Stevehman's Advanced LED's Height Test - 720W - Gigabud - Grow 5.0

Day 8 in 12/12
Got back from 3 days away and everything is fine.

pH: 5.95
PPM: 810 (added nutes for 4 gal mix to bring back into range)
EC: 1670
Res Temp: 67
Temp: 81
RH: 67

I will need ot do some serious trimming this week. These things are taking off like crazy. Last round they were not even 1/2 this thick and bushy. The extra 2 weeks of veg and the extra topping made a huge difference.

All of the lights are still at the same height. I will raise light C once I am sure the stretching is finished so that I have an even canopy.

Since everything looks about the same in there for right now, I will post a few pics to show the carpet of G-Bud.

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It looks like they are getting ready for an explosion of buds. I'll take out some of the fan leaves t get some more air circulating in there, which is my main concern, I want to make sure I keep any risk of mold/mildew to a minimum. I picked up an additional fan for the space just to keep everything moving air-wise.
 
they're about 16 tall and 20 inches from lights. 18 for height was my target so I am hoping they're done stretching soon.

Thanks for the vote, now I need to work on a Nug and a Plant win.

I think you have 4-5 days of stretch left sir.
 
I havent seen where you mentioned how you're keeping water temps down?
I picked up an AquaChill 132 for grow 3.0 and have been using it since. IMHO a res-chiller is the most important accessory for hydro (accessory being a non-essential item like lights, timers, pH-PPM meter etc...). Since I've been able to maintain a constant temp in the res, I have one less thing to worry about. It was about $280 online.
 
I had mixed strains on my last grow, I was using those expand a cupboard things, they are like wire racks on a wire stand, to even out the canopy. One I even used an old pressure cooker.

The G-bud canopy is pretty even. same strain, all cloned from same mom. Should all finish about the same height (fingers-crossed).
 
The Bonsai Mom Adventure begins.

After reading the links that Mr. Krip provided on growing Bonsai Moms I got motivated to try it out. My initial plan was to pop 2~3 seeds every round and pick out the best to keep as moms so I would have a stable of 5~7 strains in constant rotation.

The Bonsai Mom Program will allow me to keep several varieties in the same 2x4 mom cabinet, so I am feeling a bit ambitious about the project.

Here's a link to the article Mr. K posted: The Bonsai Sultan Method: Typological Breeding In Little Space


I decided to pop a dozen seeds (11 strains, all but the Heavy Duty Fruity are femmed) and I place some P-chunk and Darkstar clones in the tray as well. This is the first time I've used the Root Riot plugs for cloning, I've only used them for seeds in the past. The girl at my hydro store is just the opposite, this is all she clones with, but never used them for seeds.

Here's a shot of the seed/clone tray (1st time cloning without my ezcloner--fingers crossed):
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So the seeds in the tray are:
Lucy, SAGE, Burmese Kush (BuKu), White Widow, Blue Venom, The Missing, The Ultimate, Diesel, Cheesus, Kushage and Heavy Duty Fruity.

Those with the P-chunk and Darkstar cuttings will give me a potential for 13 Bonsai Moms. Wish me luck.
 
Steve, looks like Mr. Krip has inspired a few of.us to do bonsai moms. Those root riots work awesome.for.clones, I hqve used for both seeds and clones. I start all my seeds in riots. Keep it green.
 
So the seeds in the tray are:
Lucy, SAGE, Burmese Kush (BuKu), White Widow, Blue Venom, The Missing, The Ultimate, Diesel, Cheesus, Kushage and Heavy Duty Fruity.

Those with the P-chunk and Darkstar cuttings will give me a potential for 13 Bonsai Moms. Wish me luck.

Can you supply breeder with each of these, the P-Chunk is Barnie's farm right? I am going to order some P-Chunk and Tangerine dream real soon.
 
Barneys Farm:
Lucy
Pineapple Chunk


TH Seeds:
Burmese Kush
Darkstar
Heavy Duty Fruity
SAGE
Kushage


G13 Labs:
Blue Venom
Gigabud

Hypnotic
Sour AK


Dutch Passion:
The Ultimate
Twilight

Dinafem:
Diesel
White Widow
Darkstar

Power Kush
Blue Hash


Big Buddha:
Cheesus

EVA Seeds:
The Missing

The ones in Green are in the current batch for the Bonsai Mom Project, the ones in Blue will be added in round two. Maybe I should have reversed that and went small first, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
 
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