Raspberry Cough DWC Grow

[Niko Bellick]

I'm sure their fine bro. I don't have a lot of experience growing Sativa dom's.

My RBC has white pistils everywhere still 2 days and it will be in flower for a month.

I'll be able to let you know if it seems normal by the time you harvest lol which doesn't help much. Each plant is different though and your's look very healthy so I wouldn't worry about it much bro. I was just looking at the LA's and their branches are starting to sag from the weight

I'm going to start flushing tomorrow, Hopefully be chopping in 10-12 days or less.

Yeah your probably right bro im just paranoid this close to a great harvest. Sagging branches always a good problem. I forget if your using a flushing additive?

 

[DocGreenThumb]

I have AN's final phase that was given to me at the hydro shop. It's more for hydro so probably won't use this go around. I can't tell from the picture. What kind of water do you use?

 

[David N.]

I own the Hydrofarm Growzilla hood. You should take a look. Has both a 600Hps and a 400Mh under one hood. Two separate ballasts. Use one or both. Has worked great for me 10 years running.

 

[Niko Bellick]

I own the Hydrofarm Growzilla hood. You should take a look. Has both a 600Hps and a 400Mh under one hood. Two separate ballasts. Use one or both. Has worked great for me 10 years running.

So how does that work you just use mixed spectrum the whole grow?

 

[Niko Bellick]

I have AN's final phase that was given to me at the hydro shop. It's more for hydro so probably won't use this go around. I can't tell from the picture. What kind of water do you use?

Mmm, not sure actually. I use Canna's nute calculator and when it asks what type of water I just put standard rather than hard or soft water. No matter how much I look I can never find out what kind of water Dallas has.

 

[DocGreenThumb]

Yeah not sure on my water either. I just hope it has chlorine and let it sit out for 24 to 30 hours to evaporate the chlorine. Not sure what the TDS is of the water after that.

 

[David N.]

I use the 400 Mh portion in veg along with an 8 tube T-5 with 4' bulbs. Then in flowering I use both the 400Mh and 600Hps together. I hang the T-5 vertical on one side of my setup helping promote more side branch grow and increase overall lumens. Just changed over from running OG for the last 21 yrs to a 12 bucket ebb n flow with a 55 gallon res. Running soley AN mix for all of my nutes.

 

[Niko Bellick]

Yeah not sure on my water either. I just hope it has chlorine and let it sit out for 24 to 30 hours to evaporate the chlorine. Not sure what the TDS is of the water after that.

Oh yeah, I let the water sit out for a day so the chlorine will evaporate then I mix up the nutes and let them sit for 12 hours before being put in the res. I've really gotta invest in a TriMeter rather than just guesstimating what I'm feeding them.

 

[Niko Bellick]

I use the 400 Mh portion in veg along with an 8 tube T-5 with 4' bulbs. Then in flowering I use both the 400Mh and 600Hps together. I hang the T-5 vertical on one side of my setup helping promote more side branch grow and increase overall lumens. Just changed over from running OG for the last 21 yrs to a 12 bucket ebb n flow with a 55 gallon res. Running soley AN mix for all of my nutes.

Damn, 21 years of the same thing? when you say OG you mean OG kush correct?

 

[David N.]

Sorry for confusion. No I meant only organic. No OG Kush back in 80's and 90's.

 

[Niko Bellick]

Sorry for confusion. No I meant only organic. No OG Kush back in 80's and 90's.

Ohh okay, yeah organics been nice but Ive only heard good about AN so its time for me to give it a try. Besides a good flush and shouldnt notice the difference at all.

 

[LunaSetti]

Thanks dude, Looks like I'd need a ladder to get up to the top compartment lol. I just wonder if thatd be enough space for two flood and drain tables.
My local hydro store is running a package where for 1200 you get two 2x4 flood and drain tables with the tables and resevoir AND two 600 watt H.I.D's with digital ballasts and air cooled hoods. Seems like a pretty sweet deal.

This does sound like a good deal compared to what I can get in my area. One 600w HID at my local store is almost 500 bucks!!
I have no experience using drain tables. My 'forte' so to speak is DWC or coco hydroponics.
Based on your post below sounds like you want to set up a SOG or SCRog method? Your setup sounds nice, and I can picture that totally. Just be mindful of where your electrical/cable etc. come into your house as well as the local of your breaker box. If anyone ever needs to get in there to fix anything you are looking at a SHITLOAD of work moving everything, IF you had to. What kind of production are you looking for? (e.g. a lb. a month?). Do you know what strain you want to grow for this setup?

 

[Niko Bellick]

This does sound like a good deal compared to what I can get in my area. One 600w HID at my local store is almost 500 bucks!!
I have no experience using drain tables. My 'forte' so to speak is DWC or coco hydroponics.
Based on your post below sounds like you want to set up a SOG or SCRog method? Your setup sounds nice, and I can picture that totally. Just be mindful of where your electrical/cable etc. come into your house as well as the local of your breaker box. If anyone ever needs to get in there to fix anything you are looking at a SHITLOAD of work moving everything, IF you had to. What kind of production are you looking for? (e.g. a lb. a month?). Do you know what strain you want to grow for this setup?

I'm definitely going to shell out the extra money a month and rent a garage so I dont have to worry about maintenance people etc. I'm thinking S.O.G would be best. Scrog would be great but seems like itd be a pain trying to rotate plants in a perpetual grow with the nets in the way. A half pound every two weeks would be awesome. I'm going to run four strains that way there is a variety. Figure forty plants ten of each strain so every two weeks im harvesting something new. Then every few months flower a mother and replace it with a new strain. Dunno what strains I wanna run yet but definitely no eleven week strains.

 

[DocGreenThumb]

You can get strains that are Sativa Dom that flower in 65-70 days. I can't think of any off hand but their out there. Still get the soaring uppity effect.

 

[Niko Bellick]

You can get strains that are Sativa Dom that flower in 65-70 days. I can't think of any off hand but their out there. Still get the soaring uppity effect.

Sweet, I'll check it out tmrw and get yalls opinion. I'm thinking Pineapple Express, Master Kush for the first two.

 

[Niko Bellick]

5/9/11 UPDATE: Well if we go by the 11 week mark then there are only 32 days left til harvest time which means only twenty days til I start flushing and 29 days til they are put into 72 hours of darkness. but lets be real how many people actually harvest by what the breeder says is the alotted time? They are getting alot frostier and drinking nutes like crazy. Friday I'm gonna roll down to my hydro store and buy a good microscope and get an accurate time estimate.

 

[LunaSetti]

Have you thought about or considered any auto flowers?? You can get them Sativaish and they are fast finishers, and if you breed them you won't have to buy seeds again. Autoflowers aren't what they used to be.

 

[Niko Bellick]

Have you thought about or considered any auto flowers?? You can get them Sativaish and they are fast finishers, and if you breed them you won't have to buy seeds again. Autoflowers aren't what they used to be.

Actually I hadn't thought about autoflowers. Seems like it'd be a pain to start from seed every time and then keep an eye out for males. My last grow was actually a blue strain and an ICE both autoflowering. Really great plants just doesn't seem practical for a perpetual grow. But feel free to rebuttal as I enjoy a good debate.

 

[DocGreenThumb]

I've never grown auto's but have heard many mixed opinions about them. Like Quality being on the low side which I've heard improvements on them and certain strains that are good auto's.

You can also get feminized auto's. I may try some they have a Williams Wonder Auto out now and I use to grow Williams Wonder outdoors years ago and it's a very good strain. (OLD too).

Pineapple Express and Master Kush sound good to me. Or try and get some C99 if you can instead of the Pineapple express. I think C99 is the original Pineapple Express so to speak.

I think Tangerine Dream, Utopia Haze and LSD will be the next strains I'll have going, maybe another added into the mix too. Something with a connoisseur taste.

 

[Niko Bellick]

I've never grown auto's but have heard many mixed opinions about them. Like Quality being on the low side which I've heard improvements on them and certain strains that are good auto's.

You can also get feminized auto's. I may try some they have a Williams Wonder Auto out now and I use to grow Williams Wonder outdoors years ago and it's a very good strain. (OLD too).

Pineapple Express and Master Kush sound good to me. Or try and get some C99 if you can instead of the Pineapple express. I think C99 is the original Pineapple Express so to speak.

I think Tangerine Dream, Utopia Haze and LSD will be the next strains I'll have going, maybe another added into the mix too. Something with a connoisseur taste.

Rofl, bro I said the exact same thing to you about getting pineapple express the other day you musta been baked. I had feminized auto's last time and they were great except my bad growing.