Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics Tutorial

how many gph should each plant be getting in each stage?

While the plants are being fed via feeder tube the pump should be on 24/7 until the roots hit the water. A 200 gph pump or so should be good.

jnuggs said:

I suppose I thought that if you clone a plant, then the cutting is already at the mature stage? And that only a seed needed to be waited on to mature.(was unsure if you ONLY grow from seed) My apologies for not understanding and keeping it going. Thanks for your attempt at helping me to understand though!

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This Tutorial doesn't cover clones or cloning.

I only grow form seeds.

theman47 said:

how many gph should each plant be getting in each stage?

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I use a 185 and a 240 gph pump, but I set them at just a slight trickle.

Disclaimer
This is not intended to disrespect your thread

When I was a newbie grower you lent me sound advice that has resulted in countless memories. Thank you for sharing the knowledge with the new guy.I've gone through some changes(name) and thought that I should update those who helped me.If you remeber me forget that you do but always know I'm gratefull. Here is my journal
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Thank you all, very much.

On my tank that I added alot more VEG nutes to, (Nitrogen) the buds are stretching much taller and the stems of the buds are stretching taller and I have some wierd side-ways out-growths, like baby branches, growing out of the buds. They look like stems with baby buds on them, like new baby skinny new buds, and they look very wierd. Also the leaves are not jaggered along the sides, but have smooth edges. They are just freaky looking buds. hat extra nitrogen makes them do freaky things.
My bucket and one tank to the right has normal looking buds nearing ripeness.

I have a skinny bud 18 inches long and stretched like I have never ever seen before.
I mean they are freaky deformed looking buds.

The mylar is 50 inches wide and is level or even with the side of the lid on the tank. That stretched bud is the top of a plant OVER 52 to 54 inches tall.


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The bud to the left, directly under the bulb, suddenly grew a Y shape stem with flowers on it, going in two different directions at the same time.
It is a strange deformalty.

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These are some of the normal buds.

This pic shows the undergrowth. It is very thick and I never see or pick up one dead leaf since I started adding extra nitrogen. The bottom growth thickens instead of diminishing.
A week ago I started adding 1/6 dose of VEG Nutes every other day to the bucket and the other tank.
I did not mean to experiment with this grow, but I had to try the extra nitrogen.
A grower I admire named Uncle Ben taught me by showing me a lot of proof and evidence that instead of trying to have a lot of buds and flowers by going to a large dose of highly concentrated Phosphorous Nutes, to try and have a very healthy and happy plant by promoting its gorwth with some additional Nitrogen.

I will try to enlarge these.

A different view.

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It is just a closet full of pot!
There are two runts in there that are 12 to 18 inches tall and only will have one bud the size of my little finger at best. I ought to remove them, they do not get any light, yet they are healthy looking.


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I am amazed at this grow. This is the 8th indoor grow that I had control over and I am still learning that I do not know very much at all about indoor growing.
But I do know how to get the cheapest pound of buds, a year's supply for me!!! LOL!!!

Very,very, nice!

Awesome Roseman, as usual! Can't wait to see the final product of your experiment. Be sure to tell us how is smokes.

damn, they are gonna be monsters... nice.... roseman, would say your space for lighting is filled or could you add any... whats your total wattage?

***sniff sniff, wiping eyes....**** They're just so beautiful!

Roseman said:

It is just a closet full of pot!
There are two runts in there that are 12 to 18 inches tall and only will have one bud the size of my little finger at best. I ought to remove them, they do not get any light, yet they are healthy looking.



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JonnyBtreed said:

Hey Rose, have you thought about cutting the tops and leaving the rest of the popcorn on the bottom to thicken up and ripen? I know you've said in the past that its not worth it and it takes awhile to happen, but I figure since this is a slightly experimental grow that maybe One of the tubs you could leave the bottom portion and see if they thicken up to something worthwhile. I've been reading a lot of Uncle Ben threads and Subcool threads lately and they both suggest doing that. Since you aren't pushed for space whaddaya think? I've never tried it but I wish I did last grow, I got about 4 oz. of fluff that i think could of been another 1/2 lb if I let it mature.

Any thought?

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Jonny, I have thought about it and I want to do it, but I don't know if I will.

There is a CLOSURE to harvesting, to getting it over, (get er done) to see the fruits of your work and efforts and store the grow tanks and lights back in the attic and just get it over and done with.

I have told myself a coupkle of times that I would harvest half or 1/3 and come back later for the remaining popcorn buds, but then, I get carried away and want to finish it.

Two years ago, I did try it, harvesting in parts, and harvested the top half, and after two weeks, they were still in shock from the butchering and the popcorn buds were still popcorn buds. Uncle Ben said I should have waited two more weeks. Well, who wants to add 4 weeks to his grow, but I would like to get 6 more ounces of larger buds than the 3 or 4 ounces of popcorn buds and small buds.

I just don't know now.