DankWolf907
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*whistling in the wind* top her, top her!
Gypsy's Caravan Chronicles - Book 1 - Caravan Chaos
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*whistling in the wind* top her, top her!
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electro gypsy
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*whistling in the wind* top her, top her!
Being that everything is growing straight up, even though the light has been mostly about 2 feet away and almost at the same level as the plant lol. It normally sits on stage two which just behind while taking the pic. I may try and tuck it tonight. She's growing really slow so I'd like to wait a bit longer before topping.. debating training. She's a bit tough
so we shall see. I still have to check everyone for the night. I'll grab a few more picks while there but probably won't post tonight. Been a hell of a last few weeks and exhausted.. and 
In the meantime Candy Cane and Early Miss seem content in the bedroom ..yep. Mobile Gardening at it's finest.
Come on.. who hasn't slept with their plants? I make no claims to being normal, but I know I'm not alone here lol. Makes a nice night light.. 
Candy Cane
Early Miss
Fading fast lol.
Good night 420
PoPeOfDoPe
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My white cookies and purple kush popped up!
Your gonna be busy with that lot in a few weeks. 
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electro gypsy
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Your gonna be busy with that lot in a few weeks.
haha! already am. a lot of the stuff in the background has been cloned and is reveging etc. i even chopped three OG Kush from 18" down to stumps the other day just to buy some time lol. hopefully this weekend i can get the other tent set up, finish the ducting and finally get organized. everything is a mess right now. i think the modifications will make a big difference though. it's hard to keep up when i'm away from home for 11 hours a day for work. getting things into bloom while small will help too. the 4 and 5 foot tall plants are fun to look at, but a bugger to maintain well while making sure the animals and other cultivation projects are taken care of.
i'm really thinking about a bribe..er uh donation to the staff to change the name of this thread.. being there is a lot more going on than the hardly covered topic lol. i'm almost more of a perpetual style anyways. we shall see.
Thanks man!
I like the name of your journal but you could always start a new one
Book 5 the Perpetual Path
I know the feeling with being away from home. I'm out of the house working for 12 hours everyday. Doesn't leave much time for life
Book 5 the Perpetual Path
I know the feeling with being away from home. I'm out of the house working for 12 hours everyday. Doesn't leave much time for life
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electro gypsy
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Moving into the new digs. For now this will be the veg room, but it think once the Pitbull finishes in the 4x8 it may become the veg room instead. There is a 600 and 400 watt MH in the veg room and a 1000 watt HPS in the flowering room currently. All digital switchable dimmable etc. More tables and plants coming in too lol. Ran out of vent pipe so I'll have to finish that during the week. Once I figure a few more things out the entire (or most of the) duct system will be hard piped. Right now the majority is flex. The exhaust system for both tents is a central 8" Fantech FG8 variable speed inline fan. 461cfm on max. Sounds like a jet engine lol.
Just outside.. the 600w is on the left.
Inside to the right. 400w is here.
All the way in looking back at 400w
Back to the 600w left corner.
Update on Candy Cane and Early Miss. Day 8.. I think lol
Candy Cane
Early Miss
and the Platinum GSC I'm gonna hit on right now
Much love!
Just outside.. the 600w is on the left.
Inside to the right. 400w is here.
All the way in looking back at 400w
Back to the 600w left corner.
Update on Candy Cane and Early Miss. Day 8.. I think lol
Candy Cane
Early Miss
and the Platinum GSC I'm gonna hit on right now
Much love!
DankWolf907
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Nice
Whats the tall thing in the corner?
Whats the tall thing in the corner?
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electro gypsy
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Nice
Whats the tall thing in the corner?
Calea zacatechichi. Dream Herb. Needs to be cut and cloned lol. jeez it never ends
I love growing everything
DankWolf907
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I love growing everything
I hear ya!
Just got this little touristy gift, planted some yesterday. Excited about maybe having a joshua tree. A bonsai joshua? Mmm sounds fun!
Wish i had the money to grow more life, plants and animals. So so sooo many exotic species big to small, id love to own.
Hope you had a good and somewhat productive weekend buddy
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electro gypsy
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I'm still alive lol. Just a busy week filling in for a manager at work and fighting off some sort of plague. People seem to have decided adding an extra 30 minutes to the drive home is a good idea too. Leaving me little time in the evening ugh. However, the new tent is paying off! I'll update as soon a I can.
Yay! Take care out there!
We look forward to seeing your tent of wonders!
We look forward to seeing your tent of wonders!
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electro gypsy
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just making a reference note in regards to the perpetual press from planet pest.. i seem to have a persistent pest plague on my pitbull.. pidgie lol
oops lost the link, but here is the paste.
Greenhouse250
re: 2012 Greenhouse LST Grow
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Uvc is a light spectrum... Not a toxin. It is not toxic to plants.
However, it destroys and mutates DNA on long term exposures.
Germicidal uvc bulbs for horticulture are nothing new, infact cleanlight.nl make a hobby uvc light for use on fungus etc on house plants, weed.
This is not a gimmick, it works. Has been used in the commercial industry for years.
Floweryfields of Austria use uvc in their daily plant maintanace.
But do not ever get your skin exposed to uvc or your retinas / eyes. Small exposure will cause serious sun burn type effects and long term exposures will almost certainly be a trigger for certain cancers.
IMO, some of the anti thrip/ mite stuff that we spray or smoke unknowingly is much more dangerous to us than if we use uvc correctly. And the cleanlight comes complete with uvc filter goggles and gloves.
UVB has no effect on pathogens. You will not get uvc from a mhal bulb of any kind.
Powdery mildew requires around 1800 u watts of uvc to kill the spore. On an 11 watt uvc bulb that means a quick once over with the lamp will kill all spores the light falls on.
Good daily short term use not only kills spores but actually helps the plant to develop thicker leaves which again helps to combat pathogens.
Uvc really is the way forward for desease control.
Here is a copy and paste from another site...
.........
Ultraviolt light (UV) occurs from the sun. The wavelength of UV is outside of our visible range. The lowest wavelength colour we can see is violet, hence the name for light with a wavelength lower than this is ultraviolet.
UV ranges from 100 nanometres to 400nm. UV is further divided into UV-A, UV-B and UV-C.
UV-C: ranges from 100nm – 280nm (germicidal)
UV-B: ranges from 280nm- 315nm (sunburn)
UV-A: ranges from 315nm – 400nm (blacklight)
We here are interested in the UV-C rays, also known as „short wave ultraviolet radiation“. UV-C`s germicidal properties have been known since the 1930s. They are used in labratories in order to destroy bacteria, mould and viruses. UV-C rays are able to penetrate the outer membrane of microbes and stop them from reproducing. The specific wavelength of 253,7 nm is known to break the DNA of pathogens.
In May 2007, two Dutch inventors, Arne Aiking and Frank Verheijen were granted an International Patent on a method of treating live plants and mushrooms against pathogens with UV-C light. In the past UV-C had only been used to sterilise things like air and water. The difference with proposing to use UV-C to fight pathogens on living plants is that you shouldn`t use any more than is necessary, otherwise there is a risk to health of the plant.
Mr. Aiking and Verheijens invention is a mobile UV-C lamp that travels up and down in commercial greenhouses. The light intensity of a UV-C germicidal light bulb is usually expressed in a term called „microwatts per square centimetre“. Mr. Aiking and Verheijen suggest a range between 2,500 and 150,000 mircrowatts of UV-C energy over a given 24 hour period.
E.g. A 100 Watt UV-C lamp will output approximately 14,000 microwatts of energy over a square centimetre, in one second, from a distance of two centimetres away. If we leave it there for one minute we have to multiply that figure by 60. (840,000 microwatts). Look at the following chart:
1cm 21,000 µW/cm2 UV output
2cm 14,000 µW/cm²
3cm 10,000 µW/cm²
4cm 8,000 µW/cm²
5cm 6,700 µW/cm²
…
100cm 360 µW/cm²
This shows that a second`s exposure at 1cm distance is roughly equivalent to a full minute`s exposure 1 meter away (360 x 60 = 21. 600µW/cm²).
We use the UV-C light to fight against powdery mildew in our plantation. Tests have shown that powdery mildew is killed when given a dose of 1720 µW of UV-C per square cm. For exemple if I took a 100 Watt UV-C lamp and positioned it two centimetres away from the mildew, I would need to switch on the UV-C lamp for just 1/10 of a second to kill it.
Spider mites could possibly also be effectively treated with UV-C but with amounts that are hundreds of times more compared to something like powdery mildew. We therefore use it only against powdery mildew.
The safest way to use UV-C on plants appears to be regular, smaller doses rather than a single, lager hit. We therefore use the UV-C light every day for a short time. The pathogen must be hit directly with the UV-C rays in order to be affected. If it is protected by a leaf, the UV-C will not be effective, because UV-C will not penetrate through leaves.
WARNINGS:
UV-C light has an intense burning effect on human skin and can quickly damage your eyes.
Protect your eyes with special eyeglasses
Don`t expose your skin to UV-C rays
The wrong amount of UV-C will damage your plant
This topic is part of one of our next episodes on FlowerfieldTV. We have just started the treatment of our plants with UV-C rays. At the moment we also use sulphur, because we don`t run the risk of getting powdery mildew. After that stage will treat our plants exclusively with UV-C ray. We will regularly report our experiences and tell you our improvements in This thread.
Finally I want to say thank you to Everest Fernandez, who provided a lot of information for this thread.
any opinions or feedback before i start my rant? lol
oops lost the link, but here is the paste.
Greenhouse250
re: 2012 Greenhouse LST Grow
Also pulled offline:
Uvc is a light spectrum... Not a toxin. It is not toxic to plants.
However, it destroys and mutates DNA on long term exposures.
Germicidal uvc bulbs for horticulture are nothing new, infact cleanlight.nl make a hobby uvc light for use on fungus etc on house plants, weed.
This is not a gimmick, it works. Has been used in the commercial industry for years.
Floweryfields of Austria use uvc in their daily plant maintanace.
But do not ever get your skin exposed to uvc or your retinas / eyes. Small exposure will cause serious sun burn type effects and long term exposures will almost certainly be a trigger for certain cancers.
IMO, some of the anti thrip/ mite stuff that we spray or smoke unknowingly is much more dangerous to us than if we use uvc correctly. And the cleanlight comes complete with uvc filter goggles and gloves.
UVB has no effect on pathogens. You will not get uvc from a mhal bulb of any kind.
Powdery mildew requires around 1800 u watts of uvc to kill the spore. On an 11 watt uvc bulb that means a quick once over with the lamp will kill all spores the light falls on.
Good daily short term use not only kills spores but actually helps the plant to develop thicker leaves which again helps to combat pathogens.
Uvc really is the way forward for desease control.
Here is a copy and paste from another site...
.........
Ultraviolt light (UV) occurs from the sun. The wavelength of UV is outside of our visible range. The lowest wavelength colour we can see is violet, hence the name for light with a wavelength lower than this is ultraviolet.
UV ranges from 100 nanometres to 400nm. UV is further divided into UV-A, UV-B and UV-C.
UV-C: ranges from 100nm – 280nm (germicidal)
UV-B: ranges from 280nm- 315nm (sunburn)
UV-A: ranges from 315nm – 400nm (blacklight)
We here are interested in the UV-C rays, also known as „short wave ultraviolet radiation“. UV-C`s germicidal properties have been known since the 1930s. They are used in labratories in order to destroy bacteria, mould and viruses. UV-C rays are able to penetrate the outer membrane of microbes and stop them from reproducing. The specific wavelength of 253,7 nm is known to break the DNA of pathogens.
In May 2007, two Dutch inventors, Arne Aiking and Frank Verheijen were granted an International Patent on a method of treating live plants and mushrooms against pathogens with UV-C light. In the past UV-C had only been used to sterilise things like air and water. The difference with proposing to use UV-C to fight pathogens on living plants is that you shouldn`t use any more than is necessary, otherwise there is a risk to health of the plant.
Mr. Aiking and Verheijens invention is a mobile UV-C lamp that travels up and down in commercial greenhouses. The light intensity of a UV-C germicidal light bulb is usually expressed in a term called „microwatts per square centimetre“. Mr. Aiking and Verheijen suggest a range between 2,500 and 150,000 mircrowatts of UV-C energy over a given 24 hour period.
E.g. A 100 Watt UV-C lamp will output approximately 14,000 microwatts of energy over a square centimetre, in one second, from a distance of two centimetres away. If we leave it there for one minute we have to multiply that figure by 60. (840,000 microwatts). Look at the following chart:
1cm 21,000 µW/cm2 UV output
2cm 14,000 µW/cm²
3cm 10,000 µW/cm²
4cm 8,000 µW/cm²
5cm 6,700 µW/cm²
…
100cm 360 µW/cm²
This shows that a second`s exposure at 1cm distance is roughly equivalent to a full minute`s exposure 1 meter away (360 x 60 = 21. 600µW/cm²).
We use the UV-C light to fight against powdery mildew in our plantation. Tests have shown that powdery mildew is killed when given a dose of 1720 µW of UV-C per square cm. For exemple if I took a 100 Watt UV-C lamp and positioned it two centimetres away from the mildew, I would need to switch on the UV-C lamp for just 1/10 of a second to kill it.
Spider mites could possibly also be effectively treated with UV-C but with amounts that are hundreds of times more compared to something like powdery mildew. We therefore use it only against powdery mildew.
The safest way to use UV-C on plants appears to be regular, smaller doses rather than a single, lager hit. We therefore use the UV-C light every day for a short time. The pathogen must be hit directly with the UV-C rays in order to be affected. If it is protected by a leaf, the UV-C will not be effective, because UV-C will not penetrate through leaves.
WARNINGS:
UV-C light has an intense burning effect on human skin and can quickly damage your eyes.
Protect your eyes with special eyeglasses
Don`t expose your skin to UV-C rays
The wrong amount of UV-C will damage your plant
This topic is part of one of our next episodes on FlowerfieldTV. We have just started the treatment of our plants with UV-C rays. At the moment we also use sulphur, because we don`t run the risk of getting powdery mildew. After that stage will treat our plants exclusively with UV-C ray. We will regularly report our experiences and tell you our improvements in This thread.
Finally I want to say thank you to Everest Fernandez, who provided a lot of information for this thread.
any opinions or feedback before i start my rant? lol
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electro gypsy
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yeah yeah, i know.. "i'm going to vaporize you with my ray gun"
i may have to get very very angry lol, but i'm looking at all options for what is probably the second worst spider mite war in all my years LOL. situation.. Pitbull is about 2 maybe 3 weeks from completion. the battle has been ongoing. tactics applied.. Azamax, SNS209, SNS217 and a pyrethrin treatment rotation. vac twice a week. pesticides are no longer an option at this point so i am going to crank up the humidity tonight to around 95% for about 12 hours and purge tomorrow. hopefully that will do it. the infestation isn't really bad in damage terms.. the buds are doing fine. it's just been a long time since i have seen such resistant pests and i would really like to get a few more plants in flower.. but i don't want to expose them to these mighty mites. at least not without some sort of added protection that won't affect the Pitbull. honestly, even if i had to wait a few more weeks to put the new ones in, i'd still like to have an extra layer of protection that won't lead to mildew or mold. thus the whole reason for the post. i have a very powerful UVC light. thinking about giving it a try.
mite rant complete. sometimes ya just gotta get it out lol.
thanks!
i may have to get very very angry lol, but i'm looking at all options for what is probably the second worst spider mite war in all my years LOL. situation.. Pitbull is about 2 maybe 3 weeks from completion. the battle has been ongoing. tactics applied.. Azamax, SNS209, SNS217 and a pyrethrin treatment rotation. vac twice a week. pesticides are no longer an option at this point so i am going to crank up the humidity tonight to around 95% for about 12 hours and purge tomorrow. hopefully that will do it. the infestation isn't really bad in damage terms.. the buds are doing fine. it's just been a long time since i have seen such resistant pests and i would really like to get a few more plants in flower.. but i don't want to expose them to these mighty mites. at least not without some sort of added protection that won't affect the Pitbull. honestly, even if i had to wait a few more weeks to put the new ones in, i'd still like to have an extra layer of protection that won't lead to mildew or mold. thus the whole reason for the post. i have a very powerful UVC light. thinking about giving it a try.
mite rant complete. sometimes ya just gotta get it out lol.
thanks!
DankWolf907
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If you dont mind waiting a few weeks..
Why not bleach n super clean the room after pitbull is harvested?
Why not bleach n super clean the room after pitbull is harvested?
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electro gypsy
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that's getting done regardless.. floor pan is due for a good scrubbing anyways. so now i'm gonna blame growchick for getting me all worried about putting plants into flower too big
which is the other thing eating at me lately. i can knock them back and do some cloning i guess, but i was really hoping to put them beauties in as is. they are perfect right now in both size and health. it's a catch 22 source of anxiety 
I don't know if you have access to CO2, but high levels of CO2 supposedly will eradicate mites without harming the plants- though you wouldn't want to be in the room yourself and have to arrange for the vent fan to come on before you enter, after the treatment. Might be worth checking out. I didnt try it myself because I wasn't able to get CO2 tanks in my area because they only rent them to companies with licences or something...
In my case, neem (Mite-rid to be specific) eventually did the job, after a couple years of hell. I tried many things and did the crazy top to bottom bleach cleaning and complete paint job routine several times, one time followed by shutting down the grow for a few months afterwards. Nothing worked till I got the Mite-rid.
In my case, neem (Mite-rid to be specific) eventually did the job, after a couple years of hell. I tried many things and did the crazy top to bottom bleach cleaning and complete paint job routine several times, one time followed by shutting down the grow for a few months afterwards. Nothing worked till I got the Mite-rid.
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electro gypsy
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dang, i probably have some Mite-rid somewhere lol. i like the CO2 idea but it's the same here.. unless my boss will let use the account lol
the normal rotation of Azamax and pyrethrin has done me right for a very long time, but this was a very long hot dry summer and it really brought out the pests. worst thrip and gnat wave i've ever seen. they are easily controlled compared to this batch of mites though. i just couldn't believe it when i found a live one.. debatable just how alive lol, but then i found one feeding!!!
the normal rotation of Azamax and pyrethrin has done me right for a very long time, but this was a very long hot dry summer and it really brought out the pests. worst thrip and gnat wave i've ever seen. they are easily controlled compared to this batch of mites though. i just couldn't believe it when i found a live one.. debatable just how alive lol, but then i found one feeding!!!
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electro gypsy
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if this keeps up much longer i'll be changing my avatar too WC 