Here it is, DIY Build - Under Leaf Extended Foliar Spray Attachment
I'm sure he'll be by soon and can speak to how it worked.
I'm sure he'll be by soon and can speak to how it worked.
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Skybound
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Here it is, DIY Build - Under Leaf Extended Foliar Spray Attachment
I'm sure he'll be by soon and can speak to how it worked.
Exactly what I was hoping to find. Thank you bigly!!!
Here it is, DIY Build - Under Leaf Extended Foliar Spray Attachment
I'm sure he'll be by soon and can speak to how it worked.
Of course it was @Gazoo ... mister innovation!
Ween beat me to it! I was going to say that Gazoo had made this.I have that one. Great for leaf wash but not fine-misty enough for the regular foliars.
Somebody made a diy extension for a fine mist sprayer, was a while back and I don’t remember who
Skybound
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I found this sprayer out in the yard, unscrewed the tip and it had an insertable plunger with a little spring loaded check valve inside the plunger. I took out the plunger and for shitz and giggles checked to see if I could push my wand from the pump sprayer in and though a little tight, it slid right in. I need to figure out how to use the sprayer tip from the bottle on the end of that wand because the pump sprayer head doesn't have a builtin check valve and that's needed for the hand pump. I think I'll comb Gazoo's thread to see if anything can be done.
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Why not use a check valve that's meant for an RO or an aquarium?
I found this sprayer out in the yard, unscrewed the tip and it had an insertable plunger with a little spring loaded check valve inside the plunger. I took out the plunger and for shitz and giggles checked to see if I could push my wand from the pump sprayer in and though a little tight, it slid right in. I need to figure out how to use the sprayer tip from the bottle on the end of that wand because the pump sprayer head doesn't have a builtin check valve and that's needed for the hand pump. I think I'll comb Gazoo's thread to see if anything can be done.
Why not use a check valve that's meant for an RO or an aquarium?
Skybound
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I just designed an insert to fill the space behind the nozzle body and if it works I won't need anything further, but if the print fails, I'll try to go that way. My concern mostly is having that good atomizing spray head from the "Mop Mob" sprayer head. I'm also assuming that all bottle sprayers keep the check valve built right into the sprayer head, but this particular sprayer conveniently has the same diameter body as the diameter of my wand shaft. I want a longer wand now, this one is only 16". Maybe that's a good thing? If the design works out, I'll send a tip to Duggan b/c we both share the pain of not being able to enter the grow. The rest of yas, it'll be on thingiverse (after I test and verify it works).
Thanks Sky,...ya,..need a better way to properly give the foliars .Cheers
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DAY #17 OF 12/12 PIC UPDATE - DAY #8 FOR THE PCAKE
It's day #17 of 12/12 for all the original girls and day #8 for the Platinum Cake. All the talk about sprayers has been appropriate since the girls all got a brix foliar early this morning.
The stretch has been perfect. I was trying to be conservative and leave some extra room knowing the lights needed to be about 3' from the canopy, but these things shot right up and are making good use of the space, except for the PCake, of course, which I would have loved to give more time to veg but had to fill up the void.
In addition, the colas are all really stacking up nicely with what look to be some pretty fat buds starting to develop. With some "considerations" for the PCake for being a "relief plant", this could actually be my biggest yield, yet.
Here's a few pics of the Platinum Cake on day #8 of 12/12. She's got one cola above the trellis, one right at trellis level, and the rest still to catch up with another week of stretch left:
But, this is what the rest of the tent & plants are looking like with some pretty tall colas:
And, here are some cola pics showing bud development:
Happy Harvests!
K
It's day #17 of 12/12 for all the original girls and day #8 for the Platinum Cake. All the talk about sprayers has been appropriate since the girls all got a brix foliar early this morning.
The stretch has been perfect. I was trying to be conservative and leave some extra room knowing the lights needed to be about 3' from the canopy, but these things shot right up and are making good use of the space, except for the PCake, of course, which I would have loved to give more time to veg but had to fill up the void.
In addition, the colas are all really stacking up nicely with what look to be some pretty fat buds starting to develop. With some "considerations" for the PCake for being a "relief plant", this could actually be my biggest yield, yet.
Here's a few pics of the Platinum Cake on day #8 of 12/12. She's got one cola above the trellis, one right at trellis level, and the rest still to catch up with another week of stretch left:
But, this is what the rest of the tent & plants are looking like with some pretty tall colas:
And, here are some cola pics showing bud development:
Happy Harvests!
K
Skybound
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Krip, are your leaves always shiny like that, or just for a time after a foliar treatment? It's so hard to not think you're spraying the tops. That's some serious sheen!
The sprayer thing I tried didn't pan out. I think because water compresses to a minor degree, it's enough to weaken the driving force behind the water when I squeeze and the output is droplets, just like from a pump sprayer. Now I'll try to mount the whole sprayer head on the end of PVC and use to cable to squeeze remotely.
The sprayer thing I tried didn't pan out. I think because water compresses to a minor degree, it's enough to weaken the driving force behind the water when I squeeze and the output is droplets, just like from a pump sprayer. Now I'll try to mount the whole sprayer head on the end of PVC and use to cable to squeeze remotely.
Seedlingmtl
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These guys with Doc's gear all have that look...either the soil is really, really good or they're using pics of fake plants.
Skybound
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I'm on a couple journals of kit users but Krip's plants is on another level in the sheen dept. Is there a certain amount of time after a spray wher the leaves have more shine to them? My leaves sometimes have a little bit of a satin look, but not waxy. Krip's leaves look like each was dipped in clear acrylic, quick dried then put back onto the plant.
It's not the foliars, it's the plants. When you get them into the zone like that, they get that heavy cuticle. The leaves feel firm and stiff.
It's environment. Once that's right, the plant and the soil life excel.
It's environment. Once that's right, the plant and the soil life excel.
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First, thanks for the compliments on the plants!It's not the foliars, it's the plants. When you get them into the zone like that, they get that heavy cuticle. The leaves feel firm and stiff.
It's environment. Once that's right, the plant and the soil life excel.
I'm only spraying with the kit foliars, and pretty much only the Brix & Snake Oil. The Destress rarely gets used (the Snake Oil doesn't get used much, either, TBH!).
It is "symptomatic" of the kit that the plants take on a heavy sheen when they're in high brix territory and calling another member's plants "fake" has become a way to compliment the high brix growers since the plants take on that fake look when high brix is done "right".
Brother @Graytail is 420% correct that the combination of the right environment with the high brix soil is the cause.
I have been fairly lucky the last couple of rounds growing some very good (and expensive!) IHG genetics, and some great Ace genetics this round; and I like to think I take some pretty good pictures when I have some time to focus.
If my plants look any better than any of the other high brix growers' plants, it's likely due to either having my environment dialed in, some better genetics, or, it just looks that way in the pictures!
Seedlingmtl
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That look is what has drawn me in from the start....obviously those deadly flower photos as well....but that healthy looking waxy sheen all the way through veg. I am seeing a lot of that exact look outside right now as the Spring plant growth outside is exploding all around. Having just had my first taste of High Brix cannabis..thanks again to @Duggan .....the effect is equally impressive. I shared some with one of my close friends that smokes constantly for anxiety...we came to the conclusion it was feeling very much like an MDMA body sensation with a very uplifting and comforting head. The look on their face when they told me their life is gonna change if they switch to that type of medicine was priceless. If I can get my plants looking half as good as these I am gonna be super happy. Anyone that gets in on these brix buds are truly blessed!
Another great example of the Brix shine. This was from @Mr. Magoo and it amazes me each time I see it. I believe he won POTM for this sexy thing.
Seedling and others,..like Gray and Krip said, sometimes that 'sheen' look is just about lighting when taking pics. Sometimes i take pics and notice a real sheen in the pics but just looking at them , don't notice it as much. Also when EVERYTHING is dialed in perfectly and instructions are being followed...and the strain likes the soil...we get the 'waxy
look everyone is shooting for. If you can't seem to get that 'sheen' look, do NOT fret, all is still very good. Cheers gang!
look everyone is shooting for. If you can't seem to get that 'sheen' look, do NOT fret, all is still very good. Cheers gang!
Skybound
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I assume we each create the best possible indoor environment we each can create at every given moment. Genetics is hit or miss I guess, and I am FAR from up to date on what's what in genetics. FWIW, I see much buzz about cookies, jellium (jellum?), alien and some OG, but most new names I see are likely a dozen times bred away from their land race roots, and that's what keeps derps like me on the outside looking in, but your brix grow, and now Mr Magoo's, as well as others I see have your kits in common and likely everything else is at least a little different. That being said, I strongly believe that your Brix Kits are doing most of the magic you see and I am hell bent on discovering it and reproducing it, if only to a minor degree. I personally don't care for higher sucrose in the leaf sap, or nutrient density per say, I just want to find the most perfect nutrient regimen for canna in hydro so that I can dial in the zone of the most beneficial growing. The High Brix kit I identify as being the only brand on the market that has dialed everything in, and though I will likely never grow anything in soil, if I do I assure you it will be using Doc's kit.
Needless to say, I am an avid fan of Doc's work and product.
Needless to say, I am an avid fan of Doc's work and product.
Seedlingmtl
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Has there been a pool started yet for when you make the switch to the kit?
looks like you are working too hard.