Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!
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andrewcovetsall
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it dont matter what you use. you could pop a hole in a jiffy pellet, rockwool, styrofoam, it dont matter. i usually just drop the seed in whatever (F the paper towels) and wait and see. i have a 3 inch netpot nft system going right now and believe me. the plants dont care about what they get started in. i have some plants in 6 inch rockwool with roots longer than your arm. and other plants in 6 inch rockwool just by itself. same size buds, same size plants. sorry im off topic, somehow got started talking bout rootmass.....
hi
im from UK and was wondering where i could get those rubbermaid buckets to make my own aeroponics veg buckets or a good UK water tight version as i cant find decent buckets/ resevoirs anywhere. Im currently using an amazon twin 32 for flowering which cost me £300 and a xstream for clones but ya cant even buy an aero veg table even if i did have the money.
any help greatly appreciated
im from UK and was wondering where i could get those rubbermaid buckets to make my own aeroponics veg buckets or a good UK water tight version as i cant find decent buckets/ resevoirs anywhere. Im currently using an amazon twin 32 for flowering which cost me £300 and a xstream for clones but ya cant even buy an aero veg table even if i did have the money.
any help greatly appreciated
JimmyT
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Timer
http://www.bestdamnhydro.com/timers/artdne-adjustable-cycle-timer.html
Tote Tubs
http://www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?Prod_ID=RP091418
You could also purchase the Rubbermaid Roughneck Totes (medium size or 18-20 gallon size) online from places like Target, Amazon, etc..
andrewcovetsall
Active Member
blocking the sprayers? idk. aeroponics, dripping water, dwc, idk if i have seen a difference. ive been doing hydro now for 3 years and they all seem so totally independent on the health and condition of your reservoir. but ya, sorry, im lit, if they block the flow, they gotta go. because the roots grow, where there is.....
RollaP
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They're not showing any signs of stress or root damage, I more was wondering how much, if any, I can shave back the roots without damaging my plants.
andrewcovetsall
Active Member
my advice is to try it and see. i think cutting your roots is a bad idea but if you have to, do a small section to see if your plant responds.
adamhew77
Member
The roots are tied directly to its counter part above ground if u cut root it will cause the health of that particular counter part to lose health dramatically...in which nutes will be redirected from other places to compensate therefore weakening the health of the whole...small pieces are not really noticed I had a root go down my drip line end and I pulled that kinda stuff with no problems at all ... u should have no noticeable change if it is a smaller secondary root but don't mess with the tap root you'll most likely lose the whole thing
RollaP
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Thanks guys. Sound advice. I tried with one initially and it was obviously stressed so I will just deal with it this cycle. Maybe I'll switch from round 6" pvc to 6" x 6" fence posts then mount sprayers in upper corner...The roots are tied directly to its counter part above ground if u cut root it will cause the health of that particular counter part to lose health dramatically...in which nutes will be redirected from other places to compensate therefore weakening the health of the whole...small pieces are not really noticed I had a root go down my drip line end and I pulled that kinda stuff with no problems at all ... u should have no noticeable change if it is a smaller secondary root but don't mess with the tap root you'll most likely lose the whole thing
Wonin, any container that is light proof and water tight will work as the res in a veger. You could use 20 liter buckets for the top chamber. Maybe 2 ice chest's stacked?. Possibilities are endless. You have to think outside of the box sometimes.
About your timer, I convert our $10US. 15/15 timers to run 40 sec on and 4 min +/- off. Never messed with a European 240 V timer tho. I could prolly figure it out tho. Problem is shipping overseas. BTW some have been using 15/15 with some success
GreenThumbBill
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I can't believe somebody as moronic as you made it to 2,400 posts. Why have you not killed yourself yet?
coonword
Active Member
how do you convert the us timers?Wonin, any container that is light proof and water tight will work as the res in a veger. You could use 20 liter buckets for the top chamber. Maybe 2 ice chest's stacked?. Possibilities are endless. You have to think outside of the box sometimes.
About your timer, I convert our $10US. 15/15 timers to run 40 sec on and 4 min +/- off. Never messed with a European 240 V timer tho. I could prolly figure it out tho. Problem is shipping overseas. BTW some have been using 15/15 with some success
devilsghost
Member
sorry still reading throught this thread but i found this a while back stink you're a godsend keep the funk dude
Rushed
Active Member
I freeze 2 liter soda bottles, I tye a string on them and just switch them out daily. lowers temps pretty good.
petersonscott79
Member
I did almost the same thing. At first, I tried the small blue Coleman ice packs tied together and that failed miserably! The packs were just to small so I switched to 2 liters and then 20 oz bottles and then finally ice probes. The bottles worked but the temp change was to drastic (mid 50s to high 60s), not to mention the bottles being a pain in the ass especially if you wanted to go away for the weekend or something.
I have 1 probe in the cloner and 2 in the veg. I have the cloner probe on a timer so it stays about 68-70 degrees and the veg is about 62-65 degrees. I am thinking about trying to dial in 67-68 with a timer on the veg but we'll see.
I have had bad luck with this entire grow. I have mites so I just got some predatory mites and things look better but its tough to tell the difference between the mites.
I had a 10 week old headband that was very nice looking about 2 weeks shy of harvest start smelling almost sour so upon inspection I found what looked like mildew (not 100% but pretty sure), so I cut her and got her the hell out of my tent. I cut and opened a few of the real sour smelling nuggets and didn't see it inside the bud but it had it on the leaves. It was a gift that was in soil and a complete hassle with my flower unit it there and lack of space.
Now that I have my veg unit really kickin, my clones are having probs. They were abused in the beginning of my grow a bit and I lost a handful. I brought the top of the unit into the bathroom when I was cleaning the unit with bleach (door shut). The next day, about 3 plants looked sad and then another would and so on until about 7-9 went under (leaves shriveled up and fell off).
I consider myself & my op very clean and well taken care of and I still got mites. I guess that is what you get when you start off with clones from a buddy...
I will shut up now before this becomes a 2 page post but thanks for the advice either way.
Take care,
godhand
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hello, like many others im inspired to grow now after seeing your setup. i have some questions that i cant find or am confused about.
info on the room n gear: at first im going to have 2x 600w hps with 2 systems in a smaller area.. maybe like 6x6x10 room sealed.. then i will upgrade later to a 10x10x10 with 3-4 systems (sealed), but i want to buy my things according to the 10x10x10 so i dont have to buy it again unless needed.
1- im growing in a 10x10x10 room (sealed) and im going to have 3-4 systems in it. how many cfm does my fan {set up: scrubber >> fan >> outside} needs to be to get rid of the smell most efficiently? i hear like 450min and 800 with a speed control, but 450 will be more than enough.... what do you recommend?
2- would it be best if i connect all 4x 600w hps lights to one exhaust fan or have 2 fans and hook up only 2 at a time and exhaust the heat? {Set up for one: fan >> 600w >> 600w >> outside} or {set up for all 4: Fan >> 600w >> 600w >> 600w >> 600w >> outside} whats the best way to do it? what do you think i should do?
3- according to the cfm u tell me, how big should my carbon scrubber be for the fan? and how much cfm do i need for my lights exhaust?
4- how tall to you start you plants flowering? 12inches? and how tall will they get when done flowering? i know it depends on stain, ill be growing pineapple express. lol it says it stay short to medium. and flowers in 2 months
5- is it better for me to have a passive air intake or forced air by fan from the outside in?
and according to the cfm for my scrubber exhaust, what cfm should i have for my intake if forced air is favored?
6- thats it for now XD but if theirs anything i should know, like any mistakes usually novices make. please do tell
thanks a lot and sorry for asking so many questions.
info on the room n gear: at first im going to have 2x 600w hps with 2 systems in a smaller area.. maybe like 6x6x10 room sealed.. then i will upgrade later to a 10x10x10 with 3-4 systems (sealed), but i want to buy my things according to the 10x10x10 so i dont have to buy it again unless needed.
1- im growing in a 10x10x10 room (sealed) and im going to have 3-4 systems in it. how many cfm does my fan {set up: scrubber >> fan >> outside} needs to be to get rid of the smell most efficiently? i hear like 450min and 800 with a speed control, but 450 will be more than enough.... what do you recommend?
2- would it be best if i connect all 4x 600w hps lights to one exhaust fan or have 2 fans and hook up only 2 at a time and exhaust the heat? {Set up for one: fan >> 600w >> 600w >> outside} or {set up for all 4: Fan >> 600w >> 600w >> 600w >> 600w >> outside} whats the best way to do it? what do you think i should do?
3- according to the cfm u tell me, how big should my carbon scrubber be for the fan? and how much cfm do i need for my lights exhaust?
4- how tall to you start you plants flowering? 12inches? and how tall will they get when done flowering? i know it depends on stain, ill be growing pineapple express. lol it says it stay short to medium. and flowers in 2 months
5- is it better for me to have a passive air intake or forced air by fan from the outside in?
and according to the cfm for my scrubber exhaust, what cfm should i have for my intake if forced air is favored?
6- thats it for now XD but if theirs anything i should know, like any mistakes usually novices make. please do tell
thanks a lot and sorry for asking so many questions.