BB & SSH Hydro Grow

Those look really good. I was thinking of trying some lowryders when I order more seeds soon. And thanks roll. I build stuff for a living and have for a while so I have lots of practice. And having all the right tools really makes a difference too. But I do take pride in what I build and like it to look good as well as work.

you do a great job - it looks like you enjoy it too!

Hash Lover said:

Those look really good. I was thinking of trying some lowryders when I order more seeds soon. And thanks roll. I build stuff for a living and have for a while so I have lots of practice. And having all the right tools really makes a difference too. But I do take pride in what I build and like it to look good as well as work.

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Yep i agree!

Hows everybodies grow going? Hash... what would it take for me to make a mother plant and to start to clone her so that i can harvest the clones in 2 months? I am thinking about makin both of them free seeds (i think they are both feminized) my mother plants and just growin the lowrider temporarily until i get some clones off of the mothers. How long does it take for a clone to start rooting good enough that i can throw them into flowering?

The grow is going along good. I need to get some clones into something bigger to get them ready to go into the buckets. Maybe I'll get some pics when I do. I should have done it already but have been busy, You should have a good mother going after 2 months. You should probably be able to start taking some at about 1 month. You can work taking clones into your pruning. Instead of pinching a small top off to prune wait a little longer until it is big enough for a clone. I like them at least 4" long. The bigger the better to a point. The bigger a clone is the less veg time you need. How long they take to be ready to flower all depends on how much you want to prune them to be ready and how big you want them. Mine have been about 12-14 days from cutting to having roots, and then veg for 3-4 weeks. But with CFL's it takes me more time than if I had a 400 mh going. So I guess in all I've had 4-6 weeks from the time I took the cutting until they were in flower. And in soil after about 2 weeks the mom is ready to take more cuttings. I can get 15 to 20 clones each time and I don't think she has been over 16" tall. I like having the mom in soil, it's just easier to take care of and gives me all the clones I can use for the space that I have. And she has been in that 1 gallon container since last September or October. And she has survived plenty of neglect and just keeps going. She's taking longer to come back this time but I really cut her back the last time I took clones.

I am under the conclusion that i need to pay special attention to my mother plant. What type of pruning do i need to do and how do i grow a mother plant? Sorry about all the questions guys but Im trying to figure this out so i can have everything well planned out for when my seeds arrive. BTW the seeds have been shipped VIA royal mail today and i expect them within a week. Im waitin for my eyecandy hash.. you know u got the best garden out there and we allways like lookin at them pic.

Thanks green, but I know I don't have the best garden out here yet. But give me time. We did another job at a local high school and you should see the setup they have. My buddy and I who also does a little growing (and yes he is lucky to have me around) just drool over it. They have a big green house on the side of the school. It's probably about 60x60 or so. That thing is sweet. It has lights in it also and they do hydro in it as well as soil. They have a lot of agriculture programs there too. So what would you like to see? I'll get some pics of my hydro/aero setup and explain the concept over the weekend. And some bud shots of course. As far as pruning once you get a plant going we'll work on it as you go. That would be the easiest way. But if I were you I would do the mom in soil. It will grow fast enough to keep you in clones. And if you want to know /see how I do the clones. I don't use any rooting gel or powder, I make a mix with nutes and stuff and have 100% success rate so far. Last batch 20 out of 20 were well rooted in under 2 weeks. And I have learned not to treat them like seedlings. This last batch has been my best looking ones yet.

Hey guy's, I came across this thread on H2O2. Pretty interesting, a little different than others I've seen. I'm trying to find a good way to deal with my res and root zone temps being a little to high. http://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydroponics/26759-hydrogen-peroxide-h2o2.html

I pulled my white widow out of the tub, with the others and got it in its own bucket, with just water, for 2 days now. How long do you guys flush your hydro for, i have heard people say anywhere from 2 days to 10 days.....I am also using some AN finial phase and it says 7 to 10 days, but that is for soil maybe, not sure.....i would think flushing would be much faster with hydro?? Any sugestions would be great!! And heres a couple pics, to check out....

Hey roll, Buds look great!! I've a couple day's to a week or more myself. Just kinda start the flush and harvest when I have time. Even though I can't tell the difference between the flushed bud and the stuff I might have picked early to sample. I don't think in hydro you really need the Final Phase though. You can just change the res to plain water and it will have no nutes to uptake. You can't do that in soil, there's always something left even if you rince them really good. With my last soil plants I ran about 12 gallons through 3 gallon pots and let them go about a week I think before cutting. I don't know if it would be faster in hydro since you are really just trying to get rid of what is in the plants. And at time of harvest they really don't want to much for nutes I think. They just want to finish and die and won't take up much anyways. IMO of course.

Hash Lover said:

Hey roll, Buds look great!! I've a couple day's to a week or more myself. Just kinda start the flush and harvest when I have time. Even though I can't tell the difference between the flushed bud and the stuff I might have picked early to sample. I don't think in hydro you really need the Final Phase though. You can just change the res to plain water and it will have no nutes to uptake. You can't do that in soil, there's always something left even if you rince them really good. With my last soil plants I ran about 12 gallons through 3 gallon pots and let them go about a week I think before cutting. I don't know if it would be faster in hydro since you are really just trying to get rid of what is in the plants. And at time of harvest they really don't want to much for nutes I think. They just want to finish and die and won't take up much anyways. IMO of course.

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Yea ive been flushing the one, since sat, used the final phase for 3days....now im in plain water.....im goin to cut it down saturday i think....i just cant wait to smoke these bitches!!!!

You up and running yet greenearth?

Just as you two are finishing up Im getting ready to plant my lowriders. My seeds came in today and im excited as all hell. I just threw 3 lowrider seeds into germination using the old plate, paper towel, and bowl method. The seeds are assorted and im not sure which ones are which. There are lowrider originals, lowrider 2, diesel ryder, and purple rider. All the lowriders were inside of one small vial mixed up. I also got 2 free feminized seeds (dinafem blue hash & dinafem blue widow.) Hopefully some expert in lowriders can determine which strain is which.

i started a new grow journal.. check my signature guys.. peace

Nice journal man, BEAUTIFUL plants.
Gonna go check out those lowriders now..