Bquamb & s7even's Tighty Whitey Grow Journal (RIU Exclusive)
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Danielsgb
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Hey, plant is looking good.
Perlite doesn't absorb water at all. It aerates the soil. IOW makes it fluffy. The roots get O2 faster and don't "drown". I wouldn't transplant it for a while. That pot it's in looks plenty big. You can mix molasses with nutes. I mix half water w/ molasses, mix half water w/ nutes then combine them. (I kinda have OCD on that kinda stuff, it's a MS thing) On the folar feeding, I do. There's a thread on the "art of folar spray" that tells all about it.
Good luck
Daniels
Perlite doesn't absorb water at all. It aerates the soil. IOW makes it fluffy. The roots get O2 faster and don't "drown". I wouldn't transplant it for a while. That pot it's in looks plenty big. You can mix molasses with nutes. I mix half water w/ molasses, mix half water w/ nutes then combine them. (I kinda have OCD on that kinda stuff, it's a MS thing) On the folar feeding, I do. There's a thread on the "art of folar spray" that tells all about it.
Good luck
Daniels
LANERBLAZE
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perlite does retain water and when it is heated up it expands loosinging the dirt for roots to easyly grow, it does help hold water tho... say right on the bag lol and ass far a mollasses goes i heard your only supposed to do it during flowering? i might be wrong but this is the first iv heard for soing it durring veg,
and for mixing perlite, im pretty sure its 3:1 dirt-perlite
and for mixing perlite, im pretty sure its 3:1 dirt-perlite
Cereall
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yeah i have heard of molasses used during last few weeks and in the final flush just to help the taste
i just grew out TWT and didnt flush at all and they tasted and smell great... it is such a fruity and sweet taste it honestly didnt need any flush for me
and for my perlite-soil mix
i did 1:1 ratio of perlite and sphagnum peat moss and have had great success with it
i just grew out TWT and didnt flush at all and they tasted and smell great... it is such a fruity and sweet taste it honestly didnt need any flush for me
and for my perlite-soil mix
i did 1:1 ratio of perlite and sphagnum peat moss and have had great success with it
s7even
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ok just got back from working for the MAN! god was it a dead ass day to be cooking lol. but she's looking really great right now, looks like she could use some water, but unlike last time im gunna just wait the extra bit before i water it, im thinking in the morning. the soil is quite dry on the top but who knows lower down prob isnt. the thing is about me needing to transplant as fast as i can is cuz this strain is going to be flowering within 45 days and thats fucking fast! I dont have time to let it grow for a bit before i transplant it cuz it may get really huge and un able to transplant without severly stunning it. Thats y i wanna just do it now so i can sit back and just watch it grow. cuz in the last 3 days ive watched it grow over 2 inches in every direction, think of another week from now this thing is gunna be at a foot easy!
Joker209
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Perlite is to aerate the soil and I said that in a few pages back. I said it will help with watering by not holding it so much. I said the plant could use more O2 saturation. You could transplant whenever you want, the plant will do the same no matter what. As far as flowering in 45 days that is the flower time needed from the start of 12/12 not from germination. You should have it on 18/6 light right now (18 on 6 off) and that will help with growth allowing some down time for her to relax and "sleep" You will notice a difference in growth too (I do) Let her veg out until she starts preflowers then flower her and you will not be disappointed.
s7even
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Thx a ton! joker im super excited to hear when B's mail arrives then 
I still need to talk to my step dad who owns the house if he will build me a grow box, cuz as i said before he told me i should start growing my own pot to save money but lilttle does he know 
but it would be nice to not hide it and have more avalable space!
I still need to talk to my step dad who owns the house if he will build me a grow box, cuz as i said before he told me i should start growing my own pot to save money but lilttle does he know but it would be nice to not hide it and have more avalable space!
Joker209
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Yes and that was my thinking when it came to hiding it. If I made it known to everyone I lived with that I was thinking about growing and made sure everyone was ok with it. I was able to start with a nice sized area but the plants outgrew it too quickly and we wanted to use it for a closet lol I went and got a 25' trailer and redid the inside to make it into 2 grow chambers and now that's what I grow in lol. I just started a thread to help people out with germination you guys should check it out.
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/321101-how-germinate-seeds.html
I am excited to have you guys grow what I am growing lol It is good and makes for a very nice enjoyable grow too
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/321101-how-germinate-seeds.html
I am excited to have you guys grow what I am growing lol It is good and makes for a very nice enjoyable grow too
s7even
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Ohhh that's wut a DWC is ok yea i dont have money right now to make somthing like that but i do really want to make one, ive been eyeing those down ever since ive started. (bonus! didnt get calld into work! victory bong hit )
Edit: now that i think about it i already have a bin just like that like the big tupperwear ones, and it has a lid! just need to carve it up. But id need to buy wut ells for it? cuz u dont use soil right
)Edit: now that i think about it i already have a bin just like that like the big tupperwear ones, and it has a lid! just need to carve it up. But id need to buy wut ells for it? cuz u dont use soil right
Joker209
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DWC = Deep Water Cultivation.
I use a tub half full of water nute solution and air stones with a cheap ass pet co air pump. Look into it man you may be able to save some money this way...
Edit/ I use a 5 gallon bucket with a hole in the lid with a 3" net cup. The air pump was $10, the bucket was $2, the air tube was about $2 and I made my own air stone by poking holes in a tube and wrapping it around a butter knife, the net cups are about $0.20 each, and the plants can be placed directly into it lol. Cost me like $15 because I had some of the stuff.
I use a tub half full of water nute solution and air stones with a cheap ass pet co air pump. Look into it man you may be able to save some money this way...
Edit/ I use a 5 gallon bucket with a hole in the lid with a 3" net cup. The air pump was $10, the bucket was $2, the air tube was about $2 and I made my own air stone by poking holes in a tube and wrapping it around a butter knife, the net cups are about $0.20 each, and the plants can be placed directly into it lol. Cost me like $15 because I had some of the stuff.
Joker209
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You said they knew you smoked right? Your dad said something about why don't you grow your own? Just tell em hey guys please don't be mad at me but I took you up on that offer. Then show em the room. They will either be pissed or glad either way that's outta the way and if they find it themselves it'll be worse on you. Oh I almost forgot. They will like the fact it's cheap lighting too. They may even help buy you a better light... Who knows
