Aberration Goes Ker Bloom! - Perpetual

[Aberration]

AHK is going into the bloom room for testing to incontrovertably determine sex. I also need to see if she will bloom properly or if she has just gone loony on me. The autoflowering repeats at every new node, but even the

older tufts aren't really filling out into buds. Maybe it will when it goes into bloom. We shall see. I'm going to guess 8 weeks (says 7-9) and adjust when she gets close.

All of medium veg graduated to the large veg recipe and all of small veg graduated to a medium veg recipe, though I still call them small veg.

[action report]
==> Bloom - Pre-feed flush (6)

L.4F (29/55 days) : 0.50 gal ea
BBX.2J (29/55 days)
BD.5S (14/70 days)
TRN.1D (14/70 days)
MTP.1J (02/65 days)
MTP.2A (02/65 days)
AHK (00/56 days) : 0.25 gal

-Mix (4) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Yucca
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.28 @ 19.7 C
1 t blackstrap molasses

==> Bloom - Feed (6)

1. L.4F : 1.00 gal
BBX.2J : 1.25 gal

-Mix (3) gallons - MID
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
2 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1270 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.17 @ 19.8 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

2. BD.5S : 0.75 gal ea
TRN.1D
MTP.1J
MTP.2A
AHK : 0.50 gal

-Mix (4) gallons - EARLY
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
1 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
1 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1210 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.21 @ 19.8 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

==> Large Veg (15):

BD.6D, BD.6E : 0.25 gal ea

NL : feed to saturation
GKA

BD.6F, BD.6G : feed to saturation
MTP.2G, MTP.2H
TRN.2B, TRN.2C
GDP.2N, GDP.2P
BBX.3F
L.5J, L.5L

-Mix (2) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 920 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.27 @ 20.2 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Small veg (20):

SLH : feed to saturation
TDR

MTP.2J, MTP.2K, MTP.3A, MTP.3B
BBX.3G, BBX.3H, BBX.3K
GDP.3A, GDP.3B
L.5M, L.5N, L.5P, L.5Q
BD.6J, BD.6K, BD.6L, BD.6M
TRN.2C

-Mix (1) gallon
-Per gallon:
2 t Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 720 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.29 @ 20.2 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Rooting foliar:

All rooting clones

-Spray well once per day, then mist dome with distilled water
-Per gallon:
1 T Ful-power
1 T yucca
1 t Notrozime
2 t Feather tea
Natural @ 300 ppm
pH target: 6.40 (±.05) Actual: 6.45 @ 19.6 C
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[MSquared]

AHK is going into the bloom room for testing to incontrovertably determine sex. I also need to see if she will bloom properly or if she has just gone loony on me. The autoflowering repeats at every new node, but even the

older tufts aren't really filling out into buds. Maybe it will when it goes into bloom. We shall see. I'm going to guess 8 weeks (says 7-9) and adjust when she gets close.

All of medium veg graduated to the large veg recipe and all of small veg graduated to a medium veg recipe, though I still call them small veg.

LOL hopefully not to looney... one can only hope that she will turn around for you. Do you wait to put them into flower based on height or age? also, what is the average final height of your ladies apon chop? have a good one!

 

[darkpiece]

Abb I don't think ur AHK is auto flowering. Although it very well could be, it would be more developed I would think if it was a true autoflowering strain.

Autoflowers show sex after like 20ish days and finish in 8-10 weeks.

I think you are just freaking a little cus you have never grown from seed and never have seen pre-flowers

Perfectly normal for a plant to sex in veg when its mature and show its preflowers (male or female).

A calyx or two will develop at each node and continue to show at each new node until you flip to 12/12 and then it will fully go into flowering.

Let's see some pics of AHK! You top SLH?

 

[Aberration]

LOL hopefully not to looney... one can only hope that she will turn around for you. Do you wait to put them into flower based on height or age? also, what is the average final height of your ladies apon chop? have a good one!

I put in whatever I have. I try to time them so they are about 2 months in veg and 2'-3' tall, but if a slot opens up, usually I go with whatever is most ready. It's not an exact science.

At chop they are usually 3'-4' tall, but it varies depending on the strain and on how big they are when they go in.

Abb I don't think ur AHK is auto flowering. Although it very well could be, it would be more developed I would think if it was a true autoflowering strain.

Autoflowers show sex after like 20ish days and finish in 8-10 weeks.

I think you are just freaking a little cus you have never grown from seed and never have seen pre-flowers

Perfectly normal for a plant to sex in veg when its mature and show its preflowers (male or female).

A calyx or two will develop at each node and continue to show at each new node until you flip to 12/12 and then it will fully go into flowering.

Let's see some pics of AHK! You top SLH?

I don't know, maybe these are preflowers. Maybe this strain is just different than what I am used to seeing. I'll try to get pics soon, but I'm getting such a late start tonight I doubt I'll find time.

 

[Aberration]

It's official. I removed GDP.2N, GDP.2P, GDP.3A, and GDP.3B from the garden. No more Grandaddy Purps. I actually had to toss them - I couldn't give them away. Everyone I asked was tossing theirs and certainly didn't want mine.

I also made a decision on the 'Northern Lights' (NL) and the 'Grape Kool-Aid' (GKA). The NL will go back. My friend is going to grow it and I'll get a cut later if it's any good. The GKA I have been convinced to keep. I am told it is better than the 'Lavender Indica' I so love, so I have to try it.

[action report]
==> Bloom - Pre-feed flush (7)

L.4F (31/55 days) : 0.50 gal ea
BBX.2J (31/55 days)
BD.5S (16/70 days)
TRN.1D (16/70 days)
MTP.1J (04/65 days)
MTP.2A (04/65 days)
AHK (02/56 days) : 0.25 gal

-Mix (4) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Yucca
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.27 @ 22.5 C
1 t blackstrap molasses

==> Bloom - Feed (7)

1. L.4F : 1.00 gal
BBX.2J : 1.25 gal

-Mix (3) gallons - MID
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
2 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1230 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.13 @ 22.3 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

2. BD.5S : 0.75 gal ea
TRN.1D
MTP.1J
MTP.2A
AHK : 0.50 gal

-Mix (4) gallons - EARLY
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
1 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
1 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1210 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.11 @ 22.5 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

==> Large Veg (13):

BD.6D, BD.6E : 0.25 gal ea

NL : feed to saturation
GKA

BD.6F, BD.6G : feed to saturation
MTP.2G, MTP.2H
TRN.2B, TRN.2C
BBX.3F
L.5J, L.5L

-Mix (2) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 920 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.12 @ 22.5 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Small veg (18):

SLH : feed to saturation
TDR

MTP.2J, MTP.2K, MTP.3A, MTP.3B
BBX.3G, BBX.3H, BBX.3K
L.5M, L.5N, L.5P, L.5Q
BD.6J, BD.6K, BD.6L, BD.6M
TRN.2C

-Mix (1) gallon
-Per gallon:
2 t Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 670 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.26 @ 22.4 C
1/2 t Companion
[/action report]

 

[MSquared]

It's official. I removed GDP.2N, GDP.2P, GDP.3A, and GDP.3B from the garden. No more Grandaddy Purps. I actually had to toss them - I couldn't give them away. Everyone I asked was tossing theirs and certainly didn't want mine.

I also made a decision on the 'Northern Lights' (NL) and the 'Grape Kool-Aid' (GKA). The NL will go back. My friend is going to grow it and I'll get a cut later if it's any good. The GKA I have been convinced to keep. I am told it is better than the 'Lavender Indica' I so love, so I have to try it.

Thanks for the reply Aberration.
I have read on here that you really love the lavender, but I have never even heard of a grape kool aid before. Can you get seeds or is that one of those clone only strains?
I hope for you that is blows you away!

Have a great weekend!

 

[Aberration]

Thanks for the reply Aberration.
I have read on here that you really love the lavender, but I have never even heard of a grape kool aid before. Can you get seeds or is that one of those clone only strains?
I hope for you that is blows you away!

Have a great weekend!

Both the Lav and the GKA came to me as un-authenticated clones. They could be practically anything. It doesn't matter much if the bud's great, like the Lav.

[action report]
==> All - Weekly Beneficials (38):

L.4F (33/55 days) : 1.50 gal
BBX.2J (33/55 days) : 1.75 gal
BD.5S (18/70 days) : 1.25 gal
TRN.1D (18/70 days) : 1.25 gal
AHK (04/56 days) : 0.75 gal
MTP.1J (06/65 days) : 1.25 gal
MTP.2A (06/65 days) : 1.25 gal

BD.6D, BD.6E : 0.25 gal ea

NL : feed to saturation
GKA
BBX.3F
MTP.2G, MTP.2H
TDR
SLH

BD.6F, BD.6G : feed to saturation
TRN.2B, TRN.2C
L.5J, L.5L

MTP.2J, MTP.2K, : feed to saturation
MTP.3A, MTP.3B
BBX.3G, BBX.3H, BBX.3K
L.5M, L.5N, L.5P, L.5Q
BD.6J, BD.6K, BD.6L, BD.6M
TRN.2C

-Mix (11) gallons
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.27 @ 23.3 C
-Per gallon:
1/2 T Myco powder
1 t Gnatrol (Bt-i - Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis)
1/2 t Companion (Bacillus subtilis)
1 t Hygrozyme
[/action report]



Here's a shot into bloom. It's super-crowded in there. On the left is the massive Blue Dream (BD). I need to tie her out. She's huge.

First close-up: Lavender Indica (L):

Harvesting at the same time as the L is this BigBud x BlueMagoo (BBX):

The Afghani Hindu Kush (AHK) tester is still freakin' out. I diligently check here twice a day, just in case:

The Trinity (TRN) has fat stubby stems and cute little buds forming:

The Blue Dream (BD) is starting to have little bud tufts at every node. She still has a long ways to go, but she'll be photogenic all the way along now:

Here are the Super Lemon Haze (SLH) and Tangerine Dream (TDR). They are so healthy. They are both still doing opposed branching instead of alternating, so they are not yet sexually mature. They have time. They don't go into bloom for about 7 weeks:

I didn't bother with shots of the rest of veg because it's boring. I did finish processing the recently-harvested Grandaddy Purps (GDP) bud. Two plants gave me a hair over 11 ounces. That's fine but I'm not growing it anymore, so this is the last hurrah for smoking GDP (if that's what it really is). In any case, here's a half-pound of that in a gallon jar:

Oops! It fell over!

Finally, throwing pot away. Here are the last of my GDP plants. No one else wants them either, so in the can they go. They mock me with their continued green-ness. On top of that I had to throw some old Lavender away. It went bad. It happens.

I use Glad OdorShield kitchen bags in a blue 5-gallon bucket. When the 'sensitive' garbage needs to go out, I tie it off with minimal air trapped inside. I then add that bag to a contractor trash bag full of used cat litter. It's the only thing cats are good for. If the bag is punctured, it gushes used litter. Nobody's gonna look deeper. With two bags to penetrate, I feel safe enough. I toss all my 'sensitive' trash either this way through the regular garbage service, or by borrowing a truck and taking it (with other trash) to the refuse site myself.

Was that TMI?

 

[Aberration]

Note that composting the remains is not really an option for me. This bothers me, but not enough to stop me.

 

[Aberration]

Yesterday I removed the following veg plants from my garden. They ended up with a good home:

BBX.3F (BigBud x BlueMagoo)
BD.6F, BD.6G, BD.6L, BD.6M (Blue Dream)
L.5J, L.5L, L.5M, L.5N ('Lavender' Indica)
MTP.2J, MTP.2K, MTP.3A, MTP.3B (Matanuskan Thundef@ck)
TRN.2B, TRN.2C (Trinity)

That leaves me with better numbers.

I also took the tops off of SLH and TDR.

 

[Aberration]

[action report]
==> Bloom - Pre-feed flush (7)

L.4F (35/55 days) : 0.50 gal ea
BBX.2J (35/55 days)
BD.5S (20/70 days)
TRN.1D (20/70 days)
MTP.1J (08/65 days)
MTP.2A (08/65 days)
AHK (06/56 days) : 0.25 gal

-Mix (4) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Yucca
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.25 @ 22.6 C
1 t blackstrap molasses

==> Bloom - Feed (7)

1. L.4F : 1.00 gal
BBX.2J : 1.25 gal

-Mix (3) gallons - LATE
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
1 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1000 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.19 @ 22.7 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

2. BD.5S : 1.00 gal
TRN.1D : 1.00 gal

-Mix (2) gallons - MID
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
2 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1250 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.12 @ 22.4 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

3. MTP.1J : 0.75 gal
MTP.2A : 0.75 gal
AHK : 0.50 gal

-Mix (2) gallons - EARLY
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
1 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
1 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1130 ppm
21 pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.14 @ 21.8 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

==> Large Veg (7):

BD.6D, BD.6E : 0.25 gal ea

NL : feed to saturation
GKA

MTP.2G, MTP.2H : feed to saturation
BBX.3F

-Mix (2) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 920 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.22 @ 22.1 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Small veg (9):

SLH : feed to saturation
TDR

BBX.3G, BBX.3H
L.5P, L.5Q
BD.6J, BD.6K
TRN.2C

-Mix (1) gallon
-Per gallon:
2 t Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 790 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.21 @ 22.3 C
1/2 t Companion
[/action report]

 

[MSquared]

Yesterday I removed the following veg plants from my garden. They ended up with a good home:

BBX.3F (BigBud x BlueMagoo)
BD.6F, BD.6G, BD.6L, BD.6M (Blue Dream)
L.5J, L.5L, L.5M, L.5N ('Lavender' Indica)
MTP.2J, MTP.2K, MTP.3A, MTP.3B (Matanuskan Thundef@ck)
TRN.2B, TRN.2C (Trinity)

That leaves me with better numbers.

I also took the tops off of SLH and TDR.

That is really great you do that. Sooo I will take one of each please
No really that is just great.
Hope everything else is going well.

 

[Aberration]

If I had my way I would give away all my extras. Unfortunately I sometimes can't find someone to give them to. The garden is humming along.

 

[Aberration]

[action report]
==> Transplanted (5):

Newly rooted clones: : All to saturation
------------------------------------------------
MTP.2L : from MTP.1J
MTP.3C : from MTP.2A
AHK.1A : from AHK
Transplanted to 3.5" pots.

TDR
SLH
Transplanted to 5" pots.

-Mix (1) gallon.
-Per gallon:
2 T Organic Supplement
1 t Big Foot (1st)
2 t PGE
1 oz. Yucca
Natural @ 530 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.05) Actual: 6.15 @ 23.5 C
1/2 t Companion
1/2 T Myco powder
1 t Bt-i
[/action report]

I also fed GKA, MTP.2G, MTP.2H, and BBX.3F with the leftovers from transplanting. They will otherwise wilt. They need to be transplanted as well, but I'm out of coco and out of money. Payday cometh.

 

[MSquared]

[action report]
==> Transplanted (5):

Newly rooted clones: : All to saturation
------------------------------------------------
MTP.2L : from MTP.1J
MTP.3C : from MTP.2A
AHK.1A : from AHK
Transplanted to 3.5" pots.

TDR
SLH
Transplanted to 5" pots.

-Mix (1) gallon.
-Per gallon:
2 T Organic Supplement
1 t Big Foot (1st)
2 t PGE
1 oz. Yucca
Natural @ 530 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.05) Actual: 6.15 @ 23.5 C
1/2 t Companion
1/2 T Myco powder
1 t Bt-i
[/action report]

I also fed GKA, MTP.2G, MTP.2H, and BBX.3F with the leftovers from transplanting. They will otherwise wilt. They need to be transplanted as well, but I'm out of coco and out of money. Payday cometh.

how many times do transplant before you get to large pot size?
Have a good one

 

[Aberration]

Usually about 4 times. When the cuttings are rooted in the plugs they go into 3.5" pots. When they drain fast and start to show signs of wilting I move them to a 5" pot (sometimes I skip this). Then they get moved to a 1.5 gallon pot, and finally to a 9 gallon pot. I have 25 gallon pots, but I was never able to get the root structure large enough to make that worth the extra soil and work. I'm working on developing more root mass, and when I start seeing that I'll consider going back to the 25s, but for now the 9s are plenty big. I try to get them into the 9 gallon pots about a week before going into bloom.

Then again, I garden while stoned, so unplanned things 'happen' sometimes.

 

[Aberration]

Woot!

I got allowance, so I went and bought 2 x Sunsystem Blockbuster 8" hoods, 2 x Lumatek LDB107 ballasts, 2 x GE Lucalox PSL bulbs, and 2 x 10' lamp cord extensions.

The hoods are great - hinged glass, 8" ducting, and the reflector is on all 4 sides instead of 2, so they throw a more square light-print.

The ballasts are the 240V only, which saved me some money. I have no need for a 120V ballast anyway. They will do HPS or MH, and can be switched between wattages: 600W, 750W, 1000W, and "Super Lumens" (overdrive?). I had resisted digital ballasts because they have had so many RF interference problems, but one grower I know is doing fine with 18 of the new ones so I decided to jump in.

The bulbs are my standard 600W HPS. That brings me to 6 x 600W. Or at least it will when all this is put up in the new bloom. Later I might switch to 1000s, but right now 600s are enough.

The extension cords allow my hoods to be a total of 25' from the ballasts - this is good becuse they will be at least 12 feet apart, and I need to add slack to allow the lights to be lowered, plus a little slack beyond that is a great thing. I had less distance to cover with the 15' cords in my existing bloom, so this ought to be just about right.



Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a 25,000 Btu AC for the new bloom. Eventually there will be two in there for redundancy, but I don't have the money for two right now at $550 each. Of course I could have bought just one light/ballast/hood set and had the money for a second AC - those sets were about $550 each as well. But I'd rather have the light right now.

 

[Aberration]

[action report]
==> Bloom - Pre-feed flush (7)

L.4F (37/55 days) : 0.50 gal
BBX.2J (37/55 days) : 0.50 gal
BD.5S (22/70 days) : 0.50 gal
TRN.1D (22/70 days) : 0.50 gal
AHK (08/56 days) : 0.25 gal
MTP.1J (10/65 days) : 0.50 gal
MTP.2A (10/65 days) : 0.50 gal

-Mix (4) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Yucca
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.22 @ 22.6 C
1 t blackstrap molasses

==> Bloom - Feed (7)

1. L.4F : 1.00 gal
BBX.2J : 1.25 gal

-Mix (3) gallons - LATE
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
1 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1000 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.14 @ 23.0 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

2. BD.5S : 1.00 gal
TRN.1D : 1.00 gal

-Mix (2) gallons - MID
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
2 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1260 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.14 @ 22.3 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

3. MTP.1J : 0.75 gal
MTP.2A : 0.75 gal
AHK : 0.50 gal

-Mix (2) gallons - EARLY
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
1 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
1 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1140 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.12 @ 22.2 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

==> Large Veg (7):

BD.6D, BD.6E : 0.25 gal ea

NL : feed to saturation
GKA

MTP.2G, MTP.2H : feed to saturation
BBX.3F

-Mix (2) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 890 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.17 @ 22.5 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Medium veg (9):

SLH : feed to saturation
TDR

BBX.3G, BBX.3H
L.5P, L.5Q
BD.6J, BD.6K
TRN.2C

-Mix (1) gallon
-Per gallon:
2 t Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
1 t Big Foot (2nd)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 760 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.18 @ 22.2 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Small veg (3):

MTP.2L, MTP.3C : feed to saturation
AHK.1A

-Mix (1) gallon
-Per gallon:
1 t Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
1 t Big Foot (2nd)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 560 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.13 @ 22.2 C
1/2 t Companion
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[MSquared]

Woot!

I got allowance, so I went and bought 2 x Sunsystem Blockbuster 8" hoods, 2 x Lumatek LDB107 ballasts, 2 x GE Lucalox PSL bulbs, and 2 x 10' lamp cord extensions.

The hoods are great - hinged glass, 8" ducting, and the reflector is on all 4 sides instead of 2, so they throw a more square light-print.

The ballasts are the 240V only, which saved me some money. I have no need for a 120V ballast anyway. They will do HPS or MH, and can be switched between wattages: 600W, 750W, 1000W, and "Super Lumens" (overdrive?). I had resisted digital ballasts because they have had so many RF interference problems, but one grower I know is doing fine with 18 of the new ones so I decided to jump in.

The bulbs are my standard 600W HPS. That brings me to 6 x 600W. Or at least it will when all this is put up in the new bloom. Later I might switch to 1000s, but right now 600s are enough.

The extension cords allow my hoods to be a total of 25' from the ballasts - this is good becuse they will be at least 12 feet apart, and I need to add slack to allow the lights to be lowered, plus a little slack beyond that is a great thing. I had less distance to cover with the 15' cords in my existing bloom, so this ought to be just about right.



Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a 25,000 Btu AC for the new bloom. Eventually there will be two in there for redundancy, but I don't have the money for two right now at $550 each. Of course I could have bought just one light/ballast/hood set and had the money for a second AC - those sets were about $550 each as well. But I'd rather have the light right now.

that is just great! I can't wait to see them in action
That sounds like a lot of work, but I always enjoy that kind!
I wish I had the space for that many lights. I have 2 600w mh/hps systems and a 16 bulb cfl bank for extra. I am going to buy new hoods and a 6" exhaust (current is 4") system to retro my setup very soon.

 

[Xlr8]

Congrats on the new goodies Aberration!!!

 

[Aberration]

that is just great! I can't wait to see them in action
That sounds like a lot of work, but I always enjoy that kind!
I wish I had the space for that many lights. I have 2 600w mh/hps systems and a 16 bulb cfl bank for extra. I am going to buy new hoods and a 6" exhaust (current is 4") system to retro my setup very soon.

I'm following your grow. Thanks - I'm excited to move up to 3600W and a bigger room. It's just taking forever to finish. Family, work, and fatigue make demands I cannot ignore. I'll get there.

Congrats on the new goodies Aberration!!!

Yeah, they're sweet. Thanks for dropping in.

[action report]
==> Bloom - Pre-feed flush (7)

L.4F (39/55 days) : 0.50 gal
BBX.2J (39/55 days) : 0.50 gal
BD.5S (24/70 days) : 0.50 gal
TRN.1D (24/70 days) : 0.50 gal
AHK (10/56 days) : 0.25 gal
MTP.1J (12/65 days) : 0.50 gal
MTP.2A (12/65 days) : 0.50 gal

-Mix (4) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Yucca
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.15 @ 20.6 C
--- t blackstrap molasses (ran out)

==> Bloom - Feed (7)

1. L.4F : 1.00 gal
BBX.2J : 1.25 gal

-Mix (3) gallons - LATE
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
1 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 960 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.21 @ 20.5 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

2. BD.5S : 1.25 gal
TRN.1D : 0.75 gal

-Mix (2) gallons - MID
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
2 T Biggest Bloom
2 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
2 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1200 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.20 @ 20.4 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

3. MTP.1J : 0.75 gal
MTP.2A : 0.75 gal
AHK : 0.50 gal

-Mix (2) gallons - EARLY
-Per gallon:
1 T liquid steamed bone meal
1 T Biggest Bloom
1 t PGE
1 t Silica Blast
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
2 t Notrozyme
2 t Organic Supplement
2 t Soil Nute
--- t Big Foot (ord)
1 t Calcium Syrup
1/2 t Carbon sweet
1 T Amino Blast
1/2 t TM-7
Natural @ 1140 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.25 @ 20.5 C
1/2 t Companion
1 t Hygrozyme

==> Large Veg (7):

BD.6D, BD.6E : 0.25 gal ea

NL : feed to saturation
GKA

MTP.2G, MTP.2H : feed to saturation
BBX.3F

-Mix (2) gallons
-Per gallon:
1 T Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
--- t Big Foot (ord)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 870 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.20 @ 20.2 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Medium veg (9):

SLH : feed to saturation
TDR

BBX.3G, BBX.3H
L.5P, L.5Q
BD.6J, BD.6K
TRN.2C

-Mix (1) gallon
-Per gallon:
2 t Pure Blend Pro Grow
1 t Cal-Mag
1 T Yucca
1 t Big Foot (3rd)
--- t TM-7
Natural @ 820 ppm
pH target: 6.20 (±.10) Actual: 6.23 @ 20.3 C
1/2 t Companion

==> Small veg (3):

MTP.2L, MTP.3C
AHK.1A

Very wet! Do not feed.
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