First Grow - 2 x 1000w
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Dubbz0r
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I found a bunch of seeds that I saved. Not sure how old they are, but when I save seeds it's usually when I get some good herb that rarely has seeds.
If I started sprouting them now, do I have time to stick them in with the rest of my plants that just started their 18/6 veg cycle yesterday? Or would I be cutting it too close?
If I started sprouting them now, do I have time to stick them in with the rest of my plants that just started their 18/6 veg cycle yesterday? Or would I be cutting it too close?
kriznarf
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You risk stunting the new plants or stressing them into hermaphrodism, but people grow with short veg times without problems fairly often. There is a popular thread on RIU about growing 12/12 from seed. The plants tend to be more stalk like, but some can still have impressive yields. So I guess your answer is that you could, but it may be something of an experiment.
Dubbz0r
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Well the weekend was fun but I'm glad it is over. Tomorrow morning the gas company is coming to move their meter out of my basement. This sucks cuz the meter is right next to my room. Not sure if I should leave the lights and fans off until they leave or just leave everything alone. I know one thing, I'll be sitting down there the entire time lol
Not much to update regarding the plants. I did more supercropping two days ago and I'm loving the results. In another week or so I will begin putting them through LST to help bush them out even more. The next time I feed I will also be using nutes! I'm getting excited, even though I'm a long ways from the finish line.
I was thinking of starting the new seeds and just throwing them into the veg cycle thats already going. They wouldn't see 12/12 for at least another month or so. It might be worth it just to see what I have. The only thing I would need to watch for is males or hermis in which case I would remove them with the quickness. Hmmmmm
Not much to update regarding the plants. I did more supercropping two days ago and I'm loving the results. In another week or so I will begin putting them through LST to help bush them out even more. The next time I feed I will also be using nutes! I'm getting excited, even though I'm a long ways from the finish line.
I was thinking of starting the new seeds and just throwing them into the veg cycle thats already going. They wouldn't see 12/12 for at least another month or so. It might be worth it just to see what I have. The only thing I would need to watch for is males or hermis in which case I would remove them with the quickness. Hmmmmm
Dubbz0r
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Ok so my 18/6 cycle goes from 6pm to 12pm but today I had to cut the power from 8am to 9am. No lights, fans, etc were running while these guys were here. As soon as they left I kicked the power back on to run it's normal cycle. This won't be too much of a problem for my plants will it?
Dubbz0r
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The plants are growing nicely. All the supercropping I did has paid off IMO. It definitely pushed out the lower branches while keeping the overall height right where I want it for now. Here's a cool pic of the cheese. You can see where it was supercropped:
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This plant in particular is bushing out super fast. The others look awesome too:
The Master Kush are branching out like crazy as well, just not quite as bushy as the cheese:
and of course, last but not least! well actually these are my least favorite at the moment... the Lemon Skunk:
As you can tell in the pics that I started their LST today. It took me a couple hours but I got the hang of it and had a blast doing it. I probably could have kept going but I think they will be good for a few days. After a few days I'm sure I'll be adjusting the string a little. The supercropping will continue if I see a branch reaching up too much. Other than that I'm looking forward to giving the ladies their first taste of my Humboldt nutrients line up.
Any comments, tips, suggestions or anything else is always welcomed! Don't be shy!
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This plant in particular is bushing out super fast. The others look awesome too:
The Master Kush are branching out like crazy as well, just not quite as bushy as the cheese:
and of course, last but not least! well actually these are my least favorite at the moment... the Lemon Skunk:
As you can tell in the pics that I started their LST today. It took me a couple hours but I got the hang of it and had a blast doing it. I probably could have kept going but I think they will be good for a few days. After a few days I'm sure I'll be adjusting the string a little. The supercropping will continue if I see a branch reaching up too much. Other than that I'm looking forward to giving the ladies their first taste of my Humboldt nutrients line up.
Any comments, tips, suggestions or anything else is always welcomed! Don't be shy!
mugan
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maybe yo can try this L.S.T style i saw, where you tie your main stem down in a circle around your pot. its supposed to maximize bud sites but i think if you go to far you can get a week stem,which for me i don't care al just hoist my hole plant like its in a cast so i can get mucho buds, but that looks real good. but never tried it my self ( am gonna be trying it on my current grow for sure on at least one plant) so if you do it be carefulThe plants are growing nicely. All the supercropping I did has paid off IMO. It definitely pushed out the lower branches while keeping the overall height right where I want it for now. Here's a cool pic of the cheese. You can see where it was supercropped:
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This plant in particular is bushing out super fast. The others look awesome too:
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The Master Kush are branching out like crazy as well, just not quite as bushy as the cheese:
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and of course, last but not least! well actually these are my least favorite at the moment... the Lemon Skunk:
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As you can tell in the pics that I started their LST today. It took me a couple hours but I got the hang of it and had a blast doing it. I probably could have kept going but I think they will be good for a few days. After a few days I'm sure I'll be adjusting the string a little. The supercropping will continue if I see a branch reaching up too much. Other than that I'm looking forward to giving the ladies their first taste of my Humboldt nutrients line up.
Any comments, tips, suggestions or anything else is always welcomed! Don't be shy!
Dubbz0r
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Thanks BKB! That's what I like to hear
Dubbz0r
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I'm pretty sure I've seen the same diagram floating around RIU somewhere. Originally I was planning on doing it that way, but I've been stunting the main stem with the supercropping already. On a few of them the main stem is already heading towards the perimeter of their pots instead of growing up. It's pretty awesome how you can manipulate these suckers to do whatever you want. They kinda remind me of my last girlfriend! ahaha jk jk, sorta...
bekindbud
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Dubbz0r
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Well, I just went down to check on my ladies and I found that my Sentinel MDT-1 is completely DEAD. Lights were off, dunno how long either. The room wasn't very warm so my guess is that it's been a while. I've tried everything...turned off and on, reset the breaker, opened up the unit to see if there was a fuse or something, but of course there is nothing. It's just dead. Unfortunately for me I bought the unit from someone on craigslist so there is no warranty that I am aware of. I have no money to spend on another one or even a simple light timer. There's no way I'm going to be able to sit here day in and day out to unplug my fucking lights and plug them back in........................ right now I'm feelin pretty screwed. Everything I had was invested in this project.
dsmoke1
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Damn dude, that blows. Keep pluggin away (no pun intended) and you'll be back in business in no time. Is there no way some cheap timers will do the trick until you can get a digital timer again?
Dubbz0r
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I'm sure there is, but I am horrible with electricity so I'm clueless to what can handle my ballasts. I just posted a thread asking for help with a light timer. I need a timer that can handle two 1000w HPS for when flowering time comes. Not sure what I'm looking for exactly...
dsmoke1
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If you get a nice 15A power strip with it's own breaker in it (~20$) you can plug in two cheap 15A 24-Hour timers (11$ per) and plug a ballast in to each one. From there, you just dial the timers. If they're within 10 minutes of each-other coming on or off, you're good to go. Not trying to spend your money, but this will cost about 40$ and last you as long as you could want. Hope that helped. Good luck!
dsmoke1
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If you have a Sears near you-
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Coleman+Cable+Power+Strip&hl=en&authuser=0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1366&bih=667&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2014579637752846299&sa=X&ei=ZnsBTqvaHY3RiAKnyqWrCA&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAg
Something like that will work. Ensure that it is 15A, metal, and has a built in breaker. Home Depot carries a nice sturdy one that I use.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Coleman+Cable+Power+Strip&hl=en&authuser=0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1366&bih=667&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2014579637752846299&sa=X&ei=ZnsBTqvaHY3RiAKnyqWrCA&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAg
Something like that will work. Ensure that it is 15A, metal, and has a built in breaker. Home Depot carries a nice sturdy one that I use.