DIY Closet DWC Grow - First grow ever
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jigfresh
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Yeah... dry right there... harvest will be fun. I have big plans now of being real clean on the manicuring of them, cutting all the leaves and what not, but we'll see how long it all takes me. It might by dry by the time I finish.
I'll have to recruit my wife to help, or.... you busy in a month?
Hulk Nugs
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Nah i dont got anything planed right now i will be going up to my cabin when ever my grandad gets his docs ok but that should be soon i hope. Yea i have been trying to get a day trip to go up and have some fun...... I am going to head to the Renaissance fair soon i hope i went one time and shit got all buzzed and had some fun playing the games they have.....was going to go to sixflags today but they had 50 mph winds there ..... now i am just rambling on dam just hit some Green Crack i just got very nice.
jigfresh
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not really... at the moment I have 6 'ends' just sticking into the water/ roots. I tried to get them so they are near the bottom. Then there is still the big one at the bottom, it might still be working. Then I put in one of those little ceramic ones I bought, I think it is just sorta sitting on top of the root mass, so don't know how much it's doing.
I've been thinking about it alot and I think what I will do is this... widen the holes next to each plant. Now there is a hole just big enough for the airhose, I will make them big enough for the ceramic airstones plus a little extra. I figure I'll use my extra lid for my next grow if this one is ruined... rather ruin a lid than my plants. So anyways I figure I'll connect a ceramic airstone per plant and use some sort of clothes hanger/ poker thing to get the airstones all the way down into the roots. I think it should be alright... it just sucks because I feel like I've lost a week of growth...
I'm not complaining though... I'll take this as the biggest problem I've had... and hope no more to come.
One thing that crazy to me... I stick the ends of the airhose in there, just by themselves, you know, no airstone... and the roots just totally hook to the thing. I was trying to pull the couple out to fill the water today (i changed rez') and it was really really hard to pull them out... I though I was going to rip out a bunch of roots, it's pretty wild.
Thanks for asking... glad you're watching. I had a roommate named josh once, he was a good guy.
josh4321
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take a look at my grow if you have the time i think its kinda cool diy grow box in a fridge https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/181037-bubblegum-400w-hps-lots-pics.html
jigfresh
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I can look at 2 pages... I was worried it was long like mine.
I'll see you over there... so will some of my homies now, I hope you know what you got yourself into, hahaha.
(i'm kinda high) 
smoote1987
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Thats no good. Thats too sticky!
Maybe buy a box of latex gloves, the doctors office kind, and just let them sit in your grow room, Put a new pair on each time then toss them. Bet you could save the resin off of them too. I think i read a post about that not that i think about it.
Hulk Nugs
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right on Thor i love the 395 well hahaha i like it because i know i am on my way to the cabin or a road trip. Just was looking for forclosers out there but they were small homes i want a ranch. Awww your girl does not smoke either hmmmm my girl smoked before i did but when i met her she was not smoking after about 6 months of her watching me get baked at night she started back up.. i was asking her ever once in a while if she wanted one didnt want to be rude 
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jigfresh
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Thor... you guys aren't allergic to cats right? How long does it take to trim a pound? What kind of food do you like?
Hulk... I never dated a girl that smoked pot. I figured if I did no one in the relationship would ever get anything done. Glad it works for you.
Smoote... I think I might use one set of gloves, get them nasty, and rub off some hash when I can.
josh... nice grow man. Your plants are real pretty.
Hulk... I never dated a girl that smoked pot. I figured if I did no one in the relationship would ever get anything done. Glad it works for you.
Smoote... I think I might use one set of gloves, get them nasty, and rub off some hash when I can.
josh... nice grow man. Your plants are real pretty.
jigfresh
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Hey everyone... I went shopping today. I picked up 2 new muffin fans... I think I am going to use them to blow on the plants... figured they were smaller and easier to place than a regular fan.
I also got an extra bottle of FloraNectar because of the miscalculation of weeks.
Lastly I picked up a Jewelers Loupe. 30x magnification. Works pretty good.
About my trichomes.... when do things change in relation to the harvest time? I looked and I think about 50% are cloudy and 50% clear. Is that about right for there being 4 weeks till harvest? Are they changing fast?
I ask because the gravity says to use 3 weeks before harvest, but I'm worried that I might be 3 weeks from harvest now... Also I want to give them a 2 week flush, but if I'm ahead of schedule I might end up with a week long flush... don't know if that is bad, but not my plan.
50/50 cloudy/clear = about 4 weeks left???
I'm sure the answer is.... "It depends on your strain", but I want opinions, what do you guys think.... I won't hold it against you if your wrong, haha.
updates later... my wife has been away on business the past couple days, and being without her leaves me uninspired. She's back tonight, so I will care about things more once again.
I also got an extra bottle of FloraNectar because of the miscalculation of weeks.
Lastly I picked up a Jewelers Loupe. 30x magnification. Works pretty good.
About my trichomes.... when do things change in relation to the harvest time? I looked and I think about 50% are cloudy and 50% clear. Is that about right for there being 4 weeks till harvest? Are they changing fast?
I ask because the gravity says to use 3 weeks before harvest, but I'm worried that I might be 3 weeks from harvest now... Also I want to give them a 2 week flush, but if I'm ahead of schedule I might end up with a week long flush... don't know if that is bad, but not my plan.
50/50 cloudy/clear = about 4 weeks left???
I'm sure the answer is.... "It depends on your strain", but I want opinions, what do you guys think.... I won't hold it against you if your wrong, haha.
updates later... my wife has been away on business the past couple days, and being without her leaves me uninspired. She's back tonight, so I will care about things more once again.
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Hulk Nugs
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right on man sounds like me and you are at the same time frame with the trichomes and weeks, I was just checking my veg/flower room today the trichomes and i noticed 50/50 to but my flower room is almost done and i only have a few trichomes that are amber so i am guessing the amber kicks in the last two weeks,
Yea i am like a tweaker when it comes to smoking herb get me a good sativa and i will be working all day, i will start slowing down give me some water another hit and shit like the energizer bunny i spring back and ready to go. A few beers just like motor oil gets my body moving
Home alone with the cats did all you go prowl the neighborhood, i always think of that darn cat hahaha the movie when i see a cat playing or up to no good. I used to have at least 6 cats at my moms house but now i have a dog that just would try and play all the time and cats don't like playing with big dogs
Yea i am like a tweaker when it comes to smoking herb get me a good sativa and i will be working all day, i will start slowing down give me some water another hit and shit like the energizer bunny i spring back and ready to go. A few beers just like motor oil gets my body moving
Home alone with the cats did all you go prowl the neighborhood, i always think of that darn cat hahaha the movie when i see a cat playing or up to no good. I used to have at least 6 cats at my moms house but now i have a dog that just would try and play all the time and cats don't like playing with big dogs
jigfresh
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I used to be all tweeker when I smoked... When I was in college and such I would smoke and do shit till the sun came up... it's funny how pot can get you going like that. Now, I think it's becuase I usually always get Indica, but I'm more chill, like a stereotypical pothead. Sometimes though I'll get in the zone and work like the energizer bunny when I'm high.
And the most excitement me and the cats had was when one got outside and I had to try to coax her back in. It's funny I always tell my wife that I'm going "have the ladies over"... I'm so full of it... I am a really good lier, but have a terrible consience... I feel guilty if I kiss someone in my dreams (seriously, it's werid). The best part about being alone is I give the home stereo a good work out... and it works it too, I have a pretty bad ass system.
Random I know, but is your girl younger than you?
smoote1987
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Thats a good plan with the gloves. I came across these nice ones that are blue with textured fingertips. I also don't think they're made of the traditional latex as they're smoother and less rubbery. They feel like the yellow cleaning gloves but stretch and fit to your hands like the regular latex ones. They were in the lab at my university so i just snagged a box. I think they would be easier to get the gunk off then regular latex ones if you can find something similar.Hey everyone... I went shopping today. I picked up 2 new muffin fans... I think I am going to use them to blow on the plants... figured they were smaller and easier to place than a regular fan.
I also got an extra bottle of FloraNectar because of the miscalculation of weeks.
Lastly I picked up a Jewelers Loupe. 30x magnification. Works pretty good.
About my trichomes.... when do things change in relation to the harvest time? I looked and I think about 50% are cloudy and 50% clear. Is that about right for there being 4 weeks till harvest? Are they changing fast?
I ask because the gravity says to use 3 weeks before harvest, but I'm worried that I might be 3 weeks from harvest now... Also I want to give them a 2 week flush, but if I'm ahead of schedule I might end up with a week long flush... don't know if that is bad, but not my plan.
50/50 cloudy/clear = about 4 weeks left???
I'm sure the answer is.... "It depends on your strain", but I want opinions, what do you guys think.... I won't hold it against you if your wrong, haha.
updates later... my wife has been away on business the past couple days, and being without her leaves me uninspired. She's back tonight, so I will care about things more once again.
I like to just watch the trichs until they're at the color i like and just harvest when that happens. I don't really keep tabs on the timing other than rez changes. All other times like switching to flower and when to harvest i just let the plant to all the deciding for me. Though you have a tough question there to figure out with the timing. From my experience your estimates are pretty spot on. My plants start turning cloudy around the 4th week of flower. Sorry i'm not being any more helpful on this question.
Haha you got a loupe! LOVE IT! They're the best, i'm a photographer/illustrator/graphic designer in real life so i use them all the time. You didn't get one because of my pics i posted the other day did you
???Anyway keep it going man i can't wait to see the final weight of this grow.
Oh btw hows the co2 working out for you?
I'm sorry if i made it seem like you we're going to have this astronomical amount of co2 coming from it. Its really only a means to get more consistent production which does give you more but the yeast do have a limit to how fast they can produce co2.
Think of it this way... Yeast at their full potential can produce co2 at lets say for arguments sake, a rate of 3 bubbles per second, however thats their peak and they don't stay at that rate for too long. However with the extra ingredients you get them to their peak faster and keep them at their peak longer by keeping the yeast happy and healthy. Therefore you get more co2 in the long run but you will not see any rate of co2 production higher than 3 bubbles per second as thats the limit to their genetic potential of creating co2. I hope this clears up any confusion if there was any.
jigfresh
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I cleaned clean-rooms for 6 years... I know more about latex and similar material gloves than anyone ever needs to. It is truly amazing all the different kind of 'latex' glove you can get. Being around a lab, I guess you would have an idea.Thats a good plan with the gloves. I came across these nice ones that are blue with textured fingertips. I also don't think they're made of the traditional latex as they're smoother and less rubbery. They feel like the yellow cleaning gloves but stretch and fit to your hands like the regular latex ones. They were in the lab at my university so i just snagged a box. I think they would be easier to get the gunk off then regular latex ones if you can find something similar.
I like to just watch the trichs until they're at the color i like and just harvest when that happens. I don't really keep tabs on the timing other than rez changes. All other times like switching to flower and when to harvest i just let the plant to all the deciding for me. Though you have a tough question there to figure out with the timing. From my experience your estimates are pretty spot on. My plants start turning cloudy around the 4th week of flower. Sorry i'm not being any more helpful on this question.
Haha you got a loupe! LOVE IT! They're the best, i'm a photographer/illustrator/graphic designer in real life so i use them all the time. You didn't get one because of my pics i posted the other day did you
Anyway keep it going man i can't wait to see the final weight of this grow.
Oh btw hows the co2 working out for you?
I'm sorry if i made it seem like you we're going to have this astronomical amount of co2 coming from it. Its really only a means to get more consistent production which does give you more but the yeast do have a limit to how fast they can produce co2.
Think of it this way... Yeast at their full potential can produce co2 at lets say for arguments sake, a rate of 3 bubbles per second, however thats their peak and they don't stay at that rate for too long. However with the extra ingredients you get them to their peak faster and keep them at their peak longer by keeping the yeast happy and healthy. Therefore you get more co2 in the long run but you will not see any rate of co2 production higher than 3 bubbles per second as thats the limit to their genetic potential of creating co2. I hope this clears up any confusion if there was any.
co2: I'm happy... I can tell it's better/ more consistant/ longer lasting than the other mix... the bubbles in the big bottle are much smaller than before, but they come faster and more of them... not only are you a graphic person, but you dable in biology and that is good for all of us, haha
Loupe was inspired by you... I sure as hell wished I got a photo loupe though... I think I get it... with the photo loupe do you put the rubber side on the lens of the camera? I am going to make another post with my pics I tried to take... I think I need practice.
Thanks for the trich info... even though you didn't really tell me anything, haha. I do appreciate it.