Crystal White Kush DWC
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futurebanjo
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in other news, the shit show continues...
the indica dom is not really flowering yet.... the 'imposter' 'auto' is in full flower...
I really don't know what to do about it other than ride it out and see what happens.
the indica dom is not really flowering yet.... the 'imposter' 'auto' is in full flower...
I really don't know what to do about it other than ride it out and see what happens.
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Not much to report, roots look great, vital signs suggest a bit more food and fresh water today.
One of them still looks like a totally differnt plant frome the other though, but ok...i'm gonna ride it out for now.
One of them still looks like a totally differnt plant frome the other though, but ok...i'm gonna ride it out for now.
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Plants are looking really good. Much respect for not hacking off leaves. I don't get the defoliation kick that a lot of growers get into.Not much to report, roots look great, vital signs suggest a bit more food and fresh water today.
One of them still looks like a totally differnt plant frome the other though, but ok...i'm gonna ride it out for now.
Re. the roots intermingling - yeh, that can be a PITA. I grow in a large res (holds 26 gallons of nutes) and have been growing just one plant at a time for the past few grows. One of the reasons I switched from multiple plants was the root issue. The best way I was able to handle it was to do nothing about it unless I had to chop one plant much earlier than the other. In that case, I just left the plant that I was harvesting first in the res. I never saw that doing that caused any issues.
[edit]-those roots look great, BTW. No root rot there!
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futurebanjo
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I have done some defoliation on the lower 3/rd of the plants, not that you can tell, lol... humidity was creeping up so its for better airflow more than anything..humidity is under control for now, but I have scope to defoiliate more if it comes to it.
futurebanjo
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Thanks dude... I learned a lot from my first DWC, so i've fixed a lot of that... but now I'm presented with some new and unexpected unique issues, hahah!
There is no rest for the wicked, as they say
I'll get a harvest out of it, but like you say i'll probably have to do a phased harvest, just chopping buds as they mature, and leaving the leaf structure fairly intact, as if I harvest the plant on the right hand side fully, I'll have to leave dying roots in the tank with the other plant as they are so tangled up... and I imagine that would be really bad....
What a shit show, but a very good learning experience of how to adapt as I go on....
If one plant matures earlier than the other, leave from foliage on the one that matures first. It will live though at a lower metabolic rate. But, yeh, tangle roots can be a PITA.Thanks dude... I learned a lot from my first DWC, so i've fixed a lot of that... but now I'm presented with some new and unexpected unique issues, hahah!
There is no rest for the wicked, as they say
I'll get a harvest out of it, but like you say i'll probably have to do a phased harvest, just chopping buds as they mature, and leaving the leaf structure fairly intact, as if I harvest the plant on the right hand side fully, I'll have to leave dying roots in the tank with the other plant as they are so tangled up... and I imagine that would be really bad....
What a shit show, but a very good learning experience of how to adapt as I go on....
Having said that, my goal is to grow two plants because I'm tired of having so many photons go to waste. I'm building my own res top and will have a strip across the front on a piano hinge. That'll give me a good view of the res and I can untangle any roots as needed. I've toyed with the idea of putting some sort of barrier across, mesh perhaps that might be more trouble than it's worth.
I won't be starting a grow for another 8 weeks± so I'm open thimking is over and very open to suggestions.
futurebanjo
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Roots: They'd just grow through mesh, it would be a waste of time, and provide extra surfaces for bacteria/funghi to grow on. I'd advise against that.
In my (very limited) experience, have each plant in a seperate bucket, fed from a main rez (RDWC), or just grow them in one big rez like I am and accept the consequences.
I think I actually got unlucky though, as I bought fem-photo seeds, but one decided it was going to really start flowering before the other one, on an 18/6 light cycle, so It must be an auto seed to be so different? I have no better ideas, and ive never known a plant to just flower by itself on an 18/6, unless you veg it for ages... these plants are only 57 days old from when I opened the seed package....
Who knows.
Some more bondage today as im running out of verticle space!
In my (very limited) experience, have each plant in a seperate bucket, fed from a main rez (RDWC), or just grow them in one big rez like I am and accept the consequences.
I think I actually got unlucky though, as I bought fem-photo seeds, but one decided it was going to really start flowering before the other one, on an 18/6 light cycle, so It must be an auto seed to be so different? I have no better ideas, and ive never known a plant to just flower by itself on an 18/6, unless you veg it for ages... these plants are only 57 days old from when I opened the seed package....
Who knows.
Some more bondage today as im running out of verticle space!
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I'm half tempted to buy an inline carbon filter, so I can put the filter outside the tent... but they are serioulsy expensive, I think Im gonna have to go to a hydro shop and see if they do servicable/re-fillable ones as I can buy a sack of activated carrobn pellets/flakes in various sizes cheap.
That would solve a few problems
1. it would give me a lot more head room in the tent
2. I could just re-fill the carbon in the filter between grows for cheap
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That would solve a few problems
1. it would give me a lot more head room in the tent
2. I could just re-fill the carbon in the filter between grows for cheap
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm in trouble... I've totally run out of vertical space unless I ditch the carbon filter for an external inline one... Plant description says the get to 120cm tall... They are currently about 115cm and still going
Anyone got any opinions on this kinda thing?
www.eastcoasthydroponics.co.uk
Anyone got any opinions on this kinda thing?
Can-Filters Can Inline Carbon Filters - East Coast Hydroponics
CAN Inline Carbon Filters are made from Can’s lightweight, high grade carbon and are designed to fit directly into inline in runs of ducting, rather than at the point of extraction. They use the lightweight version of CAN Filter carbon that will last for around 18 months (CAN have a lightweight...
www.eastcoasthydroponics.co.uk
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Just stuff the filter you have inside a large enough plastic tote or bucket with 2 holes cut out. Tape the outlet flange to the hole from the inside on one end, and run the extra exhaust ducting from the tent into the other hole. DIY inline filter, viola!
Can you ditch the filter? I haven't used one in years but it's legal here.I'm in trouble... I've totally run out of vertical space unless I ditch the carbon filter for an external inline one... Plant description says the get to 120cm tall... They are currently about 115cm and still going
Anyone got any opinions on this kinda thing?
Can-Filters Can Inline Carbon Filters - East Coast Hydroponics
CAN Inline Carbon Filters are made from Can’s lightweight, high grade carbon and are designed to fit directly into inline in runs of ducting, rather than at the point of extraction. They use the lightweight version of CAN Filter carbon that will last for around 18 months (CAN have a lightweight...
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If you need to, you can supercrop the stem. Conventional wisdom says that it doesn't harm them but it is "high stress training".
futurebanjo
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Thanks for the replies ... the filter I'm currently using is on its 2nd grow so I'm just gonna ditch it... and ive ordered a 6" one of these: https://www.eastcoasthydroponics.co.uk/ventilation/carbon-filters/can-filters/can-filter-inline-carbon-filters/
I kind of have to use a carbon filter really, but I may have to run without one for a few days depending how long it takes for the new one to turn up. if nothing else it will be nice to free up some space in the tent.
I kind of have to use a carbon filter really, but I may have to run without one for a few days depending how long it takes for the new one to turn up. if nothing else it will be nice to free up some space in the tent.