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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Another reseviour change today. Dropped it down a bit on the concentration. Only 200 pro bloom and 100 liquid karma this time. And I finally got around to taking some pics. The crystal are looking sexy as hell, but the afgani and mystery seed are pretty much ditch quality. Got my new...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Will do brother. Thanks for checking the journal out.
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    It's been a while, but I figured I'd go ahead and throw an update up. Out of all my plants, I ended up with just 5 ladies, which was pretty disheartening. One of the UFOs, which is kinda sickly; one afgani which is somewhat stunted for some reason, and three gorgeous crystals. There's been a...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Reservoir change: 15 gallons of tap water, Ph'd to 5.8 with Mad Farmer Get Down 300ml of PureBlend Pro Bloom (100% strength) 150ml of Liquid Karma (100% strength) 56ml of EM1 (100% strength) 56ml of Dyna-Gro Pro-TeKt (100% strength) I'm starting to see some pre-flowering, but no signs of sex yet.
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Hey guys, I started flowering yesterday, and already I'm starting to see little buds forming. No sure signs of sex yet. Also, one of the plants has some sort of as-yet-unidentified problem. I think it might be a manganese deficiency, but it might be just a problem of genetics. The one...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Lots of growth this week! I've decided to switch to flower a little early, so here's the latest reservoir change. I also switched all the 6500k fluoro bulbs out for 3000k bulbs and changed the light timer to 7pm-7am. 15 gallons of tap water, Ph'd to 5.8 with Mad Farmer Get Down 110ml of...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    After doing a bunch more reading, I went ahead and topped most of my plants today. 3 of them appear to be lagging a bit behind the pack, so I didn't touch those. Also, since the stems are getting much thicker, I removed the supports. Can I get some feedback? Will these ladies be ready for...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Sup guys, Just a quick update for today. I don't feel like breaking out the camera. They're all looking good. Growth seems to have sped up considerably since I did this last reservoir change. My temps have been staying between 73 and 78, which may be part of the reason also.
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    First Grow Ever !!!

    Lookin good! I ran into a similar problem with hydroton as far as moisture. Coco seems to work better. It holds more moisture, but not too much.
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Aaah ok. Yea, I got those at Home Depot too. They called it a "lamp kit". It's basically just a light socket and power cord with a couple pieces of hardware that I didn't need. I'm pretty new at it too. No worries.
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    It's a bunch of cheap pieces from Home Depot. There's an adapter that turns a light socket into two power outlets and a light socket... if that makes sence. So the 2power/1light adapter goes in the actual light socket. Then I used 2 power outlet to light socket adapters, one on each side and...
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    To Rollitup: Why no LED sub-forum?

    bump I'd like to see an LED forum too.
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    Easy to Build DIY Carbon Filter

    Thanks for the idea! Just made one tonight, though I used 1/4" wire mesh instead of screen. Seems like it should hold shape better and improve airflow. It's a 6" hooked up to a vornado fan. Pics in the journal if you want to check it out. After about an hour, I can totally tell the difference.
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Pics! As promised...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    Sup guys, I made a bunch of improvements today, trying to get this thing dialed in right. My room has had a nice lemon/citrus skunk smell for the last couple days. So first off, I put together a custom carbon filter and jury-rigged it to my vornado fan. I'm not sure the fan is gonna be...
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    My first grow room

    Looking really good man. Seems like they started out a little too close to each other though, no? Sub'd.
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    Hawaii Growers

    Nothing really brother. Just legality. :) As far as all the hydro shop drama I seem to have started, I don't get where all the hate is coming from. It seems counter culture to me. Ya know, peace, love, and all that. When I was putting my system together, Green Hands had better pricing on...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    My only complaint about the LEDs so far is coverage area. I need like 5 to cover my tent, not 2 as advertised. I was looking at HPS vs LED when I started setting up the tent, but I was worried about heat and power consumption. If this grow doesn't go well, I'll probably switch, but I want to...
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    Bud Bender, Avatar of Herb - Book 1: The First Grow

    I'm on Day 21 and they're looking great so far. I had a TON of growth this week on all but the one who died. No signs of sex yet as far as I can tell. I'm thinking I'll veg for another 3 weeks and then switch to flower and see what I end up with. I don't have a space for cloning set up...
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    Hawaii Growers

    Check out Green Hands of Aloha. The staff is really helpful, and they've got everything you need for medical growing.
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