Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

repvip · Nov 18, 2008

iloveit said:
That would be obvious & very easy for erm our friends at the law enforcement society to find what Im asking is how does he get rid of the evidence discreetly in large amounts?

Do marijuana card holders with rights to grow REALLY need to worry about waste?

iloveit · Nov 18, 2008

repvip said:
Do marijuana card holders with rights to grow REALLY need to worry about waste?

Good point silly me its past my bedtime :roll:

Ha!

DIRTHAWKER · Nov 18, 2008

DragonPhoenix said:
Hey dirt - I've had to top a bunch of my plants already due to them growing so fast. A couple of them didn't really like it too much and responded by leaf curling. I suppose it could be something else but for now I'm assuming it was the topping that caused it. I actually modified the veg unit and plumbed two of them together and put in a larger pump (500 gph works) and put the drain for the 2nd veg unit to drain into the first res by putting an ebb and flow drain the bottom and running a tube back to the res. I'll post pics in a couple minutes showing ya.

DP

Yo DP,, dude thats some neat modifying,, i probably should of topped mine but im just gonna let this first batch do what its gonna do. Ive followed stinks setup to the T, my clones that i thought were taking forever to root just exploded!! i took a peek and some of the roots are now 3-5 inches, and thats just a few days.

That means i gotta get back to work beacuse im gonna need to build the next flower system... :shock:

repvip · Nov 18, 2008

iloveit said:
Good point silly me its past my bedtime Ha!

My post wasn't very helpfull though... I had electricity concerns that I brought up way early in the thread... assuming you can overcome those problems I'm sure you can get rid of the trash!

Use the leftover black reservoir bag to collect all your trimmings in.. then tie it up, drive around and drop it off in a random dumpster...

DragonPhoenix and DIRTHAWKER: you guys rule! Your shit looks great.

kville · Nov 19, 2008

StinkBud said:
When the time comes I just pull them up out of the containers and move them into the flower room.

I have 2 - 1000W HPS for a total output of 290,000 lumens. My lights have vented hoods the take the air from one room and vents into the attic. That way my room is totally sealed to keep the CO2 in the room. I use a 440 CFM fan to vent my lights. Lights are run at night to help keep temps down.

I use an A/C unit during the heat of the Summer but don't need it the rest of the year.

I use a complete greenhouse control system with CO2. I keep my CO2 at 1500 PPM during the day cycle.

I keep my humidity below 60% and have a 200 CFM fan that vents into the attic to keep humidity in check.

I'm running 3 separate Aero/NFT systems so I can have 9 weeks flower time and a 3 week perpetual harvest cycle.

I use a cycle timer for the pumps. The timer is set to 1 minute on and 5 minutes off. This allows maximum Oxygen to the roots without letting them dry out.

I made 3 separate Aero/NFT systems using PVC fence posts. The plumbing runs inside and is made from the same 1/2" PVC pipe I use for the cloner. EZ-Clone sprayers between each plant site.

14 plant sites. 396 GPH pump.

The frame is made from 3/4" PVC pipe. 18gal. Rubbermaid container for the reservoir.

Here is my formula for my flower room:

Botanicare Nutrients:
126ml Cal-Mag Plus
150ml Sweet
180ml Liquid Karma
540mlL Pure Bend Pro Bloom

I run 2000 PPM all the way until the flush cycle. Some strains like AK47 can handle over 3000 PPM without burning. Other strains show signs of tip burn at just 1700 PPM. Since I run 10 different strains I set my PPM for a good overall value.

Check out the photos for details on my flower system.

Flushing and harvest next...

on the plant fame you buit do you have the exact dimensions to share with us that would be awesome man... the side with the res is lower right??

this set up is great im going to share it with every grower in the family

Stifling · Nov 19, 2008

Hey all,

Been quietly following this thread since the beginning, I'm a noob on my first grow but I've been inspired to adapt this system to my little 28"x43" closet. I've combined the cloner and vegger since I won't be flowering as many as you have, and I'm probably gonna keep them vegging for a shorter time since I'm limited in vertical flowering space by the fact that the vegging chamber is taking up the top half of the closet. Gonna use really flat 8 gallon tubs for the reservoirs down there. Right now I've got some kush flowering, but I've started some new seeds for the cloner and they are just starting to poke up. Figure by the time my first grow is done flowering that they will be ready. I've got the fence post covers all cut up and ready, just waiting for the potted plants to give me some room, heh heh. I've kept the 7" spacing (four holes in a 28" post), and I figure if I put 3" of space between each post I can fit six posts in there (total of 24 holes). If things get too tight in there I figure I can always leave a few holes empty. Hopefully it won't be an too much of an issue. The photos are of the whole closet, then just the top half, then just the bottom half. Wish this thread had been around in September, now I'm almost disappointed at my potted plants, heh heh.

Anyways, thanks for sharing all this great info with us.

CrazyIMA · Nov 19, 2008

I want to keep one of my plant in soil, in case my aero system mess up some how. Will the nutrient Stink posted work on soil also?

DragonPhoenix · Nov 19, 2008

CrazyIMA said:
I want to keep one of my plant in soil, in case my aero system mess up some how. Will the nutrient Stink posted work on soil also?

I've never used Botanicare in soil - I'm pretty certain they would be fine HOWEVER I would drastically reduce the intensity of the dosage. When feeding plants in soil I would start off really small with the ppm and then work up from there. To give you an idea I have two White Widow females in soil flowering right now. For the past couple of weeks they have been getting Earth Juice nutes at ~1600ppm. So as long as you aren't giving them TOO many nutes it should be fine. I'd start off slow - if the plant is a month old I'd give ~300ppm and see how it reacts and go from there slowly upping the dosage. You just DO NOT want to burn them with nutes as it takes some time to recover.

Hope that helps,
DP

DragonPhoenix · Nov 19, 2008

kville said:
on the plant fame you buit do you have the exact dimensions to share with us that would be awesome man... the side with the res is lower right??

this set up is great im going to share it with every grower in the family

Go to page 75 of the thread. Everything you want to know is there.

Picasso345 · Nov 19, 2008

DragonPhoenix said:
I've never used Botanicare in soil - I'm pretty certain they would be fine HOWEVER I would drastically reduce the intensity of the dosage. When feeding plants in soil I would start off really small with the ppm and then work up from there. To give you an idea I have two White Widow females in soil flowering right now. For the past couple of weeks they have been getting Earth Juice nutes at ~1600ppm. So as long as you aren't giving them TOO many nutes it should be fine. I'd start off slow - if the plant is a month old I'd give ~300ppm and see how it reacts and go from there slowly upping the dosage. You just DO NOT want to burn them with nutes as it takes some time to recover.

Hope that helps,
DP

I grow in soil and agree with all you wrote. I even use Botanicare! Definitely lower the ppms. He wouldn't be trying to grow that prospective mother plant, just maintain it.

flabbyone · Nov 19, 2008

Where or should I say what page is the list of parts on? I thought there was a list in the directions, but they were not there. I told a couple peeps about the system, but could not find that list of parts and I can not get them to show up in search.
Thanks all!

DIRTHAWKER · Nov 19, 2008

Hey Stinkbud here is a clone menu that i have access to.

which 5 would you pick that will do best in this system?

Bubba Kush - Pre 98
Mazar
Strawberry Cream
White Russian s1a
SSH
Dabney Blueberry
Green Crack
Apothacary OG
GDP
Lemon OG Kush
Chemdog 4
Sour Diesel

dspec · Nov 19, 2008

^
1. Chemdog
2. Mazar
3. Bubba
4. Blueberry
5. GDP

StinkBud · Nov 19, 2008

DIRTHAWKER said:
Holy crap stink,,, I gotta a problem.... i just went out this morning to pull the plants out of veg and put them in the flower unit....guess what? the roots grew through the screen mesh that i used and are hanging 5-6 inches below. what should i do? cut them? or pull them or what?

(Remember i had to use the screen mesh beacuse i made the hole to big on the reservoir lid and the roots were sitting in water)

Dude I'm sorry but I laughed so hard I about puked! I don't mean to be that way but it sounded so funny when I read it!

Just cut the roots bro. No big deal. Get used to cutting roots, they get long!

StinkBud · Nov 19, 2008

DIRTHAWKER said:
WORD OF ADVICE, dont let your veg plants get too big.
I let mine go for 4 weeks and they are 2ft tall and a bitch to get out of the veg unit and into the flower unit. I did have to cut alot of the roots (a couple bigtime) i hope they make it.

Also, before i moved them i noticed 3 of the sprayers were clogged with roots,, so plan ahead guys, these babys grow fast and your better off having things ready to go.

Stink, these roots are thick!! and hairy as a freakin monkey on steroids! im wondering how are they gonna make it to 9 weeks without clogging the sprayers?

You sound like your having a baby :mrgreen:

!

The root will make a mat about 1/4" thick on the bottom of the fence post. They don't get thick enough to clog the sprayers.

The roots run the whole length of the fence post. Even if you completely lost a sprayer everything will continue to work fine.

DragonPhoenix · Nov 19, 2008

flabbyone said:
Where or should I say what page is the list of parts on? I thought there was a list in the directions, but they were not there. I told a couple peeps about the system, but could not find that list of parts and I can not get them to show up in search.
Thanks all!

Did you try opening the .zip files and looking at the PDF files on page 75?

potpimp · Nov 19, 2008

I got the extra stuff I needed to finish off the build and got it completed today. I also picked up a shallow Roughneck tub (same lid fits the bigger ones) for my clone unit. I'm going to give the Nutramist fogger a shot. I checked on my seeds yesterday (in rapid rooter plugs) and 4 more have sprouted and should be popping out today or tomorrow. I guess that one see was just more fiesty than the rest. Looks like 5 of them are non-viable. Now I have to rig up my T5's and LED lights. Also, been thinking about doing a double-decker in my grow cabinet, bottom being flowering and top being for veg. I'm going to build a standalone cabinet for the clones.

StinkBud · Nov 19, 2008

holmes said:
ive read that keeping the ph of an aeroponic setup can be troublesome,
stink bud, and fellow aeroponic growers, how do you keep your ph's at bay if you do indeed have issues.

If you are having PH problems then you need to look at what is causing the PH to fluctuate.

galo · Nov 19, 2008

BIG THANKS TO STINKBUD!!! I have been following this thread for a while and started implementing as per the awsome instruction. You have made our medical garden even better than before. We just completed our indoor enclosed growroom (Work in Progress - See Pics) This is a Medicinal Marijuana Private Member Collective Garden Legal under State Law.
We have a Mother Tray, Aero/NFT StinkBud Cloner, Aero/NFT StinkBud Veg Unit - Next on the list is to build the Aero/NFT StinkBud Flower Units next!!

Our Medicinal Quiver includes the following:
OG Kush
Blackberry
Blueberry Haze
White Widow
Sour Diesel
G-13
Ice
Afgoo x Jackberry
Pre-98 Bubba Kush
Bubba Kush
Banana Kush
LA Confidential
Chocholate Chunk

Click on the Link to See our Garden in Progress!
Marijuana Growing - galo's Album: Grow Room

andyman · Nov 19, 2008

SOG said:
i'm planing a 1sqf space for each site
the split I'm talking about is done in the early germination stage
after the first 3 shelf's of true leaves appear right after the cotyledon leaves,
the third will get pinched off, this will create the 4 main steams
i cant remember exactly if i did another pinch after that or that was it,
was long time ago since i did that, was also for outdoors crop

I belive they call it topping, I do it on all my outdoor a few times to get huge plants

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