Organic LED Multi-Strain Medical Grow - Area 51 XGS-190 + Vipar 96x3w Panels

yeah B U B B A said:

bruh im in love with them lights.! your grow is pretty awesome., u spent some money on your first grow but thats great though.! question., are u testing your ph in the rain water.? with the dying leaves., you are going to see some more dying leaves until everything is back stable again.! but maaaaan., u doing your thing.! keep watching them.! its amazing something u love to smoke and its growing right in front of face and in your own home lol.!

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Thanks man! I'm not testing the PH of anything. With organics it's not necessary - which is the main reason I decided to grow with organics.
It is amazing to see these plants take off like they have! Thanks for stopping by!

PetFlora said:

goodjoint

My system is easy-peasy

Should you decide to give hydro a try, feel free to ask questions

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Sounds great. I'll keep that in mind - much appreciated

I like your attitude and the fact you have ACTUALLY done some research...and not just read one journal on a post from 2011... Keep up the great work bruv...

thanks chronikool

An update here...
It's been 30 days since I switched the lights to 12/12.
They look great overall and still seem to be growing daily. The girl scouts and purple arrow dried out and needed watering today. I fed them a dose of the General Organics nutes with added molasses.

One very upsetting thing I found was some white fuzz on the fabric pots I'm using. I believe it may be mold so I'm extremely worried.



I wiped it down and away with my hands wherever I saw it. I added four 6 inch circulation fans beneath the canopy to increase air circulation since there was virtually none below before. I have excellent circulation above the canopy with several fans, but there is just so much damn foliage in the tent that the wind wouldn't travel beneath the canopy where the fabric pots are located.

My humidity at the canopy is around 50%. Beneath I just discovered that it's in the mid 60% range. This is worrisome...

My other though is that this could be Mycorrhizae since I added a good helping between transplants. Something inside tells me it's not, but I guess there is a chance?

I would love to get a de-humidifer but there is no room in the tent for one. I'm so lost at what to do.. I'm hoping the increased air circulation beneath the canopy will help but I will continue to closely monitor it.
I was thinking about using a damp rag of hydrogen peroxide to wipe everything including the outside of the fabric pots in an effort to eliminate any mold particles. Would you guys advise against this?

But the big question... is it mold? Am i fucked?!?!?!
I need some advice for the pros. But I know in the future I'm never going to cram eight 5 gallon pots in a 4x4 space. ugh!
OH... and I wish I lollipopped more! Is it not advisable to lollipop this far into flowering? I could use the added circulation.....

Brother Goodjoint I Dont Know If You Have The Mold.However I Can Suggest That You Put THE Dehumidifier Outside The Tent.I Control The Grow Room's Enviorment Which Inturns Control's The Inside Tents Enviorment

The Dawg said:

Brother Goodjoint I Dont Know If You Have The Mold.However I Can Suggest That You Put THE Dehumidifier Outside The Tent.I Control The Grow Room's Enviorment Which Inturns Control's The Inside Tents Enviorment

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i'll have to buy one tommorow. bah.
how many watts does an average dehumidifer pull? any recommendations on one?
thanks man

goodjoint said:

i'll have to buy one tommorow. bah.
how many watts does an average dehumidifer pull? any recommendations on one?
thanks man

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I Dont Use A Dehimidifer.I Have Central Air That Takes Care Of It.However I Do Have To Run Humidifier's And I Use The Small 1gl Size

A good dehum is like 400-600watts. Plus you have to empty the tray every hour or your humidity will sky rocket.. Get an intake fan and exhaust and that will take care of it..


aside from that your garden looks great..

Those a51 lights are junk for flowering that's why they stretched and you needed other LEDs...

Yodaweed said:

Those a51 lights are junk for flowering that's why they stretched and you needed other LEDs...

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lol... no they aren't. they are doing just fine for flowering.
those plants stretched because of their strain. ever since i started growing them, they've been lengthy as hell.

goodjoint said:

lol... no they aren't. they are doing just fine for flowering.
those plants stretched because of their strain. ever since i started growing them, they've been lengthy as hell.

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Yeah dude ur plants look good...just starting to stack up nicely. But I do wonder if the added red spectrum from the Vipar's is helping ya know.

Yodaweed said:

Those a51 lights are junk for flowering that's why they stretched and you needed other LEDs...

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Have you any grow diaries where we can see you prowess as a guru of weed

It's not mold on your container, don't worry about it, your soil is alive that's all there is to it. I used to wash my smart pots every round but I don't even bother now, it's all goodies. Welcome to organic! your plants look fantastic

however you must keep you RH in check, it's very important to keep it below 50% at all time or you run the risk of powdery mildew or botritys. If you can't get a dehum you have to grow less plants until humidity is good.

GreenSanta said:

It's not mold on your container, don't worry about it, your soil is alive that's all there is to it. I used to wash my smart pots every round but I don't even bother now, it's all goodies. Welcome to organic! your plants look fantastic

however you must keep you RH in check, it's very important to keep it below 50% at all time or you run the risk of powdery mildew or botritys. If you can't get a dehum you have to grow less plants until humidity is good.

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Thanks - reassuring.
I just ordered a dehumidifier: http://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FAD504DWD-Energy-50-pint-Dehumidifier/dp/B00AU7GYXA/
I think it should do the trick... I'll place it right outside on the intake and hopefully it will lower the humidity substantially.
Not really what I wanted to spend my money on, but the high humidity is worrisome.

The white fuzz hasn't developed any further. humidity is sitting around 60%. temp around 75 with the lights on.
I just noticed on blueberry that some leaf tips or curling upward. i'm investigating and searching for what this could be... the edges seem a little 'spiky' too...



I believe it may be related to the Mg deficiency she's been struggling with, but I'm not sure.

Do you happen to know the watts at which the Frigidaire runs at? I wonder if having that on 24/7 will increase kw costs.

Oddjob said:

Do you happen to know the watts at which the Frigidaire runs at? I wonder if having that on 24/7 will increase kw costs.

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No, but I'll test how many watts it uses when it arrives. It should be here by Monday the 24th.
I'm sure it will rise energy costs, but it's better than having to deal with high humidity and whatever that brings with it.

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True that, had mold once due to run away humidity. BTW, how are you liking the Vipar 5w?

Oddjob said:

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True that, had mold once due to run away humidity. BTW, how are you liking the Vipar 5w?

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The two Vipar's are alright. Not that amazing, but they work for filling out the space. They are 3w diodes, not 5w.
The Vipars aren't touching the Girl Scouts and they're still flowering well - I don't think the added red light is really doing much since there are areas that are flowering huge in only the XGS's light. If it were me, I'd still go with the all-white XGS-190s in a heartbeat.

How's the blueberry coming around? I'm thinking of running either Blueberry or Cheese in my next round. What do you recommend based on yours? =)

Lookin good, keep up the good work
keep it simple