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British_Bulldog
Lookin' good gm,
I look forward to seeing how they turn out,
Keep up the good work m8,
Peace
I look forward to seeing how they turn out,
Keep up the good work m8,
Peace
Top44 has some vigorous growth, nice looking plants. Whenever I have grown from seed the males are always the first to show themselves.
Are you recirculating this run or dtw?
British_Bulldog said:Lookin' good gm,
I look forward to seeing how they turn out,
Keep up the good work m8,
Peace
Cheers GM, info always appreciated... Do you intend to recirc for the whole run... I remember you used to switch at some point during bloom IIRC.
Also can you say a little about your air circulation and extraction, using any dehumidifier etc. As much as poss... I guess you have said alot in older threads, and probably doing pretty much the same but if you don't mind then a wee update would be great. I am probably going to move back to slabs as they last a bit and are easier to dispose of compared to loads of coco in pots. Also getting a larger tent (200cm-W x 200cm-L) thinking of maybe 3 x 600's and some space to play about with. So would appreciate the pointers.
On another note, my SD IBL's had a real bad male to female ratio something like 8-2. The 2 girls I got were spectacular but I recall quite a few peeps getting high male ratio's back then with the SD IBL and a few with the V3 as well.
Need some SD back myself and am assessing the current options bean wise to find a good mother as that is some stellar herb as rez likes to say
Get a Hotbox sulphume,,, The bst pice of kit I have.. Stops spidermites and budrot...
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bad news, i sighted some borg trying to colonize my grow.
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btw, i have let the pump off for 2 days so far, i'll probably turn it back to auto tonight or tomorrow. i find it can give the ladies a nice boost if you starve them once in a while, make them use whats there.
~Shhh~ said:Fucking borg! Glad to hear that you spotted them early though. Product your using sounds good, there was a smoke bomb supposedly cool for plants but killer to mites that used to be sold over here.... Never got to use it fortunately, it's since not been stocked anymore so maybe it wasn't so non toxic for plant's/ human after all
cannaboy said:Sulpher vapour is 100% safe and changes the leaf surface ph which after 4 days kills the breading cycles.. They don't eat and its like the hollocaust pretty cool..
I could have sold spidermites at 1 point.. There terrified of going near my beloved room again,,
Honestly I eradicated a massive room full of them...NO spraying required It would have took me a week to spray half a room... I just kick back and Blaze fat 1's all day now,,,,
John goodman said:wow....nice to see another slab grow GM...sorry about ya troubles..it does also appear that most biggish growers use the sulpher burner....gotta be the easiest solution, especially if you haven't got access to all the space ...kill them borg bro....cant wait for the next update
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British_Bulldog said:Hi gm,
I like the updates m8 - the girls look good and healthy: keep up the good work
About your venting, you say you use a fan speed controller to reduce the noise: a few things you could do to improve it - if you can, remove the bend in the ducting just after the fan; that's causing a lot more noise as the air hits the bend, as well as reducing airflow considerably. (I think you could get 20-25%+ extra air speed by removing the bend.)
Using just half a metre to a metre of acoustic ducting just after the fan will lower air noise levels a fair bit too
You can also stand the filter and fan on polystyrene slats or bubble wrap rolls instead of wood; that will reduce vibration a lot, or even better hang them from the ceiling joists with elasticated rope or build a wooden frame around them and hang within the frame.
Wrapping the fan in about 5m of bubble wrap will reduce noise too, as at the moment it's naked
(I think noise/vibration could be reduced by 25%+)
Better still would be to box the fan, wrap it in cling film and fill the box with expanding foam, then hang the box.
With those mods in place, which would cost next to nothing if you're on a budget (re: cheap equipment you mentioned earlier), you could up the fan level more and get more venting to the girls, and therefore get a bigger and better harvest.
All the best
Peace
Btw, sorry to hear about your borg attack and I hope you get it sorted asap.
About the pump, I know what you mean about boosting them; drying them out like that will encourage more root growth as they search for more moisture, and give them a break from the salty feed.
When they've developed enough of a root mass and are in flower, what they really like is the break from the feed, and they don't need to be forced to root more to boost up.
Drying out like that will cause salts to build up more than usual and by giving them a regular flush of water every 5-7 days, for about a day or two, they will still get the break from the feed and still get boosted.
If you're not already doing it, then why not give it a go and you'll see what I mean
(You could also give them a dose of CannaZym when they're on their break from the feed, which will help too).
Peace