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Just give you some tips on the drying and curing. You should dry for 3-5 days with a RH of 60% and temp around 70 degrees F. After that you can put the straight into jars and start the curing and burping jars daily. If you brown bag them after there hang drying i feel that would dry the buds out to much for a good cure.
Personally i would recommend a 400-600 watt HPS cooltube for your grow. You can get the complete 400 watt kit for $122 free shipping and you will see 3 times the yield and growth than that LED... My temps for my 600 watt HPS is only a 5-6 degree rise from room temps... Thats is if you wanna step up to the big boy toys =). I hesitated and went back and forth and almost ordered a LED.... I have made the switch to HPS and will never look back until new technology comes out that shows me different results.
what he said hahaha
So you agree with HunterNitro on the HPS/LED debate? Do you guys believe that the HPS system is the better option only because of the specific LED I am considering?
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
I Think they both are valuable in their own way - you cant beat trich production under LED but you cant beat HPS yield for the money - I am in the middle of the road kinda guy - I think and HPS and LED combo is the best - If i had to go one or the other due to funds i would go HPS only due to yield - It would cost sooooo much in LED panels to equate to HPS yield that it becomes not worth the panel price...... If they would drop LED panels by at least half then maybe there would be a closer battle in my eyes - I run HPS and LED - But i would not run LED alone without a large amount of wattage draw.........
Even if i had funds to buy all the panels i wanted i would still use 600w or 1000w HPS and use an LED panel as supplemental lighting - this is the best set up in my eyes
ps hunter and a few others talked me into the HPS switch as i WAS LED only from the start - best decision i ever made - Still thanking hunter for this!!
The Dolomite Lime does not keep nitrogen levels down. It doesnt work that way. Its a pH neutralizer that keeps the pH stable in soil while providing Cal/Mag also. To my knowledge it has no nitrogen in it.
How are you feeding? Are you giving nutes with every watering? Most people feed with nutes, then water with plain pH water, then feed with nutes and so on. Currently im watering with 1300 ppm, then around 500 ppm, then 1300 and so on. I personally go by PPM and my own mixes as i know what my plants want and need. You will get the hang of that also once you get a PPM meter! They are also only around $8 online from the bay. I have found through my transition with flowering it is better for me to feed the scheduled im on so i see no deficiencies during flower. If unsure and until you get the hang of it always feed 50-75% of recommended doses until the plants show signs of needing it. Work your way up slow.
I have read a topic that when feeding your plants you give plain water first and then water with your nutrient solution you will never have nutrient burn. I have been using this method and really like the way its working so far. Yesterday for example i watered with 2 gallons of regular water, then watered with 2 gallons of my 1300 ppm nutrient solution.
Also, make sure you are getting some run off when you are watering as this acts kinda like a small flush and i have had better results when i at least get 1 gallon of runoff per 5 gallon smart pots. You will learn what works best for you! Good luck!
P.S. im also private messaging you right now with the links to 400 watt cool tube and 600 watt cool tube packages that include everything.
Hunter is probly sending you same links i would
yea hunters links are cheaper by about 10-20 bucks - my link just has a better return policy
Depends how important that is to you - I like the fact they pick shit up right off my porch for free lol when i return items
Thanks you guys! Yeah you both sent me links to the same products, and I must admit it looks nice. The dimmable ballast is a huge plus for me as well as I was really looking for that. This is most likely what I will end up buying, I was wondering what you guys thought about the glass tube that's on it? Do you leave it on or take it off?
Thanks for helping me out so much! I really appreciate it, cant wait to get these lights installed and get my Flowering/Perpetual grows started!
If you remove the glass you get 20-25% more lumens but then your not air cooled
i tried no glass for 2 days but i kept hitting 80 plus in the tent - glass back in max out at 72
First of all HunterNitro, seriously thank you SO MUCH for all of the help and input you have given me. You alone have been my mentor for this grow and you have no idea how much I appreciate it!!
Thank you for clarifying the different stages of ScroGing for me, based on your journal I had planned on tucking for two weeks of stretch... Just makes me feel much better getting clarification from someone with experience. This also makes it much easier for me to make the decision to flip to 12/12.
And unless I see a problem, I will probably follow your advice, avoid the flush and water with week one of Flower nutes (most likely 75% FoxFarm Trio Dosage, 25% Botanicare Pure Blend Trio, and 75% FoxFarm Water-Soluble Trio... but obviously that could all change haha). Also I will let the ladies get 16 of the usual 18 hours of light on the last Veg day, then switch to 12/12 at 9pm that night to start flower.
I am also pretty set on buying the FoxFarm Water-Soluble Nutrient Trio... I kind of made the decision to get it before I asked you all haha just figured unless someone gave me a really good reason not to use this trio, I would. I LOVE FoxFarm so far, I had read a lot about how FoxFarm soils can be too hot for plants or how full strength nutes can cause mad nutrient burns... but so far I have had 0 problems. I actually added more nutrients to the full strength dosage!
Also, just for everyone's information.
I am still debating whether to get a Mars Hydro 98x3W Reflector Series LED or a 600W HPS system..... Hunter has made some good points towards the HPS system, and up until his recommendations I had been leaning towards that LED... I have seen the outcomes of both systems, and honestly at this point in my growing career.... I'm not really convinced that one will perform better than the other.
My set up at this point is very small (will grow, already have plans), and on top if its size it is in a closet with NO ventilation and I can NOT install ventilation in there.. This is because the Grow Room is at my old house, which I was renting (roommates still live there, which is why the plants can still be there), therefore I cant fuck up the door or closet walls by sawing holes for vents. At this point if the door is fully closed, the optimal conditions rise to 90+ degree temps and 85% Humidity... Which is why the door has a constant 1 inch crack which seems to keep things perfect.
I was debating removing the door and purchasing a cheap replacement door that I would be able to saw holes in, but I haven't made much progress in that regard. So at this point, that LED is looking like the better option because I have no way to vent a big HPS bulb like that
ALL input on this situation is welcome, I wont be purchasing whatever it is I decide to purchase until after Christmas so I have some time.
Thanks in advance for all of the input everyone!
Definitely, that makes sense.... I will probably have to keep the glass tube on my set up as that closet gets hot as shit very.
I was wondering if I might be able to vent my grow room through my light though? Say I was to take the glass off and instead of only drawing cool air from outside through my lamp and then out, I got a 400-600 cfm vent fan to suck air out of the grow room as well... would that work based on my bad description? haha I know I am asking A LOT of hard to answer questions, I appreciate whatever answers are given.
Definitely, that makes sense.... I will probably have to keep the glass tube on my set up as that closet gets hot as shit very.
I was wondering if I might be able to vent my grow room through my light though? Say I was to take the glass off and instead of only drawing cool air from outside through my lamp and then out, I got a 400-600 cfm vent fan to suck air out of the grow room as well... would that work based on my bad description? haha I know I am asking A LOT of hard to answer questions, I appreciate whatever answers are given.
There would be no filter and you would pull some smell unless you kept the glass in and put a carbon filter before light - like this---------------carbon filter - light - ducting - pulling fan -
its not the most efficient but its doable.....
I usually recommend separating the light and room ventilation but hey sometimes i dont even heed my advise lol haha
You can pull the grow room air through the reflector to cool both the room and the light.
But unless you get a new door and vent that space, it will be much to hot with HPS.
The most important thing in a successful grow is the environment. Nothing will make a bigger difference.
hey Max I saw you in one of Doc's journal.
I read a zillion journals and didn't have time to read all of yours, but I did some picture browsing.
are the lights that far from the plants just for picture taking, or do you always keep them that far away?
If so, you need to get them with 2-6" max or you might get thin lanky plants.