P-91 - CFL 12Pack - SCROG - DWC 1st Grow

[farnorth]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Great work Dirt. definitely jeaous as well of the RO system.. Ive been thinking about investing in one of those once i get the rest of the gear on the list... SO i definitely will be following closely and see how that works for you.

Have you thought about doing anything funky when switching them to flower?
36hr dark? Straight in?

Good work sir... Cant wait for the next picture update!

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Hey guys an gals, been a long day getting ready for the switch tomorrow

Will get a real update posted in the morning but got a lot done today. Put the res together, hooked up the RO, did a little trimming, tightened down the LST, watered, and some more....damn I'm tired! farnorth, thanks again, I put my 42 watters in (4 of them) and raised the lights to around 6" above the girls so they could start adjusting and they shot up fast today . I'm going to run the lights at night since it gets freaking real hot where I live and temps will be easier to control. The girls go dark at 11 AM tomorrow!

Hydrologist... Don't change a thing about how you talk, write, tell stories, or GROW! We like you the way you are brother!

I will make sure and catch up on everyones journals!

 

[HempRocket]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

That does sound like a lot of work. I got tired just READING it. I will have a lot of work to do tomorrow with my girls. My day off work and I have lots of work with the girls. Will have new pictures tomorrow too.

I agree with you about Hydro. I love his stories. He is so hilarious. I wouldn't change a thing either. Maybe just the fact that he doesn't hang out with us much anymore...damn work and school gets in the way of fun

 

[Giantsfan24]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

That does sound like a lot of work. I got tired just READING it. I will have a lot of work to do tomorrow with my girls. My day off work and I have lots of work with the girls. Will have new pictures tomorrow too.

I agree with you about Hydro. I love his stories. He is so hilarious. I wouldn't change a thing either. Maybe just the fact that he doesn't hang out with us much anymore...damn work and school gets in the way of fun

Ditto on Hydro...be who you are bro! You're hilarious...us old dudes are living vicariously through you!!

 

[Hydrologist]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

lol. then I better start acting weirder in public so I can come up with better stories aka get a fucking volcano vape haha

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

UPDATE! Day 1 of flower started at 11 am

Got the RO and res going and built a bench for the res. Was going to go 25 gal but it didn't work out so I used a 22 gal container and have around 20 gals of fresh clean water waiting for use.

RO all hooked up with no leaks.

Float Valve...check!

Ahh...fresh water!

4 42 watters 2700K, in place with 4 6500K and 4 2700K 23 watt bulbs

They grew over an inch and a half since yesterday. They love the extra wattage!

Group shot.

Didn't sleep well last night...res wasn't full yet and I kept waking up thinking the float valve was gonna fail and flood the room but it worked perfectly. Woke up to lots of clean water.

FLOWER HAS BEGUN! These ladies are supposed to have a 60 day flower so...60 days to go

-dime

 

[AmGrowR]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Great job, dime. Things are looking great in there. I can't wait to watch those babies fill out with sweet, stinky, buds!

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Great job, dime. Things are looking great in there. I can't wait to watch those babies fill out with sweet, stinky, buds!

Thanks Am, I can't wait until 11 PM! I'm having a touch of separation anxiety today

The thought of buds makes me happy, these girls were almost dead and now they are LIVING!

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

So.... I just wanted to make sure the timer was working and the light was adjusted so they didn't burn... them looking like crazy little bushes was cool to see. I'm gonna have to get the rope out soon and restrain the girls!

They grew a bunch today so as a proud father...I took some pics!

Ashley

Mary-Kate

The sisters...

The five point leaves are back again!

I will LST a bit more soon so the lights can effectively do their thing, but they are growing pretty darn even right now.

Now..must...sleep...zzzzz

 

[farnorth]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Awesome sir!!! Quite the little bushes you have. some intense undergrowth. You thinking of doing any trimming?

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Awesome sir!!! Quite the little bushes you have. some intense undergrowth. You thinking of doing any trimming?

I did a bit of trimming on Saturday and you can't even tell I did anything from those pics, they are growing so fast right now. I am going to do some more LSTing and trimming. I was nervous about trimming at first but after how much they grew afterwards my nervousness has disappeared. I'm trying to keep as much light on them as I can.

Also, I keep thinking about nutes for flowering... I just picked up some Budswel, but I am contemplating using the GH micro and bloom nutes I already have, since the Budswel will work with them. So far the only thing they have been given is water, Cal-Mag, Hygrozyme and the soil they're sitting in. The Fox Farm soil has been great and I will be using it again

 

[Xlr8]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Hey Dime - Looking good. I have basically the same sort of setup with my RO system and reservoir. (I have the Stealth Hydro 150 gph)

That float valve works well, but I'm always afraid it's not going to work and I'll flood my house, lol, but rationally I know it won't - I've double checked the mofo like 50 times.

I've found that a good way to make drain's for these tubs is using a bilgepump plumbing kit. Took me a while to figure this out. Something kinda like this is what I use:

BILGE PUMP PLUMBING KIT

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Hey Dime - Looking good. I have basically the same sort of setup with my RO system and reservoir. (I have the Stealth Hydro 150 gph)

That float valve works well, but I'm always afraid it's not going to work and I'll flood my house, lol, but rationally I know it won't - I've double checked the mofo like 50 times.

I've found that a good way to make drain's for these tubs is using a bilgepump plumbing kit. Took me a while to figure this out. Something kinda like this is what I use:

BILGE PUMP PLUMBING KIT

Thanks, I'm loving the RO and Res, always have great water First thing I do now when I walk in the room is look at the Res and hope it's OK. I know it's fine but that's a lot of H2O.

Reps to you on the bilge kit. That looks so much more stable. I'm using a threaded 3/4" bulk head drain, that sucker flows! I tap a hole just big enough to thread a flat hollow PVC coupler through the bin and use black o-rings on each side to seal it up along with plumbers tape for the drain. Only takes about five minutes but the bin isn't as rigid as I like so I used a metal strap attached to the bench to keep it steady. The drain in the kit has a great diameter to keep it sturdy.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Hydrologist]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

that RO is fuckinnnnn sweet! i'll have new pics to post tomorrow as well on the second light , new ducting plus c02 tank i installed! hurray!
lol

fuck i love new grow stuff!

 

[farnorth]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Hey Dirt. I'm curious. How much did you back for that RO system??

And in respone to your repy. Yeah the trimming is definitely nerve wracking at first..Im going to start trimmin my babies up here pretty son. Going to wait until the undergrowth is big enough to clone. That way knock two birds out with one stone.

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

that RO is fuckinnnnn sweet! i'll have new pics to post tomorrow as well on the second light , new ducting plus c02 tank i installed! hurray!
lol

fuck i love new grow stuff!

Thanks Hydro and congrats on more new gear. I can't wait to see it.

New toys rock

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Hey Dirt. I'm curious. How much did you back for that RO system??

And in respone to your repy. Yeah the trimming is definitely nerve wracking at first..Im going to start trimmin my babies up here pretty son. Going to wait until the undergrowth is big enough to clone. That way knock two birds out with one stone.

The whole setup (RO, Lines, Float Valve, Res and Drain) was $195.00. The bench I built cost me a whopping $8.00 so I'm in it for $203.00.

I've been tempted to take clones since I see at least six branches that look just like these ladies when I got them, but I don't have a veg area right now nor do I want to build one just yet. Next grow...um, perhaps

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

DAY 2 Of Flower

I think these girls grow faster in the dark than in the light

Ashely's main top is already spouting a bunch of pistils. All of the bright green growth is from the last two days. The larger fan leaves in the background are just a few days older than that. Pics a little fuzzy but you can see the hairs!

Ashley is becoming a woman!

MK is determined to take over the shower

I loosened the ties on their main stems last night as I could see the string was causing a little squeeze. I used a tension knot so as the stem grew bigger the loop could expand with it, but the mason's string I'm using doesn't slide too well.

Crap I'm glad I ended up with only two plants. I couldn't imagine trying to squeeze more under my light in the next few weeks. It's gonna be full up!

 

[HempRocket]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Crap I'm glad I ended up with only two plants. I couldn't imagine trying to squeeze more under my light in the next few weeks.

I have a feeling you will be upgrading after this grow.

 

[George Parker]

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

I have a feeling you will be upgrading after this grow.

I have been looking at 600W HIDs for a while...

You know me all too well my friend