My Current set up: journal?

LoudBlunts

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im asking you your opinion tho.


do you think that having coco wet all the time with oxygenated water will be bad?
 

VictorVIcious

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im asking you your opinion tho.


do you think that having coco wet all the time with oxygenated water will be bad?
Yes I do. Only from what I have read. Some folks cycle thier aero's on and off because of different functions of different parts of the roots. Two threads come to mind you may wish to check out and Lumberjack Jan posted a Organic/ hydrogow once that kinda fits this category. One of the post was in Potroast's thread on Hydroponics, I think its a sticky. There is a post there about results acheived by a tech that you should look at and Closet Cult has a thread using some interesting concepts that could apply. I think the roots can 'dry out a little' and get better results. I also noticed Al B talking about adding the fotocell so his roots 'dry a little'.
All of this is just what I think. If I get serious about aero, and I may, I will be sure to read everything Filthy Fletch has posted on the subject and probably read the 60 plant thread.
The coco will stay 'wet' for a long time, I have let pots sit for a few days after harvest and they are still wet at the bottom. Stopping the water from running will allow the water to drain to the bottom of the pot and oxygen gets drawn down to the top two-thirds of the roots. IMO VV:blsmoke:
 

KillHit

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My current set up has only been in place for about a week now. Before that I had t-12's, a lot of them over the tables in my mother/ clone area. Last Tuesday I bought the third t-5 light, so the clones have been under it a week and a day. The first picture shows the clone, taken on 10/12, comparing the stem to a Double A battery. I just trimmed the plant as if I were ready to put it in flowering. This one happens to be WW. The next shows a plant I kept out of the last ones I put in flowering, compare to the three week newer clone nder 1 week of t-5 lighting. At that time it was one of the healthier plants thats the reason I picked it for a mother. You will notice they are just about the same height right now but the one under the t-5 has a much bigger stem. Turn the page. VV
these t5 lights... i have 4' fixtures... what wattage should i have, and what type? cool white/daylight?
 

VictorVIcious

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these t5 lights... i have 4' fixtures... what wattage should i have, and what type? cool white/daylight?
I bought the 8tube 4' fixtures. Research done by the owner of the hydro shop I visit showed the best yirld when using a 1/2 mixture of red and blue bulbs for the entire grow start to finish. He has owned the shop since 1983, thats good enough for me. VV
 

VictorVIcious

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VictorVIcious

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this is a great one to follow!
awesome job!
Welcome and Dr. Toadstool, welcome as well. Be sure and check the Original Widow Makers journal, just ignore the bouncing objects and concentrate on what he says and does.lol
Not much to report, just some pictures. Any of you that can offer some help as to maturity of the colas please do, as I have stated I don't see colors real well. VV:blsmoke:
 

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hey my friend those buds are looking great!

its a little hard to tell from those pics... but maybe another 2 weeks left for them? you've got some nice sized buds... just let the calaxes swell then you should be good... =]
 

VictorVIcious

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yes, after I posted it, I realized the color wasn't very good and the lights are out so I'll have to wait to post a better one. I'm hoping the blueberry seeds arrive this week and I can get those started. Hopefully all of these will be harvested by the time I am ready to put the new ones in flowering and all of the varieties I ordered are supposed to be 8 week flowering instead of the 12 weeks these take. I will start a new journal for that. I am still deciding about increasing the number of tables and decreasing the number of plants per table after the first 4 weeks of flowering. Put 36 on a 4 x 4 table and then move them into flowering 9 per 32" by 4' table. Doing this should allow for a harvest every week. Of course the question is what kind of a yield can we get this way. VV
 

jojobone

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I just sat here and read this whole thread from start to finish, drooling all over my keyboard at those pics. There is no better motivation than seeing someone make it. Great Job! I can't wait to get my project moving along. The whole time I was reading your posts I was hoping I would get to the end and you were still here posting and u still are. I'm right next door in WI. I have always believed in t5 for vegetative, and after this thread I will also use a t5 or a t5hps for flowering. Is Nirvana the best place for seeds or is there another bank u can mention that is dependable? I'm looking for an Indica that will flower fast, Nirvana has some but I know there more, unless I was looking in the wrong place.
 

VictorVIcious

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sorry I am the wrong one to ask about seeds. I had only ordered once until this month. I had the company marked in favorites and my computer crashed, I knew they didn't have blueberry at that time so I ordered from Peak Seeds. They have the DJ Short varieties and that is what one of my advisors recommended. I will let you know if I get them this week. VV
 

HazyEyes

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VV bro haha what ones mine haha jk but you did not flower those under the T5 did you if so i am fucking amazed :-|:mrgreen:
 

VictorVIcious

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VV bro haha what ones mine haha jk but you did not flower those under the T5 did you if so i am fucking amazed :-|:mrgreen:
All of those have been under t-5's only for all of the flowering. Table 3 in the previous pictures are under a 400 watt hps. The ice is more satavia dominant then the widow and crystal so they kinda all ended up together.
I think a lot of it has to do with the use of the Fossil Fuel and the humic acids. I know I haven't ever had to flush a table because of a nute problem.
If you can tell me which plant it is on from the picture, number one-twelve,left to right, I'll put your name on it. That is the problem, I can't tell which colas belong with whoch plants. I will figure it out though.lmfao VV
 

mattso101

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Nice VV! Gotta love those T5's! I use them aswell. I have also added a 150 watt HPS I bought from home depot. Helps alot to fatten up the colas. Its not to hot either I can put it nearly as close as th t5s. Lookin very nice I like to see other flowering with t5s aswell
 

VictorVIcious

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ok so some one needs to help me out with the multiple posts. How do you quote more than one person in a single reply?? Remember to go slow, I am older and it takes me a while to catch on. bwinn thats not a small cola you have. Constant improvement, looking good. South floriduh may be were we end up in a year or so. We have friends in the area. VV
 
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