Bongsmoke420
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Seems ok it’s got some goodies in there
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Seems ok it’s got some goodies in there
Aussie Growers Thread
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Venus55
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So what are your thoughts on the whole defoliation experiment? I’ve been reading heaps of different articles lately some ultra pro and some mega against.. Its very confusing.
Even tho I pulled ample yields I’m not happy with the stacking even the tops. There were lots of nice size colas but they still had plenty of gaps. And I’m not growing for the “perfect” fully stacked cola per se but had someone tell me it was because i defioliated too much at the tops when I should have left them alone.
Thoughts..?
OzCocoLoco
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Nitrogen is very high
Bongsmoke420
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Nice that’s what my full tent will look like in 6 weeks.... I only say that coz my tent is half yours lol
Bongsmoke420
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Yeah I think it’s more for fruit tbh my mates like want some nutes and I was like why? Lol he gave me some 52l pots that’s if I ever just wanna run one big one but I love variety
OzCocoLoco
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I'm not keen on the old "stacked" tops I like them to stretch a bit. Not sure about that guys opinion I'd say it was more strain or light related.
There's not a one size fits all defoliation method some plants respond well others don't seem to like it,and it's not just a matter of pulling leaf of you have to grow the plants a different way and adjust your feeding schedule to maximize any benefits.
Bongsmoke420
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Cuts from Blackwater, grape og, bubble bomb looking good... Texas butter clones starting to feel at home.... they get a harsh treatment early on, kind of an experiment I guess to see how they respond to stress.... 
Think I’ll be keeping Blackwater around it’s stems are turning purple since I flipped it in flower
Think I’ll be keeping Blackwater around it’s stems are turning purple since I flipped it in flower
OzCocoLoco
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Its taking a bit of time to adjust to growing in a tent,I like to be able to hang shit and punch holes wherever I want but they are handy for a quick temporary set up and for $600 I can't complain about the Jungle Rooms quality.
Venus55
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K u might need to elaborate on that for me to actually understand it. But all good if u couldn’t be fucked too. Was more curiosity than anything after this dude saying I shouldn’t have defoliated at the top. In the end it’s all the same size when u chop it so each to their own I spose. I think I’m future I’ll still do it to get light thru if a need too and for airflow if there’s just too much foliage.
Venus55
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There seems to be a consensus between reputable growers on this site that purple strains just don’t have that hard hitting punch, or that they haven’t come across one yet. (Not talking purple stems or leaves tho, actual purple bud strains).
ruby fruit
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That's my alter ego
ruby fruit
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It's so refreshing to have him on ignore lol
OzCocoLoco
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Genetics are the main contributor to plant structure,plucking leaves isn't going to make the plant stretch between nodes more so if that's what they were trying to say then I'd ignore any further advice they try to give. When I first started growing all the stuff that was classed as "indoor" were mainly short stocky type plants like Afghans,N.L and Big Bud that would stack from top to bottom but needed plenty of veg time and didn't stretch much if at all,now a lot of strains will double in size from the time you flip so you can use that to your advantage. Different set ups will suit different strains with different structures, if you're using a 400 to flower you're not going to be able to have plants 5-6 ft tall but with higher wattage and D.E fittings you get enough light penetration to grow taller plants but you need to clean out some leaf to let the light get down deeper
reza92
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The driver cost will pretty much be identical (within a few $$ anyway because different amps etc) but the bridgelux strips are the cheapest option per diode and per watt. The China quantum boards are a little cheaper but that’s because they aren’t as efficient and use a thiner copper matrix so can’t run as many in parallel as the genuine.
reza92
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Arrow is also good (and I found slightly cheaper than digikey) with free worldwide shipping. Also their customer service is on point. Got 2 batches of strips that where bent from poor packaging, got refunded no problem.
For the 1ft and 2 ft strips cutter electronics are also cheap (and Aus) just bought a bunch of 1ft 4000k strips. Literally the cheapest price anywhere.
reza92
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Hps is too hot over summer for me. LED is too cold over winter. So I use both because fuck yeah why not
reza92
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Bridgelux are a little cheaper and are believed to be under spec’ed by he manufacturer. Haven’t seen anyone test it but people who’ve done the math on the diodes believe you could run 1-1.4A on the 1ft strips vs the 700mA bridgelux lists as the max current.
Bongsmoke420
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Yeah I see that on here too.... I just want to see some purple bud not just some leaves n that don’t care if it’s potent but would rather it to be. I like pretty buds to look at and smell too I like grape and that
reza92
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Yeah I’m all indoor. Megacrop has been off Tits for the price. Like in 3 months I’ve used probably 1/2 kg so about $10-15 in actual costs. In the same time I’d easy go through a set of bottles of the AN 3 part I was using.
Was curious because they list it for hydro on the manufacturers website, looks all salt based. If there’s no precipitation I cant see why it wouldn’t be ok for indoor as well?
reza92
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I got a clone gifted to me that surprised me with full purple buds. Like leafs where still green but buds purp af. Wish I still had a bud from the last batch to show you.