VV is singing the blues. From seed to Perpetual Weed.

Wait a minute, all of the above has got to slow down, my stomach can't take it. and I cant shit worth a type when Im' laughing so hard. Give an old man time to ctch up. VV

Do those probes even have a warranty? How long is one of your grows? I've had my Sunleaves sticks for over a year with no problems. Went to calibrate a short while ago; no need, these things are on point...... muahahah!

Earl's points are none the less valid. He is not saying the probe won't work after one grow he is saying it is liable to slowly losing accuracy, and for him the cost of a new probe increases the yield he gets. The probes don't suddenly go bad at the end of the warranty period, they do it slowly, to the point were they are useless and must be replaced. With the system he is using and the height he is getting its pretty hard to say he isn't getting results. Did you look at that monster he has, that bitch is one big bitch. I measured, his plant sits 20" off the floor and that is a 9' ceiling. He has to get on a ladder to reach it. VV

VictorVIcious said:

With the system he is using and the height he is getting its pretty hard to say he isn't getting results.

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So don't say it.

UserFriendly said:

Do those probes even have a warranty? How long is one of your grows? I've had my Sunleaves sticks for over a year with no problems. Went to calibrate a short while ago; no need, these things are on point...... muahahah!

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What is a Sunleaves sticks?

My Milwaukee meter has a two year warranty.

The PinPoint meter has a three year warranty

Probes have a very limited warranty,
but Milwaukee sent me a new probe
to test my meter.

Probes are $5o.
$25/grow.

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Earl, do you grow sea of green or what?

I should have called these pens, not sticks
Sunleaves :: Sunleaves pH Expert Plus
Sunleaves :: Sunleaves TDS Expert Plus

My Afghan grow was basically a SOG

This is just three plants in the Space Shuttle.

I started off with cheap $30 pen meters.

They were good for about one grow.
They always failed in the middle of the second grow.

That is a pretty pricey pen meter and replacement probe.

For $115 plus $70 for replacement probes.
this meter is only accurate to .1

How often do you calibrate it?

How is your yield?

After two cheap pen meters I bought a trimeter $200
hoping for more accuracy and reliability.

The tds part failed first,
and the accuracy is only .1
This was not a smart purchase.

Then I got a Milwaukee pH meter
on ebay for $80,
with a 2 year warranty,
and the replacement probes
are only $50.
I also got a Milwaukee TDS meter.

The Milwaukee pH meter,
has been sent in for warranty repair
after two grows in 8 months.

So I just bought a PinPoint meter on ebay $80,
and now I'll have a back-up on my next grow.

I can't grow without knowing the pH within .01

PinPoint is American made,
with .01 accuracy,
and a 2 yr warranty.


American Marine is proud to introduce PINPOINT™,
the only truly accurate and affordable
continuous pH monitoring system.

Powered by a 9-volt battery (not included).
PINPOINT will continuously monitor and display pH for months
before battery replacement is visually indicated on the display as "LOBAT."

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Great Journal VictorVIcious!, I'll definetely be following along now that I've found it

Hubert said:

Great Journal VictorVIcious!, I'll definetely be following along now that I've found it

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Glad to have you stop by, a person with your experience will be expected to offer any helpful suggestions or options to consider. I'm still climbing that hill. VV

Earl dude...you are the meter man! hahaha! LOL. Actually, looking at your setup/plants etc....you are just, THE MAN!

VV, things looking good mate. Nice growing!

I need to see a pix of the Hempwarp

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Earl said:

I need to see a pix of the Hempwarp

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Here you go Earl. Height varies from just over 12" to 18", vigorous healthy plants in my opinion. Ended with 6 females. VV

Earl said:

I need to see a pix of the Hempwarp

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I SECOND THAT, ALL THIS TALK OF PROBING, DB. NEEDS PLANT PIC'S NOW.... EARL HOW MANY JOURNALS ARE U RUNNING, U GOT PIC'S EVERYWERE THAT SHT. IS HUGH !!!!!!!!!!! IT DAMMM NEAR TAKES UP YOUR JOURNAL AND VV.'S HEHEHEHEHE!!!!
PROBE. PROBE. PROBE. CIG.

DIRTBAG.

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Here you go Earl. Height varies from just over a 12" to 18", vigorous healthy plants in my opinion. Ended with 6 females. VV

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Hey VV, in that third pic one of the plants is curling up. Is this a normal thing? I've seen someone asking about this and there seems to be mixed answers.

From everything I've read, it could be normal..as they are happy and taking in all the light.

or

There is a MG problem, most likely a deficiency.

or

Heat issues, it's too hot.

What are your thoughts?

That is the way these plants have always been during lights on until about 1 hour before lights off. If you think the point up now you should see the just before lights on. The one in the front with the light green color is the BlueBerry I fu as a seedling, it is still gaining more green then it had. I have though about giving it a dose of epsom salt but other than the light color the plant appears healthy. Its about 20" tall, the bottom four nodes were trimmed of when it went into flowering and there are 8 nodes to the top of the plant, soo...... I thought it might improve in color when I flushed, didn't seem to make a difference. VV

This is what Mg lock looks like.
It starts like this.

and progresses


If you are using RO, then you do not have Mg lock.

I think your plants look perfect.

The leaves point up,
because they love the light.

Please, don't ever add epsom salt to your grow.

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Wow i used epsom salt once and well it did do anygood lets say haha

Ahh, thanks earl. No, I don't have a problem yet. I was just helping someone else out and when I googled it, I got different answers. But this is good to know. That's one nasty looking problem!

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Here you go Earl. Height varies from just over 12" to 18", vigorous healthy plants in my opinion. Ended with 6 females. VV

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Damn VV those look so fucking nice... this might be a noob question but i have to ask haha... you get 9 blades to each leaf, i only get 7 is this due to better overall health of the plant and good genetics.?

Here is arcinNsparkins HempstarXTexadatimewarp current grow.

He is about the same stage you are.

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