Autodoctor
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I always keep a small generator that we keep in back yard when we have power outages. Cord runs to my tv, heater, fridge and the grow room. Good $500 investment to have around
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Rurumo
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I think I'll be alright, even if some show up now I should be able to squeak by without any seeds forming. Especially if the power situation is really fixed, which supposedly it was yesterday, unless they fixed the wrong thing.
Rurumo
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I actually have a small generator, but there is no way I was going to get up in the middle of the night (when I run lights) in the winter to set it up. I always have a hard time getting it started and I doubt I could do it without good lighting anyway. It's a good idea to have one though, I totally agree-a more competent person would have been able to use it to good effect.
Autodoctor
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last year texas had a bad freeze for two weeks straight and lost our grid. Was a night mare. That little champion generator from tractor supply for $400 bucks. Tank would last 12hrs so not that bad fill up at 8 and then again at 8 and one pull start. Never let me down. Used at deer camp also
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Rurumo
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Here is a quick update. The girls are just starting to pack on their final weight, I've been busy tying up stems on the Old Red Sour which is really the only one chonky enough to need it yet. The power outages resulted in some leaf tacoing on the Blue D since my tower fan doesn't come back on when the power is restored, although my vent fan does. I accidentally left my tower fan on full blast a couple of times instead of the lowest setting which I usually use and didn't realize till I opened up to water and it looked like a windstorm going on inside. Everyone made it through the ordeal without any major issues though. Now I'm just waiting to see those seed bracts swell up!
Old Red Sour:
Blue D #5-
Here is Old Red (r) and Blue D (l):
Petrol Skunk:
She looks killer underneath all the foliage:
And the White Widow, a strange bird:
Old Red Sour:
Blue D #5-
Here is Old Red (r) and Blue D (l):
Petrol Skunk:
She looks killer underneath all the foliage:
And the White Widow, a strange bird:
Rurumo
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Thanks Hobbes! I'm growing four at a time for now, I enjoy seeing how they develop compared to each other although it's not an efficient way to do things.
xrdamianxr
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I just read through 10 pages of a great looking grow!!. Idk if I blinked... What day from 12/12 are these butes at now anyways? Really chunking up
tuksu6000
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Looks super awesome man, mad props!! Did u say that u dont do massive defo after flipping? Only some after 4-5 weeks? Bud looking so fat that i may try that too. I usually do pretty hardcore defo before flipping, on week 3 and 6. Its working for airflow and keeping humidity down but my buds are not that big in the end!
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Rurumo
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Thank you so much! I'm glad you asked because I've let the days get away from me and haven't really kept track. Today is day 75 since flip, so almost 11 weeks. In my mind I was thinking it was more week 9.5-10. 11 weeks makes more sense to me though since I usually have to start tying up branches in the last 2 weeks and I just started doing that yesterday. Thanks for reading through the thread!
Rurumo
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I'm a big fan of defol but I don't do extreme defol. Typically I start at flip and just remove the fan leaves under the canopy (I leave a pretty thick canopy too) and any branches that are obviously too far behind to reach the canopy in stretch. I leave any fan leaf that gets any amount of light at all. Then at 3 weeks I take the branches that couldn't compete and reach canopy level in stretch, as well as any feeble little sucker branches, but I don't lollipop, I leave the little larf buds to grow up the stems for making hash later. Personally, I find lollipopping just decreases your larf and doesn't increase your primary "quality" bud yields. At 3 weeks I also go back and make sure there is enough air flow underneath the canopy. I've read every study I can find on "overcompensation" (result of defol) in different plant species and I'm 100% convinced it occurs in cannabis, but I also think that too much defol, especially too late during flower, will actually decrease yields. Thank you very much for reading Tusku!
Rurumo
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Thanks for the kind words Ron! Much appreciated.
Rurumo
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Thanks Star Dog!
tuksu6000
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I see, thanks! On next round im going to forget that last defo on week 6 etc and also be little more gentle earlier. There is always just little worry about humidity since switching to led. About that, i was thinking to replace my fabric pots with plastic ones and try if that has any effect to humidity.
Any thoughts about this?
Bukvičák
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Beautiful work dude!
Rurumo
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Humidity has been a big issue for me from the start, since I live in a small cabin that is pretty much like a studio apartment. I keep a dehumidifier running 24/7 set to 50% RH. When my power started going out like crazy a couple of weeks ago, I was pretty shocked how fast the RH rose and how high it got. 2 hours with no dehumidifier and it shoots up to 70%, which feels just nasty inside when you aren't used to it. But even at 50% in the lung room, I've done lots of testing with hygrometers inside the canopy and the RH can easily get to 70% or much higher without enough venting, defoliation, and circulation. You might notice slightly less RH with plastic pots, but as long as you set up good circulation in there and vent it out fast enough, it shouldn't be an issue. I make sure every single leaf is at least twitching a big from air circulation above and below the canopy. I love the smart pots though, the way you can unroll them for transplant is so cool, it's just a great design. I just bought my cousin a bunch of 2 gal smart pots for his 3x3 he's setting up.
Rurumo
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Thank's Buk!
tuksu6000
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I got pretty much same setup as u do. Im using those 2gal smarts too for veg. Im probably going to try that plastic anyway, i can lets u know if there is any difference.
How is the next round going, have u started mainlining already?