Waterfarm Closet Grow [PICS]
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Shackleford.R
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ha ha what?! sorry hulk i'm having a little bit of trouble deciphering the first part of your post.
i'm going to take it as a compliment and assume, you were saying my setup looks nice. but to answer your question, yeah i plan to keep them all in the same farm and actually there are 5 little kids in there. one of them is a bit of a straggler. the plan is to go for max yield from a single water farm. i know most people separate plants into individual pots and have impressive yields, but i've always thought i march to the beat of my own drum and i intend to keep up that tradition. granted i won't the same overall size plant as most, but i think i will be able to pull off a respectable yield given some clever gardening know how.
also about your waterfarm not dripping, it could be salt build up, i've read a lot of posts where the tube going down into the res essentially just cakes over with salt build up, its easy to clean i hear just running it under water and rubbing with your fingers will break it up. also GH makes a product "Flora Kleen" its used for flushing but is safe throughout your grow, it basically helps breakdown salt build up. might help, and might not.
i'm down for an online waterfarm grow op. start the thread i will gladly subscribe, and post my shiz on that...
ps pics coming soon
i'm going to take it as a compliment and assume, you were saying my setup looks nice. but to answer your question, yeah i plan to keep them all in the same farm and actually there are 5 little kids in there. one of them is a bit of a straggler. the plan is to go for max yield from a single water farm. i know most people separate plants into individual pots and have impressive yields, but i've always thought i march to the beat of my own drum and i intend to keep up that tradition. granted i won't the same overall size plant as most, but i think i will be able to pull off a respectable yield given some clever gardening know how.
also about your waterfarm not dripping, it could be salt build up, i've read a lot of posts where the tube going down into the res essentially just cakes over with salt build up, its easy to clean i hear just running it under water and rubbing with your fingers will break it up. also GH makes a product "Flora Kleen" its used for flushing but is safe throughout your grow, it basically helps breakdown salt build up. might help, and might not.
i'm down for an online waterfarm grow op. start the thread i will gladly subscribe, and post my shiz on that...
ps pics coming soon
Shackleford.R
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As promised here are some new photos.. (i love grow porn as much as anybody else 
[that guy is just awesome] )
Pic 1 If you notice in the front corner, thats my straggler, it's about 3 inches tall, its being shaded a good bit by its bigger siblings, which makes me think some small amount of LST is due, just to open up a canopy
(also notice i added the big overhead light, it also has a y-socket adapter. each lamp is 2 X 23W (100W equivalent) CFL Daylight spectrum, making for a total of 10 CFL bulbs, roughly making up about 230W of lighting goodness)
Pic 2 An awesome overhead view of the garden. You can see really clearly here that the big bitch in the bottom right REALLY covers up her little buddy in the back corner of the garden
Pic 3 This is my giant! About 6 inches tall now, and overshadowing its smaller siblings
Pic 4 A horizontal front view of the garden from inside the grow closet, a little shady, but you get the idea
(i should use the female "her" and "she" more often than the indefinite "sibling" maybe it will increase my female to male ratio? more on that later)
so overall they range from about 3 1/2 inches to about 6 1/2 inches. the big girl with MASSIVE leaves. any guesses whether these are indica or sativa strains???
also i've decided to open up a naming contest. that overhead shot is uploaded to my photo album. take a look at it, and name the kids for me... i'm having trouble keeping track of them all, and i'm no good at naming them. ALL lady names please... like i said, trying to up the female-to-male ratio through mental jedi mind tricks. maybe it will work??
[that guy is just awesome] )Pic 1 If you notice in the front corner, thats my straggler, it's about 3 inches tall, its being shaded a good bit by its bigger siblings, which makes me think some small amount of LST is due, just to open up a canopy
(also notice i added the big overhead light, it also has a y-socket adapter. each lamp is 2 X 23W (100W equivalent) CFL Daylight spectrum, making for a total of 10 CFL bulbs, roughly making up about 230W of lighting goodness)
Pic 2 An awesome overhead view of the garden. You can see really clearly here that the big bitch in the bottom right REALLY covers up her little buddy in the back corner of the garden
Pic 3 This is my giant! About 6 inches tall now, and overshadowing its smaller siblings
Pic 4 A horizontal front view of the garden from inside the grow closet, a little shady, but you get the idea
(i should use the female "her" and "she" more often than the indefinite "sibling" maybe it will increase my female to male ratio? more on that later)
so overall they range from about 3 1/2 inches to about 6 1/2 inches. the big girl with MASSIVE leaves. any guesses whether these are indica or sativa strains???
also i've decided to open up a naming contest. that overhead shot is uploaded to my photo album. take a look at it, and name the kids for me... i'm having trouble keeping track of them all, and i'm no good at naming them. ALL lady names please... like i said, trying to up the female-to-male ratio through mental jedi mind tricks. maybe it will work??
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Hulk Nugs
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lmao dam sorry man must have taken a really good hit right before i typed that up. yea just saying your grow was looking good looking forward to seeing what happens with the plant setup like that i will be watching
Shackleford.R
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Alright, I've made my decision, going to figure out a method of LST tomorrow. I plan to lean each plant towards the edge of the water farm, in hopes of allowing more light to penetrate down through the plants, towards the center of the drip ring... if that makes sense?As promised here are some new photos.. (i love grow porn as much as anybody else
Pic 1 If you notice in the front corner, thats my straggler, it's about 3 inches tall, its being shaded a good bit by its bigger siblings, which makes me think some small amount of LST is due, just to open up a canopy
(also notice i added the big overhead light, it also has a y-socket adapter. each lamp is 2 X 23W (100W equivalent) CFL Daylight spectrum, making for a total of 10 CFL bulbs, roughly making up about 230W of lighting goodness)
I think it does.From that, going to veg for a few more weeks, then do a little topping. Ultimate result being a screen of green. Thats right, I started out wanting a pretty, tall cannabis plant. Now I've decided to spread the ladies and let the buds shoot where they may...
If you look below at the picture you'll see the plants are already starting to crowd, so I think the LST combined with the ScrOG will be enough to compensate, and still allow me to use the single water farm unit.
I need a bowl, I'm not clever when I'm straight.
and keep 
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Shackleford.R
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dopewear, you rocked my sock with that LST thread. Had everything I needed to know.
On a different note, my landlord is sending a guy out today, to check out my mice in my attic, I'm planning on disconnecting the lights and pump, so he doesn't hear anything suspicious while checking shit out today. Think that will affect my plants to have a shorter light cycle than usual?
On a different note, my landlord is sending a guy out today, to check out my mice in my attic, I'm planning on disconnecting the lights and pump, so he doesn't hear anything suspicious while checking shit out today. Think that will affect my plants to have a shorter light cycle than usual?
blueberry1
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how old are they from seed??
They will show signs of flowering before 12/12. Nobody has yet to tell me why since I dont think light is getting into my room.
Normally Veg time is about 7-10 weeks for most seeds. I started mine about 6 weeks ago and 3 are showing signs of sex (perhaps bc they are growing fast in Hydro, not sure why so early)....see below. I have NOT switched out my HPS or to 12/12 yet. I also don't know why they are pre-flowering but they are wanting to flower.....the others have to catch up another week before I can start!!!!! I hear that if you use a Metal Hallide, the plants just go NUTS
Do u have any signs of problems?
~blue
They will show signs of flowering before 12/12. Nobody has yet to tell me why since I dont think light is getting into my room.
Normally Veg time is about 7-10 weeks for most seeds. I started mine about 6 weeks ago and 3 are showing signs of sex (perhaps bc they are growing fast in Hydro, not sure why so early)....see below. I have NOT switched out my HPS or to 12/12 yet. I also don't know why they are pre-flowering but they are wanting to flower.....the others have to catch up another week before I can start!!!!! I hear that if you use a Metal Hallide, the plants just go NUTS
Do u have any signs of problems?
~blue
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GypsyBush
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Try to avoid it, obviously, but they will be ok....
No worries... just get back to your schedule as soon as you can...
Shackleford.R
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well look who decided to drop in!!
thanks for the look see blue. they were started from seed just under 3 1/2 - 4 weeks ago. I'm a bad parent, I dont really keep track of how old they are, I take it as it comes. as far important things to remember, last time the res was flushed, etc. i keep track of that week by week. if it was doing a large scale production, i'd probably keep track better. BUT, its just one hydro drip bucket in my closet, so i'm too stressed about it.
long story short, about a month old. i'm thinking sometime towards the end of this week, i'm going to top and LST all 5 of my babies. my concern is about the ground tie. tying the plant down to the medium or pot, so that the LST of the other ties doesnt uproot. i'm growing in hydrotron, the expanded clay, and i dont really know how i should stake down the bas of the plant...
thoughts anyone???
thanks for the look see blue. they were started from seed just under 3 1/2 - 4 weeks ago. I'm a bad parent, I dont really keep track of how old they are, I take it as it comes. as far important things to remember, last time the res was flushed, etc. i keep track of that week by week. if it was doing a large scale production, i'd probably keep track better. BUT, its just one hydro drip bucket in my closet, so i'm too stressed about it.
long story short, about a month old. i'm thinking sometime towards the end of this week, i'm going to top and LST all 5 of my babies. my concern is about the ground tie. tying the plant down to the medium or pot, so that the LST of the other ties doesnt uproot. i'm growing in hydrotron, the expanded clay, and i dont really know how i should stake down the bas of the plant...
thoughts anyone???
Shackleford.R
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thanks d-dub and gypsy.. i got lucky, the pest control dudes went straight into the attic, laid traps/poison, did their thing and were gone in about 45 minutes... i expected them to check the rooms, but whatever, they're in the attic not my grow closet... if they were in there, they would face the wrath of shackleford... not the pest control
Shackleford.R
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I decided, put up or shut up... I got scissor crazy just moments ago... 
Not exactly crazy, but I did give two of my kids a haircut. My two largest plants were both topped around the 4th node (the new growth i trimmed would have grown into a 5th node) as per Growmans advise, i went ahead and also began some stress training. All 5 plants have been gently tied down to the drip ring. Evening out the canopy at around 5 inches. I haven't gotten into leaf trimming yet, i'm going to give that till the weekend for some good leafy growth to develop. Once its good and bushy i plan to trim out the "undergrowth" on the side not upward facing to the lighting rig (which is a sight to see by the way)
So far this looks like the best decision i could have made, given that i'm growing under CFL and have no intention of upgrading my lighting rig to any type of HID lighting for flowering. I feel an even canopy with a scrog under warm CFL will give me the best possible harvest down the road.
Its interesting to me, i started this grow thinking i was going to have 2-3 foot tall beauties, then they started to grow and the whole concept of a tall, upwardly mobile plant seemed odd. I think this shrubby scrog is the best way to grow for my setup. (not too mention i sorta freaked when i realized "IM GROWING POT IN MY CLOSET!!!" "WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!" )
Hold onto your butts, and dont get your underbritches in a knot, i'll be posting the LST photos tomorrow probably once they've had an opportunity to respond and take to the training. For now, a reference photo, to give you and idea of what i topped. (Topped plants indicated by a red circle)
and keep
Not exactly crazy, but I did give two of my kids a haircut. My two largest plants were both topped around the 4th node (the new growth i trimmed would have grown into a 5th node) as per Growmans advise, i went ahead and also began some stress training. All 5 plants have been gently tied down to the drip ring. Evening out the canopy at around 5 inches. I haven't gotten into leaf trimming yet, i'm going to give that till the weekend for some good leafy growth to develop. Once its good and bushy i plan to trim out the "undergrowth" on the side not upward facing to the lighting rig (which is a sight to see by the way)
So far this looks like the best decision i could have made, given that i'm growing under CFL and have no intention of upgrading my lighting rig to any type of HID lighting for flowering. I feel an even canopy with a scrog under warm CFL will give me the best possible harvest down the road.
Its interesting to me, i started this grow thinking i was going to have 2-3 foot tall beauties, then they started to grow and the whole concept of a tall, upwardly mobile plant seemed odd. I think this shrubby scrog is the best way to grow for my setup. (not too mention i sorta freaked when i realized "IM GROWING POT IN MY CLOSET!!!"
"WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!" )Hold onto your butts, and dont get your underbritches in a knot, i'll be posting the LST photos tomorrow probably once they've had an opportunity to respond and take to the training. For now, a reference photo, to give you and idea of what i topped. (Topped plants indicated by a red circle)
and keep
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blueberry1
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looks gooooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice job and hope they are happy 
i'm going to be doing a new thread from now on, and after i get a new battery charger for my camera will have updated pics on there soon.
~blue
i'm going to be doing a new thread from now on, and after i get a new battery charger for my camera will have updated pics on there soon.
~blue
Shackleford.R
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so only a few hours after the initial topping and LST and the plants are training nicely the branches are staying low, and the leaves are already turning (if not turned) right side up. I have to say i'm impressed with the results thus far, and they haven't even flowered!
isnt he great?
isnt he great?
Shackleford.R
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so only a few hours after the initial topping and LST and the plants are training nicely the branches are staying low, and the leaves are already turning (if not turned) right side up. I have to say i'm impressed with the results thus far, and they haven't even flowered!
isnt he great?
isnt he great?
Shackleford.R
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wait no loner d-dub! i'm going to snap them now. i'm a total noob and already VERY confused as to what to do next.
i'll post the pictures and leave it open for discussion.
i'll post the pictures and leave it open for discussion.
Shackleford.R
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wait no loner d-dub! i'm going to snap them now. i'm a total noob and already VERY confused as to what to do next.
i'll post the pictures and leave it open for discussion.
i'll post the pictures and leave it open for discussion.
Shackleford.R
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Here they are... My LST photos, nothing too exciting. Now that its done, I'm actually concerned I did something wrong.
The pictures are self explanatory, and.....
NEVERMIND!! this is 5th frickin' time this has happened...
"Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing.
If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error."
so scratch that, i'm tired of trying to upload photos only to be shut down...
and actually, i'm thinking i'm not too comfortable with LST, i think i'm going to go set those ladies free, and just continue pruning and topping.
The pictures are self explanatory, and.....
NEVERMIND!! this is 5th frickin' time this has happened...
"Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing.
If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error."
so scratch that, i'm tired of trying to upload photos only to be shut down...
and actually, i'm thinking i'm not too comfortable with LST, i think i'm going to go set those ladies free, and just continue pruning and topping.