2017 Grow your own thread

zoic

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This is a shot of 5 cropking nl auto's from yesterday, day 50 from popping out of the coco. I think they have 3-4 weeks left, I want to wait until around 50% of trichomes are amber if the strain allows for it so that I can get that sedative effect I need for nights. I am honestly surprised how much room they have taken up in the 5x5, I could not fit another plant and had to both tie down and super crop a couple of these just to fit them.
Thank you oh so much for posting that picture. It helped me open my eyes and realize I am selling myself short only growing 4 plants in the tent when I could likely fit 8 in there no problem. So effectively I can double my yield.
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gb123

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you're not selling it

Grow what you need in order to NOT FEEL LIKE YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH!
that's not what should ever happen!

No one is to know the better.
Get on it! (:

Its only the scare tactics they use to stop you from doing what you HAVE A RIGHT TO DO and the COURTS are BEHND YOU 100% so

PPPHHHHTTT to the rest of the cheap seats who just don't GET IT or will they ever! ....until they are shown for the idiots they be!
 

dienowk

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Thank you oh so much for posting that picture. It helped me open my eyes and realize I am selling myself short only growing 4 plants in the tent when I could likely fit 8 in there no problem. So effectively I can double my yield.
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My tent can be a little hard to manage because I hand water and have no room to move around to do so really but it is definitely worth it seeing that this will likely be a decent yield.
 

zoic

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My tent can be a little hard to manage because I hand water and have no room to move around to do so really but it is definitely worth it seeing that this will likely be a decent yield.
I hand water also. I realize that I would have to take one row out to get to the back, but now that I am more able to do physical work I want to get as much exercise I can. I was so out of shape it was work to lift up my coffee mug to take a sip. I think your grow looks awesome, and your tent looks similar to mine. Is it the 2x4x5 size?
 

GrowRock

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I hand water also. I realize that I would have to take one row out to get to the back, but now that I am more able to do physical work I want to get as much exercise I can. I was so out of shape it was work to lift up my coffee mug to take a sip. I think your grow looks awesome, and your tent looks similar to mine. Is it the 2x4x5 size?
If aren't using a pump sprayer to water then start it makes life so much easier. I bought a 4 gallon pump sprayer cause I water by hand and love it
 

zoic

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Grow what you need in order to NOT FEEL LIKE YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH!
that's not what should ever happen!
That is the plan. I only managed just under a ZIP of the first grow (5 string bean plants). My wife and I use that up every week, so I needed to step it up a notch to achieve self sufficiency. I now have my grow area(s) doubled, decent lights and good soil, with bushy plants. I have also topped and FIMmed so now there are many bud sites.
 

zoic

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If aren't using a pump sprayer to water then start it makes life so much easier. I bought a 4 gallon pump sprayer cause I water by hand and love it
I hear you. I actually could have had the one from my Mom's house. I had no idea what she had in it and it was one of the older ones, probably stainless steel because it weighed too much. I would need one made from lightweight aluminum for sure. Or maybe something I could strap on my back like in Ghost Busters, LOL. o_O
 

GroErr

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the frost has come early I see.. nice work grower ....and others.....
and in 15 days....wow....
how much of a gold or amber tinge does this strain take on when completed?
mine usually start to get a nice yellow to orange-y hue about the plants and things feel crispy...
Hey thanks, missed this in my notifications. The first one I've run before and it goes more yellowish towards the end. Almost looks like an Nitrogen def but I don't worry about trying to feed the colour back in as it happens in the last week or two, never seems to affect yields or frost :) The Fireballs its the first run so no clue there, just looking at it and where it is maturity wise I'm thinking 56-60 days max. That one has stayed nice & green all the way, no defs, just removed two of the large fans that were dying out. Great pheno, 3rd run of Fireballs looking for this pheno, I'd seen it but had no luck getting a good one first couple of runs.
 

dienowk

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I hand water also. I realize that I would have to take one row out to get to the back, but now that I am more able to do physical work I want to get as much exercise I can. I was so out of shape it was work to lift up my coffee mug to take a sip. I think your grow looks awesome, and your tent looks similar to mine. Is it the 2x4x5 size?
My tent is 5x5x7(or 8. ) The physical work is always good, it is one of the aspects I enjoy about the garden.

If aren't using a pump sprayer to water then start it makes life so much easier. I bought a 4 gallon pump sprayer cause I water by hand and love it
I'm an idiot, I have never even thought of getting a pump sprayer.. I have just been dumping water from a 5gal bucket slowly.
 
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GrowRock

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My tent is 5x5x7(or 8). The physical work is always good, it is one of the aspects I enjoy about the garden.



I'm an idiot, I have never even thought of getting a pump sprayer.. I have just been dumping water from a 5gal bucket slowly.
Just make sure you take the spray end off as it makes a mess and plugs off
 

zoic

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My tent is 5x5x7(or 8. ) The physical work is always good, it is one of the aspects I enjoy about the garden.

I'm an idiot, I have never even thought of getting a pump sprayer.. I have just been dumping water from a 5gal bucket slowly.
Yikes, how do you maneuver that? I just have a little 1 liter red watering container (plastic) with a long goose neck spout. I can only water one plant at time though, but I can do it very slowly, LOL.
 

dienowk

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Yikes, how do you maneuver that? I just have a little 1 liter red watering container (plastic) with a long goose neck spout. I can only water one plant at time though, but I can do it very slowly, LOL.
With a surprising amount of difficulty lol. I was initially watering with a 2 gallon watering can with a spout with diffuser on the end but it was terrible and leaked all over the place where the diffuser screws on and was a real pain to fill due to the size of the fill hole on top. Once the plants hit a certain size it became safe to just pour from the home depot plastic bucket I mix in.
 

GroErr

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With a surprising amount of difficulty lol. I was initially watering with a 2 gallon watering can with a spout with diffuser on the end but it was terrible and leaked all over the place where the diffuser screws on and was a real pain to fill due to the size of the fill hole on top. Once the plants hit a certain size it became safe to just pour from the home depot plastic bucket I mix in.
5 gal, now that's a work out for the forearms. I use those 2gal watering cans, Can Tire I think, have 4-5 on the go all the time. When I get a new one I immediately cut off the end including that diffuser and find them fine after that.
 
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