Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

Damn! I made a lot of spelling errors and I just noticed there is even a spell checker here too. Lol. I'm NOT going to take this addirol shit anymore. I forgot to mention that I had a freaking heart attack last month, from stress I think, and I probably should NOT be taking anything that speeds me up. I hate speed anyway. I feel like shit. BTW, is there anyone on here that lives out west in Cali or Oregon and needs a horticultural maintainance technition to take care of their house and/or grow while their gone. Stink? I want to relocate out there so badly. I don't like Georgia and Tenneesse very much. I'm originally from North Miami Beach damnit! Lol I got drug up here with my family somewhere around 90', when I was 12 or so, now I'm almost 31, and their the only good reason to stay but that's NOT no where near enough to want to stay permanatly. Any takers? I swear that I'm cool and totaly, drop dead serious. I have 3 very well behaved girls and a great girlfriend. All we need is a way to travel, like tickets or something, and room for all of us to live and grow together, and I mean grow together as a family AND grow some dank shit. I really am serious and I swear I am NOT affiliated with ANY kind of organization, like the cops, that would put a stop to any of your daily activities. Hell, I'm not a part of anything at the moment. All I want to get out there and see those big ass trees(Redwoods, right?) and other different scenery and such and.........I realize now as I write this that I could not stay there permanantly because my family really needs me here, but I would really, really still like to go out to the west there and visit. I really need a vacation. I don't know what it's like to take one. I really wish someone would help show us what it's like to be truly happy for a while. Ok. I'm REALLY off to work now. Later everyone!

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BaliShag said:

You need paragraphs badly

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No fecking kidding.

Finished my very first harvest ever! Thanks Stinkbud and your Stinkbud Jr. setup, got 217.6 Grams from 5 plants under a 600w without Co2. Alittle over a half-pound for my first grow is more than I could ever ask for!

I will spread the love my man

Frosty little Super Silver Haze, oh yes she is potent, and so sweet tasting. Your new Flushing technique worked wonders man!

Way to go Robot! Im stoked for ya man!
so the flushing technique worked huh..thats cool.. can you tell me exactly what you did? did you shut the pump off during lights out for 12 hours?

Sure man no problem, I turned the pump off for the full 12 hours of "Daylight" so as to dry the plant out as much as possible.

Worked great man, shit smells and tasted amazing with only 48 hours of curing so far!

Here's the method I used:
Flushing Aeroponic Stinkbud Method. 3.5 Days Total Time.

1. Drain the res of all water/nutes.
2. Fill with tap water, run the pump constantly for 1 hour to get rid of nutes, then drain again.
3. Refill with RO water & 150ml of Clearex, run pump back on 1/5 for 24 hours (5.8 ph).
4. Drain Res once again. Now fill the res with 450ml of Sweet and RO water (5.8 ph).
5. Now leave your pump off about 12 hours (Time it so that it's during ur 12 hours of "LIGHTS ON". Your plants should be wilting enough now for next step)
6. Turn the pump back on 1/5 interval for 24-48 hrs. Plants should turn light green/yellow.
7. Harvest time, chop em and hang em to dry.

robotninja said:

Finished my very first harvest ever! Thanks Stinkbud and your Stinkbud Jr. setup, got 217.6 Grams from 5 plants under a 600w without Co2. Alittle over a half-pound for my first grow is more than I could ever ask for!

I will spread the love my man

Frosty little Super Silver Haze, oh yes she is potent, and so sweet tasting. Your new Flushing technique worked wonders man!

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Yeah - good job! Looks sweet!

BaliShag said:

Why do that? Will it help with the rez temp by not having the pump in the rez? Also, How does that affect the pressure?

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Your missing me... the pump remains in the res. Utilizing the 1/2" threaded pump connection simply makes for a cleaner, easier build - beyond that there is no actual performance gain.

WhiteDiamond said:

thanks chef, one more question (just trying to get the big picture before i get started) could I run the clone and veg set up for this and then transplant to a hydro dwc for flower? the reason for this being that im not much of a builder and the aero/nft flower unit looks like a pain in my a$$ to get right without leaking or having problems.

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The veg/clone units are more prone to leaks than the flower unit! I realize the flower unit looks rather daunting, but it only has one point of leaking - the back end caps. Like Dirt said, glue em proper with PVC primer and PVC cement and they are 100% waterproof.

StinkBud said:

You need to use waterproof silicon.

1) Put a huge bead of silicon all around the bottom and the sides (inside) of the end cap.

2) Put another bead around the end of the fence post.

3) Slide the end cap on the fence post. Wipe away the excess silicon. The edges of the cap should be completely sealed to the fence post.

4) You may need to run another bead of silicon along the edge where the cap meets the fence post. Spread it in with your fingers.

5) Let it dry for 24hrs.

I've never had any leaks using this technique.

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i did this on my first system and the inside bead of silicon did not get enough air to set properly. the next morning after set up i had this white sticky froth clogging everything. it took 4 hours to clean everything including roots. i then found a silicon that sets in 2 hours at lowes and it works great no leaks at all. i also was having a leak proplem with the veg and clone units-yes i used rubbermaid. i used this rope weatherstrip from lowes or walmart and used one strip around the outside top edge of the container and have not had a leak since.

roar thanks for the help earlier can you or any buddies way in on my first harvest pics.. I am afraid that i may either have branches on the lower part that have hemie buds. I cant tel if they are seeds or if i just harvested to ealry and the pods are actual what would nomally turn in to bud. I know this is wau noob but my brain hurts. It to a lot to get this poin seing how i never planted as much as a daisy befor and wen straight for aero... Thanks again her is the albulm with harvest pics. this plant was dp mazzar and was fem seed.

https://www.rollitup.org/members/yourmomscalling-albums-first-harvest-ever-one-plant.html

Nice finish Robot and thanks also for posting your flush technique.

sssdad said:

i did this on my first system and the inside bead of silicon did not get enough air to set properly. the next morning after set up i had this white sticky froth clogging everything. it took 4 hours to clean everything including roots. i then found a silicon that sets in 2 hours at lowes and it works great no leaks at all. i also was having a leak proplem with the veg and clone units-yes i used rubbermaid. i used this rope weatherstrip from lowes or walmart and used one strip around the outside top edge of the container and have not had a leak since.

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same exact thing happened to me, now i use the clear aquarium silicone, its dry in like 30 min and you dont need much.

on another note, if anyone gets a chance to try stinks 'drought harvest', you would be doing yourself a massive favor

My temps are running very high in the closet!!

I just purchased the GrowPanel Pro from http://mmjspots.com/forum/growers/leds after chatting with him for a hour or so online. Any members of RIU that purchases something just needs to mention "RIU" in the payment notes, and he will throw in a shirt and some stickers for free!

Anyhow I had purchased a fan speed controller to keep the temps down but unfortunately the second I try to go to variable mode and turn it down, the temps fly off the handle! This is the absolute main reason why I am switching to LED's. Everything else with Stinks system is absolutely perfect.

Stinkbud you really ought to pat yourself on the back for all you have contributed to the community. I know you must hear this countless times from us but I know we all mean it from the bottom of our hearts.

Here is some pics to inspire you all. Prop 215 grow btw..


Blue Dream in the back is going crazy so she is being ignored. When I purchased all these with the exception of the XXX and Purple Urkle, the co-op rooted all of them in Grodan with the exception of the massive blue dream in the back that was rooted in the black spongy jiffy pete. That stuff made a HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!
So if you like to root with a medium like grodan than you MUST try the Jiffy Pete instead!

robotninja said:

Finished my very first harvest ever! Thanks Stinkbud and your Stinkbud Jr. setup, got 217.6 Grams from 5 plants under a 600w without Co2. Alittle over a half-pound for my first grow is more than I could ever ask for!

I will spread the love my man

Frosty little Super Silver Haze, oh yes she is potent, and so sweet tasting. Your new Flushing technique worked wonders man!

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can you link me to the junior set up? was looking and searched but there is so many posts here its impossible to find

All they did brother was took the size that they had to grow in and reduced the post's to the size you need to fit in the space available. It will take a little math... as you have to devide and then multiply to fit your space.

Hope this helps.

GanjaAL said:

All they did brother was took the size that they had to grow in and reduced the post's to the size you need to fit in the space available. It will take a little math... as you have to devide and then multiply to fit your space.

Hope this helps.

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Yea man, I didn't follow any schematic on exact lengths, i kinda measured what I had to work with in my closet and designed my own to fit that space.

I suggest you do the same, I went 3 plants per 4.5 foot post, I have a long veg period so I like my plants to be spaced out more.

I've only read a little over 10% of this thread, but I noticed a lot of discussion of timers. I'd like to suggest PC-based control as a solution to this problem. something like this:
http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/elec/ck1601.htm
Here is a great thread on automation and control which makes use of this device:
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/58499-diy-automatic-hydro-grow.html
and a related thread I am attempting to get started:
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/210028-super-cheap-diy-computer-automation.html

brainwav93 said:

I've only read a little over 10% of this thread, but I noticed a lot of discussion of timers. I'd like to suggest PC-based control as a solution to this problem. something like this:
http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/elec/ck1601.htm
Here is a great thread on automation and control which makes use of this device:
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/58499-diy-automatic-hydro-grow.html
and a related thread I am attempting to get started:
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/210028-super-cheap-diy-computer-automation.html

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^ good info, though a usb controller and relays can be had for about 90-100$s total, someone has been using this for a hydroponic system already...

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/fb-software/126513-time-triggered-events.html

using http://www.fusioncontrolcentre.com/FusionStore//catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=62

and 25a relays for the system: http://www.fusioncontrolcentre.com/FusionStore//catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=54 (can be found cheaper on google, working pic: http://www.fusioncontrolcentre.com/FusionStore//catalog/images/relay.JPG )

theres another builder in Bulgaria with a controller, using 15amp relays, that seems to have an easier programming interface: http://www.denkovi.com/Catalog/USBRelayBoards5V/USBRelayBoard16Channe5Vl/description_en.htm

whysohigh said:

same exact thing happened to me, now i use the clear aquarium silicone, its dry in like 30 min and you dont need much.

on another note, if anyone gets a chance to try stinks 'drought harvest', you would be doing yourself a massive favor

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Can someone enlighten me on the drought harvest? Is this what was discussed a few threads ago about starving them of water for 24 hours before giving them water with sweet in it???

Oh and thanks everyone for the compliments on my grow, yeah they are looking mighty nice indeed! i am hoping for at least an elbow off this one!