The shower would be a good idea for some, but my plants are 34inches tall now, and I don't want to risk damaging them by hauling them through the house to the bathroom. It would be awful to break a stem when they're just 2 or 3 weeks from harvest. Besides, the stealth kinda goes out the window if I get caught carrying a 2.5 gallon bucket with a 3foot ganja plant around the place (damn split level house). I think I have the remedy with a stubby shelf unit made of plastic mesh that I can slide a drain pan under. Well, it's a learning curve that I can correct for my second grow... -Mandi
What kind of high did you get from your AK48? This is my very first grow and have no idea what to expect from good seeds...
Your Going to have to wait until atleast the 4th week of flower, Your babies just barely realized the lights have changed.
Yeah Stink, I think it was about the 4th week where I noticed them really fattening up nicely. I'm seeing a few amber hairs now finally too, but I probably have another 2 or 3 weeks to go I'm guessing. Just finished the 6th week and Nirvana says they go 7-9wks flowering. Just keep them as happy as you can and give them a little more time...
Most people think it's over watering but you only water like that when your plan needs watering. Over watering is when you don't give your plants time to dry before watering them again. Flushing is watering your plants with large amounts of water. Ask Archminister about his baby and how she loves the "Making it Rain" technique. I plan to start my plants as soon as they are 4 weeks old right through to harvest. Because of the amount of water you are using to flush your plants, you don't have to worry about too much nutrients because after every feeding, you are flushing out the soil of the nutrients. The technique is called "making it rain" because of all the water running out the bottom of the pot when you hold it up, it looks like rain. You let the water run off the plant. You don't sit your plants in 5 gallons of water nor do you try to make you your plants suck up 5 gallons of water
Cool BKB...my first sub (I think)! I'm using only the Fox Farm Big Bloom right now. I may hit the hydro store for more nutes soon (just happened by a new hydro place that opened a couple months ago) as my second grow is now at 3 weeks veg today. I topped the babies only hours ago... I was using only the Schultz 10-15-10 plant food from Home Depot garden dept until I found the hydro place and got the Big Bloom. The first grow was in MG soil right from the start (didn't know it was kinda hot for seeds) and they somehow survived all my newb mistakes and look about to give me a nice harvest. I've been alternating between the FF and Schultz while in flower, but plan to try the 'make it rain' method when I water in a few hours. Chief Puff Puff says its gonna be great for them, so I'm trusting his experience.
Will check out the hydro store prices and see if I can spring for both the FF Grow and Tiger. My 3 week old babies were just topped and are still in the party cups with a seed starter soil. I plan to up-pot with the MG in a few days so they will get nutes from the soil soon. I will probably wait a few weeks before I give them any additional nutes so as not to burn the youngsters. I vegged my AK48s for a full 8 weeks, but think I will switch the new crop at 6 weeks (unless they're on the small side still).
I have read good arguments in either direction but am shooting for the flush as I feed nutes 2-3 times a week I figure even with a light flush they'll still have what they need without making the cure harsh.
Your raised rack idea is great! How about those wire racks used for cooling hot cookie sheets and pizza pans...maybe not tall enough but I'm going to look around the thrift shops for something like that.
The shelf unit worked like a charm! I'm pretty sure it was only a few bucks, but I've had it for a while, so I can't say exactly how much it was. Its something that was likely bought at a place like Walmart...white plastic framework with an open grid top (kind of like a subway grate or catwalk platform) and it has tubular legs that snap into the under side and make it stand about six inches off the floor. The drain pans slid under and gathered the "rain" as it fell, then I emptied those for use on my houseplants later. The wire cooling racks would be okay if they were tall and strong enough to support your plant over the drain pan, just be sure it won't bend under the weight and dump your baby over. You may want to check a closeout or discount store for the shelf unit I have, as it's strong enough to support two big plants in 2.5gal pots. I left them up there ready to go for the next rain since they were so secure...
