Gavita 1000e Series - A Doc Bud Journal/Review

Governmentchz said:
I've considered a light-mover, but wince at the thought of all the gear in motion above the plants. Yeah, just my own paranoia (as I tend to over-engineer things), but...
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I have two light movers, but the panels weigh so much I didn't want to risk it. The manufacturer recommends a light mover, so that probably solves the problem.
 
What can I say? These are the best damn lights I've used or seen....ever.

As far as I know, there is nothing better for indoor growing than these double-ended HPS.

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I'll be concluding the "warm up" grow when the plants you see here are harvested. My intention is to plant all, or at least mostly Skywalker OG under the Gavita's. Here's the young mother plant:

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I'll have what he's having!

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I'm with Major...(sitting at the same table drinking Stella's and vaping Lemon Paki)) . Doc. those leaves....they're huge...like they're on a mission . Wow, very healthy indeed.:bravo:
 
duggan said:
I'm with Major...(sitting at the same table drinking Stella's and vaping Lemon Paki)) . Doc. those leaves....they're huge...like they're on a mission . Wow, very healthy indeed.:bravo:
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Vaping Lemon Paki? ¿donde encuentras?
 
DrZiggy said:
Doc, hes having what Majors' having...and theyre both dreaming of having what youre showing...

me too..:high-five:

Duggan was just fantasizing :)
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It sounds like a damn good idea!
 
I was reading up on DE and like when you overdrive your 1K HPS lamp it will broaden your light spectrum. Your typical 1K HPS only had 400 watts of A&B (cphyl) with 600 watts heat energy. If you broaden your spectrum you can push more energy out and shift your green & yellow to the right and push orange and red under the A energy thus reducing heat and promoting higher photosynthesis rates as you are showing in your grow.

Cheers

Sent from my SPH-L720T using 420
 
NematodeNate said:
Hey doc......do u have these gravitas, turned up all the way yet? :passitleft:
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Nope! Both are set at 850 watts. I want to add some BTU's of cooling and upgrade my humidifier before running them both at 1000, let alone 1150! I should get that done next week. I'm not comfortable being at the very edge of ability to keep things cool. I should be able to run them both on 1150 after next week.

This is the warm up run. The next one will hopefully by Skywalker OG. Perhaps toss a couple of something else alongside, like a Tangerine, Sour Grape, Gorilla Glue or one of the other new strains I currently have.
 
On the Gavita side of things:

I hope to take some clone in the next week or so of Skywalker OG

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Here's the ladies already under the big lights:

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flowerfarmer said:
I like the bend on that Skywalker OG stalk, like something I might do.:) Once again your flowers look perfect Doc.:adore:
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I often do that bend in veg, as it helps get the lower branches caught up and makes more clones available.
 
NematodeNate said:
Hey doc, you thinking of adding bloodmeal to the skywalkers the first run in bloom or are you gonna run them with the conventional directions for the first run..........:passitleft:
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:laughtwo: It depends on when you ask me. A few days ago it was bloodmeal all the way! Then I saw Flowerfarmer's Skywalker and I thought "Kit only!"

I'll use WayAhead for sure. Probably bloodmeal too.

I'm worried about a whole tray of lower brix soil.....the bugs are going to have a field day.
 
Doc Bud said:
:laughtwo: It depends on when you ask me. A few days ago it was bloodmeal all the way! Then I saw Flowerfarmer's Skywalker and I thought "Kit only!"

I'll use WayAhead for sure. Probably bloodmeal too.

I'm worried about a whole tray of lower brix soil.....the bugs are going to have a field day.
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Lol, these Jedi kush I'm running said they liked a lot of nitrogen through mid bloom.......im glad I added mine......although I might run one or a few next time with out just to see a difference, I will say I haven't added any Epsoms to the soil, since the application of wayahead 10x......:high-five:
 
NematodeNate said:
Lol, these Jedi kush I'm running said they liked a lot of nitrogen through mid bloom.......im glad I added mine......although I might run one or a few next time with out just to see a difference, I will say I haven't added any Epsoms to the soil, since the application of wayahead 10x......:high-five:
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Yep. That product is a Godsend for sure. Manganese, Calcium, Mag, zinc, nickel....all very important and all hard to get in containers, especially the manganese.

Epsoms are great when needed, but everything is stronger and better without. I've tried everything both ways and some strains are clearly better without.

If you're adding lots of ammoniacal N....like bloomeal....the Epsoms mitigate some of that as well as add sulfur and mag. But the soil suffers a bit.
 
This is what I'm excited about lately:

Skywalker OG, under the Gavita's. Clones soon, then veg....then bloom. I might grow the "mother" first just to see what it does.

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Resin production is getting stupid now. The purple is going to start and all the resin in going to look like a mess on those nice purple leaves. Oh well, nothing can be done about it I suppose. I'm just going to have to deal with stinky, smelly cannabis.

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Thought I'd pull up a chair to watch a master at work. Nice job as always Doc.!:high-five:
 
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