Damn man, those are some nice buds. Hearing 75-80 days makes me cringe i feel like weed takes so long to flower especially because i am only home for the summer as i go to college. Im pumped to grow these autos though, germing them right now.
Diesel Ryder 250w CFL Grow
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BlueChronic
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80 days is not that long of a time especially if you get about an ounce or more off each plant under the right conditions.
But you should have bud before you go to college
But you should have bud before you go to college
Sr. Verde
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It was just slow as hell. I also had a small bug infestation.
But no it's not THAT long, it just could have been shorter.
Sr. Verde
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With that many pots full of plants you'd probably need to add another light dude. It just doesn't look very intense, on those pots. And I'm imagining those plants like 2.5-3 feet tall each and I'm thinking there wouldn't be enough light coverage/intensity.
The pics I posted above was one of two plants, the other plant was 2/3 the size of the one I posted. And I was using a box covered in mylar.
I think you're right the light is not that strong. I planed on hanging alot of 20w around the plants, but, what are those female sockets or parts you used to hang your lights in your picture?
goodro wilson
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i put my diesel ryder in 2 1/2 gallon
i couldnt really afford any bigger because of small veg area.. i think 3 gallon would def be big enough tho
pot size is def important ive been doin a little experimenting, guess it depends on how long you will veg and how big you want it to get....so for the white widow i think 2/12 gallon would be fine unless you are trying to grow a big tree
that boy "SICC" has some party cup grows that are crazy, guess pot size is a debateable subject
for me i like to start in cups bc its easy to water and hard to mess up
im so high...
so ya those pots will work id add more light tho...
i couldnt really afford any bigger because of small veg area.. i think 3 gallon would def be big enough tho
pot size is def important ive been doin a little experimenting, guess it depends on how long you will veg and how big you want it to get....so for the white widow i think 2/12 gallon would be fine unless you are trying to grow a big tree
that boy "SICC" has some party cup grows that are crazy, guess pot size is a debateable subject
for me i like to start in cups bc its easy to water and hard to mess up
im so high...
so ya those pots will work id add more light tho...Ill have my white widow stay small, she is basically only going to veg for 2-3 weeks like the diesels and then flower until she is ready to be harvested.i put my diesel ryder in 2 1/2 gallon
i couldnt really afford any bigger because of small veg area.. i think 3 gallon would def be big enough tho
pot size is def important ive been doin a little experimenting, guess it depends on how long you will veg and how big you want it to get....so for the white widow i think 2/12 gallon would be fine unless you are trying to grow a big tree
that boy "SICC" has some party cup grows that are crazy, guess pot size is a debateable subject
for me i like to start in cups bc its easy to water and hard to mess up
im so high...
I threw up some tinfoil boards and then ill add 6x 20-24w lights around the plants.
Disregard the plant, its going to be put outside once the diesels and ww have germed.
What do you guys think?
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Sr. Verde
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Replace the tin foil with mylar. You can find mylar at WalMart in the camping section. It's in a small packet the size of a deck of cards, and it's called a "space blanket" or "emergency blanket". It's got way better reflective properties.
Yeah my tinfoil job kinda sucks haha.
cowboylogic
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1 gal buckets are enough for Deisel Ryders.
K so i got 4 42w Cfls but now there are literally toooooo many cords....
Could someone suggest how i could make the cords less annoying and how to hang my lights so that they don't fall down...
My diesels are germing so disregard the plant i have flowering in there.
It might not seem like the room is bright but my camera auto adjusts the light.... it gives me a headache to look at the plant for longer then one min.
It is 85f with 2 fans, i believe this is because of the tinfoil(i couldnt find mylar), should i remove the tinfoil?
Could someone suggest how i could make the cords less annoying and how to hang my lights so that they don't fall down...
My diesels are germing so disregard the plant i have flowering in there.
It might not seem like the room is bright but my camera auto adjusts the light.... it gives me a headache to look at the plant for longer then one min.
It is 85f with 2 fans, i believe this is because of the tinfoil(i couldnt find mylar), should i remove the tinfoil?
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Sr. Verde
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K so i got 4 42w Cfls but now there are literally toooooo many cords....
Could someone suggest how i could make the cords less annoying and how to hang my lights so that they don't fall down...
My diesels are germing so disregard the plant i have flowering in there.
It might not seem like the room is bright but my camera auto adjusts the light.... it gives me a headache to look at the plant for longer then one min.
It is 85f with 2 fans, i believe this is because of the tinfoil(i couldnt find mylar), should i remove the tinfoil?
lol your going to have to wear sunglasses for that. It's too bright now
For the lights, just knot the work light cord onto the bar. Do one of those knots thats like the harder you pull the tighter it is.
I have to turn off half my lights or it over-exposes the camera
K, I cleaned up the area.... now i just have to wait for my beans to pop out of their shells.lol your going to have to wear sunglasses for that. It's too bright now
For the lights, just knot the work light cord onto the bar. Do one of those knots thats like the harder you pull the tighter it is.
I have to turn off half my lights or it over-exposes the camera
Here is the room with the cords moved out of the way...is it ok to plug 3 power strips into eachother..? lol?
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goodro wilson
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so you got some white widow...where is it from i have a seedsman ww in the mail..thats cool we got a few of the same strains...
its a green house seeds white widow that i got on the 420 deal on attitude
haha i kinda want to do the current one because 7 free seeds doesnt sound bad to me, but the thing is i wont be able to grow them for a year and they might go bad by then..?...or will they not anyone??
Sr. Verde
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No they should be ok. Just store them in a cool dark place. I've heard of people germing seeds like 5-10 years old. The germination rate suffers, but I'm not sure when really. A year doesn't seem long though.
I'm sure attitude will have more deals.
Also in your current setup, if you upgraded to 4x 42w CFLs on those work lights, you could flower a few small plants right underneath them, and still get mad light on the underside of the big plant
And I don't know about plugging that many extension cords in, you can only pull so much energy out of one socket. What are you trying to run?
My electrical stuff isnt that bad i hope..... its three power-strips the first one has a work-light, the 250w, and a fan. Then the second power-strip is plugged into the first with nothing else plugged into it. Finally the third strip is plugged into the second one and it only has a fan and one work-light.
haha if you can follow that im impressed, anyway do you think that could start a fire?
