FlowaMasta'a NEW Jack H x Skunk - 1 Plant 600HPS + UVB Monster Scrog!!!

Gorbzzz

Gorbzzz

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flowamasta said:
I have researched this, and no, vermiculite holds too much water, and would get gluggy....i think the key is something that drains efficiently and dries quickly, as that will allow it to hold more oxygen. water isnt the key factor water/air ratio is...

vermiculite is better in a smaller medium setup i would think, my pots are 50 litres, and that would never dry enough, nor drain fast enough, thanx man good thinking though
It doesn't matter how many times i have to feed, the important thing to remember is to keep consistency, the pump is all auto so it doesnt phase me how often it gets fed :)
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Yeah fair enough mate 8)

The reason I was thinking verm/perl was because i was thinking hand feed for my first try then maybe go your way second time around with just perlite a water pump and what not
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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Gorbzzz said:
Yeah fair enough mate 8)

The reason I was thinking verm/perl was because i was thinking hand feed for my first try then maybe go your way second time around with just perlite a water pump and what not
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hand feeding is not nearly enough, the whole medium has to be thoroughly drenched each feeding. a simple analogue pin timer from a hardware store will run a pump easy as pissing :) push 1 pin down every 2.5 hours roughly, and you're done. it is very easy to set the res up, i just cut 2 holes in the bottom on the side, seal them with rubber grommets, and run both my feed line out, and my return line in, right next to each other, my pump sits sidewayz on my res wall, and pumps straight out. the reason you want the return line at the bottom is because of gravity. it needs to return through the bottom, or the pot won't drain, and you will drown your roots.
The pots are set up off the ground level, and above the top of the nutrient level, so no stagnant nurtrient sits in the bottom of the pots. It has to be raised. this does restrict vertical space, but allows for a much larger pot, and excellent drainage.
perlite is shweeeet
 
Gorbzzz

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Haha you make a good point there flowa, well it happens that I already have one of the pin timers so all i need is the pump, hosing and drip ring. With the grommets you use for the drainage holes, do you get them from bunnings too? What size do you use?
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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Gorbzzz said:
Haha you make a good point there flowa, well it happens that I already have one of the pin timers so all i need is the pump, hosing and drip ring. With the grommets you use for the drainage holes, do you get them from bunnings too? What size do you use?
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good stuff man!, i believe they are a 19mm and 14 or 15 from memory, the hydro stores will know., just give them or a buzz, or maybe someone else will know the exact, aslong as its a tight ass fit, but not too tight u cant get the joiners in the grommets. u need atleast a 3 inch joiner for both inlet and loutlet, so you have enough length to attach your hoses. i just topped the hell out of my girl, cut 4 clones and went mad on most of her tips, i even lollypopped a few bottom branches that i found last grow yielded low satisfying buds, she grew amazing overnight, i will bug fog the room again tomorrow to make sure i didnt miss any eggs or flies, and put my next net in, depending on her growth in the next week, this will determine my flowering time for when i can start,...oh yeah got my new bong tonight, just gotta pick it up from a mates place :) yeee haaa!!! fuck yeah pics of my girl and bong later tonight.....
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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Hey everyone!! did my topping and cloning tonight, day 24, and she's already a a monster, big enough for what i want! i'll let her run for a few days, 5 maybe 6, depending on how much she grows.

i actually snipped a few more off here and there from what in these pics, i get over-eager, and like a neat canopy. After a few days i can train her a bit, although i noticed ol' Jack x doesn't like to bend, she's a brittle bitch, and i've already snapped a branch barely even bending it.
My clones were done with my usual simple technique of slicing with a new blade, scoring the edges of the cuts with the blade, dipping in dutch masters Cloning gel, i think its replicator i cant be bothered checking i'm toasted....dipping and then planting them each into a pre-soaked 2 inch rockwool cube, that was soaked in a mild Rizo solution. i will leave them over night, then begin their 18hr cycle in the tent for a couple of days, then under a desk lamp flouro...

 
F.M.I.L.Y

F.M.I.L.Y

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Plant is looking healthy. Good job. Nice piece too, what do you have in the bowl??

Have you ever tried or use Rapid Root Plugs or Riot Root Plugs?

FM
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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F.M.I.L.Y said:
Plant is looking healthy. Good job. Nice piece too, what do you have in the bowl??

Have you ever tried or use Rapid Root Plugs or Riot Root Plugs?

FM
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what do i have in the bowl? if you are refering to the cone piece, i got a way over packed cone of my new outdoor batch. would of been nearly half a gram in that cone lol. I have never heard of rapid root plugs, basically what i do i all i know, it has always worked for me in the past, so i'll keep doing it until i find a nice propagator.

Mohican said:
Hey Flow - Here are some shots from yesterday:

Indoor Tip




Outdoor Clone




Cheers,
Mo
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lookin good Mo! is that white fly marks on the outdoor leaves? little buggers, garlic spray if it is, they hate the smell
 
Mohican

Mohican

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Here is todays clone pic:






And check out the macro showing the micro growth on the micro clone






And here is a city chicken :P





Cheers,
Mo
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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ok, if i get to see her, so shall all of you :)

she's sprouting all of the place! she looks alot more even now yes?? i tucked and weaved as much as i could early this morning while she was still nice and relaxed..

here she is all perked up tonight

Day 25 Vegging. my monster plant...i can call her that now :) Flash on pic shows a but of yellow, i'm so super baked tonight you get 1 pic :) yep 1.

 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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monster.green.thumb said:
that WILL do tho. ur name says it all. MASTA!
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lol you mean enough pics for tonight ;) ?? she is a monster ey, i swear this is my fastest growth yet. 25 days and she's takin over the tent, i haven't even put my second net in, and shes nearly touching the sides hehe

25 days, i just can't get my head around that. thats like 3 weeks and a bit!!!?? fukin steroids if you ask me, or my hippie's slippin something into the res!!
Thanx Monster for the Kind words, u make it hard to be humble ;)
 
F.M.I.L.Y

F.M.I.L.Y

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She looks beautiful man, good work. How much longer are you going to Veg her??? When and why do you put a 2nd net in?
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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F.M.I.L.Y said:
She looks beautiful man, good work. How much longer are you going to Veg her??? When and why do you put a 2nd net in?
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I'm actually asking myself when i'm going to flower her, it will be very soon, maybe 1 week, maybe less, i want atleast another 2-3 nodes of growth :)
i put a 2nd net in as i have 2 layers of canopy, and i sometimes notice even the 2nd lower level gets really quite heavy also, and this will prevent fall overs, and snaps. the top layer will be for 'just' under the main colas for extra support, and will give me something to attach my colas to to help them stand upright. they almost always fall over sideways and cover alot of lower growth. it is one of my key factors in my growing to help create my level canopy. it was my original idea, and it has caught on quite well with a few other growers. last grow i had colas in excess of 80 grams, and they could not hold themselves up, they are wider than my closed fist with a stem the thickness of a pen!! ;)

thanx for the compliments mate, do you think i should flower her soon ;) ?
 
F.M.I.L.Y

F.M.I.L.Y

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I think you should flip soon if you are going to flower her in that tent. A week will work but at the rate she is growing who knows....80 gram colas is something I want!!!

FM
 
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