right now my exhaust and fan and dehumidifier are running 24/7 to keep things perfect..my room averages 45% rh, 60deg at night and 78 day. I guess its a matter of trial and error to find the right configuration to run the co2 and how long before the exhaust fan need to come on. Also does the dehumidifier need to be turned off during co2 ?

 

[SOG]

under the general growing forum there is a co2 calculator,

can you please post the link to the calculator

i am getting very frustrated with this site,
it holds so much information that is unsearchable,
it just makes it useless and all peoples work for nothing
tried contacting the site admins and mods, accept for one cool brother fdd2k
no one even responds to my private emails,
with my premium membership status i still have the exact same rights
as a regular member, non of the premium features apply or work
the fact their ignoring my repeated request for support on these matters,
only suggests they don't know how to run he system properly
i am very close to lose my patient and relocate my journal somewhere else


sorry for the rant/hijack

 

[sparat1k]

can you please post the link to the calculator

i am getting very frustrated with this site,
it holds so much information that is unsearchable,
it just makes it useless and all peoples work for nothing
tried contacting the site admins and mods, accept for one cool brother fdd2k
no one even responds to my private emails,
with my premium membership status i still have the exact same rights
as a regular member, non of the premium features apply or work
the fact their ignoring my repeated request for support on these matters,
only suggests they don't know how to run he system properly
i am very close to lose my patient and relocate my journal somewhere else


sorry for the rant/hijack

ya i've noticed the search button isn't worth 2 shits. generally if i'm looking for a specific topic i have to utilize "the other" forum.

 

[Picasso345]

The search function has been broke since I've been here. Mods either can't or won't fix it. Anyways here is a work around. Use Google and put this phrase in the box along with your search terms...

site:www.rollitup.org

 

[GringoLoco]

To Stink and all Stink Buddies:

I have just become another number in the unemployment statistics and due to the recession will probably have to uproot my family to somewhere more economical; as such, I will have to set this wonderful hobby to the side for an indefinite amount of time.

I have learned much in the short time here, and appreciate all of the input and feedback I have received. What all of you have taught me is priceless and I will continue to pay it forward as much as possible.

Peace and Happiness to all,

El Gringo Loco