how long have you left you're indoor grow unattended?

waterCooled

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Dec 19, 2008

• #1

just wondering how long people have gone without checking their indoor grow. I'd imagine hydro could go alone longer than soil.

I'm just finishing up a DWC grow and I think I only went three days without checking up on it. Has anybody ever gone a week? two weeks?? longer?

and on that note, where's my bong?

 

NeOgRa

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Dec 19, 2008

• #2

I cant even go a day without checking on mine, its a habit. I love too see how there doing every day.

 

waterCooled

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Dec 19, 2008

• #3

oh yea, i guess i meant leaving them alone because of a long weekend away, a vacation etc..

 

NeOgRa

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Dec 19, 2008

• #4

I think as long as you water them before you go you should be alright, at least for 4 to 5 days.just my opinion.

Cheers and happy holidays

 

waterCooled

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Dec 19, 2008

• #5

thanks neogra. but im actually just wondering how long people have actually gone... nothing too educational in here, just how long have you been forced to leave your plants?

 

jollygreengiant8

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Dec 19, 2008

• #6

I've left plants(soil) unattended up to like 7 or 8 days
I watered real good before I left, they werent looking so happy when I returned
they were alive, but thirsty..bounced back within an hour after watering them

 

dhhbomb

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Dec 19, 2008

• #7

yea best i have is like 5-6 days was super busy working school girls didnt have time to sleep more than 3 hours a day and it was in my closet

 

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gangjababy

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Dec 19, 2008

• #8

I've gone 9 days, I just filled up a drainage pan with water and let the plant suck it up as it needs.

 

Boneman

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Dec 19, 2008

• #9

I left for 7 days. Watered them good right before I left and they were a bit dry when I returned, but still kicking. I gave them a good dose of water and they were back to normal.

 

Doctor Cannabis

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Dec 19, 2008

• #10

Would you believe me if I'd say a month?

I'm gonna start a new thread soon about how to do that. Me thinks it may be useful for growers that can't take vacations or don't wanna get anyone else involved in their grow op.

 

Hockeyman

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Dec 19, 2008

• #11

Doctor Cannabis said:

Would you believe me if I'd say a month?

I'm gonna start a new thread soon about how to do that. Me thinks it may be useful for growers that can't take vacations or don't wanna get anyone else involved in their grow op.

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I'd be very interested in reading about this... Can't wait!

 

Marv001

Active Member

Dec 19, 2008

• #12

Iv never gone more then a few hours cant really help it every morning at 7am i get up to turn the lights on and look them over never really been forced to lev them alown but this is my first grow take a look at my grow room and let me no wot u think

 

BigBudBalls

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Dec 20, 2008

• #13

2 weeks. And often. Just did a 2 month job. Home every other weekend.

But I'm set up for it. pan-n-tilt cams in the veg and flower rooms. pumps, fans, lights all controlled via a PLC and/or home automation. Can check on them via cell phone or laptop and adjust things as needed.

(I grow in soil)

 

apasunee

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Dec 20, 2008

• #14

I try to wait longer and longer everyday,,, you know they do need their alone time,,, so Ive been doing this for about a year now and it seems to be workin, Im up to almost 20 minutes without lookin in on them.....lol

 

SmokeyMcSmokester

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Dec 20, 2008

• #15

I have to check mine all the time..I dont have enought space to use my timers so I have to manually do all my switching..it sucks. after one more harvest i should have my system down and set up some timers, hopefully get my life back

 

seymourxxx

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Dec 20, 2008

• #16

Way back in the day when I was young and foolish I left about a dozen 2-3 week old plants for about 7 days. They were in soil on 12/12 from seed, and I gave them what I thought was a good soak before leaving town. When i came back they were just about dead BUT each one and a single hard sticky bud about the size of a golf ball on it. I had to start over, but did manage to get about a half oz of fairly good smoke out if.

 

shnkrmn

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Dec 20, 2008

• #17

seymourxxx said:

Way back in the day when I was young and foolish I left about a dozen 2-3 week old plants for about 7 days. They were in soil on 12/12 from seed, and I gave them what I thought was a good soak before leaving town. When i came back they were just about dead BUT each one and a single hard sticky bud about the size of a golf ball on it. I had to start over, but did manage to get about a half oz of fairly good smoke out if.

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Bud in 4 weeks????????? WTF!!!!!!!!

 

shnkrmn

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Dec 20, 2008

• #18

I've left my plants for 6 days with no trouble growing in hempy buckets.

 

seymourxxx

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Dec 20, 2008

• #19

shnkrmn said:

Bud in 4 weeks????????? WTF!!!!!!!!

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Yeah mind you this was 20 odd years ago so memory is a little foggy. The budlets may have been more marbles than golf balls. But yeah, I remember clearly little sticky buds on tiny little dried out plants. I remember being worried that the smoke would be crap but it was actually pretty good. I think they had just started to flower when I left town and I'd just culled the boys. Freakiest thing. It was like the girls knew the end was near and were desperately trying to reproduce before they croaked. That strain (good bagseed as I recall) did flower pretty quickly if you did 12/12 right from seed.

But don't try this at home. If I hadnt' fucked up I'd have harvested many times more than what I did.

 

onlypurpz

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Dec 20, 2008

• #20

i check on mine atleast 3-4 times a day. growing hydroponically you can almost watch them grow. durring the veg stage, no two days will look the same.

OPZ