Holy Smoke: Strawberry Diesel - 400w Waterfarm

[somedude247]

I'm not really sure about DWC. I'd assume if the roots were touching the res you wouldn't have to worry much about top watering. I have a new problem now , after spraying it with dutch master reverse (I forgot how acidic that shit is) it turned the lower leaves yellow. Not too sure if i'll repeat in 10 days.

If you havent decided to do the 10 day spray, I think you should. Last time I didnt do it, the plant hermied again. Hate to see that happen since you have the reverse.

 

[mr2shim]

If you havent decided to do the 10 day spray, I think you should. Last time I didnt do it, the plant hermied again. Hate to see that happen since you have the reverse.

I was just thinking about that actually. It's looking pretty female, but I'm still gonna do the 10 day spray just to be safe. I read some people spray theirs 3 or 4 times during the grow. I think that's a bit overkill but if it works.

 

[mr2shim]

Did some tying down of fan leaves. Not sure if that would be considered LST, but it's my tactic to move the fan leaves out of the way to get as many bud sites in the light as possible, so far so good. Plant should realize it's flowering here soon when light goes out in an hour. Usually the leaves were droopy before 11p when the light went off during veg, right now they are still sucking in all that light assuming it'll be on for a while, or at least I think that's what's going on with the plant.

 

[kriznarf]

Can't wait to see your next update pics. I'm on day 11 of my own Scotty grow. I also germinated my seed in rockwool. Haven't had any problems on that end so far. I made one other modification to the waterfarm: installing a 1" PVC pump column. I find that this gives me a little more space in the column to work with. No fear of pieces being pulled off when having to clean the inner workings due to the fit being too snug. I haven't decided if I'll add an airstone to the resevoir. Most people seem to rep them, but Scotty and Dayzt did fine without them. Another nice thing about having that larger column is that if I want to add an airstone I can run the extra line for it through the pump column (extra room.)

Best of luck and keep up the good work!

 

[mr2shim]

Can't wait to see your next update pics. I'm on day 11 of my own Scotty grow. I also germinated my seed in rockwool. Haven't had any problems on that end so far. I made one other modification to the waterfarm: installing a 1" PVC pump column. I find that this gives me a little more space in the column to work with. No fear of pieces being pulled off when having to clean the inner workings due to the fit being too snug. I haven't decided if I'll add an airstone to the resevoir. Most people seem to rep them, but Scotty and Dayzt did fine without them. Another nice thing about having that larger column is that if I want to add an airstone I can run the extra line for it through the pump column (extra room.)

Best of luck and keep up the good work!

I thought scottyballs and Dayzt used airstones. I'll have to reread their threads, could of sworn they did though. Ah well, there is a pic somewhere on the internet of the benefit of using an airstone vs not. Just google Waterfarm mods

 

[mears220]

hey mr2shim hows it going today don't no if you've come across this thread but its worth a look https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/119479-waterfarm-mods-tips.html

 

[kriznarf]

I thought scottyballs and Dayzt used airstones. I'll have to reread their threads, could of sworn they did though. Ah well, there is a pic somewhere on the internet of the benefit of using an airstone vs not. Just google Waterfarm mods

Oh yeah, even if they didn't, I'm thinking that I probably will. Scotty does rep a beefier air-pump, and Dayzt, too, but I don't recall either of them mentioning using an airstone.

 

[mr2shim]

hey mr2shim hows it going today don't no if you've come across this thread but its worth a look https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/119479-waterfarm-mods-tips.html

Yep. I've read through that thread a few times.

Oh yeah, even if they didn't, I'm thinking that I probably will. Scotty does rep a beefier air-pump, and Dayzt, too, but I don't recall either of them mentioning using an airstone.

I searched airstone in scotty's thread and didn't find him mentioning anything but this is what convinced me of getting an airstone..

http://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydroponics/93176-pimp-my-waterfarm.html

 

[kriznarf]

I searched airstone in scotty's thread and didn't find him mentioning anything but this is what convinced me of getting an airstone..

http://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydroponics/93176-pimp-my-waterfarm.html

Ha, yeah, I've seen that page myself. The difference is obvious, however, you'll note that he didn't drill any extra holes into the upper reservoir and may be using the stock airpump. I don't see how an added airstone could possibly hurt, I just question if you really need one given the other additions. Either way, I'm excited to see your results and will likely try out an airstone myself. Oh, and take a look at the journal I just started. Very similar to your own grow. Def thinking we can learn from each other as we go along.

 

[mr2shim]

Ha, yeah, I've seen that page myself. The difference is obvious, however, you'll note that he didn't drill any extra holes into the upper reservoir and may be using the stock airpump. I don't see how an added airstone could possibly hurt, I just question if you really need one given the other additions. Either way, I'm excited to see your results and will likely try out an airstone myself. Oh, and take a look at the journal I just started. Very similar to your own grow. Def thinking we can learn from each other as we go along.

I looked and I subbed! How long are you planning on vegging it for? LST? I'm thinking I MAY have started flower too soon but I still have no idea. From my reading the ONE thread I found about HS Strawberry Diesel it really stretches in flower so I should be ok. We'll find out for sure in 3 weeks or so.

Total veg was 28 days.

 

[kriznarf]

I looked and I subbed! How long are you planning on vegging it for? LST?

Tough to say at this point, but probably about 25 days. I'll put my screen down around 20 days and once the tops are an inch or two above I'll probably flip and start my weaving (I need to think of a better word for that, since you don't actually weave the stalks.) I am thinking about doing some early LST work as well. Def worked out for Dayzt and I've heard about Pineapple Express not liking to bend as it gets bigger.

 

[mr2shim]

From top to bottom I counted 16 possible bud sites. That's just off the stem. Hopefully they all make it to the screen and grow big enough to produce, no idea how many will come from secondary stems. Exciting, not enough growth to post a picture. The WOW factor just isn't there yet. Hasn't completely realized the lights are in 12/12 I imagine because the growth isn't rapid like it will be here soon. Gonna give it a spraying of reverse tomorrow. *Fingers crossed it won't do what it did last time*

 

[mr2shim]

It's a girl! May hold off on the spraying now that it's showing pistils and no balls anywhere..

 

[mr2shim]

So it's been 5 days since I posted the last picture of the entire plant. Growth by no means has (exploded) yet but it's growing steadily. Today is the 3rd day of 12/12. Pictures look dimmer than in actuality because setting the camera's white balance to tungsten cuts down on a lot of the yellow.


pardon the monstrous size, only picture I'm going to upload to my photobucket was just testing out something.

 

[stinkbudd1]

Man that girl is so compact and bushy i would hate to try and scrog her,but she is one fat cuties i'll say...

 

[mr2shim]

Man that girl is so compact and bushy i would hate to try and scrog her,but she is one fat cuties i'll say...

Yea, it's VERY compact. Hopefully in the next few days it'll start getting it's legs and stretch a bit. Still a bit undecided on this strain with scrogging. It grows very short and compact in veg, believe it or not there are 9 nodes off the main stem on that and it's 9" tall so 1" per node. Very short. We'll see how it does in flowering. 2 days down 53+ to go.

 

[stinkbudd1]

Hey bro big girls need love to my man!!

 

[mr2shim]

Hey bro big girls need love to my man!!

haha.. Hopefully she'll have some big fat colas by the end.. She's looking really nice, PPMs are around 770 and pH again is still fairly high @ 6.8. Apparently this strain(or this plant) likes a more alkaline pH level, when switching to flower the pH of the solution was 5.5.. As long as she isn't looking sick I'm not gonna worry about the pH..

 

[stinkbudd1]

She looks extreemly healthy bro no worry there....Great job for your first run at waterfarm!

 

[malignant]

where did you find strawberry diesel?