Mcloadie's Second Grow Journal
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How would it make it faster overall? After the water cure, you still have to dry it, and wouldn't it now be even wetter?
I did read some of the threads about WC. My take on it was it can really help if you had bud rot or some other problem, but otherwise I'm not sure I see the advantages. It removes much of the aromatics. This would be a bad thing if your buds are headed to market.
I was thinking that if you water cured then dried you would not need the other two or so weeks of curing in the jar for a proper cure. that said I have never done it myself and actually do not have a clue if it would be that way.
like you, I see the advantage of ridding some mold or insects and damage from with a WC. but logic in my mind says that.
whether it is true or not I cant say.
I will stick to a the known cure that most do. but to me it was food for thought
I did read some of the threads about WC. My take on it was it can really help if you had bud rot or some other problem, but otherwise I'm not sure I see the advantages. It removes much of the aromatics. This would be a bad thing if your buds are headed to market.
I was thinking that if you water cured then dried you would not need the other two or so weeks of curing in the jar for a proper cure. that said I have never done it myself and actually do not have a clue if it would be that way.
like you, I see the advantage of ridding some mold or insects and damage from with a WC. but logic in my mind says that.
whether it is true or not I cant say.
I will stick to a the known cure that most do. but to me it was food for thought
^^^ This is a EFDL bulb, same technology that is used in induction lighting.
is it the little one or the ones that are not spiraled?
jlt1202
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ITS the ones that DONT look like the spiral cfls that you normally buy.....
its the one that is solo plugged in if that helps lol
its the one that is solo plugged in if that helps lol
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Wow McLoadie, your journal moves fast. I do the same method as you. Go to control panel and work my way up from the bottom. I think your thread is so active, it kept bumping to the top. All caught up on your thread now.
I used to try and make that list empty, but it's become impossible. I try to go through half the list each day now, and that still takes more time than I should probably spend on here.
How would it make it faster overall? After the water cure, you still have to dry it, and wouldn't it now be even wetter?
I did read some of the threads about WC. My take on it was it can really help if you had bud rot or some other problem, but otherwise I'm not sure I see the advantages. It removes much of the aromatics. This would be a bad thing if your buds are headed to market.
Ya. Those things suck. I gotta get me 3 or 4 of them.
Do you veg with an induction lamp as well? On their site, they suggest you need to use the light through the entire life cycle for maximum benefit.
I'm pretty sold on moving to these rather than LEDs. I will test LEDs too down the road, but it will be far more economical to go to EDFL. This should help me get the second room up and running sooner. I really like that the PAR 420 is equivalent to a 750W HPS since that's what I'm using now. I'll be able to conduct some real apples to apples comparisons! It will be a year probably before I can setup flowering room #2 though. Hopefully EDFL's will get even better by then!
I think I asked this already, but if you're responding to the above, hopefully you won't mind answering again. How large an area do you think a PAR420 covers well? It's very likely I'll be using a mover, but I'd like to know how large the footprint, of good usable light, is at around 18-24". I'm trying to figure out how many I will need. I'll most likely have them end to end on the movers, so can you give the dimensions along each side? I'n sure it throws light much better along it's long side than from the ends. The second flower room is ~10'x12' I think. the mover will move along the 12' axis. So to cover a 10' area, I'm thinking I'll need 3 of these? Hmmm the first flowering room is ~6'x12', so maybe I should get 2 for that room, and put my 3 HPS into the larger room. Assuming I need one of these for veg too, I'll need 3 of them. That's $2400. That might happen within 6 months or so(3rd harvest). LOL I think I just figured out a plan.Thanks for the help there McLoadie
That was a good one. I might have heard it without the weed association, but it certainly helped make it relevant. Made me laugh for sure.
My lites rated at 5x5', i'm runnin at 4x5' right now, we're gonna find out how good it is in about 2 months...LOL....on paper x gm/watt
thank you
hey get on your bike and ride!!!
KushMeister
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turn chrome to rust faster than a 75 suburban
Wish I could. Too much snow/ice/wet/sand/salt in the streets still.
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Soooo close fishy, I speed read evryones journals, even if I didn't wait for it to load and like the posts.............thanks fishy....youre right beside me! TT everyone soon...I'm off!
i have two 150w cfls that are the same design but 12" big i wonder if they are the same?+
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Mornin everyone, my weeds are fine and I hope yours are too! I'm occupied at least til afternoon.....40 some emails to attend, It'll take me a week to get caught up when I'm back to my normal schedule , thanks for your support!
, thanks for your support!
wildbill38
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Plant Tissue Culture
This is taking it to a whole new level.
This is taking it to a whole new level.
jlt1202
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What you need to look for is the spectrum. The bulbs you want are FULL spectrum. i havnt seen any other brands other then this one.
jlt1202
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^^^^ AND PLUS......
I can get behind anything that supports the Ta-tas!
I can get behind anything that supports the Ta-tas!
Lurch Farmer
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With out reposting the whole post I borroed this from Hiker
"How would it make it faster overall? After the water cure, you still have to dry it, and wouldn't it now be even wetter?
I did read some of the threads about WC. My take on it was it can really help if you had bud rot or some other problem, but otherwise I'm not sure I see the advantages. It removes much of the aromatics. This would be a bad thing if your buds are headed to market.
In my neck o' da woods, I can get away with 3 days in the water cure and 3 day assisted dry Be cause 2/3 of the market do not value the good stuff , 40 for 3.5g for any thing that gets them high . "Yes it is smaller but it is stronger" if they even bother to notice .
if GDP, or blue dream actualy make it to the area it is in limited supply so 65+ =3.5
Yesterday I made bubble with fresh off the plant ( most exellent) and COULD get a way with WC the mush out and no one would say any thing, but the wife's ancestral instincs waist not, want not, I will be prossesing 2-3 more ways.
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"How would it make it faster overall? After the water cure, you still have to dry it, and wouldn't it now be even wetter?
I did read some of the threads about WC. My take on it was it can really help if you had bud rot or some other problem, but otherwise I'm not sure I see the advantages. It removes much of the aromatics. This would be a bad thing if your buds are headed to market.
In my neck o' da woods, I can get away with 3 days in the water cure and 3 day assisted dry Be cause 2/3 of the market do not value the good stuff , 40 for 3.5g for any thing that gets them high . "Yes it is smaller but it is stronger" if they even bother to notice .
if GDP, or blue dream actualy make it to the area it is in limited supply so 65+ =3.5
Yesterday I made bubble with fresh off the plant ( most exellent) and COULD get a way with WC the mush out and no one would say any thing, but the wife's ancestral instincs waist not, want not, I will be prossesing 2-3 more ways.
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Lurch Farmer
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WOW sorry I went way bubbly 
there, err ,I mean off topic
there, err ,I mean off topic
4twenty4all
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Hey Lurch, I agree with you! IMO I think water curing is something of the last resort to save buds there were damaged with bugs or mold. They come out darker and they just don't look like good buds to me. Why submerge in water if there is nothing wrong with the bud? It's not even in the same class with the chronic buds. Nobody hate....... ;-)
Nobody hate....... ;-)
I am behind and trying to get caught up on your journal, did you post pics of the roots? I know your busy and all, was just wondering cause I'm jazzed that you got the results you were after. I do know one thing when you inspect the cuts and see that they have roots its an awesome feelingMornin kids! Upon inspection this am.........WE HAVE ROOTS! The cuts in the aerocloner are showing nice white roots! They are about a quarter of an inch long...not bumps....Roots!That's 7 days, the same amount of time it takes me in soil, the difference is; no half dead cuts to look at for a week, no cloning compounds, and NO DIRT!