First Grow - Hempy Bucket & CFL
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Nine44
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Couple of pics from today. This plant has like 0 stretch will be cool to see some shorty headers
This is some unknown strain. Seeds I've found over the years i got this one to sprout other one was mush haven't tried any more. To my untrained eye looks very indica based.
Not sure why the pics are sideways this time
Couple of pics from today. This plant has like 0 stretch will be cool to see some shorty headers
This is some unknown strain. Seeds I've found over the years i got this one to sprout other one was mush haven't tried any more. To my untrained eye looks very indica based.
Not sure why the pics are sideways this time
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I would take those lower fan leaves off
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Will do! Should I wait for dark to cut or doesn't matter
Will do! Should I wait for dark to cut or doesn't matter
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Doesn't matter
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They're very dark. Must be magnesium intake blocked by pH.
Think I went a little too far
They're very dark. Must be magnesium intake blocked by pH.
Think I went a little too far
PeytonManning
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That's exactly how my hgk leaves were when I cut them. The size of my hand and dark dark green.
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I was also noticing how similar our plants look. Down to the stem colouring. Your leaves were a lot less twisted, your pH was probably much better than 4 lol.
I was also noticing how similar our plants look. Down to the stem colouring. Your leaves were a lot less twisted, your pH was probably much better than 4 lol.
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Yeah my ph stays in a good range, but my leaves were pretty twisted and had a claw at the end
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Well look who decided to turn up
Day or two before I'm going to top again. Should I top to the first node on the new tops? Or is it better to top at the second and remove the first since I have short inter nodal spacing
Well look who decided to turn up
Day or two before I'm going to top again. Should I top to the first node on the new tops? Or is it better to top at the second and remove the first since I have short inter nodal spacing
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I wouldn't top again just yet if you plan to flux.
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I thought main lining is topping 3 times as early as you can and creating 8 equally fed tops? Maybe main lining and fluxing are different?
I thought main lining is topping 3 times as early as you can and creating 8 equally fed tops? Maybe main lining and fluxing are different?
PeytonManning
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Yeah they're different. But you're in the right path then that way
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Sorry brother, guess I got caught up in the lingo. Thanks for the correction
Sorry brother, guess I got caught up in the lingo. Thanks for the correction
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It's all good. I plan on doing one plant flux and might mainline the plant growing beside it.
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Can't wait to see it in action and compare both methods.
Here's a side shot after tweaking the tops down again. 4th node on tops is beginning to peak through. Second and third are fully formed just waiting to cut them off lol
Can't wait to see it in action and compare both methods.
Here's a side shot after tweaking the tops down again. 4th node on tops is beginning to peak through. Second and third are fully formed just waiting to cut them off lol
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Gonna be a nice looking plant come flower time. How long you planning to veg?
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Right now I'm deciding on 4 or 8 Colts. After the next top will be 4, so if I go that route 3 more weeks after that under 200w CFL. Then probably a defoliation and start to flower if I ever finish my flowering cabinet.
Almost ready to go 250w hps and a cool tube as the more I look at my florescent design the more I see it's complicated compared to 1 hps.
But I'm still undecided. I got about a month to think about it and I really would like to get quality bud if I do make it to fruition.... but 492w of CFL should be better than 250w hps me thinks, especially with more mixed spectrum.
Gotta sleep on it some more
Right now I'm deciding on 4 or 8 Colts. After the next top will be 4, so if I go that route 3 more weeks after that under 200w CFL. Then probably a defoliation and start to flower if I ever finish my flowering cabinet.
Almost ready to go 250w hps and a cool tube as the more I look at my florescent design the more I see it's complicated compared to 1 hps.
But I'm still undecided. I got about a month to think about it and I really would like to get quality bud if I do make it to fruition.... but 492w of CFL should be better than 250w hps me thinks, especially with more mixed spectrum.
Gotta sleep on it some more
Re: First Grow - Hempy bucket and CFL
Subscribed. 1x 250w High Pressure Sodium will provide more light then Compact Florescent Lights. Lumens are a scale of brightness and do not add like you believe they do. How far above your canopy are your Compact Florescent Lights mounted?
You want pH 5.8 for hydroponic and soiless (peat moss and coco coir) and pH 6.5 for soil.
Here is a nutrient availability chart
Here is a cannabis leaf deficiency chart
here is the Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver and the Plant Abuse Chart
Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver: Pictorial
Plant Abuse Chart
Subscribed. 1x 250w High Pressure Sodium will provide more light then Compact Florescent Lights. Lumens are a scale of brightness and do not add like you believe they do. How far above your canopy are your Compact Florescent Lights mounted?
You want pH 5.8 for hydroponic and soiless (peat moss and coco coir) and pH 6.5 for soil.
Here is a nutrient availability chart
Here is a cannabis leaf deficiency chart
here is the Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver and the Plant Abuse Chart
Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver: Pictorial
Plant Abuse Chart
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Subscribed. 1x 250w High Pressure Sodium will provide more light then Compact Florescent Lights. Lumens are a scale of brightness and do not add like you believe they do. How far above your canopy are your Compact Florescent Lights mounted?
thanks for your time and knowledge. right now I'm using 2 46w 5600k CFL about 3/4 inch away. Today I've dropped them to a foot or so down as they weren't turning all the way up as my lights are on a 45 degree angle and so close.
You want pH 5.8 for hydroponic and soiless (peat moss and coco coir) and pH 6.5 for soil.
pH is about 6.0 at the moment and should hold around there until the end of the week then I'll have to mix more nutes and pH some tap water.
Growth was pretty nice today. Visible difference since the fans were removed. I'll be up at 3am for work so I'll check on her then and maybe raise to 6 inches if all is well.
Should be topping Friday by the look of things. I'm also currently looking at led light options... specifically from top led. The one recommended for my size was the smallest 3w variant and I was thinking of going for one recommended for twice my area to get good reflection off of mylar and act as supplement side lighting.
Big dreams of little plants
Gets me excited to get up a bit earlier than needed for work to check up on her. Haven't been tardy since starting my small grow lol
Subscribed. 1x 250w High Pressure Sodium will provide more light then Compact Florescent Lights. Lumens are a scale of brightness and do not add like you believe they do. How far above your canopy are your Compact Florescent Lights mounted?
thanks for your time and knowledge. right now I'm using 2 46w 5600k CFL about 3/4 inch away. Today I've dropped them to a foot or so down as they weren't turning all the way up as my lights are on a 45 degree angle and so close.
You want pH 5.8 for hydroponic and soiless (peat moss and coco coir) and pH 6.5 for soil.
pH is about 6.0 at the moment and should hold around there until the end of the week then I'll have to mix more nutes and pH some tap water.
Growth was pretty nice today. Visible difference since the fans were removed. I'll be up at 3am for work so I'll check on her then and maybe raise to 6 inches if all is well.
Should be topping Friday by the look of things. I'm also currently looking at led light options... specifically from top led. The one recommended for my size was the smallest 3w variant and I was thinking of going for one recommended for twice my area to get good reflection off of mylar and act as supplement side lighting.
Big dreams of little plants
Gets me excited to get up a bit earlier than needed for work to check up on her. Haven't been tardy since starting my small grow lol