Micro ebb/flow (NOW DWC), all CFL ScrOG, perpetual Stealth locker

LOL that was his bug control

Well since scarecrows work so well then why not........ lol

any way =]

LOL hahah zen thats funny,keep it up my wind doing good i hope!

goblin7dg said:

nice i love the camera your using, what is it? some of the macro shots are sweet.
would i suggest reducing the amount of light penetrating your clay/rockwool /root area. you could put some rings around their reflecting light right now that their small and its all exposed. member roots/lights = slower growth or no growth.

i was at homedepot and noticed they sell a weed guard material, lets air in water in but not the light. should work and not affect anything else.. just a thought.

love how organized everything looks and the lil fake animals. keep up the good work.

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The camera is a Sony cybershot 7.2 mp digicam... but the I cheated with the close up pics.... used my magnifying in front of the lens =]

And thanks for the tip about putting some reflection over the root area, I'll come up with something today.

And the little critters keeping the mites away are my girlfriend's idea... so far they are working lol.

daddychrisg said:

Personally, I would stop spraying them...This will reduce the possibility of strange hard to figure out abnormalities...Second give them alittle N....They will love you for it. Are you using H2O2? You mentioned it on the first page, but I have not heard anything after that. If so, you probably should stick with inorganic nutes for them. H2O2 will kill off the "live" organic nutes, so it could be throwing off the soup you are feeding them. What is your PH? I don't think I ever saw any mention of it...PPM?Temps? They look like they are struggling abit, and looks like you can use some tweaking on the system. BTW, I love the creative feeding system, looks like it should work well as long as you have electricity...Do you plan to do anything different with your lighting setup, or ventilation? Nice work so far!

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Don't worry about the h2o2... I only use it for cleaning... or when I have no nutes in the rez... I plan on sticking to PureBlend which is like 99% organic and so far working great... even though I only have the bloom nutes now... It has made a nice difference and my plants are looking happier every day =].. oh and last 2 times I checked the ph it has stayed a bit under 6 with a slight drift upward, so that is nice too. I may lower it a bit later today depending how far up it has drifted when I check.

The cab is still being tweeked as the grow progresses.... I still need to make a nice light tight intake vent.. as well as making a humidifier in front of the intake.. I was thinking of making a screen of draping yarn dipped in water right in front of the intake vent.... All of this should take care of my heat/low RH problems.

PPM, new PH meters, veg nutes, and some other stuff is already on my shopping list.... just waiting for next pay day, and trip to the city. =]

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions guys.... keep them coming and stay tuned for more updates =]

Update..

To day I made some reflectors for the base of the plants... that should keep most of the light off the root area.

Also changed the rez, refilled, added a capful of nutes, and ph'ed to 5.5 and let it slowly drift to 6 in the next few days.

Added and extra cup of water for humidity.





Esperansa and Star have outgrown their cups. Even with the two cups of water, the RH is still low, so I'll be keeping a close eye on them.

Star in the back, Wind up front.... As you can see Gobears, wind is doing great =]






Spirit in the back, Esperansa up front.... The yellow tips on Esperansa's first leaves are normal, she was born with them. But the yellowing on spirit is not normal and she is still in a bit of trouble.




I'm sure those roots poking out of the rockwool is not helping, and may be the reason she is doing poorly.




These reflectors are a great idea, and I hope she perks up a bit. The curling of the leaves is from the cups, so tonight will be the last time using the cups. I may have to find bigger "domes" for them, If I can't get the RH higher soon.





And here is a quick shot of Esperansa's roots.



Here is the setup before closing the door.





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I love how you wet the girls down before the photo shoots! yuuummm!

Lookin better Wolfy! Keep it up and you will have some bud to smoke in a few months!

Wind is looking like a candidate for a mommy nice and short and bushy so far!! lol im happy they r doing good,hopefully u can fix the root problems and keep the plant alive,and i love ur setup,would u reccomend me somehow creating reflectors like that?and i update pics btw

please tell where you got this locker?

gobears4eva said:

Wind is looking like a candidate for a mommy nice and short and bushy so far!! lol im happy they r doing good,hopefully u can fix the root problems and keep the plant alive,and i love ur setup,would u reccomend me somehow creating reflectors like that?and i update pics btw

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Yes gobears wind is doing very well, and short, bushy, broad leaves... showing dominate indeca traits. I like her for a mom for sure... On the other hand Star is a bit taller, and thinner leaves, showing some sativa in her... i like her as a mom too.... And I may just keep both =]

Vizion420 said:

please tell where you got this locker?

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I got it at walmart a couple of years ago... I remember cuz the only reason I bought it, was cuz it was on clearance at only $20... no joke just a dub... now it will be saving me many dubs =D

daddychrisg said:

Lookin better Wolfy! Keep it up and you will have some bud to smoke in a few months!

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Thats what I'm hoping for... and so far so good. =]

caddyluck said:

I love how you wet the girls down before the photo shoots! yuuummm!

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Yes I love it too... lol... I know I shouldn't spray them so much, but I just can't help myself =]




Update..

Today my girlfriend helped me out by lifting the shelf up a bit making sure both chambers are equal in height... in the next couple of days I hope to have some time to finish the 2nd chamber. I'll be moving the girls, 2 on top and 2 in the bottom and setting them to flower... These chambers will stay as flowering chambers. Then I will work on the 3rd lowest chamber and that will be my permanent mother/clone chamber..

In the mother/clone chamber I'm hoping to have 2 small but different mothers and 8 clones... 4 from each mother. Out of the clones, I will pick the best 2 of each mother to the flowering chamber when ready. Giving me 2 different harvests from 2 different phenotypes and helpfully 2 different but great smoke ........ indefinitely =]


I also added a half a capful of nutes, topped with water and ph'ed... Roots are growing fast, and the girls seem happy. Though Spirit is still having some trouble, she is looking a bit better.


My girlfriend helping out by agetating the rez after feeding...



..... and the girls =]








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lol ur lucky to have a gf like that brotha! and im happy that wind is doing very well,check my updated pics on my thread,my plants r showing much growth and looking very healthy!! i want to try out ur idea next time i grow!

Thanks go bears.... and I'll go check it out right now....


As you guys can see.... there has been plenty of changes with the girls so far in just a few short weeks... =]






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Your whole setup is very well thought out. I've been looking for a locker like that for a while, but I want it double-wide!

You're gonna be a big fan of DWC, it's what I'm using. I don't think it could be any easier once you have your ph and nute levels under control. It's also VERY easy to troubleshoot.

I'll be watching this one for sure!

very awsome grow +rep

diggitydank420 said:

Your whole setup is very well thought out. I've been looking for a locker like that for a while, but I want it double-wide!

You're gonna be a big fan of DWC, it's what I'm using. I don't think it could be any easier once you have your ph and nute levels under control. It's also VERY easy to troubleshoot.
I'll be watching this one for sure!

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So far, I'm loving DWC.. it's been easy with no real problems... I do change the rez often since it's a small set up... PH has been a breeze to control.. I set it around 5.5 and let it slowly drift to 6... by then it's time for a rez change. It's all been a lot of fun so far, and I only have one chamber going... I can't wait to have all 3 chambers going =]

Vizion420 said:

very awsome grow +rep

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Thanks Vizion420, and stay tuned for more updates. =]



Update....

The girls are doing great... the nutes have made a noticeable deference for sure.. Roots are long, healthy and strong.

Even Spirit is looking allot better.

I changed the rez. Decided to experiment with the nutes... I added a half capful of pureblend, and a half cupful of the fish emulsion... I'll keep an eye on them and hope they like it.

Here are some pics..



Do any of you know how to micro-sex?...












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think its to early, first signs of maturity at a month of grow i belive.
unless the small plants are from a mature clone.

Yes, I know, but I have heard of a method of "early sexing" or "micro sexing" I just have no idea how... so I'm putting them out there for all to see. =]

its in jorge cervantes bible here is the link, i think its page 15? below the fourth node there should be either pistils or a little nub
im finding the link one sec