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Psychild · Aug 9, 2011

WoW! your plants are looking amazing! The re-veg is doing real nice! Glad to see you got the garden all nice and prettied up now √ Keep it up!

gumball · Aug 9, 2011

NONHater said:
What up gumball! need to get that bush in the Outdoor Comp bro! Haven't seen ya at the club in a minute! Looking mighty Fine!

Hey NoNHater, its been a minute indeed since I been to the club, I need to take my slack ass over before my membership lapses, LOL : bongsmilie

: I may check out the outdoor comp. My girls look real good after a feeding this morning!

hammer6913 said:
hey gumball. looks good bro. it sucks taking clippings from the bud before its ready. but 1 must do what 1 must do. hopoe ya harvest soon. c-ya later gummy.

Yeah, I didnt want to but better than me without :fire:

Concord Dawn said:
hell yeah bro, love it!!

Psychild said:
WoW! your plants are looking amazing! The re-veg is doing real nice! Glad to see you got the garden all nice and prettied up now √ Keep it up!

Thanks fellows, I appreciate the comments!

cruzer101 · Aug 10, 2011

Hey bud, nice update. I like your beast with the five colas.
When you pulled it out to show the roots it looked like it was sealed in the plastic container. Is there holes in that or are you hand watering it.

gumball · Aug 10, 2011

cruzer101 said:
Hey bud, nice update. I like your beast with the five colas.
When you pulled it out to show the roots it looked like it was sealed in the plastic container. Is there holes in that or are you hand watering it.

Thanks cruzer! That 5 cola'ed beast was a scragly leafed clone, they were dry and brittle but they stayed on and green till I pulled 'em cuz they make it look ugly! It has 12 holes up the sides and 5 in the bottom. They are only 9 ounce cups! I've been spraying the outdoor with colloidial silver on select branches. Hoping to make a bunch of fem crosses, F1's I think their call. X y'alls fingerit works!

KawiZZR · Aug 11, 2011

Hey gb, I'm going to be setting up a lil PC case grow and was wondering if you have any recommendations before I get started? I'm between using CFLs or a 100w HPS in it, what are your thoughts?

gumball · Aug 12, 2011

KawiZZR said:
Hey gb, I'm going to be setting up a lil PC case grow and was wondering if you have any recommendations before I get started? I'm between using CFLs or a 100w HPS in it, what are your thoughts?

I would do a 70 watt CMH, better spectrum and easier to manage temps. A 70 watt hps may be fine, but I have never run hps before. Good luck bud, and have fun!

KawiZZR · Aug 12, 2011

gumball said:
I would do a 70 watt CMH, better spectrum and easier to manage temps. A 70 watt hps may be fine, but I have never run hps before. Good luck bud, and have fun!

The reason I'm going with the HPS is I'm getting it for $20 If the heat ends up unmanageable would you recommend a 70w CMH over a few CFLs?

gumball · Aug 14, 2011

I would recommend you start with the CFL's, barring the HPS burns up in the space. Get a piece of plexi, high temp resistant, to put between the grow space and light, and it should help minimize greatly.

KawiZZR · Aug 14, 2011

gumball said:
I would recommend you start with the CFL's, barring the HPS burns up in the space. Get a piece of plexi, high temp resistant, to put between the grow space and light, and it should help minimize greatly.

Sounds good, thank you. Would a dremel w/ standard cutoff wheel work fine to cut the plexi with?

gumball · Aug 15, 2011

KawiZZR said:
Sounds good, thank you. Would a dremel w/ standard cutoff wheel work fine to cut the plexi with?

I would think so. I used a jigsaw and while it melted the plastic to the blade as I cut, as long as I was swift with my cutting it worked fine. They will cut it at Lowes or Home Depot for you (if you have to buy it) to the dimensions you need.

KawiZZR · Aug 15, 2011

Okay, think I may have them cut it to the basic dimension I need then use the dremel to get a tight fit in the case.

hammer6913 · Aug 16, 2011

kawizzr, could it be possible the light will melt the plexi? maybe lexan? u'd be better off using glass.

and a side note. after watching these guys with their cfl's i wish i had a setup like that. i m using hps and they are putting out almost as much as me. they are truely great growers.

KawiZZR · Aug 16, 2011

hammer6913 said:
kawizzr, could it be possible the light will melt the plexi? maybe lexan? u'd be better off using glass.

and a side note. after watching these guys with their cfl's i wish i had a setup like that. i m using hps and they are putting out almost as much as me. they are truely great growers.

I really hope not, scraping/cutting melted plexi off plants would suck. I think it'll be okay long as there's a decent fan blowing on it, plus should have about 2-3" between the bulb and the plexi. Does lexan have a higher heat tolerance? I would use glass but not sure where to get it cut and trying to do this on the cheap so don't wanna mess w/ cutting it myself.

And yeah, some of the CFL grows around are pretty ridiculous. Might have to try CFL again some time myself.

gumball · Aug 16, 2011

Always check the manufacturers website of the plexi material. I had duraplex or optiplex and had the 100 watt CMH bulb directly on the material. They have some thin stuff at lowes or home depot which had heat ratings on it, and it withstood quiet a bit.

Your right, CFLs aren't no joke, and they keep getting better. I actually took out one of my 100 watt CMH's and put a 42 watt CFL in its place and I am happy!

Concord Dawn · Aug 16, 2011

gumball knows, if you want a nice little system to grow a couple of plants at a time, cfl's are the way to go, trust me, LoL.

gumball · Aug 17, 2011

Hey friends!! Whats happening!! Well here are a couple shots of my outdoor. The bush is super skunk, the one in the back was in my PC case about 2-3 weeks ago!!! It's the TNR. Its about 2.5 feet tall now, she needs to flower soon, but I will leave her out to freeze if I gotta! And yes, that is the TNR in the background of the super skunk shot. I havent checked my outdoor guerilla in a bit, try not to draw to much attention ya know! I will get a flower update this weekend hopefully, got another busy one with birthday parties and the four letter word, work!

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hammer6913 · Aug 17, 2011

nice gumball.

gumball · Aug 17, 2011

Thanks hammer! They are starting to flower now. I have never had a properly fed outdoor flowered girl. Dont know if I should look for a soda can on top of each of those, or a gatorade bottle ??? Either will make me VERY happy!

hammer6913 · Aug 17, 2011

i hear ya. im growing my 1st outside plants. i feel the same way bro lol

KawiZZR · Aug 17, 2011

They're looking good man! Haha I looked at all the pics before reading, and didn't even notice the TNR in the background of the first shot!

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