Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[420circuit]

Thanks StinkBud, here is my first batch, some Barney's Farm Sweet Tooth, almost ready to go into the flower unit. The mini plant is a freebie from Attitude, an autoflower that has been just hanging on. It just occured to me that I should take some clones from these before the move to flower. I hope StinkBud is finding some peace and happiness, some cosmic Karma for all the good created by the original posts. Thanks Stink!

 

[chunkylonin]

just purchased stinks book yesterday,how long did it take for him to send you a reply back,iam real anxious to check it out.

 

[FatChicksNcoke]

Its extremely sad how all of this has turned out for stinkbud, hopefully all is well with you, if theres anything i can do send me a private message. Thank you for everything

 

[chunkylonin]

I have a couple questions for you sb users
1. do you guys still use the fence posts with the 7 holes with a total of 14 spots per unit,or have you switched to the 3 hole fence post with a total of 6 per unit.
2.If you are using the 3 hole fence posts are you still getting the pound every three weeks with the 3 week clone,veg and flower stages.Iam finding it hard to understand if downgraded from 7 to 3 how does it still work out to a pound every three weeks.
3.Why did stink change his veg unit into one tub instead of the two tub style,I figured it would be better to use the double tub method stacked for the root length?

 

[chunkylonin]

just purchased stinks book yesterday,how long did it take for him to send you a reply back,iam real anxious to check it out.

NVM just recieved it thru my email.

 

[superstoner1]

chunk, i run 3 rails, 4 sites each and pull 40+oz every three weeks.

 

[chunkylonin]

chunk, i run 3 rails, 4 sites each and pull 40+oz every three weeks.

So in your flower room you have 3-3 rail systems ?

 

[superstoner1]

So in your flower room you have 3-3 rail systems ?

yes, and 5-7 dwc buckets.

 

[chunkylonin]

yes, and 5-7 dwc buckets.

Do you still use the same res and pump,do you have any pics of the system ?

 

[chunkylonin]

Do you still use the same rez and pump as the old sb system or did you change that ? Do you have any pics of the system you are talking about ?

 

[superstoner1]

Do you still use the same rez and pump as the old sb system or did you change that ? Do you have any pics of the system you are talking about ?

i use a 1056gph in my new triple vegger and 633gph pumps in flower units. flower units use a 50gal smart bin from walmart and vegger uses a 35gal igloo cooler. lots of pics in my hydro thread, my 3 stages of flower

 

[superstoner1]

it has some good ideas, but the squareholes, rockwool and other media is a waste.

 

[superstoner1]

yes, but when no media is used the cost is less and chances of problems are greatly reduced. i have seen grows lost because the media was contaminated from past grows(hydroton) and where rockwool grows algea and pieces have broken free to clog sprayers. it cost me 13¢ per plant for netpot and collar and i never reuse them. i started in rw and hydroton for a couple of grows but after goint media-less i loved it. so much easier.

 

[superstoner1]

your system is basically the same as stinks. my aero/nft sysetem has differences but works the same, check my thread in hydro, my 3 stages of flower. i use 2" net pots from clone to harvest.

 

[superstoner1]

thats cool. i like the design.

 

[superstoner1]

yes, i would like that system much better if it had a flat top with round holes, 2"-3" depending on depth. then just use a netpot and collar. you can make your own collars, i started selling them a couple years back and made all different sizes in 13 colors. after selling a hundred thousand of them i got tired of making them.

 

[cues]

Sorry, but the 'we' in the south UK definately doesn't include me.
20 years back, maybe.
System needs a bit of work. A dam (or system of) woud be good to introduce air without an additional pump,
The holes shoud be staggered to allow more room/better spacing of plants.
The res needs a simple cover to reduce algae etc. Correx is dirt cheap.
Rockwool is outdated in hydro and for a reason.
It's like marmite.
It's crap.
I'm with you on using box-section. More root space for the same footprint area.

 

[djbthunder]

SS,
what made you guys go with the rails for flowering? have you ever flowered in your veg unit?

 

[reverof]

I run plants in a veg unit all the way through flower. I am actually running my 2nd set that way as we speak. Used clones, letting them veg for a couple weeks and then in flower they will go. First set did quite well, its almost like DWC without a bubbler + sprayers, plants really like it as water is almost always available to some part of the roots. I did rails in my initial aero setup and was not impressed, a while back using a SS vegger I thought about using them start to finish so I broke it down to single unit and works great!
I use a mix of growing methods, Flood & Drain, DWC and also the aero vegger. My consistently best grows.yields come from Flood & drain in 6x6x6 rockwool. but I like to play.

 

[superstoner1]

SS,
what made you guys go with the rails for flowering? have you ever flowered in your veg unit?

you could and can, but spacing is an issue.