DIY Stealth Cab, Hydro, LED & Multiple Strains in Small Space - Oh Boy!

HempRocket said:
Very nice purchase my friend. You'll get some great bubble hash very soon. :high-five:
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Thanks, Hemp! I'm pretty happy with picking the whole set up for $45! I was about to spend that much on a generic 4-bag set! :yahoo:
 
Maybe I'm just greedy, but I'd make every attempt to keep them both - they've made it this far. What is your RH in there? If you can keep if relatively low, you should be okay I'd think. I would try hard to keep buds from resting against one another if possible, and try to keep the RH under control (I like under 50% if possible for flowering) I have 2 going in a tight space similar to yours (28"x28"), and have even grown 3 in there a couple of times without issues. (It was really crowded, lol). Just my 2 cents... On the other hand, I've also had good luck getting much better production from one plant by removing another. I think you're okay either way, but I have a hard time getting rid of a plant that's made it this far. :goodluck:
 
xlr8 said:
Maybe I'm just greedy, but I'd make every attempt to keep them both - they've made it this far. What is your RH in there? If you can keep if relatively low, you should be okay I'd think. I would try hard to keep buds from resting against one another if possible, and try to keep the RH under control (I like under 50% if possible for flowering) I have 2 going in a tight space similar to yours (28"x28"), and have even grown 3 in there a couple of times without issues. (It was really crowded, lol). Just my 2 cents... On the other hand, I've also had good luck getting much better production from one plant by removing another. I think you're okay either way, but I have a hard time getting rid of a plant that's made it this far. :goodluck:
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Troublesome2 said:
Iv got 5 plants innertwined with one another in my tent, had em stretch a lil on me when i went from my t5's to my hps so they needed tied down. When its all said and done it will be like one big plant in there. :)
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I'm with you guys, and certainly don't want to toss a plant that's only a few weeks or so from harvest, but the real consideration is that the haze takes up some amount of space. So, in that same space would I get as much quantity, with equal or better quality if I just did the AK?

I tend to think the answer to that is "yes" simply because of the size of the AK (plus, I love those indicas!).

Dont stress...no one's getting tossed just yet...just tossing around the idea of how to maximize yield and not lose any bud to bud rot.

I can defomately envision the AK's buds touching each other once they bulk up some more.

RH in flower usually stays just under, but right around, 50%.
 
Mr. Krip said:
Yeah...I'm really dying to get a good Lucy going and I have been hanging on. Beleive it or not, that run has been in veg for over two months and is still only something like 6" tall and all her leaves are puny!

I don't even think her roots have made it to the res yet, so I'm hoping someday they will and she'll start looking like a real plant. I wouldn't take up the space in the flower chamber to flower her as-is.
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Great journal Mr Krip! That's crazy about your lucy, mine was a big plant from the start. Just didn't develop the nice fat buds and colas.

Mr. Krip said:
I thought I'd take a couple of shots to try to show why I was considering getting rid of the haze, so the AK could get all the light & space.

This pic does not really show ANY of the main colas. All of them are above the level of these pics. This is just what's going on with the "secondary" canopy:

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There's buds right on top of other buds, and I'm a little concerned over bud rot, not to mention the extra mass she'll put on with some extra room and more light to the right spots!

Of course, I couldn't resist a couple of bud shots! They are continuing to fill in and put on more weight :) :

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Wow you've got a lot of bud coming!

Mr. Krip said:
Sorry...one more quick update...

I just checked the mail and got these:

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Seven bags, plus the carrying case, and they are original "BubbleBags". :slide:

Soon, I'll reveal my low cost Bubble Machine! :tokin:
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Mr. Krip said:
Thanks, Hemp! I'm pretty happy with picking the whole set up for $45! I was about to spend that much on a generic 4-bag set! :yahoo:
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Where did you get those? I need a better way to make hash.

I'm with xlr8, I'd try to keep both plants if you can. Make sure you have good ventilation going 24/7.

My last grow the rh rarely got above 35, and was usually in the 20's. Still got some rot in the bagseed cola, I was very surprised and bummed to see it. A very fat but somewhat airy cola. I still can't figure out how it happened.

The AK48 cola was much denser and they were right next to each other all grow and she didn't have a speck of mold, I checked very closely with a magnifying glass. Neither did the bubba kush or lucy.

So while mold is possible, I wouldn't be too worried about it if you have good ventilation.
 
Mr. Krip said:
THE COLA CAGE!

Since I've been posting all those nice close-up bud shots, I thought it would be good to step back a little and let you all see what the colas are looking like. There's about 10 "big" colas and a bunch of smaller ones. I didn't get the one's in the back, but here's a selection of the big ones I could get to easily (all different!):
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Beautiful Mr. Krip! Those will be plumping pronto I'll bet. :thumb:
 
Mr. Krip said:
Sorry...one more quick update...

I just checked the mail and got these:

Seven bags, plus the carrying case, and they are original "BubbleBags". :slide:

Soon, I'll reveal my low cost Bubble Machine! :tokin:
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Those bags rock and you'll be very pleased with the results! I've used them several times and they are the easiest way to make low grade remnants from your grow into a smokin good time and my preferred way of taking my meds. :cool:

Bud shake works best but you'll get fair results with really good leaf. I attached a mud bit (like you can get from paint stores for mixing paint or plaster) to my drill press instead mixing it by hand and it worked great.

Awesome buds! :goodluck::popcorn:
 
Hi Mr. Krip :)

Sorry, didn't realize it's been so long since I visited.

Your sure are growing some beautiful Ladies. :)

The best thing you can do is listen to BlueDog.
He has already said everything I would.
Only thing I would reinforce is "Wait another week after you think they are ready!"

You really are having a great grow! :high-five:
 
Troublesome2 said:
I cant get anybody to my thread so maybe (but i hope not) this site is diein ??? :thedoubletake:
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I checked out your grow and it looks good! :thumb:

Just keep your journal going and you'll have plenty of people coming to comment!

There's a lot of people interested in and doing DWC, so I'm sure they'll be interested. I like your C02, also! :)
 
BUDTOGRAPHY

I decided to hold off on the res changes until later this afternoon or tomorrow, for no other reason than I'm feeling lazy today. :Hookah:

However, I couldn't resist taking some more pics of the girls...

Here's the veg side getting full again:

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The four PE clones are all doing well:

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And you can see both the PE (I think will be a mother & I'll flower one of the clones) and the Haze are both in full veg and ready to flower:

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It really is impossible for me to get a full shot of the flower side with enough detail so you can really get a grasp of the amount of bud sites there, but here's a couple of shots I took when I was trying:

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Here are some of the big colas:

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And here's some bud shots:

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Happy Harvests!
 
Everything is moving forward nicely! No problem at all seeing all the buds in those pull-back shots. Funny how we want to display them and never feel they show quite enough. Kinda like; Hey, that's my newborn... the one with the biggest smile! :laughtwo:

You're a proud Papa Mr. Krip!
 
WeednFeed said:
Everything is moving forward nicely! No problem at all seeing all the buds in those pull-back shots. Funny how we want to display them and never feel they show quite enough. Kinda like; Hey, that's my newborn... the one with the biggest smile! :laughtwo:

You're a proud Papa Mr. Krip!
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Thanks, WnF! I am like a proud papa, but mine's not the one with the smile - mine's the one with the big cola! :)
 
Macgyverup said:
What can I say. Just friggin awesome!:bravo: You must be bursting at the seems seeing your babies become full blown 420 cover girls, lolol!
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Thank's, MacG! :thankyou:

Yeah, I got off to a rough start trying to germinate in those STG cubes, but all-in-all I'm real happy, so far, with this for a first grow and certainly have learned a tremendous amount along the way from all the great growers here on :420:.

So far, the cabinet is performing even better than I had hoped, so all the time & research I put into lighting, venitllation & odor control have paid off without me needing to re-design - at least that I can see, yet! We'll see how the buds look when they're done after flowering under the LED!. It's a good thing, too, cuz' that cab weights something like 350+ lbs. and I'd hate to have to move it back out of the closet! :)

Also, I was real fortunate to have a buddy who could get those clones for me. I'm really liking the AK, which wasn't one of the strains I had planned on growing initially, but certainly is one of the strains I plan on trying to maintain.

The closer I get to harvest, the more exciting it's becoming. So, I'm sure the last couple of weeks before harvest will be the true test of my patience! :tokin:
 
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