Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[car washer]

First, thank you to everybody on here. Wouldn't have even attempted this without the knowledge. I'll try to be brief. I have built a similar system to Stinkbud. First time grower, (duh,lol). I didn't have the option of growing from clones, so I germinated seed. I planted the germinated seeds in peat pucks in a jiffy pack humidity type dome available at the Home depot ("You can grow it, we can help"). I didn't think to ask how to get the seedling from peat puck to the first res. Should I extract the plant from the peat puck first or just put it in the net pot with the neoprene collar around the stem and let the peat pot get washed away (maybe put a nylon stocking around my water pump, so as not to clog it)? OR should I try and remove the peat from the plant or will that cause too much stress? OR should I let the plant grow big enough to take a clone from it? If I take a clone, should I transfer the peat puck into a larger soil container. I've had them under T-5's for 7 days after germination and I have 3 sets of leaves and roots sticking out of the net pots. They look healthy. I've done the ph, temp and humidity by the book and I don't want to screw the pooch on the next part. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks again. 3 Hindu Kush and 3 White Rhino

Here's one opinion... I have carefully removed seedlings from rapid rooters at like day 2 or 3 from sprout and put into a Stinkbud flower system. The key at that point is to give them nutrients RIGHT AWAY. I started at like 750ppm and by end of week one was at 1500ppm. I ruined one batch by waiting... for who knows why... to give them nutes and they died. Sounds like you are further along but I would still attempt the surgery and put seedlings into net pots without peat. Also, I turned on my MH same day seedlings went into netpots and there was an explosion.

 

[StinkBud]

First, thank you to everybody on here. Wouldn't have even attempted this without the knowledge. I'll try to be brief. I have built a similar system to Stinkbud. First time grower, (duh,lol). I didn't have the option of growing from clones, so I germinated seed. I planted the germinated seeds in peat pucks in a jiffy pack humidity type dome available at the Home depot ("You can grow it, we can help"). I didn't think to ask how to get the seedling from peat puck to the first res. Should I extract the plant from the peat puck first or just put it in the net pot with the neoprene collar around the stem and let the peat pot get washed away (maybe put a nylon stocking around my water pump, so as not to clog it)? OR should I try and remove the peat from the plant or will that cause too much stress? OR should I let the plant grow big enough to take a clone from it? If I take a clone, should I transfer the peat puck into a larger soil container. I've had them under T-5's for 7 days after germination and I have 3 sets of leaves and roots sticking out of the net pots. They look healthy. I've done the ph, temp and humidity by the book and I don't want to screw the pooch on the next part. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks again. 3 Hindu Kush and 3 White Rhino

No worries bro. Just put the peat puck in the net pot and put a collar on it.

Stockings on your pump work great. You can also buy a pump filter bag for around $10. It's made from multiple cloth type filters and works great. Even though the pump will fit in the small bag the big one is easier to get the pump in and out of. The EcoPlus line of pumps have a built in filter that works great for large pieces of debris.

I would use stockings on my pumps but I only wear fishnet stockings with my pumps .

Remember, you can start feeding seedlings nutes as soon as you get a decent size tap root.

 

[Senator]

is this what im lookin for?
http://www.hydroponics.net/i/241151

Here is the CAP model (worth considering):
http://www.gchydro.com/detail.asp?product_id=EC-COGN-.5

Also, someone mentioned a controller. I ma probably going to go with this fella since he can do co2, heat, and humidity:
http://www.gchydro.com/CHHC-1+Total+Environmental+Controller.html

They make a co2 only controller but its only about 40 bucks less.

Finally, if money is no object and you want every conceivable bell and whistle, look at:
http://www.gchydro.com/detail.asp?product_id=xgc-1

CAP makes am XGC-1e model as well which looks to be a newer version. You can see more on it here:
http://www.4hydroponics.com/grow_room/capxgc1.asp

If this is the one you want, you may want to check these guys:
http://www.horticulturesource.com/e...4896/?osCsid=0c90a74ac81c11613672bf1495993b2a

In the link above, they specify the 1e but show a picture of the 1. Might wanna give them a call before ordering but their price rocks!

 

[DrunkMonkey]

Stink - thanks for the thread! Potent stuff....and unfiltered...what a time saver!

I'm new here and wasn't sure how to ask you questions, so i posted a message on your "visitor message" area.

I got to page 61 of this thread and was compelled to just do what you do (space permitting).

If you have a couple minutes, would you mind answering some of the questions I posted? I'll be following this thread.

Some shots from my first grow (feminized white widow and blueberry)....started from seeds, but will now move to cuttings from Veg crop. These happen to be in the clone lid until I need this bin for cuttings (under a 400W MH right now....clones will eventually be under HO Fl's).



Thanks!

 

[Jagermaster]

Thank you. I have a couple of follow ups. Will leaving the netting on the peat pot restrict the growth at all? When you say taproot, will there be another taproot that comes out the bottom of the peat pot or the original taproot that happened after it germinated? What PPM would you use when you first add them in this situation? The 3 Hindu kush are all at this stage of growth and the white rhinos are about 3 days behind. Should I just put all 6 into the first res. or wait for the rhino to catch up? If I had to start from seeds again, what's the correct way in your system.

 

[Aeroweed]

DUDES!! I cannot for the life of me get these veg and clone containers to stop leaking!!! ive been using towel after towel..
The water is turning the bottom of my plywood closet into mush.

They are rubbermaid roughnecks, although they look a bit different then some of yours... what can i do?

I'm on page 388, of the longest thread in the universe...

I had the same problem and used 20 ml, 2" pipe wrap tape. Single strips on each side, extra tape goes to the inside. Stopped the leaking immediately

Hardware or orchard supply stores should have it.

Awesome thread, thanks to all for the info!

 

[thecholochef]

i found rapid rooters the easiest way t go from seed.. just pop em, stick em in the rooter, when theyre about 2 inches tall, remove em from the rooter and stick em in the veg unit. here are some pics of my seedlings they are super healthy.


Chef

Thank you. I have a couple of follow ups. Will leaving the netting on the peat pot restrict the growth at all? When you say taproot, will there be another taproot that comes out the bottom of the peat pot or the original taproot that happened after it germinated? What PPM would you use when you first add them in this situation? The 3 Hindu kush are all at this stage of growth and the white rhinos are about 3 days behind. Should I just put all 6 into the first res. or wait for the rhino to catch up? If I had to start from seeds again, what's the correct way in your system.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

This Sour diesel is growing sooooo tall.. its grown above the lights now in 3 weeks from 1 ft tall. I dont know if i should top them or tie them down.

I tied all the tops down on my first batch of sour diesel. And the other lower tops reached the lights the next day..lol there is only 2-3 sour ds in the back on this batch..... tall sons a bitches!!!!

my 2nd batch of sour diesel is 14 plants at about 8 inches and ready to go into the flower room. Beacuse these sour D are sooo tall i was thinking of pinching the tops before i move them in tonight? what would you do? i dont know if they need time to recover from being pinched before moving to flower?

 

[StinkBud]

Thank you. I have a couple of follow ups. Will leaving the netting on the peat pot restrict the growth at all? When you say taproot, will there be another taproot that comes out the bottom of the peat pot or the original taproot that happened after it germinated? What PPM would you use when you first add them in this situation? The 3 Hindu kush are all at this stage of growth and the white rhinos are about 3 days behind. Should I just put all 6 into the first res. or wait for the rhino to catch up? If I had to start from seeds again, what's the correct way in your system.

Just leave the netting on the peat pot and put it in the net pot with a collar on top.

I put my seedlings directly into the veg system (2000PPM) as soon as they have a nice size root coming out.

I use Rapid Rooter plugs. Start the seed in a wet paper towel and when it pops put it in the plug.

Once you have a nice size tap root break apart the RR plug and carefully remove the seedling.

Put the seedling into a collar and put the collar into a net pot and you're done.

 

[andyman]

I tied all the tops down on my first batch of sour diesel. And the other lower tops reached the lights the next day..lol there is only 2-3 sour ds in the back on this batch..... tall sons a bitches!!!!

my 2nd batch of sour diesel is 14 plants at about 8 inches and ready to go into the flower room. Beacuse these sour D are sooo tall i was thinking of pinching the tops before i move them in tonight? what would you do? i dont know if they need time to recover from being pinched before moving to flower?

Ive been pinching the tops of my sativa strains before flowering. I end up with the lower 4 branches being taller than the main one would have been a few days later. then I top them. next thing I know I have a bush that still gets tall. but I think it does seem to slow it down a little. Stinks system just works too well. lol they grow too much. what a problem huh

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

thanks andy... I reall wanted to stay away from sativas, but this sour diesel is in high demand for medical patients. Im gonna pinch them and maybe top them like you said.

there not gonna hermie on me are they?

 

[andyman]

thanks andy... I reall wanted to stay away from sativas, but this sour diesel is in high demand for medical patients. Im gonna pinch them and maybe top them like you said.

check out some of these little freaks.
they were some scraps I had from makin clones that I rooted. they had only 2 side shoots and no middle stalk. so now there like 2 plants with one set of roots. Ive been bending , breaking, and training them to go horizonal. these are ones Im training to put outdoors.
peace

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Freakkyy!!! looks nice! hey andy did you ever get hermies from all the stress?

 

[andyman]

never. all mine have been either male or female. I kinda want one hermie for breading.
Im going to use an old upright freezer (gutted) to keep a male in for breading. and I will cut vent holes out in the top and bottom and put light traps in so it looks just like a regular freezer. and filters so no pollen escapes. this way I can collect some pollen to make some seedstock just incase and to make new breeds

 

[andyman]

Anyone on here have a good sugestion on how to take the pollen and store it or pollenating the lower branches of the fems. I figure puttin it on a cotton swab. but I still dont know how to store the pollen till I need it
thanks yall

 

[whysohigh]

Anyone on here have a good sugestion on how to take the pollen and store it or pollenating the lower branches of the fems. I figure puttin it on a cotton swab. but I still dont know how to store the pollen till I need it
thanks yall

its on here somewhere, stink said it but from what i know you take the balls off a male plant you can put them in an air tight container in the freezer. if you put them in a small glass of water and stir it up and you can use a paint brush or something to paint it on a bud.

 

[Jagermaster]

U guys r the best I'll put some pics in a couple of days. Thanks so much for the help. All of u.

 

[BIGTIMEROOFERR]

Can you send me a million bucks? Psych!

When the time comes you'll know what to do. Be patient.

In the meantime go see your mom, give her a hug and tell her how much you love her...

thanks stink
i need to go see her its been a few weeks
i said it before ill say it again we NEED MORE PEP. IN THIS WORLD LIKE YOU it would be a better place

 

[andyman]

its on here somewhere, stink said it but from what i know you take the balls off a male plant you can put them in an air tight container in the freezer. if you put them in a small glass of water and stir it up and you can use a paint brush or something to paint it on a bud.

thats what I thought but I couldnt find it on here useing the search button, I thought that they fixed. Do they have to be ripe and open or just small. I would think ripe and open bunch of balls.
Thanks whysohigh

 

[StinkBud]

I tied all the tops down on my first batch of sour diesel. And the other lower tops reached the lights the next day..lol there is only 2-3 sour ds in the back on this batch..... tall sons a bitches!!!!

my 2nd batch of sour diesel is 14 plants at about 8 inches and ready to go into the flower room. Beacuse these sour D are sooo tall i was thinking of pinching the tops before i move them in tonight? what would you do? i dont know if they need time to recover from being pinched before moving to flower?

You can top your plants a few times while they are in veg and then once again when you move them to flower. You will end up with a million bud sites!

Just my guess but I'll bet that you will end up hating the Sour D. From the photos of the leafs it looks to be mostly Sativa. Which sounds right because I heard it's half Skunk and half Diesel.

The tall height also makes me think it's mostly Sativa.

I wouldn't be surprised if it takes 11 weeks to finish. I've been down that road bro. On a good note, the buds will be the best!!!

If I was in Cali I would be all over that OG Kush!