Finally did it :)

[dansbuds]

Hey Carlos

Thanx for stoppin by brother .
I'm kinda stoked to try the slabs myself . it will make things a little easier to clean up & keep that way too . being able to reuse them at least 3 times with some enzymes added will be nice too . no more 6 to 12 rootballs to get rid of each month . hell i still have about 18 of them stuck in the corner to get rid of yet .

Again ... thanx for lookin in carlos ..... i'll get some pics in the next couple days after they've been set up & running .

 

[dansbuds]

Hey guys

Pics as promised ...

left side slab has 4 Magenta99's

middle slabs has 3 Magenta99's & a KQR ... right in front .

the right side has 4 white strawberry diesels from puma

Not sure if the roots growing into the slabs will be enough support for the plants so i have my screen ready to put in if its needed .

this should be interesting !!! its my first time growing with the slabs . & 12 plants might be too much . was planning on 9 total but had the 12 so .... figured i'd use them .

thanx guys for looking in guys .... i'll keep this updated as they grow out for ya all to see & criticize .

 

[FlaDankster]

Diggin them canna slabs dans.More i look at them i can see how they would make things easier for me in this cab.

Did you happen to cut out the bottom of those pots before putting them in or are you just gonna let the roots grow through the drain holes?

 

[dansbuds]

Thanx Dankster
The slabs sure beat the hell outa having hydrotron all over the freakin place .
I enlarged the holes to about twice their original size .the roots should grow through the original holes cuz theres a ton of them ... but i wanted to make sure they could .



ahhh while i'm here .... how about a look at my last magenta99 seedling to get flowered out . she was my worst crinkled plant of the bunch .
shes at 39 days today ... & looks like shes gonna be a biggun !!!
I gotta get a lights off pic so ya can see the purple in her !!

the crease on the back wall is where the slant starts on the ceiling & that crease is 4' off the floor ... so shes just over 4'

 

[Ganoderma]

You know Dan those coco slabs remind me of the rockwool slabs some poeple use and how I've seen pictures of them in use kind of looks like your set up there.

 

[dansbuds]

You know Dan those coco slabs remind me of the rockwool slabs some poeple use and how I've seen pictures of them in use kind of looks like your set up there.
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Its the exact same set up ... except with coco instead of rockwool & pots instead of RW blocks

I hate RW !!! finiky PIA stuff . I wish i could get coco blocks in 4" like the boss blocks ... & the cocotek blocks just don't hold the water well at all ... even they recomend a slow steady drip to use them . so i use pots till i find a 4" block that i can veg in .
Gaiusmarius uses the coco slabs with RW blocks on top .so it does work well ... i just don't like the RW

 

[Ganoderma]

Planting from one medium to another can be a pain in the but. RW can be a pain, I don't care for it either but I still have a bunch of starter cubes left that I don't know if I'll ever use.

 

[dansbuds]

Coco has been working fantastic results for me ... i don't see me getting away from it for quite awhile . the only other method i'd like to try eventually would be DWC or RDWC . i like the looks of the undercurrent system . dialed in that type system could produce HUGE !!! but theres no way as long as i'm on the second floor ... i'd ever do anything with that much water !!! that could lead to real big mess


I see your getting back into coco Gano ..... good luck with it brother ... I love the stuff

 

[Ganoderma]

I see your getting back into coco Gano ..... good luck with it brother ... I love the stuff

Yes, but I'm only doing some of them in coco. I was needing to set something up differently from what I've been doing as I have some breeding projects that I'm looking at doing. I needed something where plants where not all tangled together or in a space that they are touching each other and cant be moved apart. Was going to set up a drip system, but I'm feeling lazy and I'm just going to hand water them for now

I think I remember reading some of your posts where you were cloning in coco. I kind of think that I'd like to try that just to how they do in coco coir.

 

[dansbuds]

Double post sorry

 

[dansbuds]

Cloning in coco is probably the easiest way i've had great success with yet besides the walmart ice cube cloner . both ways give me 95 to 100% everytime .

9oz clear cups with drainage holes filled with canna coco . take your cuts dip them in any rooting hormone ... stick the clone in about 3/4 of the way . saturate the cups with a light dose of nute water (just enough to feed the coco .. not the plants ... less that .2 EC ) pack the coco around the stem (thats the important part ... any air near the stem & it will wilt .) & keep it moist not saturated but not dry either . once you see roots 7 to 10 days ... start feeding the clone .

the walmart cloner

 

[dansbuds]

I changed the feed line in my tray to a smaller loop . i didn't like the way it was under the slabs in each corner . when the plants got bigger i could see them pinching off the feed line so i put it in the center of the tray . smaller loop better pressure & spray
& the roots are growing into the slabs with no problem , Thank god !!!

 

[dansbuds]

My brainfreeze & laughing tiger seedlings are looking much better thanx to unc seeing a pic & recognizing it was a PH problem . Thanx again UNC !!!
I've got them in the mom room under the MH till they get big enough to show sex . & then i'll grab some cuts from them to grow out .

Brain freeze

Laughing tigers ...

Also cut 10 Oger99's & got them into cups to root . gonna put 9 of them on the slabs after this round thats in now gets harvested right before xmas . so about a week to root then 10 or 11 days veg ... then into flower !!!

ogers are in the tray on the left

 

[b00m]

Your going to LOVE the Laughing Tiger and BrainFreeze brother
Looking great in here mate

 

[DrFever]

I have to say very healthy looking clones Dan well done Rep +

 

[Infinitesimal]

Nice seedlings bro!

 

[dansbuds]

Your going to LOVE the Laughing Tiger and BrainFreeze brother
Looking great in here mate

Thanx b00mer & I'm hoping to get at least 1 fem from each (fingers crossed )

I have to say very healthy looking clones Dan well done Rep +

Thanx Doc .... my cloning has been spot on for awhile now ... but seedlings have been not so forgiving

Nice seedlings bro!

Thanx Infinite .... I just hope they stay that healthy

Thanx everybody for droppin in & the kind words .... its greatly appreciated !!!!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Strange how the simple things throw such big monkey wrenches sometimes. Nice come back brohamski

 

[dansbuds]

Its the little things that ya say like ... Ahhhh it'll be fine ... that throw ya for a loop !!!



just a tray shot @ day 10 of 12/12 .

And a pic of my last mag99 seedling .... she is just amazing me every day !!! she still has 2 more weeks & I just started the flush on her & the rest in the tray . i'll harvest her around 63 to 70 days .

was in a hurry tonight ... i'll get some better pics of the girls in the slabs as soon as i can .

 

[Smokin Joe]

Any purple in that lady?