pics first time grow

slim diggity

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well lets see im 6wks or so from seed and i started dwc about 3 wks ago and have yet to change the res. i got to thinkin about listening to my plants and thats what i did and they have done nothin but thrive. do you guys think its possible to do the same at flower time fill the res one time(15 gallons) so i save money and nutes until the next grow
 

imabeast

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well lets see im 6wks or so from seed and i started dwc about 3 wks ago and have yet to change the res. i got to thinkin about listening to my plants and thats what i did and they have done nothin but thrive. do you guys think its possible to do the same at flower time fill the res one time(15 gallons) so i save money and nutes until the next grow
Its def. possible I have read about people only changing their res once, at the veg/flwr switch. I was changing mine every week untill I was told to let it go 2 or 3 weeks. Hey, they look great! and they will tell you what they need. Your doing great! good luck!:peace:
 

sympLED

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Its def. possible I have read about people only changing their res once, at the veg/flwr switch. I was changing mine every week untill I was told to let it go 2 or 3 weeks. Hey, they look great! and they will tell you what they need. Your doing great! good luck!:peace:
A rule I kinda made up for rez changes is when you have replaced about 1/4 to 1/2 of the total volume of your rez with pure water then replenish it. That's adding fresh water as your plants use it during the week not water with nutrients. Early on my plants didn't drink that much but it didn't take long before I was adding 3 gallons a week easy. That's the best way to save money on nutes and keep salt build up out of the rez.
 

imabeast

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A rule I kinda made up for rez changes is when you have replaced about 1/4 to 1/2 of the total volume of your rez with pure water then replenish it. That's adding fresh water as your plants use it during the week not water with nutrients. Early on my plants didn't drink that much but it didn't take long before I was adding 3 gallons a week easy. That's the best way to save money on nutes and keep salt build up out of the rez.

100% agreed
 

slim diggity

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thanks guys im gonna give it a try ill start flowering when my branches alternate...right now they are side by side could i flower before they alternate
 

sympLED

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thanks guys im gonna give it a try ill start flowering when my branches alternate...right now they are side by side could i flower before they alternate
I did. This is the begining of week 3. They shot pistils right away. I'm not sure what the differenece would be if I had waited. I don't have the experience for a comparison.
 

slim diggity

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i wish there was a way to tell what strain they are either now or at the end. i was gonna do a scrog but got ahead of myself and put them in the flower space cuz i was tired of watering by hand..next time tho im gonna veg in the small cabinet so i can clone and sex them. right now i dont know what they are lol
 

Swill

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A rule I kinda made up for rez changes is when you have replaced about 1/4 to 1/2 of the total volume of your rez with pure water then replenish it. That's adding fresh water as your plants use it during the week not water with nutrients. Early on my plants didn't drink that much but it didn't take long before I was adding 3 gallons a week easy. That's the best way to save money on nutes and keep salt build up out of the rez.
Thats a great rule! Good stuff.
 

drumbum3218

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Keep in mind they will continue to stretch on into flowering. The longer vegged the taller they will end up, or so ive heard. Never grown pot myself, but love to garden edibles. My buddy had some 15 cm clones that stretched during flowering to over a meter high. Depends on the strain i guess, one time he had northern lights and they stretched from like 15-20 cm. to over a meter and a half. Just consider the vertical height restriction of ur grow space.
 
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