Shiggityflip Hits The Brix - Growing Using High Brix Soil

[Captainblast]

All the rest are about 8" away from LEDs and 8-12" from HPS. X4 is actually in the middle between two HPS so about 15" away. Ao5 is about 12"away from the led. I think it's a bit of mag deficiency flirtation. But I will keep an eye on temps. I'm about 81 at canopy level with a fan that blows just between the canopy and lights. Thanks for visiting millertm. I take all advice. I will check local temperatures tomorrow at all plants canopy level.

You have it going on my friend, what a line up of lighting, hope the cost per kw above ground is better than it is down here in the dirty south. Hope you're feeling better as well my friend.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

Had a temporary setback lighting wise. I thought two outlets were separate from the rest of the house but was wrong. So had to dial back and cut off two of the led lights. I chose the ones in the middle because they were getting enough light from the two side by side HPS. My solution is one I have been wanting to do.

I got a Helios 2 four outlet 50A lighting controller. 25 feet of 6/2 cable with ground, and a new single pole 50A breaker. Still waiting on the lighting controller and will keep the two LEDs off until then! But I will be much safer and happier after and all will be controlled by just one timer.

 

[millertm]

I can only dream of more watts, 300 watt closet, 1050 watt tent, fans, ect. 110v suck.

Cheers

 

[ShiggityFlip]

I can only dream of more watts, 300 watt closet, 1050 watt tent, fans, ect. 110v suck.

Cheers

Yeah in the glory days I had 8 1000w sodiums wired 240V. That was fun.

I have 2200w right now and will have 2700 after the lighting controller is set up. In the summer I will run 1500w led only. I am hoping I won't need to run an AC then either.

 

[millertm]

I'll run 600 or 400 in the summer. Need weather in 60's at night or lower to push 1050. No AC is goal here too.

Cheers

 

[Major PITA]

You must have quite a service panel. Our main panel is 200 amps. I could add a big breaker, but I think I'd still run into trouble at times. My easy fix is to use 230V for everything possible.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

We don't use the aircon in the summer. Well we do but only a window unit in the bedroom. And in the winter we use oil heat. The grow actually helps our heating cost in the winter time. I don't plan on going anywhere near 50amps. The most I would end up using is 30 for the grow. Plus a small AC in the summer.

 

[arteekay]

Finally got enough power bills in to see our grow and schedule added about 40 bucks a month to the usage charge. Meh.

This summer's project is some new electrical, just gotta find someone willing to install without asking about the tents.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

What do you want to install? It is not very hard.

 

[arteekay]

Thinking a new 20a for each tent, but I'm dead terrified of electrical.

Sure I can find a handy man that'll take the risk, worst case scenario we take down the tents before calling the coroner to pick him up.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

So I went in and performed a Brix foliar with Wa10x (12 ml Brix and 3ml wa10x in 1.5 cups of water) Had to step up the amount of foliar because the plants are getting so friggen big! Then I noticed that the fabric pots were light. WHAT? Wow these girls are drinking some water due to that Cat drench. The cat drench is just a FLOWER ON! switch and the girls are looking amazing. In general they are shorter than their Chem counterparts but their buds are equivalent or larger in size than their chem sisters. So that's a win win in the stretch department for sure. So not wanting to wait a day I gave them a transplant watering last night. 1.5oz transplant and 2.5mls tea.

I will take pics tomorrow or the day after which will be three days post Cat drench week. The difference before and after is well... you will see! I checked in on the girls this morning and all had leaves raised tot he light. The Huck Kush #3 (tall pineberry pheno) leaves were at a 45 degree angle so I will take it as a sign that she approves! Huck Kush #11 continues to impress, I just love her so much. And the Agent orange #5 is smelling so strongly its almost like you sit in a smell cloud of citrus, pine, and fruit. Its like you can feel the smell around her. I am beaming can you tell?

I also thought I would comment on something. So for my chem grow I measure out 1ml/gallon mbfert booster, 1.5g/5 gallon agsil 16H silica, at this point 45ml micro/20ml grow/75ml bloom, 1gm/gallon "the heavies" (PK booster), then adjust pH to 5.8 with pH down. I am exhausted before I even water!

For the high brix I measure 1.5oz drench and add 2.5mls tea, then water. No pH adjustment. I am even using tap water with chloramine (catalytic carbon filter for water is on the list). Why do people think High Brix growing is hard???

 

[ShiggityFlip]

You have it going on my friend, what a line up of lighting, hope the cost per kw above ground is better than it is down here in the dirty south. Hope you're feeling better as well my friend.

Here it is 10.5cents/kWh. What is it in your neck of the woods Capn? And thank you today I finally am feeling better! Coughing up gobs of phlegm haha.

 

[DrZiggy]

So I went in and performed a Brix foliar with Wa10x (12 ml Brix and 3ml wa10x in 1.5 cups of water) Had to step up the amount of foliar because the plants are getting so friggen big! Then I noticed that the fabric pots were light. WHAT? Wow these girls are drinking some water due to that Cat drench. The cat drench is just a FLOWER ON! switch and the girls are looking amazing. In general they are shorter than their Chem counterparts but their buds are equivalent or larger in size than their chem sisters. So that's a win win in the stretch department for sure. So not wanting to wait a day I gave them a transplant watering last night. 1.5oz transplant and 2.5mls tea.

I will take pics tomorrow or the day after which will be three days post Cat drench week. The difference before and after is well... you will see! I checked in on the girls this morning and all had leaves raised tot he light. The Huck Kush #3 (tall pineberry pheno) leaves were at a 45 degree angle so I will take it as a sign that she approves! Huck Kush #11 continues to impress, I just love her so much. And the Agent orange #5 is smelling so strongly its almost like you sit in a smell cloud of citrus, pine, and fruit. Its like you can feel the smell around her. I am beaming can you tell?

I also thought I would comment on something. So for my chem grow I measure out 1ml/gallon mbfert booster, 1.5g/5 gallon agsil 16H silica, at this point 45ml micro/20ml grow/75ml bloom, 1gm/gallon "the heavies" (PK booster), then adjust pH to 5.8 with pH down. I am exhausted before I even water!

For the high brix I measure 1.5oz drench and add 2.5mls tea, then water. No pH adjustment. I am even using tap water with chloramine (catalytic carbon filter for water is on the list). Why do people think High Brix growing is hard???

shiggs, hard? the nugs are hard ..who says its hard? less expensive, easiest, best , consistent and healthiest grow system I know.

 

[millertm]

Here it is 10.5cents/kWh. What is it in your neck of the woods Capn? And thank you today I finally am feeling better! Coughing up gobs of phlegm haha.

6.5 cents here.

Cheers

 

[ShiggityFlip]

Wow that is super cheap.

 

[millertm]

Well, its 7.5 cents primetime but I run 9p to 845a so I save a penny a hour.

Cheers

 

[ShiggityFlip]

I run basically that time frame also even without a discount.

 

[arteekay]

7 cents, Canadian.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

Bahahahaha that's 5.4 cents! You should have a basement so full of light you need a welders mask just to go in there.

 

[millertm]

I think Canadian is now worth more then us.
Either way, it's better then CA or 24 cents found in the Hawaiian state.

Cheers