You are gonna have some beasts. I just finished watering myself. I am always on the look out for a good long spout watering can that can hold at least two gallons but never run into any. It would make life so much easier. Lookin good man keep it up.
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TribalSeeds
You can make yourself a res with a hose just for hand watering. Just put a shutoff valve on the end. It makes life so much easier!
I have done that but wanted to use one of those watering wands and there was not enough pressure. Tried different pumps too. Shutoff valve sounds like it would work way better for direct flow. I wanted to use the shower option though on the wand. I grow in dirt so wanted to spread the water around a bit instead of just letting it shoot down the sides. If you know of a good pump that allows the shower option on a wand to work decent please let me know.
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TribalSeeds
I was going to suggest gravity fed. Thats the way I hand feed. You can control the amount coming out of the shutoff valve so that you can water slower if you notice it all going down the sides.
If you decide to do a gravity fed hose and want a lot of pressure I would suggest the feed line be made into a loop so that you have two lines coming out of the res connected in a loop with a T. Stick the hose with the shutoff valve on the end of that.
If you decide to do a gravity fed hose and want a lot of pressure I would suggest the feed line be made into a loop so that you have two lines coming out of the res connected in a loop with a T. Stick the hose with the shutoff valve on the end of that.
I was thinking something automated 
I like hand watering though; the best medicine I get is grown by my friend who will die hand watering.
Since I got the real MH/HPS light and dialed in my Nutrients the plants have been thirsty everyday, I had to whine a tad bit.
I'd like to hear experiences with 36 hours of darkness to onset flowering. Should I do it?
My light schedule is about to switch to 14/10 on the 15th and I am going to begin feeding Blooming Nutrients the same day. On the 22nd of this month I planned on switching the lights to 12/12.
Should I leave them in darkness for 36 hours in between the schedule transition?
I'm trying to be prepared and have a lot of mashed up information regarding the flowering transition.
I'm personally leaning on just flipping to 12/12 from 14/10.
Danke!
I like hand watering though; the best medicine I get is grown by my friend who will die hand watering.
Since I got the real MH/HPS light and dialed in my Nutrients the plants have been thirsty everyday, I had to whine a tad bit.
I'd like to hear experiences with 36 hours of darkness to onset flowering. Should I do it?
My light schedule is about to switch to 14/10 on the 15th and I am going to begin feeding Blooming Nutrients the same day. On the 22nd of this month I planned on switching the lights to 12/12.
Should I leave them in darkness for 36 hours in between the schedule transition?
I'm trying to be prepared and have a lot of mashed up information regarding the flowering transition.
I'm personally leaning on just flipping to 12/12 from 14/10.
Danke!
I go straight to 12/12 from 24 hours light in veg. I also feed veg food the first week at least depending on how the strain likes to veg in the first weeks of flower. Never tried the other cycles. I was thinking of putting my veg lights to 20/4 though.
I can't afford 24 hour veg. I veg 12 on 5.5 off 1 on 5.5 off repeat. Saved a ton of money running 13 on 11 off and the only difference is they grow slower.
I read about hormone imbalances with vegg light schedules and how they go through a hormone cycle while vegging 24/7 and then start a new cycle that could produce unwanted hormones.
I remember it saying the plants burn through a hormone cycle since its 24 hours of light much faster than they would normally with dark time. After a certain amount of time the plants chemical balance shifts because it vegged twice as fast as it would in normal conditions and already created all the hormone it needs. Then there's still the 24 hours of light so the plant starts to repeat this cycle or create a different chemical.
Basically in the end it comes through as stress on the plants.
I used to veg with 24 hours of light and always had problems and this stress was apparent since I vegged for a long time.
Just my experience. Also the roots really started blowing up with increased dark time. Before I had pathetic roots, now the lack of space might turn into a problem ^_^
Thanks for the feedback Chubs
I read about hormone imbalances with vegg light schedules and how they go through a hormone cycle while vegging 24/7 and then start a new cycle that could produce unwanted hormones.
I remember it saying the plants burn through a hormone cycle since its 24 hours of light much faster than they would normally with dark time. After a certain amount of time the plants chemical balance shifts because it vegged twice as fast as it would in normal conditions and already created all the hormone it needs. Then there's still the 24 hours of light so the plant starts to repeat this cycle or create a different chemical.
Basically in the end it comes through as stress on the plants.
I used to veg with 24 hours of light and always had problems and this stress was apparent since I vegged for a long time.
Just my experience. Also the roots really started blowing up with increased dark time. Before I had pathetic roots, now the lack of space might turn into a problem ^_^
Thanks for the feedback Chubs
I used to run autoflowers with my vegging plants, think that is where i got the 24/7 light cycle engraved in my head. I havent noticed any stress on my plants while in veg but i can see what you are saying and it makes sense.
Towards the end of the plants life you don't need "N" Nitrogen,,
"N" encourages leaf growth which is not what your looking for . When you see a lot of leaves on the top of the bud this usually means you didn't cut off the "N" and you can do this by raising you PH(7) in the end stay safe headband 707
I luv the Cush/Green Crack strain and have a bunch going now for xmas. Below is a finished grow plant picture and one that is going now.
I give them 20ml per gallon of Tiger Bloom and BC Boost and now just started some Kool Bloom. Since going into bloom I have to water every other day and never have given them just plain water always feeding.
S_a_H
I give them 20ml per gallon of Tiger Bloom and BC Boost and now just started some Kool Bloom. Since going into bloom I have to water every other day and never have given them just plain water always feeding.
S_a_H
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chyeah buddy!
chyeah buddy!
Awesome grow! Beautiful! Whats the funk in the air like!?
Also have any advice about switching to flower?
I'm on a 16/10 on/off light schedule, going into a 14/10 in 2 days on the 15th.
Was going to start feeding Bloom nutrients on the 15th.
1 week on the 22nd of this month I'm going to switch the lights to 12/12.
I think the 36 hours of darkness is not doable for someone who hand waters. I need to be in there everyday, the bitches are thirsty. . . as you say.
Thanks and awesome motivation thank you!
chyeah buddy!
Awesome grow! Beautiful! Whats the funk in the air like!?
Also have any advice about switching to flower?
I'm on a 16/10 on/off light schedule, going into a 14/10 in 2 days on the 15th.
Was going to start feeding Bloom nutrients on the 15th.
1 week on the 22nd of this month I'm going to switch the lights to 12/12.
I think the 36 hours of darkness is not doable for someone who hand waters. I need to be in there everyday, the bitches are thirsty. . . as you say.
Thanks and awesome motivation thank you!
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TribalSeeds
I dont know wtf youre doing with your lights, but Id recommend not switching to bloom nutes until they have gotten used to flowering. Also if you grow a strain that goes longer it would be best to keep the N up for even longer.
Go ahead and hit them with a quick shot of a booster along with the base nutes after the first week if you like. It might promote more bud sites.
Go ahead and hit them with a quick shot of a booster along with the base nutes after the first week if you like. It might promote more bud sites.
I give them a dose of veg nutes the day they go into flower 12/12 and by the end of the first week I give them 10ml of the above bloom nutes and into the second week I am giving them full strength nutes at 20ml.
Like I said I have never given them straight water in bloom they are hungry hungry feed them every watering. You can see from the pictures I have no problems. Think of them as geese and you wanna make pate'.
I don't do anything special with light schedule from 24/7 to 12/12.
S_a_H
Like I said I have never given them straight water in bloom they are hungry hungry feed them every watering. You can see from the pictures I have no problems. Think of them as geese and you wanna make pate'.
I don't do anything special with light schedule from 24/7 to 12/12.
S_a_H
I am trying to recreate the summer sun that gradually shortens over time opposed to just suddenly change.
The dark time is gaining 2 hours extra every week. Not even close to what actually happens naturally but! its working.
Today I came home and it smelled reallllll good in my room and there are no flowers. Usually I catch a good aroma working with the plants but never before walking into the room.
Since we grow indoors we dictate the environment and this is a method I am adapting to mimic the sun.
I say its working and next time I'm going to start this from the start of my grow.
So week 1 for the clone is 18/6, week 2 16/8, week 3 14/10 and PERFECT week 4 flower time 12/12. I like it, timers now have sun rise and sun set settings, allowing you to actually mimic the sun more precisely if you wanted to put in that much work and vegged for a while.
I was thinking of introducing the bloom base nutrients on the 15th, not the additives. Not a good idea?
Was going to give additives at the onset of 12/12.
Not chill?
I have a group that started blooming on the first of this month and lastnight I gave them a full feeding yesterday @13 days.
So if you have budset by day 11 of 12/12 and you are not feeding them they are going to yellow quick and you are holding them back.
I give them 2 weeks veg in red beer cups and 2 weeks in gallon and 2 weeks in 3 gallon smartpot for a 6 week veg total and i'll get a solid QP from each plant. The one above that is finished did 5.5 O's not including popcorn buds.
Whatever way you go goodluck.
S_a_H
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TribalSeeds
Id skip all the additives you have except the silica and MOAB if it was me. I dont think Ive ever used your other additives so I wont comment on them... Id add silica all the way through and reduce it when you add MOAB. Im not going to be using the booster every feed from now on. Im thinking more like once a week at the end of a res or something.
You can nail them with the boost right off the bat..np with that, but I still recommend keeping the N up for awhile with the grow nutes instead of flower.
Im not familiar with green crack, but I grow sours and shit that like the N in the mix a lot longer or they start to go yellow early.
You might notice if you switch to bloom nutes too early the plants can start to get really light during the onset of flowers and then go yellow before you want to flush. You need to keep them lush and green during this stage,
You can nail them with the boost right off the bat..np with that, but I still recommend keeping the N up for awhile with the grow nutes instead of flower.
Im not familiar with green crack, but I grow sours and shit that like the N in the mix a lot longer or they start to go yellow early.
You might notice if you switch to bloom nutes too early the plants can start to get really light during the onset of flowers and then go yellow before you want to flush. You need to keep them lush and green during this stage,
big sigh
big sigh
Well the landlord is getting an appraisal for a new mortgage and I need to hide everything for the whole day Tuesday next week, everything.
Excited for what is up ahead seeing S_a_H's flower shots.
But taking everything down, packing it up and putting all my babies in a rubbermaid for about 12 hours makes me depressed.
Took monday off from work and Going to slave away all day so that Tuesday Morning I can torture the girls. . .
Landlord doesn't want to risk it.
big sigh
Well the landlord is getting an appraisal for a new mortgage and I need to hide everything for the whole day Tuesday next week, everything.
Excited for what is up ahead seeing S_a_H's flower shots.
But taking everything down, packing it up and putting all my babies in a rubbermaid for about 12 hours makes me depressed.
Took monday off from work and Going to slave away all day so that Tuesday Morning I can torture the girls. . .
Landlord doesn't want to risk it.
