First time'er showing off new grow

curious2garden

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So I did my first change out this weekend using a pump. What a difference! It's not fast... takes about 10 minutes per bucket to empty, but I'm not in a rush. I also bought a gas siphon pump to move water from the ro tank to the buckets so I don't have to lift water anymore to fill or empty. I had some stands built for me so everything is at the same level now. The largest plant in the back left corner is now over 4 feet tall and I can't lift it anymore. It got a bit of heat stress from the light. There's enough room to move the lights up an additional 6 inches so hopefully it doesn't get much taller.


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Nice job and good looking plants!
 

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Laughing Grass

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Nice job on keeping them at good height IMO...
Thanks @Mellow old School

My dad made me a stand to keep them all at different heights. It barely lasted a week... started getting wobbly and falling apart. I've got them on old paint cans and ceramic tiles now. Seems to do the trick.

Quick photo update. I've got f@cking buds in my basement! lol I can't believe it. Although I have nothing to compare it to, I'm pretty thrilled.

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Laughing Grass

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They're royal queen seeds northern light I'm using five gallon buckets. They are kind of all over the place ranging from 36" to 14" tall. I don't think it's anything I've done, but who knows.
 

Laughing Grass

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I think I'm about three weeks to harvest. It really just started bulking up in the last week. I was nervous starting out with DWC and no experience, but if I can do it, anyone can do it.

@Serpentz I went and looked at your photos. They look similar to the photos I uploaded on Jan 19 (one page back in this thread) I bet the bulk up nicely as they get more mature.
 

Laughing Grass

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Quick update. The difference between this week and last isn't really that much. They are swelling noticeably, but I don't think this will be a massive crop I was hoping for. The plant on the left in the rear seems to be a lot further along than the others. The top leaves are crispy around the edges and almost all the hairs have turned brown. The other three plants have lots of white hairs left. I'm really struggling to keep the PH above 5.5 on the tallest plant and have started adjusting the PH to 6.2. If I adjust to 5.8 it's down below 5.5 within 12 hours. To my eye none the trichomes on any of the plants are cloudy yet.



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gr865

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Quick update. The difference between this week and last isn't really that much. They are swelling noticeably, but I don't think this will be a massive crop I was hoping for. The plant on the left in the rear seems to be a lot further along than the others. The top leaves are crispy around the edges and almost all the hairs have turned brown. The other three plants have lots of white hairs left. I'm really struggling to keep the PH above 5.5 on the tallest plant and have started adjusting the PH to 6.2. If I adjust to 5.8 it's down below 5.5 within 12 hours. To my eye none the trichomes on any of the plants are cloudy yet.
Looking great, maybe a little too green for my taste but they look healthy.
I don't run DWC, I do DTW auto drip.
Sorry have not read all your journal yet, but when did you start 12/12? How may days are you expecting to run them?
 
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