CarolinaPotheadsNew
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Absolutely. Probably will take 4-6 this time
Input welcome, old dog new tricks.
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CarolinaPotheadsNew
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The new plants are transplanted. I ended up running the 3g bags again. The 1 strain is a real fast finisher(60ish days). The other 2 will get up-potted once more into 5g pots. There's 2 of the 3 clones. They're staying hungry so I'll have to transplant them again soon.
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Mumbeltypeg
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Hey CP, was just having a read of this thread.. “ Fungus gnat experiment #569” thought the painters bags were an innovative idea.. think I’ll get some as a preventative measure for mine.. will also stop debris getting into my drain lines and blocking them.. win win
CarolinaPotheadsNew
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Thanks man! I still see a few of the bastards around the house. Our weather is unseasonably warm and wet. ANYTHING that helps me avoid those things is great.
marzig
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I started 2 CDLC from Mephisto last week. Both were up and clear on day 4. Here's their first baby pic on day 8.
Also started using my new ACI heater, humidifier, and vent fan controlled with the 69 Pro. It took a few days to figure it all out but everything works together amazing well. It holds my VPD right where I want it, truly set and forget.
Also started using my new ACI heater, humidifier, and vent fan controlled with the 69 Pro. It took a few days to figure it all out but everything works together amazing well. It holds my VPD right where I want it, truly set and forget.
Mumbeltypeg
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Lovely, that sounds perfect
CarolinaPotheadsNew
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These are the new Mephisto plants in front. 2 Apple of Eden and 2 Bramley's Beast plants I started 12 days ago. I finally got those 2 other plants harvested and I dropped the light almost 2 feet last night. I've staked them over and they're taking off. The BBHP clones in the back are more than ready to transplant. No doubt they'll grow fast in 5g of soil vs 1/2g lol. I started to put autos in the 5g containers but those clones will make better use of them. The. Autos are supposed to be 65 day strains. I'm gonna veg the photos till I harvest the autos then flip. They should be good size by flip this time.
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marzig
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When you say started 12 days ago what do you mean? Mine seem really small for only being 4 days behind yours. I started counting day 1 when I put the 2 dry seeds into the moistened hydroplugs. On day 3 I could tell they had sprouted. Day 4 they had cleared the plugs and shed their shells.
CarolinaPotheadsNew
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I put dry seeds in paper towel 16 days ago. They sprouted after 2 days with 1 inch tails at day 3. I planted the seeds in solo cups 12 days ago. Transplanted to 3g containers Nov 5. I don't leave them in cups but 2-3 days anymore. I mixed in worm castings, Dr Earth 4-4-4 and Down To Earth 4-8-4 and Dolemite lime into the FFOF. Watered w/Recharge twice. These are fast strains. I'm sure your CDLC will take off soon. It's a fast finisher too. Mine would probably be bigger if I coulda lowered the light sooner. I guess I should say I started 15 days ago but I start my count when I plant the sprout.
marzig
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Makes me wonder if hydro just starts slower or if it's me. I didn't keep records when I first started growing in soil so I have nothing to look back at to compare.
They have a few roots popping out so I've moved them to a small bucket today with weak nutrients. I'll top feed until the roots hit the nutes. It'll be interesting to see if mine can catch up.
Mumbeltypeg
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What have you got your seedling in there?
marzig
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It's a product from Hydrobucket called a Hydroplug that you start your seed in. The plug sits in a Hydropod that can be moved to buckets so there's never any transplanting. I start the seeds in coffee mugs until they show roots. Now they're both in a 3 gallon bucket to use less nutes while they grow some more. When they're larger I'll move them to their own 5 gal buckets and then fill up and start the RDWC.
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CarolinaPotheadsNew
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It could just be the phenos too. If you look on mine, there's 1 plant that's almost twice the size of the others. Honestly though, I'm a little disappointed in mine, because, I had hoped they would all be bigger than they are. I think if I had started them in the 3g containers, they would be. Also, alot of folks say FFOF is too hot for seedlings. I've had a couple bad experiences but that was before I used Recharge. I added a decent bit of organic nutes to this soil and for a couple days, the leaves clawed on 2 of them. Recharge and 3 days later and they're fine. I think that you'll see a bigger benefit with your hydro when they hit 2 weeks and on. If you hit your marks, you can really push them in hydro. I really think you'll like the CDLC. I went bowling today with about an 1/8 in my jacket pocket. My friend was 3 feet away and told me I reeked. They'll take off in a few more days.
Mumbeltypeg
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Rooms coming along.. few more weeks yet I recon.. suppose I had better dial back the lights and co2 a bit soon.
I fucked up my ec and made things too strong there for a bit as you can tell by the burnt edges. Don’t think it has upset them too much tho, mild stunting perhaps
I fucked up my ec and made things too strong there for a bit as you can tell by the burnt edges. Don’t think it has upset them too much tho, mild stunting perhaps
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CarolinaPotheadsNew
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I try to lay them over pretty early so they get bushy early. Those clones are starving. I'm going tomorrow to get enough medium( haven't decided about Coco yet, maybe better to learn on photos where mistakes can be fixed.) either way, they're hungry and it's hard to feed them in tiny 1/2g and smaller containers and not burn them. So far I've came far short of that. I added Dr Earth 4-4-4 the other day just trying to help. Going to coco is probably smarter long term
Looking great! Shit, I used to think that I wasn't pushing them hard enough till I torched some leaf-tips lol. I got 2 clones transplanted today into 3g containers for now. It's helping as none of the leaves are clawing. They are praying up. I mixed in a good bit of organic nutes so things should continue to improve. The autos are flying along. I sure am glad you told me I could take cuts from flowering plants. I'm going to give these plants time to grow.
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Mumbeltypeg
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Ought to try starting them off just in the neoprene collars.. I have done it before with good result, had them sit in paper towel a bit longer so they had a nice long tail on them then popped them straight into neoprene collars and into the turbo clones.
marzig
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I think I understand what you're suggesting after looking at the stem collars on the Super Clone website. I don't think the collars on my hydropods would offer enough support for the seedlings as they're not very thick and have a hole in the middle. This has given me some very good ideas on how to make some improvements on my next grow!
When do you start feeding yours and at what EC?
They're still growing slowly but I look for them to take off soon. I'm just worried that I've lost a week or so with a fast finishing auto.
Mumbeltypeg
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You would start in a small collar, I place the tails in the slits, not the holes. You then take the big collars you have there, cut a hole shape the same size and just deep enough as the small neoprene puck so as once the seeds have grown tall enough and have a decent root system you can transfer the plant puck and all to the bigger collars.. your plant never touches any medium.. ever.
Start them on weak nutes until they have a decent root system and you can quickly bring them to full strength.
marzig
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That makes sense. In your pics it looks like you're using clay pellets too. When do you place your rooted collars into the pellets?
CarolinaPotheadsNew
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I finally got the clones recovering. Where most of the leaves were showing at least some interveinal chlorosis, they're greening back up. I spent last night staking out the autos. Opening them up. So far so good. I'm going to scratch in some flowering nutes tomorrow as I believe they will start flowering within 2 weeks and I want food ready for them when they do.
