RIU, You chose it, I'm growing it. Fucking Incredible!

laser if you do use cal-mag be sure to add it to your rez first before anything else. and stir it up really good. if not and it mixes with your other nutes it will be useless after the mix if its a cloudy/milky color you know it went bad. this rule also goes for a couple of other additives like wiltz or nowiltz when you take cuttings and spray them the run off will go in your water and turn it milky NO GOOD if and when you do your nute mix just make sure it dont get milky or cloudy

Is a milky mix no good as in dump and do over or add more shit? That's rough when you're dumping 40 gallons of RO water (and another 160 gal waist water).

smokingrubber said:

Is a milky mix no good as in dump and do over or add more shit? That's rough when you're dumping 40 gallons of RO water (and another 160 gal waist water).

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I've never come across any information to suggest that Cal-Mag Plus would go bad if added to the reservoir after the other nutrients. What is the science behind that? Any links or reference information? It seems odd that this would happen looking at the list of what it contains.

laserbrn said:

I've never come across any information to suggest that Cal-Mag Plus would go bad if added to the reservoir after the other nutrients. What is the science behind that? Any links or reference information? It seems odd that this would happen looking at the list of what it contains.

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we were having some problems and when we told the guy at our local grow shop thats what he told us. u dont have to do it first but it is better if you do. if you do at it after just make sure everything is stirred up really good before adding it. no links but if you want to see it work just get a big ass glass bowl put water in and just a couple of oz's of everything to it and waatch it turn to a worthless chemical that your plant cant use in any way but to help it die. and then do it the way i said in above post and you will have a good mix. he said it wouldnt do it to every single nute company out there it just depends on who and what other additives you use. i learnt by losing 96 plants

Somebody requested pictures of the recovery. Here's a picture from just a few minutes ago....The new growth seems vigorous again and the plants look good and healthy. I'll let them recover a bit more, my clones should be rooted in the next few days and I'll put them under 12/12 to identify the females ASAP! I assure you this WILL be underway very, very soon.

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Somebody requested pictures of the recovery. Here's a picture from just a few minutes ago....The new growth seems vigorous again and the plants look good and healthy. I'll let them recover a bit more, my clones should be rooted in the next few days and I'll put them under 12/12 to identify the females ASAP! I assure you this WILL be underway very, very soon.

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Those are looking sexy, i'm liking those fat leaves.

looking very good, dude. good recovery on your part!!!

-S

snutter said:

looking very good, dude. good recovery on your part!!!

-S

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Thanks guys....I just switched to 12/12 this morning. So this will be their first 12 hour dark period. I took 3 clones from each plant so in theory as long as I can get at LEAST 4 females I should be good to go.

The plan here is ALL based upon how many females I get. If I get 4 females I'll probably put the 400w back in this reflector and flower them under that. Then I'll use the 600w + an additional 600w for the side by side grow (hydro vs soil) in the other space.

If I should be fortunate and get 6 or more I'll keep them under this 600w and I'll pick up 2 more 600w's per the original plan. So please, oh please let there be females!

I need to learn how to subscribe to this!

hamanu23 said:

I need to learn how to subscribe to this!

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Nice job man, looking for the cheerleaders

Bring out the babes!!!

laserbrn said:

Thanks guys....I just switched to 12/12 this morning. So this will be their first 12 hour dark period. I took 3 clones from each plant so in theory as long as I can get at LEAST 4 females I should be good to go.

The plan here is ALL based upon how many females I get. If I get 4 females I'll probably put the 400w back in this reflector and flower them under that. Then I'll use the 600w + an additional 600w for the side by side grow (hydro vs soil) in the other space.

If I should be fortunate and get 6 or more I'll keep them under this 600w and I'll pick up 2 more 600w's per the original plan. So please, oh please let there be females!

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I have a really good feeling here man... ALL females!!! heheh. The power of positive thinking!! I'm definitely sending the good vibes your way, brutha!

-S

Hey Laserbrn, I just switched to 12/12 on Sunday. Good luck with getting those ladies!!!

Peace, DST

DST said:

Hey Laserbrn, I just switched to 12/12 on Sunday. Good luck with getting those ladies!!!

Peace, DST

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Good shit. I'm almost caught up on your thread, haha. I've been traveling alot and home very little so I haven't used RIU as much as I'd like. I've posted some updates here when I have a chance, but I haven't done enough reading lately.

I wish the best for you too brotha, hopefully some bountiful harvests in our near future.

here here bru, seems like a lot of RIU peeps have been switching over to 12/12 this week. Very exciting, I think March is gonna be terrific!!!

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here here bru, seems like a lot of RIU peeps have been switching over to 12/12 this week. Very exciting, I think March is gonna be terrific!!!

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I've noticed that. And I've noticed the quality of the threads I'm following currently all seem really good. Very nice setups and very nice looking plants across the board. Very similar setups also, lots of tents beings used now. I remember when they were taboo because of the outgassing issues and when they were a bit too expensive. The cheap ebay tents seem to have filled a gap in the market.

I've felt like a bit of shlub around here with the issues I've had to deal with and years of growing experience. But I've often noticed that it's not only the ability to grow from start to finish without problems (which is always great), but also being able to adapt quickly and make the right changes and choices and I at least feel like at every choice and critical decision point I made the right move thus far and my girls haven't lost much if anything in the way of time or health. I have 25+ clones from these and they are going into flower healthy and happy and on schedule. Now I'm going to let the genetics do THEIR part in making this grow something special.

I can't believe I have to start my next grow so soon...I hadn't really thought much about it and it just kind of hit me. It's not the lights, it's the soil, but I'm planning a run to the hydro store so I'll pick up some Happy Frog and I'll grab some Solo cups.

I know what you mean, I was telling my bru that it would be 10 weeks, and he was like, What? But that flies past IMO, perhaps that's just with getting older, lol!! I had the misfortune of having a clone disater and lost 6 months of good work on my Headbands, and had to start again, so planning is essential to eveything. As you say Laserbrn, the girls in a lot of ways do this themselves. It's nice to have a trouble free grow, but also nice to know there is help not a click away if you get stumped. Peace out and happy shopping at the hydro store (now don't let those Female shopping chromozones take over and come out of there with things you don't really need, LMAO (I do it all the time)

DST

DST said:

I know what you mean, I was telling my bru that it would be 10 weeks, and he was like, What? But that flies past IMO, perhaps that's just with getting older, lol!! I had the misfortune of having a clone disater and lost 6 months of good work on my Headbands, and had to start again, so planning is essential to eveything. As you say Laserbrn, the girls in a lot of ways do this themselves. It's nice to have a trouble free grow, but also nice to know there is help not a click away if you get stumped. Peace out and happy shopping at the hydro store (now don't let those Female shopping chromozones take over and come out of there with things you don't really need, LMAO (I do it all the time)

DST

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It's odd, but flowering for me doesn't seem that long anymore. I think because it's at least finite. In veg I often get really antsy just because I don't know how long it's going to take. I know with flower it's probably going to be 8-10 weeks, maybe 12 on a longer running strain. At least that's a finish line and I actually constantly lose track of what week I am in. Have to double check every time I go to check on things.

And once these are "off to flower" I'll be working on the veggin of the next set for the side by side comparison. That project seems like a lot of fun to me so I suspect the flowering of these will fly by pretty quickly.

Exactly, flowering, you got your time (almost) set. And you can busy yourself with tending and running other projects (or in my case, working on my real business that pays the bills.)

how can i subscribe to this?

im so sorry i just saw that I am not supposed to post in grow journals please forgive a newbie my friend it wont happen again.