1st time Hydro Gro Wanna Ride

[CheebaCheeba]

and I sit here patiently waiting... Growth is going good. I finally got everything stable and they look great. Some are having a hard time catching up.
Ph has been the same for the past three days @ 5.85 as well as the PPM @ 386.
So nothing really to report except I got high and wanted to write...
Oh I moved the lights down a bit to 30 inches.
I put a couple of pics... will keep updating...

 

[CheebaCheeba]

Well its been a while since I last posted. Been really busy at work and so on.
The winter is here and just like that my humidity jumped out of the window. So I had to get a humidifier. RH is at 50%. The babies are looking great after a small struggle with ph and nute burn but it all worked itself out with a lot of T.L.C.

Added a heater to the room cause I just switched to 12/12 and I dont want there to be much streching in the day/night difference.

Raised the lights up a bit.

Purchased a CAP greenhouse controller with CO2 PPM digital readout.

Was wondering if I should start clipping the lower fan leaves as they are being shadowed by the canopy. Since I switched to 12/12 wouldnt it be a good thing to do to get more growth from the budz?

Ph is stable finally at 5.9 and my ppm is at 770 consistantly.

Got some dutch master root stuff and since then my babes havent been happier. Seems that this stuff when added, produces very small bubbles when sprayed through the laser lines to the roots. Which I understand small bubbles happy roots.

Ive tried to seperate the 3 - 6 ft growing chambers but I cant no mo.
Each plant has a stalk about a nickel in size and only 1 ft tall.
I swear these beauties are like shrubs. From the base each node alternates every 1/4 inch and each branch on the bottom half, is the size of a pencil.:wow: For a month and a week old... Im in trouble if the strech to much durring these first two weeks of bloom.

Other than that good to go. Just watching the RH to avoid mold and such.

Heres some pics I took this morning.

 

[Elephant Man]

Thanks for the update, I was wondering how it was going over there. The ladies look great!

 

[KADE]

Where's KADE?

Don't worry man, I view every thread on this website in indoor, outdoor, hydro, drying and journals...

All the reading I have been doing on aeroponics, everyone uses chillers, they are to get res temps down around 65 degrees.

Everyone in aero doesn't use a chiller. My res sits on a concrete floor w/ industrial carpeting.. the water is so cold I can't keep my hand in it for 5 seconds. With all the aeration and flow I guess it is keeping it cool as well... if nething I need a heater...

Cheeba has a nice lil grow goin on here! just because I post doesn't mean I haven't looked. Get those lights closer if you can! They'll love you for it. =)

 

[Elephant Man]

Don't worry man, I view every thread on this website in indoor, outdoor, hydro, drying and journals...



Everyone in aero doesn't use a chiller. My res sits on a concrete floor w/ industrial carpeting.. the water is so cold I can't keep my hand in it for 5 seconds. With all the aeration and flow I guess it is keeping it cool as well... if nething I need a heater...

Cheeba has a nice lil grow goin on here! just because I post doesn't mean I haven't looked. Get those lights closer if you can! They'll love you for it. =)

Sorry Kade, I was in a good mood or something that day, didn't mean to 'call you out' or suggest anything . I hope I am not adding undesirable info to this thread, but a chiller controlling root temps will also give you much more headroom as far as canopy temps which will greatly benefit me this summer here in the desert. I'm sure Cheeba and Kade new that though.

 

[CheebaCheeba]

And some more pics...

 

[KADE]

mmm looks good cheeba!

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

Whats up CC. Man the ladies are really starting to fill up your grow space real nice and may i add they are looking great.

 

[laylow6988]

Wow, those really are looking delicious. I must say this is amongs the best first time grow I have seen. Looks like you really did your homework. I didn't on my first. But I have learned a lot, still doing a lot of learning though.

 

[Treebeard]

Hey, you're ladies look amazing! I probably missed it somewhere but how old are they? when did you start flowering etc?? Keep up the good work man!

 

[Stoney Bud]

Hey CC, your plants are looking absolutely great!

Lot's of TLC going on there, I'm sure. It's working real good, so just keep doing what you are and you'll have a very nice harvest!

My jungle pygmy sends you lots of Green MoJo, man!

 

[rockydog]

Hey CC, looks like you got a small forest there. Keep it up it looks great.

 

[CheebaCheeba]

Elephantman, Kade, Brothers Grunt, Laylow, Offspring, Stoney Bud, and Rockydog....Thank you very very much. With your help and this forum I have learned so much. Growing MJ isnt the easiest thing to do from a novices standpoint but as time goes on and you study and learn, it isnt hard at all.
Just takes a while to find that perfect harmony. Patience is the biggest hurdle in MJ growing as far as im concerned.
Offspring...They have been growing for 32 days. I switched to 12/12 at 27 days so they are almost 1 week into bloom. Im now thinking that I should have shortened the veg cycle cause right now they are growing at a rate of 2 - 3 inches per day.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone... And thanks again for all the good vibes.<img>

 

[Stoney Bud]

Patience is the biggest hurdle in MJ growing as far as im concerned.

You can say that again!

Patience is the biggest hurdle in MJ growing as far as im concerned.

You can say that again!

Patience is the biggest hurdle in MJ growing as far as im concerned.

You can say that again...

 

[CheebaCheeba]

Ok so While I was stoned, I got a little curious and went underneath the grow chamber and noticed alot of leaves and stems were discolored. So I put my hand up in there to get rid of the dead leaves and by just brushing the discolored ones they fell off. They would detatch at the node. So I went to all of the leaves that were discolored and not getting any light gave them a very very little tug.
Now Ive read many places that you should just leave them alone but me being me and me being high, I tidyed up a bit.
Anyone ever done this. I was thinking that if they pulled off very easy and left no flesh wounds it would be ok.
Hope so...
Anyways this was last nite and today they look the same, some growth and a bit more perkier. Bud are coming in.
Took some pics

1: Underneath the aero
2: Flowering
3: Flowering
4: Growth
5: Turkey Dinner ( which I cooked )
6: My cat after turkey dinner

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

Ok so While I was stoned, I got a little curious and went underneath the grow chamber and noticed alot of leaves and stems were discolored. So I put my hand up in there to get rid of the dead leaves and by just brushing the discolored ones they fell off. They would detatch at the node. So I went to all of the leaves that were discolored and not getting any light gave them a very very little tug.
Now Ive read many places that you should just leave them alone but me being me and me being high, I tidyed up a bit.
Anyone ever done this. I was thinking that if they pulled off very easy and left no flesh wounds it would be ok.
Hope so...
Anyways this was last nite and today they look the same, some growth and a bit more perkier. Bud are coming in.
Took some pics

1: Underneath the aero
2: Flowering
3: Flowering
4: Growth
5: Turkey Dinner ( which I cooked )
6: My cat after turkey dinner

Whats up CheebaCheeba. Man your ladies are looking great. Yes we have pulled off fan leaves that were ready to fall off before and still do it every now and then. Your Turkey dinner looks great and i bet it tasted even better.

 

[CheebaCheeba]

So I was pondering as I always do and thought of doing something a bit different for my next grow.
How I got to this thought was because some of my plants arent getting enough light on the sides.
So im posting this to see if anyone else could add anything that I might have forgotten or just dont know about.
Please disregard the bad photoshop skills and as a disclaimer, I am by no means a engineer.
First pic is of the side view.
Second right or left side view.
Third is of the top.
I would construct this using 1/4 or 1/2 plywood.
Using 22 degree brackets to make the angles.
Add mylar to the inside.
Add a fan to **** the warm air that would gather in this enclosure.
Also the 1000 watt lights would be air cooled.
4 x 400 watt lights on the angled sides.
Have 2 raising / lowering pulley's directly above with possible 2 counterwieghts to make adjusting a bit easier.

Any thoughts on what type of lights? MH or HPS? I curently have 2 1000 W HPS.
Has anyone ever heard of someone doing something like this. If possible please post some links to it.
Also If there are any pro's / con's to doing it this way. Or if this would be a waste of money.
Curious to see what everyone thinks. May be one of my high and wack moments but hey....
Add lastly a pic of my new friend that I picked up today. His eyes are like mine.... <img>

 

[Elephant Man]

Kind of spendy, but National Garden Wholesalers sells 2'x4' sheets of german reflector material .

I think it will work great! I have seen a growroom shaped like a triangle before, but only one light.

 

[Zarnon]

Hey dude, looks great.

It is a little early to have a bunch of fan leaves coming off... with flowering they def start yellowing and become easy to remove.

I have seen where people change to flowering nutes right at the start of 12/12.

My personal belief is all that 'stretch' requires a fair amount of N which is much less in flowering nutes.

I keep up the veg nutes until I see flowers then switch.

But things look so good overall maybe just a glitch (it sounded like a lot of discoloration, but danged if I can see it in yr photos).

I think you're taking all the right steps to safeguard your environment. People pay a lot of attention to nutes and not so much to less glamorous things like humidity.

 

[laylow6988]

It sounds like a great idea to me. I have heard of many people using side lighting. But I only heard of floros on the side and close. But hey, I think having a few 400w's on the side could be really good for some lower buds.