Mineralz' Grow Cranny -- Ever-evolving DWC

i was gonna get a 600 watt. its suppose to go up to 660 watts and down to 300watta. i believe.

i was gonna get a 600watt, its suppose to go to 660watts and down to 300watts. wow computer messed up didnt mean to post twic, i didnt think the other went through. atleast i can edit this one.

mjdudeist said:

i was gonna get a 600watt, its suppose to go to 660watts and down to 300watts. wow computer messed up didnt mean to post twic, i didnt think the other went through. atleast i can edit this one.

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Nice! I'm really lookin forward to setting it all up! I should be able to pull some kickass results when I finally get everything set up and get the temps in check. Thanx for swingin by and plz feel free to do so more often

So I get home from work....big box with a brand new Lumatek 600w ballast in it on my front porch Both the PW and the Cheese are starting to pop the surface now....shit's goin down...pics later

let me know how that dimable works out. i'll let you test drive before i by one.

mjdudeist said:

let me know how that dimable works out. i'll let you test drive before i by one.

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For surez man! Bad news tho--> I don't have any fn sunglasses! :*(

They sell them at the gas station usually. Definitely a good idea to wear them.

So I got the big, bulky 400w out of the tent and threw in the new 600w. All I have to say is DAMN those bitches are bright yo! I had to wear my wife's sunglasses and even they were having issues lulz. I just hung it from my center tent support bars about 12" above the plant. I did some tinkering with it to get it somewhat horizontal so I could cover more area without a reflector. Either way that tent is 2x as bright now. I'll post some pics when I do my next update. Happy growing all!

WOOO HOOO.... I'm stoked for you bro. You wont believe the difference in the bud size and density with the bigger light.

jigfresh said:

WOOO HOOO.... I'm stoked for you bro. You wont believe the difference in the bud size and density with the bigger light.

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Super stoked too man!! Thanks for swinging by. I'm not sure if my reply to your massive post earlier in the thread was to my liking so let me try again...When I saw your 2-bucket vert scrog I almost had an orgasm man lulz. To me that was as good as it gets. You took a super small area and made the most of it and pulled a quantity/quality of dank bud that would make/keep even the most experienced grower happy. I like the idea of a small space pulling big results and that was just what I needed to kick me in the ass and do it. So for that, thank you very much! If it wasnt for people like you and their hella-good documentation skills then us less-experienced growers would have nothing to guide us towards a better/more effective means of achieving the same goal. Yes I could go with a bigger room, but I dont want to. Tbh, I would like to shoot for 16oz off 3 plants on my first vert grow. I do not see why I couldnt achieve this goal...and I always enjoy a challenge. The most I've ever pulled off 1 grow was 13oz out of THIS tent with a 400w light. In comparison my partner scrogged 5 plants in his box under a 600w and I still pulled the SAME amount he did....therefore I KNOW I can do this On a side note...temps with bare bulb went up to 82F in a matter of minutes. If I leave my tent door cracked like 1/4 of the way then they drop to 77F. I still have much work to do and many things to get in order, but with good RIU'rs like yourself and countless others that I have met on here, a new era of growing is starting for me and I'm super excited to meet it head on! Thanks again mane

No problem my friend. Glad you like all the junk I write. Now, remind me where do I send that $20 again, lol.

jigfresh said:

No problem my friend. Glad you like all the junk I write. Now, remind me where do I send that $20 again, lol.

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Lulz no worriez man. You can just take that $20 and smoke somethin nice for both of us Either way...I now have a brand new 600 and it will produce! Cool tube or no cool tube this tent's gonna be crankin out some shiz lmao

The new beans I dropped a few days ago. The PW on the left and the Cheese on the right. This is after 3 days. Look normal to anyone? I remember it being alot easier with rockwool than plugs for some reason. If they dont show leaves by Sunday I'm pretty sure I'm gonna try again, but they do show signs of life I guess. They did both pop above the rooter surface, but they've only shed 1/2 of their seed shell so far. I'm really worried they'll be stunted if they dont pull through in a couple days. I'd rather just pop new beans to be safe, but I'm gonna wait it out another day or 2. I only dropped 1 PW and the Cheese so I have 5 PW left still. A friendly cultivator I know also ordered some beans so I'll have my choice of Blue Widow, Blue Cheese, 1024, and a handful of others to choose from soon I guess. Always helps to know/meet new growers lulz. Can be very beneficial for both parties and we take it to the next level whenever someone needs help with materials/whatnot.




Here's the DK at Day 23 or so of full bloom. Her canopy is still super thick. I'm removing a couple of leaves here and there, but I'm really trying to just spread everything out as best I can. Her sites are stacking up more fiercely now everyday. Her smell and the trichome production is insane! My fingers are so fn sticky just handling her for picture taking it's ridiculous. She's getting that smell that I recognize even now when I smoked her the first time so that's def a plus The new 600 I'm still getting used to and I think the tent is as well. Funny thing I can zip up the tent for lights off and it comes back on at 10am. I just woke up and it's been zipped up for 2 hours....temps holding at 79F!? Kinda throwing me for a loop tbh, but ah well I'll figure it out sooner or later. The DK REALLY REALLY knows the difference. I swear after 24 hours of 90K lumens she looked so much different. Every bud sight is swelling with intensity now and the growth seems to be oh so pretty. I could use opinions right about now in consideration to the seedlings and stuff so everyone feel free to tell me how awful I'm doing Cheers and happy growing!

Daaaaamn!! I gotta stop in more often. That baby blew up!! Lookin good buddy. Ill be tuned in

amax420 said:

Daaaaamn!! I gotta stop in more often. That baby blew up!! Lookin good buddy. Ill be tuned in

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Howdy stranger I actually looked at your profile a couple weeks ago to see where you been lulz. I saw you posted in some journals and I took a look at your thread. How's that comin along btw? Thanx for swingin by! You're just in time for the good stuff

I've gotta go give out some free rep so I can rep you again for your bad ass plants.. brb

VoidObject said:

I've gotta go give out some free rep so I can rep you again for your bad ass plants.. brb

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Lmao! Well thank you sir! I'm actually working on giving out rep as well. I've been checkin out alot of different type stuff in other sections. I wanna learn how to mix up some decent soil so maybe I can experiment with that a little more while plants are seedlings to mild veg. It may work out a little easier for me considering my habitat. I dont necessarily have the best means for vegging yet and my BL clone is gettin fuckin huge. Ima have to top her in half and make 2 I guess Thanks for postin man...always nice to see someone dropped by

Yeah no problem man and I hope I remember to give you that rep tomorrow, because I have to wait 24hrs to give out more.

VoidObject said:

Yeah no problem man and I hope I remember to give you that rep tomorrow, because I have to wait 24hrs to give out more.

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No worriez I have a rez change to do on the DK tonight and I'm taking fresh pics of everything for you guys after I finish. I realized none of those pics showed the new bulb....not cool lulz

So I cut my BL in half tonight :/ On purpose of course lulz. She was reaching up into the lights and I need BL clones anyways so I removed the top 1/3 of her and dipped her in Rootech cloning gel and into a fresh rapid rooter and a splash of ph'd water. I changed out the water in the cloner as well. The 2 DK clones dont appear to be dying, but dont appear to be living either. Just playing the wait game on everything mostly. The BL clone drooped down like 15 mins after I cut her so with any luck she'll perk back up through the night. I double-checked my water levels to make sure it was slightly under the little netpots and I got a new 4" air stone in there as well so there was hella bubbles and misting. The seedlings have cracked away half their shells and are currently working on spreading their cotyledons. Going a little slower than I wanted to, but they are definately growing so I'm all smiles. I hope to wake up tomorrow morning and see 2 new plants. They are firm to the touch and are not dry at all so I'm assuming it's just a slower process. Like I said I've only had to drop seeds a few times as the strains I have now are from clones so I was a little rusty as to the optimal way to do it with rapid rooters. Nywayz, there's the story on that front




Here's fresh shots of the DK. I also made sure to get a shot of the bulb. It's roughly 8-12" above them and I have adequate airflow across the canopy. She show no signs of heat stress or curled tips or spotting/bleaching so I assume my light position is good. I don't have a reflector, but it'll have to work for now. I cant afford to purchase even a cheap one right now, but I think it'll do the trick for me. I finally got a good shot of the stacking I was telling you all about. It's really difficult to see from the top of her, but from the side there's pistils everywhere from where they are stacking up. I hope they fill in nicely and it appears they're off to a good start. Some are a little smaller than others as there's bound to be some popcorn, but not nearly as much as any other round I've had. The crowding is mostly due to the leafage in-between flowers as opposed to fan leaves themselves. Every one of them has frosting all over it so I find it difficult to remove them...so pretty. She was a thirsty bitch! Drank almost 3 gallons of water over the last 48 hours. She must be loving the mix! I don't see any signs of nute burn either so i guess it's working out

INFO

PH--> 5.5
PPM--> 1000 SHOT OF NUTEZ
WATER TEMPS--> 62F
AIR TEMPS--> 75-81F
RH-->20-35%