DirtyNerds Grow Journal

Kind Sir said:

Your the man nerd I like your transplant tips. What are these pot socks bro?

I got some free organic stuff if you wanna look at my page, I was thinking you and I could use the same super soil and everything and have a little competition. Just hit me up buddy

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They are like smart pots but you put them inside your pots so when your done you just pull the sting and bin them easy clean up but the real thing i like about them is the roots grow in to the sock like the smart pots then the root system wont get root bound or it lowers the chance like the photo below they don't wrap around they grow in on them self's

also thanks for the offer with the super soil ill have to pass for the time as the next project ill be doing is a flood to drain system but next years outdoor season ill be doing a super soil outdoors

Thanks for dropping in bro

For sure dude, those look interesting. I wanted to do something different, but keep my soil plants. I was looking at dwc but it seems that rdwc is a little "better" by popular demand, idk. I want to use some nutes! Lol, plus i can control things a little more you know.

Kind Sir said:

For sure dude, those look interesting. I wanted to do something different, but keep my soil plants. I was looking at dwc but it seems that rdwc is a little "better" by popular demand, idk. I want to use some nutes! Lol, plus i can control things a little more you know.

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Growing hydro is good once you get dialed in with the nutes your using but believe when I say it doesn't make things easier. You can fry olants quickly when using nutes at wrong amounts. Soil plants are much easier to deal with it you have your soil amended good with lots of microbes. The soil food web is what makes everything tick in soil so once that's on point it's very easy just water and use teas. The hydro system I use is the easiest there is IMHO and it's a recirculating pot in pot system copied from @flowamasta. He's the master with this system and good give you all the details on it better than I can. He also has a thread here to showing how the system works a what you need to build it. Here's the link https://www.rollitup.org/t/flowamastas-methodology-how-to-grow-monster-pound-plants-jack-h-x-skunk.570843/
Amazing info in that thread on growing in general

akhiymjames said:

Growing hydro is good once you get dialed in with the nutes your using but believe when I say it doesn't make things easier. You can fry olants quickly when using nutes at wrong amounts. Soil plants are much easier to deal with it you have your soil amended good with lots of microbes. The soil food web is what makes everything tick in soil so once that's on point it's very easy just water and use teas. The hydro system I use is the easiest there is IMHO and it's a recirculating pot in pot system copied from @flowamasta. He's the master with this system and good give you all the details on it better than I can. He also has a thread here to showing how the system works a what you need to build it. Here's the link https://www.rollitup.org/t/flowamastas-methodology-how-to-grow-monster-pound-plants-jack-h-x-skunk.570843/
Amazing info in that thread on growing in general

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100% support that @flowamasta is the man i am still wanting to give it ago and @akhiymjames bro i got some digital timers and they are yet to cut out so if they don't break i can use this flood to drain system on a timer and not stress its going to cut off and everything die my two clones just rooted so happy might run them in there and see how it all works that or ill do a 100% perlite grow as a test run

DirtyNerd said:

100% support that @flowamasta is the man i am still wanting to give it ago and @akhiymjames bro i got some digital timers and they are yet to cut out so if they don't break i can use this flood to drain system on a timer and not stress its going to cut off and everything die my two clones just rooted so happy might run them in there and see how it all works that or ill do a 100% perlite grow as a test run

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I've wanted to try those digital timers but I've had no problems from the pin timers I use. One from Walmart which is 30 minute pins and one from grow shop with 15 minute pins. My flower tent uses a surge protector that has timer built in I got it from grow shop. 4 if the outlets work on timer the other 4 don't. One if my best investments. Hopefully you don't have to worry about it going out on you. Would love to see your hydro grow. Give it a go you will love the all perlite

akhiymjames said:

I've wanted to try those digital timers but I've had no problems from the pin timers I use. One from Walmart which is 30 minute pins and one from grow shop with 15 minute pins. My flower tent uses a surge protector that has timer built in I got it from grow shop. 4 if the outlets work on timer the other 4 don't. One if my best investments. Hopefully you don't have to worry about it going out on you. Would love to see your hydro grow. Give it a go you will love the all perlite

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Yeah i should i still got all that the cyco prokit not even opened
Contents of ProKit:

1x 1 Litre Cyco Grow A+B
1x 1 Litre Cyco Bloom A+B
1x 1 Litre Cyco Swell
1x 1 Litre Cyco Potash Plus
1x 1 Litre Cyco Silica
1x 1 Litre Cyco Zyme
1x 1 Litre Cyco B1 Boost
1x 1 Litre Cyco Dr. Repair
1x 1 Litre Cyco Uptake
1x 100 ml Cyco X
1x Information Booklet

But been waiting till i fixed my timer problem before i try the Perlite pull my finger out and give it ago if i do ill start a new log

Girls are getting there first big sleep tonight
Height of the girls from base of stem up


Mango Stain Still in the small pot only
13"

Humboldt Seed Organisation Blue Dream
1# 20" 2# 20" 3# 19"

Delicious Seeds Black Russian
1# 19" 2# 10" as she has been LST down

Nirvana Seeds Super Skunk
14"

Bubblegum
Both 20"

They definitely look good, obviously I cant give any advice, but looks good. I just started lst for the first time.

Kind Sir said:

They definitely look good, obviously I cant give any advice, but looks good. I just started lst for the first time.

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Thanks bro just be careful the girls like to snap sometimes but if you tape them up they heal but it slows down the growth a bit i just can't wait to see what they do in flower the blue dream is already sticky on the stem fingers stick together so i can't imagine what shes going to be like in flower Thanks for dropping in bro

DirtyNerd said:

Girls are getting there first big sleep tonight
Height of the girls from base of stem up


Mango Stain Still in the small pot only
13"

Humboldt Seed Organisation Blue Dream
1# 20" 2# 20" 3# 19"

Delicious Seeds Black Russian
1# 19" 2# 10" as she has been LST down

Nirvana Seeds Super Skunk
14"

Bubblegum
Both 20"


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Looking amazing as always bro. You really have your shit dialed in perfect but you know your setup and the nutes you use and your good so it all goes in hand. I'm ready to see those Dream ladies stretch and create some massive buds for you. Your gonna go through some different ranges of smell from Blueberry syrup to spice Haze and nice mix of both. Very keen on seeing the Black Russian too as I've been wanting to try some Delicious Seeds gear. Keep up the good work as always

akhiymjames said:

Looking amazing as always bro. You really have your shit dialed in perfect but you know your setup and the nutes you use and your good so it all goes in hand. I'm ready to see those Dream ladies stretch and create some massive buds for you. Your gonna go through some different ranges of smell from Blueberry syrup to spice Haze and nice mix of both. Very keen on seeing the Black Russian too as I've been wanting to try some Delicious Seeds gear. Keep up the good work as always

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Thanks brother now let's see what this 1000 Watts HPS can do once there about a week in ill be putting a screen up not a scrog just a net to support the cola's later on once they pack there final weight on also with the nutes canna they are nice and clean and easy to use if i can do it anyone can i am just glad i can give the girls the love they need now as we are not having any one stay so i can spend time with them again and keep a close eye on them

also i can't wait for all the smells i think the blue dream is going to stink like i said before i can't be leave her stems are so sticky never had a plant like that before i was just trying to stretch her out a bit and she was super sticky like glue on my fingers

and Delicious Seeds have some great looking strains and i enjoy black russian's as a drink so i hope the smoke is just as good then ill be set

Thanks for dropping in bro

Just a quick photo of one of the cuttings just per soaked in RO PH water 5.5 roots are coming out of the top...

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Looking great!!

Awesome cutting dude, I was going to make a DIY cloner for cuttings.

Kind Sir said:

Awesome cutting dude, I was going to make a DIY cloner for cuttings.

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Yeah i have been thinking of doing that myself but just been lazy you should post it on your page step by step help some people out if they are thinking of doing one them selfs

DirtyNerd said:

Yeah i have been thinking of doing that myself but just been lazy you should post it on your page step by step help some people out if they are thinking of doing one them selfs

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What's your clone process bro?

akhiymjames said:

What's your clone process bro?

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Hey bro nothing special when it comes to cloning with rock-wool i per-soak them with RO water 5.5PH for a hour or over night if i am to high i take all my cuttings put them in a glass till all cuttings are done then i cut them at a 45 degree angle and cut down the middle of the stem put in cloning Gel then in to the rock-wool and leave it

I didn't even water them at all this time i just left them and 10 days - 12 days later they are rooted the big rock-wool is better then the smaller ones i find it takes a day or two more but that's only because the cube is bigger


When it comes to cloning with Jiffy per-soak at 6-6.5 RO water then same as above i find the jiffy's are faster then the rock-wool but i wanted to try this flood to drain table or 100% per-lite grow so only used jiffy on a couple


All cuttings once placed in rock-wool or jiffy's are then put in a humidity dome sealed for 4 days then open one of the air vents and leave them its lazy but it works this way i have 100% every time as we all know when it comes to cloning some are faster then others and some are slow but they will get there

I am also trying your trick you did with your bluedream i put a couple of cuttings in water and ill leave them and see how they go ill change the water out every 5 days till they root if they do...

DirtyNerd said:

Hey bro nothing special when it comes to cloning with rock-wool i per-soak them with RO water 5.5PH for a hour or over night if i am to high i take all my cuttings put them in a glass till all cuttings are done then i cut them at a 45 degree angle and cut down the middle of the stem put in cloning Gel then in to the rock-wool and leave it

I didn't even water them at all this time i just left them and 10 days - 12 days later they are rooted the big rock-wool is better then the smaller ones i find it takes a day or two more but that's only because the cube is bigger


When it comes to cloning with Jiffy per-soak at 6-6.5 RO water then same as above i find the jiffy's are faster then the rock-wool but i wanted to try this flood to drain table or 100% per-lite grow so only used jiffy on a couple


All cuttings once placed in rock-wool or jiffy's are then put in a humidity dome sealed for 4 days then open one of the air vents and leave them its lazy but it works this way i have 100% every time as we all know when it comes to cloning some are faster then others and some are slow but they will get there

I am also trying your trick you did with your bluedream i put a couple of cuttings in water and ill leave them and see how they go ill change the water out every 5 days till they root if they do...

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Yea the water cloning method is pretty simple and was easy for me when I wasn't having this many plants around but now that I got lots of plants going I wanna speed up my cloning a lil so I don't have the sitting around for so long. I've kinda forgotten about them lately and neglected to change water and they're not rooting as fast as normal but like you said strains differ so could be that. I'll get me rockwool for my hydro grows and use the jiffy for my soil. I'll go get some cloning jel later this week. Money tight right now till payday

You're going to have some awesome big girls in a few weeks!

Day one of Flower

Just need to remember this date sorry went to take a photo but the HPS already warmed up and the photo was shit

In other news the girls are looking great and i can't wait to see what happens over the next 2 months i really hope i do a good job for you guys/girls if there is anything you need to know about the grow please let me know

Just so you know i am flowering everything as all my cuttings are rooted so ill be vegging them over the next 2 months or so and move them in right away after the new girls are finished off all my cuttings are in a humidity dome and will stay there till i get them ready to go in to veg

I have made up my mind the next grow will be a test run and will be 100% perlite recirculating grow and i think ill be using cyco but still not a 100% on that yet as i have so much canna but ill make up my mind ones i move the girls in to veg anyway enjoy the day or night all the best