250w HPS Club And Help Guide

[SnowMonkey]

Hi folks my first to plants seem to be ready for harvesting.. the tri comes have gone a milky Im gonna give them a day or two more and then maybe on monday harvest them bye then I should start my next grow
which are germinating as I speak

any advice regarding the next few days ?
as to lighting etc? should i switch of the lights completely or ?

Green grower lookin good

 

[GreenGrower14]

thanks snowmonkey i would stick your ladies in complete darkness in a room thats in the low to mid 70's if possible. doob just posted somthing similar to your question a few pages back if you want to read her post

 

[Grazzmon]

Now that I have my grow room squared away I am going to use another area of that back room for a mother. Right now I have my (almost) 3 week olds under a 400 watt MH, when they go 12/12 under my 250 HPS I am planning on moving the 400 MH into this space. I have never cloned a plant but that is what I am thinking of doing for my mother. So.. just two questions atm...
1. Is it common to use a clone to make mother?
2. I will be using ebb and flow with mom, since I am not a soil grower. Is this ok?


Grazz

 

[Doobieus]

Now that I have my grow room squared away I am going to use another area of that back room for a mother. Right now I have my (almost) 3 week olds under a 400 watt MH, when they go 12/12 under my 250 HPS I am planning on moving the 400 MH into this space. I have never cloned a plant but that is what I am thinking of doing for my mother. So.. just two questions atm...
1. Is it common to use a clone to make mother?
2. I will be using ebb and flow with mom, since I am not a soil grower. Is this ok?
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Grazz

For clones use rockwool as the medium, and the put that in your main medium for the ebb and flow setup. A clone as a mother is not an uncommon thing, just be sure to take a couple. Make sure to get some rooting hormone, a dome or some kind of cover to keep in the humidity and a heating mat if you can. Also make sure that the clones get air, I've seen so many clones die because people don't let the plants breathe.

Hope this helps Grazz and looking good man!!

Feel free to join my journal if you'd like, this goes for all of the members as well.

 

[Green Please]

Here it is! hope you all appreciate it! well you better! i made it with a broken hand!

 

[Kalebaiden]

More logos are always better, everyone had different tastes but keep your attitude out of the thread please. Cause no one cares about butthurt.

 

[Doobieus]

k well the person who posted the thread regarding the logo failed to mention to me though our private messages that you guys got one already so i guess i just,
WASTED MY FUCKING TIME,
creating this fully original vector graphic. I dont want to offend the creator of the other one but anyone is welcome to use this picture for whatever the fuck they want. sorry guys.

We have 3 logos actually, contributing is contributing and if someone likes your logo then they will use it. However with that said there is no reason to come into this thread and make a complete and utter ass of yourself and bring in negative bullshit. You didn't waste your time as we have a "Use whatever logo you like" kind of attitude, club members just preferred the design you see most. If you had actually read some of the previous pages of this thread you would have read that. So if you feel it was a waste of time, that is on you.

I am not offended by your comment, I am however offended with the ridiculous attitude you brought into this thread over something so miniscule. Not trying to be an asshole, but you surely can't expect a positive reaction to a comment like that.

Thanks for contributing the logo none the less .

More logos are always better, everyone had different tastes but keep your attitude out of the thread please. Cause no one cares about butthurt.

Agreed.

 

[SnowMonkey]

hi folks what do you think do need to wait \ week longer or is she just about ready thanks

 

[Kalebaiden]

hi folks what do you think do need to wait \ week longer or is she just about ready thanks
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I see fox tails, and a guess of your at 50/50 for trichs.

With this info use your best judgment.

 

[SnowMonkey]

I see fox tails, and a guess of your at 50/50 for trichs.

With this info use your best judgment.

so another week and they should be tickidy boo or could i leave them in a dark for 72 hours

Im really new to this

 

[Kalebaiden]

Based on my scientific knowledge I don't see a use for the 72 hour dark period. Now that's not saying that I'm correct, I may not have the information I need to change my opinion on this matter.

You may want to do a little damage to your plant though. Take a push pin and stab the stem in several places, cut off half of several fan leaves. Generally abuse the plant somewhat, but not so much as to severly damage the phloegm or Xylem (under bark nutrient transportation material). Abusing your plant will make the plant push more effort into bud creation now that your almost done you should be able to slap her around quite a bit and make her think her life is in trouble so she'll put more effort into reproduction (the buds).

I don't suggest you take my word as a stand alone answer so look around and ask some questions if this worries you.

 

[GrapePhilly&Chronic]

Here it is! hope you all appreciate it! well you better! i made it with a broken hand!

You forgot the 250watt part! lol, There are lots of HPS clubs

 

[GrapePhilly&Chronic]

Heres some more picz. Getting close to harvest! Week 7 1/2 here. Another week sound about right? Where can I buy a jewelers loupe? Radioshack doesnt exist in Canada anymore. lol

 

[corvetteguy]

That looks like some good shit GP&C. Judging by the pictures that you posted it looks like 2 or 3 weeks left atleast. Wait for it to ripen it will be worth the wait trust me. Good job man.

 

[SnowMonkey]

Based on my scientific knowledge I don't see a use for the 72 hour dark period. Now that's not saying that I'm correct, I may not have the information I need to change my opinion on this matter.

You may want to do a little damage to your plant though. Take a push pin and stab the stem in several places, cut off half of several fan leaves. Generally abuse the plant somewhat, but not so much as to severly damage the phloegm or Xylem (under bark nutrient transportation material). Abusing your plant will make the plant push more effort into bud creation now that your almost done you should be able to slap her around quite a bit and make her think her life is in trouble so she'll put more effort into reproduction (the buds).

I don't suggest you take my word as a stand alone answer so look around and ask some questions if this worries you.

her pan leaves are starting to go very yellow.some of them are begining to wither. i added a pic there.. Im just not so sure what the hell I should be doin im a total noob...

I apricate your advice Im just not intirely sure I'm being patient like I've not cut away from her I do want to make sure i make my bud, is how I want it which is nice heady / to strong high ....

so Im not sure what to do

 

[GreenGrower14]

Heres some more picz. Getting close to harvest! Week 7 1/2 here. Another week sound about right? Where can I buy a jewelers loupe? Radioshack doesnt exist in Canada anymore. lol

I told you man Amazon.com has tons of em and you can order the one from radioshack on ebay aswell they are really easy to find just type it into google and youll be fine. But your girl looks awsome what strain is it again?

This is the one im thinkin about buying http://www.amazon.com/SE-Mini-Brass-Microscope-Illuminator/dp/B002E0MU70/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1318172323&sr=8-4

 

[Doobieus]

hi folks what do you think do need to wait \ week longer or is she just about ready thanks

You've got 2 weeks at the minimum personally if not more, I don't see any fox tailed parts of the bud in that pic. The pistils have not even began to recede into the calyxes and too many of the pistils are still white.

As far as the dark period is concerned the scientific backing on that is....

When the lights go out the water drops back down to the soil/medium and the unmoveable nutes/acids start working. Basically the 2 main reason for that is to not have so much water weight in the plant when you harvest, and quick maturing/finishing up the trichs (NOT creating more but maturing the existing ones). The first holds more truth to it than the latter though, I do the dark period to lose a little more water weight but as far as the trichs maturity I have not seen enough of a result to be confident in that.

Heres some more picz. Getting close to harvest! Week 7 1/2 here. Another week sound about right? Where can I buy a jewelers loupe? Radioshack doesnt exist in Canada anymore. lol

Jeweler's loupe you can generally find at a jewelry, hobby, bead store or those type of stores. Other than that you're buying online, which isn't bad or anything.

You've got a few more weeks, more of the pistils are showing color in this pic than the last. You can definitely see the development between the two pics.

Hope this helps all.

 

[400aZip]

stepping up to a 250 from shitty CFLs lol. cant wait to get started! in a 2x4x6 tent, I plan on having a few 6inch fans to move the air, along with a portable AC in the room. other than temps, any other significant changes i should be aware of?

 

[Doobieus]

stepping up to a 250 from shitty CFLs lol. cant wait to get started! in a 2x4x6 tent, I plan on having a few 6inch fans to move the air, along with a portable AC in the room. other than temps, any other significant changes i should be aware of?

Welcome to the club 400. You'll notice better lumen output, light penetration and happier plants. Other than that if your portable AC is an actual AC and not evaporative cooler then you shouldn't have to worry about humidity too much. If it is an actual AC then you may have to get a humidifier, other than that can't wait to see your grow.

 

[SnowMonkey]

You've got 2 weeks at the minimum personally if not more, I don't see any fox tailed parts of the bud in that pic. The pistils have not even began to recede into the calyxes and too many of the pistils are still white.

As far as the dark period is concerned the scientific backing on that is....

When the lights go out the water drops back down to the soil/medium and the unmoveable nutes/acids start working. Basically the 2 main reason for that is to not have so much water weight in the plant when you harvest, and quick maturing/finishing up the trichs (NOT creating more but maturing the existing ones). The first holds more truth to it than the latter though, I do the dark period to lose a little more water weight but as far as the trichs maturity I have not seen enough of a result to be confident in that.


Jeweler's loupe you can generally find at a jewelry, hobby, bead store or those type of stores. Other than that you're buying online, which isn't bad or anything.

You've got a few more weeks, more of the pistils are showing color in this pic than the last. You can definitely see the development between the two pics.

Hope this helps all.

Now thats an answer thank you ...

Il do that so.. mm should continue to water or ?