Photos, Soil, Mars Hydro Grow

[Buds Buddy]

I did do a light defol last night. Probably took off 25 leaves. Can't barely tell the difference.
Afterward I looked at the computer & seen the tutorial thing. Oh well.... too late now.
Damned they're drinking a lot. Fed 1 gal. ea. yesterday & have to feed again. Always wondered if when they start drinking a lot, Is that when the buds swell the most?
Anyway, I'm still getting some yellow leaves on bottom but they look more like the good kind of yellow leaves. No burnt edges, paling much slower, just like they should be doing at 6 weeks into flower.
Oh well, off to feed.

 

[Emilya Green]

Always wondered if when they start drinking a lot, Is that when the buds swell the most?

All that water has to be going somewhere! Congrats! You have really turned these around!

 

[PE636]

Sounds like you're on track! Ya, when they really start drinking is when they are putting on weight as the buds start to fill out... I always end up defoliating the hell out of my plants in mid flower, partly from being in a small tent. Doesn't seem to bother them.. I go for the light blocking ones and tend to leave a reserve of big fans at the bottom..it's a never ending process with some plants. Happy 4/20!

 

[Buds Buddy]

High All ? I just got done reading Doc Buds "Bud Washing" thread & it's quite interesting. Have any of you tried it ? What was your thoughts after doing so ?
Also was reading about 36 hours of dark time before harvest. I usually went 24 anyway, but I guess I'll try 36 this time to check it out.
Do any regular stores like Walmart carry Boveda packs ? Never used them before so not sure where to buy them.
I figure I better start getting everything ready for harvest even though I'm probably another 30 days away.

 

[Emilya Green]

I have found that locally there are cigar shops and such that carry Boveda... but not in the ranges that we need. To find the 62 and 58 packs, I have had to go online.

I really like the bud washing technique and the first couple of times was shocked to see how much dirt and debris came off of my buds... stuff that before that I had been smoking! The warning I wish to pass on is to make sure that you dry your buds well after the wash... I had one small batch that I just left to drip dry, without a fan on them, and the buds got weird on me.

 

[Buds Buddy]

Today has been a good day so far. I found a 125' Roll of 6/3 wire (what I need to run from the house to the shed) for $170. The cheapest I found on-line was $220 for 100'. They only had 2 rolls so I went & bought 1 this morning. 1 Step Closer !!! If I count it in steps I guess I'm about 7.5 steps complete.
Anyway, I need a little info on a Coco grow. Last grow I did Auto's in Coco but no up-potting with Auto's. So do you up - pot Coco the same way you do soil ? Do you let it dry out to do it ? Not sure how this works when I'll be transplanting to Auto-Pots & growing Photo's.

 

[PE636]

I up pot coco plants same as any. I don't do anything special as far as letting it dry. If the roots are getting full it will be halfway dry in a day or less anyway so just do it then. I end up in fabric pots but the smaller ones are hard sided for ease of removal.

 

[Buds Buddy]

I up pot coco plants same as any. I don't do anything special as far as letting it dry. If the roots are getting full it will be halfway dry in a day or less anyway so just do it then. I end up in fabric pots but the smaller ones are hard sided for ease of removal.

Does it stay together well like soil does ? Kind of wondering if it falls apart easy because of the Coco & per-lite.

 

[PE636]

I was actually worried about the same thing, because it seems sooo loose when you start, but....

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[PE636]

I probably could have done that plant several days sooner but as you can see the roots absolutely love growing in coco.

 

[Pennywise]

Really nice roots!

 

[Buds Buddy]

Thanks for the pics. Looks like the roots keep it together pretty well. Kool !!!

 

[Tom Sawyer]

High All ? I just got done reading Doc Buds "Bud Washing" thread & it's quite interesting. Have any of you tried it ? What was your thoughts after doing so ?
Also was reading about 36 hours of dark time before harvest. I usually went 24 anyway, but I guess I'll try 36 this time to check it out.
Do any regular stores like Walmart carry Boveda packs ? Never used them before so not sure where to buy them.
I figure I better start getting everything ready for harvest even though I'm probably another 30 days away.

I order mine from Amazon. 62%

 

[Buds Buddy]

Going to order them. Also need to buy some more jars. My friends seem to love it when I give them an oz. in a Mason Jar for some reason (got me) so I run out of jars all the time. 12 - qt., 4 - 1/2 gal. & 2 - 1 gal. jars every grow. The gal. ones I keep, but they always end up full of odds & ends.

 

[Pennywise]

Jars get expensive after awhile.

 

[Buds Buddy]

Today I wash the excess glue off the walls in the grow room & start setting stuff up that I'm not using at the moment. It's looking pretty decent so far. I should be able to set up everything accept my 2 lights & the 6" fan & filter.
Then I need to buy the conduit & get the electric finished up. Electric in the shed is all wired. Just need electric from house to shed to complete the grow room.

 

[Pennywise]

You going to run the electric underground?

 

[Buds Buddy]

You going to run the electric underground?

Hoping to just run 8' - 10' underground. There's a carport type roof connected to the shed so was planning to go up the pole & across the rafters to inside the shed where the box is. Was planning to use either 1" Gray PVC or Liquidtight Flex Conduit for the entire run. Not sure what code is. I figure I'll dig from the pole on the Carport to under my mobile home & come back up with the PVC & then run the PVC to the House Electric. Hoping to be able to use Panduit Straps to tie it up to the bottom of the mobile home.
I'll be posting pics either today or tomorrow. You'll get a better idea from pics.

 

[Pennywise]

I’m just thinking underground would be more stealthy.

 

[Buds Buddy]

I’m just thinking underground would be more stealthy.

Lots of people run electric to their shed so I don't see it being a big deal. All anyone will see is a 8' - 10' length of PVC going up the pole. After that it's all hidden. I plan to put a flood light at the top of the PVC / Pole so it will look like the electric is for that light.