Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!
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hehehemann
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Dago - Congrats on your harvest. I am chopping in 10 to 12 days from now for my first time.
Thanks Stink for all your advice and wisdom.
I don't plan on more than an oz per plant, anything more is great. I didn't use the botanicare line for this grow. Instead I have used the Ionic line of ferts as they were easier on the pockets. I am also using a smaller version of the stinkbud system - two 3 feet fence posts with 8 plants total under a 600w HPS.
I am also under the impression that the flush is now with Sweet the whole flush cycle? I hope so, its what I am doing
Also, to whomever was worried about his high PPM from the tap water. Mine is even higher, usually around 500PPM. I decided to go ahead and continue anyways and the plants have been fine but then I'm not using the Botanicare products this time.
Thanks Stink for all your advice and wisdom.
I don't plan on more than an oz per plant, anything more is great. I didn't use the botanicare line for this grow. Instead I have used the Ionic line of ferts as they were easier on the pockets. I am also using a smaller version of the stinkbud system - two 3 feet fence posts with 8 plants total under a 600w HPS.
I am also under the impression that the flush is now with Sweet the whole flush cycle? I hope so, its what I am doing
Also, to whomever was worried about his high PPM from the tap water. Mine is even higher, usually around 500PPM. I decided to go ahead and continue anyways and the plants have been fine but then I'm not using the Botanicare products this time.
StinkBud
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You can pick up a 1200GPH sump pump at HD for about $80. You need to plumb an inline filter on it though. Use the same filter they use on home sprinkler systems.
The bigger the reservoir the less problems you will have with the water getting too warm. Less PPM fluctuation also.
StinkBud
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3 weeks in the cloner
3 weeks in veg
9 weeks in flower
So 15 weeks from clone to harvest with a harvest every 3 weeks because we have 3 flowering systems. Make sense?
grandpabear3
New Member
thanks man. i have a 1056 gph ecoplus sub pump, do you think it might work? or what would you think would be a safe max # of sprayers. and i was thinking about a 40 gallon res. think that would do it?
StinkBud
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I have a card I carry with me all the time but I also have all my paper work posted in my grow room.
I can charge my patients what ever I want but I pretty much just give it away. One of my patients pays $25oz. but I told him to donate it to the local MMJ clinic instead.
repvip
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Check out the diagrams on page 75, and in the first few pages.
If you are talking about the vegetative unit, there are two rubbermaid's stacked on each other. The nutrient solution and pump are in the bottom, with pipe up through the bottom of the upper rubbermaid and connected to a sprayer assembly inside. Nutrient solution from the sprayers hit the net pots and drain back down to the bottom reservoir through the hole that the pipe goes through. There is a second hole in the lid of the bottom unit to allow the pump power cord to get out.
Hey SB,
I was working on building my Veg unit today and from the cuttings from pg 74 and the HT article. I had issues with the pvc cuttings and the hole for the ball valve. I read earlier that some of the info was not accurate. Can you tell me what exactly the cut measurements for the veg should be? or if any one else has had success with their veg units can you please share? I am really hoping to have this done soon, so any help with accurate measurements and materials would be greatly appreciated. TY and I am using 1/2" pvc piping and all that, it is just the exact cut measurements I have an issue with.
I was working on building my Veg unit today and from the cuttings from pg 74 and the HT article. I had issues with the pvc cuttings and the hole for the ball valve. I read earlier that some of the info was not accurate. Can you tell me what exactly the cut measurements for the veg should be? or if any one else has had success with their veg units can you please share? I am really hoping to have this done soon, so any help with accurate measurements and materials would be greatly appreciated. TY and I am using 1/2" pvc piping and all that, it is just the exact cut measurements I have an issue with.
Delusional
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I added an inch to the pvc tube lengths for the cloner and veg unit so when placed inside the elbows and tee's they would match up to his specs. he didnt account for the material inside the fittings. that was all.
laundrybag
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stink, i think i remember you saying your bulbs have 140,000 lumens also i know you added the MH light in the middle of your 1000's
how's it going with the MH?
what's your take on THIS BULB
i know it's 30,000 lumens less but does/would the dual spectrum make up for that
does it take a special ballast for these type of bulbs
i directed this to stink with his 14 yrs experience but i'd like anyone else to jump in that has experience with these bulbs
thanks
==================EDIT=====================
this is for txhomegrown in the next post
it doesn't say that on the page i linked
if you're talking about a link on that page then maybe
but i can't see it cuz those links won't load for me
it takes forever just for that page i linked to open
thanks for letting me know about the ballast though
i'm kinda bummed out from what you quoted about the 600 + 400 makes it 1000
when i first saw it i thought both tubes were rated 1000 watt
how's it going with the MH?
what's your take on THIS BULB
i know it's 30,000 lumens less but does/would the dual spectrum make up for that
does it take a special ballast for these type of bulbs
i directed this to stink with his 14 yrs experience but i'd like anyone else to jump in that has experience with these bulbs
thanks
==================EDIT=====================
this is for txhomegrown in the next post
it doesn't say that on the page i linked
if you're talking about a link on that page then maybe
but i can't see it cuz those links won't load for me
it takes forever just for that page i linked to open
thanks for letting me know about the ballast though
i'm kinda bummed out from what you quoted about the 600 + 400 makes it 1000
when i first saw it i thought both tubes were rated 1000 watt
txhomegrown
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The information on the link you posted says that you use this bulb with a 1000 watt HPS ballast.
This impressive new option combines the guts of the 400 watt Hortilux Blue MH bulb with the 600 watt Hortilux Super HPS bulb to create one powerful all-purpose growing lamp. Use the Super Blue Lamp with a 1000 watt HPS balllast.
This impressive new option combines the guts of the 400 watt Hortilux Blue MH bulb with the 600 watt Hortilux Super HPS bulb to create one powerful all-purpose growing lamp. Use the Super Blue Lamp with a 1000 watt HPS balllast.
nivekragah
Active Member
i run dual specturm bulbs. but not that kind. i use the hortilux dual spectum and it works great. they are for an hps system. and they are blue when you turn them on then turn orange. i threw the box away so i cant tell you lumins but i can tell you that i am very happy with it. i am allso right now running a 1000w magnetic ballast next to a 1000w digital ballast both with new bulbs and it seems like the digital is brighter by about 5%. dont know the exact benifit of the dual spectrum but that is what my budy who ownes a hydro whole sale ware house told me to use and is all he uses. but he sold them to me for $60 so it was cheaper than getting a regular HPS bulb. hope my good experince with them helps you any.
txhomegrown
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You had to click on the product info link to see that page. Sounds like you might be still on a slow ass dial-up like me. It takes forever to load anything here. I guess that is the price you pay for living inthe boonies. I think its a pretty fair tradeout. Fuck city life. I have been using a 430 watt son agro light that has some of the blue spectrum. I added a 1000 watt HPS last week, so I should be good on lights for a while.
StinkBud
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The MH is helping keep the stretch down. At first I was wondering why my plants were so short. They looked small. Now they are filling in like normal but they are more like 2.5ft tall instead of 4ft.
The extra light really fills in the dark areas of my room. I just harvested and had virtually no popcorn buds! Everything was dense all the way to the bottom.
I love the dual spectrum bulbs but they are twice as much money. If you can afford it, go for it.
gvega187
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* mans battle station *
fire questions whence ready newbs...
hey question for everyone, I am in the market for some new genetics. I read the stuff a few pages back about the blueberries and stink breeding. I am considering:
Ak-47
Mango
some type of blueberry cross
Lambsbread
mainly I was hoping to hear of a good seed bank. I hear good things about this DJ short guy...any others? What are your opinions on these genetics? Hast thou experience with yon types?
fire questions whence ready newbs...
hey question for everyone, I am in the market for some new genetics. I read the stuff a few pages back about the blueberries and stink breeding. I am considering:
Ak-47
Mango
some type of blueberry cross
Lambsbread
mainly I was hoping to hear of a good seed bank. I hear good things about this DJ short guy...any others? What are your opinions on these genetics? Hast thou experience with yon types?
whysohigh
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http://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/
they ship pretty fast and descrete, also http://www.planetskunk.com/femaleseeds-c-4.html these guys are good, try kushberry, its blueberry and og kush. its badass, my new fav.
orzz
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Enjoy your time off Stink!
