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farmerbill

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Ok. Im not sure where to go to find this out.. i have searched all over. these are my first flowering plants. The pre flowers are showing as the pistils are out and about and wanted to know how long the prosses took to become mature from the time these hairs grew out? is this a dumb question?? lmao
 
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beer.me

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farmerbill said:
Ok. Im not sure where to go to find this out.. i have searched all over. these are my first flowering plants. The pre flowers are showing as the pistils are out and about and wanted to know how long the prosses took to become mature from the time these hairs grew out? is this a dumb question?? lmao
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If you follow Stink's system, he flowers for about nine weeks from the time they enter the flower room. But this is not an exact science, so the best way to tell when your plants have completed flowering is to watch the tri-chromes (resin glands). They start out clear but will begin to turn cloudy then amber in color. When you get a 50/50 blend of cloudy and amber then your bud is ready for harvest.

Also, the last one to two weeks, remove all the nutes from your res and switch to running sweet or clearex (or just water) to cleanse the system and your plants.
 
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farmerbill

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thanks Bro. I have heard and read about flushing out the plants. But it said use watter the last week or so.. Do you think thats fine? or is (switch to running sweet or clearex) what you said there better?
 
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beer.me

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farmerbill said:
thanks Bro. I have heard and read about flushing out the plants. But it said use watter the last week or so.. Do you think thats fine? or is (switch to running sweet or clearex) what you said there better?
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Stinkbud originally was running clearex for the first day and then switched to water for the remaining week to two weeks. (p. 75 in the thread)

Then instead of flushing for two weeks, he ran the last week with clearex for the entire flush. After that he switched to running Sweet at 450 ml/18 gal. in the res for the entire flush. I believe this is what he is using now and continuing to try different methods of running clearex to start and finishing with sweet.

Basically, if you have already bought sweet and don't wish to use clearex then this is what I would run (and what I am going to use when my current batch of flowering buds is complete (currently on week 5). If you don't have either no worries, just run water for the last week or so until they finish.
 
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valmeida

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stingbud,
I am getting some black bugs! They look like ants with wings but much bigger. they actually look like fire ants but black.

any idea what they might be?
 

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LionsRoor

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NewHiddenGrower said:
dang stinkbud on the 1st week of veg uses 1500 ppm at start ? they dont get nute burnt?
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Depends upon your strain... I did experience some nute burn at 1500 with OG when entering veg. I just flipped my third batch to veg last night and started with 1100. Start low and build up if you don't want any burn. Old school philosophy often touts building up your nute strength over time... new school thinking tends to be more Stinky about it - give em a good dose right off... especially if CO2 and light needs are being met. Your mileage will vary!
 
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LionsRoor

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bugsrnme said:
the conversation went like this.....think your up for it?
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Yo Bra... I have some thoughts on this, as I built and tested several variations before arriving at my current triple-post variation of the Stink Flower unit.

Sprayhead count is not as big a factor as the overall length of plumbing, turns, filters, etc you are using. For a single res, setup with 50 - 60 plant sites, I do not believe the EcoPlus 1056 will cut it.

Go with Stinks rec about using a sump pump with a filter - far and away the best bang for your pump dollar. A Little Giant 1/5 would work nice, you can get a FloTek 1/6 pump for less than $80 bucks at Home Depot. These are nice pumps.

When shopping pumps, it is the head foot, or max height, that is more important than GPH. If you are going to be using a single res - you will have a considerable length of plumbing for the manifold and spray bars of a 60 plant setup.

On that note, go with 1 gallon per plant for res sizing (or bigger!). I would suggest using a 75 gallon res (so you don't have to fill it to the top), though a 100 gallons or more would not be excessive. The larger your res, the more stable your PPMs, PH, and temps will be. If you want to leave for any number of days, you will need a large res for sixty thirsty girls (they drink like fish and aren't a cheap date)!
 
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LionsRoor

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southern homegrower said:
i am doing aero tubs and was told not to let ppm get over 600. i am using same nutes as stink bud. is this because its not a true aero system. or was someone bsing me
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At what phase of growth are you referring? If you are using, Botanicare as Stink, and most of us are... take a look at the dosage on the side of the bottle for various growth stages. If you blend out these various dosages you would find they blend out to various PPM's - with the weakest mix for seedlings near 600PPM. The advanced flowering solutions are well in excess of 2000PPM (as they are for Advanced and other high performance nute makers - not just Botanicare. These nute strengths are for all types of hydro gardens - not just aero setups (though aero does seem to allow you to push the envelope even more!)

To make a long story short, when veging and flowering you can very safely use well above 600PPMs (some crazy strains can exceed 3000PPMs!!!)

Stink's current flower PPM's for all-around performance is 1700. This seems to be the sweet spot for my OG too...
 
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LionsRoor

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valmeida said:
the bug is about 1/2" long. I looked at the roots and i did not see any thing.

anty help would be appreciated.
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Are they doing antything to your plants? What are the symptoms?

1/2" rules out fungus gnats... they are smaller.

Did you follow that link? It looks pretty much, exactly like a flying ant to me? Your size confirmation is also a match. Normal ants in your garden could be a sign of aphid infestation... flying ants are certainly the sign of something more sinister! - joking!

I suppose we need to confirm what they are before recommending a cure or fix?
 
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valmeida

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LionsRoor said:
Are they doing antything to your plants? What are the symptoms?

1/2" rules out fungus gnats... they are smaller.

Did you follow that link? It looks pretty much, exactly like a flying ant to me? Your size confirmation is also a match. Normal ants in your garden could be a sign of aphid infestation... flying ants are certainly the sign of something more sinister! - joking!

I suppose we need to confirm what they are before recommending a cure or fix?
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the leaves are turning brown here and there, see photos.
 

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