Wonders Medical Grow: Round 2

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Bob Smith

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wonderblunder said:
Bob I hear what you are saying. My idea is a motorized damper/ fan controlled by a thermostat. The AC has a thermostat so it was easier to start with, but could cut some energy usage.
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I'd do that ASAP to maximize your use of this frosty weather around the country - the entire setup would be $100 all-in (for thermostat and fan/damper), and you'd save that in the first month of use on your energy bill.
 
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wonderblunder

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Yea Bob, would be a good investment. I could defintiely build something that would be able to be integrated into the next room. Got to have gadgets. I have many other projects in the process and planning stages. I am kind of overwhelmed, and adding something in sounds ambitious. Next time I make my rounds around town, I will keep my eyes peeled for materials. All I really need is a damper and thermostat. I have ducting and an inline fan........
 
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wonderblunder

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They just don't do the justice, things are swelling very fast in my world.......
Purple is looking great, but looking kind of airy, unlike the dense wonder woman.



































 
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DoeEyed said:
They are really filling out nice, can't wait to see what you pull off the vertical!
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Me too, I have no idea right now. In a few weeks I think I will make a guess.......
BigSkyBudTHC said:
dam dude :-P:clap::clap::-P looks like a good run
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Thanks Man, I am very happy.
theloadeddragon said:
Looking very nice in there....

light dissipates more the farther it travels ;)
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Thanks. Its amazing how the buds in the middle of the plant are growing just like the budsites closest to the lights. I think there is some good light penetration. Plants touch the glass on both 400ws, and flourescents, and most plants are about 12" to the 1k HPS.

MyGTO2007 said:
Damn dude Looks Badass....
Fuck I want some of that purple Shit:leaf:
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Yea, I am happy with it. Not looking like a big yielder.:-(, Real airy looking buds that aren't swelling like the others, maybe it will change. I was thinking that the White Widow in it would give it a yield boost and maybe speed the flowering time. Maybe it has more traits of the purple?

mygirls said:
looks great. what strain is that perple. looks tasty
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De Sjamaan Purple Widow. That plant went into flower on the first run and then revegged, and now in flower.... She would probably be 7 feet(but very scrawny) If I hadn't topped and tied her around.....
 
wonderblunder

wonderblunder

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Spider Mites?
I was getting up closer and personal with one of the Flo plants and noticed some white looking spots on the leaf. I then flipped the leaf over and notices several little white balls underneath the leaf. Looked like eggs. The rest of the plants were fine and It was a little on one flo and a little more on the other.
Temps were possibly below freezing which would make me think they are dead after something I read in Loaded Dragon's Perpetual grow.

I wake up this morning and head in there and the temps are 55 degrees(within 20 minutes of 1800ws turning on). AC Thermostat S
Yesterday Morning: 34 degrees F
-within 20 minutes of 1800ws of HID turning on
-AC set at 72 (Usually is set at 72, to keep temps on canopy around 75)
- Crawl Space access open(no fan blowing)


So I sealed up the crawl space access. I also switched AC to dehumidification mode, and thermostat was changed to 80.



This Morning: 55 degrees F
-within 20 minutes of 1800w of HIDs turning on
-AC thermostat set @ 80


I felt the Panda plastic that seals the window off and it was freezing and even had ice on it. Panda is within 4 inches of the inside of the double paned glass, and has the AC Exhausting out of the stock AC window exhaust panel.

I shut off the AC which was actually on Dehumidification mode and temps have rose up to 70.
 
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BooMeR242

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hmm interesting. is the crawl space for air intake? is it screened off so pests cant get in? sorry if i dont follow wat is was but just a htought. and i know TLD is more dialed with pests and shit so im sure he can help u out. we used lady bugs for our spider mite issue and neem oil. but u said u saw eggs maybe but not actually mites? anyways bro goodluck. im sure battling those extreme temps is rough. it was 80+ this past week here in so cal lol.

but ill follow along with this and see if i have any suggestions that may help
 
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Thanks Boomer. The air is not totally filtered or anything. The crawlspace was just opened up for the extreme temps. Was only open for a short period. It is very very cold here and I doub't any bug could survive.
 
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Everything is going real well today. Girls are getting fed and resavoirs are getting cleaned, Clones transplanted. I will put some pics up once all is done.....
 
theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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during the winter months, spider mite colonies do all they can to move to safer indoor havens.

Yes, definitely sounds like mites. Flo is bad about harboring them (my buddy up the road is growing some, it likes to hang on to the spider mites), and I think just to be safe, you may want to give your flo a sponge bath just in case, ;).... doing it right after a watering or feeding is the best time and using cold water with the sponges too. It will get them off, and allow the plant to immediately begin "healing" (not the wounds, but recovering energy and resilience). Doing it at the time of a watering or feeding allows for some extra comfort, as the mites won't want to venture into places with such high humidity and low temps (that is assuming you water/feed at lights on). If you repeat the process every couple days, it should make sure you get rid of them.

Once you start seeing spidermites webbing, its time to start breaking out the Neem/garlic/pyrethium, as just cold water wouldn't be enough to completely get rid of them after that point, it would just slow their progress and development ;).
 
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wonderblunder

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theloadeddragon said:
during the winter months, spider mite colonies do all they can to move to safer indoor havens.

Yes, definitely sounds like mites. Flo is bad about harboring them (my buddy up the road is growing some, it likes to hang on to the spider mites), and I think just to be safe, you may want to give your flo a sponge bath just in case, ;).... doing it right after a watering or feeding is the best time and using cold water with the sponges too. It will get them off, and allow the plant to immediately begin "healing" (not the wounds, but recovering energy and resilience). Doing it at the time of a watering or feeding allows for some extra comfort, as the mites won't want to venture into places with such high humidity and low temps (that is assuming you water/feed at lights on). If you repeat the process every couple days, it should make sure you get rid of them.

Once you start seeing spidermites webbing, its time to start breaking out the Neem/garlic/pyrethium, as just cold water wouldn't be enough to completely get rid of them after that point, it would just slow their progress and development ;).
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Alright thanks for the tips. I am feeding today, and then I will be sponging down a majority of the plants..... Anything else I can do for prevention before the webbing. I don't think it will get that bad as I was able to remove a majority of the fanleaves as well. All the other plants look fine after a thorough look. I can definitely tell that one flo got it first.....
 
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