Coffee Can Growers

upthearsenal

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It's possible if it fits really well, I would use the grodan cubes, but if you don't want to buy any more shit I'd say try it and just make sure it's stable even when you move the system around. Def let it dry out a bit, one watering a day for sure, maybe two as it gets older.
 

mike8427

Active Member
i agree, I still need to learn my plants language, im gettin there tho, she popped up with the measles on her stems...P deficiency....dropped in 1/4 florabloom in my res, BAMMMM Red spots gone!...little things like this make us both happy! ok folks, im off for the night, janey is hittin her sleep 12hr sleep cycle(must be nice), darn plant sleeps better than I do..pz RIU
 

maineyankee

Active Member
bro, I shit u not, my roots have been in the res i say about mid veg..but i mean if i were to lift this badboy out of the res, the root will be like 1.5ft, 2ft long...LOL......im tempted to try out the coffee can grow comp....i have 2 seeds in "gerM" at the moment, as soon as that roots out theyre being dropped in 2 little coffee cans (oz??) from there ill drop the netpot into the much larger folders can i believe its the 30z..i dont drink coffee so ill play xmas and buy it for someone, catch is I need the can...LOL!!!!
Welcome Mike and the Best of Luck in the Coffee Can Competition :-) If you need a can, just swing over my house as I think I have about 144 of them here.
On a more serious note, I too agree with you when it comes to growing your first crop. Just the amazement and knowing that YOU CAN DO IT, means more to me than getting a 2 pound yield per plant ( Although that would be nice !) :-)
Again Mike, Best of Luck, both with your grow(s) and also with your entry in the competition. Should be a lot of fun no matter what the outcome may be.

Happy Holiday Trails !!
The MaineYankee :-)
 

mike8427

Active Member
Welcome Mike and the Best of Luck in the Coffee Can Competition :-) If you need a can, just swing over my house as I think I have about 144 of them here.
On a more serious note, I too agree with you when it comes to growing your first crop. Just the amazement and knowing that YOU CAN DO IT, means more to me than getting a 2 pound yield per plant ( Although that would be nice !) :-)
Again Mike, Best of Luck, both with your grow(s) and also with your entry in the competition. Should be a lot of fun no matter what the outcome may be.

Happy Holiday Trails !!
The MaineYankee :-)
thank you sir!!!

question for growers....my blueberry gum seed popped last night, im going to drop it in a rapid rooters/seed plugs instead of rockwool this time, the rockwool turned moldy and killed my plant last attempt....any hints,suggestions on using the rapid rooter? does it need to presoak or can i just drop in the seed n call it a day? i will surround it with hydroton...thanks!
 

bekindbud

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I was thinking a poll might be too political and people will be campaign their grow getting a lot of people to vote for them. I think we need to come up with some categories and they we need to have judges for it too. BC is making plaques and thats time and money on his end so I want to keep it as fair as possible and make sure the winners are THE WINNERS!!!!

Peace

BKB
 

4tatude

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ok so ill post again, last one didnt stay up. guess this server shit is still going on...

I want to play!!! can i hu hu hu?? i know where my folgers can is!!! and all the stuff that makes it work!!! lol its been a while since i ran one so this will be exciting...
i think i have room for both seed and clone, double dipping if you will.

bc thats some set up you got with the res on that can, thats the only thing i had trouble with was the plant sucking the nutes dry every day. ill dream up something simular to do with mine.
 

SmeLLyTreeZ

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ok so ill post again, last one didnt stay up. guess this server shit is still going on...

I want to play!!! can i hu hu hu?? i know where my folgers can is!!! and all the stuff that makes it work!!! lol its been a while since i ran one so this will be exciting...
i think i have room for both seed and clone, double dipping if you will.

bc thats some set up you got with the res on that can, thats the only thing i had trouble with was the plant sucking the nutes dry every day. ill dream up something simular to do with mine.
Hellz yea you can join! Links in my sig, you can just hop over there and submit your pic whenever your ready! Seems to be a lot of members joining in so it should be a blast!

We will also be sticking around here bsing and posting secret tips lol j/k I don't know what the hell I'm doing when it comes to dwc lol.
 

bekindbud

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with 4T coming in he will help us with the DWC section, 4T's the man when it comes to DWC!!!! Damn there is going to be some serious competition...I might have to start another Coffee Can plant! LOL

Peace

BKB
 

4tatude

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Thanks BKB, the only advice ill give out right now will be to realize how much a plant drinks in a day. ive had them drink over a gallon, but thats a different story. be aware of how much your plant drinks and realize if your nutes are off too much it may prove detromental...
 

mike8427

Active Member
ok RIU. heres my freshly planted seedlings, on the left is blueberry gum, on the right is iced grapefruit, this will be a CFL grow, coffee cans and distilled water start to finish...
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SmeLLyTreeZ

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ok RIU. heres my freshly planted seedlings, on the left is blueberry gum, on the right is iced grapefruit, this will be a CFL grow, coffee cans and distilled water start to finish...
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Looking great mike you should have some fruitiness on your hands for this I like it! Your official:mrgreen: can you post that pic in the competition thread so I don't miss ya when I update everyone. Link is in the very bottom of my signature! thanks!
 

bekindbud

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I might have to drop out unless I can find a folgers can.
Bummed.
Go to the police station and ask if they have any empty coffee containers....they should, LOL!!!

C.Ind, we dont want you to drop out of the contest!

@Mike, you play MW3??? Xbox
 

mike8427

Active Member
so tday i awoke to my seedlings, and uh, the blueberry gum ,the root seemed to have burned!! Wtf. this hap on my autojack seed also! as soon as it popped, i put it in rapid rooter with very little seed exposed to the light but just enough to grow? the non exposed part of the root is still white, but the top where the seed sits is starting to brown and thin out FUCK! like air dried it out... i have 2x 26 watt CFL bulbs like 6 inches away, i did the light test and the box temp is 80-83F.....my last seedlings the one below I started on HID bulb....wondering if i should do it again ;/ im feeling blah, seeds are expensive then they just fuking die. WTF! i have a intake fan and exhaust fan running, think i should turn the intake off?? maybe it just dried it out? my medium is wet its all wet!

***about the seed...im thinking I let the tap root get too long, not on purpose. the seed popped a day before the grapefruit did, but i left it in the paper towel cuz i wanted to plant them at the same time...the tap root grew about an inch overnight, I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE DROPPED IT WHEN I SAW THE ROOT!~ u guys think it will be ok???

@BKB, no sir THE xbox dissappeared with my ex ;) lol

on the OTHER random seed grow, things are looking GOOD!!! shes strong, i seeded this one under a HID bulb 1200lumens...maybe I should do that to my other seedlings...i dunno?
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bekindbud

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so tday i awoke to my seedlings, and uh, the blueberry gum ,the root seemed to have burned!! Wtf. this hap on my autojack seed also! as soon as it popped, i put it in rapid rooter with very little seed exposed to the light but just enough to grow? the non exposed part of the root is still white, but the top where the seed sits is starting to brown and thin out FUCK! like air dried it out... i have 2x 26 watt CFL bulbs like 6 inches away, i did the light test and the box temp is 80-83F.....my last seedlings the one below I started on HID bulb....wondering if i should do it again ;/ im feeling blah, seeds are expensive then they just fuking die. WTF! i have a intake fan and exhaust fan running, think i should turn the intake off?? maybe it just dried it out? my medium is wet its all wet!

***about the seed...im thinking I let the tap root get too long, not on purpose. the seed popped a day before the grapefruit did, but i left it in the paper towel cuz i wanted to plant them at the same time...the tap root grew about an inch overnight, I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE DROPPED IT WHEN I SAW THE ROOT!~ u guys think it will be ok???

@BKB, no sir THE xbox dissappeared with my ex ;) lol

on the OTHER random seed grow, things are looking GOOD!!! shes strong, i seeded this one under a HID bulb 1200lumens...maybe I should do that to my other seedlings...i dunno?
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Damn that sucks, I know the feeling....My X got my 150 gallon fish tank with my 2' Silver Arrowana. I use to feed that fish feeder mice! He was a beast, kind of like your plant there, that thing is going to blow up very soon mike! Keep up the great work!

Peace

BKB
 

SmeLLyTreeZ

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Damn that sucks, I know the feeling....My X got my 150 gallon fish tank with my 2' Silver Arrowana. I use to feed that fish feeder mice! He was a beast, kind of like your plant there, that thing is going to blow up very soon mike! Keep up the great work

Peace

BKB
That sucks about the tank, sounds like a bad ass fish! I have a 55gal with a largemouth bass that I hand feed glodfish and lizards and pretty much anything else lol.. Sorry to hear about the girl mike, at least you other one is beasting :)
 

mike8427

Active Member
update*


well today after I got off work I checked on my blueberry gum! and guess what!!!!??? shes growing!! she sprouted her 2 beginning leaves(this is the one i thought died and burnt up), looks like the grow is going!!! woot!! all i did was move it further from the light. (haha) im glad I can be away from the house for 8hrs, because if I werent, I would watch the plant the whole time and eventually piss myself off..so my grows thus far are...: random seed, blueberry gum, iced grapefruit! question, the random seed im flowering, how long til it shows its sex? its going on 3 days flower...since this is my first grow, what do i look for? balls or flowers? lol!!!!!! how do they look when they first start "flowering/pollunating" misspell..
 

C.Indica

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Damn that sucks, I know the feeling....My X got my 150 gallon fish tank with my 2' Silver Arrowana. I use to feed that fish feeder mice! He was a beast, kind of like your plant there, that thing is going to blow up very soon mike! Keep up the great work!

Peace

BKB
You do realize the size of tank/pond you would needto keep that beastfor life right?
That's awesomethough, Iprefer African Arowanas however.
Still hatin' on thistextbox.
 
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