hotrodharley
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Please forgive the HID pic. Still trying to work out camera issues and this is from my iPod.
DinaFem White Widow Auto
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MysticMorris
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Thats is both bizarre and unlucky, shame about your two cameras. Ah pistils at last, good stuff, looks like she is really going into sidebranching mode as well. The Dinafem autos know how to sidebranch!
hotrodharley
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Maybe better. Burned the hell out of her with the 1000 watter. Plenty of fans and nothing else in the room suffered. Back to the MH until I free up a 400 watt HPS.
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hotrodharley
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This sweet thing. I burned a few top leaves with the HPS and she acts like I did nothing. I'd marry her if she could cook.
hotrodharley
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Monday night after work.
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hotrodharley
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Another day and even bigger and bushier.
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Dameon
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Hope you're prepared for an even BIGGER monster! You have been doing well, hotrodharley. Looking GREAT!!! DWC is tricky if you have excessive heat issues, but living more towards Northern latitudes, people tend to need more heaters instead of chillers. I have done the Ice Probe growing, but it was still too hot and ultimately i had lockout issues. May I recommend supports such as staking, net trellis or a serious tomato cage. You and I know such supports will result in a heavier harvest. You stay Crunchy! Crunch*
hotrodharley
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Odd you mention that today. Got home from work yesterday and she is tipping. Going for a tomato cage today if Freddy still has them stashed. The Vertigo are next!
masterchief910
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Ok so I spent like 3 hours trimming solo last night. I ended up with 35.2 grams of some light dense nugs. After 8 days hanging whole she was the perfect dryness. Super sticky to the touch but still falls through the top chamber of my grinder with ease. The smell is super fruity and the smoke is really smooth. Very pleasant head high. Not knock down drag out but definitely potent. I caught myself staring at the wall, zoning, several times lol.
Overall I really like this strain. I think the yield could've been much higher had I trained her better but it is still some quality smoke.
Overall I really like this strain. I think the yield could've been much higher had I trained her better but it is still some quality smoke.
hotrodharley
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I've wasted a lot here. Never planned on a bathtub grow but ended up that way with visitors. Went to get something to SCROG but winter in AK? Thrift shops today to check for baby gates. I switched this auto to 12/12 out of self-defense. If she stretches when that starts I'm fucked in that tiny bathroom.
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hotrodharley
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Working too many hours and she's gone wild. 30" tall at least and not even budding yet.
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BigLittlejohn
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I am a DWC grower myself. I am subbed for the rest of this Hotrod. It's funny you mention house guests. The whole reason I am doing autos right now is in anticipation of house guests in December and I need to have this done by then. Looks like you are about a month ahead of me. Today is Day 15 for me and I plan to up the Nutes PPM (currently around 300 or so now).
When you get a chance, let's have a look at your roots.
When you get a chance, let's have a look at your roots.
hotrodharley
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Just raised the 400MH - again. This is crazy. Reports show it maxing out at a meter. Almost that now at 32" this AM. And not a single bud developing despite tons of healthy pre-flower pistils. Same with those Vertigos. This DWC stuff might be the tits!
BigLittlejohn
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How are your roots doing? I imagine they are exploding that bucket. Are you adding any beneficial micros to the buckets? I use Aquashield...keeps my roots nice and white.
hotrodharley
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Using B-52, VooDoo Juice and AN Sensi A&B. She's heavily staked as she was tipping over or I would pick it up and show her roots. Massive is the one word. Massive root system.
BigLittlejohn
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How are you doing maintenance? You know, checking PH and EC/PPM and topping off your res (assuming you aren't changing it out)?
When do you plan to switch over to Bloom Nutes? I have made it a practice to flush the roots for 24 hours before switching from grow to bloom nutes.
I really enjoy DWC. I like that you have to be engaged for it to be successful and I like feeling like I have something to do with the outcome.
When do you plan to switch over to Bloom Nutes? I have made it a practice to flush the roots for 24 hours before switching from grow to bloom nutes.
I really enjoy DWC. I like that you have to be engaged for it to be successful and I like feeling like I have something to do with the outcome.
hotrodharley
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pH with a Milwaukee Martini PH55. Lucky me - we have calibration solutions by the gallons at my work!
PPM with an HMS meter that has been excellent.
Switched to Bloom Nutes on Sunday.
Not switching any res solutions as big as she is. She drinks 1+ gallon a day so in a 5 gallon res it's a changeout every 5 days anyway. I maintain the pH as close as possible. The roots are healthy and no slime or bugs. Have a hard time keeping the res temp above 66 so I need a tank heater I guess.
I screwed up starting her with company coming that was going to stay in that grow area. I should have waited. Now all my DWC stuff is stuck in that bathroom. Was going to use a drill powered pump to drain off the water but the roots are so thick it kept sucking them in and stopping it. So I said screw it. Live and learn. And am I learning!
BigLittlejohn
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If your res temps are at 66 I don't think you need a heater. The biggest issues folks have running DWC is keeping the res temps below 72, which is ideal. Your lower temps are probably what's keeping away any slime issues etc. I've struggled with keeping my res temps down and have made it a practice to use ice water when changing out my res. Sometimes I will put some ice packs in the res or frozen bottles of water, but that only works for a few hours
I top mine off every day. I have found that by doing this, I can get a handle on whether or not the plants are eating, drinking water or both and then I top off based on that. If my PPM goes up, then I conclude that my plants are eating more than drinking, so then I top off with ph adjusted water. If My PPM goes down, then I conclude that my plants are eating more than drinking so I top off with nutrients that I have in a gallon jug made at the same concentration levels as the res. If it stays the same, I add a little of both as the conclusion is that plant is taking in relative equal levels of water and food. Basically,I pretty much keep my water level right at the bottom of the net pot for the entire grow.
Do you plan to switch from MH to HPS for your light?
I top mine off every day. I have found that by doing this, I can get a handle on whether or not the plants are eating, drinking water or both and then I top off based on that. If my PPM goes up, then I conclude that my plants are eating more than drinking, so then I top off with ph adjusted water. If My PPM goes down, then I conclude that my plants are eating more than drinking so I top off with nutrients that I have in a gallon jug made at the same concentration levels as the res. If it stays the same, I add a little of both as the conclusion is that plant is taking in relative equal levels of water and food. Basically,I pretty much keep my water level right at the bottom of the net pot for the entire grow.
Do you plan to switch from MH to HPS for your light?
hotrodharley
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Already tried hanging my 1000HPs over her and burned her. Re-did hardware this morning so will switch them again tonight after lights out. I use the green LED headlights to do most of my work as I am usually not off during the day.