looking amazing my good friend,,,,those colas are huge,,,,,and i love all the detail you give an provide its been a huge help to me,,,,and yeah im getting a hang of things now cant wait to flip to flower an see how she stretches,,,,as im hoping for good stretch with mine being so short,,,,,but ive got her spread out the best I can without using a scrog,,,as thought no point using a scrog this time for the 1 plant but once Ive got everything dialed in and have the confidence to take on more plants now having got a grip with the basics now,,,,,,so yeah cant wait for to flip an if put it all to good use,,,,,,,,( all that info from you an tok) so all the best my friend an yeah your smashing now bro keep it up its all paying off now look at those beauties you got there,,,,happy growingDate: 1/x/22 Day# x of Flower
Strain: Skunk Special fem photo seeds x 4
Grow Space: The Bud Factory - Sponsored by VIVOSUN
- Vivosun 48x48x80 tent
- Vivosun VSF6450 Foldable LED Grow Light @ 100% 18-24" (50-65k lux)
- Vivosun AeroWave A6 Clip-on oscillating 6" fan
- 6" exhaust fan w/ controller
- 4" booster fan for air intake (Filtered)
- 12" floor fan + Oscillating tower fan
- 4 Site 13g RDWC system + 13g reservoir
- Vivosun 332 GPH Air Pump (14W 21L/min)
- Vivosun 2x4 Air Stones (x4)
Nutrients - Prescription Blend Week# 3 Flower, Voodoo Juice, Pirhana, Hydroguard, z7
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm/8.0pH)
Yesterday was res-change day for these ladies. I've been increasing the nutes through flower, as per the @Prescription Blend schedule. On the fifth week, though, the nutes decrease slightly for the ripening phase. The only way to decrease nutes in the RWDC is to change the res. The last res change was when they started flowering, about 30 days ago, so it needed it anyways.
So, I drained the entire system. I used a hose to wash out each bucket and rinse the roots, then completely drained each bucket. Then I filled the whole system back up with 45 gallons of fresh water. And it was still dirty. As a matter of fact, this was by far the dirtiest res I've ever had. The old water came out almost black, and there was a lot of sediment. Even after the system was re-filled there was a lot of sediment. It all smelled 'earthy', and nothing smelled rotten or was slimy. It wasn't root rot, just dirty.
So, I drained it a second time and re-filled it again. It looked much better after refilling. I remember when using PB in soil I tried to mix some up in advance and bubble, and it was the same kind of dirty. I'm going out on a limb and saying that Prescription Blend makes for a dirty res (I think it's the Kelp-ful). I'll also say that if these ladies finish flower like it's started, I'll plan to double-flush the res next time. Because they may look dirty, but the plants LOVE them!
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LKABudMan Gets Skunky Under The VSF6450 - Sponsored By Vivosun
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your smashing it with set up what an awesome job esp another few wks left yet,,,,cant wait to see the end resultsHaving the @VIVOSUN VSF6450 for the entire grow is a game-changer. The spread really filled the tent all the way to the edges. And these ladies have loved having that 645w pinned to the top of the tent
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Thanks Spab and Happy Growing back at you!
L O L L I N G !Thanks Trala, so far I'd score this grow a 10 as well. I just hope I can bring it home! And glad to hear you're enjoying your evening, although it sounds like you should probably drink some water before you end up [*Edited byAdminme due to lewd and inappropriate language*]
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Date: 1/11/22 Day# 33 of Flower
Strain: Skunk Special fem photo seeds x 4
Grow Space: The Bud Factory - Sponsored by VIVOSUN
- Vivosun 48x48x80 tent
- Vivosun VSF6450 Foldable LED Grow Light @ 100% 18-24" (50-65k lux)
- Vivosun AeroWave A6 Clip-on oscillating 6" fan
- 6" exhaust fan w/ controller
- 4" booster fan for air intake (Filtered)
- 12" floor fan + Oscillating tower fan
- 4 Site 13g RDWC system + 13g reservoir
- Vivosun 332 GPH Air Pump (14W 21L/min)
- Vivosun 2x4 Air Stones (x4)
Nutrients - Prescription Blend Week# 5 Flower & Bennies (Hydroguard, z7)
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm/8.0pH)
Weekly Temperatures
I dropped the maximum RH in the tent down to 56% (50% night). As these buds get bigger I'll be dropping the RH even lower. I lower humidity in late flower to encourage denser buds and discourage bud rot and powdery mildew.
I've been checking the res daily since the last res change. The pH is still a little high, but I'm adding a little bit of pH down every day to bring it down gradually. The PPMs are staying high too so I've just been adding pH'ed water. I'll wait for them to go below 1100 before I give them more nutes.
For only being in the fifth week, the smell is starting to get strong already. It still fruitier than I expected, along with plenty of skunk/weed aroma. You can smell them throughout the house already. My wife LOVES the smell and won't let me put the filter on... yet. I have a feeling that in 2-3 weeks you're going to be able to smell them from the road out front
These ladies are getting frosty and pungent!
Here's a different view today, from the right side of the tent. You can really get a good look at Sandy and her foot-long spears!
@VIVOSUN #VIVOSUN #LoveWhatYouGrow
Strain: Skunk Special fem photo seeds x 4
Grow Space: The Bud Factory - Sponsored by VIVOSUN
- Vivosun 48x48x80 tent
- Vivosun VSF6450 Foldable LED Grow Light @ 100% 18-24" (50-65k lux)
- Vivosun AeroWave A6 Clip-on oscillating 6" fan
- 6" exhaust fan w/ controller
- 4" booster fan for air intake (Filtered)
- 12" floor fan + Oscillating tower fan
- 4 Site 13g RDWC system + 13g reservoir
- Vivosun 332 GPH Air Pump (14W 21L/min)
- Vivosun 2x4 Air Stones (x4)
Nutrients - Prescription Blend Week# 5 Flower & Bennies (Hydroguard, z7)
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm/8.0pH)
Weekly Temperatures
I dropped the maximum RH in the tent down to 56% (50% night). As these buds get bigger I'll be dropping the RH even lower. I lower humidity in late flower to encourage denser buds and discourage bud rot and powdery mildew.
I've been checking the res daily since the last res change. The pH is still a little high, but I'm adding a little bit of pH down every day to bring it down gradually. The PPMs are staying high too so I've just been adding pH'ed water. I'll wait for them to go below 1100 before I give them more nutes.
For only being in the fifth week, the smell is starting to get strong already. It still fruitier than I expected, along with plenty of skunk/weed aroma. You can smell them throughout the house already. My wife LOVES the smell and won't let me put the filter on... yet. I have a feeling that in 2-3 weeks you're going to be able to smell them from the road out front
These ladies are getting frosty and pungent!Here's a different view today, from the right side of the tent. You can really get a good look at Sandy and her foot-long spears!
@VIVOSUN #VIVOSUN #LoveWhatYouGrow
Stunning flowers and I've always been a sucker for foxtails! Good thing the net is there or those things would be all over the damn place.
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Thanks, me too. More bud! It may be a pain to trim, but I don't trim that much anyways
Yea, I had to move the second net up to give more support to the buds. I used silica in veg, but there's NO WAY these stems could hold up these buds by themselves. Not even close.
This time I would like to speak with your wife. I'm pro-union!It may be a pain to trim, but I don't trim that much anyways
Yooo budman they look huge already my god youll need to take the roof offDate: 1/11/22 Day# 33 of Flower
Strain: Skunk Special fem photo seeds x 4
Grow Space: The Bud Factory - Sponsored by VIVOSUN
- Vivosun 48x48x80 tent
- Vivosun VSF6450 Foldable LED Grow Light @ 100% 18-24" (50-65k lux)
- Vivosun AeroWave A6 Clip-on oscillating 6" fan
- 6" exhaust fan w/ controller
- 4" booster fan for air intake (Filtered)
- 12" floor fan + Oscillating tower fan
- 4 Site 13g RDWC system + 13g reservoir
- Vivosun 332 GPH Air Pump (14W 21L/min)
- Vivosun 2x4 Air Stones (x4)
Nutrients - Prescription Blend Week# 5 Flower & Bennies (Hydroguard, z7)
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm/8.0pH)
Weekly Temperatures
I dropped the maximum RH in the tent down to 56% (50% night). As these buds get bigger I'll be dropping the RH even lower. I lower humidity in late flower to encourage denser buds and discourage bud rot and powdery mildew.
I've been checking the res daily since the last res change. The pH is still a little high, but I'm adding a little bit of pH down every day to bring it down gradually. The PPMs are staying high too so I've just been adding pH'ed water. I'll wait for them to go below 1100 before I give them more nutes.
For only being in the fifth week, the smell is starting to get strong already. It still fruitier than I expected, along with plenty of skunk/weed aroma. You can smell them throughout the house already. My wife LOVES the smell and won't let me put the filter on... yet. I have a feeling that in 2-3 weeks you're going to be able to smell them from the road out front
Here's a different view today, from the right side of the tent. You can really get a good look at Sandy and her foot-long spears!
@VIVOSUN #VIVOSUN #LoveWhatYouGrow
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- #210
Then it's my son you should talk to. He's dying to unionize something. Seriously though I meant that we don't close trim the buds. For this harvest I'll use the @VIVOSUN 19" bowl trimmer.This time I would like to speak with your wife. I'm pro-union!
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- #211
Thanks GF. Luckily they're done stretching, but I could use another foot of width in the tent.Yooo budman they look huge already my god youll need to take the roof off
Such beautiful growing.
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Get your arrows right and you’ll be perfect!
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I dare not suggest it, if I learnt anything about life its take the wins and repeat a winning formula.
Each grow Ive watched seems to get better and better, like incrementally.
Just ask for more free stuff from the sponsor mate, youve showcased their wares like a champ.
I got question LK. All thao plants inside your tent hydro stuff. How u change water in the buckets or u got a drain tube and such to replace the water easy.. I'm looking to start hydro until one day.Date: 1/11/22 Day# 33 of Flower
Strain: Skunk Special fem photo seeds x 4
Grow Space: The Bud Factory - Sponsored by VIVOSUN
- Vivosun 48x48x80 tent
- Vivosun VSF6450 Foldable LED Grow Light @ 100% 18-24" (50-65k lux)
- Vivosun AeroWave A6 Clip-on oscillating 6" fan
- 6" exhaust fan w/ controller
- 4" booster fan for air intake (Filtered)
- 12" floor fan + Oscillating tower fan
- 4 Site 13g RDWC system + 13g reservoir
- Vivosun 332 GPH Air Pump (14W 21L/min)
- Vivosun 2x4 Air Stones (x4)
Nutrients - Prescription Blend Week# 5 Flower & Bennies (Hydroguard, z7)
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm/8.0pH)
Weekly Temperatures
I dropped the maximum RH in the tent down to 56% (50% night). As these buds get bigger I'll be dropping the RH even lower. I lower humidity in late flower to encourage denser buds and discourage bud rot and powdery mildew.
I've been checking the res daily since the last res change. The pH is still a little high, but I'm adding a little bit of pH down every day to bring it down gradually. The PPMs are staying high too so I've just been adding pH'ed water. I'll wait for them to go below 1100 before I give them more nutes.
For only being in the fifth week, the smell is starting to get strong already. It still fruitier than I expected, along with plenty of skunk/weed aroma. You can smell them throughout the house already. My wife LOVES the smell and won't let me put the filter on... yet. I have a feeling that in 2-3 weeks you're going to be able to smell them from the road out front
Here's a different view today, from the right side of the tent. You can really get a good look at Sandy and her foot-long spears!
@VIVOSUN #VIVOSUN #LoveWhatYouGrow
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- #216
Thanks Trala, I'm working on it.Such beautiful growing.
Get your arrows right and you’ll be perfect!
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Hey Dust! The system I grow on now is RDWC, which means there's another bucket connected to the system outside the tent. When I drain the system, I drop a 265GPH submersible pump (it came with the RDWC system) in the res and drain about 1/2 the system. Then I put the pump in one of the inside buckets and drain the rest.
To really get the bottoms of the bucket, though, I use the pump I bought when I was doing DWC buckets; a 'battery operated liquid transfer pump'. You can find these for around $20 and they are really convenient for emptying buckets. They do go through batteries quickly, so you may want to get a couple of rechargeable ones for it.
And it drains well and the scum on side of buckets ok for plant. The algae . I take that it is being of the chems and water. . I want make sure for I commit to doing This again. .I did it before in college many many years ago and I know more advanced stuff came out .
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- #220
Scum/algae in the buckets is bad, and is usually related to light leaks. I'd hose out any scum when changing the buckets. I also use beneficial bacteria (Hydroguard / z7) to try to keep the scum to a minimum.