SweetSue's Perpetual 2.0 - The Transition To Doc Bud's HBB Kit

[mouser]

...Tinder?

 

[SweetSue]

Almost 1 PM and I'm finally getting to my yard. I rolled out of bed this morning and went straight to the second oil run. Just the idea that one of those buds could contain an egg that could hatch was enough to get me to it.

In the end I have 1.25 cups of Carnival oil for making brownies.

This isn't a bad method at all for processing a freshly-harvested plant. A couple more times through and I'll be ready to pull together another tutorial for the Study Hall.

I decided to try capsules with the Candy Cane oil for the daughter. The strain is suggested as relieving most of her symptom conditions. My greatest concern is limiting the euphoria, but at 1 ml per capsule I'm thinking that might not be the concern I think it is.

I'm also glad I put some of each plant into the refrigerator for a later sampling. Dr. Ziggy assures me the technique offers a superlative cure and flavors you don't get with other drying and curing methods. I won't be trying either sample for another two week, minimum, and I may leave them in there for a month. I have no lack of inventory.

Hash Hound did a great job on the lighting frame.

Tead did a quality brain dump on hempy growing.

And everyone else was sweet.

What a nice thread to follow

Gosh..... I missed this joyful daily exchange. It felt like the room went dark for a week there. It's much better now. I hadn't realized how important this bright spot is to all of us. I thought it was just me, needing all of you.

OK Sue they're all ready for delivery.

They were all made with two pieces of suspended ceiling L track. And I used Pop's old pop rivets.
If I was only making one I might have opted for the stock aluminum L.

They were made as one piece so there is only one seem. A lot of snipping, bending and drilling.
It's tough to get good corners bending that way, but less seams and sharp edges.

The real challenge was building them without one of the lights for testing fits and drilling holes for them.
the two smaller ones took an hour each and the larger ones took an hour and a half each.
The small ones are 18" and planned for lights to be 12" on center like the 2 light setup on Tinder.
The bigger ones are 20" and can accommodate the ballast, but the lights will be 13+ on center

I love doing this stuff.

Hash Hound..... They're beautiful! I can hear the excitement in your voice. The tent is scrubbed and I'm packing up the Advanced panel as soon as I return from my run to Target in a couple minutes. I'll be all ready to install them when you get here.

Beautiful work!
At the risk of calling you a swine.... you seem like a hog in slop.

You should have seen how excited he was, just beginning the planning before he went home the other day. You could see the wheels churning away inside his brilliant brain.

...Tinder?

As soon as I'm secure that there aren't any glitches with the Timber lights I'll be ready to ship off the unneeded panels to those of you lucky enough to be standing nearby when I decided to let them find other homes. Your panel should be first to go mouser. It was you I was sending the Advanced panel to, wasn't it? It stopped blinking most of the time, but still does so occasionally. I don't think the previous drivers were damaged, like we suspected, and I held onto them, so I can send them to you as well, if you'd like.

We'll be in touch mouser.

Good morning/afternoon everyone.

It's a beautiful and temperate day here in The Burgh. Before I head out to enjoy the outdoors let me take a moment to encourage you to let your joy bubble over to fill the lives of those around you. In this way we expand the loving nature that drives the universe forward. Just thinking of all that loving power we generate makes me feel blissfully satisfied.

Joy people - spread it far and wide. Gotta run. I'll catch up with you all later.

 

[MrGreene]

Sue & HashGirl

if using the Osmocote, remember to use the Osmocote Plus which contains micro nutrients the regular doesn't.

Sue I also sent you an email re the Timber light rack requesting a few more measurements.

here is the prototype made from ceiling tile L shaped wall bracket. Easy to work with and inexpensive.

this is one piece snipped and bent and pop riveted together including hangers.
I may add a cross brace, but it seems pretty sturdy as is.

That's beautiful. First I've seen made with the ceiling tile stuff. I'm going to copy it for the lights I'm working on.

 

[SweetSue]

I am sooooo freakin' excited. Dancing a dance of joy over here.

Hash Hound brought the frames over and we installed the lights and got the first tent hung. These are Timber Grow Lights 200 Watt (4) COB Citizen LED Grow Light Kit. Blissfully easy to assemble and lightweight enough to be able to hang individually or in a frame. Dan expected me to hang them individually. Thank goodness Hash Hound was standing by with his joy of design and fabrication to offer another way. I'm pretty sure he may redesign, although these worked out beautifully. With him it's the thrill of improving the design.

Easy-peasy to install. He designed the frame to hold the ballast. Sweet!

Turned all the way down.

Full sun.

It really feels like you're looking into a sunny room. How can the plants not respond positively when all the humans who look in feel awed by the exposure? Sunshine in a box. A sunny box full of flowering medicine. CBD Critical Cure 2.1 fit the bill perfectly.

Good grief, she's one gorgeous plant.

I'll take clones tomorrow. Some nice candidates are tucked up underneath. I still need to trim her up too.

That left an open spot in the closet for DDA7. I immediately threw her up under the light.

She's a runt compared to her roommate. She endured an inept topping and I let her go too dry yesterday, but she'll recover from all of that. My sense is she still doesn't have the root structure her companion does. The light and the kit will change that. I'll give her a DeStress tonight.

Forgot the Brix. She'll get DeStress instead. Everyone else can get Brixed.

She's working over a dozen good bud sites. That's a hopeful sign.

Big difference between them. This will be interesting as DDA7 catches up under the new lights. I won't be doing any more training on her. From here on out she's free to be herself.

DDA6 is flowering!

This left Carnival 3 all alone with the lights. I decided to surround her for a few days. She'll get transplanted in a week or so in preparation for the open flowering tent.

Still recovering from being overwatered.

We took the time to assemble the final kit before Hash Hound went off to fill his day with other kinds of joy. It was a satisfying adventure for the both of us. What a generous friend. I sent him on his way with a brownie reward, fresh-baked two days ago. They're dangerously yummy. Lol!

I'm considering letting the CBD Critical Cure 2 finish under the BudMaster. Finding mites in there changed the game plan slightly. I'd rather not have to take her out of the tent before harvest. I can process her as a fresh harvest. She's meant for capsules and nothing else. I checked the leaves today and only found three with signs of mites. I'll do a daily sweep and remove any leaves with signs of populations. She still has about 3-4 weeks to go, from the look of her.

Doing most of my medicating as edibles simplifies my life in unexpected ways. Finding this method of making oil fresh appeals to me and spares me the devastation of losing the harvest. As fresh oil any mites become food. The house has this delicious savory smell following the two batches, each of which had their own fragrance, that's akin to the smell of a home with a cook. It smells like I put together one hell of a meal. The irony of that amuses me. I have to keep reminding myself to eat. Lol!

The first batch was a bit edgier, with the memory of the catastrophic harvest of the DDA still fresh enough to make me cringe when the water started to really boil off, but the second batch was a breeze. Next one will be even better.

A happy, productive day and it's only 5 PM. Still sunny. I feel a walk coming on.

 

[HashGirl]

Nice going, Hash Hound! I'll have to find a post from you and give you some reps for the nice job on the lights. I'm thinking if you ever want another career, you could maybe build them for profit.

 

[MrGreene]

Those lights are beautiful Sue. Dan and Hash Hound both really took care of you. I'm looking forward to seeing how well they work out for you.

I assembled the first 4 of my 18 low budget cobs and posted about it over on my journal a little while ago. I still need to build frames, assemble the tents, and decide which ones go where. I was amazed at how bright they are when I tested them. It really doesn't show well in pics.

 

[kelticBlue]

They get really bright, too bright sometimes, like my small tent. I find the dimmer useful.
I did comparison pictures awhile back of my Cree cob.
Here it is at full Dim about 10% power

I did another at about 50-60% power which is where I run mine.
Fanleaf did similar pictures first, all credit to him. He may have done a 100% power one too. I do not know why I didn't
Don't look at these thing they are brighte bright.

Mine are cree so a slightly different shade of whites.
I think you will be V. Happy with them.

 

[kelticBlue]

Hi I got a question.
I found a nice little wooden box today that I might wanna use to keep stash in. Problem is it was in the back of a dusty store and is a bit dusty and smells like eucalyptus. It is not dirty but I wanna clean it.
My first inclination it to use a lemon oil to wipe it out. I use lemon oil on my guitars fretboard.

Anyone have a quick home made wood cleaning recipe?

the eucalyptus smell is interesting but not sure it is good for my stash. I dunno I am willing to try something new.
I guess I could air it out and see who it goes.
Looks nice though.

 

[Hash Hound]

I am sooooo freakin' excited. Dancing a dance of joy over here.

With him it's the thrill of improving the design.

I'm sittin here chillin with the brownie peaking and have to contain my self from hitting the work bench for redesigns.

single plant hangers can probably be made with only wire hangers or using a small base the same way I made the bigger ones.

the wiring is the issue

there would need to be a terminal block or some sort of connectors like the ones in the kit, near the ballast that a 6' single (2)wire can be run to each light. Not sure how expensive that would be, but if someone wants extreme versatility, it would be an option.

that's an issue Dan might want to consider if he ever wants to offer them as spots.

So when ever you wanna switch to a few spots Sue, I'd be willing to give it a try.
I have plenty of wire from when I used to get wired all the time.

Nice going, Hash Hound! I'll have to find a post from you and give you some reps for the nice job on the lights. I'm thinking if you ever want another career, you could maybe build them for profit.

Anyone hiring? I guess the cannabis term would be a Jack Herer of all trades

 

[SweetSue]

I'm sittin here chillin with the brownie peaking and have to contain my self from hitting the work bench for redesigns.

single plant hangers can probably be made with only wire hangers or using a small base the same way I made the bigger ones.

the wiring is the issue

there would need to be a terminal block or some sort of connectors like the ones in the kit, near the ballast that a 6' single (2)wire can be run to each light. Not sure how expensive that would be, but if someone wants extreme versatility, it would be an option.

that's an issue Dan might want to consider if he ever wants to offer them as spots.

So when ever you wanna switch to a few spots Sue, I'd be willing to give it a try.
I have plenty of wire from when I used to get wired all the time.

I just knew you'd already started thinking about a redesign. Thise brownies are mighty special. It's always nice to share one. You earned this one.

 

[SweetSue]

They get really bright, too bright sometimes, like my small tent. I find the dimmer useful.
I did comparison pictures awhile back of my Cree cob.
Here it is at full Dim about 10% power

I did another at about 50-60% power which is where I run mine.
Fanleaf did similar pictures first, all credit to him. He may have done a 100% power one too. I do not know why I didn't
Don't look at these thing they are brighte bright.

Mine are cree so a slightly different shade of whites.
I think you will be V. Happy with them.

They startle you with their brightness. I'll have to get some pictures like this tomorrow. I run them full out, but my tents ate 5.5 feet high. That dimmer switch is a valuable feature for you. Someday if you suddenly find a way to grow taller you have flexibility.

I'm already so happy with them. I keep wandering over to the tiny closet to bask in the light. It's strange, I gave Hash Hound the 240 Wat and replaced it with a more appropriate 200 Watts, but I keep wondering why it seems so dark in here.

Hi I got a question.
I found a nice little wooden box today that I might wanna use to keep stash in. Problem is it was in the back of a dusty store and is a bit dusty and smells like eucalyptus. It is not dirty but I wanna clean it.
My first inclination it to use a lemon oil to wipe it out. I use lemon oil on my guitars fretboard.

Anyone have a quick home made wood cleaning recipe?

the eucalyptus smell is interesting but not sure it is good for my stash. I dunno I am willing to try something new.
I guess I could air it out and see who it goes.
Looks nice though.

That box is perfect for you. Great find keltic.

I'd try airing it out first, but that lemon oil sounds like a really good idea. You could also keep the stash in small air tight containers that sit in the box. That way there's no problem with the smell.

 

[kelticBlue]

You could also keep the stash in small air tight containers that sit in the box.

i didn't think of that. I have one of those already.
Great.
I have a travel day today I got my new box wrapped and packed. Right now it has 4 chamomile tea bags in it. I will air it out tonight at home.

 

[SweetSue]

i didn't think of that. I have one of those already.
Great.
I have a travel day today I got my new box wrapped and packed. Right now it has 4 chamomile tea bags in it. I will air it out tonight at home.

Have a safe trip keltic. The camomile tea bags were a brilliant idea.

 

[SweetSue]

Good morning everyone.

A little gardening maintenance share: I begin my mornings scrubbing out the water distiller and setting it up for another run. This baby runs non-stop all day and rests while I sleep. It's too noisy to run at night, and I'm too lazy to move it every day so it'd be out of the bedroom during sleep hours.

It gives me at least a gallon of distilled water a day. That's kept up with demand.

Let's take a peek into the sunny box, why not?

Good grief, she reeks already.

The mother is holding well. I found three leaves with mite signs when I turned her. So far, so good. She shows no signs of undo stress. I'm hoping to get this one to harvest with some of the fans intact.

The pistils have begun to fade. The sooner I can get her down and processed, the better for my daughter.

On to the joyful day. Fill yours to overflowing and watch the people around you gravitate towards you. All the more opportunity to share the joy. Have fun with it. Life is meant to feel good.

 

[rikvasen]

Your plants look really good Sue! I hope that I will grow such nice plants too! But then I do need to upgrade to betrer pots.

 

[Hash Hound]

Sue

how hot are those heat sinks to the touch?

are the bigger ones hotter than the smaller ones?

and are they hotter near the base or even temp all over?

my closet has gone up about 4 degrees with the addition of the Vero240.
no big issue though, still within reason.

And again I want to thank you for passing the Vero on to me,
and to Dan from Timber.

 

[TheRedDragon]

Sue! Hugs!

 

[SweetSue]

Sue

how hot are those heat sinks to the touch?

are the bigger ones hotter than the smaller ones?

and are they hotter near the base or even temp all over?

my closet has gone up about 4 degrees with the addition of the Vero240.
no big issue though, still within reason.

And again I want to thank you for passing the Vero on to me,
and to Dan from Timber.

The bigger heat sinks are cool to the touch all over. The smaller ones run a little hotter, but still cool enough to be able to rest my hand on it without discomfort. I'll get a better feel of them tomorrow when lights are on. The temperature in that tent hasn't gone above 77 degrees since the lights were installed.

Sue! Hugs!

Thanks RedDragon.



Been busy today. In with everything else was time to start another Carnival seed for the hempy pot and cut a clone from the CBD Critical Cure 2.1 as she went into flowering.

I took a minute to get a shot at the lights

at full spectrum

and turned all the way down.

I had a conversation with Dan at Timber Grow Lights about the suggested light distance from the canopy with the kits he sent. I was much too far away from the more appropriate 12-18" from the canopy. I lowered the lights in the tiny closet tonight down to 18", and I'll do the same in the tent tomorrow. Then I'll lower them until I either get to 12" or the plants complain.

 

[Radogast]

The bigger heat sinks are cool to the touch all over. The smaller ones run a little hotter, but still cool enough to be able to rest my hand on it without discomfort. I'll get a better feel of them tomorrow when lights are on. The temperature in that tent hasn't gone above 77 degrees since the lights were installed.



Thanks RedDragon.



Been busy today. In with everything else was time to start another Carnival seed for the hempy pot and cut a clone from the CBD Critical Cure 2.1 as she went into flowering.

I took a minute to get a shot at the lights

at full spectrum

and turned all the way down.

I had a conversation with Dan at Timber Grow Lights about the suggested light distance from the canopy with the kits he sent. I was much too far away from the more appropriate 12-18" from the canopy. I lowered the lights in the tiny closet tonight down to 18", and I'll do the same in the tent tomorrow. Then I'll lower them until I either get to 12" or the plants complain.

12-18" -- now that is nice. I flower at 12-18". When I hear recommended distances of 32", I have a hard time imagine forcing the flowering girls to stay that short.

These new COB seem to be very capable lights - I'd like to see you pull 4+ oz with them

 

[RheinRover]

Good news on the Mites! Lets hope the low numbers just keep getting lower!

Aren't those Timbers just the bees knees!! Have mine at about 12" right now on a blue dream auto and never had a plant grow this fast.