Oh I also use reserve self water pots so I can't comment on run off because I don't go by that...have a good day Budman!
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Thanks @Krissi1982 that is more than I've been watering for sure. And it sounds like that is more than most people. I would think that always keeping them wet could lead to issues. Of course I 've seen your garden so I know it's working for you
Can you explain 'reserve self water pots'? Does this just mean that when you water, the runoff stays in contact with the bottom of the pot and gets absorbed back up?
Thanks @Emilya that is helpful. Right now they are pretty dry after three days so I am going to keep watering them every other day. That means that the exhaust fan is going to need to run higher to keep the moisture ventilated but that's not a bad thing. I really appreciate your help with learning how to water these plants in soil.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful humpday!
I threw I a pic of droughting Gigi and next to her is Ammy Jr not droughting. Her soil always has that damp look as you see. I don't water to drown them and rot out the roots, I keep the moisture level very even and regulated throughout flowerThanks @Krissi1982 that is more than I've been watering for sure. And it sounds like that is more than most people. I would think that always keeping them wet could lead to issues. Of course I 've seen your garden so I know it's working for you
They are available in 3gl and 5 gl. They have an extra area for I guess what "run off" would be the plant uses it as it needs to and it helps both the over and under water grower as it holds water for them to use but also drops it down so they don't get too much crowding their roots. The extra part is an attachment to the pot as I'll show you
Looks like the same concept of the 5 gal. self wicking buckets. Easy to make.I threw I a pic of droughting Gigi and next to her is Ammy Jr not droughting. Her soil always has that damp look as you see. I don't water to drown them and rot out the roots, I keep the moisture level very even and regulated throughout flower
They are available in 3gl and 5 gl. They have an extra area for I guess what "run off" would be the plant uses it as it needs to and it helps both the over and under water grower as it holds water for them to use but also drops it down so they don't get too much crowding their roots. The extra part is an attachment to the pot as I'll show you
Wow, your plants are looking really good. Some really nice gardening 
How would you make one lol I have so many but they are like 24 bucks
Someone on this site is currently growing with the self wicking buckets. Can't remember who. But you use a 5 gal. bucket, a piece of PVC, A round disk of some sort (my buddy made his out of closet shelving) to keep the plants above water level & something to use as a wick (he uses old T-Shirt material). There's tutorials of it on the Tube.
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Thanks @Xmas just a couple more weeks til harvestWow, your plants are looking really good. Some really nice gardening
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I keep the soil moist all the time in flower. 10 gallon fabric pot, drinking around 5ltrs every second day, sometimes more. I have a mulch of sphagnum moss to help with water conservation and I use yucca extract as well, helps with water uptake. It's not written in stone, some days she drinks more.
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Thanks @Jungle Joseph I like the idea of mulching the top to conserve moisture. Right now I am giving 4-5 liters every other day in 5g pots and they are drinking it up. As long as I stick to this schedule they do not dry out between waterings. I do like Emilya's suggestion of going an extra day every week or two to let is dry out a bit more. I will probably do that next week.
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Date: 3/4/22 - Day 33 of Flower
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures
The weather outside has been warmer than usual. Yesterday I turned off the heater on the basement because it was getting a bit too warm. Then my son turned off the heat downstairs and opened the windows to get some fresh air. It felt good yesterday, but dropped down into the 20s last night. I remembered to close the windows before bed but the heat never got turned back on
Whoopsie! The plants were a bit chilly this morning but not too cold and they bounced right back. I'm going to need to keep an eye on that, though, as spring approaches and the weather changes quickly.
Coming to the end of week 5 of flower. I'm watering every other day now and they are taking over a gallon at a time. Thirsty ladies! I'm tweaking the exhaust controller down from 55% to 53% humidity during daytime and will be gradually going lower each week. I will continue watering every other day for now.
Abby (Hindu Kush) is going to need support soon. She already has a couple of buds that are starting to lean to the outside and they are all getting heavy I'll pick up some bamboo stakes to put in the pot to tie up the colas. For now a little spreading out is not bad.
Betty (White Widow) is getting a lot of orange hairs. She is still stacking on the bud, though, just a lot less than the other two.
Jenny (Purple Haze) is really building nicely. And she is frosty and delicious smelling. She's not as showy as Abby but her buds may actually be a bit bigger in diameter
These ladies are loving what they are getting right now. Lots of light, good VPD, and @Prescription Blend nutrients and these girls are thriving!
Happy Growing.
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures
The weather outside has been warmer than usual. Yesterday I turned off the heater on the basement because it was getting a bit too warm. Then my son turned off the heat downstairs and opened the windows to get some fresh air. It felt good yesterday, but dropped down into the 20s last night. I remembered to close the windows before bed but the heat never got turned back on
Whoopsie! The plants were a bit chilly this morning but not too cold and they bounced right back. I'm going to need to keep an eye on that, though, as spring approaches and the weather changes quickly. Coming to the end of week 5 of flower. I'm watering every other day now and they are taking over a gallon at a time. Thirsty ladies! I'm tweaking the exhaust controller down from 55% to 53% humidity during daytime and will be gradually going lower each week. I will continue watering every other day for now.
Abby (Hindu Kush) is going to need support soon. She already has a couple of buds that are starting to lean to the outside and they are all getting heavy
I'll pick up some bamboo stakes to put in the pot to tie up the colas. For now a little spreading out is not bad.Betty (White Widow) is getting a lot of orange hairs. She is still stacking on the bud, though, just a lot less than the other two.
Jenny (Purple Haze) is really building nicely. And she is frosty and delicious smelling. She's not as showy as Abby but her buds may actually be a bit bigger in diameter
These ladies are loving what they are getting right now. Lots of light, good VPD, and @Prescription Blend nutrients and these girls are thriving!
Happy Growing.
Nice bro. I can smell them from here .
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Thanks @7Dust2 they all smell fantastic but Jenny smells especially nice... like berries and spice. Really excited to see how big these buds get in the next couple of weeks
What kind is sheThanks @7Dust2 they all smell fantastic but Jenny smells especially nice... like berries and spice. Really excited to see how big these buds get in the next couple of weeks
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@7Dust2 Jenny is a Purple Haze. She's the mother for my third grow. I did a good write-up on her on the first post of my third journal. I'm hoping to get some more color in the last few weeks of the grow. We'll see. She smells so good though I don't really care
You seen the new strains for 2022 coming out. Alantic seed sent me a book of new strain . Wow. All I can say@7Dust2 Jenny is a Purple Haze. She's the mother for my third grow. I did a good write-up on her on the first post of my third journal. I'm hoping to get some more color in the last few weeks of the grow. We'll see. She smells so good though I don't really care
Can't wait on some of them. Going thru and marking the ones I want.
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I'll post a full update tomorrow. For today, just a little bud gazing...
Happy Growing.
Happy Growing.
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Date: 3/8/22 - Day 37 of Flower
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures
My dehumidifier stopped working twice this week. It has a feature that pumps the water out when it is full and I think that's the issue. I just turned it off and back on and it starts working but both times it was almost a day before I realized it was not working. This caused humidity in the flower tent > 60%. It has only happened twice and the humidity went right back down so I am not too worried about it. I took the drain hose off and blew through it and put is back on. I can tell it is draining so I am just monitoring it now. I have an alarm on my Govee in the basement to alert me if humidity > 50%.
I am watering every other day now and the girls love it. When I take them out they are dry to about the middle but not nearly as dry as I had been letting them get. They are still taking over 4L per watering so I am going to stick with it. Abby took almost 1.5 gallons today after only two days!
Betty (White Widow) is getting a lot of orange hairs. Like almost all of her buds are orange. She was only a 7 week flower so I may need to start checking her trics soon. And that fasciated bud is getting thick and frosty. Superbud???
Jenny (Purple Haze) has huge buds. She has a lot of foliage too so her buds don't stick out as much as Abby. But they are huge and frosty and smell delicious.
Abby (Hindu Kush) is really putting on the weight. When I went to take her out of the tent today one of her buds just flopped. I used some bamboo stakes and tied the heaviest buds up to keep them vertical. I can already tell I'll be using a lot more bamboo on this girl soon
It has been 44 days since the flip to 12/12 and 37 days since they started flowering. The longest flowering time is 9 weeks (63 days) so I am hoping less than four more weeks to go. I am considering droughting these girls so I need to start planning that out. For now I am going to just keep letting them put on more weight.
Happy Growing.
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures
My dehumidifier stopped working twice this week. It has a feature that pumps the water out when it is full and I think that's the issue. I just turned it off and back on and it starts working but both times it was almost a day before I realized it was not working. This caused humidity in the flower tent > 60%. It has only happened twice and the humidity went right back down so I am not too worried about it. I took the drain hose off and blew through it and put is back on. I can tell it is draining so I am just monitoring it now. I have an alarm on my Govee in the basement to alert me if humidity > 50%.
I am watering every other day now and the girls love it. When I take them out they are dry to about the middle but not nearly as dry as I had been letting them get. They are still taking over 4L per watering so I am going to stick with it. Abby took almost 1.5 gallons today after only two days!
Betty (White Widow) is getting a lot of orange hairs. Like almost all of her buds are orange. She was only a 7 week flower so I may need to start checking her trics soon. And that fasciated bud is getting thick and frosty. Superbud???
Jenny (Purple Haze) has huge buds. She has a lot of foliage too so her buds don't stick out as much as Abby. But they are huge and frosty and smell delicious.
Abby (Hindu Kush) is really putting on the weight. When I went to take her out of the tent today one of her buds just flopped. I used some bamboo stakes and tied the heaviest buds up to keep them vertical. I can already tell I'll be using a lot more bamboo on this girl soon
It has been 44 days since the flip to 12/12 and 37 days since they started flowering. The longest flowering time is 9 weeks (63 days) so I am hoping less than four more weeks to go. I am considering droughting these girls so I need to start planning that out. For now I am going to just keep letting them put on more weight.
Happy Growing.
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Date: 3/10/22 - Day 39 of Flower
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures - I thought I would mix up the view a little with the graph from the AC Infinity controller 69.
Springtime is nearly here. For Virginia that means it can be freezing or hot and humid on any given day. It makes it difficult to keep the basement a constant temperature. Last night the basement didn't cool below 71f/21c. Tonight it will get down to freezing outside. With all that, as long as the dehumidifier keeps working it won't be an issue for these girls. The VPD gets a little high but that's better than too humid at this point.
I took them out to give them some @Prescription Blend today and they were lighter than usual. I'm not sure if that's the reduced humidity or they're drinking more. Or both. Either way I'm giving them over a gallon every two days.
I'm well into the 6th week of flower (W6D3) and need to start planning for harvest. My plan is:
- Drought for up to 11 days or LWA=90%
- Water one last time until they perk up as much as possible
- Spike the trunks and leave them in the dark for 36 hours
- Harvest
To do this I need to plan the harvest about two weeks in advance. I'm not really sure how to do that. According to 420 these are the flowering times:
Hindu Kush - 7-8 weeks
White Widow - 8-9 weeks
Purple Haze - 9-10 weeks
So how do I know when to start the drought? @Krissi1982 do you have any guidance as to how to determine when to start the drought? @Bill284 what do you think about Betty based on the shots below? Anyone else?
Abby (Hindu Kush 7-8 weeks) is getting a few orange hairs but looks to still be building strong. I had to put a few more pieces of bamboo and some ties on her today to keep her outside buds from flopping everywhere. She's drinking the most (2.5L/day) and is really putting on some weight.
Betty (White Widow 8-9 weeks) looks to be the most done. Most of her hairs are orange and even look to be crinkling in. She is the smallest anyways, but it's way too soon for her to finish. I took some tric shots today and most of what I see is milky with just a little amber. Is she really that far along?
Jenny (Purple Haze 9-10 weeks) has a few orange hairs and a lot of fresh white pistils shooting out. She has a big woody stem and big buds to go with it. I think she still has plenty of building to do. She's really frosting up nicely and smells fantastic.
It's getting to that point in the grow where I can smell them as soon as I open the basement door. Soon they'll be stinking up the entire house... can't wait!
Happy Growing.
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures - I thought I would mix up the view a little with the graph from the AC Infinity controller 69.
Springtime is nearly here. For Virginia that means it can be freezing or hot and humid on any given day. It makes it difficult to keep the basement a constant temperature. Last night the basement didn't cool below 71f/21c. Tonight it will get down to freezing outside. With all that, as long as the dehumidifier keeps working it won't be an issue for these girls. The VPD gets a little high but that's better than too humid at this point.
I took them out to give them some @Prescription Blend today and they were lighter than usual. I'm not sure if that's the reduced humidity or they're drinking more. Or both. Either way I'm giving them over a gallon every two days.
I'm well into the 6th week of flower (W6D3) and need to start planning for harvest. My plan is:
- Drought for up to 11 days or LWA=90%
- Water one last time until they perk up as much as possible
- Spike the trunks and leave them in the dark for 36 hours
- Harvest
To do this I need to plan the harvest about two weeks in advance. I'm not really sure how to do that. According to 420 these are the flowering times:
Hindu Kush - 7-8 weeks
White Widow - 8-9 weeks
Purple Haze - 9-10 weeks
So how do I know when to start the drought? @Krissi1982 do you have any guidance as to how to determine when to start the drought? @Bill284 what do you think about Betty based on the shots below? Anyone else?
Abby (Hindu Kush 7-8 weeks) is getting a few orange hairs but looks to still be building strong. I had to put a few more pieces of bamboo and some ties on her today to keep her outside buds from flopping everywhere. She's drinking the most (2.5L/day) and is really putting on some weight.
Betty (White Widow 8-9 weeks) looks to be the most done. Most of her hairs are orange and even look to be crinkling in. She is the smallest anyways, but it's way too soon for her to finish. I took some tric shots today and most of what I see is milky with just a little amber. Is she really that far along?
Jenny (Purple Haze 9-10 weeks) has a few orange hairs and a lot of fresh white pistils shooting out. She has a big woody stem and big buds to go with it. I think she still has plenty of building to do. She's really frosting up nicely and smells fantastic.
It's getting to that point in the grow where I can smell them as soon as I open the basement door. Soon they'll be stinking up the entire house... can't wait!
Happy Growing.
Good afternoon my friend @LKABudMan hope you are having a good day.Date: 3/10/22 - Day 39 of Flower
Strains - Hindu Kush (Abby), Purple Haze (Jenny), and White Widow (Betty) - All fem and photo
Light height and reading - 400w LED @ 100% 12 Inches away - 55-65k LUX (up to 1100PPFD)
Medium - Fox Farms Happy Frog & Ocean Forest + 10% perlite in 5gal cloth pots
Nutrients - @Prescription Blend
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Weekly Temperatures - I thought I would mix up the view a little with the graph from the AC Infinity controller 69.
Springtime is nearly here. For Virginia that means it can be freezing or hot and humid on any given day. It makes it difficult to keep the basement a constant temperature. Last night the basement didn't cool below 71f/21c. Tonight it will get down to freezing outside. With all that, as long as the dehumidifier keeps working it won't be an issue for these girls. The VPD gets a little high but that's better than too humid at this point.
I took them out to give them some @Prescription Blend today and they were lighter than usual. I'm not sure if that's the reduced humidity or they're drinking more. Or both. Either way I'm giving them over a gallon every two days.
I'm well into the 6th week of flower (W6D3) and need to start planning for harvest. My plan is:
- Drought for up to 11 days or LWA=90%
- Water one last time until they perk up as much as possible
- Spike the trunks and leave them in the dark for 36 hours
- Harvest
To do this I need to plan the harvest about two weeks in advance. I'm not really sure how to do that. According to 420 these are the flowering times:
Hindu Kush - 7-8 weeks
White Widow - 8-9 weeks
Purple Haze - 9-10 weeks
So how do I know when to start the drought? @Krissi1982 do you have any guidance as to how to determine when to start the drought? @Bill284 what do you think about Betty based on the shots below? Anyone else?
Abby (Hindu Kush 7-8 weeks) is getting a few orange hairs but looks to still be building strong. I had to put a few more pieces of bamboo and some ties on her today to keep her outside buds from flopping everywhere. She's drinking the most (2.5L/day) and is really putting on some weight.
Betty (White Widow 8-9 weeks) looks to be the most done. Most of her hairs are orange and even look to be crinkling in. She is the smallest anyways, but it's way too soon for her to finish. I took some tric shots today and most of what I see is milky with just a little amber. Is she really that far along?
Jenny (Purple Haze 9-10 weeks) has a few orange hairs and a lot of fresh white pistils shooting out. She has a big woody stem and big buds to go with it. I think she still has plenty of building to do. She's really frosting up nicely and smells fantastic.
It's getting to that point in the grow where I can smell them as soon as I open the basement door. Soon they'll be stinking up the entire house... can't wait!
Happy Growing.
Garden looks fantastic.
I apologize for my late reply to your question my friend.
She is getting close but hasn't finished flowering and building quite yet.
Her pistols are just starting to get into range.
They have a bit more color change and swelling to do before she is done.
I'd give her at least a week my friend.
You can't judge by trics alone.
Though the trics are entering the range you would like they will benefit from more time.
Keep up the great work my friend.
Your journal is Awesome.
Stay safe
Bill