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We are two for two my man! Yours looks fantastic too!
Jon's Sneak It In Auto Grow
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Upgraded Fan Game for the Garden
I got this very powerful input/exhaust fan when I did my very first grow and have never once used it. It doesn’t adjust, just blows a lot of air. A lot. So check out this trick - by placing it where you see and aiming it as you see, it creates a strong current of air that does two really great things:
1. Creates a swirling current of air that rotates around the tent when it hits the wall. This not only provides more moving air, this time it’s from below, and the swirl goes from below the canopies up. In conjunction with the small black fan pictured, there is now a ton of moving air from under the canopies that filters up through. Very desirable.
2. At the same time, positioning the fan where it is in relation to where the AC comes in to the tent on that side forces the cold, drier air upwards at a significantly higher rate than before. The result is that it lowers my RH.
I’m having so much fun with this grow. Thanks for visiting and I hope you guys are enjoying it too.
I got this very powerful input/exhaust fan when I did my very first grow and have never once used it. It doesn’t adjust, just blows a lot of air. A lot. So check out this trick - by placing it where you see and aiming it as you see, it creates a strong current of air that does two really great things:
1. Creates a swirling current of air that rotates around the tent when it hits the wall. This not only provides more moving air, this time it’s from below, and the swirl goes from below the canopies up. In conjunction with the small black fan pictured, there is now a ton of moving air from under the canopies that filters up through. Very desirable.
2. At the same time, positioning the fan where it is in relation to where the AC comes in to the tent on that side forces the cold, drier air upwards at a significantly higher rate than before. The result is that it lowers my RH.
I’m having so much fun with this grow. Thanks for visiting and I hope you guys are enjoying it too.
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Platinum Mimosa Cookies
Focus: Side Branching
One of the reasons I love this strain and plant, besides that it gets huge, is because it has incredible side branching. Not just the volume but the quality as well. Some strains have a lot more than others. This strain always tends to be voluminous, long, and thick stemmed for side branches. They produce large buds, again for side branching. The big branch that looks like a topped side branch is not topped - the left side of the Y IS a side branch.
Here’s a three picture mini tour of some side branching on the two PMCs.
Focus: Side Branching
One of the reasons I love this strain and plant, besides that it gets huge, is because it has incredible side branching. Not just the volume but the quality as well. Some strains have a lot more than others. This strain always tends to be voluminous, long, and thick stemmed for side branches. They produce large buds, again for side branching. The big branch that looks like a topped side branch is not topped - the left side of the Y IS a side branch.
Here’s a three picture mini tour of some side branching on the two PMCs.
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Yup. If I went soil/organic it would definitely be my choice.
Sounds like you got it all figured out Great.Upgraded Fan Game for the Garden
I got this very powerful input/exhaust fan when I did my very first grow and have never once used it. It doesn’t adjust, just blows a lot of air. A lot. So check out this trick - by placing it where you see and aiming it as you see, it creates a strong current of air that does two really great things:
1. Creates a swirling current of air that rotates around the tent when it hits the wall. This not only provides more moving air, this time it’s from below, and the swirl goes from below the canopies up. In conjunction with the small black fan pictured, there is now a ton of moving air from under the canopies that filters up through. Very desirable.
2. At the same time, positioning the fan where it is in relation to where the AC comes in to the tent on that side forces the cold, drier air upwards at a significantly higher rate than before. The result is that it lowers my RH.
I’m having so much fun with this grow. Thanks for visiting and I hope you guys are enjoying it too.
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Idk about that, my friend. I’m learning on the fly just like you are. Fun ride, eh!?
Loving it more every day.
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Can anyone identify this picture? If anyone gets it you can name all my plants.
Looks like a big water tank or barrel.Can anyone identify this picture? If anyone gets it you can name all my plants.
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420h/Blurple Closet
Pink Rozay Day 30
Apple Fritter Day 29
Both these girls are really taking shape now. My lower ring on the Apple Fritter is nice and level and evenly spread. The top is starting to generate side branching. The Pink Rozay, one month in today, is going to be nutso when she starts to stretch. She’s my favorite of all 8 plants. And I love the contrast between the trained and the relatively wild in the group shot.
Pink Rozay Day 30
Apple Fritter Day 29
Both these girls are really taking shape now. My lower ring on the Apple Fritter is nice and level and evenly spread. The top is starting to generate side branching. The Pink Rozay, one month in today, is going to be nutso when she starts to stretch. She’s my favorite of all 8 plants. And I love the contrast between the trained and the relatively wild in the group shot.
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Want to take a shot and offer up a name for the two Blurple Closet plants, the AF and the PR?
Jon your plants look super healthy and growing like crazy once they start stretching you will have your hands full. Great job.420h/Blurple Closet
Pink Rozay Day 30
Apple Fritter Day 29
Both these girls are really taking shape now. My lower ring on the Apple Fritter is nice and level and evenly spread. The top is starting to generate side branching. The Pink Rozay, one month in today, is going to be nutso when she starts to stretch. She’s my favorite of all 8 plants. And I love the contrast between the trained and the relatively wild in the group shot.
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Thanks Keith!!
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There is a subtle psychological thing that happens when you name your plants. I almost always do, around this time, now that we know one another. It’s weird but highly positive to me. I care about 2x Watermelon Wedding Cake to the degree of X. But I care about Joanne and Anna, (random examples), the two Watermelon Wedding Cakes, to the degree of X + Y! It personalizes the plants even more than you already kinda have in your head from working with them. It’s fun. I have often offered up to people the choice to name them for me. Some do, some don’t care. Whatever. I’m just saying it has a subtle value that’s hard to measure but it makes you more committed. If that makes sense.
I like Candy girl as your plants always look like candy.
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Ha! Ok @KeithLemon, that’s a winner. Thanks for playing along.
I’ll take the other Watermelon Wedding Cake.
WWC #1 is now Candy.
WWC#2 is now Tootsie.
Yay!
Thanks, I have never named a plant other than their strain name. Come on Candy
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Time to Pull Out the Big Guns
You guys didn’t think I was going to let these girls flower under a mere 550 watts from overhead, did you? Lol. As if.
Today we engage our secret weapon. This light (unsponsored) comes with a button, labeled “flower booster,” that is designed to be engaged in early flower and stay active the rest of the grow.
- It raises the wattage from 550 to 680.
- It adds reds, far reds, a few IR and a few UV.
- It gives the plants and tent a pinkish sheen.
- It is my opinion that those things are why my plants get so frosty in this tent.
Heh. Now watch these babies go. I had to raise the light accordingly, obviously.
Here’s a before and after picture. You notice the difference especially on the upper tent band above the doors and pretty much everywhere (can’t really miss it, lol), and you’ll definitely notice it in my photos. There’s also a shot to show you how much red they bring in.
You guys didn’t think I was going to let these girls flower under a mere 550 watts from overhead, did you? Lol. As if.
Today we engage our secret weapon. This light (unsponsored) comes with a button, labeled “flower booster,” that is designed to be engaged in early flower and stay active the rest of the grow.
- It raises the wattage from 550 to 680.
- It adds reds, far reds, a few IR and a few UV.
- It gives the plants and tent a pinkish sheen.
- It is my opinion that those things are why my plants get so frosty in this tent.
Heh. Now watch these babies go. I had to raise the light accordingly, obviously.
Here’s a before and after picture. You notice the difference especially on the upper tent band above the doors and pretty much everywhere (can’t really miss it, lol), and you’ll definitely notice it in my photos. There’s also a shot to show you how much red they bring in.