Nugachino

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July 29, 2017. 2 months of revegging...

She's a bit thirsty in this shot. A mate says I need to thin the canopy. I'm just not sure what to cut and what to keep. I get that we want airflow through the canopy. Just that I really don't want to be chopping off too many potential bud sites.

I mean. I'm already in a limited space as it is. And I really would like to improve on my yields this round. Ideally- I'd love to fill a 400g Moccona coffee jar.

I'm so tempted to flip her over to flower cycle when I see how much space she's filling. I'm not sure I even want to wait another couple weeks. 20170728_205412.jpg
 

DankTankerous

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Hey just curious as to how far away your cobs are from your tops? Have you experienced any bleaching? I really never considered cobs because from what I hear they bleach tops when closer than a foot and a half

I have a couple burple UFO LED lights but I really wasn't impressed with my harvest. I guess there are other factors but I blame the lights for the wispiness. Then again maybe they were shitty seeds. The taste and smell was probably the worst
 

Nugachino

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My cobs are running 70% output about a foot from the canopy.
I haven't seen any bleaching. Well. That I've noticed.

And yeah. Old/budget led tech sucks. Despite LEDs being directional lights. They can't quite throw photons as deep into the canopy as hps,mh,cmh,etc.

Even a hid light can bleach plants. Having too much light and/ or too close a light will do it.
 

DankTankerous

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My cobs are running 70% output about a foot from the canopy.
I haven't seen any bleaching. Well. That I've noticed.

And yeah. Old/budget led tech sucks. Despite LEDs being directional lights. They can't quite throw photons as deep into the canopy as hps,mh,cmh,etc.

Even a hid light can bleach plants. Having too much light and/ or too close a light will do it.
I did not know that about HID lights, what kit do use/recommend. Yeah the grow in my signature had my tops like 4-6 inches away from the tops and still the tops weren't great quality. It almost made me not want to grow, because I was like, this is it? Alas here I am though, the love doesn't ever go away.
 

Nugachino

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Mine is something I pieced together from parts at cutter electronics. I chose the Gen 7 Vero 29C cobs for their high lumen output. Now, I know lumens dont really mean much to plants. But I figured higher lumen output means more photon density in a way.

I was actually impressed with the outcome of my last run. I think I cut it very near it's peak potency.

Wasn't the most stoned I'd ever been. But, it was really good.
 

DankTankerous

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Hey dude what website would you recommend to source all the parts and build it yourself? I was on Timber LED's and fuck they're expensive. I'm wondering if I can source the parts and build it myself cheap than 220. I'm going to have a one plant grow specs will be around 30"x18"60" and that 220 model is just a little bit too much for me. If I could afford I would get it, but that'll set me back 3months.

Or is that the price I gotta pay?
 
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Nugachino

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I think Timber actually supplies you all the parts which includes a predrilled frame. With mine I had to pick my parts because all the kits were either a bit old or too large. And I had to build my own frame.

www.cutter.com.au is where I went.
www.digikey.com.au is another place I was considering getting parts from, if you can navigate it. Can't think of any others tbh.

A light similar to mine will supply you about what you need.
 

Lucky Luke

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Hows the bush lookin Nugs, have u flipped yet?

edit..sorry just noticed the last pic was only a few days ago. Seems longer.
 

Nugachino

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@whitebb2727 I've decided to go with a cloner. And stick 6 into it. 3 are older cuts. 3 are from today (4th august).

I noticed today she was a bit droopy. Discovered the bucket was fairly dry. Couple hours later she was perky again.

I put the mesh back on to see where things were. There's definitely been some growth since last time.

I'm still not sure about the scrog.
 

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Nugachino

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Here's my clones today. They don't seem to be dying so far. One looks a bit worse than the others. But that's better than before. They've been in there for a couple days now. Some are over a week from the water only method. Gave up on that because the jar kept falling over. So here I am with a clone dome. Powered by a space bucket. 20170808_175457.jpg
 

Nugachino

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@whitebb2727 how do those clones look to you?

@DankTankerous & @WaxertheRadical

Found my lights to still be on at 2pm today. They're supposed to be off at 9 am. Checked the timer. Non functional... Great.

Heat didn't seem to be an issue in there though. Only had the two circulation fans going. Read 22°c. Cobs weren't even warm. This is supposed to be day 9 of flowering.

In other news. I'll be able to order in a proper fan- And filter, if I choose. There's a kit out there that has a cetrifugal fan. With speed controller and a filter. All at a price I can handle. Might hunt for some better timers too. Suggestions welcome.
 

WaxertheRadical

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Have you gotten your light cycle back in order yet?
One day of prolonged light shouldn't cause them to flip back to veg. At day 9 of flower, the hormones should still be adjusting to the flip to flower so you should be good. I would account for a few extra days at the end of flower though, seeing as all that light hiccup should do is extended the hormone adjustment period.

I recommend any sort of outdoor 10amp timer. I don't have any particular brands for you off the top of my head but I would assume there's a good one to be had at your local hardware store. Also. I would get an extra because...life. Lol

Clones are looking good man. From what I've read you could have probably cut off a bit more leafage to limit photosynthesis and upward growth but there's more than one way to skin a cat. I also have not in tried this in practice so someone else should probably chime in.:dunce:
 
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