Super silver haze, critical, headband and white widow max auto journal by melbs92

Hey guys, I'll be posting this up in a few stages, please be patient!

So my setup is as follows.
2 tents 1.2m x 1.2m x 2m
600w mh and HPS
1000w mh and HPS
2x cool tubes
6x 7w red spectrum LED's
2x 6" inline 254 cfm fans
2x carbon filters 22" x 6"
Obviously split down the middle. Running Veg tent on the 600w MH
Running flowering tent on the 1000w HPS with the LED's.

These plants went 5 weeks veg then into flower.

Day 4 veg
Far left were capsicums far right went to a friend.

Day 10
Critical


Super silver haze


Headband


White widow auto



Day 21


Day 34
Critical


WWMA


Headband
(Deficiency was sorted by using wetta soil as she was draining through too quickly)
More to follow

Day 34 cont

Super Silver Haze


Day 40 (day 1 of 12/12)

Super Silver Haze


Critical


White Widow Max Auto


Headband

Day 53 (day 13 of 12/12)

Headband


WWMA


Super Silver Haze


Critical

Soil is just a simple mix of 50L of HORTICO potting mix and a full bag of perlite (5L?)

Would love any feedback/pointers?

Hey bro didn't noticed you had a log going things are looking good what light is it under now and how far away is it... ? they didn't stretch much did they also i would highly recommend using a better soil or changing over to coco or next time mix coco soil and perlite just air rate the soil better and speed up the growth i started in coco and have never done soil so i can't really give you any feedback apart from what i have been reading but coco is easy and growth rates are fast they look healthy so keep doing what your doing

Thanks heaps for dropping past man!! And Yea, I plan on moving to coco for this next lot and once you show me how you have your watering setup piped! How often are you feeding yours with a setup like that?

The min stretch was because I tie them down/ out. Which I'm also not doing on the next grow! Haha..

My white widow auto is maybe 3 weeks off? She just started showing the first lot of color leeching from some of the leaves. The others are still 4-8 weeks off

All good bro when it comes to coco it's best to run to waste hand feeding I find is best aswell when it comes to coco you can run a watering ring but just manual turn it on and off till you get around 10-20% run off always checking your run off but if you give them a good run off you will be fine as long as you have good drainage you can't over water coco like you can with soil you still want to give it some time to dry out just to get the oxygen to the roots but you don't need to you can just water everyday till run off but each to there own what works for me might not work for you


Also when it comes to tie downs it really helps but you need to give them the time to veg all the training should be done in veg and start of flower in the stretch if shes getting to high spreading them out is great to get all the lower nodes that wouldn't get much light i would say the AUTO has at least 5 weeks but could pack it on and finish off fast but it only looks like shes about week 3 of flower if they are taking food from the leafs you might want to up the food want to keep them nice and great till the end when you flush lower leafs will die off as she gets older but the rest of the plant should remain full color

Thanks DN just a gravity fed switch on/switch off system then? I'm sure I could figure something like that out pretty easily.

When you say to check run off, what will I be checking it for?

Those auto leaves brightened up again too. It's a weird plant that one.. Haha.. And she's in week 4, nearly 5. She's just not produced anything man. Such a disappointment! But the critical and Super silver look to be good enough to make up for it! I still don't know if I like the headband or not though. She's been slow the whole way through! Lol..

I have about 8 seeds popped now and 4 clones from the super silver. And I'll be going coco for all of those. I will veg 4 for 4 weeks, 4 for 8 and then the last 4 for 12 weeks. that way I'm still harvesting 'every month' haha..

Yeah i did that before bro it worked well when i was running the best tent 2.4-1.2-2.0 half fill then a month later add more month later pull the first ones you put in put new ones in its place and so on it worked a treat

If your going to run synthetic nutrients or really any you need to check the run off PH/EC if you don't have a PH pen or EC buy one on ebay they are cheap around $10 each when it comes to liquid feeding synthetics like canna have a lot of salt so example feed 5 days a week then a drop my food down to 50% and feed for the next 2 days getting a good run off to make sure there is no salt build up as it will lock out key food for the plant same as having a to high PH or to low so checking for this is key to a successful run it might sound like a pain in the ass but once you have everything dialed in its just like riding a bike you never forget

If you noticed the PH or EC is going up you are most likely feeding to much so drop it down if the EC is lower then your plant is eating it and may need you to up the food a little but if she is looking healthy and green then that's okay just let her do her thing if PH is going down you might need to give her a good watering till she gets to the level your looking for what you are feeding show be the same as whats coming out or very close if its not flush it till its the same too low more food to high less food

Hope this helps bro i wont be on much as i will be away for work but ill try log on as much as i can if the net is okay

If i make no sense just pull me up on it and ill try correct it

Hey mate forgot to post this before i left i didn't take any of the watering rings hooked up before i left but this should help you and give you a plan for your next run

DirtyNerd said:

Hey mate forgot to post this before i left i didn't take any of the watering rings hooked up before i left but this should help you and give you a plan for your next run

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Thanks man! Love that setup! Are they all 13mm lines?

13mm for the Watering rings 19mm for the run off

holesaw size 22mm

22mm for the drain holes in the top bucket yea? Then the bottom bucket has a drain pipe attached? I might set up a 4 pot system soon. I'm just struggling to find a decent pump atm! Also, you are running to waste yes? do you leave the nutes in the pots for a certain length of time? Or just open the drains before watering?

I'll be running a recirculating system again i am in 100% perlite apart from at the bottom of the pot i have clay rocks to stop the perlite running back in to the system also lined the top pot with a pot sox

Drain holes can be any size just make sure there is a lot of them plants like good drainage and if your running coco/perlite mix next run you will have great drainage go to your local hydro store or look online ebay for water pump with a 4 pot system you want to get min of 500L per hour but i would recommend 1000L per hour as the drainage will be good and on most pumps you can change the flow but more power is better as it makes sure all the back plants are getting the presser they need

With the run off pot its a 22mm hole saw cut most hydro stores will do all the cuttings for you the one i go to does but i got all the tools at home so i just do it myself
as your running coco i don't recommend a recirculating system but a drain to waste have a res with your food mix and a res for your run off

I water my garden plants with the run off and they love it

Forgive me for if it has just gone over my head. But why a 22mm hole for a 19mm fitting?

Becuase that rubber Gromit is a 22mm that fits and once you put the fitting in its tight and water proof so that makes up for the 3mm dose that make sense ...?

Today's update!

My 2nd tent is at 100% function now!
All I'm waiting on now is my 600w MH and a few sets of rope ratchets!

White widow is filling out Super Silver Haze is stretching like a boss!

Critical is looking like it has screened itself without a screen! Except for 3 outer colas which have burst upwards.


And headband looks like the buds are nice and close together, but the buds themselves look fairly airy.

Hey @DirtyNerd im aiming for minimal CBD in these plants. Would you still recommend another 2 weeks before cutting the widow? I'm thinking 1? The pistil tips are just starting to brown now and the frost is looking maybe 60-70% done?