First time growing in 10 years, tell me what you think of my setup

lookin' solid buddy! keep up the good work.

guerrilla medic said:

lookin' solid buddy! keep up the good work.

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Thanks, I am trying real hard to stay out of my plants' way. Just let them be and they seem to be doing well. I do have most of the stuff automated so ... I guess they really don't need me for much anymore. It's like seeing kids grow up, but then you get to kill 'em and smoke 'em so that's cool!

berkman858 said:

I still feel that way, every time I open the tent and they are alive my balls glow green. That sucks about your power strip, how did it take down a whole crop?

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I had the pump to my water cooled lights plugged into it, my no flo switch failed as well. fucking steam came out of the box when I opened the door! It was a sight, and a painful memory. But let us not forget the real victims here: 30 beautiful Blueberry females 3 weeks into flower who died a horrific death.

budleydoright said:

I had the pump to my water cooled lights plugged into it, my no flo switch failed as well. fucking steam came out of the box when I opened the door! It was a sight, and a painful memory. But let us not forget the real victims here: 30 beautiful Blueberry females 3 weeks into flower who died a horrific death.

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Damn dude, you got steamed pot. I guess that's one way to do it. That must have been hell for the little ladies.

Oh well, at least it wasn't you. You can always grow more pot, it's hard to get laid when your dick is melted to your thigh.

Berk tell me how you do the diet of girls, removes all solution or adds the food with water?

its pH remains stable for many days?

berkman858 said:

Alright alright, calm down. I wanna see some pics of this vertical scrog idea of yours. Get to work!

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im gonna do a horizontal scrog this run. just becuz i dont have all the equipment and supplies i would need for a vertical yet. but im hoping to pull about a half a P off of a 46"x46" screen with the thousand. got 8 clones in the bubble cloner right now of early skunk x jack herer. 4 of the clones are going to billcollector99. once they roots 4 of them are in one gallons and they are gonna start the scrog. i wont have enough cash to buy cooltubes and all the supplies needed to have them hung and to build the wall screens. so i have to wait till i free up the 400 after this run to start the wall scrog. so about a month or so hopefully with 4 clones. maybe a month and a half max.that will give me enough time to get my head out of my ass and to start buying all the needed materials and supplies with the cash situation at hand. maybe ill buy another 400. who knows.or maybe even a nice t5 with a few offset spectrum bulbs.

Achieve!Data frommy set up

4x4Greenhou sesecret garden blooming
Mothers and clones spreading Secret jardin

850W HPS light bloom
Light 650w MH vegetative

Ballasts lumatek 600w and 250w

Clonesand mothers.six t5 20w

A / C 12,000 btus on 18 hours a day

RDWC

5 gallon pails of five

two General Hydroponics Dual Diaphragm AirPump

One HydroLogic StealthRO100-Customized Reverse Osmosis Filter

four Active Aqua AirStone Round Disc -4 in

Net Pots four-six in

one Active Aqua Submersible Pump 400 GPH

mothers
two moby dick
one lemon skunk
one cheese
one sletack x skunk

drbacana said:

Achieve!Data frommy set up

4x4Greenhou sesecret garden blooming
Mothers and clones spreading Secret jardin

850W HPS light bloom
Light 650w MH vegetative

Ballasts lumatek 600w and 250w

Clonesand mothers.six t5 20w

A / C 12,000 btus on 18 hours a day

RDWC

5 gallon pails of five

two General Hydroponics Dual Diaphragm AirPump

One HydroLogic StealthRO100-Customized Reverse Osmosis Filter

four Active Aqua AirStone Round Disc -4 in

Net Pots four-six in

one Active Aqua Submersible Pump 400 GPH

mothers
two moby dick
one lemon skunk
one cheese
one sletack x skunk

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thats a cool ass tent actually. i was thinking about getting one but i expanded a bit. not to sure what to say about ur tattooed booby in the pic but hey to each his own. lol.

drbacana said:

Achieve!Data frommy set up

4x4Greenhou sesecret garden blooming
Mothers and clones spreading Secret jardin

850W HPS light bloom
Light 650w MH vegetative

Ballasts lumatek 600w and 250w

Clonesand mothers.six t5 20w

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mmm? im lost. i think i may be a bit stoned. but my question is how did u get the 650watts of veg out of a 600watt and a 250watt ballast? do u have cfls of t5s that u veg with also or is it just a typo?

drbacana said:

Achieve!Data frommy set up

4x4Greenhou sesecret garden blooming
Mothers and clones spreading Secret jardin

850W HPS light bloom
Light 650w MH vegetative

Ballasts lumatek 600w and 250w

Clonesand mothers.six t5 20w

A / C 12,000 btus on 18 hours a day

RDWC

5 gallon pails of five

two General Hydroponics Dual Diaphragm AirPump

One HydroLogic StealthRO100-Customized Reverse Osmosis Filter

four Active Aqua AirStone Round Disc -4 in

Net Pots four-six in

one Active Aqua Submersible Pump 400 GPH

mothers
two moby dick
one lemon skunk
one cheese
one sletack x skunk

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Putshirt on orgoto a
tanningbed

berkman858 said:

Thanks, I am trying real hard to stay out of my plants' way. Just let them be and they seem to be doing well. I do have most of the stuff automated so ... I guess they really don't need me for much anymore. It's like seeing kids grow up, but then you get to kill 'em and smoke 'em so that's cool!

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Lol.. I kno exactly what u mean... It's hard not to do too much.. My worst enemy Is idle time, 2 nights ago I got bored & I pulled 90% of the large fan leaves off my plant, (green love potion) now it's not like I don't kno what I'm doing.. I read up on this way before I actually did it. But the poin is that I prob would have never done it if I didn't get bored lol.

wheels619 said:

mmm? im lost. i think i may be a bit stoned. but my question is how did u get the 650watts of veg out of a 600watt and a 250watt ballast? do u have cfls of t5s that u veg with also or is it just a typo?

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Lumatek 600w = 400w, 475w and 600w super-lumens Lumatek 250w = 150w, 175w and 250w super-lumens

Bloom lumatek 600w + lumatek 250w = 850w
veg lumatek 600w ( 400w ) + lumatek 250w = 650w

wheels619 said:

oh and on a side note i have weed. lol. jars and jars of weed.

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Damn , I can't wait to say that.. Quick question... I just smoked some of my friends home grown yesterday .. It's bagseed but it smells real funky & it actually turned purple, (not sure if it's genetics or just because it's outside and the weather has been pretty cold this month like 50s & 60s) but either way it was pretty hard hitting smoke but it tastes like ass.. But he only dried it no curing.. So my question is .. How long do u leave weed curing in the jar before it is decent (like some mid-grade) & how long before it's really good and tastes sweet or sour or whatever??

drbacana said:

Berk tell me how you do the diet of girls, removes all solution or adds the food with water?

its pH remains stable for many days?

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I use House and Garden nutrients, the entire product line. I try to remove all of the solution before changing the reservoir every week but now that the plants are so big I cannot move them without breaking buds. I am going to run water through the system to dilute the solution and then remove what I can with my pumping system and a shop vac.

My PH usually rises slowly over the day but lately it has been very stable. I am not sure what the difference is, it could be due to overfeeding but I really don't think they are being overfed.

Sims da smoker (Qboro) said:

Lol.. I kno exactly what u mean... It's hard not to do too much.. My worst enemy Is idle time, 2 nights ago I got bored & I pulled 90% of the large fan leaves off my plant, (green love potion) now it's not like I don't kno what I'm doing.. I read up on this way before I actually did it. But the poin is that I prob would have never done it if I didn't get bored lol.

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yeah...... that may be too much trimming, we'll see. Boredom is bad, I usually cause trouble when I am bored.

Sims da smoker (Qboro) said:

Damn , I can't wait to say that.. Quick question... I just smoked some of my friends home grown yesterday .. It's bagseed but it smells real funky & it actually turned purple, (not sure if it's genetics or just because it's outside and the weather has been pretty cold this month like 50s & 60s) but either way it was pretty hard hitting smoke but it tastes like ass.. But he only dried it no curing.. So my question is .. How long do u leave weed curing in the jar before it is decent (like some mid-grade) & how long before it's really good and tastes sweet or sour or whatever??

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Cure for at least a month, up to 6 months or a year. Curing is muy importante!!!! It brings out the aromas and flavors that you would never know was even in the genetics of the bud if you don't cure.

berkman858 said:

I use House and Garden nutrients, the entire product line. I try to remove all of the solution before changing the reservoir every week but now that the plants are so big I cannot move them without breaking buds. I am going to run water through the system to dilute the solution and then remove what I can with my pumping system and a shop vac.

My PH usually rises slowly over the day but lately it has been very stable. I am not sure what the difference is, it could be due to overfeeding but I really don't think they are being overfed.

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during flower (usually around wk 5 for me) plants stop using as much nitrogen(which has low ph) and begin using much more potassium(which has high ph). this causes ph to stabilize and then decline, in my experience. also, a plants nutrient needs generally peak out during weeks 4 through 6(depending on strain) then begin to taper back down.

i actually change my npk ratio at around wk 3 1/2 -4 to help meet the plants needs during this transition.

drbacana said:

Lumatek 600w = 400w, 475w and 600w super-lumens Lumatek 250w = 150w, 175w and 250w super-lumens

Bloom lumatek 600w + lumatek 250w = 850w
veg lumatek 600w ( 400w ) + lumatek 250w = 650w

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oh u got both dimmable. gotcha. i knew something was off with the math in my head. lol.

Sims da smoker (Qboro) said:

Damn , I can't wait to say that.. Quick question... I just smoked some of my friends home grown yesterday .. It's bagseed but it smells real funky & it actually turned purple, (not sure if it's genetics or just because it's outside and the weather has been pretty cold this month like 50s & 60s) but either way it was pretty hard hitting smoke but it tastes like ass.. But he only dried it no curing.. So my question is .. How long do u leave weed curing in the jar before it is decent (like some mid-grade) & how long before it's really good and tastes sweet or sour or whatever??

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i dry my stuff for 4-7 days depending on how light or dense the nugs are. when they are almost dry. u can feel just a little moisture in them. then its in a jar for a week+ of closed jar. but i open them 2 times everyday for about an hour in a cool dark place to air it out and to help get rid of some of the moisture thats built up in the jars. it slowly draws the rest of the moisture out of the buds as it dries. takes about another week if not longer this way. so i normally smoke half the jar before its fully cured. not to mention people hit me up for O's all the time and it kinda dwindles my jars. lol.