2nd Indoor Med Grow -3kw-3strain-

oakley1984

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first off id like to start this out by stating any and all are welcome in this thread! speak your mind, share your advice... anything and everything is welcome!


After a many month gap since cutting down my first indoor grow in early September I took all that I had learned from my first grow and decided to transform my grow room, had a problem with genetics going hermie on me so thats been addressed as well. The original problem I had with my first grow/room setup was a real lack of airflow in between the plants and a total lack of an even canopy... novice mistakes... mistakes I fully intended to correct this grow.

The first change that had to be addressed was the walls and floor... the room was a mess no mobility no accessibility. So with that in mind I fully dry walled all the walls, did all the taping and muding sanded it down and painted with a mold/mildew proof (titanium dioxide) paint. As a result of this its massively improved the reflectivity of the room and general cleanliness as its much easier wash after each grow now. After painting i decided that i no longer wanted to grow "tall" plants so i decided to build a bench for my future girls to sit on. Wanting to address the problem of the lack of airflow through the plants/canopy I stole an idea from another member here on riu an "airfloor" the original idea was to use plywood with alot of holes drilled in it, but later on opted for 1x4 slatting. This has worked out EXTREMELY well as the fresh air intake is now directly underneath all of the plants. So with that addressed i decided to turn my attention to my ballast and fan placement... simple solution, get wall fans, put the ballasts up high!

Before;
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After;

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oakley1984

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So after addressing the room it self, next came new genetics... got a strain called purple grizley, purple white lightning, and xzibit.... all of these are local strains so they are what they are :)

black 2g pots are purple white lightning,
blue party cups are purple grizzley
photo taken 11/08/2011

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Nutrients at this point were
lucas formula 0-8-16 @ 340ppm /w humic/fluvic acid addatives
 

oakley1984

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17 days and some minor transplanting later...
nutrients at this point were at 1150ppm
lucas formula 0-10-20 / humic/fluvic additives

the next day is the final transplant before flowering! wow are these girls rootbound in these 2g pots here
 

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oakley1984

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after transplanting all that were in 2g into 4g pots, added some of the xzibit clones which are now in the 2g pots and party cups in these pictures. After many weeks of veg you can see the even canopy that's beginning to develop here... quite pleased.
girls were REALLY happy to get transplanted.... at this point they were set on the course of 7 days more veg time to adjust to new pots and then flipping to 12/12
 

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oakley1984

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switched to 12/12 on the 1st of dec! as by the apparent change of the center mh bulb to a 3rd 1000w hps. Wow did these girls EXPLODE in growth over the last 7 days!

pictures are from the same angles/views as the week before for a Clear comparison of growth.
pictures taken 12/03/2011- 7 Days later!!!
 

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oakley1984

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4 days after the last pictures were taken and a week into 12/12 ive come along and trimmed the majority of lower growth from approx 5" up from the rim of pot on each plant creating more airflow throughout the plants and concentrating growth on the canopy

comments welcome!
 

oakley1984

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The stretching has started to slow down, flowering sites emerging, pistils emerging... starting to look, Very promising :D
Will take some more pics today and showcase then!
 

oakley1984

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hey thanks for the positive feedback! heres a few more pics from last night... the stretching is starting to slow down and flowering sites are starting to form.. looking good! hoping for the gram a watt numbers this round
 

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oakley1984

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I wonder what the difference will be in our yeilds.. i have some beasts
im extremely intrigued as well...

ill give you some basis for #'s at least, i have 30 plants 20 in 4g pots, 10 in 2g pots.. 20x4=80g + 10x2g=20g for a total of 100g of root media
my last round i got just over 2lbs yield from 8 plants in 4g pots under 2kw.

this time im more hoping to see the gram a watt numbers personally, but we shall see!
 

Someguy15

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Nice lookin setup man. Why not order some beans for next time if your not very happy with local selection? Subscribed.
 
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