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sour 60 cfl + coconot/perlite

K

kannubis

started 4 beans on 1/12 heard great things about these autos

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gave them a foliar with just a touch of giberellic acid on 1/16 and put into 1 gallon bags today 1/22
soilless mix is 60% coconot with perlite
applied a drink of 1/2 strength foxfarm grow big after putting cubes into the mix

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lets see what 2 months from now will bring under 161w of cfls in a homemade box that is 43" high and about 13"x15" inside dimensions with 2x dc computer fans exhausting the 6x 1.5" intake holes in the floor

males and females will both be kept for doing their thing :huggg:
 
K

kannubis

thanks severian, these have more promise than the lr1 did, and I kind of had fun with those ones
 
K

kannubis

figured I'd throw some tons on top to see if it would help slow evaporation
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Bighill

Member
I would try getting those CFL's a bit closer, they are stretching pretty good. They might need some stem support later in life if the nodes don't shorten up a bit.

Other than that they look great so far.

Sorry for the arm-chair critique, i just can't help myself.

BH
 
K

kannubis

otr - welcome

bighill - can't get 'em any closer w/o heat issues, but from what I have seen, they get some beefy stems, so hopefully they won't be stretching out too much between budsites, but stem supports arent a big problem to stick in if needed - strain should stay under 42" from the top of the growing shoots to bottom of bag

cvk - they are reg beans from the boo, will be making more if I get both males and females though
 
T

THC_Decapitator

ill be watching :)
I have always been keen on sour60
you got a sweet flower box .
 
K

kannubis

Upsized my mini cab over the weekend so now I have a bit more room to add plants its a hodepo plastic 26" base cab with 2 x 2 t8 lamp 2 foot fluoro strips 56w total for now.
heres a pic of the sour 60 plants yesterday
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K

kannubis

1 showed male, 1 showed female. 2 still no show, but 1 of them is getting the cs treatment, so if there are 3 females 1 will be reg pollinated and the other 2 will put out fem beans if I did everything right.
 

dargo

Member
can you lower your light so its 1" above the top set of leaves. would stop them stretching so much
 
K

kannubis

update 2 females, 1 was hit with cs spray
fem no cs
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fem cs
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the one sprayed with cs and superthrive is fuller than the regular one
 

Nicoli

Active member
Veteran
You need more light.

They are not going to yield much of anything the way they are going now..
 
K

kannubis

here are the ladies in their new configuration
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2 42w cfl bulbs plus the t5 double strips in top of cab
using the other side as the nursery for 8 wonder woman and 4 m-i-s seedlings
 

Bighill

Member
Perfect.! No more super stretch nodes. You'll be happier with the yeild now. They are nice and green, your waterings/nute schedule are spot on.

Bh.
 
K

kannubis

Nicoli, Bh - thanks for stopping by. Input helps.

Anyone think this will make a good papa for a bunch of half-breeds?

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Nicoli

Active member
Veteran
Looks like a nice male there.. should be dropping pollen any day!

Glad to see you added more lighting as well.
 

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